Photo Finished
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Christin Brecher
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Summary
With biting wit， a young lens， and satisfying sleuthing， the first in Christin Brecher’s brand new "A Snapshot of NYC" cozy mystery series introduces aspiring photographer Liv Spyer as she juggles rent on her postage stamp-sized Manhattan apartment; works part-time at her grandparents' key shop; dates a guy who just might be FBI; posts for her thousands of Instagram fans; and solves the odd murder。
While some people escape into books or music， Liv escapes through her camera’s lens， which inspires her to jump into things she might otherwise have no business tackling—like moving to New York City。 Hustling to make her dreams come true as a portrait photographer， she runs a pocket-sized studio below her grandparents’ West Village brownstone and a key shop。 She's down to the end of her savings as the holidays approach， but everything changes in a flash when elite events photographer， Regina Montague， invites Liv to shoot with her at New York City’s most exclusive socialite event of the year—the Holiday Debutante Ball。
Liv jumps at the opportunity， convinced that a job with Regina will launch her career。 But when her fabulous new gig ends with the murder of billionaire Charlie Archibald， and Regina framed for murder， her dream job may never develop。 Now， between cracking the world of high society—and the attentions of a handsome stranger—Liv must hustle once again to expose the true killer。。。 before she gets cropped from the picture。
While some people escape into books or music， Liv escapes through her camera’s lens， which inspires her to jump into things she might otherwise have no business tackling—like moving to New York City。 Hustling to make her dreams come true as a portrait photographer， she runs a pocket-sized studio below her grandparents’ West Village brownstone and a key shop。 She's down to the end of her savings as the holidays approach， but everything changes in a flash when elite events photographer， Regina Montague， invites Liv to shoot with her at New York City’s most exclusive socialite event of the year—the Holiday Debutante Ball。
Liv jumps at the opportunity， convinced that a job with Regina will launch her career。 But when her fabulous new gig ends with the murder of billionaire Charlie Archibald， and Regina framed for murder， her dream job may never develop。 Now， between cracking the world of high society—and the attentions of a handsome stranger—Liv must hustle once again to expose the true killer。。。 before she gets cropped from the picture。
Reviews
Nicholas Jacobs
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If you want a light hearted fun read this is your book。 It’s got great ambience and the story is easy to follow。 Pick this book up now！
Teresa
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A fun fast cozy mystery set in New York！ Yes yes yes！ I loved Liv Spyers attitude and go get’em gumption！ The mystery moved quickly along。The small romance between Liv and Harry was great…with a twist as any good cozy mystery should have！ I enjoyed this and would love to continue with this new series！4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️stars
Julie
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Loved this & I'm looking forward to more in the series Loved this & I'm looking forward to more in the series 。。。more
Rosemary B
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Photo Finished is the first in a series by Christin Brecher。 Liv Spyers is a photographer in New York City。 She is asked to take photos at a debutante ball where billionaire Charlie Archibald is murdered。 Regina Montague， who gave Liv the job， is accused of the murder。 The photos Liv takes help her find the murderer。 I especially enjoyed the character of Liv - clever， kind， especially the way she looks after her grandparents。 I am really looking forward to the next book in this wonderful series。
Brandy {The Review Booth}
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Like a photographer version of Devil Wears Prada + cozy mystery。 There’s just something about cozy mysteries- I am so glad I decided to pick this up。 It’s been quite a while since I’ve read a cozy mystery and there’s just something about them – for me they’re like a breath of fresh air。I enjoyed Liv’s character – her life felt real。 I loved her family background and it did wonders to cement her as a realistic person to me。 Seeing how she filtered through the pictures with a photographer’s eye wa Like a photographer version of Devil Wears Prada + cozy mystery。 There’s just something about cozy mysteries- I am so glad I decided to pick this up。 It’s been quite a while since I’ve read a cozy mystery and there’s just something about them – for me they’re like a breath of fresh air。I enjoyed Liv’s character – her life felt real。 I loved her family background and it did wonders to cement her as a realistic person to me。 Seeing how she filtered through the pictures with a photographer’s eye was interesting- it is funny how often people forget how much you say without words。 However， making such a good gumshoe right out of the gate and having such luck was a little bit of a stretch for me。 Photo Finished takes place during the holidays which made this a great time to crack it open。There were quite a few twists in this book that I didn’t see coming but I did have an inkling about Harry。 There was also a big twist tied into the main plot that I definitely didn’t see coming。 I can’t wait to see where Liv ends up after that spectacular wrap up for a first installment。 If you like cozy mysteries or just need a break from your usual genres I would highly recommend Photo Finished。 A very big thank you to Books Forward PR for the opportunity to read and review this fun little murder mystery。 。。。more
