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Lost & Found: A Fairy Tale of Pride & Prejudice
Sisters. Chaos at home. A father who isn't paying attention. A powerful hero, whose behaviour is anything but heroic. Sound familiar? Some of our favourite characters from Pride & Prejudice star in this story set in Fairy Tale England, where enchantments—of the magical and of the heart—meet.
Once upon a time, there lived two sisters. Jane was fair, with mild blue eyes and hair the colour of corn silk. Elizabeth had long, dark, thick curls and eyes the startling green of a spring glade. Soon after the arrival of an evil stepmother, the girls found themselves starving and alone in the woods.
Their fairy tale ending is not easy to accomplish as one sister disappears into the home of a witch and the other sister—the valiant Elizabeth—is set to work as her slave. Wickedness is all around, and only by working with, and trusting, the cursed master of Pemberley can she break free of her captor, and release her sister and her beloved Darcy from the spells cast by the witch.
Once upon a time, there lived two sisters. Jane was fair, with mild blue eyes and hair the colour of corn silk. Elizabeth had long, dark, thick curls and eyes the startling green of a spring glade. Soon after the arrival of an evil stepmother, the girls found themselves starving and alone in the woods.
Their fairy tale ending is not easy to accomplish as one sister disappears into the home of a witch and the other sister—the valiant Elizabeth—is set to work as her slave. Wickedness is all around, and only by working with, and trusting, the cursed master of Pemberley can she break free of her captor, and release her sister and her beloved Darcy from the spells cast by the witch.
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First published July 10, 2020
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August 5, 2022
Dragons … and Witches … and Ducklings!
Oh My!
Once upon a time … Pride and Prejudice met the Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.
Written in the style of the Grimm brothers rather than our own Dear Jane, “Lost and Found” recounts the story of Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, daughters of a poor woodcutter. Their happy lives are interrupted when their father takes a second wife who convinces him to reject his daughters. The young women wander onto an estate with a magnificent garden – roses of the greatest beauty.
But how can such unusual roses exist?
Who (or what) is Collins when he is not the manor’s steward?
Why does the lady of the manor bring Jane into the house to be coddled while Elizabeth earns the living for both with work in the garden?
Can carriages fly?
The Grimm brothers did not shy away from carnage and neither does this story. Magic, murders, transmutations, and unusual gardening practices dominate the tale. I loved it!
Oh, and don’t miss the ending to the George Wickham episode!
I received an ARC of this book with no promise of a review, good or bad.
Child of the pure, unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder! ...
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy tale.
~ Lewis Carroll
Oh My!
Once upon a time … Pride and Prejudice met the Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm.
Written in the style of the Grimm brothers rather than our own Dear Jane, “Lost and Found” recounts the story of Jane and Elizabeth Bennet, daughters of a poor woodcutter. Their happy lives are interrupted when their father takes a second wife who convinces him to reject his daughters. The young women wander onto an estate with a magnificent garden – roses of the greatest beauty.
But how can such unusual roses exist?
Who (or what) is Collins when he is not the manor’s steward?
Why does the lady of the manor bring Jane into the house to be coddled while Elizabeth earns the living for both with work in the garden?
Can carriages fly?
The Grimm brothers did not shy away from carnage and neither does this story. Magic, murders, transmutations, and unusual gardening practices dominate the tale. I loved it!
Oh, and don’t miss the ending to the George Wickham episode!
I received an ARC of this book with no promise of a review, good or bad.
Child of the pure, unclouded brow
And dreaming eyes of wonder! ...
Thy loving smile will surely hail
The love-gift of a fairy tale.
~ Lewis Carroll
June 23, 2020
4.5 rounded up to 5 stars. I received an ARC of this book with no strings attached.
