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alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

🥀THORN SEASON X VIOLET MADE OF THORNS🔮 A noble manipulates the kingdom's prince into teaching her about poison, determined to uncover the Crown’s secrets and help the rebellion dismantle the monarchy so the rebels will treat her worsening chronic illness #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN #AgentsGuide

Photo one:
Cream background with gray lines curving across it. Brown outlines of flowers border the top left and bottom right corners. “An Agent’s Guide To,” “A Crown of Poison,” “YA Fantasy - 95k words,” and “Alyssa Archer” mark the center of the page in brown.

Photo two:
Cream background with gray lines curving across it. Brown outlines of flowers border the top left and bottom right corners. “Forced proximity, childhood best friends to hate to love, involuntary visions of the future, arranged marriage, chronic illness & mental illness rep, and lessons in poison” marks the center of the page in brown text.

Cream background with gray lines curving across it. Brown outlines of flowers border the top left and bottom right corners. “Forced proximity, childhood best friends to hate to love, involuntary visions of the future, arranged marriage, chronic illness & mental illness rep, and lessons in poison” marks the center of the page in brown text.

Three graphics of amber jars with white labels sit on a brown wooden shelf. “Craft Your Poison” marks the front of the shelf in black cursive.
First jar: A yellow flower with green stems sits inside the jar. "Lessons in poison" labels it.
Second jar: Dark indigo berries with lime green leaves fill the jar. "Involuntary visions of the future" labels it.
Third jar: A green leaf sits inside the jar. "MC & rebellion using each other" labels it.

Photo four:
A collage with 12 photos.
First photo is of yellow daffodils. Second photo is the book cover of “Violet Made of Thorns” by Gina Chen. Gold roses on green vines curve up the purple cover. Third photo is of a wine glass filled with a crimson liquid and dried flowers. Fourth photo is of a golden crown on a stool covered by a tan sheet. Fifth photo is of purple foxglove in a blurred field. Sixth photo is of a blond woman wearing a blue gown in front of a wall of red flowers. Seventh photo is of a blond man lying on the floor with a necklace dangling over his head. Eighth photo is a close-up of a light blue eye beside white flowers on the grass. Ninth photo is of a cliff with the sea at its bottom. Tenth photo is of the black pommel of a rusty sword. Eleventh photo is the book cover of “Thorn Season” by Kiera Azar. Pink roses overlay a pink star on the black book cover. Twelfth photo is of purple calla lilies.

Maisie Bannion 🩷 writer @maisiebannion.bsky.social · 2w ago

After a UFO abduction, a teenager gains psychic abilities and investigates his cultish hometown—actually a corrupt, budding alien colony—but unexpectedly bonds with his inquisitive neighbor, adding love to his growing list of problems. 🛸 #QuestPit #W #YA #SF #R

Purple and black themed moodboard with figures hopping a fence, starts falling from an open hand, neon diner sign, women with torches, a missing poster, a boy and girl holding hands and pointing at the sky. Text: "you're the only thing that makes sense here"

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

🥀THORN SEASON X VIOLET MADE OF THORNS🔮 ⭐Chronic illness & mental illness rep 🔥Forced proximity ❤️‍🔥Childhood BFFs to hate to love 🌿Lessons in poison 👁️Involuntary visions 👑Paranoid king with an affinity for poison 🗡️MC & rebellion are just using each other #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

Collage of eight photos. First photo is of a blond woman wearing a blue gown in front of a wall of red flowers. Second photo is of a cliff with the sea at its bottom. Third photo is of the black pommel of a rusty sword. Fourth photo is of a golden crown. Fifth photo is of purple foxglove in a blurred field. Sixth photo is of a wine glass filled with a crimson liquid and dried flowers. Seventh photo is of a blond man lying on the floor with a necklace dangling over his head. Eighth photo is a close-up of a light blue eye beside white flowers on the grass. All photos have been edited with a warm and golden hue to them.

