Servant of the Blood
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- Author：K.N. Banet
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Summary
I grew up with them， the creatures of the night， the blood suckers， the monsters。
The vampires。
I knew vampires before I could walk， not that I knew what they really were。 Just that they weren’t really like me。 I was human， just like my parents， and when I turned eighteen， I decided to work for the vampires after college， too。 We had worked for their nest for over five generations and I wanted to continued that tradition。
But then， the master of the nest died。 He’d practically raised me， my mother， my father， and everyone before us。 He had looked at humans working for the nest as part of the nest。 We were members of the family， even though we weren’t immortal or drank blood。 He kept tight control and accidents were so rare I had never seen one happen。
The new master of the nest is not so kind or good at the job。
We need help。 I need help。 The new master is letting the vampires get out of control。 Bodies are starting to pile up and even the other staff is at risk。
I’m Everly Abbott and I need a solution to this before more people get killed。
But the solution might be more dangerous than the problem。
The vampires。
I knew vampires before I could walk， not that I knew what they really were。 Just that they weren’t really like me。 I was human， just like my parents， and when I turned eighteen， I decided to work for the vampires after college， too。 We had worked for their nest for over five generations and I wanted to continued that tradition。
But then， the master of the nest died。 He’d practically raised me， my mother， my father， and everyone before us。 He had looked at humans working for the nest as part of the nest。 We were members of the family， even though we weren’t immortal or drank blood。 He kept tight control and accidents were so rare I had never seen one happen。
The new master of the nest is not so kind or good at the job。
We need help。 I need help。 The new master is letting the vampires get out of control。 Bodies are starting to pile up and even the other staff is at risk。
I’m Everly Abbott and I need a solution to this before more people get killed。
But the solution might be more dangerous than the problem。
Reviews
Lydia Cost
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Another Five Star Review For Kristen BanetAs if I would ever not love a new release from Banet。 I was counting down the days for this release。 Vampires can be redundant in the sci-fi/fantasy world， so I was absolutely intrigued where this plot would lead us in the Tribunal World。 From the past Tribunal world books， we’ve only ever gotten a negative perception of vampires （minus a few tiny exceptions）， so to be brought into Everly’s world was awesome。 We get to meet Alexius the Hunter throughout Another Five Star Review For Kristen BanetAs if I would ever not love a new release from Banet。 I was counting down the days for this release。 Vampires can be redundant in the sci-fi/fantasy world， so I was absolutely intrigued where this plot would lead us in the Tribunal World。 From the past Tribunal world books， we’ve only ever gotten a negative perception of vampires （minus a few tiny exceptions）， so to be brought into Everly’s world was awesome。 We get to meet Alexius the Hunter throughout Everly’s ordeal within the nest she has worked for/been associated with for most of her life。After the last chapter of this book， the possibilities in the next installment are ever-exciting！ I’m so excited for March to get here， so I can get more of Everly and Alexius。 Another stellar read with tons of potential！ I’m also excited for the prospect of 9 books in this series。 。。。more
Sherrie
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So far I've very much enjoyed all the books written by Ms。 Banet。 I was frustrated with the MC， Everly， as she annoyed me through most of the book。 Her fearfulness， although understandable， was just irritating to me as I have a hard time personally with people who allow fear to rule their life。 Overall， I enjoyed the plot and look forward to the next one to see how Everly evolves with her new status。 I really enjoyed the take on Alexius and the kind of vamp he is， so much more to explore。 The ba So far I've very much enjoyed all the books written by Ms。 Banet。 I was frustrated with the MC， Everly， as she annoyed me through most of the book。 Her fearfulness， although understandable， was just irritating to me as I have a hard time personally with people who allow fear to rule their life。 Overall， I enjoyed the plot and look forward to the next one to see how Everly evolves with her new status。 I really enjoyed the take on Alexius and the kind of vamp he is， so much more to explore。 The bad guy was BAD and stupid but still entertaining to read about。 Good start to another entertaining story within the Tribunal stories。 。。。more
Kyoko
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a lot of set up in fact the whole book is set up for the series so i didnt enjoy it as much as i expected but i love her writing and am looking forward to the next one for sure
Nicki K。
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My PNR/UF loving ass has a confession to make: I。 Hate。 Vampires。 Undead creatures that consume human blood to stay animated？ Yeah， nah， I'll pass。That being said， if Kristen Banet releases a new series， you can bet your ass I gotta read it。 And guys？ I loved this vampire centric piece of lit。 Everly did take a little time to warm up to， but by the halfway point， I was a bit （a lot） invested。 Her character development in this book alone was impressive， so obviously I gotta see where that goes。 A My PNR/UF loving ass has a confession to make: I。 Hate。 Vampires。 Undead creatures that consume human blood to stay animated？ Yeah， nah， I'll pass。That being said， if Kristen Banet releases a new series， you can bet your ass I gotta read it。 And guys？ I loved this vampire centric piece of lit。 Everly did take a little time to warm up to， but by the halfway point， I was a bit （a lot） invested。 Her character development in this book alone was impressive， so obviously I gotta see where that goes。 And， yeah， the potential love interest was pretty rad too。 *wink*Excited for book two！4/5 。。。more
