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These Women
These Women | Ivy Pochoda
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From the award-winning author of Wonder Valley and Visitation Street comes a serial killer story like youve never seen beforea literary thriller of female empowerment and social change In West Adams, a rapidly changing part of South Los Angeles, theyre referred to as these women. These women on the corner These women in the club These women who wont stop asking questions These women who got what they deserved In her masterful new novel, Ivy Pochoda creates a kaleidoscope of loss, power, and hope featuring five very different women whose lives are steeped in danger and anguish. Theyre connected by one man and his deadly obsession, though not all of them know that yet. Theres Dorian, still adrift after her daughters murder remains unsolved; Julianna, a young dancer nicknamed Jujubee, who lives hard and fast, resisting anyone trying to slow her down; Essie, a brilliant vice cop who sees a crime pattern emerging where no one else does; Marella, a daring performance artist whose work has long pushed boundaries but now puts her in peril; and Anneke, a quiet woman who has turned a willfully blind eye to those around her for far too long. The careful existence they have built for themselves starts to crumble when two murders rock their neighborhood. Written with beauty and grit, tension and grace, These Women is a glorious display of storytelling, a once-in-a-generation novel.
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Lauranahe
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I really liked this book. I was invested in to the story from the beginning; Murder, women not being believed, detective work…it has everything. I will say the book description gave too much away, and I figured out the end because of it pretty early on. So maybe don‘t read the description, and go in knowing it‘s about sex workers being killed and the female detective trying to solve it, delivered from 6 points of view.

magyklyXdelish I agree! The description gave it away!!! 3y
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Bookish_AF
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It‘s a snowy Saturday and I‘ve got wrapping to do… which means I‘ll just be over here procrastinating with some book clubbing

@Lauranahe @babyruth2510 @magyklyXdelish

tokorowilliamwallace This sounds like it would fit my end-of-the-year gritty/realist/harsh reality reflection reads book stack/list! How do you take it, its characterization, the decisions of the characters, the set up of its atmosphere and setting contributing to the power and rawness of the intent of the storytelling? 3y
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itsjustme40something
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Here's hoping it's good and I forget about the cold

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Bookish_AF
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Best way to start the day!

Hazel2019 What a cool mug! 😊 3y
Bookish_AF @Hazel2019 it‘s one of my favorites!! It was a gift from my IRL friend and fellow Litten @Nerdfins 😄 3y
Nerdfins 🤩😎 3y
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magyklyXdelish
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I loved the overwhelming theme of believing women and I appreciated the realism behind the fact that not a lot of women are. There were a couple characters I couldn‘t find myself attached to and considering this is told in multiple perspectives, this is why I didn‘t rate higher. I still enjoyed this one though and hope my #LMPBC family does too.

Free Space for #BookSpinBingo

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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magyklyXdelish
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Digging in to this one for our #LMPBCfamily ♥️

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Magpiegem
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Fox and I are on the beach and a lady just told me that she is a few pages from the end of the above book and she still doesn‘t know how it will end. For me that is seriously high praise. Added to the list!

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jdw
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This book was straight-up phenomenal. Heartbreakingly and beautifully written, this story follows five women who, on the surface have next to nothing in common, but share a deep bond of being chewed up and spit back out by the world. Every perspective had its own unique voice and had me me fully immersed in every page. Even though the world is a dark, haunted, and gritty place, this book reminds you to never let it dull the person you truly are.

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Liz_M
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Foregrounding the story of “those people” five women, each connected to a murdered prostitute, narrates part of the story. Their narratives are interspersed with brief selections from a woman who survived having her throat cut. It has a slow start the initial voice being one I never connected with. The story requires the added viewpoints, layering to become compelling and increase the tension to the guessed-at reveal of the murderer‘s identity.

Liz_M 3.5⭐ 3y
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Mitch
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Oh my goodness - look at these gorgeous books. I‘ve been cover stroking for the last 10 mins. Thank you so very much @Come-read-with-me for such wonderfully generous gifts. I really can‘t wait to dive in. And the spring card is perfect 🤩 #litsylovespringswap

Come-read-with-me @mitch It was so much fun looking through your TBR to find these! I‘ve been adding many of your titles to my own list. Like you, I think cover stroking books is the best! 4y
Mitch @Come-read-with-me 😍 4y
Crazeedi So perfect ❤ 4y
Suet624 How wonderful!!! 4y
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BookishTrish
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So #readersgonerogue what do you make of these options?

