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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Sara Oxton

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love and Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen a five-star read that will make you fall in love with the scare, this is number one in the City Ghost Tour series and I am excited for the rest of the series. This was a thrilling read and filled with sublime characters that will enthral you. This is a great paranormal romance and will make you believe in Emily and Sean; they will make you fall in love with the stories. This has a little of everything and will make you care, including one of the best moments ever. Do not miss this compelling start to the series.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Renee Ullery

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen
Stars-5

I think that this story had so many good things about it! There were so many different kinds of moments in this book: happiness, sadness, love, funny, and heartbreak. It was not an easy road for Emily and Sean, but it was great to read about. They each had things from their past to overcome. I also loved Sydney and Trish. They are awesome friends! This is the first book in this series, and I cannot wait to read what happens next.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Mirela Ruiz

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen was a gripping read. I would give this story a five out of five stars. I love a good paranormal romance and this one had me from the beginning. I loved the characters, Emily and Sean came alive for me. The stories and the supernatural elements of New Orleans alone always manage to pull me in. I enjoyed the pacing, it is always something I look for but specifically in paranormal reads where sometimes certain elements can be drawn out.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Jana Teppih

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts is the first book in Carrie Pulkinen’s paranormal Crescent City Ghost Tours’ series. She takes us back to the lore of New Orleans so if you love all things NOLA then this book is for sure for you! It is my first read by this writer and I know that I will gladly follow her down the Crescent City Ghosts Tours for new adventures!
Love & Ghosts gives us Emily who has just moved to New Orleans after the death of her sister and to get away from her cheating boyfriend and oh, she does not believe in ghosts, AND Sean who has lived all his life in New Orleans and is struggling after the death of his wife and he is soo into all things ghost no doubts whatsoever! The writer weaves a mesmerizing story that ticks all your boxes, combines legends and ghost stories with her observations about NOLA neighbourhoods and architecture and I promise you will not be able to put the book down until you get to the end!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Katie Kearney

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen. This story is probably my idea of the perfect mix of all things I love some suspense and mystery, romance and a paranormal adventure with amazing characters. Emily and Sean had me completely glued to my chair from beginning to end, I just couldn’t put it down. The plot is well written and paced nicely never feeling rushed or lacking anything. I’m a fan of the writers smooth and detailed storytelling. If you like a story that comes alive right before your eyes I definitely suggest this one because this author does a wonderful job of writing a story that catches even the smallest details. I can’t wait to see where the author takes readers next. Five big stars and I highly recommend this story!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Naomi McDonald

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts is the first book in the Crescent City Ghost Tours series.

I loved Carrie’s Crescent City Wolf Pack series so I had to check this one out. This book did not disappoint. I’d give it more than five stars if I could. It does have a different feel than the Wolf Pack series, but the characters are just as entertaining and the story is expertly woven. I jumped into this book and couldn’t put it down. You can’t help but keep reading to find out what is up with the box!

One of my favorite things about this book was the costume that Sean wore to the ball and the running theme with it throughout the story.

Perfect Halloween season read! I look forward to reading the next book in the series!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Dawn Daughenbaugh

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 Star
Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen is a paranormal romance that once I started reading I couldn’t put it down. The characters are very well developed and just amazing. Emily and Sean,she’s is a strong independent woman who doesn’t believe in ghosts or the supernatural. Sean is a medium and owns his own haunted tour company. These two have chemistry and attraction between them if he could only get her to accept that ghosts exist. Can these two have a future together? Find out what happens next in this must read Book. I can’t wait to read more from this Author.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen

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Genre – Contemporary romance with paranormal elements

Page Count – 302 pages

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Trying to add some excitement to her life, Emily Rollins accepts a dare to kiss a masked stranger at a charity ball. Fireworks ignite with that simple kiss, and she longs to learn more about the enchanting man. But Emily has lost so much of her heart already; succumbing to his charm is the last thing she needs.

Sean LeBlanc is a medium who runs the most popular haunted tour company in New Orleans. When Emily shows up on his ghost tour, with no idea he’s the mystery man from the ball, the long-buried emotions she unearthed in him are rekindled, and he’s convinced he can learn to love again. The problem is Emily doesn’t believe in the supernatural.

