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Blinks in Blackout
While the whole world believes Vikram Purohit has gone to Goa, he lies there — wrapped in a towel that barely buried his bareness, and uncertain, if he is dead or alive — over the landing of the staircase in the lone penthouse at the eighteenth level of one of the two towers of “Angelic Lances”. His maid and cook are away, at their homes. His chauffeur and secretary are also on vacation as his whole office celebrates the rarest of rare holidays of their CEO. He has notified the security control room about his week-long absence from the place. A signage, “Away on holiday,” to alert the milk and newspaper vendors, hangs on the doorknob.
This is a story, apparently mystical, surreal, but the propositions verily real, whether we accept or not. Journey to one’s truth, and acceptance of the same, is found to be an arduous task, and one is found to run away from it, till, a situation, dire and undesirable, is created in life, revealing the undeniable, even if one has to go into a "blackout", with those truths blinking with immense intensity and clarity - as Vikram, immobile and severed from the external world, encounters the ultimate miracle unveiled by life….
This is a story, apparently mystical, surreal, but the propositions verily real, whether we accept or not. Journey to one’s truth, and acceptance of the same, is found to be an arduous task, and one is found to run away from it, till, a situation, dire and undesirable, is created in life, revealing the undeniable, even if one has to go into a "blackout", with those truths blinking with immense intensity and clarity - as Vikram, immobile and severed from the external world, encounters the ultimate miracle unveiled by life….
212 pages, Paperback
Published January 10, 2017
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Hari Parameshwar
4 books29 followersDr Hari Parameshwar, the author of: "The Pillar Invisible", "Many Paths Many Answers" and "Chase of Choices" is a seasoned and versatile management specialist.
"The Pillar Invisible" has been receiving accolades from print media such as The Hindu, Indian Express and Deccan Herald and praises from many eminent personalities including Justice Shivraj V Patil, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, TV Mohandas Pai, Dr A. Ravindra, Harish Bijoor, Pradeep Bhargava, Zen Rainman, Vani Ganapthy, PS Nair and Sandeep Maini since its launch in 2016 end.
"Chase of Choices" has been acclaimed by many, besides receiving interesting reviews on media and from eminent reviewers. The New Indian Express pronounced it as “an emotional whirlwind on the complexities of life.”
His first book, Many Paths Many Answers, was published in 2013 and that, too, has received excellent reviews from the readers and media. The Indian Express review called it an “unputdownable” book: "that fresh breeze of new-age spirituality that draws its inspiration from the waters of the source at its roots and takes them to its vibrant flowers blossoming out into the full view of a workaday world."
Hari has had an eventful career, studded with brilliance in many spheres of corporate management, development of urban infrastructure, and aviation. Hari, a well-known life coach, yoga expert, corporate spiritualist, and advocate of New Age philosophy, is also a renowned environmentalist and a sustainability expert.
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October 20, 2017
Blinks In Blackout is the fourth book by Hari Parameshwar.
This was my second book by Hari Parameshwar Sir and I must confess, it keeps getting better.
I expected it to be a book sketching only spiritual aspects but the author surprised me with its engaging thriller. Well written and perfectly executed, Blink In Blackout is an amazing novel.
The pages turn themselves, you don't do a thing. Being a thriller, it is a quick read, but to feel and implement what lessons it had to convey, I took time to read it in a few days.
Writing is both pedantic and yet lucid. Both experts and laymen can appreciate this work. Bags of enlightenment and amusement are thrown at you constantly. Each chapter has something distinct and awakening to offer.
It teaches to the poor, to the rich. It teaches of the way of life and how to deal with inner conflicts.
Gripping plot, detailed narration, fascinating protagonist, relatable characters offer an entertaining read.
Corporate life and philosophical touch to the storyline, did a wonderful job. Sometimes you like the ending even though you predicted it beforehand.
If you're contemplating what is up with the title! You need to read the book.
I could relate with various chapters. However, there are a few things that can be improved.
A full on mixture of thriller/spirituality that readers will thoroughly enjoy.
This was my second book by Hari Parameshwar Sir and I must confess, it keeps getting better.
I expected it to be a book sketching only spiritual aspects but the author surprised me with its engaging thriller. Well written and perfectly executed, Blink In Blackout is an amazing novel.
