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Terminal Event
An Antarctic research team discovers a perfectly machined gold canister, 2500 feet below the surface of the ice. There are strange, and unrecognizable markings on the canister. How did it get there, and where did it come from? It is sent back to a research center in the U.S. where it is opened in an environmentally controlled room. Inside are six human embryos, and even more shocking is the discovery that the embryos are viable. Should they be brought to term? Terminal Event tells the intriguing story of who the embryos are, where they came from, and how they spent 100 million years waiting to be discovered.
- GenresScience FictionFiction
203 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 6, 2017
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95 people want to read
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Robert Vaughan
441 books130 followers Robert Vaughan is an American writer. He has also written a series of contemporary and historical romance novels under several pseudonyms including "Paula Moore" and "Paula Fairman". His father served in the military and Robert followed him in the 1950s, entering army aviation. He served until the Vietnam War and won numerous medals including the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Air Medal with several oak-leaf clusters, the Meritorious Service Medal, and several other medals.
His early books reflected his military background: the first novel was about the US Army along the DMZ in Korea, followed by a trilogy set in Vietnam. There are more than 9 million of his books in print under various names. He was inducted into the Writers’ Hall of Fame in 1998.
His early books reflected his military background: the first novel was about the US Army along the DMZ in Korea, followed by a trilogy set in Vietnam. There are more than 9 million of his books in print under various names. He was inducted into the Writers’ Hall of Fame in 1998.
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July 3, 2017
Terminal Event by Robert Vaughan is such an awesome book! A gem that isn't noticed by the main public that should be. A gold canister found deep within the Antarctic ice by researchers. Strange markings on the outside of the canister makes everyone wonder where did it come from and how did it get 2500 feet down in ice near the South Pole. What they find in the canister is so incredible!...so exciting and such a fun read! A must read for sci-fi readers. LOVED IT!!!
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September 3, 2025Rating: minus 10 on a scale of minus 5 through plus 5.
I am rewriting this book review because I had not given It a thorough review. I am sure no one will read this but kindle/Goodreads have energised me.
Before I continue I must visit TV. This was made possible by Dead Like Me, Role Play, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Outer Range, and Mr and Mrs Smith.
YouTube provided -Doctor Who/They Break My heart - RecklessGirl100, NCMI, ScaredKetchup, LuckyBlackCat, Red Glasgow, Times Radio, Dr Fatima, Mia Mulder, Raw News and Politics, Ukraine:The Latest, Canadian Dominion, Michael Lambert, Lily Simpson, Welcome to Ukraine, Belinda Strnad, Mynameismarines, A Very Casual Librarian, The Ritual Kitchen with Laura May, Delamer, Fun Size Reader, Reese Waters, Weirdo Book Club, May, Naughty Nana DUZ, Malinda, Sailing Melody, Female Warriors - Teresatessa, AuroraTrek, Lynn Saga, Subha Reads, ThePrimeChronus, Legendary Tactics, Radio Retrofuture, The League of STEAM, Mia Mulder, Dr Fatima, Gutsick Gibbon, Planarwalker, Ruby Hart, Ben G Thomas, Kiko1006 - Secret Melody, NiNi Music, Star Wreck, Kazachka, Ukraine Calling, The Juice Media, Mercado Media, May, Kyiv Post, ATP Geopolitics, Jay Reed, Eugenia from Ukraine, Think that Through, Prime of Midlife, Munecat, Dr Becky, Malinda, Riverboat Jack, Rebecca Watson, Fit 2B Read, Petrik Leo, Tom Powell Jr, Crecganford, The Player's Aid, The Grungeon Master, What Vivi did next, ThatDaneshGuy, Lily Alexandre, Dungeons and Discourse, Broken Peach, Real Time History, Military HIstory Visualised, Lore Reloaded, Verilybitchie, The Snake Charmer, Twinshangout, J Draper, Supertanskiii, Karolina Zebrowska, Kaz Rowe, Matriarchetype, With Olivia, Mothcub, Keffals, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Engineering with Rosie, Kiko1006- Empire of Angels, Think Ukraine, Operator Starsky, Jess Owens, Locket's Meadow Farm, Linguoer Mechanic, Philosophy Tube, Tom Nicholas, Owen Jones, Gingers are Black, Intersting Times, Aid Thompsin, Brigitte Empire, The Welsh Viking, Certifiably Ingame, Jessie Gender, Royal Institution, Lucy Darling, It aint half hot mum, Political CUSTARD, Puddles Pity Party, Lena Norms, LydLoves, Lady of the Library, Kozak Muzon, Guard the Leaf, Fran Blanche, Vlad Vexler.
I saw an idiot who whilst insulting an essayist whom I admire, complain to her that I list trans creators. It never ceases to amaze, that a poorly educated US male knowingly reads my reviews then attacks channels which I list. Ah, US culture. A warning then. The channels which I list include older, anthropologist, bi, Indian, tall, physicist, intersex, redhaired, lesbian, military historian, het, WOC, Australian, train enthusiast, asexual, socialist, farmer, model, cis, anarchist, Canadian, communist, military wargamer, marine biologist and other creators known as Women. Less damaging but equally threatening are the channels featuring board gamer, RPG player, German, fashion historian, other BIPOC, biologist, boater, Danish, writer, modeller, ship builder, neurodivergent, Irish, ship builder, woodcutter, other LGBTQI+, film maker, socialist and other creators known as Human Beings. That perception is especially troubling to the American, which is why I advise against visiting my reviews or those channels. If the voices still demand it, I suggest converting to Taoism, emergency pastoral counselling or the exorcism.
My feelings towards those blighted souls are similar to those of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded by Russians. Their response was "Russian warship, Go f@ck yourself". Slava UKraini. Slava Heroyam. Crimea is Ukraine.
Onto the book. This is a NYT best-selling author? The writing demonstrated the low regard in which science fiction is held by American publishing and the uselessness of the NYT as a source of book recommendations.
The first red flag was the character referring to Fox News as a trusted information source. Needing to describe news presenters as smart or beautiful is telling. It says much about the writer, his limited worldview and his politics. Those insights prepared me for a political position as opposed to an actual story. My having been and become again a communist (Thank you, Goodreads) who accepts that all human interaction is political, will hopefully lend some small weight to that last sentence.
