The Unspoken

Jul 02, 2012 Chibineko rated it 4 of 5 stars

If you've read my previous reviews for some of the books in this series, you'll know that I've been rather disappointed overall by the KoH series. Most of them seemed to more fizzle than anything else, but I'm glad to say that this book is a marked improvement over the last few books in this series. It's not an overwhelmingly great "Graham's back" type of book, but it's enough to where I can definitely recommend it to Graham fans.

I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our...more If you've read my previous reviews for some of the books in this series, you'll know that I've been rather disappointed overall by the KoH series. Most of them seemed to more fizzle than anything else, but I'm glad to say that this book is a marked improvement over the last few books in this series. It's not an overwhelmingly great "Graham's back" type of book, but it's enough to where I can definitely recommend it to Graham fans.

I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our pairing in this book are two members from the separate Krewe teams. They've had their characters slowly built up in the previous books and because of that, they're more developed than some of the other love interests and you can get more invested in their characters and their romance. The mystery isn't bad either. It's not going to stump Sherlock Holmes anytime soon, but it's enough to keep me reading and the whole "investigating a shipwreck" part was entertaining.

My biggest gripe would've been that Kat and Will's romance goes a little fast at times. One moment they're ready to tear each other's heads off and the next they're totally into each other and friendly enough to where they can leave the door open between their rooms. The interaction between them was so nice that I didn't overly mind, but I'd have liked to see a bit more of the thawing of the ice between them. Their animosity/irritation for one another was so strong at first (without being outright hate) that it just seemed a little to sudden. The whodunit could've been a little better done, but it made sense for the most part and was entertaining, so I can't really get too angry about that.

Overall though, this was a very fun read and one of the better entries in the KoH series so far. There's a very good dollop of adventure here, which will make this a fantastic beach read. I didn't have to struggle as much through this as I did with some of the earlier books in the series and towards the end I couldn't help but want to keep reading. It's still not Graham's best work, but it's one that fans will want to read.

3.5 out of 5 stars (rounding it up to 4 stars)

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Jul 22, 2012 Lisa B. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-books

My Thoughts

I am so glad I have discovered this Krewe of Hunters series. In The Unspoken, Ms. Graham combines a murder mystery with some historical information and just enough romance to make it fun. We get to learn a bit about time period of Amun Mopat as Katya and Will work to solve the mystery behind the murder of three people involved with the salvage of the Jerry McGuen .

This is my second Krewe of Hunter book (and book seven in the series). The stories are just fun, fun, fun! A light read an...more

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Jul 13, 2012 Rhonda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

3 STARS
This is good but over the top makes it funny some how. Thier is some sex scenes that I skipped over.
This is a story with Texas Krewe unit for the FBI. It also features one member of the original Krewe of FBI agents
with extra powers.
In Chicago on lake Michigan a diver found the ship that had all the Egyptian artifacts that sunk years ago. Thier
Musuem had the rights to salvage the ship. Brady did not want to wait to see if his figures where right. So he broke
all the rules and went diving by...more 3 STARS
This is good but over the top makes it funny some how. Thier is some sex scenes that I skipped over.
This is a story with Texas Krewe unit for the FBI. It also features one member of the original Krewe of FBI agents
with extra powers.
In Chicago on lake Michigan a diver found the ship that had all the Egyptian artifacts that sunk years ago. Thier
Musuem had the rights to salvage the ship. Brady did not want to wait to see if his figures where right. So he broke
all the rules and went diving by himself. Brady saw somthing besides the ship and he ended drowning with 5 min. of air
left.
Because of favors in the past Logan sent Katya Sokolov sent into the case to look at the body of Brady autopsy. Kat is a forensic pathology. Plus she sees dead people.
Will Chan is already in Chicago so he is asked to stay and look into this case too.
If thier is a case than the rest of the texas Krewe will come out when they finsh the paper work for thier last case.
Brady death is from Drowning but he has some suspicous bruises on his arms and around his mouth.
While they are in thier hotel rooms each one hears like someone is trying to get in thier rooms. They don't see anyone but thier is
a piece of mummy cloth on the wall by thier rooms.
The Texas Krewe last case was in Hollywood and surrounded the remaking of a mummy Amun Mopat movie now this one they
might actually find Amun Mopat on board the sunken ship that killed everyone that people called it cursed.
While they are trying to find more about who might be after the Egyptian artifacts they find another dead body. It looks like
a heart attack in a 80 year old. They find another piece of mummy cloth and Kat talks to the ghost and he says the mummy did it.
Kat & Will join the diving crew and the documentary of the dive and while Kat is in one part of the ship she sees some of
the ghosts at the time before thier death.
It was good and a fast read. If you have liked her other books than you will like this. I guess I could not take seriously all
those bright people believing in mummys. Now ghost of the mummy I can almost believe.
I was given this ebook to read in exchange of honest review from Netgalley.
07/24/2012 PUB Harlequin HarlequinMira(less)