FantasyChick I'd be all over These Women or Nightingale but the Merit Badge book sounds like it might be some interesting Canadiana. So pretty much anything except Euphoria for me. It sounded good until it got to the possibility of a love triangle 🤷‍♀️ 4y
BookishTrish Euphoria is out then! 4y
BookishTrish @andrea4 the between the final 3 is yours! 4y
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Andrea4 I'm thinking these women or the merit badge one. Actually maybe leaning more to the badge. 4y
BookishTrish So Women or Badge! I‘ll start them both and see which one sticks! 4y
Andrea4 @BookishTrish sounds good! 4y
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Mitch
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I‘ve had this on my TBR for an age! Might just move it closer to the top...!

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/nominees-for-the-edgar-...

vivastory I've had this one sitting on my shelves for awhile. The winner for best novel has been surprising the past couple of years. It'll be interesting to see who is awarded it this time. 4y
Mitch @vivastory yeah - I often think that about prizes 4y
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Bookzombie
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#12Booksof2020 Day 11

It took me a minute to settle into this one, but I thought it was great.

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Bookzombie
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This is not your typical serial killer novel. It‘s told from five overlooked women‘s points of view about the murders of other overlooked women. Each woman‘s POV is told entirely before moving on to the next, building upon each other to give you the entire story. I think the narrative style was the reason it took me until the second full POV to get sucked in. In the end, I thought this was great. #Screamathon #Bookspin #BookspinBingo

vivastory I've heard mixed things about this one, but your review has intrigued me! 4y
Bookzombie @vivastory I hope you like it if you read it. 🙂 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y
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Bookzombie
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It‘s the first day of early voting in Texas. I read the tagged book while I stood in line to cast my ballot. #vote

It was the first time I have been inside a library since March. It made me a little sad. ☹️ #librarylove

Bookzombie Also, this picture is not representative of voter turnout. I took it after the polls were closed. 🙂 4y
Texreader Yay!! 4y
Soubhiville I drove by my closest polling place and decided to wait a few days. It was crazy busy, long lines. I‘m glad you got it done though! I‘ll definitely be bringing a book. 4y
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Bookzombie @Soubhiville My husband and I went at different times and both waited about an hour, but we heard the wait in the morning was at least double that. Hopefully, you will hit it at just the right time. 🙂 4y
ChasingOm Yaaaaaaay! Thank you for voting!! 4y
Reggie Yay for voting, Margie!!! And total hear you on the feelings about the library. I finally went to a bookstore that only allowed 5 people at a time in July after not bookstore shopping since March and I just wanted to hug all the stacks and tell them how much I had missed them. (edited) 4y
Chrissyreadit ❤️🤍💙 🙌 this is my daughters first year voting and I‘m so happy she is able to! 4y
Bookzombie @Reggie Exactly! Once I was in the building, I looked longingly at the shelves. They had them blocked off. 4y
Bookzombie @Chrissyreadit That‘s exciting! I‘m happy she is able to vote too! 4y
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Bookzombie
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I don‘t have time to be on Litsy before work in the mornings (I just roll out of bed right before my start time 😴), but I checked what the #Bookspin and #Doublespin numbers were today. I started These Women on my break. I‘m excited about both books.

Reggie These Women sounds good! Stacked. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 4y
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Godpants
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At first I wasn‘t sure how I felt about the storytelling but by the second half I flew through it. I love how all the stories connected.

Pageturner1 looking at the cover I probably would have passed. I liked your review so now interested. 4y
Godpants @Pageturner1 if you end up reading it I‘d love to know what you think! 4y
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Godpants
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And because I can‘t just have one book on the go at a time, I‘m also starting this one tonight.

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SW-T
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Barnes & Noble has some interesting ebook titles on sale. Been thinking about the tagged so seems like a good time to take the plunge.

