The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002
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Urban Gothic: Lacuna and Other Trips ed. David J. Howe (Telos Publishing 1-903889-00-6, 2001, £9.99, 252pp, tp) Original anthology of seven horror stories based on, or derived from the scripts of, the TV series. Illustrated by John Howe. A hardcover edition (-01-4) was announced but not seen.
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Myth and Magic Poster Collection John Howe (HarperCollins UK 0-00-712332-9, Sep 2001, £12.99, tp) Eight pictures from Myth and Magic, presented in poster form.
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Knight’s Dawn Kim Hunter (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-84149-090-3, Jan 2002, £6.99, 374pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Red Pavilions] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel. Book One of “The Red Pavilions”.
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Wizard’s Funeral Kim Hunter (Orbit 1-84149-097-0, Mar 2002, £9.99, 343pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Red Pavilions] Fantasy novel, second in “The Red Pavilions” trilogy.
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Scotch on the Rocks Douglas Hurd & Andrew Osmond (Warner UK 0-7515-3081-6, 2001, £5.99, 224pp, pb) [Harvey] Reprint (Collins 1968) near-future SF novel of Britain fragmenting into civil war. Last in a series after Send Him Victorious and The Smile on the Face of the Tiger. Published in 2001 but not seen till now.
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The Virago Book of Erotic Myths and Legends Shahrukh Husain (Virago 1-86049-801-9, Feb 2002, £8.99, 294pp, tp, cover by Georges Barbier) Original collection of 25 pieces (11 reprints) including stories, poems, and novel extracts based on legends.
- 1 · Introduction · in *
- · Section One: Wakenings
- 7 · The City of Longing · Aamer Hussein · ss *; Reworked from the Persian, Haft Paikar by Nizami Ganjevi of Ganja.
- 15 · A Pastoral Song · nv *
- 39 · Amaltheia and Chryse · Harry Robin · ss, 1996; From The Affairs of Zeus (1st Books, 1996).
- 51 · The Vernal Palace · Li Yu · ss; From The Carnal Prayermat (Wordworth Classics, date unknown).
- 70 · The Arousal of Inanna · pm *; Based on the translation by Yitschak Sefat, Love Songs in Sumeria (Barllan University Press, Israel, 1998).
- · Section Two: Desire
- 89 · The Tobacco Plant · Cotti Burland · vi, 1965; From North American Indian Mythology (Hamlyn, London, 1965).
- 90 · Izanagi and Izanami · ss *
- 94 · The Queen of the Summer Country [Guenevere] · Rosalind Miles · ex Simon & Schuster UK, 1999
- 105 · Eset’s Love Quest · nv *
- 137 · The Ballad of Skirnir · pm *; Based on Part of the Poetic Edda of Iceland by Snorri Sturluson (1177-1350).
- · Section Three: Games of Love
- 149 · Maui [from God - Myths of the Male Divinity] · David Leeming & Jake Page · ex
- 153 · Hera’s Deceit · ss *; Based on episodes in Homer’s Iliad.
- 169 · The Conception of Hatshepsut · ss *
- 179 · El [from Mythologies of the Ancient World] · Anon.; trans. by Cyrus H. Gordon · ex Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1961
- 182 · Aroma’s Trick · Li Yu · ss; From The Carnal Prayermat (Wordworth Classics, date unknown).
- · Section Four: Tales of Lust and Ribaldry
- 201 · The Lusty Lass [from Medieval Welsh Erotic Poetry (Canu Maswedd yr Oesoedd Canol)] · Anon.; trans. by Dafydd Johnstone · ex, 1998
- 203 · Dahama and Moussa [from The Perfumed Garden] · Sir Richard Francis Burton · ex, 1886
- 206 · Daghda’s Love Trail · ss *; Based on extract from Cath Maige Tuired (ed. Elizabeth A. Gray), Irish Texts Society, 1982.
