Irody Hasp is a Mortedant, a cleric tasked with reading the last thoughts of the dead—though no one thanks him for it. No Mortedant is popular, but Irody is scarcely tolerated even by the other members of his own guild, and rarely selected for anything but the lowliest of jobs.
This impoverished existence would be dismal enough—but after reading the corpse of a low-level records keeper, Irody’s troubles quickly multiply when his own apprentice is murdered, and all fingers point to him as a suspect. The only way to save his own skin is to find the real culprit himself, an investigation that quickly attracts powerful enemies with few scruples, and draws him into a plot that threatens the entire corrupt yet wondrous city he calls home.
Well now, this is exciting. A new book by RJ Barker is always a lovely, slightly odd thing. But in a delightful way. And Mortedant’s Peril (The Trials of Irody Hasp #1) is quite the most delightfully weird book.
We follow the adventures of Irody Hasp, a Mortedant. He can read the last thoughts of the deceased. But then his apprentice is murdered, he gets the blame, and has four days to identify the real culprit or face the gallows. So far, so murder mystery – who actually killed Malkin? Why do they want Irody to swing for it?
Conspiracies abound as Mortedant Hasp has to delve through the layered tiers of the city (an utterly lovely piece of worldbuilding, ruled by the goat satyr Niofa), accompanied by his new neophyte (and Malkin’s sister) Mirial and Whisper, an ‘unhuman’ Oster sea person tasked with guarding him until his execution day.
It’s a beautiful, strange world that RJ Barker has created, and I’ve been savouring it over the past couple of weeks rather than doing my usual of just inhaling the book in a couple of sittings. Some books just want you to take your time with them, to soak in the atmosphere, to feel the cobbles on the streets and listen to the shouts of the low-tier folk as they go about their day, pausing to see the harried Irody Hasp rush past, black Mortedant robes billowing behind him as he struggles to save himself from the hangman’s noose.
I loved every bit of it. If you’ve read any of RJ’s books before, you’ll no doubt already have this on your lists. If not, get your favourite pencil out and write down the words “MORTEDANT’S PERIL – BUY A COPY IN MAY” in your very best handwriting, and stick it to your fridge.
Hugely recommended. All the stars.
Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker is published by Tor Books in May 2026. Huge thanks to the publisher for an ebook copy of the book to review.
Edenscar, a town in the Peak District, has more than most. 17 years ago, its inhabitants were hit by tragedy when a school bus veered off the road and everyone on board drowned. Everyone, that is, except Joseph Ashe. His miraculous survival has haunted him and the town ever since.
Now a Detective Sergeant in the local police, Joe is called to the scene of a brutal and apparently inexplicable crime. The whole town is spooked, but Joe’s new boss, DI Laurie Bower, more used to inner-city police work, has no time for superstition. She just wants to find the very real killer who has left no trace and apparently had no motive.
Joining forces, Joe and Laurie work to uncover the secrets of Edenscar, both past and present.
But when you dig up the dead, expect to get your hands dirty…
Well now, that was a bit good. If you’re looking for a great murder mystery which is a bit different, then The Drowning Place should be very high on your list.
Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I read a lot of books. And a lot of crime books. And there’s a point where sometimes they can start to feel a little samey. This is very much not the case here – it has a refreshingly different twist with DS Joseph Ashe, who was involved in a tragic accident on a school trip where he lost his best friend Sammi and is literally haunted by the events of that day. A miracle, say some. Others are less convinced…
I loved the setting, the village of Edenscar is very much a character itself, eerie and surrounded by the moors and woodlands of the Peak District. It’s broody and slightly oppressive, with some fantastic inhabitants, all with their own secrets.
Throw in DI Laurie Bower from the bright lights of Salford, a smart, no-nonsense sort of copper who is tasked with investigating the brutal murders. Joe and Laurie are quite the pair!
It’ll keep you up late reading, just make sure the lights are on and the doors are firmly locked. Edenscar is out there, lurking in the dark.
And it’s the start of a new series! I can’t wait to see what other cases our detectives have to investigate. Hugely recommended.
The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary is published by Harvill and is out now in hardback. Many thanks to the publisher for an advance copy for review. Opinions remain my own.