The main character's description consists of an over-the-top imitation of Bond. James Bond. Cue theme music. Fortunately minus the martial prowess. This youngish protagonist possessed 3 or 4 doctorates (honestly lost count), 4 to 6 languages presumably excluding English (again, I lost count).
His personality consists of having been an American Football star at school, being a gourmet cook and wine expert who loves only classical music, named "Damien". He lacks only Latin good looks, which attribute was I suppose, incompatible with the writer's worldview.
Of character depth or development there is none. Classist to caricature, done. The hopefully unaware racist theme of the book, was not unexpected. The writer's ignorance of secondary school biology on full display, check. Ignorance of academic research restraints, funding and practice, check.
There are only two religions, the homogenous Christian? and equally homogenous Islamic? Ridiculous and done. Jews are mentioned. US style diversity done.
The "novel" is exposition from beginning to end and has no point. It does successfully illustrate a racist understanding of human development, ignorance of anthropology, planetology or any related science. This may be the perfect portrait of US education and social mindset. When reading US science fiction, this may aid a non-US reader in grappling with the almost incomprehensible quality of US print romance, romantasy, fantasy and science fiction.
I need another step away. This next was made possible by YouTube channels Doctor Who/Never Cruel or Cowardly -Ozar, NCMI, fig tree, RFU News, Fiona Hill, Heather Cox Richardson, Lily Simpson, Hello Future Me, ThePrimeChronus, Ana Fern, The Gaze, Ship Happens, Leeja Miller, Don't f@ck With Ukraine, Perun, MSI, Molly Tuttle, Wednesday -Safety Dance, Alt Shift X, Travelling K, Postmodern Jukebox, Kyiv Post, DUST, Think Ukraine, Jean's Thoughts, Brandon Fisichella, Riverboat Jack, Outlaw Bookseller, Reads with Rachel, A Cup of Nicole, Dominic Noble, IL Neige, SandRhoman History,TimeGhosr History, Red Viburnam Song, Fall of Civilisations, Wizards and Warriors, Table Top CP, Players Aid, Eugenia from Ukraine, Kat Blacque, Keffals, Hej Sokoly, A Day of Small Things, Shades of Orange, Trek Yards, Underthedesknews Jess of the Shire, Patrick(H)Willem, KernowDamo, TIKHistory, Authors Behaving Badly, Military Aviation History, Real Time History,The Great War, World Science Festival, Geo Girl, No Justice, Cruising Crafts, Ben and Emily, Omeleto, Battle Order, Emperor Tigerstar, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, The Institute of Art and Ideas, Cruising Alba, Boat Time, Veritas et Caritas, Bobbing Along, Leftist Cooks, Purple Sweater, SVG Productions, Viva La Dirt League, The Grungeon Master, JohnTheDuncan, Steve Shives, Oceanliner Designs, Atun Shei Films, Hetty and the Jazzalato Band, Rana Najjar, Lady Izdihar, LetterKenny, Sabine Hossenfelder, Damon Cassidy, Outlaw Bookseller, Brothers Gwynne, British Museum, Gutsick Gibbon, Answer in Progress, The Cambrian Chronicles, Brandon Fisichella, Books N Cats, NFKRZ, Central Crossing, Isaac Arthur, Jessica Kellgren Fozard, Truth to Power, Jen The Librarian, Some More News, TVP World, Yoyomi, Shannon Makes, Abby Cox, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Engineering Knits, Ukraine Matters, France 24, Belle of the Ranch, Trae Crowder, UATV English, AllShorts, HBomberGuy, Kathy's Flog in France, Kozak Siromaha, Therese Lee, Without History, Books and Things, Female Warriors -Teresatessa, ConeOfArc, Tank Museum, Girls Rock Asia, Anne Reburn, Hardy's Books, Books and Lala, Lil Bit Mads, Combat Veteran Reacts, Storied, Caelan Conrad, Depressed Russian, Science Fiction with Damien Walter, Russian Dude, Central Crossing, The London History Show, TallGirl6234, Canadian Dominion, TIKHistory.
Consider treating this as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Goodreads discourse does not exist. The ratings are a measure of popularity which is a poor measure of quality. The reviews are usually short with only the one star reviews actually providing a basis for their ratings. Had you been a Berlin Goodreads member in 1937 seeking the highest rated title, I expect that it would have been Mein Kampf. Discounting the politics, literary scholars universally describe it as a badly written German work.
The defining incident on Goodreads for me, was the madness surrounding my review of Powers of the Earth. The book was a sad, juvenile salute to what are now called the moronic January 6, 2021 heroes. I wrote a short negative review. The story was a tale of a heroic rich twat, enlisting the military to overthrow the US government in order that he not pay inheritance tax. I found it dangerous and unhealthy, despite the theme dominating the Kindle Unlimited library and its popularity among certain US males. Yet in 2925 USA, the poor embraces that insanity.
The blurb now changed, had likened it to the "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
The writer, Travis Corcoran self-described as libertarian (now anarcho capitalist without portfolio?) and advocate for the return of chattel slavery (now a popular stance in the US), veteran, employee of an unnamed US agency and admirer of a certain war criminal, a Vladimir Putin (now also a popular stance, especially in the White House). He had apparently been questioned about that last, before the current administration ascended.
For close to a year the writer and a half dozen fellow patriots wrote pages of truly gross comments. For a communist that was painful irony. Goodreads masked or deleted most of the comments leaving a selection of the worst white supremacist messages.
Finally Claes Rees Jr AKA cgr710 now known as Clayton R Jesse Jr proudly declared that They had "won" (?), after referencing the contents of my last message to a Goodreads friend. I discovered among other things that They had launched a flood of vile sexual and racist comments against channels which I mentioned. It continues still.
They failed to attract the physicist, hobbyist, primatologist, 13 year old boater or her mother and other female creators. The world's overabundance of unpleasantness was certainly increased and an accurate self-portrait of the Snowflake (deranged self-important US man-child) was delivered to a multinational audience. This was a Victory, it seems. Goodreads, Yay ?? USA, Yay ?? I ended my Unlimited sub soon after.
An excellent read is "White Trash" by Nancy Isenberg for understanding Them, Reform or other Maga types.