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Jul 11, 2012 Linda Baker rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: netgalley

The Unspoken by Heather Graham is a clever tie-in to the most recent title in the Krewe of Hunters series, The Unholy. Medical Examiner and paranormal investigator Kat Sokolov was involved in the investigation, featuring the possible reanimation of the mummy of Amun Mopat. Amun Mopat was supposedly an evil and powerful sorcerer during the reign of Ramses II. A ship carrying the contents of the tomb of Amun Mopat sank in Lake Michigan in 1898 and has never been found. A group of Egyptologists bas...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Kimberly rated it 4 of 5 stars

Review written for www.books-n-kisses.com

Once again Graham delivers a story the reader can not put down. Set in Chicago/Lake Michigan this story is a page turner. I have never read another author that puts as much research into her books as Graham does. She draws you into her story from the first chapter. While Graham is known for her ghost stories this did not have as many ghost as with most of her other stories which was a little disappointing but still an excellent story.

This is part of the K...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Maureen rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is another book I listened to and from work.

It was okay for a quick mystery read type of book.

It is funny how different people or events in a book stick out when it is being read to you vs. you reading it yourself. It is almost like seeing a movie because it is the story tellers interpretation of the book vs. you as the reader. The author describes a scientist in the book as "bald and looking a bit like the Sesame Street character Dr. Bunson Honeydew". This should be a serious character in...more

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Aug 14, 2012 Mitch rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My second Krewe of Hunters book after The Unholy, I think The Unspoken is a bit better than its predecessor but not better enough for me to say I like this one way more. The supernatural aspect's better incorporated into the story at least, there are a couple of parts that are fairly creepy, but the story as a whole is really formulaic. I know Heather Graham probably intended for this book to be reminiscent of The Unholy, but for me too much of this sequel just comes off as a rehash of the last...more My second Krewe of Hunters book after The Unholy, I think The Unspoken is a bit better than its predecessor but not better enough for me to say I like this one way more. The supernatural aspect's better incorporated into the story at least, there are a couple of parts that are fairly creepy, but the story as a whole is really formulaic. I know Heather Graham probably intended for this book to be reminiscent of The Unholy, but for me too much of this sequel just comes off as a rehash of the last book.

First off, there's not much that sets apart Kat Sokolov and Will Chan from Madison Darvil and Sean Cameron. Kat versus Madison, Kat may be a medical examiner, a FBI agent, and someone pretty proficient at shooting a gun, but, like Madison, she's tough and independent and has a problem with cocky FBI agents but still somehow ends up being a damsel in distress when it really counts. Sean versus Will, they're almost exactly the same protective tough guy with special effects know-how. It's just way too easy for me to substitute Madison and Sean as the leads instead of Kat and Will, and that's really the first problem for me, these two new leads are almost exactly the same as the two leads of the previous book; reading about the same characters just with different names got really old really fast.

But not just the characters, even the plot feels like a rehash. I'm not going to fixate on Amun Mopat, the evil Egyptian priest, being the focus of the plot for the second book in a row, I get that's intentional on Graham's part, but even beyond that so much of the story just feels recycled. Kat and Will, just like Madison and Sean, have a theory for the crime which nobody else believes at first. Kat, just like Madison, uses her sixth sense to ask the victim to identify the killer, only to be told Amun Mopat's the killer. Both investigations eventually look into the possibility of an insider being responsible for the respective murders, and eventually Kat - just like Madison before her - is cornered by the killer and has to be rescued by Will – just like Sean before him. Not to mention all the superficial stuff like how each pair investigates for a bit at first until the entire team joins them later, or how they stay in adjoining hotel rooms. It's very disappointing but I don't think I got anything new out of what's essentially the same plot as before.