A mix of fairy tales and ODC from P&P, this story has the two daughters of Mr. Bennet who chops wood and sells it for a living. However, when he remarries and a famine strikes the land, his new wife persuades him that their lives would be better off without those two mouths to feed. Thus, although Elizabeth has shiny pebbles and lays a path as she and Jane are led away in the woods, they determine that going back home is not a choice and so they walk through the woods and come upon a lovely rose garden. As Jane reaches out to touch one rose they are set upon by a woman of witchy appearance and demeanor. She offers to care for Jane and help her “bloom” if Elizabeth agrees to tend the garden supervised by the steward, Mr. Collins. She is to de-thorn the roses and she finds that those same roses scratch and pierce her hands and arms mercilessly until she pleads with them that she must do so in order that her sister survive. A tall and large stranger comes to visit. Here we learn that the lady of the house is Catherine de Bough. He catches Elizabeth spying through a window and confronts her…he agrees to “rescue them” if Elizabeth agrees to be his slave. They board his coach and fly away: first landing at the Fields of Nether where Sir Charles agrees to care for Jane. Further flight takes them to Pemberley where Elizabeth finds herself treated as if she is the Mistress (although she has NO accomplishments, even those of reading and writing). However she learns much about magic, dragons, creatures under spells and how such might be undone. I enjoyed this story short as it was.
A mix of fairy tales and ODC from P&P, this story has the two daughters of Mr. Bennet who chops wood and sells it for a living. However, when he remarries and a famine strikes the land, his new wife persuades him that their lives would be better off without those two mouths to feed. Thus, although Elizabeth has shiny pebbles and lays a path as she and Jane are led away in the woods, they determine that going back home is not a choice and so they walk through the woods and come upon a lovely rose garden. As Jane reaches out to touch one rose they are set upon by a woman of witchy appearance and demeanor. She offers to care for Jane and help her “bloom” if Elizabeth agrees to tend the garden supervised by the steward, Mr. Collins. She is to de-thorn the roses and she finds that those same roses scratch and pierce her hands and arms mercilessly until she pleads with them that she must do so in order that her sister survive. A tall and large stranger comes to visit. Here we learn that the lady of the house is Catherine de Bough. He catches Elizabeth spying through a window and confronts her…he agrees to “rescue them” if Elizabeth agrees to be his slave. They board his coach and fly away: first landing at the Fields of Nether where Sir Charles agrees to care for Jane. Further flight takes them to Pemberley where Elizabeth finds herself treated as if she is the Mistress (although she has NO accomplishments, even those of reading and writing). However she learns much about magic, dragons, creatures under spells and how such might be undone. I enjoyed this story short as it was.
June 21, 2020
“Magic is believing in yourself, if you can do that, you can make anything happen.” –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
9-chapters + author pages, and excerpts from other works: Rating: clean, but contains magical themes with violence consistent with the darkness associated with fairy tales… in other words, death, murder, mayhem, and dismemberment. Yeah, those delightful children’s stories of old.
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” –R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver
This was P&P with something a little different added to the story. This featured a story with our dear couple with threads from various fairy tales interwoven throughout with a good dose of magic thrown in. How on earth will I be able to review this work? To say it was magical… is obvious. It was vexing and thrilling at the same time as we watched villains throw-down against ODC with powers and enchantments beyond imagining. It was full of madness, dragons, wild lizards, witches, ogres, and spells that transformed the unsuspecting into another form. There was deceit, treachery, and lies that filled the pages of this enchanting story. We were shown shades and glimpses of favorite fairy tales throughout as this story built and took a different turn with the JAFF theme.
In the midst of the smoke and carnage, ODC found abiding love amid the machinations of madness, wickedness, and treachery. At every turn, I was holding my breath and sighing as I recognized dialogue and favorite characters as they were used is such a creative way. What a twist. This was so much fun.
“There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.” –Cate Tiernan
What I would have liked at the end was to find out a bit more about Jane’s and Elizabeth’s natural mother. Did she have powers? Just wondering.
This book was part of the Quills & Quartos Publishing Summer Short Reads for 2020. I volunteered to read an ARC with no expectations of a review. The thoughts, views, and opinions expressed are my own. I loved it. ICNPID and highly recommend it to those who enjoy P&P stories involving our D&E with magic and fairy tales thrown in.