In order to settle myself after the above, I watched Archer, Mr and Mrs Smith, Outer Range, Earth:Final Conflict, Dead Boy Detectives, Lockwood & Co, Bodkin, Carol & the end of the World, Kim's Convenience and Ragnarok.
Ominous music begins. 😊 Comment gangs are active across speculative fiction but also romantasy and romance. I have only seen those active on romance or romantasy being discussed on BookTube. These gangs indulge in doxxing, stalking, threats and in future I suspect the Swatting. The one star reviewer addressing racist, ableist, sexist or other anti-human elements must be punished after all. As They would say, "This is 'Merica". What a delightful reader forum. Fortunately there are alternative reader sites and BookTubers will discuss them.
Amazon have never taken action against deranged members, writers who organise Them or employees who enable Them. Amazon have never acknowledged these events.
My most dangerous experience on this site was the Australian Intervention. Goodreads sharing my very limited message history with those animals, resulted in Their attempting to uncover my personal history through a Pine Gap Centre request that Australian Security interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. The attempt failed, though my friend worried for my life. This was after a hacking attempt, which may not have been Amazon connected.
Amazon was unconcerned. Until we shared that bizarre episode with many others, that is. Suddenly every lurker whom I had not previously been Permitted to remove disappeared. All visible harassment were removed. Page options and format were returned to normal and all comments masked. Other small harassment remained. BBC access has for instance, now been removed from my Kindle News options. No apology or explanation was forthcoming.
A Goodreads review is a gift to Amazon. It might be tedious but it should not be dangerous. Before Goodreads I would have not thought that acceptable even for Americans.
Recently the seventh EBay ex-employee was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel was critical of EBay. They were awarded millions and that employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. US data firms have developed seriously diseased cultures. Something to consider.
I suggest several precautions in using the site. Remove all personal information from profile and avoid the messaging app. Remove any lurker, those who never post. They are gang or Amazon created monitors, not admirers. Given that Amazon freely Alter customer pages, the screenshot of the odd, ugly or threatening are invaluable. These should suffice for Goodreads.
Kindle is a more dangerous matter. If you value your data, Do Not use Kindle File, Calendar, Contacts or Email. Amazon read email without notice or permission. I leave the implications to the reader. Do Not "purchase" Amazon ebooks. You own only your device not downloads, which may be Altered or Deleted at Amazon's whim. I made that mistake before accepting the extent of Amazon's cultural depravity. All searches with Silk, should be innocuous and non-critical. Search history is used in triangulation.
From Goodreads comments and employee conduct, these deranged members and employees are arrogantly ignorant, devoid of morality and self-restraint but They are US patriots. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be careful friends and may we all enjoy Good Reading. 🤗
Some of my favourite YouTube channels.
NCMI, Timothy Snyder, Bobbing Along, Anark, Zoe Bee, Vidya Mitra, LuckyBlackCat, AllShorts, Some More News, Ben and Emily, Cruising Alba, Cruising Crafts, Widebeams and Wellingtons, Chris and Shell, Boat Time, Zoe Baker, Amie's Literary Empire, Munecat, SK Media, Jules Reacts, Cafe Crashdown, The Darkeyed Musician, Think That Through, Think Ukraine, Tom Nicholas, Aid Thompsin, DUST, Council of Geeks, Scholars Shelf, Lady of the Library, Hardy's Books, Cats N Books, Therese Lee, London History Show, Page Perspective, Words in Time, Reese Waters, British Museum, ScaredKetchup, Fundie Fridays, Demon Mama, Swell Entrainment, Tara Mooknee, Northern Narrowboaters, Prime of Midlife, Lilly's Life, Verilybitchie, Jean's Thoughts, A Day of Small Things, Just in Time Worldbuilding, SciFi Odyssey, Renegade Cut, Media Death Cult, Fantasy and World Music by the Fletchers, Lady Knight the Brave, Cecilia Blomdahl, Keffals, Adult Wednesday Addams - 2 seasons, Nikki Carreon, Gutsick Gibbon, Thought Slime, Steve Shives, Deerstalker Pictures, Squire, Tara Mooknee, Zoe Bee, KernowDamo, Digging for Britain, Hello Future Me, Mia Mulder, Philosophy Tube, Planarwalker, Ben G Thomas, Hej Sokoly, Dr Fatima, Dark Brandon, The Lincoln Project, Growing Up Fundie, Another SciFi Guy, Book Furnace, Merphy Napier, Anton Petrov, Captured in Words, Snappy Dragon, V Birchwood, Ember Green, Engineering Knits, Abbie Emmons, Autumn's Boutique, A Cup of Nicole, Dr Ben Miles, Michael Lambert, Savage Daughter, Celtica, Cambrian Chronicles, Omeleto, The Kavernacle, Ukraine Matters, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, Tabithaspeakspolitics, Kiko1006- Sariel, Nini Music, The Snake Charmer, Fraser Cain, Zoe Baker. Jessie Gender, Postmodern Jukebox, Puddles Pity Party, Travelling K, Cruising the Cut, MSI - Songs Sped Up, Nomadic Crobot, Jesse Dollemore, AllShorts, Robyn Adele Anderson, The Eugenics Crusade, Tanya Fiona, Alex Fleev, The Authentic Observer, Whimsically Meghan, It's Black Friday, Professor Gerdes Explains, Skruffy Talez, Warthog Defence, Widebeams and Wellingtons, Holly the Cafe Boat, Sumatha Reads, Mercado Media, EarleWrites, Kist Reads Books.
I wish you a pleasant morning, a joyous afternoon, a cosy evening, a splendid night and may we all continue learning.
The world is dangerous, not because of Evil but that people do not Oppose it.
Albert Einstein
I am rewriting this book review because I had not given It a thorough review. I am sure no one will read this but kindle/Goodreads have energised me.
Before I continue I must visit TV. This was made possible by Dead Like Me, Role Play, Landscape with Invisible Hand, Outer Range, and Mr and Mrs Smith.