The only thing I really liked about this book, which I think is done way better than in The Unholy, is the supernatural aspect. Whereas there was almost no way anything other than a flesh and blood person committed the crime in the last book, here - whether it's Kat's dreams or the ancient bandages being left around as clues - I like how Graham at least leaves the possibility of the supernatural being responsible for the murders. I think having at least that possibility makes the story way more interesting to follow, although the rational explanation for Kat's dreams ends up being rather weak, some things are probably better left unexplained.

Even though I like the stronger supernatural focus here, I was mostly bored reading The Unspoken because it just feels like reading The Unholy all over again except with different names. And the fact these books were released within a month of each other didn't help, I still had the events of last book on my mind while I was reading this one.(less)

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Jul 14, 2012 Hope rated it 2 of 5 stars

My Thoughts:

Today I finished reading The Unspoken, book 7 in Krewe of Hunters series. I have to say that I am getting bit bored with this series. It has become very formulaic, which is bit disappointing for me and I like Heather Graham very much. I have read a lot of her other books and I've never gotten bored with any of them. But this series is getting boring for me. Mind you I have only read book five The Unseen, book six The Unholly so far.

Aside from this series becoming formulaic, this st...more

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Jul 31, 2012 Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery, earcs, ebook, urban-fantasy, supernatural, historical, contemporary

Here I was, having just read THE UNHOLY, wondering why I'd never read a Heather Graham book before, and Netgalley gives me the opportunity to read another! We see some of the same characters from the Krewe working in the previous novel, and lo, a mummy in Chicago's lake with ties to the previous case! But new readers can jump right in. There are hints of what happened before, but I didn't feel like I would have been lost if I hadn't just read the previous book. Searching for a mummy (and a kille...more

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Sep 12, 2012 Olimpia rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just finished reading The Unspoken and I loved it. This was another great story by Heather Graham. Now, although usually her books can be read as stand alones, it does help to read her previous books. Especially the last one, The Unholy, to understand the story better.

As usual, this had everything I was looking for in a story to get lost in. Intrigue, suspense, romance, mystery, action, etc. I am so glad that Will wasn’t overlooked and he got his own story. I wasn’t sure at first if I would like...more

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Jun 25, 2012 Kimba (Caffeinated Book Reviewer) rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Unspoken by Heather Graham is the seventh novel in the Krewe of Hunter series. All of these tales can be read as a standalone. Each case has paranormal elements, which require the skills of a special unit of the FBI, known as the Krewe of Hunters. Agents Katya Sokolpv and Will Chan head up a case involving a sunken treasure, a curse and several unexplained deaths. This was a fun, suspenseful read as they worked to find a murderer and stop a mummies curse.

In 1898 the freighter, Jerry McGuen,...more The Unspoken by Heather Graham is the seventh novel in the Krewe of Hunter series. All of these tales can be read as a standalone. Each case has paranormal elements, which require the skills of a special unit of the FBI, known as the Krewe of Hunters. Agents Katya Sokolpv and Will Chan head up a case involving a sunken treasure, a curse and several unexplained deaths. This was a fun, suspenseful read as they worked to find a murderer and stop a mummies curse.

In 1898 the freighter, Jerry McGuen, sinks on Lake Michigan taking every man on board and untold treasures with it. The treasure contained the sarcophagus of an Egyptian sorcerer and some say his curse is what caused the McGuen to sink. For over 100 years men have searched for the ship and its treasures in vain; that is until now. When a diving expert and ghost ship expert dies while exploring the wreck people begin crying it’s the curse. Wanting to preserve the sight and protect his team the expedition leader calls in the special FBI team known as the Krewe of Hunters. Jackson Crow sends Katya Sokolpv to Chicago ahead of the team to investigate. She will meet up with Virginia Krewe of Hunter’s team member Will Chan. They meet at the morgue and the tale that unfolds is suspenseful and mysterious as more dead bodies appear and Katya begins dreaming of a watery death.