Rea Regan
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It was cute。 Fast paced。 Bit funny。 Easy to follow。 The chapters had a good cadence。 Although it was far fetched？ I don't understand why Liv would want to figure out who the killer was。 The whole investigation was weird but also fun？ The love interest angle wasn't necessary but whatever。 Thank you to the publisher for my gifted copy！ It was cute。 Fast paced。 Bit funny。 Easy to follow。 The chapters had a good cadence。 Although it was far fetched？ I don't understand why Liv would want to figure out who the killer was。 The whole investigation was weird but also fun？ The love interest angle wasn't necessary but whatever。 Thank you to the publisher for my gifted copy！ 。。。more
Cassandra
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This was a really great 1st book。 The main character wasn't too Aggressively suspicious of everybody。 Very excited for the next book This was a really great 1st book。 The main character wasn't too Aggressively suspicious of everybody。 Very excited for the next book 。。。more
Jadyn Post
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This was great！ I loved the MC， Liv。 She was so fun and I loved her backstory。 A photographer living in NY under her grandparents key shop gets involved in solving a murder。 It was really fun and I honestly was not expecting the ending。
LESLIE J
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Photo Finished was an absolute gem of a cozy mystery。 What I loved the most？ It features an inspiring photographer living in NYC。 I love taking photos and my dream when I was younger was to live in NYC。 Alas， it was not to be， but I did live vicariously through Liv。I enjoyed getting to know Liv and her family throughout the story。 All the characters feel genuine and I would not be surprised to find them actually living in NYC。 Liv has an eye for detail and solving this mystery is high on her to- Photo Finished was an absolute gem of a cozy mystery。 What I loved the most？ It features an inspiring photographer living in NYC。 I love taking photos and my dream when I was younger was to live in NYC。 Alas， it was not to be， but I did live vicariously through Liv。I enjoyed getting to know Liv and her family throughout the story。 All the characters feel genuine and I would not be surprised to find them actually living in NYC。 Liv has an eye for detail and solving this mystery is high on her to-do list。 She manages to interview all the suspects and eliminate them all one by one。Throw in a handsome stranger with a few secrets of his own and you have the perfect weekend read。Thank you to Booksforward for my complimentary copy。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lindsay
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I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway， and it's the first cozy mystery I've read with the exception of some of Agatha Christie's mysteries， which are arguably categorized as cozies。 The premise of the story is interesting though it progresses a bit slowly at first。 It took some effort to read as far as keeping my attention at times， but curiosity kept plodding me forward。 It definitely became more interesting about halfway through the novel and onward as twists were revealed。 I received this book in a Goodreads giveaway， and it's the first cozy mystery I've read with the exception of some of Agatha Christie's mysteries， which are arguably categorized as cozies。 The premise of the story is interesting though it progresses a bit slowly at first。 It took some effort to read as far as keeping my attention at times， but curiosity kept plodding me forward。 It definitely became more interesting about halfway through the novel and onward as twists were revealed。 。。。more
Denise Dion
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Cute cozy mystery。 I am not much of a cozy reader which is probably to blame for my lower rating。 I had a higher expectation for this book。 I didn't really feel like I got to know any of the key players。 I think I liked them？。？ Otherwise the story line was cute but a little slow。 Loved the end。。。 and who doesn't love a happy ending。 :） Cute cozy mystery。 I am not much of a cozy reader which is probably to blame for my lower rating。 I had a higher expectation for this book。 I didn't really feel like I got to know any of the key players。 I think I liked them？。？ Otherwise the story line was cute but a little slow。 Loved the end。。。 and who doesn't love a happy ending。 :） 。。。more
Ashley Cate
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I have been eagerly awaiting Christin Brecher’s new series launch all year long and I’m happy to say that I enjoyed this book。 I thought that the premise of the main character being a photographer was unique and provided a different side to the typical cozy mystery。 I also thought that Liv Spyers was a compelling main character。 She was someone that I was invested in and wanted to see succeed。 I did feel that a few parts of this book were a bit far fetched but they definitely made the story more I have been eagerly awaiting Christin Brecher’s new series launch all year long and I’m happy to say that I enjoyed this book。 I thought that the premise of the main character being a photographer was unique and provided a different side to the typical cozy mystery。 I also thought that Liv Spyers was a compelling main character。 She was someone that I was invested in and wanted to see succeed。 I did feel that a few parts of this book were a bit far fetched but they definitely made the story more interesting。 Overall， I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading future books in the series。 。。。more