A waiter’s job is to deceive you. They want you to believe in a luxurious calm because on the other side of that door . . . is hell. Edward Chisholm’s spellbinding memoir of his time as a Parisian waiter takes you beneath the surface of one of the most iconic cities in the world—and right into its glorious underbelly. He inhabits a world of inhuman hours, snatched sleep and dive bars; scraping by on coffee, bread and cigarettes, often under sadistic managers, with a wage so low you’re fighting your colleagues for tips. Your colleagues—including thieves, narcissists, ex-soldiers, immigrants, wannabe actors, and drug dealers—are the closest thing to family that you’ve got. It’s physically demanding, frequently humiliating and incredibly competitive. But it doesn’t matter because you’re in Paris, the center of the universe, and there’s nowhere else you’d rather be in the world.
Let’s start with a confession. Edward Chisholm’s A Waiter in Paris had been on my NetGalley TBR pile for so long that I couldn’t find it on my kindle. I’m a terrible bookblogger!
Then I was in Harrogate with my daughter for a day out recently and spotted it on the shelf so bought a copy. Amends would be made.
This is fascinating stuff. We follow Edward, known as l’Anglais by his coworkers, from his lowly start as a runner (lower than a waiter) in a Parisian bistro. The tales of scrounging coffees from the Tamils who run the pass – the interface between the kitchens (terrifying, you do not go there as a waiter, ever), run-ins with the director, badly fitting suits, scrounging euros from the actual waiters (usually with little to no success), living in cramped bedbug-ridden accomodation through to finally becoming accepted by his colleagues (mostly) are deftly told.
The writing is crisp, often amusing, and a love of Paris shines through.
I loved it.
A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm is published by Monoray and is out in paperback now.
A road trip across America with her teenage daughter was meant to be much-needed bonding time for Simone before Lucy leaves home for university.
But on the first night of their stay, in a cabin deep in the Texan desert, Simone wakes to find Lucy missing and a mobile phone in her place. The phone rings and the voice on the other end issues instructions: Don’t tell the police. Come to this location. Be prepared to do a deal…
There is nothing Simone wouldn’t do to save her daughter. Hide the truth. Commit a terrible crime. Become a wanted woman.
But this is no ordinary kidnap and ransom. Getting Lucy back is just the beginning.
Blimey, what a premise! Your daughter goes missing, what will you do to get her back? Is there anything you wouldn’t do?
Superb, high-tension, fast-paced thriller with more twists and turns than a curly wurly (google it, kids). Everything you’d expect from a Gillian McAllister book, in short.
Loved it, and raced through the book almost as quickly as Simone raced to get her daughter back. Tense, gripping, and super atmospheric, you can almost feel the Texas heat and the dust getting under your fingernails.
Hard to say too much without spoilers. If you’ve read any of Gillian McAllister’s books before, this will be an auto-buy anyway. If you haven’t, you’re in for a treat. Just brace yourself…
Highly recommended.
Caller Unknown by Gillian McAllister is published by Michael Joseph and is out now. Many thanks to the publisher for an advance ebook copy of the book for review. Opinions remain my own.
Three months ago, a bunch of twelve-year-olds saved the world.
Now they’re stuck investigating a talking hamster.
After everything they’ve been through, they expected grander mysteries, higher stakes, something legendary. Instead, they’re bored, restless and growing apart … until someone breaks into the British Museum.
An ancient artifact has been stolen, and they’re framed for the crime. With the police closing in, their only way out is to uncover the truth themselves.
But the more they dig, the stranger it gets.
They learn that the heist, the hamster and an old comic about a vanished group of adventurers are all connected. And the deeper they go, the more they realise this may be all their fault.
Recently I found myself wondering if there would be a follow-up to Barry Nugent’s excellent Trail of the Cursed Cobras. And lo! An email popped into my inbox asking if I’d like to read the sequel!
Of course I said yes, immediately. I absolutely loved the first book, which I described as “an absolute blast, and one of the most fun, enjoyable books I’ve read in a long time.”
Fear not, dear reader, book 2 is also fabulous! There’s still that feeling of a mixture of Grange Hill (showing my age there), the X-Files, and with a dash of Indiana Jones thrown into the pot. Along with the enigmatic shopkeeper Mr Carnaby who knows a little too much about magical shenanigans.
Oh, and there’s a talking hamster, who might just be rather more than it seems.
