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The Soulmate Equation
The Soulmate Equation | Christina Lauren
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The New York Times bestselling author of The Unhoneymooners returns with a witty and effervescent novel about what happens when two people with everything on the line are thrown together by scienceor is it fate? Perfect for fans of The Rosie Project and One Plus One. Single mom Jess Davis is a data and statistics wizard, but no amount of number crunching can convince her to step back into the dating world. Raised by her grandparentswho now help raise her seven-year-old daughter, JunoJess has been left behind too often to feel comfortable letting anyone in. After all, her fathers never been around, her hard-partying mother disappeared when she was six, and her ex decided he wasnt father material before Juno was even born. Jess holds her loved ones close, but working constantly to stay afloat is hard...and lonely. But then Jess hears about GeneticAlly, a buzzy new DNA-based matchmaking company thats predicted to change dating forever. Finding a soulmate through DNA? The reliability of numbers: This Jess understands. At least she thought she did, until her test shows an unheard-of 98% compatibility with another subject in the database: GeneticAllys founder, Dr. River Pena. This is one number she cant wrap her head around, because she already knows Dr. Pena. The stuck-up, stubborn man is without a doubt not her soulmate. But GeneticAlly has a proposition: Get to know him and well pay you. Jesswho is barely making ends meetis in no position to turn it down, despite her skepticism about the project and her dislike for River. As the pair are dragged from one event to the next as the Diamond pairing that could make GeneticAlly a mint in stock prices, Jess begins to realize that there might be more to the scientistand the science behind a soulmatethan she thought. Funny, warm, and full of heart, The Soulmate Equation proves that the delicate balance between fate and choice can never be calculated.
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Geemom1118
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If you know me you know how I am about ♥️‘s and this one is a pretty one. Adding another quick read to the countdown. #34of2024

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JoyBlue
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Not my favorite of CL's. [Full review to come . . . hopefully.]

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TheSpineView
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I could sum this book up in one word "adorable". Definitely a feel good beach read. Loved the plot and characters. This book has the same vibe as Three Blind Dates. 4⭐️

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude #LitsyLove #LitsyLoveReads
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Read4life I loved the book and the cover. 💙🧬 4mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Loved this one 💛 4mo
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TheSpineView
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The rain finally moved out and it is a little cooler. I decided an afternoon on the dock reading was in order. The dock is my favorite reading spot in summer.

Misty, I am finally starting The Soulmate Equation. Thank you! @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Ahw06 Love this book so much!!! It got me back into reading in 2021 🩵 5mo
TheSpineView @Ahw06 Just started today but enjoying it! 5mo
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sakeriver
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There were things I liked about this one—the best friend is very funny, the dynamic between the heroine and her daughter, and between her and her grandparents—but I'm coming to wonder if I'm just not that into contemporaries when it comes to romance. That would be entirely due to my own idiosyncracies, of course, and not any fault of the genre or subgenre.

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sakeriver
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maich
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#CoverLove #Dots

My next read will be The Soulmate Equation a buddy read with local book club💛 I'm not a fan of Christina Lauren but hope I like this one.

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Beautiful 😍 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This was my choice too! I really enjoyed it and rom coms are usually not my thing! 🩷💛 5mo
maich @Eggs thank you💛 5mo
maich @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks thanks. I hope I enjoy it too🙂 5mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“I haven‘t been home in years, but I feel that way with you.”

#Dots on #CoverLove

🟡⚪️🟡

Eggs Very pretty 🟠🔴🟠 5mo
PurpleyPumpkin Lovely photo!🤩 5mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs thank you 💛 5mo
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Breanne1
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This was really cute and definitely an interesting STEM approach to meeting your soulmate. That said I know I want 🌶️ in my romance and this was definitely mild salsa.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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I loved the friendship between Jess and Fizzy! They met at a coffee shop/ #cafe every morning 🩷 Fizzy was hilarious and I am looking forward to reading the next book!

💛 🧬 🩷

#StorySettings

My beautiful mug from the bestie I wish I could drink coffee with every morning 🩷🤗 ☕️ @Eggs

May 2, 2024

Eggs Awww me too☕️💞🫖 7mo
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TheSpineView
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Hi Misty, I got my package today! Thank you so much! Love everything! Can't what to get started on The Soulmate Equation. Glad I left a few spots open on my #BookSpin bingo board for impulse reads. I want to read this one now.

#LitsyLove @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life @TieDyeDude

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Yay!! I‘m happy you like it 💛 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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It‘s a beautiful day here in MS! We are enjoying some outdoor reading 📖 🌱 🫶🏻🌺🪻

#LitsyLove

April 21, 2024

AnnCrystal 💕😻🌱💝. 8mo
quietlycuriouskate Well that looks just delightful! 8mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @AnnCrystal ❤️🫶🏻😽 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Happy Caturday from Miss Priss and Tux!! He‘s being a little antisocial tonight!