Leah
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This was super-fun from start to finish and I look foward to the continuing series。 Brecher has a really crisp voice that is wholly engaging。 I don't read a lot of cozies， so I don't have a lot to compare it to， but I found it fresh and enjoyable！I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway ✨️ This was super-fun from start to finish and I look foward to the continuing series。 Brecher has a really crisp voice that is wholly engaging。 I don't read a lot of cozies， so I don't have a lot to compare it to， but I found it fresh and enjoyable！I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway ✨️ 。。。more
Bridgette
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Photo Finished is a very enjoyable， well-written book - especially for mystery fans and NYC lovers！ Great character development and storyline。 Kept me intrigued and guessing till the end！ Looking forward to many more in the series！ Highly recommend！
Maria
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A perfect start to a new series！ I loved getting to know Liv and her family， as well as Harry， Regina， and Manjeet。 The mystery was well-paced and the story itself drew you in to high society in NYC。 My favorite thing was how the city itself was incorporated into the story， showing that cozies can be set in big cities without losing the cozy feel。 The photography angle was also interesting and I enjoyed learning more about the business and getting the perfect shot。 Looking forward to the next in A perfect start to a new series！ I loved getting to know Liv and her family， as well as Harry， Regina， and Manjeet。 The mystery was well-paced and the story itself drew you in to high society in NYC。 My favorite thing was how the city itself was incorporated into the story， showing that cozies can be set in big cities without losing the cozy feel。 The photography angle was also interesting and I enjoyed learning more about the business and getting the perfect shot。 Looking forward to the next in the series！I received a copy from #NetGalley for an honest review。 。。。more
Tricia
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an easy and quick read and had a great story！
Crystals_littlelibrary
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Book Review for Photo Finished！ If you love a cozy romance mystery， you will love this story by @christinbrecherbooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was my very first Christin Brecher book！ I fell in love with the cover first！ I am an avid photo， and photographer lover， add that with a good murder mystery and I’m all in！ Liv Spyers is an aspiring photographer trying to grow her business in New York City， while working part time in her grandparents key-shop。 When she gets an opportunity of a lifetime to work for Book Review for Photo Finished！ If you love a cozy romance mystery， you will love this story by @christinbrecherbooks ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️This was my very first Christin Brecher book！ I fell in love with the cover first！ I am an avid photo， and photographer lover， add that with a good murder mystery and I’m all in！ Liv Spyers is an aspiring photographer trying to grow her business in New York City， while working part time in her grandparents key-shop。 When she gets an opportunity of a lifetime to work for a high end photographer at the most exclusive socialite event of the year， she jumps at it。 But when the murder of a billionaire happens she must use her keen eye to solve the murder and save her career。 Like I said， if you love romance and cozy mystery reads you will love this one。 I couldn’t put it down。 #cozymystery #cozyromance #photofinishedbooknerd #booklife #readingisgreat #lovetoread #photogrphylovers #crystals_littlelibrary #crystals_littlelibraryreview 。。。more
Sachi Murdeshwar
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a fun murder mystery centered around a photographer and set in New York during the holiday season， this book grabbed my interest from the very beginning; I literally didn’t put it down until I finished it LOL very excited to see Liv’s adventures in the next book
Penguin
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This book kept me hooked！
Hannah F
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Beyond boring amd written so juvenile as if for pre teens 。。a common hideous style I've noticed among the new age of cliched "cozy mysteries " IE obnoxious annoying lead character wo thinks she's smarter than the cops and bothers people with her "sleuthing " 。。Oh and they all need a useless "love interest " PS as a photographer and book lover。 this made my eyes bleed I quit reading 4 chapters in 。read the ending。。just as inane。 Beyond boring amd written so juvenile as if for pre teens 。。a common hideous style I've noticed among the new age of cliched "cozy mysteries " IE obnoxious annoying lead character wo thinks she's smarter than the cops and bothers people with her "sleuthing " 。。Oh and they all need a useless "love interest " PS as a photographer and book lover。 this made my eyes bleed I quit reading 4 chapters in 。read the ending。。just as inane。 。。。more