Just as Sean begins to open her mind to the existence of spirits and the possibility of love, a mysterious wooden box with a sinister power arrives on Emily’s doorstep, threatening her sanity and her life. If Sean can’t convince her ghosts are real, her disbelief will doom them both.

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Carrie Pulkinen is a paranormal romance author who has always been fascinated with things that go bump in the night. Of course, when you grow up next door to a cemetery, the dead (and the undead) are hard to ignore. Pair that with her passion for writing and her love of a good happily-ever-after, and becoming a paranormal romance author seems like the only logical career choice.

Before she decided to turn her love of the written word into a career, Carrie spent the first part of her professional life as a high school journalism and yearbook teacher. She loves good chocolate and bad puns, and in her free time, she likes to read, drink wine, and travel with her family.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Gail Guerrero

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen

Four Stars

This story was a good short read. I’m not usually into ghosts but this one was good. I felt that Sean made the story more intriguing. His acceptance for what others didn’t believe earned him points. He never forced his opinion on anyone. Now Emily tested my patience. Have you ever had a character rub you wrong from the beginning? That’s what she did to me. Her character just didn’t seem like she wanted to grow. That change was the worse possible thing. I did however enjoy the darker side to the story. That you could believe in something so much that it could take you over. It was scary and exciting. The author definitely grabs your attention with the after life.

Review by @gguerrero89

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Amber Lange

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours #1) by Carrie Pulkinen was an awesome book and my first by this author. My favorite books are books with ghosts and mediums. So I am so thrilled to add another author to my list of faves. I could not stop reading this book. It was so good! Not only did it hold my attention but it kept me wanting more. Lately I’ve been in a reading rut and I think this was my ticket out. Not only did I really enjoy the characters I loved the Princess Bride references. I can’t wait to see other books in the series and in the meantime hope to check out some of the authors other books. And ahem Carrie please go with at least 10 in the series? Ok? 5 star rating!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Chantelle Smith

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

What a brilliant introduction to Carrie Pulkinen. This book has everything from romance, suspense, mystery and fantasy themes weaved throughout. I was captivated with this read from start till finish and couldn’t put it down. This author has an excellent writing style, it has been written extremely well and flows effortlessly from chapter to chapter. This author has created a read that is mentally visual the whole time you are reading, he has created two characters that are perfect for each other, they have chemistry, they are real and really make this story what it is, I loved how they meet and then the connection that develops with them over time.
Everything about this book pulled you in and it’s a read that shouldn’t be missed!
I highly recommend this read to all, I will defiantly be looking forward to reading more books from this author and books in this series until then do not miss this read!

Reviewed By @tillytillzz

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Lisa Helmick

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love and Ghosts
By Carrie Pulkinen
Rated 5 stars

I loved this! I really enjoyed this easy to read story. The whole romance is amazingly sweet and very romantic. Sean was an quandary to me. He seemed so normal (and amazing) but there is that pesky “I see dead people” issue. That would be a huge pill to swallow and keep down. Although I was intrigued by that side of him. His past issues and how easy he accepted it. I loved his temperament through the story.

I have never been a fan of ghost books. Oh i loves to tell ghost stories but never in with a romance. This is one that i could easily read again and again. It didn’t insert the whole ghost theme as a romantic partner but as a secondary level. I liked that. I will think a little differently about getting a “chill” in the room now though. The whole ghost part was interesting to me. I would be curious how much is true and I wonder if a trip to the French Quarter should be in my future.

This is a smooth story that sparks your tummy flutters as well as firing your suspicion. It has heart and me smile! Another wonderful story by Carrie Pulkinen

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Erin Wolf

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I give Love and Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours) by Carrie Pulkinen, 5 stars.

Leading a pretty dull life lately, Emily takes her best friend up on a dare — to kiss a guy at the charity ball they are both attending. She finds the perfect masked stranger and decides to go for it. Besides, it’s not like she will ever see him again, right? Sean communicates with ghosts and runs a haunted tour company in the heart of New Orleans. When the gorgeous mystery women kisses him at the ball, he tries desperately to get more information from her. Will he ever see her again?
Fates seem to throw them together, but she does not believe in ghosts or want anything to do with them. But supernatural forces may think otherwise. Can Sean help Emily solve the puzzle as to what is going on? Can he get her to believe in what he does or are they destined to be alone?