- 214 · The Man of Quality I and II [from The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight] · Umar Ibn Muhammad Al-Nafzawi; trans. by Jim Colville · ss London: Kegan, Paul & Trench, 1999
- · Section Five: Love Beyond Life (or The Rapturous Gaze)
- 229 · Powder Figures · Anandi Devi · ss *
- 246 · Sappho [from Sappho’s Lyre, Archaic Lyric and Women Poets of Ancient Greece] · Sappho; trans. by Diane J. Rayor · pm University of California Press: Berkeley CA, 1991
- 248 · The Sacrifice · ss *
- 261 · Winter at Llanddwyn · Tony Conran · pm, 1999; From An Anglesey Anthology (ed, Dewi Matthews) Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, Wales.
- 265 · I Whirl · ss *
- 277 · Notes · ms *
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Hybrid Shaun Hutson (Time Warner UK 0-316-86075-1, Aug 2002, £15.99, 383pp, hc, cover by Larry Rostant) Dark fantasy novel. A bestselling author’s abilities begin to fade, but his latest book seems to be writing itself.
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Dial a Ghost Eva Ibbotson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39826-1, Oct 2001, £4.99, 152pp, tp, cover by David Parkins) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1998) young-adult fantasy novel.
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The Haunting of Hiram Eva Ibbotson (Macmillan Children’s Books 0-330-39842-3, Nov 2001, £4.99, 172pp, tp, cover by David Parkins) Reprint (Macmillan Children’s Books 1987) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Geomancer Ian Irvine (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-209-4, Sep 2002, £11.99, 621pp, tp, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Three Worlds: Well of Echoes] Reprint (Viking Australia 2001) fantasy novel, the first volume in “The Well of Echoes” quartet set in the “Three Worlds”. [First U.K. edition]
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The Arabian Nightmare Robert Irwin (Dedalus 1-873982-73-9, Nov 2002, £6.99, 266pp, tp, cover by Willi Gray) Reissue (Dedalus 1983) literary fantasy novel. Fourth printing.
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Rebel’s Cage Kate Jacoby (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07295-4, Nov 2002, £6.99, 498pp, pb, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Elita] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy novel, the fourth book of “Elita”. Jacoby is a pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant.
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Trial Of Fire Kate Jacoby (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-06889-2, Nov 2002, £10.99, 441pp, tp, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Elita] Fantasy novel, the fifth and final book in the “Elita” series. Jacoby is a pseudonym of Tracy Oliphant. A hardcover edition (-06888-4, £17.99) is also available.
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The Empire of Darkness Christian Jacq (Simon & Schuster UK 0-7432-3084-1, Nov 2002, £10.99, 306pp, tp, cover by blacksheep) [Queen of Freedom] Historical fantasy novel. Book one in “The Queen of Freedom” trilogy. Translated from the French L’Empire des Ténèbres (XO Editions 2001) by Sue Dyson. A hardcover edition (-3081-7, £17.99) was announced but not seen.
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The Stone of Light: The Place of Truth Christian Jacq (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-671-77376-3, Jul 2002, £6.99, 408pp, pb, cover by blacksheep) [Stone of Light] Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2001) historical fantasy novel. Book four in the series. Translated by Sue Dyson from the French original, La Place de Vérité (Xo Editions 2001).
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Castaways of the Flying Dutchman Brian Jacques (Penguin/Puffin UK 0-141-31211-4, Mar 2002, £4.99, 327pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Ben and Ned] Reprint (Philomel; Viking UK 2001) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Seven Strange and Ghostly Tales Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-987970-0, Oct 2002, £4.99, 151pp, pb) Reprint (Hutchinson 1991) collection of seven original young adult ghost/horror stories, each introduced with a poem by Jacques.
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The Taggerung: A Tale of Redwall Brian Jacques (Red Fox 0-09-940928-3, Jun 2002, £5.99, 437pp, pb) [Redwall] Reprint (Hutchinson 2001) young-adult fantasy novel. Book 14 in the “Redwall” series. Illustrated by Pete Standley.
