Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
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- Author：Gabrielle Zevin
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Summary
In this exhilarating novel by the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A。 J。 Fikry two friends--often in love， but never lovers--come together as creative partners in the world of video game design， where success brings them fame， joy， tragedy， duplicity， and， ultimately， a kind of immortality。
On a bitter-cold day， in the December of his junior year at Harvard， Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees， amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform， Sadie Green。 He calls her name。 For a moment， she pretends she hasn't heard him， but then， she turns， and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom。 These friends， intimates since childhood， borrow money， beg favors， and， before even graduating college， they have created their first blockbuster， Ichigo。 Overnight， the world is theirs。 Not even twenty-five years old， Sam and Sadie are brilliant， successful， and rich， but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts。
Spanning thirty years， from Cambridge， Massachusetts， to Venice Beach， California， and lands in between and far beyond， Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow， and Tomorrow， and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity， disability， failure， the redemptive possibilities in play， and above all， our need to connect: to be loved and to love。 Yes， it is a love story， but it is not one you have read before。
On a bitter-cold day， in the December of his junior year at Harvard， Sam Masur exits a subway car and sees， amid the hordes of people waiting on the platform， Sadie Green。 He calls her name。 For a moment， she pretends she hasn't heard him， but then， she turns， and a game begins: a legendary collaboration that will launch them to stardom。 These friends， intimates since childhood， borrow money， beg favors， and， before even graduating college， they have created their first blockbuster， Ichigo。 Overnight， the world is theirs。 Not even twenty-five years old， Sam and Sadie are brilliant， successful， and rich， but these qualities won't protect them from their own creative ambitions or the betrayals of their hearts。
Spanning thirty years， from Cambridge， Massachusetts， to Venice Beach， California， and lands in between and far beyond， Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow， and Tomorrow， and Tomorrow is a dazzling and intricately imagined novel that examines the multifarious nature of identity， disability， failure， the redemptive possibilities in play， and above all， our need to connect: to be loved and to love。 Yes， it is a love story， but it is not one you have read before。
Reviews
Rushabh Mehta
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A workman like novel about computer games and making them。 I loved the protagonists Sam and Sadie （why 2 similar names？） but their relationship seemed predictable。 The bit about brilliant kids and ivy league was also a trope。 The author has done her research well， the games themselves seem very interesting。 The pace was uneven but overall a decent and satisfying read。 Not a blast like Ready Player One， but enough depth and creativity to keep you going。
Jennifer
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I enjoyed the book very much and it was an easy read。 The characters， to me， were so real。 The plot of the story was so strong about friendship， love and lost。 When I stated that it was an easy read I didn’t mean that it didn’t make you think about what the characters were going thru。
Yossi
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Ok， to be fair I came into this book completely blind。 I saw it won the Goodreads Fiction book of 2022 and by the title and font design， I assumed it was a time-traveling story。 Spoiler: it's not。 What it is， is a nerdy version of "When Harry met Sally"。 As such， it has its merits and its drawbacks。 As a 90's child who grew up during roughly the same time period as Sam and Sadie， I was fully into the whole gaming and cultural folklore。 I also connected with the Jewish vibe。 The second point I en Ok， to be fair I came into this book completely blind。 I saw it won the Goodreads Fiction book of 2022 and by the title and font design， I assumed it was a time-traveling story。 Spoiler: it's not。 What it is， is a nerdy version of "When Harry met Sally"。 As such， it has its merits and its drawbacks。 As a 90's child who grew up during roughly the same time period as Sam and Sadie， I was fully into the whole gaming and cultural folklore。 I also connected with the Jewish vibe。 The second point I enjoyed is that the characters of the book are far from human。 They are flawed， often blind to their own shortcomings， and very much human。 All except Markus， who is the perfect human being。 However， in the end， the book left me wanting。 I felt as if the plot was driven by a need to create experiences for the characters and not by a real story。 The characters too were a bit too much。 I think that， ironically enough， because the author is female， the female characters are given a sharper edge， while the male characters are somewhat two-dimensional。 In any case， I enjoyed the read， but it is far from the amazing book it been heralded to be。 。。。more
Ian Wittels
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Game on！ The novel reads like a video game campaign through the challenging waters of love， friendship and trauma。 Perhaps tomorrow I’ll revisit my glory days as a Halo 3 shotty-snipes champion， resting easy knowing that if I don’t win the campaign today， there’s always tomorrow…