YouTube provided -Doctor Who/They Break My heart - RecklessGirl100, NCMI, ScaredKetchup, LuckyBlackCat, Red Glasgow, Times Radio, Dr Fatima, Mia Mulder, Raw News and Politics, Ukraine:The Latest, Canadian Dominion, Michael Lambert, Lily Simpson, Welcome to Ukraine, Belinda Strnad, Mynameismarines, A Very Casual Librarian, The Ritual Kitchen with Laura May, Delamer, Fun Size Reader, Reese Waters, Weirdo Book Club, May, Naughty Nana DUZ, Malinda, Sailing Melody, Female Warriors - Teresatessa, AuroraTrek, Lynn Saga, Subha Reads, ThePrimeChronus, Legendary Tactics, Radio Retrofuture, The League of STEAM, Mia Mulder, Dr Fatima, Gutsick Gibbon, Planarwalker, Ruby Hart, Ben G Thomas, Kiko1006 - Secret Melody, NiNi Music, Star Wreck, Kazachka, Ukraine Calling, The Juice Media, Mercado Media, May, Kyiv Post, ATP Geopolitics, Jay Reed, Eugenia from Ukraine, Think that Through, Prime of Midlife, Munecat, Dr Becky, Malinda, Riverboat Jack, Rebecca Watson, Fit 2B Read, Petrik Leo, Tom Powell Jr, Crecganford, The Player's Aid, The Grungeon Master, What Vivi did next, ThatDaneshGuy, Lily Alexandre, Dungeons and Discourse, Broken Peach, Real Time History, Military HIstory Visualised, Lore Reloaded, Verilybitchie, The Snake Charmer, Twinshangout, J Draper, Supertanskiii, Karolina Zebrowska, Kaz Rowe, Matriarchetype, With Olivia, Mothcub, Keffals, Agro Squirrel Narrates, Engineering with Rosie, Kiko1006- Empire of Angels, Think Ukraine, Operator Starsky, Jess Owens, Locket's Meadow Farm, Linguoer Mechanic, Philosophy Tube, Tom Nicholas, Owen Jones, Gingers are Black, Intersting Times, Aid Thompsin, Brigitte Empire, The Welsh Viking, Certifiably Ingame, Jessie Gender, Royal Institution, Lucy Darling, It aint half hot mum, Political CUSTARD, Puddles Pity Party, Lena Norms, LydLoves, Lady of the Library, Kozak Muzon, Guard the Leaf, Fran Blanche, Vlad Vexler.
I saw an idiot who whilst insulting an essayist whom I admire, complain to her that I list trans creators. It never ceases to amaze, that a poorly educated US male knowingly reads my reviews then attacks channels which I list. Ah, US culture. A warning then. The channels which I list include older, anthropologist, bi, Indian, tall, physicist, intersex, redhaired, lesbian, military historian, het, WOC, Australian, train enthusiast, asexual, socialist, farmer, model, cis, anarchist, Canadian, communist, military wargamer, marine biologist and other creators known as Women. Less damaging but equally threatening are the channels featuring board gamer, RPG player, German, fashion historian, other BIPOC, biologist, boater, Danish, writer, modeller, ship builder, neurodivergent, Irish, ship builder, woodcutter, other LGBTQI+, film maker, socialist and other creators known as Human Beings. That perception is especially troubling to the American, which is why I advise against visiting my reviews or those channels. If the voices still demand it, I suggest converting to Taoism, emergency pastoral counselling or the exorcism.
My feelings towards those blighted souls are similar to those of the 13 Ukrainian marines defending Snake Island, when their surrender was demanded by Russians. Their response was "Russian warship, Go f@ck yourself". Slava UKraini. Slava Heroyam. Crimea is Ukraine.
Onto the book. This is a NYT best-selling author? The writing demonstrated the low regard in which science fiction is held by American publishing and the uselessness of the NYT as a source of book recommendations.
The first red flag was the character referring to Fox News as a trusted information source. Needing to describe news presenters as smart or beautiful is telling. It says much about the writer, his limited worldview and his politics. Those insights prepared me for a political position as opposed to an actual story. My having been and become again a communist (Thank you, Goodreads) who accepts that all human interaction is political, will hopefully lend some small weight to that last sentence.
The main character's description consists of an over-the-top imitation of Bond. James Bond. Cue theme music. Fortunately minus the martial prowess. This youngish protagonist possessed 3 or 4 doctorates (honestly lost count), 4 to 6 languages presumably excluding English (again, I lost count).
His personality consists of having been an American Football star at school, being a gourmet cook and wine expert who loves only classical music, named "Damien". He lacks only Latin good looks, which attribute was I suppose, incompatible with the writer's worldview.
Of character depth or development there is none. Classist to caricature, done. The hopefully unaware racist theme of the book, was not unexpected. The writer's ignorance of secondary school biology on full display, check. Ignorance of academic research restraints, funding and practice, check.
There are only two religions, the homogenous Christian? and equally homogenous Islamic? Ridiculous and done. Jews are mentioned. US style diversity done.
The "novel" is exposition from beginning to end and has no point. It does successfully illustrate a racist understanding of human development, ignorance of anthropology, planetology or any related science. This may be the perfect portrait of US education and social mindset. When reading US science fiction, this may aid a non-US reader in grappling with the almost incomprehensible quality of US print romance, romantasy, fantasy and science fiction.
