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Pump Up Your Book Presents Cooking Up Trouble Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for COOKING UP TROUBLE  by Judi Lynn on November 30!   Title: Cooking Up Trouble Author: Judi Lynn Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Romance Format: Ebook Nothing stirs the pot like a new man in town… Welcome to Mill Pond and small-town country living, filled with fresh air, fresh food, and plenty of fresh gossip—especially when it comes to romance… It’s impossible not to notice when someone new shows up in Mill Pond. Especially someone as obviously out-of-place as Ian McGregor. His stylish suit and fancy car scream “city slicker.” And when Tessa Lawrence discovers he can’t even change a tire, she
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Spiritual Steps On the Road to Success Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you SPIRITUAL STEPS ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS by Linda Seger on tour  December 1 – January 29!     Title: Spiritual Steps on the Road to Success Author: Linda Seger, Th.D. Release Date: September 8, 2015 Publisher: Haven Books Genre: Religion & Spirituality Format: Ebook/Paperback Dr. Linda Seger provides key advice for creating personal success based on core spiritual values. Sharing experiences and insights gained through her own spiritually based and highly successful career, she shows both how general opinion and world thought would tend to pull us into a success paradigm based on succeeding at the expense of others. Instead, she
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lonesome Town Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you LONESOME TOWN by Tom Mendicino on tour  November 23 – December 11! Title: Lonesome Town Author: Tom Mendicino Release Date: November 24, 2015 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: General Fiction Format: Ebook Charlie Beresford and Kevin “KC” Conroy came of age in Tom Mendicino’s KC, At Bat and Travelin’ Man. Now they’re struggling with the realities of adulthood, in this powerfully honest story of unlikely friendship and enduring love. At twenty-two, Charlie Beresford has a Dartmouth degree, an entry-level radio job, and a hunch that he’s already made one of the biggest mistakes of his life. It’s no wonder his old high-school crush,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soldier Boy Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Allan Green’s SOLDIER BOY Virtual Book Tour!   INSIDE THE BOOK   Title: Soldier Boy Author: Allan Green Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Tom Blaine, the son of poor coal miners, sees his life with a vision unclouded by coal dust. His intelligence is his key for a better future in his home in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. Instead of following his father and older brother down the mine shafts, he opts for a life surrounded by love. His heart belongs to Nola, the daughter of the local grocer, and his working hours are spent in her family’s
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt Before Dishonour Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Will Slatyer’s LIFE/DEATH RHYTHMS OF CAPITALIST REGIMES – DEBT BEFORE DISHONOUR virtual book tour!   INSIDE THE BOOK  Title: Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt Before Dishonour Author: Will Slatyer Publisher: Partridge Publishing Genre: Business and Economics Format: Ebook/Paperback Life/Death Rhythms of Capitalist Regimes – Debt before Dishonour explores the cyclical theory of cultural development, with particular attention paid to the introduction of democratic forms of government in the British Empire and the United States republic. The cyclical theory allows a forecast of the fading of the dominance of the United States as an imperial power. Similar to cultural survival
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Three Promises Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you THREE PROMISES by Bishop O’Connell on tour  December 8 – December 23! Title: Three Promises Author: Bishop O’Connell Release Date: December 8, 2015 Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Ebook Promises bind, but some promises break… From the author of The Stolen and The Forgotten comes a collection of stories between the stories, a glimpse of the American Faerie Tale series characters in a whole new light. For more than fifty years, Elaine has lived the life of an outcast elf, stripped of her rank and title in the fae court. Surrounded by her beloved collection of stolen artwork, we may just learn the secret behind her exile, and
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  • November 13, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wicked Whispers Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for WICKED WHISPERS by Tina Donahue on November 18!   Title: Wicked Whispers Author: Tina Donahue Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ebook Follow the heart through darkness . . . As the Inquisition gains force, even the faintest rumor can brand one a heretic. In this world it is Sancha’s gift—or curse—to be blessed with the gift of healing. But the villagers are in need of her arts more than ever, and she feels it is her duty to help them at the risk of losing her life. And at the sacrifice of her heart . . . Enrique
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Accidental Boyfriend Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for THE ACCIDENTAL BOYFRIEND by Maggie Dallen on November 17!     Title: The Accidental Boyfriend Author: Maggie Dallen Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook What do you do when Mr. Right seems oh-so-wrong? Holly Sinclair is ready to have it all. She’s even found her Mr. Right—a steady, reliable guy who just needs a little convincing. Now all the former wild child has to do is free herself of her very inconvenient attraction to Jack Everett. Not only does the notorious playboy and tabloid king seduce her at her sister’s wedding, he follows her to Paris! Suddenly, Holly
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Summer on the Cape Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for SUMMER ON THE CAPE by J.M. Bronston on November 16!     Title: Summer on the Cape Author: J.M. Bronston Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook New York City-based portrait artist Allie Randall’s career is taking off. With a major show coming up, it’s not the best time for her to leave town. Nonetheless, she’s persuaded to spend the summer on Cape Cod, creating seascapes for an important client. Soon the city girl finds herself seduced by the bayside beaches, the dunes, the Provincetown art scene—and of course, the glorious light. But there’s one distraction she didn’t expect:
