Alien: Prototype
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Summary
Dead cargo！
Venture， a direct rival to the Weyland-Yutani corporation， will accept any risk to crush the competition。 Thus， when a corporate spy "acquires" a bizarre， leathery egg from a hijacked vessel， she takes it directly to the Venture testing facility on Jericho 3。
Though unaware of the danger it poses， the scientists there recognize their prize's immeasurable value。 Early tests reveal little， however， and they come to an inevitable conclusion， they need a human test subject。。。
Enter Zula Hendricks。
A member of the Jericho 3 security staff， Colonial Marines veteran Zula Hendricks has been tasked with training personnel to deal with anything the treacherous planet can throw their way。 Yet nothing can prepare them for the horror that appears - a creature more hideous than any Zula has encountered before。
Unless stopped， it will kill every human being on the planet。
Venture， a direct rival to the Weyland-Yutani corporation， will accept any risk to crush the competition。 Thus， when a corporate spy "acquires" a bizarre， leathery egg from a hijacked vessel， she takes it directly to the Venture testing facility on Jericho 3。
Though unaware of the danger it poses， the scientists there recognize their prize's immeasurable value。 Early tests reveal little， however， and they come to an inevitable conclusion， they need a human test subject。。。
Enter Zula Hendricks。
A member of the Jericho 3 security staff， Colonial Marines veteran Zula Hendricks has been tasked with training personnel to deal with anything the treacherous planet can throw their way。 Yet nothing can prepare them for the horror that appears - a creature more hideous than any Zula has encountered before。
Unless stopped， it will kill every human being on the planet。
Reviews
Yailene_Reads
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The necromorph！ I was never a sci-fi reader and yet I’m lost in the Alien world。 Another fascinating take on the xenomorph legends of my childhood。 I enjoyed it， new xenomorph， synthetics fighting in a virtual world， and charming characters。 Totally for the Alien franchise fans
Andrew
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There are some HORRIFYING segments of this book， that will stick with you long after you put the book down。Combining the Xenomorph with Necrosis was a match made in hell， I loved it。 Zula Hendricks is a great lead and I am glad she is getting more stories outside of the now regrettable comic series。
Donna
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Former Marine Zula Hendricks and her friend， a synthetic， must take a group of rookies up against an Alien that is also infected with a deadly disease。This is the 13th book set in the Aliens universe （not counting novelizations） I've read and it's one of the better ones。 The author did a good job of capturing that feeling of tension and being on the brink of panic that alien encounters cause。 Zula was a character you definitely rooted for。 I was disappointed to see that Tim Waggoner has not writ Former Marine Zula Hendricks and her friend， a synthetic， must take a group of rookies up against an Alien that is also infected with a deadly disease。This is the 13th book set in the Aliens universe （not counting novelizations） I've read and it's one of the better ones。 The author did a good job of capturing that feeling of tension and being on the brink of panic that alien encounters cause。 Zula was a character you definitely rooted for。 I was disappointed to see that Tim Waggoner has not written other books set in this universe。 Hey publisher - I'd read that！ 。。。more
Koen Crolla
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Another extremely by-the-numbers Colonial Marines vs。 Alien story， with the only "original" element being that in this one， the Alien carries a deadly disease that quickly kills anything it touches。 Since they tend to do that anyway， it ends up making almost no difference to the story。Waggoner's writing is not of such a quality that it can save the uninspired premise。 The main character， Zula Hendricks， seems to be an established character in some of the comics， so if you're already invested in Another extremely by-the-numbers Colonial Marines vs。 Alien story， with the only "original" element being that in this one， the Alien carries a deadly disease that quickly kills anything it touches。 Since they tend to do that anyway， it ends up making almost no difference to the story。Waggoner's writing is not of such a quality that it can save the uninspired premise。 The main character， Zula Hendricks， seems to be an established character in some of the comics， so if you're already invested in those you might consider this novel to be worth your time， but， you know。 It's not。 。。。more
JT