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

When a noble with treasonous seer magic is forced into a political marriage with the kingdom's prince, these ex-best friends must overcome their past and resolve their conflict to stop the King from unleashing his lethal weapon to eliminate magic 🥀🔮 #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

Six photos with labels overlay a background of foamy waves washing over golden sands. First photo: a blond man lying on the floor with a necklace dangling over his head. "Lessons in poison" and "Prince who writes love poems" points at it.
Second photo: a cliff with the sea at its bottom. "City on a cliff by the sea" points at it.
Third photo: a close-up of an eye with a light blue iris beside white flowers. "Involuntary visions of the future" points at it.
Fourth photo: a blond woman wearing a blue gown in front of a wall of red flowers. "Chronically ill seer" and "Forced proximity" points at it.
Fifth photo: a gold crown. "MC and rebellion are just using each other" points at it.
Sixth photo: a wine glass filled with a crimson liquid and dried flowers. "Paranoid King with an affinity for poison" points at it.
"A Crown of Poison", "Thorn Season x Violet Made of Thorns", and "Young Adult Fantasy" is below the collage.

Emilia Young | Author @emiliayoung.bsky.social · 2w ago

☕️ THE THINGS WE RUN FOR #Editors Emma Bridge has done everything to make this plan work. She’s got the new name, the new town, the new life . . . She’s also got a nosy boy next door who’s stopping at nothing to get to know her. #QuestPit #YA #C #MY #R #AG #OS #LGBT #Dis #OV

Editor’s Guide To:
The Things We Run For
YA Contemporary with Romance and Mystery
82k Words
Represented by Amanda Wooden at SBR Media

4/13/1996
Run. What a powerful instinct.
Emma Bridge had wanted nothing more than to be with her two siblings in a home that felt safe, but those wishes never came true. With nothing left to lose, Emma runs away from the spotlight of the Hills to a small town across the country, but this new home is anything but the safety she’d been after.

The weight of the world has fallen on her shoulders, and she can’t carry it alone. But with her old name in every police station and her new name on every tongue in town, she’s not sure who she can trust to help carry the burden.

What we know:
-Runaway in Hiding
-Fake Identity (turned real identity)
-Mental Health Rep
-Genderfluid and Pan Rep
-Found Family
-90s Small-Town Nostalgia
At the bottom, the name Emma Bridge is crossed out and replaced with Peyton Freys

6/23/1996
“The Hills have Eyes”

There’s a collage of pictures. Picture one is of two people, one sitting on the counter with the other in front of them. Picture two is go a small-town street with snowy homes to either side. Picture three shows a row of high school desks. Picture four shows a box of police evidence. Picture five shows a group of kids sitting behind an abandoned building. Picture six shows someone flipping off a police car. Picture seven shows a paper with the words “Child Custody Hearing” printed on it. The last picture shows a boy sitting at a school desk, writing something into a notebook.

In the bottom right, it says ON SUB SOON

Elise Rustøen @eliserustoen.bsky.social · 2w ago

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days x Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses in A DUTIFUL PRINCESS’S HANDBOOK A Cozy Medieval Romantasy 🍰 Barbie for adults 🌸 Arranged marriage 👑 Princess x Prince 🕯️ Dual POV 🩷 Lovable family chaos #questpit #W #NA #A #RF

A DUTIFUL PRINCESS’S HANDBOOK

A Cozy Medieval Romantasy

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days x Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses x The Princess Knight

The Pitch:
No one likes an arranged marriage, but when Prince Alaric is grounded from his adventures until he can find a bride, he accepts his fate and puts a ring on the first princess he can find. Princess Genevieve would rather marry a plant than a prince, so in a desperate attempt to make him call it off, she must become the most insufferable princess Alaric has ever had the displeasure of meeting. Yet as the wedding inches closer, and devious mental games are played, perhaps not all arrangements are as bad as they initially seem.