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Triss Brian Jacques (Viking Children’s Books 0-670-91067-8, Oct 2002, £12.99, 402pp, hc, cover by David Wyatt) [Redwall] Reprint (Philomel 2002) fantasy novel, book 15 in the “Redwall” series. [First U.K. edition]
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Perceptualistics Jael (Paper Tiger 1-85585-971-8, May 2002, £20.00, 112pp, hc, cover by Jael) Art book. Text by John Grant.
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Intrigues of the Reflected Realm: Deathscent Robin Jarvis (CollinsVoyager 0-00-675386-8, Jun 2002, £5.99, 503pp, tp, cover by Robin Jarvis) Reprint (Collins 2001) young-adult alternate-world fantasy novel. First in a series.
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The Xenocide Mission Ben Jeapes (Fickling Books, David 0-385-60412-2, May 2002, £10.99, 388pp, hc) [His Majesty’s Starship] SF novel, sequel to His Majesty’s Starship. Humanity and the recently discovered Rusties are confronted by a murderous alien species.
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The House of Dust Paul Johnston (Hodder Headline/NEL 0-340-76613-1, Feb 2002, £5.99, 463pp, pb) [Quinn (Quintilian) Dalrymple] Reprint (Hodder & Stoughton 2001) SF novel. Fifth in the “Dalrymple” series set in the Edinburgh city-state of 2026.
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Charmed Life Diana Wynne Jones (Collins 0-00-712407-4, Dec 2001, £5.99, 272pp, tp) [Chrestomanci] Reprint (Macmillan UK 1977) young-adult fantasy novel in the “Chrestomanci” series. This edition adds a new postscript by Jones. A “Collins Modern Classic”.
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Power of Three Diana Wynne Jones (CollinsVoyager 0-00-711370-6, Nov 2001, £4.99, 299pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) Reprint (Macmillan 1976) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Stealer of Souls Diana Wynne Jones (CollinsVoyager 0-00-713758-3, 2002, £1.00, 69pp, tp, cover by Paul Slater) [Chrestomanci] Fantasy novella, originally in Mixed Magics (2000). Issued for World Book Day.
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Stopping for a Spell Diana Wynne Jones (CollinsVoyager 0-00-713040-6, Jul 2002, £4.99, 140pp, tp) Reprint (Greenwillow 1993) young-adult fantasy collection. [First U.K. edition]
- 9 · Who Got Rid of Angus Flint? [“The Fearsome Friend”] · nv Young Winter’s Tales 6, ed. M. R. Hodgkin, London: Macmillan, 1975
- 73 · Chair Person · nv Things That Go Bump in the Night, ed. Jane Yolen & Martin H. Greenberg, Harper & Row, 1989
- 123 · The Four Grannies · nv London: Hamish Hamilton, 1980
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Wilkins’ Tooth Diana Wynne Jones (CollinsVoyager 0-00-712965-3, Mar 2002, £4.99, 207pp, tp, cover by Paul Hess) Reprint (Macmillan UK 1973) young-adult fantasy novel.
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Bold as Love Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07292-X, Jun 2002, £5.99, 406pp, pb, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love] Reprint (Gollancz 2001) fantasy/SF novel. First in a series. Winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award for Best Novel.
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Castles Made of Sand Gwyneth Jones (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07033-1, Jul 2002, £10.99, xii+356pp, tp, cover by Anne Sudworth) [Bold as Love] Fantasy/SF novel, second in a series after Bold as Love. A hardcover edition (-07032-3, £17.99) is also available.
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The Baker’s Boy J. V. Jones (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-375-1, Dec 2001, £6.99, 552pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Book of Words] Reissue (Warner Aspect 1995) fantasy novel, first in “The Book of Words” trilogy.