#CatsofLitsy
#LitsyLove

Loving this book! 📕

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 8mo
slategreyskies I loved this book so much! 💕 8mo
Jari-chan 😻😻😻 8mo
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Velvetfur Aaww such a lovely little puddy tat 🥰 8mo
AnnCrystal 😘💕😻💝. 8mo
RaeLovesToRead Cuddles to them both 🫂💕 8mo
Mimi28 Hey Miss Priss and Tux! Did you get my postcard? 7mo
iread2much 💜🐱 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Mimi28 I did!! They said thank you 🤗 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Hopefully starting this one today! Work has been crazy, but after today I‘m off 7 days!! I‘m not doing anything tomorrow 🫣

#LitsyLove

MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm Oooh! Enjoy the time off!! ❤️ 8mo
TheSpineView Enjoy your time off! 8mo
Read4life Enjoy your time off and this book! 💙💙 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Read4life thanks Lynn 💜 8mo
MemoirsForMe Yay! Relax and enjoy all that free time! 🤗 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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It‘s been a rough few days and my hubby got me flowers 💐 he‘s the sweetest!!

#LitsyLove

Leftcoastzen Nice! And a hug to you for the bad days! 8mo
AnnCrystal 👏💐🫂👍. 8mo
TheLudicReader Hope things turn around soon. 8mo
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TheSpineView So sweet! Sending hugs!💞 8mo
dabbe Hoping for better days ahead (and a good dentist visit! 😂). P.S. #hubbyisakeeper 💙🩵💙 8mo
Gissy Lovely gesture 💞 8mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Jessica Davis used to think it was an honest-to-God tragedy that only twenty-six percent of women believed in true love. 💗💜💛

My sweet daughter brought me a loaded tea today! It‘s a gorgeous day here in Mississippi 🌞

#FirstLineFridays

April 5, 2024

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Kshakal
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bookandbedandtea I loved this book. Also- what an amazing picture!! Flowers won't appear in my part of the world for at least a month and I'm starved for them. 🪻🌻🌷 9mo
Eggs Beautiful post 🌷🌷 9mo
BennettBookworm Wow where is this?? 9mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 9mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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Why did I have to see this?! 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ #LitsyLove

https://bookoutlet.com/browse/young-adult?cl=318

Read4life 🤓💙 10mo
lil1inblue Just go ahead and take my money. 😂 10mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @lil1inblue yes!! I‘ve been has my cart full since last night! 10mo
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Agabriv
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It was a great read! I think the context is interesting and the main characters ❤️ I find interesting Jess‘s personality, she‘s like most women overthinking everything and at some point sabotaging because of self doubt. Simply loved it. 2024

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OriginalCyn620
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#two4tuesday

1. No
2. The tagged book is a recent read - a romance that asks if you could, would you find your soulmate based on DNA?

TheSpineView The tagged book sounds good. Put it on my wishlist. Thanks for playing 1y
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OriginalCyn620
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Loved it! A romcom about a DNA-based matchmaking service that is predicted to change the the dating world forever. Jess, a single mom and statistician, believes in the reliability of numbers, but finding a soulmate with DNA? On a whim, she sends in her sample. She‘s stunned when she‘s matched at 98% compatibility with the company‘s founder, Dr. River Peña. Because she already knows him, and he cannot be her soulmate!

#bookspinbingo - #doublespin

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
BethM Oooh I like the sound of this! 1y
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jamield1911
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I absolutely devoured this! ?

A unique romcom where a matchmaking company uses DNA to find customers' "soulmate" with surprising results.

I really enjoyed the STEM theme of the science behind the matchmaking and the statistics. But, the highlight of the story was the relationship Jess had with her daughter, Juno.

Wonderfully unique, heartwarming, witty, and emotional. Perfect.

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TheAromaofBooks
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I reread this one to refresh all the characters in my mind before read The True Love Experiment. I actually enjoyed this one a lot more the second time around, but I still think this book needs some chapters from River's perspective. He's really introspective, so we never really get what's going on in his brain. Overall fun, and pretty typical fare from this writing duo.

KristiAhlers I love these authors. You're going to love their newest! 1y
AlaMich Is that your backyard? It looks so peaceful. 1y
TheAromaofBooks @KristiAhlers - Yes!! I really enjoyed The True Love Experiment. I wasn't sure I was going to like Fizzy as a main character at first, but she really grew on me!! 1y
TheAromaofBooks @AlaMich - Thank you!! That is indeed our happy little side garden - it's small, but so peaceful to sit and watch the fish swimming about!! Our fish pond is one of my favorite things. 1y
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LaraReads
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Well, this is pretty stinking adorable! Not a bad way to spend a Friday night at all! 🧬💕