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Cinfhen
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Mehso-so

A serial killer in South LA, the victims all sex workers. THESE WOMEN are overlooked, judged, often ignored by the police and “good” citizens but this is their story. Told through 6 different women we hear from THESE WOMEN, we SEE them. I didn‘t care for the narration, except for the few parts read by Bahni Turpin, so I switched to print. This was a slow burn but it never fully captured me. Good but not my favorite.
#BookSpin

Cathythoughts I remember I really liked this one. She has other books I‘d like to try , sometime .... have you any others by her Cindy ? (edited) 4y
Cinfhen I have @Cathythoughts and it was just ok for me.. 4y
Cinfhen Have you read this book @Cathythoughts / same concept as These Women but I thought it was much more engaging 4y
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Cathythoughts I think I‘ll pass on any more Pachoda for now do. I have a resistance to Long Bright River 🤷🏼‍♀️Maybe I should give it a go . 👍🏻 (edited) 4y
Cinfhen If you‘re not feeling it @Cathythoughts wait, because Long Bright River is a slow burn. It‘s on the longer side. I loved it but it was set outside of Philadelphia so I was drawn into the setting. 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!!! 4y
Cinfhen Thank you @TheAromaofBooks #BookSpinBingo ♥️🙌🏻 4y
vivastory Thanks for tagging me! It's too bad this one did't work for you. I'll probbaly wait awhile to read this one, will def check out LBR first! 4y
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Cinfhen
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I‘ve been switching between print and audio/ It‘s getting better @vivastory but I‘m not sure it‘s going to make any of my personal best lists. #BookSpin

vivastory I bought it because of the hype, but now I don't feel much impetus to read it. Will probably try it in a few months... I should definitely first read 4y
Cinfhen Yesssssss @vivastory the Moore was fabulous 🙌🏻♥️ 4y
vivastory I've only heard great things about it. Definitely planning on reading it this summer 👍 4y
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Cinfhen
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I‘m not loving the narration....going to see if I can find a print copy ☺️Still helpful to have audio when you‘re busy with other tasks 👩‍🍳🍪💕

Megabooks Yum!! 4y
alisiakae Those 🍪 look so yummy! 4y
Birdsong28 A narrator can make or break a book 4y
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Cinfhen Hubs bought the wrong brand of PB.... it‘s kind of soupy for spreading but perfect for baking @Megabooks @4thhouseontheleft @erzascarletbookgasm 4y
Cinfhen I know @Birdsong28 the narrator has read dozens of books but for some reason I‘m just not enjoying her ( Frankie Corzo) 🤷🏼‍♀️ 4y
JamieArc I‘ve been ogling this book for a few weeks. 4y
Cinfhen I would suggest print and NOT audio @JamieArc 4y
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Cinfhen
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Even though @Hooked_on_books suggested I read something light after Ordinary Girls, I‘m jumping right into my #BookSpin / a story about 5 women all connected by a serial killer.

Cathythoughts I really enjoyed this one 👍🏻❤️ 4y
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KimmyM
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4⭐ I could not put this down, and read the bulk of it in 2 sittings. I liked the narrative structure and the way the women were centered, rather than the killer.

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guinsgirlreads
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Current read!

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KimmyM
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Saturday morning reading ☕📖 Really enjoying this book so far.

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KimmyM
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What a pleasant surprise! My book order was delivered this morning!

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guinsgirlreads
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BookishTrish Jealous 🥰🥰🥰 4y
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Cathythoughts
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Pickpick

These Women will stay with me for awhile. I look forward to reading more by Ivy Pochoda

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Cathythoughts
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I tried a sample of this yesterday. Still reading way past the 100 pages test , I‘m going all the way with this book. L. A. Streets ... a new world to me ,but the characters are written so skilfully & beautifully, I feel I know them .. My first Ivy Pochoda ! Great stuff 👍🏻❤️

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Howseldomtheydo
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Finally nice weather for #audiowalking or sitting in the backyard #reading

Crazeedi So beautiful 🌷 4y
erzascarletbookgasm 😍 🌷 4y
ladym30 Gorgeous! 4y
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Soubhiville Oh my gosh, lovely! 4y
ravenlee Wow, how beautiful! 4y
Moray_Reads So bright and beautiful 4y
Cupcake12 Gorgeous colours x 4y
EmberIvyRose Love this! 4y
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nitalibrarian
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Today in cataloging. 😁📚