Julia R
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Wonderful intro to a new series set in a favorite worldServant of the Blood is different from the other books in the Tribunal Archives world since the main character is a human working in a vampire nest instead of being supernatural herself。 There was a mystery to be solved and lots of action。 I loved it and can’t wait for the next book！
Ashley Martinez
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interesting This book was extremely interesting I did not expect it to turn out or even start out like it did and I love the concept to many vampires books are all romanced I like that this one was a little darker。 It was not at all what I expected when I pick it up pleasantly surprised
Nora London
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Vampire TaleThis is a great story in the Tribunal collection。 Fresh start with interesting characters。 It's compelling and a slightly different take on vampire lore。 one on my favorite authors， highly recommended。 Vampire TaleThis is a great story in the Tribunal collection。 Fresh start with interesting characters。 It's compelling and a slightly different take on vampire lore。 one on my favorite authors， highly recommended。 。。。more
Jozanne
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Part of the Tribunal world and what an absolute banger of a beginning！Everly is a relatable character who has complex flaws，strengths and weaknesses and I'm so looking forward to her journey。 KN Banet is such a brilliant story teller who just keeps getting better and better。 Highly recommended read。 5 stars。 Part of the Tribunal world and what an absolute banger of a beginning！Everly is a relatable character who has complex flaws，strengths and weaknesses and I'm so looking forward to her journey。 KN Banet is such a brilliant story teller who just keeps getting better and better。 Highly recommended read。 5 stars。 。。。more
~♥*Marianna*♥~
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Pretty good start！ The world building can be a little clunky and the hero over-explains a lot but this was the first book and hopefully the dialogue improves when there is less setup to do in the next book！I also I hope that there will be romance and it will go smoother than the Jacky Leon series since there won’t be that interspecies Romeo and Juliet shit stopping progress！ I’m excited！
Ashley
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I love this book。 Everly， isn’t your typical strong lead heroine at the onset of this book。 She’s a different type of strong。 She’s really intelligent and really resilient throughout the story， doing what she has to to help save those she cares about。 The villain in this story makes me feel dirty and like I need a shower。 Servant of the blood is an amazing edition to the tribunal archives！ I’m excited to read the next installment！！
Jennifer
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Great New Series！I have read all of the other tribunal books， and this one is very different。 The main character is human， but has a warrior's spirit。 I enjoyed reading how Everly stood up for others， and kept fighting for justice。 Can't wait to read the next book。 Great New Series！I have read all of the other tribunal books， and this one is very different。 The main character is human， but has a warrior's spirit。 I enjoyed reading how Everly stood up for others， and kept fighting for justice。 Can't wait to read the next book。 。。。more
Cat
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I related so hard to Everly being an anxious computer programmer myself xD。 I'm already looking forward to book two！ I related so hard to Everly being an anxious computer programmer myself xD。 I'm already looking forward to book two！ 。。。more
Taylor Humphrey
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Absolutely thrilling！！！ Love Everly！ The amount of depth that is in this book is mind blowing。 Between the character building and the world that is once again masterminded by KN Banet is truly remarkable。I love how with any of these books you can literally pick up book one for any series and not miss a thing。 The details are exquisite and no stone is left unturned。 And at the end of the book， while you sit and process the adventure you’ve just taken， you can’t help being excited to see what happ Absolutely thrilling！！！ Love Everly！ The amount of depth that is in this book is mind blowing。 Between the character building and the world that is once again masterminded by KN Banet is truly remarkable。I love how with any of these books you can literally pick up book one for any series and not miss a thing。 The details are exquisite and no stone is left unturned。 And at the end of the book， while you sit and process the adventure you’ve just taken， you can’t help being excited to see what happens next and cheer Everly on！ 。。。more
Kristy Hilton