9-chapters + author pages, and excerpts from other works: Rating: clean, but contains magical themes with violence consistent with the darkness associated with fairy tales… in other words, death, murder, mayhem, and dismemberment. Yeah, those delightful children’s stories of old.
“No, I would not want to live in a world without dragons, as I would not want to live in a world without magic, for that is a world without mystery, and that is a world without faith.” –R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver
This was P&P with something a little different added to the story. This featured a story with our dear couple with threads from various fairy tales interwoven throughout with a good dose of magic thrown in. How on earth will I be able to review this work? To say it was magical… is obvious. It was vexing and thrilling at the same time as we watched villains throw-down against ODC with powers and enchantments beyond imagining. It was full of madness, dragons, wild lizards, witches, ogres, and spells that transformed the unsuspecting into another form. There was deceit, treachery, and lies that filled the pages of this enchanting story. We were shown shades and glimpses of favorite fairy tales throughout as this story built and took a different turn with the JAFF theme.
In the midst of the smoke and carnage, ODC found abiding love amid the machinations of madness, wickedness, and treachery. At every turn, I was holding my breath and sighing as I recognized dialogue and favorite characters as they were used is such a creative way. What a twist. This was so much fun.
“There is darkness in light, there is pain in joy, and there are thorns on the rose.” –Cate Tiernan
What I would have liked at the end was to find out a bit more about Jane’s and Elizabeth’s natural mother. Did she have powers? Just wondering.
This book was part of the Quills & Quartos Publishing Summer Short Reads for 2020. I volunteered to read an ARC with no expectations of a review. The thoughts, views, and opinions expressed are my own. I loved it. ICNPID and highly recommend it to those who enjoy P&P stories involving our D&E with magic and fairy tales thrown in.
June 26, 2020
Quote from the book:
"You mean to frighten me, Mister Darcy, by coming in all your state to dine with me. I will not be alarmed, though you COULD roast me like this mutton. There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me."
Wonderful fairytale-type Pride and Prejudice novella. Mrs. Bennet fits well into the role of evil stepmother to Jane and Elizabeth (leading to a Hansel and Gretel-type beginning), and then Lady Catherine makes for an excellent wicked witch in other overlapping fairy tales. Lots of magic mixed with recognizable elements of canon P&P. I love how the author uses a fairy tale narrative voice throughout.
And, of course, all the good folk live happily ever after!
I received an ARC from the editor with no promise of a review, favorable or otherwise.
"You mean to frighten me, Mister Darcy, by coming in all your state to dine with me. I will not be alarmed, though you COULD roast me like this mutton. There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me."
Wonderful fairytale-type Pride and Prejudice novella. Mrs. Bennet fits well into the role of evil stepmother to Jane and Elizabeth (leading to a Hansel and Gretel-type beginning), and then Lady Catherine makes for an excellent wicked witch in other overlapping fairy tales. Lots of magic mixed with recognizable elements of canon P&P. I love how the author uses a fairy tale narrative voice throughout.
And, of course, all the good folk live happily ever after!
I received an ARC from the editor with no promise of a review, favorable or otherwise.
July 6, 2025
What could be more enchanting than mashing Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice with a bevy of fairytale plots? Julie Cooper married Brothers' Grimm with Darcy and Elizabeth for a hard-fought Happily Ever After.
Lost and Found is swiftly told in a novella-length fairytale romance. It begins with two daughters and their widowed woodcutter father joined by a selfish step-mother who convinces the woodcutter to abandon his girls in the woods when a famine strikes the land.
In the Longbourn woods, lost and alone, the girls encounter a lady who agrees to take them in. She wants beautiful Jane inside her home and leaves Elizabeth to toil among the prickly roses. Elizabeth discovers a horrific truth about Lady Catherine and is forced to make a pact with a dark monster and Master of enchanted Pemberley to save Jane. Only, the monstrous being has a heartbreaking past and her strength, loyalty to her sister, and spirits return humanity to this monster just in time for the final confrontation.