Tracyantoon Love your cataloging pictures! I should have just been a librarian. Too late for a career change?😁😍📚 5y
nitalibrarian @Tracyantoon Definitely not too late! Many librarians are not first career librarians. 5y
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TorieStorieS
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Wowza!! Set in South LA, this rather literary mystery is absolutely riveting!! Impressively well done, this one handles it all beautifully- detailed and authentic setting, characters that feel totally real, super strong visuals throughout and a plot that surrounds a serial killer that the reader can piece together from the way the story is revealed through these varied perspectives. Gritty and fresh- I can‘t wait to check out her earlier novels!!

Nute Checking this out based on this intriguing review! 5y
TorieStorieS @Nute Thanks!! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!! It‘s out 5/19! 5y
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Mitch
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https://crimereads.com/10-novels-you-should-read-this-month/

I love this monthly list from Crime Reads... only adding one to the TBR though (There‘s a new Noir @DGRachel 😘)

DGRachel Thanks for tagging me. You know me so well. 😆I‘ve now added two non-Akashic books to my TBR and been reminded that I really need to read A Rising Man to see if I want to grab the rest of the series, before I get too far behind! 5y
Mitch @DGRachel 🤣🤣🤣 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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An immersive and gritty reading experience. Never been to LA, I'm a small town girl, but man did the city come alive for me through the fictional eyes of the women in this novel. It's insane (and something I've not thought of before) that most "thrillers" focus on crimes against women, but are from the point of view of men/ readers looking into the "minds of the perp". This is female-centric and refreshing, though dark. I loved it. 05.19.2020

Cathythoughts Great review! Looking forward to it ❤️👍🏻 5y
magyklyXdelish You‘ve piqued my curiosity. Definitely going to have to read this one! 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Leftcoastzen 📖🍷 5y
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Chelsea.Poole
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Coffe ice cream + #arc of an awesome book = quarantine life isn't that bad!

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kyraleseberg
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Soooooo good! Review coming soon!

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Chelsea.Poole
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I'm finding more and more time while #socialdistancing with my family to read #ARCs of exciting books. Started this one today during nap time for my boys. Gritty: LA sex workers and a serial killer, but this is from the point of view of the women involved, which gives it a much different feel. I'm already hooked! Thank you, #netgalley and @HarperCollins 😘

swishandflick Sounds good! 5y
kyraleseberg I'm reading this, too! It's so good!! 5y
Cathythoughts Sounds great 👍🏻I have it stacked already 5y
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kyraleseberg
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I'm struggling to focus enough to sit down and read this week so I've spent a lot of time in the garden with Levar Burton reading to me. (I highly recommend the Levar Burton Reads podcast. His familiar voice is so soothing and he selects wonderful stories)
Our beans started popping up and it honestly has helped lower my anxiety. It's something familiar and something I look forward to every spring. 🌱

melrailey LeVar Burton Reads is one of my favorite podcasts. 5y
wanderinglynn I love his podcast! 👍🏻👍🏻 5y
Karkar I could listen to him read the help wanted section. I just love listening to his podcast. 5y
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SamAnne I love bean sprouts. They seem so bold and confident when they burst from the ground. 5y
kyraleseberg @melrailey @wanderinglynn It's a new fave of mine! 5y
kyraleseberg @Karkar Same! It's so comforting. 5y
kyraleseberg @SamAnne Me too! My daughter loves the cracks in the dirt right before they pop out, she says it looks like they started an earthquake ☺️ 5y
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Mitch
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Another TBR exploding article - don't say I didn't warn you!

https://crimereads.com/the-great-los-angeles-crime-novel-and-the-women-who-are-r...

Come-read-with-me Thanks for sharing the article! They all look like great mysteries! 5y
Mitch @Come-read-with-me 👍🏼 5y
BookJunkie77 Thanks for the article! I actually live in Los Angeles! Looking forward to them. I love when places I know are mentioned in books. 5y
pdever Just pre-ordered one for this summer. Thanks for the tips! 5y
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