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Jacky Leon is my absolute favourite series by this author。 Everly is no Jackie。 She’s a weak human who is good with computers。 There are no special powers。 Bad things happen and Everly just takes it。 She’s a survivor though。 All of the bad stuff can be hard to read。 It frustrated me a little。 I wanted her to stand up for herself and win。 Unrealistic， but it’s what I wanted。 I didn’t get what I wanted but that’s ok。 I really enjoyed the direction the story took。 Alexius is an interesting characte Jacky Leon is my absolute favourite series by this author。 Everly is no Jackie。 She’s a weak human who is good with computers。 There are no special powers。 Bad things happen and Everly just takes it。 She’s a survivor though。 All of the bad stuff can be hard to read。 It frustrated me a little。 I wanted her to stand up for herself and win。 Unrealistic， but it’s what I wanted。 I didn’t get what I wanted but that’s ok。 I really enjoyed the direction the story took。 Alexius is an interesting character。 I look forward to learning more about his past and his relationship with Jacob。 Book 2 is going to be very interesting and I can’t wait to read it。 。。。more
K。R。 Moir
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Didn't Stop Until I Finished！！！Another great start to what I'm sure will be another amazing series！ It wasn't at all what I expected， which was awesome！ Didn't Stop Until I Finished！！！Another great start to what I'm sure will be another amazing series！ It wasn't at all what I expected， which was awesome！ 。。。more
Joanne Massey
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Another wonderful series for a fantastic paranormal world！I have followed Jacky's stories closely but this new character Everly Abbott is a wonderfully thought out character。 Brave and strong just like the other strong females Banet has created。I was very happy to follow along in this first installment and have already added the second book release date to my calendar。 Can't wait to be apart of Everly's future adventures。 Another wonderful series for a fantastic paranormal world！I have followed Jacky's stories closely but this new character Everly Abbott is a wonderfully thought out character。 Brave and strong just like the other strong females Banet has created。I was very happy to follow along in this first installment and have already added the second book release date to my calendar。 Can't wait to be apart of Everly's future adventures。 。。。more
Aimee
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A new series！ Always excited for a new series for KN Banet。 This was a great intro to Everly and her story。 It's in the same universe as Kaliya and Jacky and I Love both of those so I was expecting great things from this one。 Dark Vampires。 This was a lot darker than I expected， you won’t find any Salvator Brothers here… although Stephan was a ripper and Damon is Hot AF… so I guess？ Ha。 Maybe。 We have had intros to vampires in this universe through both Jacky and Kaliya and BOTH times they didn’ A new series！ Always excited for a new series for KN Banet。 This was a great intro to Everly and her story。 It's in the same universe as Kaliya and Jacky and I Love both of those so I was expecting great things from this one。 Dark Vampires。 This was a lot darker than I expected， you won’t find any Salvator Brothers here… although Stephan was a ripper and Damon is Hot AF… so I guess？ Ha。 Maybe。 We have had intros to vampires in this universe through both Jacky and Kaliya and BOTH times they didn’t seem like fun fluffy Vamps， and true to that these were some pretty horrible vamps。Everly as a character， I didn’t love at first but she is a definite grower and I expect that through the series to come。 She was this sort of anxious stay out of the way type of person and honestly， I related to that。 I started annoyed that she wasn't more of a badass fighter but as the book went on It felt like it was exploring a different side of fighting， of surviving。 she had some extremely deep reserves of strength and as a soft person who is the opposite of a fighter that was really nice to see that side。 We cant all be badass assassins or have great social skills， it was very humanizing and I enjoyed it。 I was a bit disappointed by her friends， but maybe we will see some better friendships in the future？ this one felt like it was a definite set up to a long interesting story。 It has suspense in spades and I felt like I was right there having anxiety issues with Everly。 It got vibes of Cat and Bones from Jeaniene Frost's Nighthuntress Series。 I think anyone who enjoyed that series will love this one。 Honestly not sure if this is a romance yet but that is the element that K N Banet always includes， even if this universe is more urban fantasy。 Fingers are crossed for book two！ I am excited by the plot twists and dark mysteries that I'm sure will come with Everly。 。。。more
Laura Tucker
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This one is a peek into the Tribunal World from the eyes of an in the know Human。 Everly and the other humans who work for the vampire nest are quite happy with their position， living at the edge of the supernatural world as near family to a progressive vampire group。 When new management arrives， it craters quickly。 They're suddenly trying to survive in a world they thought they knew。 Everly has to deal with devastating situations and find the courage to save all those she can。 Can't wait for th This one is a peek into the Tribunal World from the eyes of an in the know Human。 Everly and the other humans who work for the vampire nest are quite happy with their position， living at the edge of the supernatural world as near family to a progressive vampire group。 When new management arrives， it craters quickly。 They're suddenly trying to survive in a world they thought they knew。 Everly has to deal with devastating situations and find the courage to save all those she can。 Can't wait for the next installment！ 。。。more
Liz Benningfield