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The Barbed Coil J. V. Jones (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-568-1, Dec 2001, £7.99, 667pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) Reissue (Warner Aspect 1997) fantasy novel. A ring transports a woman from California to a magic world where patterns have power.
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A Cavern of Black Ice J. V. Jones (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-743-9, Apr 2002, £6.99, 804pp, pb, cover by Rob Warner) [Sword of Shadows] Reissue (Orbit 1999) fantasy novel. Book One of “Sword of Shadows”. Second printing.
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A Fortress of Grey Ice J. V. Jones (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-770-6, Apr 2002, £17.99, 654pp, hc) [Sword of Shadows] Fantasy novel, Book Two of the “Sword of Shadows” series. A trade paperback (export only) edition (-771-4) was announced but not seen.
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A Fortress of Grey Ice J. V. Jones (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-996-2, Nov 2002, £7.99, xvii+734pp, pb, cover by Bob Warner) [Sword of Shadows] Reprint (Orbit 2002) fantasy novel, the second book of “Sword of Shadows”.
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A Man Betrayed J. V. Jones (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-402-2, Dec 2001, £7.99, 598pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Book of Words] Reissue (Warner Aspect 1996) fantasy novel, second in “The Book of Words” trilogy.
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Master and Fool J. V. Jones (Little, Brown/Orbit 1-85723-471-5, Dec 2001, £7.99, 688pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Book of Words] Reissue (Warner Aspect 1996) fantasy novel, third in “The Book of Words” trilogy.
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Keep Out the Night ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing 1-902880-55-2, Oct 2002, £45.00, 248pp, hc, cover by Edward Miller) Anthology of 12 horror stories. Authors include Neil Gaiman, Ramsey Campbell, Michael Marshall Smith, and Kim Newman. Illustrated by Randy Broecker. This is a signed, limited edition of 500; a slipcased edition of 100 (-54-4, £65.00) was announced but not seen. PS Publishing, Hamilton House, 4 Park Avenue, Harrogate HG2 9BQ England; [www.pspublishing.co.uk].
- 9 · Introduction: More Not at Night · Stephen Jones · in
- 13 · Invasion from Inferno · Hugh B. Cave · nv Thrilling Mystery May ’37
- 37 · The Viaduct · Brian Lumley · ss Superhorror, ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976
- 51 · Spindleshanks (New Orleans, 1956) · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss Queer Fear, ed. Michael Rowe, Arsenal Pulp, 2000
- 61 · Homecoming · Sydney J. Bounds · ss The 9th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories, ed. Mary Danby, Fontana, 1975
- 67 · Feeders and Eaters · Neil Gaiman · ss *; originally published in different form in Revolver, 1990.
- 75 · Nothing of Him That Doth Fade · Poppy Z. Brite · ss Aqua Erotica, ed. Mary Anne Mohanraj, Three Rivers Press, 2000
- 83 · The Unfortunate · Tim Lebbon · na As the Sun Goes Down, Night Shade Books, 2000
- 133 · One of Us · Dennis Etchison · ss The Spook (online) Sep, 2001
- 143 · Is There Anybody There? · Kim Newman · nv New English Library Book of Internet Stories, ed. Maxim Jakubowski, NEL, 2000
- 158 · Dear Alison · Michael Marshall Smith · ss The Mammoth Book of Dracula, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 1997
- 167 · The Gossips · Basil Copper · ss From Evil’s Pillow, Arkham House, 1973
- 199 · Needing Ghosts · Ramsey Campbell · na London: Legend, 1990
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The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Volume 13 ed. Stephen Jones (Robinson 1-84119-540-5, Oct 2002, £6.99, 590pp, tp, cover by Pete Rozycki) Annual dark fantasy anthology of 23 stories. This includes works by Elizabeth Hand, Richard A. Lupoff, and Ramsey Campbell. There is a long introduction on the year in horror, and a necrology by Jones and Kim Newman.