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Soldier Boy Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Allan Green’s SOLDIER BOY Book Blast November 30 – December 11!       Title: Soldier Boy Author: Allan Green Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Historical Fiction Format: Ebook/Paperback Tom Blaine, the son of poor coal miners, sees his life with a vision unclouded by coal dust. His intelligence is his key for a better future in his home in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Pennsylvania. Instead of following his father and older brother down the mine shafts, he opts for a life surrounded by love. His heart belongs to Nola, the daughter of the local grocer, and his working hours are spent in
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Pump Up Your Book Presents We Have to Change Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Maria Ronay’s WE HAVE TO CHANGE Book Blast November 30 – December 11!   Title: The Uncommon Cure Author: Maria Ronay Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Political Science Format: Ebook/Paperback Do you know enough about the world’s most pressing issues? Are you familiar with the consequences of climate change and methods for sharing the permissible carbon quotas? Are you aware that we are using up nature’s capital and not just its interest, that world poverty is rampant and urgently needs to be reduced, and that the consequence of current US immigration laws is unsustainable population growth? We Have to Change aims to highlight
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Uncommon Cure Book Blast – Win a $25 Gift Card

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you T. Agvanian’s THE UNCOMMON CURE Book Blast November 30 – December 11!     Title: The Uncommon Cure Author: T. Agvanian Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Cultural Heritage Format: Ebook/Paperback The past haunts you and the future terrifies you. What do you do, seek redemption, sink into madness, or eat? These stories follow the lives of women trying to find emotional peace through food, fantasy, or virtue. The urge for liberation from pain drives them to face conflicts arising from the desire for relief. Eva has been carrying a terrible secret from the Second World War in Ukraine. As she approaches the end
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  • November 10, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Convergence Point Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you CONVERGENCE POINT by Liana Brooks on tour  November 23 – December 11! Title: Convergence Point Author: Liana Brooks Release Date: November 24, 2015 Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Ebook A brand new Time & Shadows Mystery! Agent Samantha Rose has already died once…and knows the exact date she’ll die again. Having taken down a terrorist organization bent on traveling through time to overthrow the government, Sam figured she was done dealing with the unbelievable. Finally out of backwater Alabama, she’s the senior agent in a Florida district, and her life is back on track. Until a scientist is found dead. And
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Pump Up Your Book Presents No Time To Cry Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Vera Leinveber’s NO TIME TO CRY book blast November 16 – 27!   Title: No Time To Cry Author: Vera Leinvebers Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Biography Format: Ebook/Paperback Every story has a beginning, a journey, and an end. Author Vera Leinvebers’s story begins in her beloved homeland of Latvia, just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Her early childhood is filled with joy and music, but this idyllic, carefree existence is irrevocably silenced by the advancing drumbeats of war. The journey that follows proves so intense and harrowing that in order to fi nd the emotional separation necessary to face her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Way We Lived Then Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Adrienne Fox’s THE WAY WE LIVED THEN book blast November 16 – 27!   Title: The Way We Lived Then Author: Adrienne Fox Publisher: AuthorHouse Genre: Family and Relationship Format: Ebook Adrienne Fox is a retired musician who began her literary career reviewing concerts. This is her fifth novel. The other novels are the following: The Retirement, Starstruck, Tit for Tat, and IQ. Adrienne Fox writes about life in Britain from 1941–1963, when old traditions came head-to-head with new ideas as wartime austerity gave way to the Swinging Sixties. She colorfully describes growing up in a constant conflict of the morals,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Orphan’s Blade, Miss Featherton’s Christmas Prince, Within a Captain’s Hold and An Honorable Wish Book Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you ORPHAN’S BLADE, MISS FEATHERTON’S CHRISTMAS PRINCE, WITHIN A CAPTAIN’S HOLD and AN HONORABLE WISH virtual book tour November 16 – December 14, 2015!   Title: Orphan’s Blade Author: Aubrie Dionne Release Date: October 10, 2015 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Fantasy Romance Format: Ebook/Paperback In the battle for a kingdom, every alliance counts… Princess Valoria only cares about her music and her destiny: to unite the Kingdom of Ebonvale with the House of Song and succeed where her father has failed. As if that weren’t challenge enough, she must contend with her marriage to a battle hungry brute of a prince…until she falls for
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Mayday Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for MAYDAY by Olivia Dade on November 13!   Title: Mayday Author: Olivia Dade Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook Passion Between The Stacks Helen Murphy loves her supportive family, her close-knit circle of friends, and her part-time job at the library. What she doesn’t love: the fact that she’s a thirty-six-year-old near-virgin who lives in her parents’ house. Eager to move out and reclaim her independence at long last, she’s determined to get the library’s new Community Outreach Coordinator position. Even if that means working side-by-side with the one man she desperately wants to avoid–Niceville’s ambitious mayor Wes
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Scot of My Dreams Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for SCOT OF MY DREAMS by Janice Maynard on November 12!   Title: Scot of My Dreams Author: Janice Maynard Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook In USA Today bestselling author Janice Maynard’s sweet and sexy new series, three childhood friends with a shared passion for the Outlander novels and TV show decide to travel to Scotland looking for adventure—and their very own Highland heroes… Willow Ryman is as crazy about Scotland as her friends, but she’s on a tighter budget. So during their visit, she opts to stay at a shabby local hostel instead of a cozy B&B.
