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    <action_text><![CDATA[gave 5 stars to: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1361835.The_Collapsium">The Collapsium (Paperback)</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/137404.Wil_McCarthy">Wil McCarthy</a>]]></action_text>
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