The last rays of sunshine still linger over the garden as I clutch onto my skirts and haste across the lawn. And just as the sun sets I sink onto my knees before the statue of Inessa, folding my hands as I throw a last glance over my shoulder for any of my sisters. Then I purse my lips as I wait for the words to come, my head bowed in prayer.
“Dear Inessa,” I start, and shudder at the sound of my own voice in the empty air. “Please don’t send me into a loveless marriage. I don’t want a life at court and I don’t want to meet a supposed soulmate today, so if you could just call it off an make sure it doesn’t—”
“I knew I saw someone lurking around the corner.”
I yelp as I spin around, fall over and scrape my palms on the cobblestone.
A masculine chuckle chimes as I push away the curtain of hair before my eyes, my face heating with every note.
“My apologies, I never meant to scare you, I simply saw someone rush by and had to know if I was missing out on anything.” His cerulean doublet becomes unmistakable as he offers his hand and pulls me up before I can protest, or run away, or fall into an endless hole somewhere in the the earth.
“You’re here with the Cordellian prince, aren’t you?” The words stumble out of my mouth. He looks even better up close—sea blue eyes with a circle of green near the pupils that sparkle with life and firm hands around mine, speckled with sunspots and veins.
His eyebrows knit together for a moment. “I guess you could say that.”
I pull my hands from his and tuck them away behind my back. Manicured hedges shield us from spectators, but with him here who knows where the prince might follow.
“Now what are you doing here, alone on the ground?” he says with a boyish grin.
I bob my mouth open and closed like a fish, stepping in front of the statue of Inessa like it’ll shield the tall marble from view. “Touching the grass?”
“Touching the grass?” His brows furrow in disbelief.

K.M. Carlson @wanderingbutton.bsky.social · 2w ago

#Q #A #F #Questpit ASHMARKED: Feminine rage, social commentary, dangerous power... "They made obedience feel holy and used it as permission." Querying now!

Kat Devitt @katdevittwrites.bsky.social · 2w ago

My Darling, Dreadful Thing X The London Séance Society A fabled witch howled the Blackstone Curse and mired generations in madness, murder, and mayhem. Only a monster and an heir to an earldom may break the spell, but first they must find each other. #QuestPit #Q #Gothic #A #H #LGBT

Gabriel Morgan is querying @gabrielmorgan00.bsky.social · 2w ago

A MARVELLOUS LIGHT X PENNY DREADFUL When a mysterious being heralds the apocalypse, there are only two witnesses: Rowan and Darshil, bitter exes who must brave London’s occult underbelly and save the world from eternal darkness, all while grappling with their unresolved feelings. #questpit #Q #RF

Gothic Gaslamp Romantasy
Adult standalone
109,500 words

Pitch:
After their one-night stand ends in hurt, hedonistic occultist Rowan and repressed poet Darshil never want to see each other again. That plan is ruined when a being from beyond the grave heralds the apocalypse, and they are the only two witnesses.
Forced together, Rowan and Darshil plunge into London's occult underbelly in search of answers to the apocalypse. But as the Veil between life and death slowly thins, and old passions reignite, Rowan realises the truth lies in memories he swore to forget, and that the past is a shallow grave, easily unearthed.
Comps:
The Magpie Lord: gaslamp world, occult magic, big spooky house
A Marvellous Light: opposites attract, magical bonds
The Gentleman and his Vowsmith: second chance, steamy romance
The Resurrectionist: historical setting, self discovery
Penny Dreadful: Victorian gothic, seduced by darkness

Black cat x golden retriever
Yearning
Bisexual awakening
Second chance romance
Forced proximity
Only one bed
Opposites attract
Gothic decadence
Big spooky house
Exploration of grief
Horror as a metaphor
Dreams-based magic
The occult
Alternate London setting
Art shows a thin white person with short black hair, blue eyes, and an unimpressed expression, and a plus-sized South Asian man with chin-length curly black hair, brown eyes, short facial hair, and a soft smile.

It was a poet’s job to seek out beauty, to be mesmerised by it. Darshil wanted to transform Rowan into swirls of ink, to fit his hands into the slight dips where Rowan’s waist met his hips and write him a thousand times over.