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I was on the edge of my seat till the bitter end！Wow！ This is book one in Everly Abbott's series， and I knew going into this book that things were going to be dark。 I mean a human working with vampires is just asking to be either bitten or killed based on the knowledge we've been given about the vampires from the other two series in the Tribunal Archives World so far。 I was pretty sure vampires were more villainous than the other supernatural species， and boy did Kristen prove that to be true。 T I was on the edge of my seat till the bitter end！Wow！ This is book one in Everly Abbott's series， and I knew going into this book that things were going to be dark。 I mean a human working with vampires is just asking to be either bitten or killed based on the knowledge we've been given about the vampires from the other two series in the Tribunal Archives World so far。 I was pretty sure vampires were more villainous than the other supernatural species， and boy did Kristen prove that to be true。 This book is like nothing she's written so far， and I enjoyed it immensely！ I can honestly say I was completly overwhelmed with all the anxiety and fear I felt with every move Everly made through out this entire book。 And that ending！ That was insane！ I would definitely recommend reading this book along with all the other amazing books in the Tribunal Archives Universe。 I promise you won't regret it。 I voluntarily reviewed an advanced readers copy （ARC） of this book。 。。。more
Ellen Legros
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I love K。N。 Banet’s Tribunal books so much that I signed up for ARC copies because I cannot wait for publication！！ I was thrilled when I got this book the other day and I read it instead of grading essays （sorry kiddos！） I adore Jackie Leon and warmed up to Kaliya Sahni pretty quickly， so I had high hopes for the start of a new storyline and cast of characters in the Tribunal world。 I am excited to say that I was not disappointed。 First， a word of warning: this book is unrelentingly grim。 Everly I love K。N。 Banet’s Tribunal books so much that I signed up for ARC copies because I cannot wait for publication！！ I was thrilled when I got this book the other day and I read it instead of grading essays （sorry kiddos！） I adore Jackie Leon and warmed up to Kaliya Sahni pretty quickly， so I had high hopes for the start of a new storyline and cast of characters in the Tribunal world。 I am excited to say that I was not disappointed。 First， a word of warning: this book is unrelentingly grim。 Everly is a human， and her super power is that she grits her teeth and keeps going， even when life is trying to crush her beneath its ugly heel。 She is smart， resilient and incredibly brave。 I think this is why I identify with her so much more than Kaliya。 She isn’t rare or special at first glance。 She is weak， fragile and prey to the vampires。 Her superpower is that she recognizes this and still does her best to do the right thing and help others， despite her knowledge that she may not survive the process。 I find her resilience relatable; feeling overwhelmed by life this last year has shown me how much bravery it takes to wipe away the tears and refuse to give up。 Though there were some parts of the plot that were not fully explained， there were enough clues to tantalize me with hints of where the story might be going。 After getting only glimpses of the vampires in previous Tribunal books， this was a very satisfying plunge into the deep end of their stories。 I really like Everly and the cast of characters in this book， especially Alexius。 Alexius， like Everly， is not perfect， but I like the hope offered by the ending and the reminder that there is a light at the end of the tunnel。 I cannot wait to read more！！ 。。。more
Carol
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Loved this book and I have a new favorite main character in the Tribunal world！！ I was hooked right from the beginning - and there were a few parts you could guess as to what was coming but it was so exciting and well done。 I absolutely cannot wait for book 2！ *note: I received an ARC copy*
Rhiannon Chillingworth
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Banet is one of my favourite authors， and I love not only her Tribunal series， but her Redemption Saga as well。 So I was excited to read an ARC of her new series， now focusing on the vampires in the Tribunal world。These are not your sparkly vampires。 Whilst it is possible for them to be reasonably decent， they're presented as addicts to the blood and the vast majority of the vampires we see in this book are violent and depraved。Poor Everley used to work for one of the few decent vampires out the Banet is one of my favourite authors， and I love not only her Tribunal series， but her Redemption Saga as well。 So I was excited to read an ARC of her new series， now focusing on the vampires in the Tribunal world。These are not your sparkly vampires。 Whilst it is possible for them to be reasonably decent， they're presented as addicts to the blood and the vast majority of the vampires we see in this book are violent and depraved。Poor Everley used to work for one of the few decent vampires out there， but after he killed himself as new sadistic master took over the nest and she and her friends are trapped。Everley is a very different protagonist to Jackey， Kalyina or Sawyer。 She is purely human and her only real skill set involves computers and technology。 She is remarkably resilient and manages to keep going in the face of all of the horror she witnesses， but she is frightened and weak throughout the vast majority of the book。 While I completely sympathised with her， I'll be honest and say that I was getting bored mid way through with just how unrentingly awful things were for her and wanting her to be able to fight back。For me， the book took a turn for the better when Alexius turned up。 He was an I troguing character almost straight away and I loved how， despite trying to be one of the better vampires， we still saw his baser nature， too。I loved the resolution at the end and what it means for the rest of the series。 That is going to be amazing to read and Everley and Alexius have the potential to be a great slow burn。So， in summary， there are bits of this that can feel a bit of a slog to get through， simply because things are so unrelentingly grim for Everley。 However， once you read the whole book you completely understand why Banet did it the way she did。 I am so excited for the next one！ 。。。more