Ada, Bobby, DJ, Nikki and Tony are back in action after saving the day in book 1. They’re older. A little. Wiser? Maybe. Ready for action? Absolutely!
Another grand adventure kicks off with a visit to the British Museum, where an ancient artefact is stolen and naturally, they get the blame. Throw in a bit of inter-school conflict (didn’t everyone’s high school have an enemy school? I know mine did!), some missing adventurers and we’re in for a rollicking good time.
The book is aimed at a middle-grade audience, with our heroes being about 12. However, I am very much not twelve (sense of humour notwithstanding), but as a fifty-something bookblogger (my blog is older than the gang!) I absolutely loved it.
Better characters and plot than some ‘grown-up’ books, for sure, and they’re a great, diverse bunch of kids, with real issues and problems which aren’t always neatly solved (just like in real life). There’s also a real sense of peril and some proper character growth.
Superb. As you can probably tell, I properly loved this one. Book 3 cannot come quickly enough. We want more!
Huge thanks to Barry for sending me an ebook copy of Mystery of the Midnight Cartographers for review!
@PeelhousePress is a brand new hybrid fantasy publisher, and the launch title is The Path and The Way – Book 1 in the #Ringlander series. It’s planned as a trilogy (with accompanying novellas) by Michael S. Jackson with @thebrokennbinding, production by @blackcrow_pr
Artwork by @rickyhoconcepts @tallshepherd @jadillustrated Jonathan McEnroe @jennyhunterarts
ABOUT THE BOOK
Set in an original universe, The Path and The Way kicks off the series with a fast-paced journey of games, grit and magic set in a world of tearing realities that evokes the dark, atmospheric tension of The Witcher, and blends the visceral grit of John Gwynne with the lyrical world-building of Patrick Rothfuss. It follows one woman’s struggle to choose between her blood and her destiny, and explores common themes found in the genre such as the search for self, found family, and the exploration of power and magic, with mythical creatures aplenty.
Hello my little book loving chums! We’ve made it to April (well done) so it’s time to look back over the books of March.
Not as many books read as in previous months, but it’s quality over quantity, innit?
Kicking things off with an advance copy of David Goodman’s Solitary Agents, which I reviewed here.
It’s really really good. Properly tense, fantastic characters, some absolutely superb action and a growing sense of dread that Jamie (who we met in book 1, A Reluctant Spy), whilst now trained up, is rapidly heading out of his depth, and the sharks are sensing blood and starting to circle.
I loved the first book a lot. And the second is even better. If you like spy thrillers, or just thrillers, or just damn good adventure stories, David Goodman needs to be firmly on your lists. This one is out in June from Headline – thanks to the publisher for an advance ebook copy!
A bit of a change of pace (hah!) for book two of the month. Jamie Doward’s And So I Run (from the lovely folk at Vertebrate Publishing).
I really enjoyed this. It’s about Jamie and how he uses running to get away from things. It’s in part funny, wise, moving, though with some very dark chapters.
I loved this line:
I was trashing my thirties with the demented determination of a bus shelter vandal.
Great book, highly recommended.
Sticking with the non-fiction theme, Edward Chisholm’s A Waiter in Paris had been on my NetGalley TBR pile for so long that I couldn’t find it on my kindle. I was in Harrogate with my daughter for a day out and spotted it on the shelf so bought a copy.
This is the story of how the author finds himself in Paris, left by his girlfriend and seeking a job. He finds employment at a restaurant as a runner, lower on the scale than a waiter, the job to which he aspires.
This is fascinating stuff – from his lowly start, scrounging coffees from the Tamils, run-ins with the director, badly fitting suits, cramped bedbug ridden accomodation through to becoming accepted by his colleagues (mostly). I loved it.
Last book of the month was a proof I’d picked up in Harrogate last year: A Murder At World’s End, by Ross Montgomery.
Unforgiveably, it had been sat in a pile on a table by the sofa for a while. I picked it up one Sunday and thought I’d read a bit. And a bit I did read. All of it, in fact. Gloriously entertaining, it’s like Downton Abbey crossed with Christie. A stately house cut off from the mainland by a storm. A young man turns up to be one of the staff. A devious locked-room impossible murder. And imagine Violet Crawley but with a LOT more swearing.