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Aliens goes woke， and in a bad way。Let me preface this by saying I don't mind a very inclusive story。 I have been binging the Expanse books for the last couple weeks and they might be my new favorite book series ever， and they're also probably the most inclusive books I've ever read。 The thing is， they're well written。 This book on the other hand， is not。 It reads like 8th grade fan fiction that some edgy girl wrote。 It even has a Mary Sue self insert， who is a genius， an excellent shot， a marti Aliens goes woke， and in a bad way。Let me preface this by saying I don't mind a very inclusive story。 I have been binging the Expanse books for the last couple weeks and they might be my new favorite book series ever， and they're also probably the most inclusive books I've ever read。 The thing is， they're well written。 This book on the other hand， is not。 It reads like 8th grade fan fiction that some edgy girl wrote。 It even has a Mary Sue self insert， who is a genius， an excellent shot， a martial arts expert， 7 feet tall （not exaggerating， she's supposedly over 2M tall） and so hot and charismatic she screws everyone who swings towards women and some who don't。 It's ridiculous。 Every single character who the reader is supposed to like checks one of the woke boxes and doesn't forget to mention it in every sentence， 'as a black woman I shot the alien in the face， and my boss babe boots crushed its skull because I'm an empowered minority woman who's also a lesbian'。 Obviously that's hyperbole， but it's not off by much。 And of course， every character we're not supposed to like is a straight man， and usually white。 The original Alien cast was diverse as hell， same for Aliens and every other main franchise movie， but no one complained， because it wasn't the entirety of their character。 Even if you're a fan of the franchise， skip this one。 I got it for free through audible and I want a refund for the time I wasted listening to this crap。 Tim Waggoner is a terrible author， and this is a terrible book。 。。。more
Jeffrey
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This had the things you might expect from an alien franchise story。 The insane scientist who is obsessed with the Alien， synthetics， corporate greed， questionable allegiances， pulse rifles。 Your typical boy meets facehugger drama。I didn't love any of the characters and there was a tendancy to only really get to know some of them by getting in their heads during the last minute or two of their lives。 It was hard to pay attention to the book。 In the time it will take you to read this book you coul This had the things you might expect from an alien franchise story。 The insane scientist who is obsessed with the Alien， synthetics， corporate greed， questionable allegiances， pulse rifles。 Your typical boy meets facehugger drama。I didn't love any of the characters and there was a tendancy to only really get to know some of them by getting in their heads during the last minute or two of their lives。 It was hard to pay attention to the book。 In the time it will take you to read this book you could watch Alien and Aliens twice。 Just do that。 。。。more
Norman
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Meh！ If it ain’t broke don’t fix it。
Tucker Kornegay
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Great interesting twist on xenomorph
Kimberly
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Not bad。 Enough new excitement with the xeno to make the hunt interesting。
Vinayak Naicker
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Fantastic Action！！
Andrew Johnson
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Waggoner gives us a new type of Xenomorph， which is cool。。。 but its unique abilities really aren't that interesting or all that horrifying。 （A fast death is never as dreadful as a slow one。） The characters are pretty one-note， and things move at such a fast pace that there really isn't a lot of tension。 At times， it also feels like pro-military propaganda， which seems out-of-place in a franchise that has pretty firmly established that the military is full of corrupt， cowardly leaders and over-co Waggoner gives us a new type of Xenomorph， which is cool。。。 but its unique abilities really aren't that interesting or all that horrifying。 （A fast death is never as dreadful as a slow one。） The characters are pretty one-note， and things move at such a fast pace that there really isn't a lot of tension。 At times， it also feels like pro-military propaganda， which seems out-of-place in a franchise that has pretty firmly established that the military is full of corrupt， cowardly leaders and over-confident， loser grunts （though perhaps that's just the movies）。Here's the thing with the Alien franchise: the Xenomorph and the plot itself don't matter as much as multi-dimensional characters/themes， a slow-build of tension/atmosphere， and horror that taps into deeper fears than just "monster attack"。 It's not the monster that characters should be afraid of。 It's what the monster represents -- a rape/violation， the loss of a loved one， an unwanted fetus， or the crushing realities of capitalism， for example。 All of those things are far more terrifying than the alien itself。 。。。more
Chris
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A by the numbers alien book。 Stupid humans trying to make money off the super killing machine now with added air-born death plague。 It was ok but predicable。
Matt Midlock
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Great story set in the sci-fi/horror world of Alien。 There's not a lot of xenomorphs in this one， but it was still a great story。 Essentially a movie in book form。 If you are a fan of Alien at all， this is well worth a read。 The audiobook was well done， but the narrator was female， so some of the male voices she tried to do sounded a little odd， but that's a small complaint。。。still worth listening to！ Great story set in the sci-fi/horror world of Alien。 There's not a lot of xenomorphs in this one， but it was still a great story。 Essentially a movie in book form。 If you are a fan of Alien at all， this is well worth a read。 The audiobook was well done， but the narrator was female， so some of the male voices she tried to do sounded a little odd， but that's a small complaint。。。still worth listening to！ 。。。more
Michael
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Overall a great Alien story and it had the twist-creepy ending I was looking for。 I hope to see more of Zula （and Amanda！） in future books。