Amanda
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Trigger warning for violence and a brief scene of sexual coercion。 I went into this book expecting a cutesy little nerd romance and while it was that， it was also much more especially toward the end。 I absolutely loved the characters and watching their development both personally and as they related to each other over the course of several years。 I was a little underwhelmed by the ending after the massive twist in the last half， but overall it was a very enjoyable， highly immersive read and even Trigger warning for violence and a brief scene of sexual coercion。 I went into this book expecting a cutesy little nerd romance and while it was that， it was also much more especially toward the end。 I absolutely loved the characters and watching their development both personally and as they related to each other over the course of several years。 I was a little underwhelmed by the ending after the massive twist in the last half， but overall it was a very enjoyable， highly immersive read and even as someone who doesn't typically enjoy romance， I would recommend it。 。。。more
Nicole
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A book so good I wish I could start it all over again。 The story of Sam and Sadie， friends， colleagues， gamers， is so riveting and creatively told， I could not put it down。 I loved every twist and unexpected turn and learned so much about the world of gaming。 It deserves every accolade and spot on the top books of 2022 list。 Hands down my favorite book of the year。
Blair Bryan
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This was my favorite read of 2022。 I loved the characters and the authenticity of their emotional journeys。 I loved it was a book about love， but not in a cliche way， rather it was a through the eyes of flawed characters that you cannot help but love。 This author is new to me， and I will devour anything else she writes。
NILTON TEIXEIRA
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Brilliant 4 stars！Another delicious surprise of the year！I picked this book without reading the synopsis or reviews， but I did check the ratings， which seems very mixing。The writing got me immediately hooked and I easily fell in love with the characters。This is a story about friendship， relationships and creating video games。It’s clever， very engaging and believable。I loved how the author was able to showcase the human spirit。What a charming and creative concept！It’s being adapted for the screen Brilliant 4 stars！Another delicious surprise of the year！I picked this book without reading the synopsis or reviews， but I did check the ratings， which seems very mixing。The writing got me immediately hooked and I easily fell in love with the characters。This is a story about friendship， relationships and creating video games。It’s clever， very engaging and believable。I loved how the author was able to showcase the human spirit。What a charming and creative concept！It’s being adapted for the screen， by Paramount。 。。。more
Gaby Breen
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I’ll be honest， this barely made four stars for me。 I disliked Sadie and Sam for most of the book， but is that just because they were realistic and messy？ Who’s to say。 The ending was really what bumped it up to four for me， it came together well。 Overall， it was fine。 I was excited to read it because I had heard really good things， but I don’t think it quite lived up to the hype。
Suzie Ziegler
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This is Silicon Valley dark academia with the themes of Normal People （if Connell and Marianne were platonic business partners）。Gabrielle Zevin has surely touched off a wave of entrepreneurial dramas， but none will win as many awards as this book。
Erin
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I’m not sure how I feel about this one。 I liked the gaming aspect and the characters were all relatable， for the most part， but I got so upset with Sadie and her refusal to let go of grudges。
Connie
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I struggled listening to the narrator via audiobook but breezed through it with a physical copy。 There were many elements I loved about this book including the creativity that went into the design of the games （even to a non-gamer like myself）， but I ultimately found both Sam and Sadie unlikeable and it colored my final view。
Sarah Taitz
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my favorite book of the year
Kristi
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4。5 stars
El Maanouni
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It is not a small feat to feel understood as much as I felt with this Book。 I found answers （or at least beginning of ones） in this Heart wrenching tale of three humans who long for meaning and devote their lives to it。Deeply moving and very well written。
Rudi-Ann Miller
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Really inventive and deeply meaningful plot driven by realistic characters whose voices really shine through。 I appreciate the different layers of perspective: Sam， Sadie， Marx， and their video game characters。
Ashley
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This is my favourite book of 2022。 I loved everything about it。 I recognised myself in the characters — their grief， their drive， their obsession， their pain， their relationships。 Gosh， what a beautiful book。