Huge fun, highly recommended. Don’t leave it as long as I did! Very much hoping for a sequel.
Currently reading
As it was a short month for reading, I thought I’d tell you what I’m currently working my way through.
Starting with RJ Barker’s Mortedant’s Peril (out in May from Tor, thanks for the ebook review copy!)
RJ writes some delightfully odd books, and this one is no exception.
admit it. And not that anyone actually likes the Mortedants, or Irody in particular. Nonetheless, Elbay is a city of tradition, and tradition calls for Mortedants to attend a death.
But when Irody reads the corpse of a low-level record-keeper, he’s dragged into a conspiracy that will see someone close to him murdered and Irody framed for the crime, the eyes of the city’s guilds, nobles and villains all fixed on him. With only days to prove his innocence before he is executed, Irody is forced to work with unlikely and unwanted allies: a street urchin and a hulking, inhuman mercenary from the sea people’s city of Oknusoka.
With danger and death lurking around every corner, and trust a luxury, Irody is running out of time. He must save himself and his friends, as well as Elbay – the magnificent, terrifying, complicated city that he loves. Or darkness will fall on them all.
Also reading and loving The Bone Door by Frances White (also out in May, thanks to Michael Joseph for the ebook review copy)
Hop peered into the darkness, and it peered back
I love this book so much already!
What lies beyond The Bone Door?
When Hop awakens in an ancient labyrinth, he has no memory of his life before, or how he got here. He does not recognise the mysterious girl trapped with him.
And he certainly cannot identify the shadowy figure stalking him, whispering terrible things . . .
But there is one thing he is certain of.
He must escape.
The only way out of the labyrinth is through The Bone Door. But it lies behind a series of other locked doors hidden across an array of strange realms. To open the way, Hop must complete impossible tasks before his time runs out.
As Hop travels deeper, he discovers that he and his companions may be more connected to the place and its horrors than he could ever imagine.
Unless Hop is able to unravel the true mystery of the labyrinth, including his own role within it, the Bone Door and any hope of escape will be lost forever.
Finally (for now), I picked up a copy of Run Forever, by Damian Hall (also from the lovely folk at Vertebrate). As an ‘older’ runner (hmm), it looks really interesting.
‘We don’t stop running because we get old. We get old because we stop running.’
Is it inevitable that our running performance slides as we get into our forties and beyond? Or are there things we can do to slow or even pause the decline, master our midlife and use experience as a superpower and become an ageless ace?
In Run Forever, record-breaking GB ultrarunner Damian Hall, fifty, examines the reasons why our strength and speed might deteriorate, yet how it isn’t certain if we choose to do something about it. In running, like other sports, there have been phenomenal performances from masters athletes, and while ageing is unavoidable, how we age isn’t. Becoming an ageless ace has potentially extraordinary healthspan and longevity benefits away from running.
Featuring chapters on speed, strength, mindset, sleep and nutrition, Hall draws on the knowledge of experts and shares the stories of other runners – including five-time Olympian and European 10,000 metres champion Jo Pavey, and record-breaking ultrarunner Nicky Spinks – to provide advice for how we can keep running strong and enjoying it for as long as possible. World-renowned sports dietician, author and ultrarunner Renee McGregor explains how ageing affects female runners, especially around perimenopause and menopause, and leading strength and conditioning coach Pete Stables provides knowledge and exercises for the masters athlete.
Right, that’s my recap of March! Have you read any of these? Any catch your eye?
As ever, I’d love to know what you’ve been reading lately.
In a brand new country, ruled by the most famous of its citizens, visibility is all that matters. But if Tamsin doesn’t act quickly, neither she nor her best friend Charlotte will ever be seen again.
Tamsin, a reclusive engineer, is the only viewer who can see where Charlotte’s ‘hot new reality show’ is heading – the finale will be the end of her.
To get near the film set, Tamsin’s only option is to put her shyness aside and build herself a sensational backstory, a springboard of lies that will propel her all the way to the infamous People’s Republic of Love.
But she does not understand how this country works, with its intoxicating blend of power and popularity. The Republic will give you everything you’ve ever wanted… if you hand over your whole self in return.