I love the characters that Graham creates. I have met both Katya and Will in previous novels and was aware of their special skill sets. She is a forensic pathologist who can speak to the dead. He is an illusionist specialist who can work magic with cameras. I liked Katya she is smart, sassy and knows her job. Will can be headstrong, is downright smexy and driven when on a case. The attraction Katya feels to Will is immediate and it completes unnerves her because she cannot stand him. He immediately gets on the wrong side of the medical examiner and acts like he is in the lead. Watching the two of them work together and tiptoe around their attraction to each other was hilarious. I quickly became invested in them. We get to see the rest of Katya’s team when they show up to assist. Graham provides us with plenty of suspects from treasure experts to salvage hunters. Oh and did I mention ghosts and an Egyptian sorcerer?

I really enjoyed the mystery Graham provided in this tale. I have always found Egyptian burial sites and the curses supposedly attached to them to be fascinating. She gives us a slew of suspects, several unexplained murders and clues that seem to indicate that the Egyptian sorcerer himself is involved in the murders. Filled with danger and suspense the mystery had me enthralled as I tried to piece the clues together. The romance between these headstrong agents was delightful, and I loved watching Will's feelings for Kayta evolve. While there is sexual content, it is mostly implied and I found it to be both sweet and hot. I easily consumed this in an evening and deeply enjoyed it.

I want to thank Harlequin and netGalley for providing this ARC in exchange for my unbiased review.

Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer

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Aug 08, 2012 Debbie Heaton rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In Graham’s paranormal mystery novel, a veteran diver and “ghost ship” expert dies while exploring a legendary wreck for a documentary. Without explanation, another diver dies and panic begins to spread. Rumors about ancient demons begin to circulate, terrifying everyone in their wake.

The expedition’s financier calls paranormal investigator Katya Sokolov to Chicago to investigate the situation. Teaming with media forensics guru Will Chan, Kat plumages the depths of an evil that may or may not da...more

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Aug 19, 2012 Terri rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the second book by Heather Graham that I have read and I am enjoying the hint of the paramornal and unnatural in the storylines. The author uses the paranormal in a way that makes it feasible and leaves the reader open to the possibilities of these things actually existing. I like that each book uses a "Krewe"...a cast of characters that each have given talents regarding the paranormal and work together. I have met two different Krewes, and enjoyed them both. I recommend these books for...more

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Nov 01, 2012 Kari rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audiobook, 2012

The Unspoken is the 7th book in the Krewe of Hunters series. The Unspoken was definitely better than the last one from this series, The Unholy. This time around, the team is sent to Chicago to investigate the death of a well known diver who is killed while exploring an ancient shipwreck. It looks like he was scared to death. Katya is sent to see if there is a case for the team to investigate There, she is joined by Will Chan, member of the first Krewe of Hunters. I was so glad he got his story,...more

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Sep 19, 2012 Chibineko added it · review of another edition

If you've read my previous reviews for some of the books in this series, you'll know that I've been rather disappointed overall by the KoH series. Most of them seemed to more fizzle than anything else, but I'm glad to say that this book is a marked improvement over the last few books in this series. It's not an overwhelmingly great "Graham's back" type of book, but it's enough to where I can definitely recommend it to Graham fans.

I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our...more If you've read my previous reviews for some of the books in this series, you'll know that I've been rather disappointed overall by the KoH series. Most of them seemed to more fizzle than anything else, but I'm glad to say that this book is a marked improvement over the last few books in this series. It's not an overwhelmingly great "Graham's back" type of book, but it's enough to where I can definitely recommend it to Graham fans.

I really believe that part of what makes the book work is that our pairing in this book are two members from the separate Krewe teams. They've had their characters slowly built up in the previous books and because of that, they're more developed than some of the other love interests and you can get more invested in their characters and their romance. The mystery isn't bad either. It's not going to stump Sherlock Holmes anytime soon, but it's enough to keep me reading and the whole "investigating a shipwreck" part was entertaining.

My biggest gripe would've been that Kat and Will's romance goes a little fast at times. One moment they're ready to tear each other's heads off and the next they're totally into each other and friendly enough to where they can leave the door open between their rooms. The interaction between them was so nice that I didn't overly mind, but I'd have liked to see a bit more of the thawing of the ice between them. Their animosity/irritation for one another was so strong at first (without being outright hate) that it just seemed a little to sudden. The whodunit could've been a little better done, but it made sense for the most part and was entertaining, so I can't really get too angry about that.

Overall though, this was a very fun read and one of the better entries in the KoH series so far. There's a very good dollop of adventure here, which will make this a fantastic beach read. I didn't have to struggle as much through this as I did with some of the earlier books in the series and towards the end I couldn't help but want to keep reading. It's still not Graham's best work, but it's one that fans will want to read.