I'm a fan of fairytales even the darker ones so I was eager to see how Julie Cooper would incorporate the P&P story with a mish-mash of tales. She did splendidly. There were elements of several fairytales and some from P&P. It told like an exciting and swoony fairytale with lush dark edges giving it the conflict all good tales need.
Lost and Found is swiftly told in a novella-length fairytale romance. It begins with two daughters and their widowed woodcutter father joined by a selfish step-mother who convinces the woodcutter to abandon his girls in the woods when a famine strikes the land.
In the Longbourn woods, lost and alone, the girls encounter a lady who agrees to take them in. She wants beautiful Jane inside her home and leaves Elizabeth to toil among the prickly roses. Elizabeth discovers a horrific truth about Lady Catherine and is forced to make a pact with a dark monster and Master of enchanted Pemberley to save Jane. Only, the monstrous being has a heartbreaking past and her strength, loyalty to her sister, and spirits return humanity to this monster just in time for the final confrontation.
I'm a fan of fairytales even the darker ones so I was eager to see how Julie Cooper would incorporate the P&P story with a mish-mash of tales. She did splendidly. There were elements of several fairytales and some from P&P. It told like an exciting and swoony fairytale with lush dark edges giving it the conflict all good tales need.
December 11, 2020
A cute and dad story with lots of laughs
This is a fairytale and has moments of very sad events to laugh out loud moments. I loved the ending as it was perfect, I hope there will be a sequeal.
This is a fairytale and has moments of very sad events to laugh out loud moments. I loved the ending as it was perfect, I hope there will be a sequeal.
July 12, 2020
Once upon a time...deep in the woods of Longbourn...
What a delightful and magical twist to 'Pride and Prejudice'. A creative fairy tale story filled with an evil stepmother, a wicked witch and her slimy underling, and one angry dragon!
'Force me if you will. Kill me, if you wish. But I die as I live, as myself and never as your fool." (quote from the book)
I was fortunate to receive an ARC of this book with no expectation for a review.
What a delightful and magical twist to 'Pride and Prejudice'. A creative fairy tale story filled with an evil stepmother, a wicked witch and her slimy underling, and one angry dragon!
'Force me if you will. Kill me, if you wish. But I die as I live, as myself and never as your fool." (quote from the book)
I was fortunate to receive an ARC of this book with no expectation for a review.
July 20, 2020
This story was a Pride and Prejudice "ish" story put in a fairy tale world. There are evil stepmothers, witches, dragons, etc. This creates the backdrop for our dear couple to learn to appreciate each other and find their happily ever after.
March 20, 2022
Magical fairy land.
Mr. Bennet has two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. Thinking they need a mother, he remarried only to have his wife dictate to him that he needs to send them away. Jane and Elizabeth end up at Rosings. Jane is pampered for her beauty while Elizabeth becomes a maid.
Darcy visits Kent and learns the truth about his aunt. He works with Elizabeth to save her sister.
A well written story. I do so love flying carriages.
Mr. Bennet has two daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. Thinking they need a mother, he remarried only to have his wife dictate to him that he needs to send them away. Jane and Elizabeth end up at Rosings. Jane is pampered for her beauty while Elizabeth becomes a maid.
Darcy visits Kent and learns the truth about his aunt. He works with Elizabeth to save her sister.
A well written story. I do so love flying carriages.
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July 11, 2020Oh man I loved this novella. It was funny and I wanna read about how Darcy killed the ogres and Georgiana and the cat colonel. I really hope this gets a sequel.
June 26, 2020
Now for something completely different and more than a little bizarre: Darcy As Other. Other what, you might ask? Other species. Malevolent magic pollutes the shades of Pemberley in this far flung fairy tale. Lizards and dragons and malicious mallards even. But, never fear, Darcy loves Lizzy, Jane ends up with Bingley, and the villains get their just deserts. Step outside the box for a quick couple of hours and have a sweet bit of fun.
April 28, 2022
sweet
I never thought I would enjoy a P&P fairytale, but I loved this book and want more. It was so cute, romantic and magical.