I need another step away. This next was made possible by YouTube channels Doctor Who/Never Cruel or Cowardly -Ozar, NCMI, fig tree, RFU News, Fiona Hill, Heather Cox Richardson, Lily Simpson, Hello Future Me, ThePrimeChronus, Ana Fern, The Gaze, Ship Happens, Leeja Miller, Don't f@ck With Ukraine, Perun, MSI, Molly Tuttle, Wednesday -Safety Dance, Alt Shift X, Travelling K, Postmodern Jukebox, Kyiv Post, DUST, Think Ukraine, Jean's Thoughts, Brandon Fisichella, Riverboat Jack, Outlaw Bookseller, Reads with Rachel, A Cup of Nicole, Dominic Noble, IL Neige, SandRhoman History,TimeGhosr History, Red Viburnam Song, Fall of Civilisations, Wizards and Warriors, Table Top CP, Players Aid, Eugenia from Ukraine, Kat Blacque, Keffals, Hej Sokoly, A Day of Small Things, Shades of Orange, Trek Yards, Underthedesknews Jess of the Shire, Patrick(H)Willem, KernowDamo, TIKHistory, Authors Behaving Badly, Military Aviation History, Real Time History,The Great War, World Science Festival, Geo Girl, No Justice, Cruising Crafts, Ben and Emily, Omeleto, Battle Order, Emperor Tigerstar, The Bands of HM Royal Marines, The Institute of Art and Ideas, Cruising Alba, Boat Time, Veritas et Caritas, Bobbing Along, Leftist Cooks, Purple Sweater, SVG Productions, Viva La Dirt League, The Grungeon Master, JohnTheDuncan, Steve Shives, Oceanliner Designs, Atun Shei Films, Hetty and the Jazzalato Band, Rana Najjar, Lady Izdihar, LetterKenny, Sabine Hossenfelder, Damon Cassidy, Outlaw Bookseller, Brothers Gwynne, British Museum, Gutsick Gibbon, Answer in Progress, The Cambrian Chronicles, Brandon Fisichella, Books N Cats, NFKRZ, Central Crossing, Isaac Arthur, Jessica Kellgren Fozard, Truth to Power, Jen The Librarian, Some More News, TVP World, Yoyomi, Shannon Makes, Abby Cox, Nicole Chilaka-Ukpo, Engineering Knits, Ukraine Matters, France 24, Belle of the Ranch, Trae Crowder, UATV English, AllShorts, HBomberGuy, Kathy's Flog in France, Kozak Siromaha, Therese Lee, Without History, Books and Things, Female Warriors -Teresatessa, ConeOfArc, Tank Museum, Girls Rock Asia, Anne Reburn, Hardy's Books, Books and Lala, Lil Bit Mads, Combat Veteran Reacts, Storied, Caelan Conrad, Depressed Russian, Science Fiction with Damien Walter, Russian Dude, Central Crossing, The London History Show, TallGirl6234, Canadian Dominion, TIKHistory.
Consider treating this as a potentially hostile site. 🤔
Goodreads discourse does not exist. The ratings are a measure of popularity which is a poor measure of quality. The reviews are usually short with only the one star reviews actually providing a basis for their ratings. Had you been a Berlin Goodreads member in 1937 seeking the highest rated title, I expect that it would have been Mein Kampf. Discounting the politics, literary scholars universally describe it as a badly written German work.
The defining incident on Goodreads for me, was the madness surrounding my review of Powers of the Earth. The book was a sad, juvenile salute to what are now called the moronic January 6, 2021 heroes. I wrote a short negative review. The story was a tale of a heroic rich twat, enlisting the military to overthrow the US government in order that he not pay inheritance tax. I found it dangerous and unhealthy, despite the theme dominating the Kindle Unlimited library and its popularity among certain US males. Yet in 2925 USA, the poor embraces that insanity.
The blurb now changed, had likened it to the "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress".
The writer, Travis Corcoran self-described as libertarian (now anarcho capitalist without portfolio?) and advocate for the return of chattel slavery (now a popular stance in the US), veteran, employee of an unnamed US agency and admirer of a certain war criminal, a Vladimir Putin (now also a popular stance, especially in the White House). He had apparently been questioned about that last, before the current administration ascended.
For close to a year the writer and a half dozen fellow patriots wrote pages of truly gross comments. For a communist that was painful irony. Goodreads masked or deleted most of the comments leaving a selection of the worst white supremacist messages.
Finally Claes Rees Jr AKA cgr710 now known as Clayton R Jesse Jr proudly declared that They had "won" (?), after referencing the contents of my last message to a Goodreads friend. I discovered among other things that They had launched a flood of vile sexual and racist comments against channels which I mentioned. It continues still.
They failed to attract the physicist, hobbyist, primatologist, 13 year old boater or her mother and other female creators. The world's overabundance of unpleasantness was certainly increased and an accurate self-portrait of the Snowflake (deranged self-important US man-child) was delivered to a multinational audience. This was a Victory, it seems. Goodreads, Yay ?? USA, Yay ?? I ended my Unlimited sub soon after.
An excellent read is "White Trash" by Nancy Isenberg for understanding Them, Reform or other Maga types.
In order to settle myself after the above, I watched Archer, Mr and Mrs Smith, Outer Range, Earth:Final Conflict, Dead Boy Detectives, Lockwood & Co, Bodkin, Carol & the end of the World, Kim's Convenience and Ragnarok.
Ominous music begins. 😊 Comment gangs are active across speculative fiction but also romantasy and romance. I have only seen those active on romance or romantasy being discussed on BookTube. These gangs indulge in doxxing, stalking, threats and in future I suspect the Swatting. The one star reviewer addressing racist, ableist, sexist or other anti-human elements must be punished after all. As They would say, "This is 'Merica". What a delightful reader forum. Fortunately there are alternative reader sites and BookTubers will discuss them.
Amazon have never taken action against deranged members, writers who organise Them or employees who enable Them. Amazon have never acknowledged these events.
My most dangerous experience on this site was the Australian Intervention. Goodreads sharing my very limited message history with those animals, resulted in Their attempting to uncover my personal history through a Pine Gap Centre request that Australian Security interrogate the one friend whom I occasionally messaged. The attempt failed, though my friend worried for my life. This was after a hacking attempt, which may not have been Amazon connected.
Amazon was unconcerned. Until we shared that bizarre episode with many others, that is. Suddenly every lurker whom I had not previously been Permitted to remove disappeared. All visible harassment were removed. Page options and format were returned to normal and all comments masked. Other small harassment remained. BBC access has for instance, now been removed from my Kindle News options. No apology or explanation was forthcoming.
A Goodreads review is a gift to Amazon. It might be tedious but it should not be dangerous. Before Goodreads I would have not thought that acceptable even for Americans.
Recently the seventh EBay ex-employee was sentenced for harassment of a couple whose small ecommerce channel was critical of EBay. They were awarded millions and that employee had been the EBay Chief of Global Security or some such. US data firms have developed seriously diseased cultures. Something to consider.
I suggest several precautions in using the site. Remove all personal information from profile and avoid the messaging app. Remove any lurker, those who never post. They are gang or Amazon created monitors, not admirers. Given that Amazon freely Alter customer pages, the screenshot of the odd, ugly or threatening are invaluable. These should suffice for Goodreads.