I really enjoyed this book and it promises to be a great, exciting series. Sean was actually my favorite character in this book, mostly because he can communicate with ghosts. I would love to see more of him using his abilities in future books. All of the characters are great though — they feel very real. And the story itself is good too. It was unlike what I was expecting and that is a good thing. I like to be surprised by what I’m reading.

If you like your romance with suspense and a supernatural twist, this book is for you.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Emily Walsh

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts
By: Carrie Pulkinen
My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1) by Carrie Pulkinen was an entertaining, hooking read, that had me reading into the night.

Not my first read by this author, so I was super excited to get my hands on this book. I was not disappointed, rich with detail, mystery, paranormal, and a serendipitous moment, and you have one of the best mixes for a compelling read, that just sucks you in, and hooks you until the last page.

I loved the MC’s, Emily and Sean were both interesting, realistic, and they just seemed to jump off the pages at you. I loved their meeting, their interactions and how they both build each other back up. Both were strong, and that not only enriched the story, it really rounded out the plot, and believability.

Overall this book is a must read, and I can’t stress enough how much I loved and enjoyed it. So please take my super high recommendation and my stamp of approval, that you will fall hard for this second chance, paranormal romance, that will have you believing in more than just ghost.

Happy Reading

-Review by @eawalsh

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Liz Vrchota

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Yowzers! This was one heck of a good book! I absolutely needed this too! Such a refreshing breath of newness to the slow burn love story. Okay so this is a tad of a ghost story too but really I was taken with the beautiful detailed and captivating love that develops between Emily and Sean. From the moment Emily kisses that stranger at the Masked Charity Ball (Sean) everything changes. She doesn’t believe in that ghost stuff and there is no such thing as supernatural in her world, but she finds herself on a ghost tour anyway, and face to face with Sean again. Then there is the mysterious box that shows up on her doorstep with evil powers. Sean could be the only one to convince her that ghosts and the supernatural are real and that they could be in some very serious danger.

It isn’t your typical read and I was totally sucked in from the very first moment until the bittersweet last page. My only solace is that there will be more books to come in the Crescent City Ghost Tours series from the fabulous Carrie Pulkinen. I can only hope it won’t be too long of a wait. I know I will be checking out all of her previously released writing in the meantime as well. Thanks for the wonderful read Ms. Pulkinen!

Review by @lizaileen
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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Heather Bahm

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours, #1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen is a paranormal/ghost themed romance. This story was a great suspenseful read with the elements written within. I adored Sean’s character. The author knocked it out of the park with his character development and personality. I was drawn to him throughout the story and he pulled me through the story. Emily comes across as his opposite in the story, but the way it was shared made them tie together perfectly. The back and forth dynamic was amazingly done. I don’t want to speak too much of the story to give away details, but this was a great book and I felt that it flowed well with the suspense, mystery and chemistry.

Reviewed by @hbahm

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Lyndsey Fairley

Love & GhostsLove & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen
4 stars

What a great book. I was hooked from the beginning, and not knowing what the book was about as i went in blind (have you seen the cover!), I could only assume what some of the story would be about.
Sean is a medium and runs a ghost tour company. When he meets Emily at a masquerade, he’s never felt that pull before but she isn’t looking for more than fulfilling her dare to kiss a man that evening.
As the story goes on, things start to progress but big hurdles must be overcome to continue. I didn’t see some of the things happening in this coming so it was refreshing to not be predictable.
I recommend this read and will be waiting for more in this series.

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Madison Degraffenreid

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love & Ghosts: Crescent City Ghost Tours by Carrie Pulkinen
5-stars

Love & Ghosts was an exciting paranormal romance. Featured in New Orleans Emily recently moved from Houston to attempt to live again after the loss of her sister and discovering her boyfriend cheated. Sean has lived there his entire life and has struggled since the death of his wife. The two meet and sparks fly but Emily denies the paranormal.

I loved the main characters and the scenery in this novel. Carrie Pulkinen has such an amazing imagination and I could not put this book down. The story was easy to follow and was written well. There were several steamy scenes in this novel that easily depicted the characters emotionally charged connection. It was definitely a 5-star read!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Maura Harper

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I believe this is the first book I’ve read by the author and it won’t be my last. The writing is well plotted, the characters well defined and memorable and the cadence lent an easy pacing while reading.