I never thought I would enjoy a P&P fairytale, but I loved this book and want more. It was so cute, romantic and magical.
November 9, 2021
Not feeling it
Probably a cute idea, but the tale itself was too icky for me. Kudos, I guess, for imagination, and the writing is good. Just certain elements of the story turned me off, starting with the Darcy character watching Elizabeth urinate in the woods,, and admiring her thighs! Ugh!!
Well written and well edited, but....no.
Probably a cute idea, but the tale itself was too icky for me. Kudos, I guess, for imagination, and the writing is good. Just certain elements of the story turned me off, starting with the Darcy character watching Elizabeth urinate in the woods,, and admiring her thighs! Ugh!!
Well written and well edited, but....no.
July 13, 2020
Avid Reader
This was a quick read as Elizabeth and Jane have a Hansel and Gretel beginning because Mr. Bennet allows his second wife to convince him to leave them in the woods to starve. Darcy is an enchanted Dragon who saved Jane and Elizabeth from Lady Catherine, a witch, and Mr. Collins, a lizard. Because his disloyalty, Darcy turns Wickham into a duckling. Elizabeth develops magic using her tears. Jane married Sir Charles Bingley and Darcy married Elizabeth in a double ceremony.
This was a quick read as Elizabeth and Jane have a Hansel and Gretel beginning because Mr. Bennet allows his second wife to convince him to leave them in the woods to starve. Darcy is an enchanted Dragon who saved Jane and Elizabeth from Lady Catherine, a witch, and Mr. Collins, a lizard. Because his disloyalty, Darcy turns Wickham into a duckling. Elizabeth develops magic using her tears. Jane married Sir Charles Bingley and Darcy married Elizabeth in a double ceremony.
February 1, 2022
A fantastical mixture of Hansel and Gretel and Beauty and the beast, this is an enjoyable story. Lady Catherine, Collins, Wickham, Darcy and especially Gardiner(a good pun) are cast in roles that suit them perfectly. If you like fairy tales and Pride and Prejudice this will be perfect for you.
July 16, 2022
Another great story by Julie Cooper. I’ll read anything she writes except any more vampire novels.
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December 17, 2021Free today/tomorrow
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March 21, 2022In this Pride and Prejudice variation the story contains only the two eldest Bennet daughters. Which really didn't tempt me to even start the story.
December 1, 2020
I got whiplash from this book!
I really wanted to like this story but the author crammed every single folktale she knew into this single novel. 🙄
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The girls are abandoned by their "loving" father's wicked wife (Cinderella) in the woods but Elizabeth leaves a trail of shiny rocks to get back(hansel and gretel) that they don't actually use. The witch they come apon has cursed rosebushes that are actually stolen girls. Darcy is a cursed, peeping-tom (spying on her while she relieves herself in the woods) dragon beast (beauty and the beast) with loyal servants that refuse to let Elizabeth do anything but paint random stuff (wierd). The ponds "duckling " is Whickum (not sure if that's for the ugly duckling or swan prince?) Their enemies-to- lovers is so fast she goes from hating him to sitting in his lap and asking about his abilities to have sex with a humans in a single setting. And that's only the first half of the story! My head was reeling trying to keep up with all the mishmash of folktales. There was so much for this author to work with I really wanted to like this. The idea of Pride and prejudice meets Beauty and the beast is awesome. Very disappointing, confusing and lots of rambling.
I really wanted to like this story but the author crammed every single folktale she knew into this single novel. 🙄
Spoilers included below
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The girls are abandoned by their "loving" father's wicked wife (Cinderella) in the woods but Elizabeth leaves a trail of shiny rocks to get back(hansel and gretel) that they don't actually use. The witch they come apon has cursed rosebushes that are actually stolen girls. Darcy is a cursed, peeping-tom (spying on her while she relieves herself in the woods) dragon beast (beauty and the beast) with loyal servants that refuse to let Elizabeth do anything but paint random stuff (wierd). The ponds "duckling " is Whickum (not sure if that's for the ugly duckling or swan prince?) Their enemies-to- lovers is so fast she goes from hating him to sitting in his lap and asking about his abilities to have sex with a humans in a single setting. And that's only the first half of the story! My head was reeling trying to keep up with all the mishmash of folktales. There was so much for this author to work with I really wanted to like this. The idea of Pride and prejudice meets Beauty and the beast is awesome. Very disappointing, confusing and lots of rambling.