- 1 · Introduction: Horror in 2001 · Stephen Jones · ar
- 82 · Mark of the Beast [Captain Luis da Silva] · Chico Kidd · nv Second Sight and Other Stories, Chico Kidd, 2001
- 110 · Crocodile Lady · Christopher Fowler · nv Crimewave #5, 2001
- 131 · All for Sale · Ramsey Campbell · ss Gothic.Net website Nov, 2001
- 145 · The Two Dicks · Paul McAuley · nv F&SF Aug, 2001
- 164 · By Her Hand, She Draws You Down · Douglas Smith · ss The Third Alternative #28, 2001
- 174 · O’ Death, Where Is Thy Spatula? [Dr. Brite] · Poppy Z. Brite · ss The Spook (online) Jul, 2001
- 188 · Got to Kill Them All · Dennis Etchison · ss Cemetery Dance #34, 2001
- 200 · No More A-Roving · Lynda E. Rucker · ss Darkness Rising I: Night’s Soft Pains, ed. L. H. Maynard & M. P. N. Sims, Cosmos Books, 2001
- 215 · First, Catch Your Demon · Graham Joyce · ss Brutarian Fll, 2001
- 229 · Pump Jack · Donald Burleson · ss Bare Bone #1, 2001
- 239 · Outfangthief · Gala Blau · ss The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women, ed. Stephen Jones, Robinson, 2001
- 258 · The Lost District · Joel Lane · ss The Third Alternative #27, 2001
- 273 · Simeon Dimsby’s Workshop · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Necronomicon Programme Book 2001, 2001
- 288 · Our Temporary Supervisor · Thomas Ligotti · ss Weird Tales Fll, 2001
- 306 · Whose Ghosts These Are · Charles L. Grant · ss The Museum of Horrors, ed. Dennis Etchison, Leisure, 2001
- 321 · Shite-Hawks · Muriel Gray · ss The Third Alternative #27, 2001
- 334 · Off the Map · Michael Chislett · ss Supernatural Tales #2, 2001
- 352 · Most of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water · Kelly Link · ss Stranger Things Happen, Small Beer Press, 2001
- 365 · City in Aspic · Conrad Williams · nv Phantoms of Venice, ed. David Sutton, Shadow Publishing, 2001
- 387 · Where All Things Perish · Tanith Lee · nv Weird Tales Fll, 2001
- 425 · Struwwelpeter · Glen Hirshberg · nv Sci Fiction website Nov 28, 2001
- 459 · Cleopatra Brimstone · Elizabeth Hand · na Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction, ed. Al Sarrantonio, Penguin/Roc, 2001
- 512 · Cats and Architecture [Captain Luis da Silva] · Chico Kidd · ss Supernatural Tales #2, 2001
- 543 · Necrology: 2001 · Stephen Jones & Kim Newman · bg
- 583 · Useful Addresses · Misc. · ms
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Dark Terrors 6: The Gollancz Book of Horror ed. Stephen Jones & David Sutton (Orion/Gollancz 0-575-07249-0, Oct 2002, £12.99, 499pp, tp, cover by Gary Blythe) Anthology of 33 original dark fantasy stories. Authors include Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Baxter, Tanith Lee, and Michael Marshall Smith. A hardcover edition (-07248-2, £16.99) was announced but not seen.
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A Crown of Swords Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-403-0, Apr 2002, £7.99, 762pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1996) fantasy novel. Book seven of “The Wheel of Time”. Fifth printing.
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The Dragon Reborn Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-065-5, Apr 2002, £7.99, 699pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1991) fantasy novel. Book three of “The Wheel of Time”. 12th printing.
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The Eye of the World Robert Jordan (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-85723-076-0, Apr 2002, £7.99, 814pp, pb, cover by Lee Gibbons) [Wheel of Time] Reissue (Tor 1990) fantasy novel. Book one of “The Wheel of Time”. 17th printing.
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