The pages turn themselves, you don't do a thing. Being a thriller, it is a quick read, but to feel and implement what lessons it had to convey, I took time to read it in a few days.
Writing is both pedantic and yet lucid. Both experts and laymen can appreciate this work. Bags of enlightenment and amusement are thrown at you constantly. Each chapter has something distinct and awakening to offer.
It teaches to the poor, to the rich. It teaches of the way of life and how to deal with inner conflicts.
Gripping plot, detailed narration, fascinating protagonist, relatable characters offer an entertaining read.
Corporate life and philosophical touch to the storyline, did a wonderful job. Sometimes you like the ending even though you predicted it beforehand.
If you're contemplating what is up with the title! You need to read the book.
I could relate with various chapters. However, there are a few things that can be improved.
A full on mixture of thriller/spirituality that readers will thoroughly enjoy.
February 10, 2017
Blinks in Blackout by Hari Parameshwar is a sort of book I yearn to read from time to time. It's a relief to come across an Indian writer who understands the power of narration that can keep the reader completely engaged in what the writer intends to convey. The protagonist, Vikram Purohit's character is very well written and the flashbacks, visions and spiritual part is also handled very well. The cover and the title of this book could've been better but the blurb created enough curiosity to make me ignore what's on the cover and get to reading it.
February 12, 2017
The amazing thing about this book is, how the story is getting transformed from just an accident (a fall) of Vikram to much deeper complexities- his hidden dual personality, bitterness of his love and distaste to life. Moving from one page to the other is a quest as the sense of excitement prevails throughout.
There are three (3) chapters which I consider truly enlightening. One of them is ‘Pain or Pleasure: What is Perpetual?’ What I liked in this chapter is how the author devotedly narrated, in common man’s logic, in a very detailed manner, the root cause of pain and pleasure. It is in this chapter that I got to learn that these two are mutually exclusive; one can exist only when the other is absent.
The second impressive one is “Weaknesses are my ultimate strengths”. This chapter, I can say without doubt that it is my most favorite in the entire book, for the simple being that it is the reality, though we are ignorant about it, and that is what we live our life with. I liked how the grumbling of Vikram that “Anger and impatience have been my biggest weaknesses: the two evils within me, with whom I have been compelled to live” was proven wrong and later confirmed by himself that they were actually his biggest assets.
Lastly, my third favorite chapter is: “Four Choices in Life”. Vikram had never thought that his colleague whom he supported most was undergoing a terminal illness, and that no words were enough for him to alleviate the pain that he was undergoing, not any words of encouragement. Vikram never knew that he had contributed something so great in Millind’s life just through one of his spontaneous comments, it was beyond his imagination. Milind certainly would hound the readers for many days.
To know how the author choose the title, ‘Blinks in Blackout’, one need to read the book fully; there is a big surprise in the end. Hopefully the delight that I felt upon reading this book could be the same that anyone who would chance to read the book also would derive: it’s an eye opener; our inner eye.
There are three (3) chapters which I consider truly enlightening. One of them is ‘Pain or Pleasure: What is Perpetual?’ What I liked in this chapter is how the author devotedly narrated, in common man’s logic, in a very detailed manner, the root cause of pain and pleasure. It is in this chapter that I got to learn that these two are mutually exclusive; one can exist only when the other is absent.
The second impressive one is “Weaknesses are my ultimate strengths”. This chapter, I can say without doubt that it is my most favorite in the entire book, for the simple being that it is the reality, though we are ignorant about it, and that is what we live our life with. I liked how the grumbling of Vikram that “Anger and impatience have been my biggest weaknesses: the two evils within me, with whom I have been compelled to live” was proven wrong and later confirmed by himself that they were actually his biggest assets.
Lastly, my third favorite chapter is: “Four Choices in Life”. Vikram had never thought that his colleague whom he supported most was undergoing a terminal illness, and that no words were enough for him to alleviate the pain that he was undergoing, not any words of encouragement. Vikram never knew that he had contributed something so great in Millind’s life just through one of his spontaneous comments, it was beyond his imagination. Milind certainly would hound the readers for many days.