Bah
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Para alguém que não tinha expectativa nenhuma com esse livro， fiquei bem desapontada。 Do começo até a metade eu estava gostando muito da história， me apeguei aos personagens e queria continuar seguindo eles。 Mas chegou um ponto que tudo ficou repetitivo e meio chato。 Ao contrário de algumas pessoas， eu adorei as conversas sobre jogos de video game。 Nunca fui gamer de verdade， mas cresci com Super Mario， Dong Kong， jogos da Sega e depois do playstation， então saber comos os personagens cresceram Para alguém que não tinha expectativa nenhuma com esse livro， fiquei bem desapontada。 Do começo até a metade eu estava gostando muito da história， me apeguei aos personagens e queria continuar seguindo eles。 Mas chegou um ponto que tudo ficou repetitivo e meio chato。 Ao contrário de algumas pessoas， eu adorei as conversas sobre jogos de video game。 Nunca fui gamer de verdade， mas cresci com Super Mario， Dong Kong， jogos da Sega e depois do playstation， então saber comos os personagens cresceram com esses tipos de jogos me trouxe várias lembranças。 Esse livro tentou tratar de vários assuntos importantes， mas acho que no final ficou uma bagunça sem profundidade alguma。 。。。more
Miranda
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Read because it was in the Goodreads Choice Awards for fiction， and I simply could not put it down。 Possibly the best book I read this year （though maybe there is some recency bias）。The story follows game developers over the course of their lives and a few themes really made this one stick:* FRIENDSHIP。 The kind of unique love that one feels for friends who has been in a person’s life for a long time。 How it transcends romantic relationships and work relationships and everything else。 I think on Read because it was in the Goodreads Choice Awards for fiction， and I simply could not put it down。 Possibly the best book I read this year （though maybe there is some recency bias）。The story follows game developers over the course of their lives and a few themes really made this one stick:* FRIENDSHIP。 The kind of unique love that one feels for friends who has been in a person’s life for a long time。 How it transcends romantic relationships and work relationships and everything else。 I think one of the only “complaints” I have with this book is that Sam felt romantically jealous of Marx when he and Sadie got together - Sam thinks， if had been more handsome， not disabled， more charming， then he would be the one who would be with Sadie in the end - when in reality I think it was a jealousy more driven by fear - two of his best friends get together， so where does that leave him in this relationship， in this trio？。 I’m not sure if Sam can tell the difference between the kind of love he feels for Sadie and a romantic love。 Also， the friendship between Sam and Marx is so sweet and I strive to be the kind of selfless and loving friend that Marx is （though perhaps someone who is as truly GOOD as Marx is a bit unbelievable）。* Coding。 the feeling of being in a coding “mode，” like when Sam and Sadie worked all summer to create Ichigo。 This is a kind of frenzy that I’ve also experienced when my I’m building or debugging something and my code is miraculously working and I simply cannot put it down。* Games。 There are certain games that have touched my heart in ways that I think books， movies， and other media have not。 Games were a huge part of my childhood （heck， even my life right now）。 Reading this book reminded me of friends who I’d made playing certain games with: Runescape， Maplestory， Habbo Hotel， this mech game from the early 2000s where you can customize your own mech warrior （I forgot the name， if someone knows please remind me）， Pokemon， Assassins creed， Skyrim…escaping into a fantasy world together can really built connections between people that might be hard to build in the real world。 Even in single player games， when two people experience the same fantasy world， that world can bring them together。I want to play Ichigo and Both Sides so so much （by the way， Both Sides reminded me immediately of the game Rakuen - highly highly recommend）。 Someone PLEASE make these games！！QuotesSam designs Mapletown in Both Sides based on his own hospital experiences: “Mapletown General Hospital was based on every hospital he’d ever stayed in， and Alice’s illness and treatment， which comprised many of the Mapletown side quests and levels， was given the kind of corpuscular detail that could only have come from someone who had been chronically ill and understood the indignities of hospital life。 In the fourth level， for example， Alice， after a major operation， becomes separated from her body and she has to chase through the hospital to catch it， like Peter Pan and his shadow。 This dissociation was something that Sam had experienced many times: the feeling that your body， when it was sick， was no longer your own。”Marx plays the first level of Mapletown， and realizes that winning means accepting that there are somer races in life that one cannot win。 “The first level of Mapletown takes place outside the hospital。 Alice is a hurdler in a high school track meet。 A text box states that she is the top ranked hurdler in the state， and that she is expected to win。 The crowd is cheering， Alice’s boyfriend and her dads are in the stands。 Marx ran the race， hitting the jump button every time Alice encountered a hurdle。 He lost once， and then he lost again， and then he lost a third time。 