Brannigan
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Pretty lame。
SOTERO RIVERA
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Wow！ What a thrill ride！！I have read all the Aliens books that have been published， and out of the whole collection， this one really stands out。 The story came together in a cohesive plot with very believable characters。 Zula was a very fleshed out heroine。 She drove the storyline forward and kept it interesting。 But， the best part of this book was the gruesome and brutal Alien。 Not only was it extremely dangerous but gross。 This was a much needed makeover for the monster of the Alien franchise。 Wow！ What a thrill ride！！I have read all the Aliens books that have been published， and out of the whole collection， this one really stands out。 The story came together in a cohesive plot with very believable characters。 Zula was a very fleshed out heroine。 She drove the storyline forward and kept it interesting。 But， the best part of this book was the gruesome and brutal Alien。 Not only was it extremely dangerous but gross。 This was a much needed makeover for the monster of the Alien franchise。 This writer did an exceptional job with this project。 He took the Alien character to another level of horror。 The pace of the book was very fast and exciting。 I truly enjoyed this one and will be looking for more books by Tim Waggoner。 。。。more
Mike Fracasso
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Finished Alien Prototype by Tim Wagoner。 Another great book in the Alien genre。 This book deals with the greed of humans trying to make a buck with a captured alien egg。 Of course things go south after the Alien burst out of its human host。The Alien does meet it's death， but not before leaving another egg to be found。 Off to another adventure: Alien The Cold Forge written by， Alex White。 Finished Alien Prototype by Tim Wagoner。 Another great book in the Alien genre。 This book deals with the greed of humans trying to make a buck with a captured alien egg。 Of course things go south after the Alien burst out of its human host。The Alien does meet it's death， but not before leaving another egg to be found。 Off to another adventure: Alien The Cold Forge written by， Alex White。 。。。more
Sharon
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It's odd。 I found almost all of the characters （except the scientist because in the Alien saga they're all evil） really interesting。 Even the inevitable cannon fodder。 Also liked the evolution in the alien itself （thanks inadvertently to the aforementioned evil scientist）。 Alas I found the whole novel lacking in momentum。 It's almost as if the author knew， yes these are the obvious plot points and let's do something different。 I'm not sure how he could have kept the interesting characters and st It's odd。 I found almost all of the characters （except the scientist because in the Alien saga they're all evil） really interesting。 Even the inevitable cannon fodder。 Also liked the evolution in the alien itself （thanks inadvertently to the aforementioned evil scientist）。 Alas I found the whole novel lacking in momentum。 It's almost as if the author knew， yes these are the obvious plot points and let's do something different。 I'm not sure how he could have kept the interesting characters and still kept the momentum from derailing。 Maybe if the whole story had a longer arc？ Who knows。 Hope to see the not dead characters again。 And I'll miss you Bridgette。 。。。more
Craig Carignan
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Enjoyable read， but predictable。
Chris The Lizard from Planet X
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Alien: Prototype by Tim Waggoner is a media tie-in novel based on 20th century Fox’s Alien Film Franchise。 Set a few Decades after the events of the first film ALIEN。 Alien: Prototype opens with some deep-space piracy。 Tamar Prather is a spy who has been tasked with hanging around unsavoury types， the kind that attack and ransack other spacecraft。 She is there because Venture， a Weyland-Yutani competitor， is always on the look out for valuable swag that can give it an edge against the other mega Alien: Prototype by Tim Waggoner is a media tie-in novel based on 20th century Fox’s Alien Film Franchise。 Set a few Decades after the events of the first film ALIEN。 Alien: Prototype opens with some deep-space piracy。 Tamar Prather is a spy who has been tasked with hanging around unsavoury types， the kind that attack and ransack other spacecraft。 She is there because Venture， a Weyland-Yutani competitor， is always on the look out for valuable swag that can give it an edge against the other mega-corporations。 And wouldn’t you know it， Tamar steals a very precious cargo。 Ovoid。 Glistening。 You get the picture。 This “prize” ends up at The Lodge， Venture’s facility on a planet called Jericho 3。 The arrival of the egg precipitates events， much like one of those naughty chaos butterflies， but whipping up its own kind of dark hurricane。The egg falls into the hands of Dr Gagnon， the stereotypical “mad scientist” type who becomes fascinated with the organism it contains。 He also has no real morals holding him back from certain kinds of experiments， the kind that don’t often end well。 He ends up with a Xenomorph， but there are complications。 It’s not the same as the regular variety of Xeno， this one has picked up an extra ingredient in its mixture， one that makes it even deadlier than the normal kind。 I know it’s a bit difficult to imagine how a creature like this could be any more dangerous。 