To know how the author choose the title, ‘Blinks in Blackout’, one need to read the book fully; there is a big surprise in the end. Hopefully the delight that I felt upon reading this book could be the same that anyone who would chance to read the book also would derive: it’s an eye opener; our inner eye.
January 31, 2017
Blinks in blackout, wink!
The title is suggestive, the cover page corroborative and the back cover reveals only that much which is enough to build the irrepressible urge to know what the title suggests and the cover page corroborates! And the urge meets with its “mate,” is validated, once is entered Blinks in Blackout!
Life’s conspiracy, in favor, blinks without any blackout. Even when the appearances are to the contrary… Even when all seems “black” and out of hands… And even when there is a “blackout.” The blackout blinks, as the “blinks” wink!
So has come into being another captivating presentation, Blinks in Blackout—capable of keeping the readers, unblinking, glued, backing out not even for a moment, till the mysteries that shroud, the mystical clouds that hover, open up… Well, Dr Hari Parameshwar has already carved a niche for himself, presenting the reality of spirituality, consciousness, incorporating the corporate as his template. Indeed, he is an advocate of corporate mysticism, and what an advocate he is! He maps the mind and beyond, so well… This, his fourth book, as reinforces, so carries forward his signature style, as he conveys his message in the way he does! His story-telling, the depth of the presented, the message intrinsic, penchant for details…is awe-inspiring. The way he has presented Vikram Purohit, the protagonist! Such is the power of Vikram Purohit that despite being in blackout for the major part of the book, he is the protagonist! Well, for a moment, and maybe many moments, readers, and many at that, might be led to muse: Whether Dr Hari has been in the shoes of Vikram Purohit, whether he had accompanied Vikram, in the latter’s sojourn, the blackout! Yes…there are moments, when the descriptions, of the received, in and from and of different “levels” of consciousness, might seem eerie or creepy. But that passes in a jiffy, like a blink, giving a wink, leading to see the “light” in it, such well-knit and engrossing is the author’s style.
Vikram’s blackout presents a picture of various levels of consciousness that are in operation, in and as one’s persona. The levels of consciousness, as are made manifest, through one’s being…—one’s thoughts, actions, speech—it is that quest for existential truth, that has been presented lucidly, yet vividly, by the author. Who or What is the Real Self? This is the sole query that matters truly, and the answer to it and its realization forms the purpose sole of life. This, Dr Hari has yet again presented via a “fiction”—fiction leading to the ultimate non-fiction, the reality of self!
What more to convey, in and as a review of Blinks in Blackout? Suspense is inevitably conveyed, when one reviews a book like this! The view is to be had and can be relished only by entering the book! As one enters, one enters to be greeted by the blinks, life affirming itself…calling out for unconditional self-acceptance, as only then, the path of self-realization flows freely, every incident on the path, neither white nor black, but a blink evolutionary!
Sushmita,
January 27, 2016
The title is suggestive, the cover page corroborative and the back cover reveals only that much which is enough to build the irrepressible urge to know what the title suggests and the cover page corroborates! And the urge meets with its “mate,” is validated, once is entered Blinks in Blackout!
Life’s conspiracy, in favor, blinks without any blackout. Even when the appearances are to the contrary… Even when all seems “black” and out of hands… And even when there is a “blackout.” The blackout blinks, as the “blinks” wink!
So has come into being another captivating presentation, Blinks in Blackout—capable of keeping the readers, unblinking, glued, backing out not even for a moment, till the mysteries that shroud, the mystical clouds that hover, open up… Well, Dr Hari Parameshwar has already carved a niche for himself, presenting the reality of spirituality, consciousness, incorporating the corporate as his template. Indeed, he is an advocate of corporate mysticism, and what an advocate he is! He maps the mind and beyond, so well… This, his fourth book, as reinforces, so carries forward his signature style, as he conveys his message in the way he does! His story-telling, the depth of the presented, the message intrinsic, penchant for details…is awe-inspiring. The way he has presented Vikram Purohit, the protagonist! Such is the power of Vikram Purohit that despite being in blackout for the major part of the book, he is the protagonist! Well, for a moment, and maybe many moments, readers, and many at that, might be led to muse: Whether Dr Hari has been in the shoes of Vikram Purohit, whether he had accompanied Vikram, in the latter’s sojourn, the blackout! Yes…there are moments, when the descriptions, of the received, in and from and of different “levels” of consciousness, might seem eerie or creepy. But that passes in a jiffy, like a blink, giving a wink, leading to see the “light” in it, such well-knit and engrossing is the author’s style.