3.5 out of 5 stars

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Sep 08, 2012 Julie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I liked this book better than The Unholy. The characters were interesting and had good chemistry. I am still a fan of he series and look forward to the next one. They do seem to wrap up rather quickly and all of a sudden after spending a long time sifting through the details, but I imagine real investigations are pretty similar, so I can't say I mind the pace, but I do always hope for updates on the couples in later books since we don't get to see much of them after the resolution of the mystery...more

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Apr 16, 2013 Dave rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoyed this book. I found that the more I read the more I wanted to know who or what was responsible for the killings. The story is about a ship the "Jerry McGuen" that went down in Lake Michigan in the late 1800's carrying rare Egyptian artifacts and a sarcophagus of Amun Mopat, an Egyptian priest they believed to have been an evil sorcerer that also carried a scepter that carried a great power. Which brings us to detective Will Chan and Kat Sokolov and her Krewe of paranormal investi...more

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Jul 14, 2012 Sarah rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of the things I enjoy about Heather Graham's recent books is that they really give you a feel for different locations and histories, which is sort of like going on a little trip and taking a tour of a new place. This volume takes us to Chicago and into Lake Michigan and a world where Egypt was the most popular subject. Even with the supernatural and the murder mysteries it was still pretty light and not too scary, which is also typical.

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Aug 01, 2012 Ryan rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Just like the Crypts and the Bloods when a member of the original Krew of Hunters and the Texas Krew has to work a case together, they are bound to but heads. Kat just finished the Unholy case about ancient Egyptian Amun Mopat and has been sent to Chicago because someone has finally found the sunken ship Jerry McGuen where Amun Mopat’s sarcophagus has laid for decades. Will was already in Chicago when people started dying presumably because of a curse on the sarcophagus. But is a curse really to...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Jennifer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ghost-stories

This is another of my October books to celebrate Halloween - this one centered around locating a mummy in the depths of Lake Michigan. Heather Graham finds a new setting for her story - and a new horror to frighten her readers - a mummy's curse. She has definitely done her due diligence as background for the story. Chicago's Field Musuem has long hosted a small, but fine collection of Egyptian artifacts and has offered visiting Egyptian exhibits over the years. Chicago becomes a wonderful settin...more

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Aug 07, 2012 Kerri rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fun quick read, just what I need in the summer! Liked the action. Some of the plot development was predictable in terms of relationships, but it was still solid and interesting enough to hold my attention. I'd probably give other books by this author a try, though I still lean more towards paranormal and fantasy.

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Nov 14, 2012 Laura Ruetz rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

really enjoyed this book, i have a big fascination with eygptology and this story combined that plus a ghost story / mystery all in one. I literally read this book in one day because i didn't want to put it down

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Sep 18, 2012 Linda rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book comes after The Unholy and is about the group of individuals with psychic abilities hired by the FBI. In this book, they are investigating the death of a diver at a site in Lake Michigan.

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Apr 24, 2013 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This is the seventh Krewe of Hunters book and I liked it. I've always been a fan of Egyptology so the combination of the paranormal, murder mystery and Egyptian history and mythology worked for me.

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Nov 19, 2012 Michele bookloverforever rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: paranormal-rom-series

fbi special agent...special because she has esp abilities. this murder romance has to do with evil..but is it from ancient evil or modern chicago? read and find out.

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Aug 27, 2012 Kristin rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, paranormal-fantasy, series

I wasn't real impressed with this one. I thought it was a little boring. It might have been the subject matter, I don't know. I do feel like the romances in the last couple of books has been a little forced.

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Aug 18, 2012 Ilona rated it 3 of 5 stars

Well written for the cheesy thriller but the ending wrapped things up to fast . Overall this is in line with others in the series.

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Jan 04, 2013 Lori Gibbon rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I really enjoy Heather Graham. Her mysteries surrounded by the supernatural are really, really good. Definitely worth the read.

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May 21, 2013 Cristy rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This author is known for her great series. This book is one! She is an amazing author. Great read. I loved it.

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Aug 19, 2012 Glenn Harris rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An unusually good entry in the "Krewe of Hunters" series -- but of course I like any story that has mummies running around in it.

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