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ReReading Wolfe
by @rereadingwolfe
A chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe’s science fantasy masterpiece ”The Book of the New Sun”, starting with ”The Shadow of the Torturer.” Spoiler heavy.
Episodes
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tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 2
No listener comments in this one, so nothing to skip past. The Sword of the Lictor The Dorcas Break-Up Part 2 Chapter 10-12 "Lead", "The Hand of the Past", "Following the Flood" The second part of Dorcas and Severian's breakup, in which... honestly, it's too sad to be snarky. - Patron-only bonus...
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tbotns 3-10,11,12 The Dorcas Break-Up Part 1
Listener comments end at: 24:25 The Sword of the Lictor The Dorcas Break-Up Part 1 Chapter 10-12 "Lead", "The Hand of the Past", "Following the Flood The first part of Dorcas and Severian's breakup, along with some drama about vomiting odd things. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here....
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tbotns 3-9 "The Salamander"
Listener comments end at: 28:00 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 9 "The Salamander" After a spiritually fulfilling evening at the jacal with the children, Severian has an encounter with the local fauna. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's…
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tbotns 3-9 "The Salamander"
Listener comments end at: 28:00 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 9 "The Salamander" After a spiritually fulfilling evening at the jacal with the children, Severian has an encounter with the local fauna. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's…
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tbotns 3-8 "Upon the Cliff"
Listener comments end at: 26:30 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 8 "Upon the Cliff" Severian and Cyriaca keep flirting until Abdesius shows up. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Mathoms from the Time Closet" - Links: * Facebook…
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RRW Bonus: CSE Claire Cooney and Carlos Hernandez interview
Craig talks to CSE Cooney and Carlos Hernandez CSE Cooney met Wolfe early in her career, and he became something of a mentor to her. Craig caught up with her and her husband at Gen Con where they were releasing and demo-ing their new narrative role playing game Negocios Infernales (all about…
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tbotns 3-11 and 12 Cyriaca's Wrap Up
Listener comments end at: 10:05 The Sword of the Lictor Cyriaca flashbacks in Chapters 11 and 12 No. You did not miss an episode. We have skipped Severian's actions immediately after leaving the party to discuss the end of Severian and Cyriaca's tryst -- related to Dorcas in her little motel…
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tbotns 3-7 "Attractions"
Listener comments end at: 21:45 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 7 "Attractions" Severian and Cyriaca keep flirting until Abdesius shows up. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''The Tale of the Four Accused" - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 7...
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Bonus: Ryan Leslie talks about The Between and The Garden of Before (and Wolfe)
Ryan Leslie Interview Ryan Leslie is a writer whose third book, The Garden of Before, is coming out on September 23, 2025. We discuss his other books The Between and Colossus (which Craig narrated for him -- the audiobook is available on Audible). Links: * The Between * Colossus * Audiobook of...
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tbotns 3-6 "The Library of the Citadel"
Listener comments end at: 18:10 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 6 "The Library of the Citadel" Severian and Cyriaca keep each other company while Cyriaca relates a strange story that is also vaguely familiar. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene...
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tbotns 3-5 Cyriaca
Listener comments end at: 14:45 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 5 "Cyriaca" Severian goes to a party and chats up a girl in a nun costume. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''British in Bloomington" You can read it HERE - Links: *…
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tbotns 3-4 In the Bartizan of the Vincula
Listener comments end at: 30:32 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 4 "In the Bartizan of the Vincula" Severian has a project management meeting with his boss. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's ''Sob in the Silence" - Links: * Facebook -...
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tBotNS 3:3 Outside the Jacal
Listener comments end at: 23: 50 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 3 "Outside the Jacal" Severian sets up Dorcas in a cheap motel, tries to explain himself, gets lost (of course), and ends up outside of some poor people's house. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus...
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tBotNS 3:2 Upon the Cataract
Listener comments end at: 38: 10 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 2 "Upon the Cataract" After his fight with Dorcas, Severian takes a walking tour of Thrax. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'The Case of the Vanishing Ghost' You can ready...
