Mask of Silver
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- Author：Rosemary Jones
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Summary
A stunning return to Arkham Horror when a movie director shoots his silent horror masterpiece in eerie Arkham， capturing crawling nightmares instead of moving pictures， in this chilling novel of creeping dread
Hollywood make-up artist and costumier， Jeany Lin， travels to Arkham to work on the new “nightmare movie” by enigmatic director Sydney Fitzmaurice。 The star is her sister， Renee Love， Sydney’s collaborator and lover。 Desperate to outdo the thrills and terror of Lon Chaney’s popular pictures， Sydney prepares occult-infused dream sequences for Love and her co-stars to perform。 But there’s more than mere imagery at play as the cast suffer recurring nightmares， accidents， and impossible waking visions。 When events take a sinister turn and people start dying on set， it’s up to Jeany to unmask the monsters before Sydney’s obsessions doom them all。
Hollywood make-up artist and costumier， Jeany Lin， travels to Arkham to work on the new “nightmare movie” by enigmatic director Sydney Fitzmaurice。 The star is her sister， Renee Love， Sydney’s collaborator and lover。 Desperate to outdo the thrills and terror of Lon Chaney’s popular pictures， Sydney prepares occult-infused dream sequences for Love and her co-stars to perform。 But there’s more than mere imagery at play as the cast suffer recurring nightmares， accidents， and impossible waking visions。 When events take a sinister turn and people start dying on set， it’s up to Jeany to unmask the monsters before Sydney’s obsessions doom them all。
Reviews
Toria
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It had an good premise and I enjoyed parts of it but it was to slow paced for me。 I got a bit bored as I didn't think enough happened or it was atmospheric enough for me， but I'm interested in reading more by Rosemary Jones It had an good premise and I enjoyed parts of it but it was to slow paced for me。 I got a bit bored as I didn't think enough happened or it was atmospheric enough for me， but I'm interested in reading more by Rosemary Jones 。。。more
Andre Boone
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Wonderfully suspenseful！ And I loved how the characters all felt like everyday people。 Stayed up late to finish this one。
Dawn Vogel
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（This review originally appeared at HistoryThatNeverWas。com。）Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones is an Arkham Horror novel， related to the Arkham Horror board game。 Set in the 1920s， it’s a fun mix of historical fiction and the creeping dread horror that is conjured when one says Lovecraft or Arkham。The story focuses on a film production team， including their eccentric director， actors， and crew。 Though normally based in Hollywood， the director uproots the team to shoot his next film in his hometow （This review originally appeared at HistoryThatNeverWas。com。）Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones is an Arkham Horror novel， related to the Arkham Horror board game。 Set in the 1920s， it’s a fun mix of historical fiction and the creeping dread horror that is conjured when one says Lovecraft or Arkham。The story focuses on a film production team， including their eccentric director， actors， and crew。 Though normally based in Hollywood， the director uproots the team to shoot his next film in his hometown of Arkham， Massachusetts。 Jeany Lin， the protagonist， is the team’s costumer。 Her sister， Renee Love， is the star of the film and the director’s lover。 What ensues is a desperate struggle for the two sisters to stay alive and sane in the face of the script， the town， and machinations of outside forces。Jones’ writing shows a love of the film industry and the 1920s， and she adds in loads of details that shows she’s done her research。 Jeany Lin is Chinese American， and the prejudices of the period make their way into her life， whether in the background or the foreground， even as her sister does her best to pass as non-Chinese in an industry that would toss her aside if they knew the truth of her heritage。 The story has a wonderful sense of creeping dread as things get stranger and stranger in Arkham， culminating in a devastating end to the film production。If you enjoy well-researched historical fiction and horror that is more about creepiness and something awful lurking nearby， you’ll enjoy Mask of Silver。 Fans of Arkham Horror and other Lovecraftiana will also enjoy this clever twist on one of the mainstays of the Mythos。 。。。more
Christoph Weber