He turned to Sam: “Am I doing something wrong？” No matter how well the gamer runs the race， Alice will lose every time。 The tumor that is growing in her lungs is slowing her down， but she doesn’t know that yet。 Each time Alice loses， the gamer is given the option to restart the game。 But the gamer will never win the first level。 Winning is accepting that there are some races that a person cannot win。 Throughout his life， Sam had hated being told to fight， as if sickness were a character failing。 Illness could not be defeated， no matter how hard you fought， and pain， once it had you in its grasp， was transformational。”In Tokyo， Marx talks about switching passions after his dad comments that Sam and Sadie saved Marx from becoming an actor。 The fact that it is a joy that we have different passions and interests in our lives。 “I loved being a student actor。 I was fully devoted to it。 And now， I’m not。 I think if I’d become a professional， I would have likely fallen out of love with it anyway。 It isn’t a sadness， but a joy， that we don’t do the same things for the length of our lives。”Marx and Sadie at the Nezu shrine。 The image of Marx waiting at the end of a long chain of gates， with hies arms open。 “On the third morning of their trip， early before any of their meetings， Marx took Sadie to the Nezu shrine。 The Nezu shrine has a tunnel of red torii gates for visitors to pass through。 Sadie asked what it meant when you passed under the gates， and Marx said in Shinto tradition， a gate represents passing from the mundane to the sacred。 But Marx was not Shinto， so he did not entirely know。 […] “Don’t pass under the gates too quickly，” Marx warned。 “It works best for me when I go very slowly。” Sadie walked under the gates one by one by one。 At first， she felt nothing。 But as she kept moving ahead， she began to feel an opening， and a new spaciousness in her chest。 She realized what a gate was: It was an indication that you had left one space and were entering another。 She walked through another gate。 It occurred to Sadie: she had thought after Ichigo that she would never fail again。 She had thought she arrived。 But life was always arriving; there was always another gate to pass through。 Until， of course， there wasn’t。 She walked through another gate。 What was a gate， anyways？ A doorway， she thought。 A portal。 A possibility of a different world。 A possibility that you might walk through the door， and reinvent yourself as something better than you had been before。 By the time she reached the end of the torii gate pathway。 she felt resolved。 Both Sides had failed， but it didn’t have to be the end。 The game was one in a long line of spaces between gates。 Marx was waiting for her， and he was smiling。 He was standing in the center of the path， his arms held slightly open。 How nice it was to have Marx waiting for her。 He was a perfect traveling companion。”Sam realizes Marx and Sadie are in a serious relationship， and panics about his own role and his love for Sadie， feeling like he’d lost her。 How to deal with changing relationships， changing friendships， and the feeling of losing a friend to a romantic partner？ “Sadie and Marx’s whole future was revealed to him。 Sadie would probably marry Marx， and the wedding would be in northern California， Carmel by the Sea， or Monterey。 And at the wedding， Sadie’s grandmother would shoot sympathetic looks at Sam， because she’d always been nice to him， and she would know he was broken-hearted。 Freda would grab his hand with her soft， old hand and pat it gently， and say “life is long” or some other unhelpful old lady wisdom。 Sadie and Marx would buy a house together […] and they’d get a dog […] they’d throw big dinner parties。 The house would be the kind place where everyone wanted to congregate， because Sadie and Marx had great taste。 They were both great， and at some point， there would be children， and Sam would become sad bachelor Uncle Sam， expected to give presents for birthdays and holidays， and every day he’d have to see Marx and Sadie at work。 He would watch them arrive together， and leave together， and he could imagine he drive， and the jokes， and the references that you only had with the person you shared your life with。 And eventually， Sadie would be a stranger， and this would be a disaster for Sam。 A tragedy。 He would know that if he hadn’t been the person he was - terrified， and cowardly， and petty， and insecure， sexually panicked and broken， Sadie would have been his。 It wouldn’t have even been a question。 He would have leaned across the desk and kissed her， and she would have led him to a soft surface somewhere， and they would have made love。 Maybe the sex wouldn’t have been exceptional， but it wouldn’t have mattered， because the other things they had were finer than sex。 Because he’d loved Sadie。 It was one of only a handful of things that he knew to be a constant about himself。 The greatest pleasures of his life had been when he was by her side， playing or inventing。 And how could she not feel that as well？ There would never be another Sadie， and now this one was lost to him。 It wasn’t her fault。 He had had years to figure out the solution， but he had wasted his time making games with her instead。 He had had years to contemplate the puzzle of himself， and now the old puzzle would be replaced with the new puzzle。 How do I go on when the person I love most in the world is in love with someone else？ Someone tell me the solution， he thought， so I don’t have to play this losing game all the way through。The NPC。 