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Dreaming August Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for DREAMING AUGUST by Terri-Lynne DeFino on November 11!   Title: Dreaming August Author: Terri-Lynne DeFino Publisher: Lyrical Shine Genre: Contemporary Romance Format: Ebook Welcome to Bitterly Connecticut, hometown of one wistful widow with a very big secret…. She should have been off-limits. After all, Benedetta “Benny” Grady is his best friend’s widow. But in the space of a whirlwind week, Daniel Greene went from strong shoulder to lean on to Benny’s ardent lover. Now Dan is determined to make Benny his bride. He hasn’t waited this long for love to let it get away so easily. But first, Benny has
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Rise of the Fae, The Bloody City and Wicked Edge Virtual Book Publicity Tour

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you RISE OF THE FAE, THE BLOODY CITY, and WICKED EDGE virtual book tour November 9 – November 27, 2015!   Title: Rise of the Fae Author: Rebekah R. Ganiere Release Date: October 10, 2015 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Paranormal Romance Format: Ebook/Paperback In a post-virus New World, authentic humans are a hot commodity. And The Society rules. Neeman has tried everything to overcome the pain of both heartbreak and being forcibly turned into a vampyr. When he meets the headstrong Selene in a nightclub, she could be the change he needs. Her beautiful human-like features stand out among the vamps, and he
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sin and the Millionaire Cover Reveal

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for SIN AND THE MILLIONAIRE by Lucy Farago on November 9!   Title: Sin and the Millionaire Author: Lucy Farago Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Romantic Suspense Format: Ebook What happens in Vegas might stay in Vegas, but when an innocent woman is pinned with someone else’s lethal mistake, the bright lights of Sin City threaten to dim for good… At seventeen, Lizzy’s first love swindled her out of a small fortune in lottery winnings, and her own small business—forcing her to strip to keep loan sharks at bay. That’s what led her to Vegas. Now she’s agreed to cater a Valentine’s
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Wings of Sorrow and Bone Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you WINGS OF SORROW AND BONE by Beth Cato on tour  November 10 – November 27! Title: Wings of Sorrow and Bone Author: Beth Cato Release Date: November 10, 2015 Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Steampunk Format: Ebook From the author of The Clockwork Dagger comes an exciting novella set in the same world… After being rescued by Octavia Leander from the slums of Caskentia, Rivka Stout is adjusting to her new life in Tamarania. But it’s hard for a blossoming machinist like herself to fit in with proper society, and she’d much rather be tinkering with her tools than at a hoity-toity party any
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  • November 3, 2015
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Sacrifice Cover Reveal!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you the cover reveal for SACRIFICE by Brigid Kemmerer on November 6!   Title: Sacrifice Author: Brigid Kemmerer Publisher: Kensington Teen Genre: YA Fantasy Format: Ebook/Paperback One misstep and they lose it all. For the last time. Michael Merrick is used to pressure. He’s the only parent his three brothers have had for years. His power to control Earth could kill someone if he miscalculates. Now an Elemental Guide has it out for his family, and he’s all that stands in the way. His girlfriend, Hannah, gets that. She’s got a kid of her own, and a job as a firefighter that could end her
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Positive Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you POSITIVE by David Wellington on tour  November 24 – December 18! Title: Positive Author: David Wellington Release Date: April 21, 2015 Publisher: Harper Voyager Genre: Thriller/Suspense Format: Ebook/Hardcover/Paperback/Audible In the bestselling vein of Guillermo Del Toro and Justin Cronin, the acclaimed author of Chimera and The Hydra Protocol delivers his spectacular breakout novel—an entertaining page-turning zombie epic that is sure to become a classic. Anyone can be positive . . . The tattooed plus sign on Finnegan’s hand marks him as a Positive. At any time, the zombie virus could explode in his body, turning him from a rational human into a ravenous