Vikram’s blackout presents a picture of various levels of consciousness that are in operation, in and as one’s persona. The levels of consciousness, as are made manifest, through one’s being…—one’s thoughts, actions, speech—it is that quest for existential truth, that has been presented lucidly, yet vividly, by the author. Who or What is the Real Self? This is the sole query that matters truly, and the answer to it and its realization forms the purpose sole of life. This, Dr Hari has yet again presented via a “fiction”—fiction leading to the ultimate non-fiction, the reality of self!
What more to convey, in and as a review of Blinks in Blackout? Suspense is inevitably conveyed, when one reviews a book like this! The view is to be had and can be relished only by entering the book! As one enters, one enters to be greeted by the blinks, life affirming itself…calling out for unconditional self-acceptance, as only then, the path of self-realization flows freely, every incident on the path, neither white nor black, but a blink evolutionary!
Sushmita,
January 27, 2016
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December 1, 2017Dr. Hari Parameshwar is an India author who has written books such as Many Paths Many Answers, Chase of Choices and The Pillar Invisible. He is also a management consultant and an expert in airport infrastructure. Blinks in Blackout is his fourth book.
Vikram Purohith is a corporate bigwig who takes a long leave to go on a vacation since the last time which he doesn’t remember. Due to miscommunications and freak turn of events, he is unable to go on the vacation where he is supposed to meet his estranged wife and daughter one last time before his divorce. Back home, he slips over spilled water, falls down the stairs with nobody, even his household staff, to help him. His conscience is working, but he doesn’t know whether he is dead or just unconscious. What happens next is the story you get in Blinks in Blackout.
Though the theme is of corporate life and how it changes everything, there is a good share of spirituality, morale and ethics too in Blinks in Blackout, just like in other books by Dr. Hari Parameshwar. Narration by the author is good as usual but the book needs a lot of editing to be done. Also what might bother the reader is the elaboration of the concept or theme that could be explained in a few words or pages. All in all, Blinks in Blackout is a good one-time read.
Vikram Purohith is a corporate bigwig who takes a long leave to go on a vacation since the last time which he doesn’t remember. Due to miscommunications and freak turn of events, he is unable to go on the vacation where he is supposed to meet his estranged wife and daughter one last time before his divorce. Back home, he slips over spilled water, falls down the stairs with nobody, even his household staff, to help him. His conscience is working, but he doesn’t know whether he is dead or just unconscious. What happens next is the story you get in Blinks in Blackout.
Though the theme is of corporate life and how it changes everything, there is a good share of spirituality, morale and ethics too in Blinks in Blackout, just like in other books by Dr. Hari Parameshwar. Narration by the author is good as usual but the book needs a lot of editing to be done. Also what might bother the reader is the elaboration of the concept or theme that could be explained in a few words or pages. All in all, Blinks in Blackout is a good one-time read.
February 24, 2017
Blinks in Blackout is a realisation. When a person feels he is close to death he thinks about what wrong he has done in his life and get a chance to make it right. This book shows the human tendency when he is in trouble he thinks what wrong he has done but never realizes when actually he is doing wrong. This book is a good wake up call for the persons who think that they are always right. overall it's a happy realization
February 12, 2017
Wonderful read! Rarely we find such books from Indian authors. The power of human mind and our ability to withstand pain is brilliantly captured.
I don't think anyone other than Paulo Coelho could make a better narration about realities of life sliding through simplified philosophies and tossing us onto the spiritual space.
I don't think anyone other than Paulo Coelho could make a better narration about realities of life sliding through simplified philosophies and tossing us onto the spiritual space.
October 9, 2017
Blinks in blackouts
Dr Hari Kumar Parameshwar
Our greatest glory is never in falling but to recover and rise form the fall
Had a fall ever? You can definitely relate with the desperation..described..!
What fascinates me throughout is the after math of the fall.. the travel into the oblivion…flipping through the past pages of Vikram’s life, those stages of birth, family, love, work, marriage.. the challenges in life, those talks with the inner mind, the silent passenger in you..that knows all about you, that we tend to ignore many times..but in the quiet..we do hear the familiar voice..!