Kindle is a more dangerous matter. If you value your data, Do Not use Kindle File, Calendar, Contacts or Email. Amazon read email without notice or permission. I leave the implications to the reader. Do Not "purchase" Amazon ebooks. You own only your device not downloads, which may be Altered or Deleted at Amazon's whim. I made that mistake before accepting the extent of Amazon's cultural depravity. All searches with Silk, should be innocuous and non-critical. Search history is used in triangulation.
From Goodreads comments and employee conduct, these deranged members and employees are arrogantly ignorant, devoid of morality and self-restraint but They are US patriots. Ominous music ends. 😊
Be careful friends and may we all enjoy Good Reading. 🤗
Some of my favourite YouTube channels.
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July 18, 2017
So boring
Everything was so predictable. I just couldn't believe or feel invested the stories. And everything in the past life was just copies of modern stories. It felt like I'd never get to the end of the book.
Everything was so predictable. I just couldn't believe or feel invested the stories. And everything in the past life was just copies of modern stories. It felt like I'd never get to the end of the book.
September 1, 2017
I don't remember why I got this book. I must have seen it somewhere and thought the plot was intriguing, and maybe I just wanted to continue reading through the pattern of books with the same starry cover:
The cover was my favourite part of this book. Throughout, I kept thinking about how great the plot was and how much I would have really liked it if it had been written by somebody else. When I looked up the author, I found that he only writes historical westerns/romances so this must be his first foray into sci-fi, so I'm willing to be lenient but maybe just say stick with what you know.
The science in this book, as mentioned by many of the other low-star reviews, was pretty lacking. I was really irked by the continuous mentions of "the three races" as if it's been proven and all of society accepts that there are three races only and that's that. They are white, black, and Asian, by the way, if you were wondering. Even disregarding the idea that race is a social construct and not a biological organization, do South Asian people fall under Asian? What about Hispanic people? What about Indigenous peoples?
I'm not totally down with the stereotypical characters either. The whip-smart, handsome college professor and the gorgeous, hard-hitting reporter have a romance both inevitable and boring as heck. They're that couple that you're like, okay, WE GET IT you love each other just please have a fight or something already. The conversations between all characters are written so stilted and unlike any person has ever spoken. I've never in my life heard anyone say "One would think so, wouldn't one?" And it's not even just one character with a quirky way of speaking. Also if I have to read "Ava laughed", "The others laughed", "Everyone laughed" one more time I'm going to never laugh again. There are better ways to get across someone's charm.
So. I don't know much about Robert Vaughan's historical novels but I'll likely stay away from any future sci-fi that he writes.
The cover was my favourite part of this book. Throughout, I kept thinking about how great the plot was and how much I would have really liked it if it had been written by somebody else. When I looked up the author, I found that he only writes historical westerns/romances so this must be his first foray into sci-fi, so I'm willing to be lenient but maybe just say stick with what you know.
The science in this book, as mentioned by many of the other low-star reviews, was pretty lacking. I was really irked by the continuous mentions of "the three races" as if it's been proven and all of society accepts that there are three races only and that's that. They are white, black, and Asian, by the way, if you were wondering. Even disregarding the idea that race is a social construct and not a biological organization, do South Asian people fall under Asian? What about Hispanic people? What about Indigenous peoples?
I'm not totally down with the stereotypical characters either. The whip-smart, handsome college professor and the gorgeous, hard-hitting reporter have a romance both inevitable and boring as heck. They're that couple that you're like, okay, WE GET IT you love each other just please have a fight or something already. The conversations between all characters are written so stilted and unlike any person has ever spoken. I've never in my life heard anyone say "One would think so, wouldn't one?" And it's not even just one character with a quirky way of speaking. Also if I have to read "Ava laughed", "The others laughed", "Everyone laughed" one more time I'm going to never laugh again. There are better ways to get across someone's charm.
So. I don't know much about Robert Vaughan's historical novels but I'll likely stay away from any future sci-fi that he writes.
September 5, 2017
Terminal Event is a pretty efficient story about a discovery in the Antarctic that holds the key to the whole human race. It takes somewhat of a turn that, while it makes it all make sense, seems odd and may require the reader to just stick with it while holding in your criticism of the plausibility of it. But it's entertaining enough, and it's on that basis that I give it a passing grade.
Read this on my Kindle.
Read this on my Kindle.
June 26, 2017
This is a good book, written with intelligence and a clever method of blending several different enigmas into a unified concept. I enjoyed reading the story of the discovery of a gold canister in a core sample of ice and the puzzle it posed as to how it got there. From that intriguing start the tale develops into a deeper mystery that Dr Damien Thornton, university lecturer, is keen to solve. His next actions are controversial to people across the US, dealing with a subject that is controversial right now, and it is not the only time that the book raises interesting questions about social issues. Damien is joined by journalist Ava Glennon as they pursue a path that takes them headlong into danger.
I found the book easy to read and follow. The pace is just right and it held my attention from the outset until the ending, which has a powerful message about the nature of human trust or mistrust, also highly relevant today. I can recommend this as an absorbing, good read.
I found the book easy to read and follow. The pace is just right and it held my attention from the outset until the ending, which has a powerful message about the nature of human trust or mistrust, also highly relevant today. I can recommend this as an absorbing, good read.
June 22, 2017
This book grabbed my attention from the opening chapter until the very end. It kept me turning the pages wondering what would happen next. The author builds up the suspense, revealing one crucial piece at a time, making this ScFi, one of a kind.
I do have to admit, I enjoyed the first half more than the second. It is as if, after the nail-biting first half, nothing could top it. This book will keep you engaged from beginning to end. Brilliant!
I do have to admit, I enjoyed the first half more than the second. It is as if, after the nail-biting first half, nothing could top it. This book will keep you engaged from beginning to end. Brilliant!
September 12, 2017
A SIMPLE MAN'S REVIEW:
Ugh. Where to start? Reading this book is like an ongoing experience of deja vu: you'll keep asking yourself, "Where I have I read/seen this before?". There really isn't much original in this book, and much less than that if you've ever watched Ancient Aliens.
But if you get past the "support" from other stories, you're still left with a narrative that feels like it was written in the 50's. First, the author goes out of his way to tell us how unbelievably smart and hot the protagonists are. Why? And the flight attendant, who has no interaction with the characters, evidently needs her physique critiqued too?