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tBotNS 3:1 Master of the House of Chains
Listener comments end at: 45:05 The Sword of the Lictor Chapter 1 "Master of the House of Chains" Severian starts his new job. Dorcas is unhappy - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episode's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'Why I Was Hanged' - Links: * Facebook - Claw of the...
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tBotNS 2 Summary Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New
Listener comments end at: 1:02:35 The Claw of the Conciliator Summary At long last we put paid to the second volume. - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episodes's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'The Green Wall Said' - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2…
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tBotNS 2:31 The Cleansing PART 2 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 46:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Patron-only bonus content can be accessed here. This episodes's bonus content: Gene Wolfe's 'The Green Wall Said' - Links: * Facebook - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" Part 2 - Special All-Comments Episode…
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tBotNS Special All-Comments Episode 1
Listener comments starts at: 0:00:00 cuz it's aaaaall comments Special All-Comments Episode This is an all comments episode where we go through comments we might have missed talking about in this crazy half-year. - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at...
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tBotNS 2:31 The Cleansing PART 1 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 1:00:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" After Hildegrin reveals himself, Severian and Dorcas' encounter with the Witches continues. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 31 "The Cleansing" - Chapter 30 "The Badger Again" - * Reddit - Chapter 31 "The…
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tBotNS 2:30 The Badger Again - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 38:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 30 "The Badger Again" Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta arrive at the Stone Town and encounter two witches, but, gee, it really looked like there was someone else with them. 'No' you say, Merryn? Well, okay. Oh! Wait now you've...
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tBotNS 2:29 The Herdsman - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 38:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 29 "The Herdsman" Severian and Dorcas and Jolenta have an eventful morning and afternoon --almost too eventful to be believed -- filled with roast beef, bull riding, and encounters with the animal kingdom. For Patrons, check out...
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tBotNS 2:28 The Odalisque of Abaia - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 45:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 28 "The Odalisque of Abaia" Severian, like Fezzig, dreams of large women. But turns out it's not a dream. And Dorcas bleeds from her wrists. For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus...
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Bonus Christmas Episode 2022 - Christmas Inn by Gene Wolfe and added discussion by James and Craig
First, a very unofficial reading of "Christmas Inn" by Gene Wolfe, narrated by Craig. Then James and Craig discuss the story. - This episode is sponsored by Kith and Kin the Party Game! - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at https://www.patreon.com/rereadingwolfe - You can get...
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tBotNS 2:27 Toward Thrax - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 14:35 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 27 "Toward Thrax" Severian, Dorcas and Jolenta camp out Severian dreams of Mama. Then he gets a call. For Patrons, check out the special super-duper version with secret high-quality bonus content starting at 1:22:44.. Where we…
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tBotNS 2:26 The Parting - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 17:07 Patron bonus content starts at: 1:39:15: Wolfe's uncollected Robert E. Howard homage: "Six From Atlantis" The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 26 "The Parting" Severian, Dorcas, and Jolenta choose the road NOT traveled by Talos and Baldanders. Links: - If you'd like...
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tBotNS 2:25 The Attack on the Heirodules - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 20:56 Bonus content starts at: 1:45:34 Note: It's really not very bonus-y. It's just us talking about what we should do in the bonus section to make it worth it. But in the future it will only be available on the Patreon site and there will be a link to it here in the…
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tBotNS 2:24 Dr. Talos’s Play Part 5 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 21:45 Play Summaries start at: 1:49:50 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 4 The Glorious end of the play complete with factionalism and recriminations. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 5 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play"...
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Dispatch from The Shadow of the Con - Worldcon 2022
Craig and James talk about The Shadow of the Con: our little Wolfecon within a con at Worldcon 2022 with other Wolfe fans. Watch the "Gene Wolfe Renaissance" panel from Worldcon here. - This episode is sponsored by No Mo' FOMO - You can become a patron and hear additional episodes at...
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tBotNS 2:24 Dr. Talos’s Play Part 4 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 23:10 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 4 Statues! Autarchs! Demons! Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 4 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 3 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part…
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tBotNS 2:24 Dr. Talos’s Play Part 3 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 50:30. The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 3 We push on! The Contessa sparks confusion and disagreement. Then we get theological. Links: * The Garden of Earthly Delights * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 3 - Chapter 24 "Dr....