Well, only you know the best who you are..! There is a constant dialogue of the strength and weaknesses..interesting debates of the inner self..! Fascinating dialogues..philosophical..mystical..revealing, but so true and open dialogue, which I really think, one engages in ..especially when one is alone..or desperate and lonely..a wonderful mental exercise!
What one is..is a reflection of the past..experiences..of childhood! A look into your childhood definitely reflects on the person who you are! Interesting characters with emotional baggages of their childhood..array of personalities..described!
'Love isn’t something that you find, love is something that finds you' – Loretta Young…Yes indeed…! First love is always special for everyone and to Vikram it was always haunting… those, jasmines and the violets..and some of those lovely past seemed to always rejuvenate him.. The author sure succeeds in kindling the thoughts of the readers to their past and their first love..so preciously treasured in every reader’s heart..!
In a lighter vein, as Fredrich Nietszhe puts it, ‘Man loves danger and sports. That is why he loves woman the most dangerous sport’. Vikram too played this dangerous sport with three women and settled down with one. A question crops up..once again ..this marriage, is it because of desperation? Or feeling insecure? Or to satisfy one’s parent’s desires? Or one's parental instincts?
Reminds me of Fredrich’s quote on marriage when he says ask yourself whether you will be able to converse well with this person, your life partner into your old age? If so everything else is just transitory.
Women..are of different types..so are men..! Yet..women..characters are always analysed in special..especially when they are different from the so called normal..expectations…! Interesting female characters..! The mild..the wild..and the compromising..who is who..check it out with Vikram!
And the most fascinating aspect of the book is the focus on Bipolar …who when.. why..to get those answers one has to read the book..!
The mediicines for Vikram is love and care and not lithium or olanzapine. Personally I feel love is the best medicine for any ailment. Wish Vikram that he gets the love he is looking for that would keep him happy and keep the medicines away. Medicines are needed when one has gone too astray, - agreed, but nothing can beat the power of love!
As a bipolar affected person would say,- ‘Don’t worry about walking a mile in my shoes, just try a day thinking in my head’. What they need is constant love and understanding to get those special talents in them out in the open.
To me..each one of us is a bipolar..just that the size of the spectrum differs...! What do you think? Read through..those pages..and see what strikes you!
And Dr Hari leaves some wonderful introspection on pain versus pleasure, the four choices..the weaknesses and strengths….interesting insights and debates that help one in introspection in daily life and work life..!
Do you know yourself? Those dark passages in your life..those flowery beds..those cupid arrow..love spell..dwell into them..the corporate Guru..shows the way..to understand yourself..and see the inner truth!
Hope they say, prolongs torments in life…however, it is always better to live with HOPE!
And liked the way the story wound up..with hopes..with loving ones around..for the remaining part of one’s life..!
Dr Hari..gets readers glued once again with his lucid narratives, debates and retrospections!
A beautiful story..that is told..between those blinks..and the blackout..!
I would say with a wink..go for it..flip through those pages of darkness..that takes you through jasmines and violets…!
Dr Hari Kumar Parameshwar
Our greatest glory is never in falling but to recover and rise form the fall
Had a fall ever? You can definitely relate with the desperation..described..!
What fascinates me throughout is the after math of the fall.. the travel into the oblivion…flipping through the past pages of Vikram’s life, those stages of birth, family, love, work, marriage.. the challenges in life, those talks with the inner mind, the silent passenger in you..that knows all about you, that we tend to ignore many times..but in the quiet..we do hear the familiar voice..!
Well, only you know the best who you are..! There is a constant dialogue of the strength and weaknesses..interesting debates of the inner self..! Fascinating dialogues..philosophical..mystical..revealing, but so true and open dialogue, which I really think, one engages in ..especially when one is alone..or desperate and lonely..a wonderful mental exercise!
What one is..is a reflection of the past..experiences..of childhood! A look into your childhood definitely reflects on the person who you are! Interesting characters with emotional baggages of their childhood..array of personalities..described!