Next, any scene with the main character (either man from both "stories") is completely dominated by him. There can be four scientists debating an issue, and this guy walks in, says something, and they all agree. The female protagonist disagrees about something but after talking to him, she says, "Of course you're right". I guess that's one way to limit the conflict within the book.
Finally, what is up with the inconsistent level of technology in the "second" story? If you have antimatter weapons, you've probably moved on from nuclear bombs. And if you can create the embryos or build the machine at the end, you can move a freakin' rock!
Skip this one.
Ugh. Where to start? Reading this book is like an ongoing experience of deja vu: you'll keep asking yourself, "Where I have I read/seen this before?". There really isn't much original in this book, and much less than that if you've ever watched Ancient Aliens.
But if you get past the "support" from other stories, you're still left with a narrative that feels like it was written in the 50's. First, the author goes out of his way to tell us how unbelievably smart and hot the protagonists are. Why? And the flight attendant, who has no interaction with the characters, evidently needs her physique critiqued too?
Next, any scene with the main character (either man from both "stories") is completely dominated by him. There can be four scientists debating an issue, and this guy walks in, says something, and they all agree. The female protagonist disagrees about something but after talking to him, she says, "Of course you're right". I guess that's one way to limit the conflict within the book.
Finally, what is up with the inconsistent level of technology in the "second" story? If you have antimatter weapons, you've probably moved on from nuclear bombs. And if you can create the embryos or build the machine at the end, you can move a freakin' rock!
Skip this one.
September 20, 2017
Fantasy
Just a mish mash. Pulpy, mass production blandness and yet smarmy, too. Futuristic "science" that a Star Trek writer would find too ridiculous to script and a shamefully superficial treatment of human behavior, individual and collective, while facing both overwhelming catastrophe and unimaginable discovery. Overweeningly optimistic plot that conveniently ends without fully accepting accountability for the horror of the annihilation of billions of lives it has insisted upon. A cast of perfect good guys and just one or two baddies, and all are cardboard thin. Ham-fisted exposition that insults the reader's logical and emotional intelligence. One star for the original name some characters call God, which I found cute. That's it.
Just a mish mash. Pulpy, mass production blandness and yet smarmy, too. Futuristic "science" that a Star Trek writer would find too ridiculous to script and a shamefully superficial treatment of human behavior, individual and collective, while facing both overwhelming catastrophe and unimaginable discovery. Overweeningly optimistic plot that conveniently ends without fully accepting accountability for the horror of the annihilation of billions of lives it has insisted upon. A cast of perfect good guys and just one or two baddies, and all are cardboard thin. Ham-fisted exposition that insults the reader's logical and emotional intelligence. One star for the original name some characters call God, which I found cute. That's it.
September 9, 2018
I’m 15% in and I’m about to dump this one in the ash heap of kindle daily deals. Spare yourselves.
Setting aside the poor, trite, writing style, the author (or at least his main character) comes off as pretty sexist. He literally tells his secretary she got the job for being attractive. The first date came off pretty 1950s too. I even went and checked if it was old sci-fi, so a little madmen attitude might be expected. But no, he published this in 2017. I persevered... Then he decides to divide the 6 embryos by “the 3 races” and everyone says ‘makes sense’ 3 races?!? That is some nazi eugenics talk right there. There is one race, human, and we come in all sorts of hues and shades. Genetic diversity, sure, but is skin color really the best way to pinpoint that?
Setting aside the poor, trite, writing style, the author (or at least his main character) comes off as pretty sexist. He literally tells his secretary she got the job for being attractive. The first date came off pretty 1950s too. I even went and checked if it was old sci-fi, so a little madmen attitude might be expected. But no, he published this in 2017. I persevered... Then he decides to divide the 6 embryos by “the 3 races” and everyone says ‘makes sense’ 3 races?!? That is some nazi eugenics talk right there. There is one race, human, and we come in all sorts of hues and shades. Genetic diversity, sure, but is skin color really the best way to pinpoint that?
November 7, 2017
Couldn't get past page 13
Sorry, the plot sounded interesting, but the flatness of the characters is nauseating. Example that convinced me to quit: We've literally met less than a dozen total characters - major and minor- and already the hero and inevitable love interest have spoken (once, incredibly briefly) and the author has bear us over the head TWICE with the seemingly magical connection they apparently share. Being that this isn't marketed as a Harlequin romance, this lazy writing bugs me. I have zero interest in spending the next four hours wading through it just to find out how those embryos appeared beneath the ice.
Sorry, the plot sounded interesting, but the flatness of the characters is nauseating. Example that convinced me to quit: We've literally met less than a dozen total characters - major and minor- and already the hero and inevitable love interest have spoken (once, incredibly briefly) and the author has bear us over the head TWICE with the seemingly magical connection they apparently share. Being that this isn't marketed as a Harlequin romance, this lazy writing bugs me. I have zero interest in spending the next four hours wading through it just to find out how those embryos appeared beneath the ice.
November 23, 2024
Couldn't get past page 13
Sorry, the plot sounded interesting, but the flatness of the characters is nauseating. Example that convinced me to quit: We've literally met less than a dozen total characters - major and minor- and already the hero and inevitable love interest have spoken (once, incredibly briefly) and the author has bear us over the head TWICE with the seemingly magical connection they apparently share. Being that this isn't marketed as a Harlequin romance, this lazy writing bugs me. I have zero interest in spending the next four hours wading through it just to find out how those embryos appeared beneath the ice.
Sorry, the plot sounded interesting, but the flatness of the characters is nauseating. Example that convinced me to quit: We've literally met less than a dozen total characters - major and minor- and already the hero and inevitable love interest have spoken (once, incredibly briefly) and the author has bear us over the head TWICE with the seemingly magical connection they apparently share. Being that this isn't marketed as a Harlequin romance, this lazy writing bugs me. I have zero interest in spending the next four hours wading through it just to find out how those embryos appeared beneath the ice.
November 3, 2017
Truly awful in almost every way, except for the initially intriguing concept. But, even this finally twisted and fizzled out in a total surprise and nonsensical ending. Painfully wooden dialogue throughout. I had to check the publication date a couple times because the writing style, odd treatment of race and religion (characterizing our world as having three main races and three main religions), description of most of the female characters as “very attractive”, and absence of any references to modern communications technology made it sound like it was written in the sixties.