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Die Arkham Horror Serie von Aconyte schreiben unterschiedliche Autoren， damit ist zu erwarten， dass es deutliche Unterschiede geben wird。 War bisher das Highlight von S。A。 Sidor， so bietet nun Rosemary Jones auch ein sehr gutes Buch。Eine Filmcrew geht nach Arkham， und。。。 naja， es wird horrormässig。 Sehr gut umgesetzt ist jedoch die Paralelle， dass alles wirklich grausame quasi abseits der Kamera oder des Blickfelds der Protagonistin passiert。 Außer Andeutungen und Träumen und Unfällen passiert r Die Arkham Horror Serie von Aconyte schreiben unterschiedliche Autoren， damit ist zu erwarten， dass es deutliche Unterschiede geben wird。 War bisher das Highlight von S。A。 Sidor， so bietet nun Rosemary Jones auch ein sehr gutes Buch。Eine Filmcrew geht nach Arkham， und。。。 naja， es wird horrormässig。 Sehr gut umgesetzt ist jedoch die Paralelle， dass alles wirklich grausame quasi abseits der Kamera oder des Blickfelds der Protagonistin passiert。 Außer Andeutungen und Träumen und Unfällen passiert recht wenig， und dennoch stellt sich das gewünschte Gefühl von Lovecraft'schem Horror ein。 。。。more
Rian Monson
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Loved it， thought it was a bit slow on the horror heating up， but overall an awesome book。 Plus I love reading of old Hollywood。 Would like to read another story in this series by this author， have to check if she's written other books。 Liked this book alot better then "The Last Ritual"， not to say that was a bad book， this one had an ending that felt right， the other seemed like the Author couldn't figure out how he wanted to end it。 Loved it， thought it was a bit slow on the horror heating up， but overall an awesome book。 Plus I love reading of old Hollywood。 Would like to read another story in this series by this author， have to check if she's written other books。 Liked this book alot better then "The Last Ritual"， not to say that was a bad book， this one had an ending that felt right， the other seemed like the Author couldn't figure out how he wanted to end it。 。。。more
Joe Crowe
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I have been blasting my way through Arkham Horror novels until this one。 This one， I don't want to finish。 It's not at all because I don't like it。 I like it *too much* and I don't really want it to be over。 This one contains mystery and thriller elements that would have been at home in a classic Universal monster movie。 One of the best things about this line of novels is the gateway to new authors -- in this case， I had not heard of Rosemary Jones before now。 And as I speak， I've got one of her I have been blasting my way through Arkham Horror novels until this one。 This one， I don't want to finish。 It's not at all because I don't like it。 I like it *too much* and I don't really want it to be over。 This one contains mystery and thriller elements that would have been at home in a classic Universal monster movie。 One of the best things about this line of novels is the gateway to new authors -- in this case， I had not heard of Rosemary Jones before now。 And as I speak， I've got one of her "Forgotten Realms" novels waiting on me。 When I decide to finish "Mask of Silver，" that is。 。。。more
Michael Botterill
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I have been provided with an advance copy of the new Arkham Horror book Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones， published by Aconyte Books， so here is the honest review I promised in exchange for the book。So here is an important disclaimer which is always important to put out there first。 I have a casual work contact with Asmodee to demonstrate board games for them in stores and at conventions。 Asmodee being the parent company of Aconyte the publisher。I am going to try my best to not let that cloud my I have been provided with an advance copy of the new Arkham Horror book Mask of Silver by Rosemary Jones， published by Aconyte Books， so here is the honest review I promised in exchange for the book。So here is an important disclaimer which is always important to put out there first。 I have a casual work contact with Asmodee to demonstrate board games for them in stores and at conventions。 Asmodee being the parent company of Aconyte the publisher。I am going to try my best to not let that cloud my judgement in this review， but I accept that subconsciously it might。What is Arkham HorrorAnyway that put to one side， let’s look at this book， by first looking at the game Arkham Horror which is a cooperative game， originally designed by Richard Launius， and is now in its third edition which was released in 2019。It’s published by Fantasy Flight Games， a subsidiary of Asmodee， and is set in 1926 in the town of Arkham， Massachusetts。 Each player takes on the role of an investigator， who are working to stop the Ancient Ones， eldritch horrors which lurk in the void beyond space and time。