The only thing more fascinating than death was the tormented living it left behind.
It helped to hate him. It was less painful than loving him.
The dead thing woke to the acrid stench of its own rot.
Rowan matched him tenderness for tenderness, giving everything he could and knowing that for once, his everything was enough.
Perhaps closing his eyes stopped it meaning anything. Darshil knew he should do the same. This was shame beyond anything else, a secret to take to the unloving grave.
He kept his eyes open anyway. With Rowan beneath him, as beautiful as the dawn, he couldn’t bear to look away.

Chantal Danieli — is editing! 🕯️@chantaldanieli.bsky.social · 2w ago

JANE EYRE x THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA 🕯️forbidden gothic romance 🕯️slow burn 🕯️yearning à la anthony bridgerton 🕯️black swan-esque awakening 🕯️2000's setting 🕯️devouring obsession but make it consensual 🕯️secret lake meetings — coming to agent inboxes September 2026 🍂 #questpit #W #A #NA #R

My Sweet Unbecoming
A forbidden gothic romance
Coming to agent inboxes September 2026

Comps & Pitch
The Phantom of the Opera
Jane Eyre
Bridgerton — The Viscount Who Loved Me

When a scandal exiles her to Lucerne, disgraced Olivia Rooney falls for the one man she’s forbidden to love—Théodore Chair-Beaumont, the brooding aristocrat sworn to matrimony with another.
But beneath his restraint lies a wound that mirrors her own. And falling for him could not only repeat the tragedy that broke him before. It could ruin her reputation, once and for all.

Tropes
Forbidden Romance
High Society Match Making
European Setting
Slow Burn
Love VS Duty
Black Swan-esque Awakening
Masquerade Ball
2000’s Setting
Obsessive yearning
Secret Lake Meetings

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

🥀THORN SEASON X VIOLET MADE OF THORNS🔮 ⭐Chronic illness & mental illness rep 🔥Forced proximity ❤️‍🔥Childhood BFFs to hate to love 🌿Lessons in poison 👁️Involuntary visions 👑Paranoid king with an affinity for poison 🗡️MC & rebellion are just using each other #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

🥀THORN SEASON X VIOLET MADE OF THORNS🔮 A noble manipulates the kingdom's prince into teaching her about poison, determined to uncover the Crown’s secrets and help the rebellion dismantle the monarchy so the rebels will treat her worsening chronic illness #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN #AgentsGuide

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 2w ago

When a noble with treasonous seer magic is forced into a political marriage with the kingdom's prince, these ex-best friends must overcome their past and resolve their conflict to stop the King from unleashing his lethal weapon to eliminate magic 🥀🔮 #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

#DVpit - Diverse Voices Pitch @dvpit.bsky.social · 4w ago

#Giveaway Time to prepare for #DVpit! Enter from July 13-18, 2026 to win query and/or first pages critiques from agents! TO ENTER: • repost this post • AND reply with your category & genre! (e.g. YA Fantasy) • Entries must be for completed, unpublished work. Full rules: dvpit.carrd.co#giveaway

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My novel has a… 👁️Seer who lives a nightmare twice—her visions & reality 📚Prince who shares his feelings through poems 👑King who poisons his court w/ lethal plants from his garden 🗡️Rebellion who uses the MC’s desperation to fulfill their goal #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN #AgentsGuide #LitAgents

Cream background with gray lines curving across it. Brown outlines of flowers border the top left and bottom right corners. “An Agent’s Guide To,” “A Crown of Poison,” “YA Fantasy - 95k words,” and “Alyssa Archer” mark the center of the page in brown.

Cream background with gray lines curving across it. Brown outlines of flowers border the top left and bottom right corners. “Pitch” marks the center of the page in brown. “When a young noble struggles to hide her seer abilities following the King’s decree to eradicate magic, she takes lessons in poison from the King’s son to uncover the Crown’s secrets, but her involuntary visions could expose her before she secures her escape” lies below “pitch” in brown text.