B。
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I won an ARC of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway。 It's pretty standard fare for your cozy mystery， though there are aspects of this one that fell kind of flat for me， including the obnoxiousness of the main character， the overexplaining in an attempt to gain plausibility for how such a down on their luck starving artist type could have all the things that she otherwise wouldn't （which in turn decreased the actual plausibility， rather than feeding in to the suspension of disbelief）， and the incor I won an ARC of this one in a Goodreads Giveaway。 It's pretty standard fare for your cozy mystery， though there are aspects of this one that fell kind of flat for me， including the obnoxiousness of the main character， the overexplaining in an attempt to gain plausibility for how such a down on their luck starving artist type could have all the things that she otherwise wouldn't （which in turn decreased the actual plausibility， rather than feeding in to the suspension of disbelief）， and the incorporation of the romantic interest。 Yes， because what every armchair detective who only trusts themselves and not the police to solve a murder needs is a love interest distraction。 *eyeroll* Ultimately， the next book in this new cozy series may be better， but cozies are a dime a dozen， and if the first one in the series has too many issues for me to be able to enjoy the story， I don't keep going。 This one joins the ranks of the other first in a series cozies that I attempted to give away/ swap away this month （8）。 None of those took and all ended up at a LFL， so we'll see how this one does in the swap pile。 。。。more
Carolyn Bragg
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WARNING: Profanity， crude language， cursing。Liv has always dreamed of being a photographer in New York。 She has a very small studio/apartment， but business is slow until she overhears a phone conversation。 A one-time job at a debutant ball may be within reach， paid by a well-connected business owner。A funny thing happened on the subway， and set her on a path that led to anguish and death--just not her own。 Then there is the tux-wearing man with an eye for art， a lost royal jewel， and some secret WARNING: Profanity， crude language， cursing。Liv has always dreamed of being a photographer in New York。 She has a very small studio/apartment， but business is slow until she overhears a phone conversation。 A one-time job at a debutant ball may be within reach， paid by a well-connected business owner。A funny thing happened on the subway， and set her on a path that led to anguish and death--just not her own。 Then there is the tux-wearing man with an eye for art， a lost royal jewel， and some secrets Liv is good at rooting out。 And the murder。The story is a little too convoluted--although readers are led through the clues frequently--and I was very unhappy with the profanity and bad language。 But it was an otherwise quick and pleasant read。2。8/5 StarsThanks to Kensington Books and NetGalley for the temporary digital preview; any review is voluntary and my own opinion。#PhotoFinished #NetGalley#A Snapshot of NYC Mystery Book 1#ChristinBrecher #ChristinBrecherAuth#Kensington Books， Kensington Cozies#FictionFemaleSleuthPhotographer#FictionPortraitPhotographerNewYorkMystery#AmateurSleuthMysteriesKindleStore#FictionDebutauntBallPhotographer#AmateurSleuths#NotACozyMystery 。。。more
Ryan Hoffman
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Another hit in the category of "Millennial" cozies。 This one is about a young aspiring photographer Liv Spyers wants to make it big in New York City， only running q small studio in her grandparents shop， and posting tons of pictures Instagram。 All of a sudden， she scooped up by event photographer Regina Montague to work with her at the Holiday Debutante Ball。 Her bog break turns to a major disaster as billionaire Charlie Archibald turns up dead， Regina is tossing to go for the murderer and along Another hit in the category of "Millennial" cozies。 This one is about a young aspiring photographer Liv Spyers wants to make it big in New York City， only running q small studio in her grandparents shop， and posting tons of pictures Instagram。 All of a sudden， she scooped up by event photographer Regina Montague to work with her at the Holiday Debutante Ball。 Her bog break turns to a major disaster as billionaire Charlie Archibald turns up dead， Regina is tossing to go for the murderer and along with her Liv's ticket to fame。 It's a great start for this series。 。。。more
Brooke
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An over complicated cast of characters that made the final conflict very confusing。 But it was a sweet ending。Will give next one a try。
Nancy