I wasn’t 100% sure if this was going to be a horror story filled with darkness or something a little lighter. It IS on the lighter side with a bit of suspense, a wonderful romance, great friendships and some really quirky individuals thrown into the mix.

I read every word in this book from cover to cover in one sitting. The writing was detailed enough that i was able to visualize each scene. It was the perfect balance of description and brevity that moves the story along.

There are a couple of open door sex scenes and if i were recommending to an elderly friend’s book club, I would let them know I skipped “those parts” hehehe.

I absolutely recommend this book.

Review by @mauraharper

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Kerry Baker

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Love and Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours) by Carrie Pulkinen is a brilliant book that you will just have to devour in one sitting.
This whole book have been done perfectly. The characters are strong and interesting. They have a depth to them that just draws the reader in to their story and instantly connects you with them. They are the absolute backbone of this story, which is gripping in its own right.
And while the book has so much too it I also found it to be fun and entertaining. It brought all elements together so well and created something that was so so good to read.
I have read books by this author before so I did know what to expect however this book definitely surpassed all expectations. I would highly recommend this book to everyone!

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Series Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Angela Hayes

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

 

Love & Ghosts is the first book in the Crescent City Ghost Tours series by Carrie Pulkinen. The first book in her exciting new series, and I was thrilled to get my hands on it. I devoured it the very moment it landed in my kindle, hooked from the very first page, reading it all in one spellbinding sitting. It is a fantastic paranormal romance- with ghosts, second chances, new beginnings, grief, loss, supernatural elements, Voodoo, mystery, suspense, action, danger, drama, obsession, and plenty of sizzle….. set against the vibrant, colourful and mystical backdrop that is New Orleans.
The characters are quirky individuals who really made this story come alive. They were really interesting and very well developed. I loved Sean and Emily, and was cheering them on right from the get-go! There was a lot more to them, and the story, than meets the eye, that’s for sure!
The story is quite intense at times, and superbly suspenseful- with a real ‘mystery’ to try to unravel. There are funny moment- with witty quips/banter that made me smile- lots of emotion, and a wonderful romance, too.
I have developed a severe addiction to Ms. Pulkinen’s work- one that I am more than happy to indulge- no rehab needed!
I can’t wait to see what book two has in store for us!

Thank you, Ms. Pulkinen!

 

Reviewed by @angelahayes

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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Bobbi Wagner

Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1)Love & Ghosts by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I enjoyed this book, it has a little bit of everything in it from romance to mystery to ghosts. It is a creative, well written story that kept me turning pages until the end. This is about Emily and Sean. Emily doesn’t believe in ghosts but Sean is a medium. When a mysterious box shows up on Emily’s doorstep will Sean be able to convince her to believe? There are many great characters that make this story come alive and keep the story engaging. I highly recommend this book.

Review by @bjwagner
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Love & Ghosts (Crescent City Ghost Tours Book 1) by Carrie Pulkinen

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Genre – Contemporary Romance with paranormal elements
Page Count – 302 pages
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Trying to add some excitement to her life, Emily Rollins accepts a dare to kiss a masked stranger at a charity ball. Fireworks ignite with that simple kiss, and she longs to learn more about the enchanting man. But Emily has lost so much of her heart already; succumbing to his charm is the last thing she needs.

Sean LeBlanc is a medium who runs the most popular haunted tour company in New Orleans. When Emily shows up on his ghost tour, with no idea he’s the mystery man from the ball, the long-buried emotions she unearthed in him are rekindled, and he’s convinced he can learn to love again. The problem is Emily doesn’t believe in the supernatural.

Just as Sean begins to open her mind to the existence of spirits and the possibility of love, a mysterious wooden box with a sinister power arrives on Emily’s doorstep, threatening her sanity and her life. If Sean can’t convince her ghosts are real, her disbelief will doom them both.

~ AMAZON ~

Carrie Pulkinen is a paranormal romance author who has always been fascinated with things that go bump in the night. Of course, when you grow up next door to a cemetery, the dead (and the undead) are hard to ignore. Pair that with her passion for writing and her love of a good happily-ever-after, and becoming a paranormal romance author seems like the only logical career choice.

Before she decided to turn her love of the written word into a career, Carrie spent the first part of her professional life as a high school journalism and yearbook teacher. She loves good chocolate and bad puns, and in her free time, she likes to read, drink wine, and travel with her family.

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