July 29, 2017
Trite, boring
Even if this is a YA book, it's very dry, to the point of being boring. Great idea for a book but written as though a computer wrote it. Stilted, predictable, and some of the "science" is rather ridiculous. If written for YA's they'd be insulted. Perhaps it's for children? But I don't think so. Vaughn may be award winning at many things but none are sci-fi novels. Better luck next time!
Even if this is a YA book, it's very dry, to the point of being boring. Great idea for a book but written as though a computer wrote it. Stilted, predictable, and some of the "science" is rather ridiculous. If written for YA's they'd be insulted. Perhaps it's for children? But I don't think so. Vaughn may be award winning at many things but none are sci-fi novels. Better luck next time!
July 30, 2017
Might be a good read for children
I found this book to be fairly well reviewed. The science is awful. The character development is childish at best. Perhaps this would be a good book for ages 7-12(?) The reason I'm giving it such a poor rating is not directly due to how poorly it is written, but because there is no mention that this is a "junior" sf novel. It wastes the readers time.
I found this book to be fairly well reviewed. The science is awful. The character development is childish at best. Perhaps this would be a good book for ages 7-12(?) The reason I'm giving it such a poor rating is not directly due to how poorly it is written, but because there is no mention that this is a "junior" sf novel. It wastes the readers time.
August 9, 2017
Another speculative novel on humankind origin.
Yes, it was a pretty good book from start to finish. Folks have been wondering why, when, and how we got here. The book moves along at an nice pace, the characters are believable and evoke feelings, at least in this reader. Of course science, religion, and politics come into play in our time and, giving out to much information. I read this book on a flight from North Carolina to KCMO. Well worth the price and time. Nuff said!!!!
Yes, it was a pretty good book from start to finish. Folks have been wondering why, when, and how we got here. The book moves along at an nice pace, the characters are believable and evoke feelings, at least in this reader. Of course science, religion, and politics come into play in our time and, giving out to much information. I read this book on a flight from North Carolina to KCMO. Well worth the price and time. Nuff said!!!!
August 21, 2017
Broadly enjoyable but this work falls afoul of the usual problem of referring to a different culture in familiar terms (why is a dog a dog, but a radio an audio receiver?) It's the little details that just slip under the skin and cause irritation. Not really a new concept by any stretch and the whole holographic projection thing was I think a stretch also, but I can't say that I didn't enjoy it.
June 28, 2020
a very original story of our origin
I call this an "I wish it was this way" plot. I have been like probably millions of people holding a belief that there was an earlier civilization here on earth of humans . this is a happy book, something not evident by the title. I enjoyed the scientific ideas and accepted them with a why not attitude. .
I call this an "I wish it was this way" plot. I have been like probably millions of people holding a belief that there was an earlier civilization here on earth of humans . this is a happy book, something not evident by the title. I enjoyed the scientific ideas and accepted them with a why not attitude. .
July 14, 2017
Robert Charles Wilson fans!
This book could've been written by Robert Charles Wilson. Terminal Event is fast paced and original, well-written and thoughtful. I liked the characters and it was great speculative science fiction. My only complaint is that there were too many commas.
This book could've been written by Robert Charles Wilson. Terminal Event is fast paced and original, well-written and thoughtful. I liked the characters and it was great speculative science fiction. My only complaint is that there were too many commas.
July 31, 2017
Terrible science
This book is actually embarrassing to read. Does the author not guve a Crap about the subjects he's writing about? Terrible science, terrible, difficult to read writing. I couldn't get past page 20. Don't waste miney on this.
This book is actually embarrassing to read. Does the author not guve a Crap about the subjects he's writing about? Terrible science, terrible, difficult to read writing. I couldn't get past page 20. Don't waste miney on this.
August 21, 2017
The concept of the story really intrigued me. The first third of the book was well thought out and interesting. The next third collapsed into an elementary school fictional tale. I was disappointed that the last 15% of the book were previews of other books.
April 1, 2019
Way to tie in the science!
Nicely done. Without spoiling it, lots of "answers" to tie us to an ancient past. Unfortunately likely accurate about the human foibles involved, in before and after time. Good world building.
Nicely done. Without spoiling it, lots of "answers" to tie us to an ancient past. Unfortunately likely accurate about the human foibles involved, in before and after time. Good world building.
June 7, 2019
Incomplete
When I read the last page, I thought I was only half way through the story.
What did these people add to society? What was their life like?
This just seems like an incomplete story.
When I read the last page, I thought I was only half way through the story.
What did these people add to society? What was their life like?
This just seems like an incomplete story.
August 3, 2017
Interesting!
Great story line! Imaginative! Makes you wonder if something like this could be true. Wish there was a part 2.
Great story line! Imaginative! Makes you wonder if something like this could be true. Wish there was a part 2.
September 13, 2017
A real page Turner.
This was a very enjoyable read. The story could have gone in so many directions. I was surprised where the story line went.
This was a very enjoyable read. The story could have gone in so many directions. I was surprised where the story line went.
October 8, 2017
This was okay. I actually enjoyed it until the unbelievable end, and it was just one thing that was just like wow......
It could have been a much more enjoyable story.
It could have been a much more enjoyable story.
November 4, 2017
Imaginative and fast moving science fiction story. I love the direction the author took with this book.
May 12, 2019
A good Sci-Fi yarn.
December 28, 2019
Maybe predictable but
It maybe a predictable read but it was still good. Don't regret reading it. Just wish there was more towards the end.
It maybe a predictable read but it was still good. Don't regret reading it. Just wish there was more towards the end.
December 19, 2020
A little too much time spent on news reports and media reaction. Then I found it to be a little distracting how uncreatively written the prior civilization was. That is, it feels like an exact replica of today, but with some words replaced (like "stel" instead of "star" and an earlier continent configuration) but otherwise it's so precisely the same culture and world as today that it feels like a cop-out. Oh and then there's some cheesy self-important focus on good looking, smart men in every time line.... It's cringey to read those parts.
On the bright side, I enjoyed the overall concept and storyline — even if I have complaints about delivery — so I'm quite glad I read it. Was enjoyable! Wouldn't recommend it.
On the bright side, I enjoyed the overall concept and storyline — even if I have complaints about delivery — so I'm quite glad I read it. Was enjoyable! Wouldn't recommend it.
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