Heather Schles
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Woohoo what a start！ So first off I love everything KN Banet writes in this Tribunal Archives world！！ If you haven't began you should for sure pick up Oath Sworn （Jacky Leon series） and Bound （Kaliya Sahni series）， you will not be sorry。 So now Everly Abbott honestly it took me a bit to connect with her like I did Jacky and Kaliya but that's because her personality is completely opposite them， the thing is it worked for her and made me really feel for her and with her！ Banet never ceases to amaz Woohoo what a start！ So first off I love everything KN Banet writes in this Tribunal Archives world！！ If you haven't began you should for sure pick up Oath Sworn （Jacky Leon series） and Bound （Kaliya Sahni series）， you will not be sorry。 So now Everly Abbott honestly it took me a bit to connect with her like I did Jacky and Kaliya but that's because her personality is completely opposite them， the thing is it worked for her and made me really feel for her and with her！ Banet never ceases to amaze me with her character and world building absolutely brilliant as usual！ This book hits hard right off and the tension and fear just grows as you read。 When we were finally introduced to Alexius， man I was hooked and in love with this series！！ I will be patiently waiting for more in this world for sure！！ Definitely earned every 5 Star！！ 。。。more
Lumturia
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Servant of the Blood takes us on a journey into vampires’ territory of the Tribunal Archives。 Up until now we’ve only seen them through the eyes of the other species and that portrait though seemingly correct is probably a bit too one-sided。This book gives the reader unique opportunity to have a look from the inside of the vampire domain。 Unique in that it’s through the eyes of the human。 Not an ordinary one， but still not someone of supernatural kind。 Everly Abbott was born into the long line o Servant of the Blood takes us on a journey into vampires’ territory of the Tribunal Archives。 Up until now we’ve only seen them through the eyes of the other species and that portrait though seemingly correct is probably a bit too one-sided。This book gives the reader unique opportunity to have a look from the inside of the vampire domain。 Unique in that it’s through the eyes of the human。 Not an ordinary one， but still not someone of supernatural kind。 Everly Abbott was born into the long line of human servants of the certain vampire family。 While knowing some facts about her ‘employers’， the protagonist still doesn’t know that much。 Her circumstances are also kind of special， since she grew up in relatively happy environment with caring family members and doting master of the nest。 Given the opportunity of free education and promise of stable job she took it… Not knowing what future has in store for her。 Everly is young but not freshly out of college and with enough experience and knowledge to be charge of vampire mansion’s technology and computer department。 Girl’s not really a people’s person， preferring peace and quiet and a little bit more of solitude that average human to work with her favourite - the computers。 She has a few friends but all of them work for the same ‘employer’， so it’s safe to say that the isolated vampire nest just outside Portland， Maine is her whole life。 Unfortunately the everyday life in the nest was torn apart not so long ago by it’s master’s death。 And with the arrival of the new master， called Edwin， Everly and her fellow humans woke up in the completely new and very bleak reality of being vulnerable servants and potential prey。 This book is a little bit different than what we’re used to with the firsts of the other Archives series。 It’s definitely more slow-paced than for example Oath Sworn and is less about the action and more about establishing the personality of the protagonist through her everyday life in the situation that gradually gets worse and worse。 And since Everly is human with no special training in martial arts or using a gun， she’s left with her wits， resourcefulness and enough self-preservation to survive in hostile environment that her place of work has recently become。 I really， really loved the fact that while resilient and emotionally strong， Everly is not foolishly brave and is able live with the really， really difficult decisions she has to make to keep those closest to her alive。 As a fellow human being it was really hard to watch her struggle for so long and operating mainly in survival mode for most of the book。 Really， really can’t wait to see her spread her wings in others situations and how her personality is going to evolve in the incoming parts of the series。 So far I think it was the darkest and the most grim book in the entire Tribunal Archives and while I really， really liked it I hope for the overall atmosphere to become at least a little bit lighter in the further books。 All in all， very solid start to a new series in the established universe with promise of so much more to come。 ARC in exchange for the honest review。 。。。more
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