Now I’ve been a fan of Heather Child’s books for a long time. I loved Everything About You, and The Undoing of Arlo Knott. So it was with no small amount of excitement that I saw that she had a new book coming out, and having squeaked excitedly about it, was offered an ebook to review by the publisher.
Naturally I jumped at the chance to get my grubby bookblogger paws on a copy of the intriguingly-titled The People’s Republic of Love.
In this hyper-connected world of ‘influencers’ (gah, I hate that term), what would happen if they all took off and set up their own country on a tropical island (where else?), where entry requirements included follower count or reach?
Charlotte is invited to take part in a reality show – think of a combination of Big Brother, with devious tasks thrown in. People play to win, but the challenges are getting oddly personal to Charlotte, and old fears seem to play an increasingly large part. Charlotte’s friend Tamsin is watching, but can see that her friend is struggling, so has to engineer a way into The People’s Republic of Love to try and save her. Who is tormenting Charlotte, and why? And what can Tamsin do about it?
It’s a chilling view into a world that’s all too close to what we see now, where influencers vie for views, and some will do anything to get them. It’s also an indictment of greed and a cracking page-turner of a thriller. Loved it.
The People’s Republic of Love by Heather Child is published by SRL Publishing in March 2026. Many thanks to the publisher for the ebook copy for review.
Jamie Tulloch and Sam Li never intended to be spies. Jamie, a former exec at a tech company, found himself caught up in a mission and discovered a taste for the secret world while Sam, a burnt-out corporate lawyer, was unexpectedly talent spotted by MI5. When both are plunged into covert training, they find themselves pitted against each other for their final evaluation – Exercise Red Poacher.
Every year, MI6 trainees must evade capture, infiltrate sensitive sites and report back with the right intel, while their peers at MI5 try to stop them. But things take a sinister turn when they witness the apparent murder of one of their fellow recruits. Is it all part of the exercise? Or is someone trying to weaponise this game of spies into something far more deadly?
I absolutely loved David Goodman’s first book, the superb A Reluctant Spy (one of my books of the year for 2024 and winner of the Old Peculier McDermid Debut Award and the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize), about which I said:
Properly good spy novel to keep you up at night reading just one more chapter. Edge-of-your-seat action, and a cracking plot. Goodman is one to watch.
Well friends, watch him I did (and met him at Harrogate last summer, and at Stockport Noir in January), and he’s back with the sequel, Solitary Agents, a short review of which, might read something like
Another properly good spy novel to keep you up at night reading just one more chapter. Edge-of-your-seat action, and a cracking plot. Goodman is still one to watch.
OK, fine.
Following on from the (mis)adventures of everyone’s favourite not-quite spy Jamie Tulloch, we find him here having signed up to do the job properly. Naturally, things start going awry fairly quickly, and Jamie finds himself on the run from MI5. What follows is a properly good spy novel…
Look, it is! It’s really really good. Properly tense, fantastic characters, some absolutely superb action and a growing sense of dread that Jamie, whilst now trained up, is rapidly heading out of his depth, and the sharks are sensing blood and starting to circle.
I loved the first book a lot. And the second is even better. If you like spy thrillers, or just thrillers, or just damn good adventure stories, David Goodman needs to be firmly on your lists.
Highly recommended. Get yourself a copy of The Reluctant Spy now (out in paperback from your friendly local indie bookshop, bookshop.org) and catch up with Jamie’s adventures before Solitary Agents hits the shelves in June.
Thank me later.
Solitary Agents by David Goodman is published by Headline in June 2026. Many thanks to the publisher for the advance copy of David Goodman’s book for review.
Hello my little book loving chums! We made it through February and onto some hopefully warmer and sunnier days.
Eight books read this month, which is pretty good by my standards. However, we mustn’t get held up about numbers – any books read is a good amount!
Ready? Let’s go.
I started the month with The Death of Us by Abigail Dean, who I saw at the fabulous Stockport Noir in January. There was one copy left at the on-site bookshop, so I snapped it up and got it signed.
I’d heard a lot of good things about this book from Adam Simcox and Louise Beech, amongst others. They were not wrong. It’s a tough read and doesn’t really hold back at all. It’s the story of Edward and Isabel, and how their world changed when a serial killer entered their home. The aftermath is just crushing. Beautifully written, this will live with you for a long, long time.
