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s by various authors, set within the fictional universe of the ''

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'' video game franchise created by

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. The publications are set across various time periods and revolve around the secret war fought for centuries between the Assassin Brotherhood and the

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. It includes collections such as

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s and

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s. British publishing house

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was responsible for most of the publications until 2020.

Comic books

Graphic novel series (2009–2014)

A six volume French-language ''Assassin's Creed''

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series, written by Eric Corbeyran and illustrated by Djilalli Defaux, was released by French publisher Lex Deux Royaumes, founded by Ubisoft in 2009 as in-house

publishing studio. The comics have also received English-language versions in the United States and the United Kingdom, published by

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. Like the games, the series alternates between a modern-day storyline and an Assassin ancestor storyline, and is split into two different arcs, each consisting of three volumes: ''The Ankh of Isis Trilogy'', which follows

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and his ancestor Aquilus, a 3rd-century

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Assassin; and ''The Hawk Trilogy'', which follows Jonathan Hawk and his ancestor Numa Al'Khamsin, a 14th-century

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Assassin. However, the modern-day story has been declared non-canon by Ubisoft, due to directly contradicting elements from the games (such as Subject 16's name being Michael instead of Clay Kaczmarek), while the ancestor story remains of dubious canonicity. *''Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Desmond'' is the first entry in ''The Ankh of Isis Trilogy'', released on November 13, 2009. An English language version was released on October 30, 2012. The story is a retelling of the events from ''

'' and the beginning of ''

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'', and follows Desmond as he is abducted by Abstergo Industries and forced to relive the memories of three of his ancestors—Aquilus,

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, and

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—to further the Templars' goals, before escaping with the help of Lucy Stillman. *''Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Aquilus'' is the second entry in ''The Ankh of Isis Trilogy'', released on November 12, 2010. An English language version was released on October 30, 2012. The story continues from the events of ''Volume 1'', as Desmond and his Assassin team—Lucy, Shaun Hastings, and Rebecca Crane—head to a new hideout in Monteriggioni while avoiding Abstergo agents sent to hunt them down. The comic also continues the story of Aquilus, who comes across a mysterious artifact built by the First Civilization: an

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which can temporarily revive the dead. *''Assassin's Creed, Volume 3: Accipiter'' is the final entry in ''The Ankh of Isis Trilogy'', released on November 10, 2011. An English language version was released on October 30, 2012. The story continues from the events of ''Volume 2'', and focuses on both Desmond and fellow Assassin Jonathan Hawk as they relive the memories their ancestors, Aquilus and his cousin Accipiter, respectively. *''Assassin's Creed, Volume 4: Hawk'' is the first entry in ''The Hawk Trilogy'', released on November 16, 2012. An English language version was released on November 12, 2013, in the United States and November 15, 2013, in the United Kinggom. The comic continues the story of Jonathan Hawk, introduced in ''Volume 3'', who relives the memories of his Egyptian ancestor Numa Al'Khamsin, better known as "El Cakr" (English: ''The Hawk''), to locate a powerful artifact known as the Scepter of Aset. *''Assassin's Creed, Volume 5: El Cakr'' is the second entry in ''The Hawk Trilogy'', released on October 31, 2013. An English language version was released on November 18, 2014, in the United States and November 21, 2014, in the United Kingdom. The story continues from the events of ''Volume 4'', as Jonathan unmasks a traitor who infiltrated his Assassin cell, while El Cakr battles the Templars for possession of the Scepter of Aset. *''Assassin's Creed, Volume 6: Leila'' is the final entry in ''The Hawk Trilogy'', released on October 31, 2014. An English language version was released on November 17, 2015, in the United States and November 20, 2015, in the United Kingdom. The comic concludes the stories of both Jonathan, who races against the Templars to retrieve the Scepter of Aset from its last known location, and El Cakr, who encounters a mysterious woman named Leila on his way to deliver the Scepter to the Assassins.

''Assassin's Creed: The Fall'' and ''The Chain'' (2010–2012)

In July 2010, Ubisoft announced a three-part

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set in the universe of ''Assassin's Creed'' as a part of their

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initiative.