'Love isn’t something that you find, love is something that finds you' – Loretta Young…Yes indeed…! First love is always special for everyone and to Vikram it was always haunting… those, jasmines and the violets..and some of those lovely past seemed to always rejuvenate him.. The author sure succeeds in kindling the thoughts of the readers to their past and their first love..so preciously treasured in every reader’s heart..!
In a lighter vein, as Fredrich Nietszhe puts it, ‘Man loves danger and sports. That is why he loves woman the most dangerous sport’. Vikram too played this dangerous sport with three women and settled down with one. A question crops up..once again ..this marriage, is it because of desperation? Or feeling insecure? Or to satisfy one’s parent’s desires? Or one's parental instincts?
Reminds me of Fredrich’s quote on marriage when he says ask yourself whether you will be able to converse well with this person, your life partner into your old age? If so everything else is just transitory.
Women..are of different types..so are men..! Yet..women..characters are always analysed in special..especially when they are different from the so called normal..expectations…! Interesting female characters..! The mild..the wild..and the compromising..who is who..check it out with Vikram!
And the most fascinating aspect of the book is the focus on Bipolar …who when.. why..to get those answers one has to read the book..!
The mediicines for Vikram is love and care and not lithium or olanzapine. Personally I feel love is the best medicine for any ailment. Wish Vikram that he gets the love he is looking for that would keep him happy and keep the medicines away. Medicines are needed when one has gone too astray, - agreed, but nothing can beat the power of love!
As a bipolar affected person would say,- ‘Don’t worry about walking a mile in my shoes, just try a day thinking in my head’. What they need is constant love and understanding to get those special talents in them out in the open.
To me..each one of us is a bipolar..just that the size of the spectrum differs...! What do you think? Read through..those pages..and see what strikes you!
And Dr Hari leaves some wonderful introspection on pain versus pleasure, the four choices..the weaknesses and strengths….interesting insights and debates that help one in introspection in daily life and work life..!
Do you know yourself? Those dark passages in your life..those flowery beds..those cupid arrow..love spell..dwell into them..the corporate Guru..shows the way..to understand yourself..and see the inner truth!
Hope they say, prolongs torments in life…however, it is always better to live with HOPE!
And liked the way the story wound up..with hopes..with loving ones around..for the remaining part of one’s life..!
Dr Hari..gets readers glued once again with his lucid narratives, debates and retrospections!
A beautiful story..that is told..between those blinks..and the blackout..!
I would say with a wink..go for it..flip through those pages of darkness..that takes you through jasmines and violets…!
August 30, 2018
Vikram purohith's blinks in the blackout shows that an I and Me exist but what really matter is the combination of both, ie us. I have read earlier that when the fear of death strikes us, our past will be projected before us. This is something beyond that. The author wants the reader to see himself lying there between stairs, between life and death and his intention is a success to a great extend.
June 18, 2017
I won this book on a Goodreads giveaway in exchange for an honest review.
It was quite an interesting book . The plot was gripping and I didn't find any loose threads. The ending did seem predictable but I liked it nonetheless.
I enjoyed the book so much more than I imagined even though I usually don't read this genre. Kudos!
It was quite an interesting book . The plot was gripping and I didn't find any loose threads. The ending did seem predictable but I liked it nonetheless.
I enjoyed the book so much more than I imagined even though I usually don't read this genre. Kudos!
September 8, 2018
It's a story of self realisation and the author takes you on a journey that's both dark and enlightening. The book forces you to ask questions about yourself. The negative points would be that it gets too preachy at times and the fact that all the important characters have parents from different casts and had trouble getting married gets repetitive.
It's a one-time read.
It's a one-time read.
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September 24, 2019
Read it in 3 days because the story and imagination that this book provides kept me curious throughout the end. I love the choice of words and apt vocabulary that most of the books these days lack. This is an awe-inspiring book and definitely a must read.
March 7, 2017
Absolutely Amazing. Hats off to the author.
April 8, 2017
Vikram Purohit is at its peak in his professional life but his personal life has always been a roller coaster ride. His daughter, Sakshi, plans the last trip with both her father and mother before their divorce is finalized. Sakshi and his wife, Nivedita reaches Goa but Vikram misses the flight. After booking his next flight he goes back home to get ready properly but meets with an accident. Then the main story starts…..his flashbacks.
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