A collage with 12 photos.
First photo is of yellow daffodils. Second photo is the book cover of “Violet Made of Thorns” by Gina Chen. Gold roses on green vines curve up the purple cover. Third photo is of a wine glass filled with a crimson liquid and dried flowers. Fourth photo is of a golden crown on a stool covered by a tan sheet. Fifth photo is of purple foxglove in a blurred field. Sixth photo is of a blond woman wearing a blue gown in front of a wall of red flowers. Seventh photo is of a blond man lying on the floor with a necklace dangling over his head. Eighth photo is a close-up of a light blue eye beside white flowers on the grass. Ninth photo is of a cliff with the sea at its bottom. Tenth photo is of the black pommel of a rusty sword. Eleventh photo is the book cover of “Defy the Night” by Brigid Kemmerer. Purple flowers surround a far away shot of a castle on the purple book cover. Twelfth photo is of purple calla lilies.

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🥀VIOLET MADE OF THORNS X DEFY THE NIGHT🔮 ⭐Chronic illness & mental illness rep 🔥Forced proximity ❤️BFFs to enemies to lovers 🌿 Lessons in poison 👁️Involuntary visions of the future 👑Paranoid king with an affinity for poison 🗡️MC & rebellion are just using each other #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

When a young noble struggles to hide her seer abilities following the King’s decree to eradicate magic, she takes lessons in poison from the King’s son to uncover the Crown’s secrets, but her involuntary visions could expose her before she secures her escape 🥀🔮 #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

6 photos with labels overlay a background of foamy waves washing over golden sands. 1st photo: a blond man lying on the floor with a necklace dangling over his head. "Lessons in poison" and "Prince just as lethal as poison" points at the first photo. 2nd photo: a cliff with the sea at its bottom. "City on a cliff by the sea" points at the second photo. 3rd photo: a close-up of an eye with a light blue iris beside white flowers. "Involuntary visions of the future" points at the third photo. 4th photo: a blond woman wearing a blue gown in front of a wall of red flowers. "Chronically ill seer" and "Forced proximity" points at the 4th photo. 5th photo: a gold crown. "MC and rebellion are just using each other" points at the 5th photo. 6th photo: a wine glass filled with a crimson liquid and dried flowers. "Paranoid King with an affinity for poison" points at the 6th photo. "A Crown of Poison", "Violet Made of Thorns X Defy The Night", and "Young Adult Fantasy" is below the collage

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🥀VIOLET MADE OF THORNS X DEFY THE NIGHT🔮 ⭐Chronic illness & mental illness rep 🔥Forced proximity ❤️BFFs to enemies to lovers 🌿 Lessons in poison 👁️Involuntary visions of the future 👑Paranoid king with an affinity for poison 🗡️MC & rebellion are just using each other #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

Maisie Bannion 🩷 writer @maisiebannion.bsky.social · 9mo ago

When a vampire and a teen witch kill a high-ranking vamp in self defense, they team up to hide the murder from the slain foe’s vengeful clan—and bonding over the deadly secret just might kindle their offbeat romance. ❤️🦇 #QuestPit #Q #YA #PR #R

Agent's Guide to The Jinxborough Vampires, YA Paranormal Romance, 93,000 words. (Image description: character art of a witch girl and vampire boy, embracing and smiling at one another)

Laurie Loveday, a newbie witch, and Vincent Fraley, a newbie vampire, are two (somewhat) ordinary bookstore clerks
in Jinxborough, Massachusetts. One night, a vampire attacks Laurie, but Vincent intervenes and kills the assailant. The duo team up to hide the murder—if the truth gets out,
the fallen vamp’s brother, Hank Greaves, would kill them.

They can’t get sidetracked by their growing bond, but
Laurie makes Vincent feel human again. His vampire side matures rapidly, and if he doesn’t find a cure soon, Hank won’t be the only bloodsucker Laurie needs protection from. Her amateur powers are unreliable, and, shunned by vampire-
hating witches, Laurie fears she won’t find a magic teacher
unless she abandons Vincent.