It’s a 1-6 player game and you work together to gather clues and defeat the evil of the Ancient Ones and save the world。As I said I haven’t actually played Arkham Horror but I do own its spin off Elder Signthe cooperative dice game。The StoryLike the rest of the Arkham Horror novels， its set in the 1920s specifically 1923 and sees a silent movie being produced in the town of Arkham by horror director Sydney Fitzmaurice （who in my head is Nathan Lane， not sure why， just is）。His costume designer Jeany Lin is the protagonist， and her sister Renee Love is Sydney’s muse and star。 Sydney has relocated his company to his home town of Arkham where he is going to film a movie filled with thrills and the occult that will make a fortune for the studio and perhaps a lot more。The story is a very slow burner， with the majority of the book being character development and just sight hints at the horror to come。There is a lot of background on the production of silent movies， which in itself is fascinating， you can really tell that Jones has done her research and the book is grounded in realty， which makes it all the more creepy。As things go wrong and the behaviour of Sydney just isn’t right Jeany investigates his past to discover what is going on in the mansion， why people are being hurt during the production and why does the silver mask haunt her dreams。ConclusionThis is a slow paced book， but it’s deliberate and thoughtful， a very clever plot that is woven together so very well。The main characters are well rounded， and extremely believable， the background players less so， but there is enough there that they aren’t just window dressing。Arkham itself doesn’t my really feature too much as the story is set mostly in the Fitzmaurice mansion on French Hill， with the occasional trip to a nearby diner。But there is a truly creepy atmosphere in the story， and it makes your skin crawl just a little bit。Jeany is a wonderful protagonist and she offers a real insight into the contribution of Chinese-Americans to early cinema， a contribution that Jones suggests you read up in the notes after the story。The end in a way felt rushed， but in many ways was not at all， it’s quite old fashioned in that the book builds up the story and characters so that you care about them， and then concludes quite explosively！This was a book that I really really enjoyed and it’s a shame it took me so long to read it， but I really do highly recommend it。A solid 5 stars from me！The eBook and paperback are out now！ 。。。more
Matt Turner
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Slow， tedious， meandering， lots of padding。A family melodrama dressed up as a Lovecraftian horror tale。 It isn’t until the second third of the book that anything really happens other than lots and lots of dialogue and first-person exposition， and then the story proceeds in fits and starts， with only plot development sporadically dropped between character chatter than doesn’t go anywhere。 The third in this particular Arkham Horror set a five books， it doesn’t compare to the previous two， not by m Slow， tedious， meandering， lots of padding。A family melodrama dressed up as a Lovecraftian horror tale。 It isn’t until the second third of the book that anything really happens other than lots and lots of dialogue and first-person exposition， and then the story proceeds in fits and starts， with only plot development sporadically dropped between character chatter than doesn’t go anywhere。 The third in this particular Arkham Horror set a five books， it doesn’t compare to the previous two， not by miles and miles。 The story in this novel reads like it started as something not of this genre or series but repurposed to suit。 While other Arkham Horror novels tend to have a weird/pulp fiction feel， this one is more along the lines of the old Lifetime Television melodrama/romances or a Hallmark Channel mystery tv movie for Halloween。 2/5。 Not recommended。 。。。more
Mike
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"Mask of Silver" by Rosemary Jones is by far the WORST "Arkham Horror" book I've ever read。 If you need to know more， read on。"Arkham Horror" is from a board/card/mobile gaming universe based on the "Cthulhu Mythos" of H。P。 Lovecraft。 The game company Asmodee （who owns Fantasy Flight Games） has been putting out "Arkham Horror" novels for years now for fans of their various games。 "Mask of Silver" took me nearly four months to read。 Why？ When I had the choice to read it， I often picked listening "Mask of Silver" by Rosemary Jones is by far the WORST "Arkham Horror" book I've ever read。 If you need to know more， read on。"Arkham Horror" is from a board/card/mobile gaming universe based on the "Cthulhu Mythos" of H。P。 Lovecraft。 The game company Asmodee （who owns Fantasy Flight Games） has been putting out "Arkham Horror" novels for years now for fans of their various games。 "Mask of Silver" took me nearly four months to read。 Why？ When I had the choice to read it， I often picked listening to podcasts instead。The plot of "Mask of Silver" is this。。。an obsessed silent film director bring his horror movie cast home with him to Arkham。 He's really up to no good and intends to use his movie to enact an evil ritual and use the filmed ritual to warp the minds of his many fans with the power of an evil deity from another dimension。 The protagonist and narrator is the Asian costume designer， whose "secret" sister （who passes for non-Asian） is the lead actress。 And， of course， the lead actress is pivotal for the ritual。The whole thing seems like a take on the tales of Hastur and The King in Yellow， but with a twist of recording it on film。 But the author never comes out and says who the evil beings are。 The plan of the charming cad of a director never really makes much sense to the protagonist or to me as a reader。 There seem to be several missing （or unclear） steps to the plan。 The human villains seem to be twisted and power hungry， but not actual "cultists" of any particular evil gods。 The author does her best to make the story as non-Lovecraftian as possible within the boundaries she was given。 She has no feel for what "Arkham Horror" is all about。This is what I wrote as a partial review a while back: "Wow。。。this book is terrible。 It's so dull， and it reads like a bad creative writing class assignment。 I'm on page 79， and it's all been just endless， repetitive exposition， foreshadowing （which the author then undermines with "future" comments from the narrator）， and filler。 So much filler！ The author seems to care SO much more about what seem like hastily-researched period details and the ethnicity of her female protagonist than a horror story。"And， yeah， that's what it's like all the way through。 I will say that it gets somewhat better in the last third of the book， but it's a long slog through that endless， repetitive exposition until anything fans of "Arkham Horror" are used to happens。 The author is clearly going for a very dull feeling of "nameless dread" and "impending doom。" This is a clear case of "all hat and no cattle" （all hood and no Cthulhu？）。 Basically， this is a story that could have easily been told in 50-75 pages （or less！） and was drawn out to tedious lengths。I'm hoping for better from the other two new Arkham Horror novels。 But if they're as bad as this one， it may be a while before you see my reviews of them。 。。。more
Cat Treadwell
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After enjoying Aconyte's previous adventure in the Arkham universe， I was keen to see what would come next。 This series really does seem to be going from strength to strength， and – I'm very pleased to say – takes the work of HP Lovecraft and expands on it in ways that would probably make him retreat to his room with smelling salts。This tale is one of 1920s-era Hollywood and our narrator is Jeany Lin， a sought-after costume designer and makeup artist for a troupe of horror movie makers。 Oh， and After enjoying Aconyte's previous adventure in the Arkham universe， I was keen to see what would come next。 This series really does seem to be going from strength to strength， and – I'm very pleased to say – takes the work of HP Lovecraft and expands on it in ways that would probably make him retreat to his room with smelling salts。This tale is one of 1920s-era Hollywood and our narrator is Jeany Lin， a sought-after costume designer and makeup artist for a troupe of horror movie makers。 Oh， and she's half-Oriental。 And the female script-writer for their latest movie has a girlfriend。 Who is – gasp！ - a successful actress！ Out of the way， Mr Lovecraft， the twentieth century has arrived！Right away， Jeany is endearing to her readers。 Despite the horrors that she's seen， she is clever， exceptionally pragmatic and aware of the 'otherworldliness' of Hollywood compared to the realities of post-War life。 She loves what she does， and the almost Repertory-theatre-like group that she works with make a close-knit family that we're rooting for from the start。Famous horror director Sydney Fitzmaurice is taking the group to his ancestral home just outside Arkham to work on a passion project that promises to be the scariest film of his career。 Is this just studio hokum or something darker？ Of course it's the latter， but the book takes time establishing the characters and their history together， as well as the unique mood of Arkham itself and its residents。 By the time doors start slamming and the cast's nightmares affect their reality， we can no more leave than they can。The issues of discrimination are touched upon realistically rather than heavy-handedly， and the general theme of 'other-ness' winds through the narrative as the uncanny events begin to ramp up。 