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Such A Dance Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you SUCH A DANCE by Kate McMurray virtual book tour October 26 – November 20, 2015! Title: Such a Dance Author: Kate McMurray Release Date: October 27, 2015 Publisher: Lyrical Press Genre: Historical Romance Format: Ebook When a vaudeville dancer meets a sexy mobster in a speakeasy for men, the sparks fly, the gin flows, the jazz sizzles—and the heat is on… New York City, 1927. Eddie Cotton is a talented song-and-dance man with a sassy sidekick, a crowd-pleasing act, and a promising future on Broadway. What he doesn’t have is someone to love. Being gay in an era of prohibition and police raids,
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Pump Up Your Book Presents President Tron 7000 Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Adam Pfeffer’s PRESIDENT TRON 7000 book blast November 2 – 13! Title: President Tron 7000 Author: Adam Pfeffer Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Science Fiction Format: Paperback In 2056, androids have become commonplace—so much so that the United States has elected its first android president. President Tron 7000 might be just what the country needs. He knows all the answers and vows to include everyone in his programs for a new America. Not everyone is convinced, however. Aging reporter Hudge Stone believes that the election of an android must be a mistake. Even though the new president has pledged to end nuclear war
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Defeating Breast Cancer Book Blast – Win a $25 Amazon Gift Card!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Stacey Keen’s DEFEATING BREAST CANCER book blast November 2 – 13!   Title: Defeating Breast Cancer Author: Stacy Keen, M.D. Publisher: iUniverse Genre: Health Format: Paperback When Dr. Stacey Keen, a radiologist, viewed her own screening mammogram, she immediately knew she had cancer. Defeating Breast Cancer: A Physician’s Story of Healing, Martial Arts and Life maps out her journey through diagnosis, treatment, and triumph. In telling her story, Dr. Keen relays not only her mental and emotional journey, but also her experience with complementary medicine (acupuncture) and her traditional course of treatment (surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation therapy). Dr. Keen is
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Pump Up Your Book Presents The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you THE AMISH HEART OF ICE MOUNTAIN by Kelly Long on tour  November 2 – November 13! Title: The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain Author: Kelly Long Release Date: October 27, 2015 Publisher: Zebra Genre: Amish Romance Format: Ebook/Paperback “Kelly understands the human heart and writes about it with beauty and resonance.” —Beth Wiseman Two Amish Hearts Young healer Sarah Mast always hopes for the best. But her betrothed’s return from working Englischer oil rigs is confirming her worst fears. She no longer recognizes Edward King as the honorable man who’s been courting her—someone who now wants his people to sell their precious mountain
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Pump Up Your Book Presents Lawful Deception Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Pamela Samuels Young’s LAWFUL DECEPTION virtual book tour November 2 – February 26!   Title: Lawful Deception Author: Pamela Samuels Young Release Date: October 27, 2015 Publisher: Goldman House Publishing Genre: Legal Thriller Format: Ebook “Pamela Samuels Young has crafted a page-turner that will keep you engrossed until the very last page. If you’re a fan of smart legal thrillers with brisk pacing, crackling dialogue and edgy, intriguing characters, Lawful Deception is for you.” –Dwayne Alexander Smith, Award-winning Author of Forty Acres. Once again, award-winning author Pamela Samuels Young delivers another captivating legal thriller full of unexpected twists and jaw-dropping moments you never
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Pump Up Your Book Presents A is For Apprentice Virtual Book Publicity Tour!

Pump Up Your Book is pleased to bring you Steve DeWinter’s A IS FOR APPRENTICE virtual book tour November 2 – March 25, 2016! Inside the Book: Title: A is For Apprentice Author: Steve DeWinter Release Date: November 2, 2015 Publisher: Ramblin’ Rose Publishing Genre: Science Fiction/Fantasy Format: Ebook It is said that when the student is ready the teacher will appear. In Midguard, Spinners are practitioners of innate magic who must learn to control the power that lives inside them before it destroys them. With the mysterious death of his father, only days before his training is to begin, the knowledge of Van’s lineage as a powerful Spinner is hidden from
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