Unfortunately, struggles with love and mastering witchy roots seem trivial when Hank demands answers about his missing brother...and a mysterious blackmailer threatens to expose the teens if they don’t do his shady bidding.

WORKPLACE LOVE / FRIENDS TO LOVERS / CROSSOVER APPEAL

COMPS & VIBES: In Nightfall by Suzanne Young, Spells for Lost Things by Jenna Evans Welch, Sign of the Slayer by Sharina Harris, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, What We Do in the Shadows, Wednesday

Black, white, and red themed moodboard. Images left to right, top to bottom: Blonde girl staring up apprehensively, ouija planchette with candle, conjuring magic, a couple kissing in a club, bloody neck with bite mark, silhouette of couple holding hands, magical desk with candles and a skull, bookstore sign, sheet ghost

bsky & insta @maisiebannion / maisiebannion.com

Suzy A. Win @suzyawin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A FORGERY OF FATE X LITTLE THIEVES Pearl's got three months to kiss a prince or become sea foam—if she isn't killed by his cousin's harpoon first, of course. 🧜‍♀️Mermaid with a side of thievery and stalking 🪄Magic (and phones, I guess) 👫First Friend (like ever) 🍽️Predator x Prey? #QuestPit #Q #YA #F

emma @writingorca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Four paintings. Nine thieves. One last job. A world that gave up on them, now needs them to save it. 🎨 art heists + criminal found family 👾 near-future cyberpunk 🎱 illegal magic 🧩 puzzles/riddles 👻 grief + haunting the narrative #QuestPit #SFF #T #Q

collage of colourful neon escalators, city buildings, old oil paintings, a grey metal wall in fog, black humanoid creatures, and helmeted masked guards.

emma @writingorca.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THE GILDED WOLVES × V FOR VENDETTA Hiding the truth about their art expert's death, Lilac convinces his heist crew to take one last job. But when they find hidden clues in the paintings they're stealing, keeping his crew together could mean dooming the world in return. #QuestPit #SFF #YA #A #Q

moodboard of colourful glowing escalators and stairs, cityscapes, old oil paintings, and dystopian walls and guards.

text edited onto people wearing rabbit masks, reading from left to right: burglar, mastermind, art forger, dead, hacker, leader, driver, engineer, and conman

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

When a young noble struggles to hide her seer abilities following the King’s decree to eradicate magic, she takes lessons in poison from the King’s son to uncover the Crown’s secrets, but her involuntary visions could expose her before she secures her escape 🥀🔮 #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My novel has a… 👁️Seer who lives a nightmare twice—her visions & reality 📚Prince who shares his feelings through poems 👑King who poisons his court w/ lethal plants from his garden 🗡️Rebellion who uses the MC’s desperation to fulfill their goal #QuestPit #YA #F #Q #DIS #OWN #AgentsGuide #LitAgents

Maisie Bannion 🩷 writer @maisiebannion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

After a UFO abduction, a teenager gains psychic abilities and investigates his cultish hometown—actually a corrupt, budding alien colony—but unexpectedly bonds with his inquisitive neighbor, adding love to his growing list of problems. #SFPit #WIP #YA #R

Moodboard images from left to right: (TOP) two silhouettes in front of flames, UFO darting across a green sky, silhouette of a hand against a mysterious white glow, cropped photo of a house with glowing green window, a forest, hand holding. (BOTTOM) A starry night sky and above a tree line, boy giving a girl a piggy back ride outdoors, a group of people emerging from the woods in a yellow and green glow.

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I waited too long to query the agents who liked my pitches and now they're closed 😭😭😭 #amquerying

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I've finally finished revising my query letter. 🤞🏻that it's stronger. I'm excited to send out more queries at the end of this week and see how it does 😄 #amquerying

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I just entered #RevPit #10Queries. Enter now for a chance to win free feedback on your query and 1st 5 pages. 🤞🏻that my query letter & pages are chosen in the raffle

alyssa @alyssaarcher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

This story is 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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