This chapter had me crying and I guess it’s titled that way to show that even NPCs have meaning in lives （it’s not always about the ~main character~） but wow， in this story Marx is definitely the most likable of all the main characters for me。 “The way to turn an ex-lover into a friend is to never stop loving them， to know that when one phase of a relationship ends， it can transform into something else。 It is to acknowledge that love is both constant and a variable at the same time。” I think this quote is a good embodiment of the theme of love throughout the book - there are many types of it， and that love can change over time。 I wish I knew how to turn ex-lovers into friends…Sam， having experienced grandpa Donghyun’s slow death to cancer， talks about quick vs slow death。 This is also something I’ve thought a lot about given my own grandfathers relatively quick death to COVID in 2020。 I really don’t know which is better。 Sometimes I joke that once I know I have a terminal illness I’m going to go out on my own terms， by jumping out of a plane and not opening the parachute。 I think I’m only half kidding。 “The best you can wish for anyone， Sam decided， is a video-game death。 Which is to say， spectacular， and brief。 When he put his final quarter int he machine， Donghyun had been sick for nearly a year。 Cancer， at first in the lung， and then fatally elsewhere， everywhere， had reduced Sam’s strong， marvelous grandfather to a helpless lump of misfiring cells。 Sam had decided to step back from Unfair during that time to take care of Donghyun。 How could he not？ Donghyun had spent years taking care of him。 Sam watched as Donghyun suffered， as parts of him were cut away， and finally， when there wasn’t anything left to take， Donghyun was gone。 Sam went back and forth。 The fact that Donghyun had not died a video-game death meant that Sam had been able to spend time with him before the end。 The length of time it had taken Donghyun to die also meant he had said everything he’d wanted to say to Sam， his cousins， and his grandmother。 Was this trade worth his suffering？ Sam didn’t know。” 。。。more
Tsitsi
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While I enjoy new settings and ideas in books， the immersive experience in the gaming world was overwhelming and ultimately diminished my enjoyment。A long read that reminded me of 'A Little Life' 。 Recommended for fans of this book。 While I enjoy new settings and ideas in books， the immersive experience in the gaming world was overwhelming and ultimately diminished my enjoyment。A long read that reminded me of 'A Little Life' 。 Recommended for fans of this book。 。。。more
Trini
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Hermoso。 Jamás me habría imaginado que un libro que hablara tanto de videojuegos pudiera ser tan lindo y sensible。 Me encantó。
Lisa
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Excellent read！ Love the dimensions and complexities of the characters， and it’s story development。
Christie Jane
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Great read- the characters are awesome- flawed and frustrating but truely awesome。 The friendships in this book take on their own character- becoming my favourite unexpected comfort in the story。
Claire Zhang
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read this book in one day -- started out in the morning with mixed feelings， （the style of the dialogue and the writing felt like YA） and then ended at 11:40 PM crying。 this book communicates emotions and life/historical events on a gigantic scope， surprisingly for the style。 my only critique was that the characters gotta cut down on the video game references in real life lolthe deeply collaborative artistic relationship of the characters who are in turn love each other and in love with each oth read this book in one day -- started out in the morning with mixed feelings， （the style of the dialogue and the writing felt like YA） and then ended at 11:40 PM crying。 this book communicates emotions and life/historical events on a gigantic scope， surprisingly for the style。 my only critique was that the characters gotta cut down on the video game references in real life lolthe deeply collaborative artistic relationship of the characters who are in turn love each other and in love with each other was my favorite part。 。。。more
Sandisiwe
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OverhypedI bought it after reading the rave reviews。 It is a pleasant enough read but， in my opinion， not a contender for book of the year。 Sorry。 Strong， relatable characters， fairly engaging storyline and a few memorable lines。 Definitey well written。 Nice pace。 I finished it and thought， oh okay。 Cool holiday read but not as riveting as anticipated。 Kudos to the writer though， you can tell that work was put in。
Meg
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Picked it up and couldn't put it down。 Never read a story quite like this and really enjoyed it。 Ending not as satisfying as I would have liked but also in keeping with the vibe of the rest of the book。 Picked it up and couldn't put it down。 Never read a story quite like this and really enjoyed it。 Ending not as satisfying as I would have liked but also in keeping with the vibe of the rest of the book。 。。。more
Happy Liang
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gorgeously written， i honestly fell in love with it。
Erica
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I loved this。 I loved how it was written。 And it made me cry。。 10/10
Lucy
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One of the best books I’ve ever read in my life
Amanda
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