Maybe the mental image of a great white shark with a machine gun will serve here。 Nope， this Xeno is far more dangerous than that！As with any decent Alien tale， this Xeno is faced by people who are determined to stop it running amok。 Zula Hendricks is an ex-Colonial Marine who has turned her hand to training a more civilian kind of security force， and it is her group of wet-behind-the-ears recruits that have to swallow their fear and face something truly dangerous， rather than the various neutered experiences they have received in their training to date。 I won’t say much more as I really don’t want to spoil the sense of discovery you’ll get if you decide to read the book。Alien: Prototype is a fun， relatively fast-paced book， with so many of the elements that I enjoy in an Alien novel。 There is greed， some synthetic humans， and a bit of creature worship， along with a variety of encounters and combat situations that keep the interest。 There are the typical scenes where the unaware get jumped by the Xeno， and there are scenes where the “very much aware” clash with it in desperate combat。 There is some novel use of technology at times， and the “extra danger” this Xenomorph embodies is a really nice touch to add a splash of novelty to proceedings。Overall， if you enjoyed any of the other Alien novels， such as Out of the Shadows or The Cold Forge， I think you’ll enjoy Alien: Prototype。 If you’ve yet to dip into this series of novels， but love the Alien universe， I also think you’ll enjoy this book。 。。。more
Jonah
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The story， like in many Alien novels， is very pedestrian for the franchise， but there's a cool new idea here that made the formula a bit more interesting。 I really dig the fact that this seems to recanonize eggmorphing from the original movie's deleted scenes！ Scary shit The story， like in many Alien novels， is very pedestrian for the franchise， but there's a cool new idea here that made the formula a bit more interesting。 I really dig the fact that this seems to recanonize eggmorphing from the original movie's deleted scenes！ Scary shit 。。。more
Matthew Goodwin
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An Alien tale that attempts to quell the fears of the Colonial Marines tragics （like myself） as well as inject some new threats to the 'pick em off one by one' formula。 Enjoyable， grunt sci-fi with a heavy body count。 An Alien tale that attempts to quell the fears of the Colonial Marines tragics （like myself） as well as inject some new threats to the 'pick em off one by one' formula。 Enjoyable， grunt sci-fi with a heavy body count。 。。。more
Martin
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Aren’t there any Alien books with original plots and characters who are not dummy？ I stopped reading as the doctor stuck the needle into the character’s throat。 What a colossal waste of time。 Do I have to write my own novel to find scientifically literate characters who are emphatic and， above all， some original plot？ It’s like reading Atlas Shrugged over and over again。
Kyle J。 Durrant
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I went into this book expecting it to be much better than it was。 Having read Alien: Defiance， I was excited to read the continuation of Zula Hendricks' story， as she takes up a post at a research colony， training their Colony Protection Force。 The premise， too， of a corporate spy getting their hands on a Xenomorph egg and giving it to one of Weyland-Yutani's rivals， excited me， as I was expecting some level of corporate warfare in the story。 These two plot points combine to set Zula， once again I went into this book expecting it to be much better than it was。 Having read Alien: Defiance， I was excited to read the continuation of Zula Hendricks' story， as she takes up a post at a research colony， training their Colony Protection Force。 The premise， too， of a corporate spy getting their hands on a Xenomorph egg and giving it to one of Weyland-Yutani's rivals， excited me， as I was expecting some level of corporate warfare in the story。 These two plot points combine to set Zula， once again， on a collision course with the most deadly creature in the cosmos， though this time there's a twist （more on that later）。 The plot itself， though somewhat simple， is enjoyable。 It takes the basic premise of the original Alien film - one unstoppable killing machine picking people off one by one - and extends it to an entire colony， somewhat reflecting the events that would have transpired in Aliens。 Again， we have a badass female character with experience fighting the Xenomorph， leading clueless soldiers to wipe it out。 In the meantime， human greed is responsible for things going from bad to worse throughout the story， and， perhaps satisfyingly， the architects of the Xenomorph's escape all meet grim ends。 The final battle against the Xenomorph is very well-written and exciting， with some clever call-backs to one of the earlier scenes in the book。 However， this is one of those cases where the writing lets down the plot。 I found a lot of it to be very repetitive; in many cases it would be certain sentences being used over and over with only minor changes， but occasionally there would be a paragraph of internal monologue followed almost immediately by dialogue that completely repeats what has just been told to the reader。 In fact， this is probably my main issue with the book: lots of telling， very little showing。 I was not given many chances to interpret events， instead having everything explained to me on a level that seriously slowed the story。 The writing style is probably my main gripe about this book。 