I Read Comic Books Podcast
@ircbpodcast.com
The best comic book podcast for regular comic book fans by regular comic fans.
New episodes every Wednesday.
Email for interviews/guest spots: [email protected]
Website: https://ircbpodcast.com
Totally not a cult zine: https://ircb.fyi/zine
New episodes every Wednesday.
Email for interviews/guest spots: [email protected]
Website: https://ircbpodcast.com
Totally not a cult zine: https://ircb.fyi/zine
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OUT TODAY: The Forrest Gump of Murder"
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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OUT TODAY: The Forrest Gump of Murder"
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
buff.ly/ECpRRXb
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:02 AM
OUT TODAY: The Forrest Gump of Murder"
Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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Mike, Nick, and Kait discuss Dr. Werthless by Harold Schechter and Eric Powell. They discuss some content warnings, the creative choices of the book, and how Fredric Wertham’s complicated legacy may have impacted his crusade against comics.
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Celebrating episode 500 of IRCB with us? Check out the new celebratory merch we dropped in our store with art by @samdrawsalot.bsky.social, @mrkylerose.bsky.social, and Flynn Nicholls!
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* [Patrons get a 30% discount!](buff.ly/yOBQkMQ)
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IRCB Merch Store — I Read Comic Books Podcast
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January 22, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Wow hello this is so cool I love these guys and it's always a pleasure to work with them!!!!!!
As part of our 500th Episode celebration, our pal @shugars.bsky.social crunched an incredible amount of IRCB data and dropped these fantastic infographics on our door. Check them out!
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500 Episodes of I Read Comic Books, By The Numbers — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Crunched and Designed by Shugars
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January 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM
As part of our 500th Episode celebration, our pal @shugars.bsky.social crunched an incredible amount of IRCB data and dropped these fantastic infographics on our door. Check them out!
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Celebrating episode 500 of IRCB with us? Check out the new celebratory merch we dropped in our store with art by @samdrawsalot.bsky.social, @mrkylerose.bsky.social, and Flynn Nicholls!
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IRCB Merch Store — I Read Comic Books Podcast
I Read Comic Books
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January 22, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Celebrating episode 500 of IRCB with us? Check out the new celebratory merch we dropped in our store with art by @samdrawsalot.bsky.social, @mrkylerose.bsky.social, and Flynn Nicholls!
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A very special 500th (!) episode of the I Read Comic Books Podcast this week!
I'm forever proud and lucky to be a part of such a great show. 🖤
I'm forever proud and lucky to be a part of such a great show. 🖤
OUT TODAY: 500 Episodes and We’ve Finally Figured Out Comic Books
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
500 Episodes and We’ve Finally Figured Out Comic Books
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
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January 21, 2026 at 6:43 PM
A very special 500th (!) episode of the I Read Comic Books Podcast this week!
I'm forever proud and lucky to be a part of such a great show. 🖤
I'm forever proud and lucky to be a part of such a great show. 🖤
OUT TODAY: 500 Episodes and We’ve Finally Figured Out Comic Books
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
500 Episodes and We’ve Finally Figured Out Comic Books
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
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January 21, 2026 at 4:02 PM
OUT TODAY: 500 Episodes and We’ve Finally Figured Out Comic Books
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
Zander returns to the podcast after a 400 episode hiatus and joins Mike as they break all the rules! A deep dive into the lore and the myth of what makes IRCB run for 500 episodes and some big announcements!
OUT TODAY: I know him from Marvel Snap
This week, Mike, Paloma, and Paul discuss some of their latest bargain bin picks in an episode commissioned by one of the show’s listeners, Avocado Kenobi, aka Shane.
This week, Mike, Paloma, and Paul discuss some of their latest bargain bin picks in an episode commissioned by one of the show’s listeners, Avocado Kenobi, aka Shane.
I know him from Marvel Snap
This week, Mike, Paloma, and Paul discuss some of their latest bargain bin picks in an episode commissioned by one of the show’s listeners, Avocado Kenobi, aka Shane.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
OUT TODAY: I know him from Marvel Snap
This week, Mike, Paloma, and Paul discuss some of their latest bargain bin picks in an episode commissioned by one of the show’s listeners, Avocado Kenobi, aka Shane.
This week, Mike, Paloma, and Paul discuss some of their latest bargain bin picks in an episode commissioned by one of the show’s listeners, Avocado Kenobi, aka Shane.
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On the latest episode of @ircbpodcast.com I talked about my Comic Book New Years Resolutions
It’s not too late to start
Books mentioned
DROME by @jesselonergan.bsky.social
SUNFLOWERS by @keezyyoung.bsky.social
Go back and listen to the full ep!
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It’s not too late to start
Books mentioned
DROME by @jesselonergan.bsky.social
SUNFLOWERS by @keezyyoung.bsky.social
Go back and listen to the full ep!
youtube.com/shorts/vBIFx...
COMIC BOOK NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS on IRCB Podcast #Comics #ComicBooks
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January 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
On the latest episode of @ircbpodcast.com I talked about my Comic Book New Years Resolutions
It’s not too late to start
Books mentioned
DROME by @jesselonergan.bsky.social
SUNFLOWERS by @keezyyoung.bsky.social
Go back and listen to the full ep!
youtube.com/shorts/vBIFx...