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and

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, both winners of multiple comic book awards, were chosen by Ubisoft to work on the miniseries, titled '' Assassin's Creed: The Fall''. Published by

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, the first issue was released on November 10, 2010, followed by the second on December 1, 2010, and the third on January 12, 2011. The story alternates between the perspectives of

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, an Assassin in 19th and 20th-century

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, and his descendant Daniel Cross, a recovering alcoholic with a mysterious past who involuntarily experiences Nikolai's memories. A graphic novel sequel to ''The Fall'', titled '' Assassin's Creed: The Chain'', was released on August 9, 2012. The book is also written and illustrated by Stewart and Kerschl, and concludes Nikolai's story after his retirement from the Assassin Brotherhood and immigration to the United States.

''Assassin's Creed: Awakening'' (2013–2014)

''Assassin's Creed: Awakening'' is a

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adaptation of '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'', written by Takashi Yano and illustrated by Kenji Oiwa. It was released from August 10, 2013, to July 10, 2014.

''Assassin's Creed: Brahman'' (2013)

'' Assassin's Creed: Brahman'' is a graphic novel written by Brendan Fletcher with art by Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl. It was released on October 30, 2013, in North America. The story alternates between the perspectives of Arbaaz Mir, an Assassin fighting against the influence of the

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in 19th-century

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, and Jot Soora, a computer programmer engaged to famous film actress Monima Das. After Jot, ashamed of his actual heritage, lies that he is a descendant of Arbaaz, he and Monima find themselves targeted by both the Assassins and Templars, who believe that Arbaaz's memories are the key to locating the long-lost

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diamond, a powerful Piece of Eden.

''Assassin's Creed: Assassins'' (2015–2016)

'' Assassin's Creed: Assassins'' is a

series written by Anthony Del Col and Connor McCreery, illustrated by Neil Edwards, and published by

. Originally envisioned as an ongoing series with a planned duration of at least three years, it ran from October 14, 2015, to December 28, 2016, spanning fourteen issues and three story arcs. In October 2016, Titan announced that after its fourteenth issue, ''Assassins'' along with its companion series, ''Templars'', would be relaunched with a different creative team as a new title: ''Assassin's Creed: Uprising''. The comic follows the adventures of a modern-day Assassin cell, with Charlotte de la Cruz as its central character, who relives the memories of her ancestors at various points in history. The first story arc of the series (issues No. 1–5) takes place in the late 17th century, during the

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, with the parallel modern-day story featuring an espionage tale. The five issues were later collected and published as a trade paperback, ''Assassin's Creed Volume 1: Trial by Fire'', on June 21, 2016. The second story arc (No. 6–10) is set in the

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in the 16th century, while the modern-day story revolves around the hacking collective Erudito. It was later published as ''Assassin's Creed Volume 2: Setting Sun'' on December 6, 2016. The third story arc (No. 11–14) takes place in

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during the early 16th century, running parallel with a modern-day story again featuring Erudito. It was later published as ''Assassin's Creed Volume 3: Homecoming'' on May 23, 2017.

''Assassin's Creed: Templars'' (2016)

''Assassin's Creed: Templars'' is a comic book series published by Titan Comics, and a companion series to ''Assassin's Creed: Assassins''. Written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by Dennis Calero, the series debuted its first issue on March 23, 2016. In October 2016, Titan announced that after its ninth issue, ''Templars'', along with its sister series, would be relaunched with a new creative team as ''Assassin's Creed: Uprising''. The first story arc of the series (issues No. 1–5) is set in

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in 1927 and revolves around a Templar known as the Black Cross, with the parallel modern-day story taking place in November 2013. The five issues were later published as ''Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 1: Black Cross'' on December 6, 2016. The second story arc (issues No. 6–9) has its modern-day story set in 2016, following Juhani Otso Berg and André Bolden as they explore the memories of the latter's ancestor Jan van der Graff in 1805. It was later published as ''Assassin's Creed: Templars – Volume 2: Cross of War'' on May 23, 2017.

''Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus'' (2016)

''Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus'' is a four-part comic book

released as a tie-in to Matthew J. Kirby's '' Last Descendants'' novel trilogy. The miniseries is written by

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, with art by Caspar Wijngaard, and was published by Titan Comics from September 21 to December 21, 2016. The story follows Sean Molloy, a character from the ''Last Descendants'' trilogy, who uses the Animus to relive the memories of his ancestor Tommy Greyling, a Pinkerton detective. In 1872, Greyling becomes caught in a Templar plot to steal a Precursor manuscript from the

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, and must work together with Evie Frye to thwart it.

''Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies'' (2016–2017)

''Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies'' is a two-part graphic novel series written by Guillaume Dorison and illustrated by Jean-Baptiste Hostache. The two volumes, titled ''Die Glocke'' and ''Project Rainbow'', were published by Les Deux Royaumes in French on October 21, 2016, and December 1, 2017, respectively. English-language versions were released by

on August 1 and September 5, 2018. ''Conspiracies'' is set during

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, featuring the race for the

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, and follows a new Assassin hero named Eddie Gorm who influences the course of history in 1943.

''Assassin's Creed: Uprising'' (2017–2018)

''Assassin's Creed: Uprising'' is a comic book series published by Titan Comics, and the successor to both ''Assassin's Creed: Assassins'' and ''Templars''. The comic, which ran for twelve issues from February 1, 2017, to June 13, 2018, is written by Dan Watters and Alex Paknadel and illustrated by José Holder. It was later released as three separate volumes, with ''Volume 1: Common Ground'' releasing on August 22, 2017, and comprising issues No. 1–4; ''Volume 2: Inflection Point'' releasing on January 30, 2018, and comprising issues No. 5–8; and ''Volume 3: Finale'' releasing on October 23, 2018, and comprising issues No. 9–12. The series concludes the story arc from the video games involving

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, and sees Charlotte de la Cruz's Assassin cell forming an uneasy alliance with Juhani Otso Berg to combat the Instruments of the First Will, who have infiltrated both the Assassins' and the Templars' ranks and plan to resurrect Juno so that she may conquer humanity. The comic also features a parallel ancestor storyline set during the

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in 1937.

''Assassin's Creed: Reflections'' (2017)

For the franchise's tenth anniversary in 2017, Ubisoft announced a four-part comic book miniseries, titled ''Assassin's Creed: Reflections''. Each issue was written by Ian Edginton, illustrated by Valeria Favoccia, and published by Titan Comics, and presents a different narrative revolving around an established Assassin ( Ezio Auditore,

Edward Kenway Edward James Kenway is a fictional character in Ubisoft's ''Assassin's Creed'' video game franchise. He was introduced as a supporting character in ''Assassin's Creed: Forsaken'', a companion novel to the 2012 video game ''Assassin's Creed III'' ...

, and Ratonhnaké꞉ton / Connor), as viewed by Juhani Otso Berg in the modern-day.

''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' (2018)

''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' is a four-part comic book miniseries based on the game of the same name. Written by Anne Toole and Anthony Del Col, with art by PJ Kaiowá, it was published by

from March 7 to June 13, 2018. The miniseries is set after the events of the game, primarily in 30 BC in the waning days of the

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, with flashbacks to 44 BC following Amunet in

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as she deals with the aftermath of

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''Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone'' (2019)

''Assassin's Creed: Bloodstone'' is a two-part graphic novel series written by Guillaume Dorison and illustrated by Ennio Bufi. The first volume was published in French by Les Deux Royaumes on March 29, 2019, followed by the second on October 11, 2019.

released English-language versions of the two volumes on February 18, 2020, and January 26, 2021, respectively. ''Bloodstone'' is set during the

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in the early 1960s and follows the Assassin Alekseï Gavrani, an ex-

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hitman-turned-

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operative. The modern-day storyline continues from the events of ''Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies'', and features the Japanese Assassin Tomo Sakagawa reliving Alekseï's memories to locate an Apple of Eden.

''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'' (2019–2021)

'' Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'' (known in Japan as ''Assassin's Creed: China'') is a

adaptation of '' Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'', written and illustrated by Minoji Kurata. It has been serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from October 19, 2019, to June 17, 2021. The manga expands upon Shao Jun's story from the video game and also features an original modern-day plot following Shao Jun's descendant, Lisa Huang (called Kō Risa in the Japanese version).

''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' (2020–2022)

''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' is a

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first serialized in August 2020 via the

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-owned online platform AC.QQ in collaboration with Ubisoft. Written by Xu Xianzhe with art by Zhang Xiao, the manhua is set in 755 during the

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, and follows the journey of Li E as he joins the Hidden Ones and eventually becomes a Master Assassin.

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory'' (2020)

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Song of Glory'' is a three-part comic book miniseries which serves as a prequel to ''

Assassin's Creed Valhalla ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' is a 2020 action role-playing game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It is the twelfth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series, and the successor to 2018's ''Assassin's Creed Odyss ...

'', following the separate exploits of Eivor Varinsdottir and her adoptive brother Sigurd Styrbjornsson in 870, two years before the events of the game. Written by

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and illustrated by Martín Túnica, the miniseries was published by

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from October 21 to December 23, 2020.