Not to say it's particularly bad， it just did not feel conducive to a story of this type。 I will say， though， that the characterisation was strong， even if they were， for the most part， quite one-dimensional。 My other complaints are much more personal， relating to my interest in continuity and canon; in this case， I am opposed to certain ideas regarding the Xenomorph that are presented in this story。 First of all， I dislike the idea of the Xenomorph inheriting a disease from its host， as this does not seem in fitting with the perfection of the organism。 They have evolved/been engineered to inherit beneficial qualities from the host， and a disease definitely does not fit this idea。 However， I am willing to accept it on the basis that it is a rare thing， possibly even a rare defect， and ultimately has a negative effect on the Xenomorph's effectiveness。 My headcanon is that other Xenomorphs would quickly kill it to protect the hive。 Secondly， this story seems to suggest that a lone Xenomorph is capable of laying an egg （or possibly eggs）。 It also seems to overlook the idea of a Drone/Warrior transitioning into a Queen。 I am undecided on whether I like the idea of individual Xenomorphs being capable of laying eggs， though would believe that a Xenomorph on its way to becoming a Queen may display this behaviour。 These， though， as aforementioned， are very personal complaints。 However， as petty as they may seem， I cannot bring myself to completely overlook them， and as such I've given this book three stars。 For my own personal enjoyment， and in order to regard this book as a canonical entry in the franchise， I have had to overlook the personal issues mentioned， but I do not regret reading this book， and overall it was enjoyable。 I would recommend it， as long as you aren't a reader who is greatly bothered by repetitive writing， and as long as you can either overlook certain continuity errors， or just aren't that bothered by overall canon。 It is still a good Alien story， and I strongly believe fans of the franchise will find something to enjoy in this book despite its shortcomings。 。。。more
Brian
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A disappointment。 Repetitive exposition that only a millennial could appreciate。 Contrived plot devices， unnecessary and drawn out scenes which I found both uncharacteristic and unnecessary for both creature and setting。。。。cliche cold scientist， a security reaction team kept away from their armory by mall cop equivalents， a creature that conveniently hesitates mid combat 。。。 and if a company can build combat practice robots agile enough to engage humans， aliens are no challenge。 Break in the ali A disappointment。 Repetitive exposition that only a millennial could appreciate。 Contrived plot devices， unnecessary and drawn out scenes which I found both uncharacteristic and unnecessary for both creature and setting。。。。cliche cold scientist， a security reaction team kept away from their armory by mall cop equivalents， a creature that conveniently hesitates mid combat 。。。 and if a company can build combat practice robots agile enough to engage humans， aliens are no challenge。 Break in the alien usual reproductive cycle to suit plot。 Alien POV was again unnecessary and distracted from the story overall。 Cold forge was a better book， but barely just。 。。。more
Brian
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It’s just ok。 Very predictable。 Could have done much more with the concept。
Mattisamo
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Amazing Alien premiseA modified Alien in this was a very imaginative and successful advancement in the great Alien series。 This book came through with a change in the Alien creature that made it an even more terrifying and dangerous being to come up against。
Peter Garza
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Better than many of the previous Alien stories much more action and some interesting evolution of the alien mythos。 Still confined by the trappings of the aliens story structure but Waggoner makes the most of his material。
Steven
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Really enjoyed this new novel set in the Alien universe。 Interesting addition to the alien creatures with a new take on them。
Scott Richmond
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An interesting attempt at some new Aliens universe content that I think is ultimately ruined by pretty poor character development and lazy writing - I didn't really care about any of the characters and so really none of the action or horror struck home。 There are mistakes in the writing that show a disregard for the detail that matter。 For example， a soldier is killed by the alien and as part of the action this person attempts to grab a pole to impale the alien but they lose their grip on it bef An interesting attempt at some new Aliens universe content that I think is ultimately ruined by pretty poor character development and lazy writing - I didn't really care about any of the characters and so really none of the action or horror struck home。 There are mistakes in the writing that show a disregard for the detail that matter。 For example， a soldier is killed by the alien and as part of the action this person attempts to grab a pole to impale the alien but they lose their grip on it before dieing。 Later， the other soldier find this person and exclaim them a hero who sacrificed themselves as they see the corpse with the pole as a weapon in their hand。 A small writing error on its own but it is an example of a widespread issue。 。。。more
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