Jeany has to create the titular Mask， but most of the cast seem to wear their own just to survive anyway。 The insidious magic of their location easily works its way into the monstrous movie， and we're genuinely not sure who'll make it out alive。'Mask of Silver' is absolutely gripping， and although it's considerably longer than any Lovecraft tale， it takes its time as needed and I was sorry to see it end。 I had my favourite characters， suspicions on who was behind the devious activities， and wish to see more of the Arkham natives – who may well appear in other books in this series （I hope）。 I absolutely do recommend this， for the mood of Golden Age silent movies combined with ancient unknowable evils。 Magic of all kinds， and regular folks trying to survive in many ways。I loved 'Mask of Silver'， and am very much looking forward to the next title in this excellent series。'Mask of Silver' is out now in paperback and ebook editions。 。。。more
John
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Creepy in a way the previous two didn’t manage， I enjoyed this book the best of the three。
Jessi
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Can the hubris of one man cause pain down through generations？ Yes。 Yes it can。 And the book opens with just such a man who， even as his house is burning down around him， asks the maid to save his portrait rather than his children。 It is a stunning opening to a book I had mixed thoughts about。 During my reading， I was rather thrown off by abrupt changes in pacing。 But It may be that Jones was using that to create an ambiance of reading。
Myles
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Mask of Silver is a great new take on The King In Yellow by turning the play into a movie during the 1920s。 Rosemary Jones does a great job of capturing the feel of the Arkham Horror board game， the slow descent into madness as the book goes on similar to a scenario going downhill with each new mythos phase， and discovering clues with the characters in the book makes you feel as if you're an active participant and not just a reader。 Mask of Silver is a must read for any King in Yellow or Arkham Mask of Silver is a great new take on The King In Yellow by turning the play into a movie during the 1920s。 Rosemary Jones does a great job of capturing the feel of the Arkham Horror board game， the slow descent into madness as the book goes on similar to a scenario going downhill with each new mythos phase， and discovering clues with the characters in the book makes you feel as if you're an active participant and not just a reader。 Mask of Silver is a must read for any King in Yellow or Arkham Horror fan。 。。。more
Kent Woods
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Very little Arkham， very little horrorI’ve generally enjoyed the PB&J fiction from the Arkham Horror universe。 This is the first real flop: like all these franchise novels， the writing is simplistic and inelegant and the characters basically ciphers。 Where this one fails， though， is that it is almost entirely about how movies are made。 You need to wait until roughly 90 percent through the novel before anything vaguely horrific occurs。 And that’s not what I bargained for。
Thieving Magpie
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This book was so good。 I love a good horror novel， especially when it's set a couple of years back - and a story about a guy who makes horror movies for a living and ends up haunted himself？ I am in！This was an amazing read。 The story was interesting; it had all the necessary elements of a horror story， the characters felt real， they were exciting and from the very beginning， this book had the potential of being perfect。 So， why do I end up giving it four stars？ Simply put: I did not like the so This book was so good。 I love a good horror novel， especially when it's set a couple of years back - and a story about a guy who makes horror movies for a living and ends up haunted himself？ I am in！This was an amazing read。 The story was interesting; it had all the necessary elements of a horror story， the characters felt real， they were exciting and from the very beginning， this book had the potential of being perfect。 So， why do I end up giving it four stars？ Simply put: I did not like the solution of the book。 I had been hoping for a bit less "magic"。 I just don't think it fit well into the story。 This whole book was working with so many ways of human created horror effects， I think it'd have been great - especially if the culprit had been one from the crew itself。 I loved the characters; they gave off such amazing timely well adjusted character treats - I think I read this book purely for insight of how horror movies were made some 40/50 years ago， which was amazingly described and well written。Until this book， I only knew Arkham from the DC Universe， so I was a bit irritated at first， thinking it might somehow be connected to that。 It isn't， though that would have been funny as well。I enjoyed reading this book a great deal and I am going to take a look at the previously published editions of Arkham Horror， while hoping there will be another one。I received a free ARC by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Chris Berko