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This truly is an escapist novel。 I am not yet used to these novels where a lot of the action is simply spoken and not enacted as part of the novel。 But， this being a mystery where they solve a crime， I understand that they need to talk out the clues to try and solve the murder mystery。 So I guess in a sense it is OK。 However I do miss character development。 So what happens？ A young photographer， struggling to get her business started， runs into a prominent photography studio business owner after This truly is an escapist novel。 I am not yet used to these novels where a lot of the action is simply spoken and not enacted as part of the novel。 But， this being a mystery where they solve a crime， I understand that they need to talk out the clues to try and solve the murder mystery。 So I guess in a sense it is OK。 However I do miss character development。 So what happens？ A young photographer， struggling to get her business started， runs into a prominent photography studio business owner after her camera and camera gear are “stolen” on the subway。 They are taken by a guy who spoiler is actually trying to solve a jewel heist and after a series of events they hook up to try and solve his jewel heist and also the murder mystery witch， as it turns out， are intertwined。 Great beach reading。 。。。more
Carrie Doyle
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So much fun！ I love this new cozy mystery series and look forward to many more capers with Liv and Harry！
Louise
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Liv Spyers is a young NYC photographer trying to break into the business。 She lives and works in a small studio underneath her grandparents locksmith shop in Greenwich Village。 WheN gets hired at the last minute to help photograph a debutante ball （I didn’t realize those things were still “a thing”！）， she thinks it’ll be her big break， but then she winds up finding a dead body！ Her new employer is the first and only major suspect， so Liv gets involved to try to help clear her new boss’s name （an Liv Spyers is a young NYC photographer trying to break into the business。 She lives and works in a small studio underneath her grandparents locksmith shop in Greenwich Village。 WheN gets hired at the last minute to help photograph a debutante ball （I didn’t realize those things were still “a thing”！）， she thinks it’ll be her big break， but then she winds up finding a dead body！ Her new employer is the first and only major suspect， so Liv gets involved to try to help clear her new boss’s name （and thereby save her own budding career）。I really enjoyed this glimpse into NYC high society as well as the whole idea of a photographer being super observant， which made a lot of sense to me。 Liv is a great character and should appeal to people who like a cozy mystery but want to have a young main character。 （I think Liv would be considered Gen Z， as she seems a bit too young to be classified as a Millennial。）This should also appeal to people who want to read something seasonal - the action all takes place right before and after Thanksgiving and Christmas。I’m looking forward to further adventures featuring Liv， her new love interest， Harry， and Liv’s friends and grandparents。Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Cozies for the opportunity to read an advance readers copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Stephanie
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Cute premise。 Interested to see where the author takes it。
Amber Humphries
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Photo Finished had a great premise， and I enjoyed Liv as a protagonist。 Her sleuthing was entertaining， and her character kept the plot moving quickly。 The ease of her jumping into strangers' lives was a bit unrealistic but I was willing to let it go。 I give Photo Finished a solid 3/5 stars。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Photo Finished by Christin Brecher。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this ARC。 Photo Finished had a great premise， and I enjoyed Liv as a protagonist。 Her sleuthing was entertaining， and her character kept the plot moving quickly。 The ease of her jumping into strangers' lives was a bit unrealistic but I was willing to let it go。 I give Photo Finished a solid 3/5 stars。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of Photo Finished by Christin Brecher。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for this ARC。 。。。more
Emmalynn
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I have to say this book surprised me because I liked it a lot more than I thought I would。 4-4。5 stars。 Liz Spyer is a photographer trying to make it in the Big Apple while working part time in her grandparents key shop。 From a chance encounter on a subway to a most fortuitous job opportunity at a debutante ball， Liz becomes embroiled in the mystery of solving the murder of billionaire Charlie Archibald。 Through the lens of her camera and her eyes cataloguing clues at the scene， Liz， navigates h I have to say this book surprised me because I liked it a lot more than I thought I would。 4-4。5 stars。 Liz Spyer is a photographer trying to make it in the Big Apple while working part time in her grandparents key shop。 From a chance encounter on a subway to a most fortuitous job opportunity at a debutante ball， Liz becomes embroiled in the mystery of solving the murder of billionaire Charlie Archibald。 Through the lens of her camera and her eyes cataloguing clues at the scene， Liz， navigates her way through the upper echelons of society where nothing is ever as it seems。 This book was fast paced， Liz was a fun， smart， character in a cleverly plotted murder mystery。 There are numerous twists and turns with many suspects to leave you guessing。 You also get a hint of romance， family dynamics， and so much more。 There’s drama， humor， snark， emotion， and so much more。 。。。more
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