It’s not too late to start
Books mentioned
DROME by @jesselonergan.bsky.social
SUNFLOWERS by @keezyyoung.bsky.social
Go back and listen to the full ep!
youtube.com/shorts/vBIFx...
Have you joined IRCB’s 2026 reading challenge? Read 24 comic hooks from our list and monthly themes! This year’s list is INCREDIBLE!
Dr. Werthless, This Place Kills Me, Santos Sisters, Gotham City: Year One, Letter 44, The Marble Queen, and more!!
Dr. Werthless, This Place Kills Me, Santos Sisters, Gotham City: Year One, Letter 44, The Marble Queen, and more!!
I Read Comic Books 2026 Reading Challenge
To participate in the 2026 I Read Comic Books Reading Challenge, read 24 comic books from the ...
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January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Have you joined IRCB’s 2026 reading challenge? Read 24 comic hooks from our list and monthly themes! This year’s list is INCREDIBLE!
Dr. Werthless, This Place Kills Me, Santos Sisters, Gotham City: Year One, Letter 44, The Marble Queen, and more!!
Dr. Werthless, This Place Kills Me, Santos Sisters, Gotham City: Year One, Letter 44, The Marble Queen, and more!!
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Patrons this week get a very special treat in our post credits audio / video!
OUT TODAY: Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?
Danny and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
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January 7, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Patrons this week get a very special treat in our post credits audio / video!
OUT TODAY: Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?
Danny and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
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January 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
OUT TODAY: Also, Do You Want To Buy These Pretzels?
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
@eckospider.bsky.social and Nick usher in the new year by talking about the books they started 2026 reading, the comics on top of their pile and also by giving their comics New Years Resolutions!
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IRCB included The Corus Wave on their best comics of 2025 list!! Feels so unreal, thank you!
What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:47 AM
IRCB included The Corus Wave on their best comics of 2025 list!! Feels so unreal, thank you!
Holy shit. This is huge.
BREAKING. Enormous news in the hockey romance world...
I am thrilled to announce that CHECK, PLEASE!: YEAR FIVE, a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. #omgcp 🏒🥧💕
I am thrilled to announce that CHECK, PLEASE!: YEAR FIVE, a brand new volume of Check, Please! will be serialized in 2026. #omgcp 🏒🥧💕
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Holy shit. This is huge.
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IRCB shared our list of BEST OF 2025 comic books and yall really should check it out
What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
IRCB shared our list of BEST OF 2025 comic books and yall really should check it out
January 5, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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@ircbpodcast.com dropped its Best of 2025 list. Some great stuff on here including more Drome and Spectrum.
Always nice to see @davechisholmcomics.com and @jesselonergan.bsky.social get some more appreciation.
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Always nice to see @davechisholmcomics.com and @jesselonergan.bsky.social get some more appreciation.
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
ircbpodcast.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:42 PM
@ircbpodcast.com dropped its Best of 2025 list. Some great stuff on here including more Drome and Spectrum.
Always nice to see @davechisholmcomics.com and @jesselonergan.bsky.social get some more appreciation.
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
Always nice to see @davechisholmcomics.com and @jesselonergan.bsky.social get some more appreciation.
ircbpodcast.com/best-comic-b...
What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
Best Comic Books of 2025 — I Read Comic Books Podcast
Thousands of comic books were published in 2025 and these are our top picks.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:50 PM
What were the best comic books of 2025? IRCB's list is LIVE.
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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December 29, 2025 at 4:52 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Doctor Strange #1:
"Doctor Strange has died, lost his title, traveled to Asgard, what’s next for the old Doctor"
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! vol. 1 :
"An office worker turns 30 and develops the ability to read minds. He discovers that his high-achieving co-worker is in love with him. "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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December 27, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Devil on my Shoulder:
"Kyle Starks and Piotr Kowalski team up for a tale of revenge! "
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OUT TODAY: "Just This Once: A Good Episode"
@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and more...
@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and more...
Just This Once: A Good Episode
Mike, Kait, and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and even a book that is a little more somber and sad but keeps it local.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OUT TODAY: "Just This Once: A Good Episode"
@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and more...
@mikerapin.com @kaitlphere.bsky.social and Nick take a journey through a smattering of Winter Holiday and Christmas themed comic books all the way from “classic” super hero fair, an anthology book with a mixed reception, and more...
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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December 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked Tokyo These Days vol. 2 :
"In volume 1 a long-time manga editor retires and immediately begins putting together a team to create an exceptional manga project. This is a slow-moving story..."
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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December 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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@mikerapin.com picked Chainsaw Man:
"I NEED TO CATCH UP "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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December 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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@kaitlphere.bsky.social picked I Shall Never Fall in Love:
"Creators I enjoy keep endorsing this queer regency-era story. "
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From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
From November's Top Of My Pile:
@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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@eckospider.bsky.social picked Planet She-Hulk #1:
"We must go back to Saakar"
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