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla'' × ''Vinland Saga'' (2020)

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drew a 7-page

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manga chapter between ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'' and his series '' Vinland Saga'' that was uploaded to Ubisoft's website on October 23, 2020.

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' (2020–2021)

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Blood Brothers'' is a manhua first serialized on November 4, 2020, via the AC.QQ online platform in collaboration with Ubisoft. Written by Feng Zisu, the manhua is set in the 860s and centers on the Stensson brothers, Ulf and Björn, who follow Ivarr the Boneless to England in pursuit of glory. The original run concluded with its fifth and final chapter on June 30, 2021.

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths'' (2022)

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – Forgotten Myths'' is a three-part comic book miniseries which serves as a prequel to the ''Dawn of Ragnarök'' expansion for ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'', depicting the events that led to

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's capture by the Muspels. The miniseries is written by Alex Freed, with art by Martín Túnica, and was published by Dark Horse Comics from March to May 2022.

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex'' (2023)

''Assassin's Creed: Valhalla – The Hidden Codex'' is a French-language graphic novel written by Mathieu Gabella, illustrated by Paolo Traisci, and published in France by

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on January 25, 2023. An English-language version was released by

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on April 30, 2024. Set after the events of ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla'', the comic follows a young monk-turned-apprentice Hidden One named Edward and the Viking Niels Gunnarsson of the Raven Clan as they travel together to

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to solve a dangerous mystery.

''Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' (2023–present)

'' Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple'' is a

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which follows

after the events of '' Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' as he sails around

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in search of Pieces of Eden, racing against other factions also looking for the artifacts. The story also features modern-day segments centered around Edward's

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descendant Noa Kim, who is forced to relive his ancestor's memories following his abduction by Abstergo Industries, leading him to discover more about his past and his Assassin heritage. Published by Redice Studio, the webtoon debuted with its first episode on April 25, 2023, and is planned to feature 150 episodes in total.

''Assassin's Creed: Visionaries'' (2023–2024)

''Assassin's Creed: Visionaries'' is a comic book

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miniseries featuring non-canon stories by various artists. Published by Studio Lounak, the series was originally envisioned as a graphic novel that sought to pay tribute to the franchise's 15th anniversary. A campaign on

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was announced in March 2023, but after the project failed to raise the necessary funds, it was re-worked into a comic book miniseries, with each issue featuring two or three stories. The first issue was released on November 29, 2023. Although originally envisioned as a four-part series, the comic concluded after its third issue on October 2, 2024.

''Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles'' (2025)

''Assassin's Creed: Mirage – A Soar of Eagles'' is a three-part comic book miniseries which serves as a prequel to ''

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'', following Roshan and Fuladh Al Haami as they travel to the latter's hometown of

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to investigate a wave of political unrest possibly connected to the Order of the Ancients. The first issue of the comic was originally slated for a July 31, 2024 release, but was later delayed to March 12, 2025.

''Assassin's Creed: Shadows – Iga no Monogatari'' (2025)

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'', exploring the backstory of Fujibayashi Nagato, Tsuyu, and

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and the formation of the first incarnation of the ''Kakushiba ikki''. The manga began serialization in

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's ''

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'' on March 20, 2025.

Novels

''Assassin's Creed: Encyclopedia''

released an encyclopedia of the ''Assassin's Creed'' series in 2011. Initially intended as an art book, the project gathered so much material that the company decided to expand it into an encyclopedia. It features works of artists, such as Craig Mullins, Tavis Coburn, 123Klan, Gabz and James NG. Artists were given creative freedom, as they were able to create a unique Assassin from the period of their choosing. The art book contains a ''carte blanche'' section, which is going to contain fan-submitted artwork. In November 2012, to coincide with the release of ''Assassin's Creed III'', UbiWorkshop released a second edition of the encyclopedia. This Edition contained an additional 120 pages of content, covering both ''Assassin's Creed III'' and ''Assassin's Creed: The Chain'', as well as revised content based on feedback. The Third Edition of the ''Assassin's Creed: Encyclopedia'' is an updated hardcover edition incorporating information of characters and events from ''Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag'' and ''Assassin's Creed: Brahman'' along with new artwork and concept art. It was released worldwide on November 11, 2013, and includes 390 pages of new content and a revised version of the second edition, which is also available to purchase from UbiWorkshop.

References

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