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ncsufoxes
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Quick, fun, easy audio book. These are the kind of books that I probably wouldn‘t sit & read but a good listen for my commute. Kudos for the authors for painting a scientist & what they do as sexy. I joked with my geneticist husband about this & he‘s like yeah nothing of what I do could be described like that. If you enjoy light romance(ish) books this one is decent. I also enjoyed all the references to San Diego since we lived there for 12 years

ncsufoxes & my husband did his post doc research at UCSD (which was referenced several times in the book, as well as the Salk Institute, which he would do some experiments there too since it was near his lab). #bookspin book 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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Kshakal
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Eggs Very nice 👍🏼 2y
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ncsufoxes
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I‘ve started this one on audio & can‘t help but chuckle through some of it. My husband has his PhD in Genetics, he did his post doc research at UCSD. This was his lab building (Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine). It looks old out right over the Pacific Ocean & Torrey Pines golf course. It‘s also right next to the Salk Institute. As this book is describing the building for the company I can not imagine where it would be since there are

ncsufoxes Fancy houses on the other side of the Salk. It is interesting to hear a description of UCSD as an institution (it is arguably one of the best research universities in the US). 2y
Desha I‘m a graduate of UCSD undergrad…is this book set around UCSD? Curious! 😃 2y
ncsufoxes @Desha it doesn‘t take place at UCSD but it does mention that‘s where one of the characters did their post doc. They also talk about lots of places in San Diego. It brought back lots of memories for me since we just moved from San Diego last summer 2y
Desha Very cool! I am a San Diego native and we just moved from there to Ventura County above LA. It sounds like I would probably like this book! 🤣 2y
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BoleyBooks
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Tackle the TBR 🤓📚 #boleybooks #TheSoulmateEquation #christinalauren #bookbeast #bookjoy #bookbuds #bookchat
What are you reading? 😊

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ShaniaAJ
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This one was such a cute read

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SheReadsAndWrites
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This wasn't my favorite Christina Lauren book, but it was still super cute. I almost liked Jess' relationship with her daughter, Juno, and her best friend, Fizzy, better than the romance with River. 😬 An interesting relationship/romance premise though and as always, the writing is great. #bookspin #bookspinbingo #greatread

TheBookgeekFrau Their books are always such fun! Can't wait to read this one 2y
SheReadsAndWrites I do love their books and this one doesn't disappoint @TheBookgeekFrau The science/stats parts I skimmed over 😬 but the rest is really good. 2y
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Sharpeipup
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It‘s only a one floor ride but it‘s insanely slow so I was able to read a whole chapter.

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Kshakal
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Eggs Beautiful photo 💗🌷🌸 2y
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LiteraryinPA
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This was my first non-YA book by this writing duo and it was really good! I thought the dialogue was really natural and the relationships built in a great way. I would definitely read more of their books if I‘m looking for a romance. Thanks for the recommendation @BennettBookworm !

BennettBookworm Yay I‘m SO glad you liked it!! 2y
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FelinesAndFelonies
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I finally found a romance writer that I like. First, I like the premise of the book using DNA to predict relationship longevity. It made me ask myself "Would I really want to know?" The authors do a great job of addressing how this knowledge could influence a relationship positively & negatively. I found the single mom aspect & the fear of your child falling in love with a new partner relatable. I think I liked Unhomeymooners more but still ⭐⭐⭐⭐

wisherwishinguponastar That sounds like a cool premise! Your picture is amazing as well! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 💛 2y
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coffeebooksandchaos
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This book took me a minute to get into, but really picked up about 45% of the way in. Could your soulmate be found using your DNA? The fictional Dr. Peña at GeneticAlly thinks so, until it happens to him. Single mom Jess, her spitfire daughter Juno, best friend Fizzy and the amazing Nana Jo and Pops have a tight knit village with no openings for newcomers. But what happens if you think you are pre-determined to fall in love? Only time will tell!

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samantharoberts
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Christina Lauren always hit the mark for me! This was the perfect palette-cleanser in between reads 💛

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peanutnine
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Another good one by Christina Lauren. Jess is a single mom who signs up for a new dating service that uses your DNA to find your 'soulmate'. When she gets paired with the grumpy CEO of the company with the highest compatibility score they've ever seen, the two reluctantly spend time together to see if the data is accurate.
Fairly low angst and cute family dynamics ☺️

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Marialou
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Sweet and funny. Easy reading romcom.

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Bookbuyingaddict
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Super cute 🥰 read , nothing like the one book or tv 📺 show so much better ! If a good gentle escapist story of romance is your bag , then you‘ll love ❤️ this ! My #doublespin for may #bookbingo @TheAromaofBooks on to the next for a full bingo can I do it before end of the month 😆

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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NikkiCureton
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I felt this quote in my soul… (glad the book had a very happy ending though)
“She couldn‘t throw caution to the wind. That was a luxury childless people had, people with free time and fewer responsibilities. Boring, safe plans hadn‘t steered her wrong yet.”

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catrionataylor
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My next book a day choice was the soulmate equation. Clearly sticking to the science romance theme, this book didn‘t disappoint. I don‘t think I need to say much more than there is cat named pigeon- so of course I loved it 😂

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

#bookaday #thesoulmateequation #romance

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abookishbutterfly
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This story was a lot of fun and I laughed out loud several times. The tension between River and Jess was just right and they were both likable enough that I could root for their union. I loved that Jess was a single mom with some genuine heartaches of the past to work through, along with concerns about how a relationship might affect her child, should things get serious with River.

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akfreeborn
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This modern romance was just great. I loved the premise DNA soulmate matching (if only) and the characters were all quite endearing. This is not my go-to genre but this was smart, sexy and I loved it!

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