Speaking of Louise Beech, she was kind enough to send me an advance ebook of Wonderful, which is out in June.
It’s the story about what might have happened if Marilyn Monroe didn’t die in August 1962. And how her story links to Flora, a working class woman from Hull, a million miles away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. And how a visitor to both of them changed both their lives. Does exactly what it says on the tin – a wonderful story which might just have brought a tear to my eye. I’m denying everything.
Another book I picked up in Harrogate last summer is a proof copy of Ilona Bannister’s Five, which is out in May from Juniper.
Loved this one – In five minutes time, one of five people at a train station will die. But which of the five, and why? The book follows the lives of the five passengers in the runup to the 7:06 train to London Victoria.
It’s cleverly plotted and keeps you wondering who isn’t going to make it. Refreshingly different!
Next up is the audiobook of the second in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. Carl’s Doomsday Scenario follows the ongoing adventures of everyone’s favourite boxer-short wearing dungeon crawler and the true star, Princess Donut.
This series is growing on me. The narrator is absolutely brilliant, and I’m intrigued to see what it would be like to read a physical copy, but I’m going to press on with the audio for now. It’s got past the huge amount of infodumping that took up a lot of the first half of book 1, and the story is definitely going places, but there’s still an awful lot to keep track of as Carl and Donut navigate the world dungeon.
Also on audio I finally finished Terry Pratchett’s Small Gods, narrated by the fabulous Andy Serkis.
I must admit that I’ve been listening to this on and off (mainly off due to the DCC series) for absolutely ages, so it’s been a bit tricky to keep track of what’s going on. Serkis is a brilliant narrator, and I might have enjoyed it more had I gone through it as the only thing I was listening to. Bits towards the end of the book don’t really track in audio – there’s a section where Om is talking to Brutha and in the book it’s split up in to numbered lines like in the bible, but in audio it’s just the narrator seemingly randomly throwing in numbers. Not one of my favourite Pratchetts.
I was VERY excited to get my hands on a copy of Tariq Ashkanani’s upcoming book The Hollow Boys. Out in May from Viper (thanks!).
I adored The Midnight King, and had heard many good things about this. Reader, I was not disappointed, and you will absolutely love it. Be warned though, it’s dark. SO dark. Danny and Will go missing. Then one day, months after they’re assumed drowned, Danny comes back. Except Danny insists that he’s not Danny, he’s Will…
Stunning. So good that I started my fledgling Instagram Reels career with an unboxing (un-enveloping?) and a short read.
Then I read Will Dean’s Adrift, which I’ve had my eye on for months. I’ve seen fellow bloggers with their proof copies and felt a pang of envy. Which is daft, as I’m fortunate enough to get other books! Anyway, I was at the fabulous Forum Books in Corbridge and bought myself a copy.
Regular readers of this blog will know that I’m a huge fan of Will Dean’s books. His Tuva Moodyson series is fantastic, and it’s interesting to see him branch out into standalones. The last one I read was The Chamber, which was a claustrophobic locked room mystery, and here it’s not quite a locked boat story, but it’s not far off. Peggy and her son Samson live with Drew, husband, father and one of the most awful, unlikeable characters I’ve read for a long time. This book is SO tense in places, with tiny chinks of light giving us glimpses of hope only for it to crash back into darkness. You absolutely ache for Peggy and Samson to get away, from Drew, from the boat, from the relentless gaslighting and abuse.
Will Dean on fine form, as always.
I thought that Adrift would mark the last book of February, but I found myself with some free time on Saturday 28th so I settled down with A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford.
I read it in a couple of sittings, pausing only to top up my tea and get some more biscuits. It’s the story of twelve year-old Janey, a young girl who comes across a horrific murder scene while walking her dog (the fabulously-named Sid Vicious). It reminded me a lot of Jennie Godfrey’s The List of Suspicious Things (if you haven’t read that, then you absolutely must), but far, far darker. Set in Glasgow in 1979, it captures the era perfectly. I adored Janey and her nana Maggie, two brilliant characters. It’s hard to believe this is a debut, it’s so confident and bold, and despite what I said about TLOST, quite unique.
I absolutely loved it.
Well, February was a brilliant month for books! Any there catch your eye? Any going on your TBR pile, or list for when you go book shopping next? As ever, I’d love to hear what you’ve been reading.
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