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This book seems like it was written forty years ago and that's a good thing。 It felt like the horror novels I read in the eighties where you get glimpses of the scary stuff and a lot of character development for the first eighty percent then holy all hell is finally unleashed at the end （Song of Kali， Cold Moon Over Babylon or anything by Ramsey Campbell）。 I liked the parts about the movie making and that process being a movie freak myself but I can't say I was at all scared at any point while r This book seems like it was written forty years ago and that's a good thing。 It felt like the horror novels I read in the eighties where you get glimpses of the scary stuff and a lot of character development for the first eighty percent then holy all hell is finally unleashed at the end （Song of Kali， Cold Moon Over Babylon or anything by Ramsey Campbell）。 I liked the parts about the movie making and that process being a movie freak myself but I can't say I was at all scared at any point while reading this。 Unsettled and slightly creeped out， sure， but not scared。 I also could have used a little more action at the end。 It sort of ended abruptly after a long set up and the cool stuff was cool， there just wasn't enough of it。 I also have to give credit to Rosemary Jones for the plotting and the pacing。 What I first took to be slow and pointless turned out to be deliberate and clever。 Small seemingly throw away things gain significance and the way the author handles the history and reveals of what is going on kept me involved and reading。 Overall a fun book I just wish there had been more。 Thanks the Netgalley， Rosemary Jones， and Aconyte Books for the review copy， opinions my own。 。。。more
Sylri
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Yet another awesome Arkham Horror novel！！ I’m so glad I found this universe/series because it’s been such a blast returning to this setting and my favorite Mythos monsties。 I always enjoy picking out the characters from the Arkham Horror game and then reading their entries in the gorgeous Investigators of Arkham Horror book， though this is not a necessity by any means and more for those who are a fan of the game。 Silent movies aren’t something I’m super familiar with， but it was a blast readin Yet another awesome Arkham Horror novel！！ I’m so glad I found this universe/series because it’s been such a blast returning to this setting and my favorite Mythos monsties。 I always enjoy picking out the characters from the Arkham Horror game and then reading their entries in the gorgeous Investigators of Arkham Horror book， though this is not a necessity by any means and more for those who are a fan of the game。 Silent movies aren’t something I’m super familiar with， but it was a blast reading about the culture around them and the ‘behind-the-scenes’ so to speak。 The escapades of the director’s crew were a delight to read。 Which is another thing: the author did a wonderful job with the characters’ personalities and made me， the reader， get close to them。 Characters that would initially seem like unpleasant people turn around and before you know it you start growing fond of them too。 Which makes you anxious for everything to turn out alright for them in the end when you know inevitably things start going eldritch。 Most of this book takes place in a wonderfully described old New England mansion that’s almost as much of a character as the humans in the book。 You sympathize with the heroine as her suspicions and dread begin to escalate as things just start to feel more and more wrong。 It might be obvious which Mythos entity makes an appearance in this one based on the cover （which I also love， by the way）， one of my favorites！！ There are references to the original stories this creature was featured in without it being necessary reading - just something nice for the devoted fans who like picking out references （something akin to the Marvel movies）。 （view spoiler）[ There were also some changes made to Camilla’s and Cassilda’s roles， switching which was the younger and older。 （hide spoiler）]Overall， another delightful Arkham Horror novel and I’m so grateful to Aconyte Books for publishing this new series！ My thanks to them for my review copy。 。。。more
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