December 17, 2021
Truly Fun!
5 stars is easy to gift To a Pride and Prejudice variation That's successfully emergency Beauty and the Beast, Pride and Prejudice, Hansel and Gretel, With hints of Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. This sweet fairy tale Is fast paced, and truly enjoyable. I highly recommended For children of all ages From 2 to a 1002!
5 stars is easy to gift To a Pride and Prejudice variation That's successfully emergency Beauty and the Beast, Pride and Prejudice, Hansel and Gretel, With hints of Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. This sweet fairy tale Is fast paced, and truly enjoyable. I highly recommended For children of all ages From 2 to a 1002!
March 6, 2025
A hidden gem in story re-tellings!
This is my first Julie Cooper novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Despite being short it was packed with enough detail and excitement to keep me engaged until the last page. I love the familiar details from Pride & Prejudice mixed with fantasy themes!
This is my first Julie Cooper novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Despite being short it was packed with enough detail and excitement to keep me engaged until the last page. I love the familiar details from Pride & Prejudice mixed with fantasy themes!
July 10, 2020
A one dimensional story about a girl named Elizabeth and a little about a dragon and a witch. I had the impression that the other characters were dragged into it just for the purpose of making it a Pride and Prejudice variation. They hardly play a role in the story.
July 27, 2020
Simply Baffled
I awarded a 3 star to appease my vanity. Otherwise, I am at a loss to explain why I read this work. I will own my deficiency and accept that I am my own worse enemy (I’ve vainly forfeited Precious tone I’ll never recover). Read and join my Club for the Absurd.
I awarded a 3 star to appease my vanity. Otherwise, I am at a loss to explain why I read this work. I will own my deficiency and accept that I am my own worse enemy (I’ve vainly forfeited Precious tone I’ll never recover). Read and join my Club for the Absurd.
February 14, 2022
Elizabeth and Jane have been abandoned in the forest during a famine and they end up finding the witch of Rosings Park. There are enchanted acorns, dragon-man-beasts, ladies in a coma, magical rose bushes and talking ducklings in this mishmash of fairytales. A fun and creative adventure.
July 10, 2020
Magical
A truly marvelous and magical fairytale of a variation inspired by Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Julie Cooper. I really enjoyed it.
A truly marvelous and magical fairytale of a variation inspired by Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice by Julie Cooper. I really enjoyed it.
July 12, 2020
Bewitched
Dragon kisses.... I don't recall enjoying fairy tales and fables quite this much before! I'm looking forward to the next from this author.
Dragon kisses.... I don't recall enjoying fairy tales and fables quite this much before! I'm looking forward to the next from this author.
July 13, 2020
I enjoyed this fairytale version of P&P. It was clever and well written with all the elements of a good fairytale including the Happily Ever After!
September 29, 2020
A lovely short story
Where Pride and Prejudice meets the fairy tale a lovely short story appears. I enjoyed the mashup of different fairy tales and my favorite couple.
Where Pride and Prejudice meets the fairy tale a lovely short story appears. I enjoyed the mashup of different fairy tales and my favorite couple.
October 11, 2023
A lovely brief read of enchantment, an evil witch, a duplicitous duckling, the power of love, the braking of spells, and a Darcy family Happy Ending.
February 8, 2025
Lost & Found
A wonderful P&P fairy tale. Short and sweet, based like Hansel And Gretel fairy tale. Nice twist with Darcy and Bingley and roses.
Totally enjoyed!
A wonderful P&P fairy tale. Short and sweet, based like Hansel And Gretel fairy tale. Nice twist with Darcy and Bingley and roses.
Totally enjoyed!
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