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tBotNS 2:24 Dr. Talos’s Play Part 2 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 29:45 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 2 We push on! We encounter Jahi and a statue. Craig and Marc Aramini grapple. James flounders. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 2 - Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" Part 1 - *…
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tBotNS 2:24 Dr. Talos’s Play Part 1 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 37:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 24 "Dr. Talos's Play" - PART 1 Marc Aramini joins us at great event of the late Commonweath has come at last! Talos's play "Eschatology & Genesis!" We get started with it in this episode. We'll keep doing this for as long as it...
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Bonus: Joan Gordon & Diana Lambert Discuss Jolenta
Joan Gordon and Diane Lambert discuss the meaning and implication of the character Jolenta in The Book of the New Sun. Gordon wrote the first non-fiction book on Gene Wolfe's works. She's a teacher and scholar. Lambert is a moderator of the Gene Wolfe Appreciation Society Facebook Group. She is...
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tBotNS 2:23 Jolenta - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 27:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 23 "Jolenta" Severian and Jolenta tour the House Absolute grounds. Absolutely nothing controversial happens. /sarcasm Links: * Facebook - Chapter 23 "Jolenta" - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - * Reddit - Chapter 23 "Jolenta" -...
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Bonus: Darrell Schweitzer talks about interviewing and editing Gene Wolfe & Others
The Darrell Schweitzer Interview Darrell Schweitzer has been a fanzine/genre magazine contributor and interviewer since the late 60s, a published author since the 70s and the editor of Weird Tales and various anthologies. He is considered a foremost anthologist of weird fiction, dark fantasy, and...
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tBotNS 2:22 Personifications - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 24:50 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 22 "Personifications" Dorcas puts Severian on the couch, but it seems she's the one who could benefit from analysis. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 22 "Personifications" - Chapter 21 "Hydromancy" - * Reddit - Chapter 22...
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016 Reader Interview - Nathan Carson
Nathan Carson: musician, agent, writer, Wolfe interviewer - nathancarson.rocks - Interview with Gene Wolfe - The Questions: 1 First encounter with a Wolfe story. 2 Favorite novel or short story, either or both 3 Favorite Wolfe word 4 A personal non-consensus theory about a Wolfe story or your...
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tBotNS 2:21 Hydromancy - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 24:50 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 21 "Hydromancy" Severian reads a really, really big book and then gets his fortune told by the fountain. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 21 "Hydromancy" - Chapter 20 "Pictures" - * Reddit - Chapter 21 Hydromancy - Chapter 20 Pictures…
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tBotNS 2:20 Pictures - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 13:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 20 "Pictures" Looking for the Green Room, Severian meets some old friends from the Citadel. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 20 "Pictures" - Chapter 19 "Closets" - * Reddit - Chapter 20 Pictures - Chapter 19 Closets - Reddit: Part 1…
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015 Reader Interview - John Kissane
John Kissane considers what makes a Wolfe story special. - The Questions: 1 First encounter with a Wolfe story. 2 Favorite novel or short story, either or both 3 Favorite Wolfe word 4 A personal non-consensus theory about a Wolfe story or your favorite one. 5 Most frustrating mystery in a Wolfe...
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tBotNS 2:19 Closets - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 30:35 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 19 "Closets" After Jonas disappeared into the mirror, Severian goes looking for his sword and encounters old friends and new ones. Links: * Facebook - Chapter 19 "Closets" - Chapter 17b The Tale of the Student and His Son -...
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Dispatch from Capricon
Warning: almost no Wolfe content at all. James and Craig just sit around in the same room (for the first time ever) and talk about going to a relatively uneventful con. Never say we don't provide novel, exciting content. But we do throw around some ideas for a Wolfe-con near the end. And we…
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tBotNS 2:17b The Tale of the Student and His Son - pts 3, 4, and 5 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 30:35 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 17 parts 3, 4, & 5, "The Tale of the Student and His Son" Severian continues to read to Jonas from the "The Book of the Wonders of Urth and Sky:" "The Encounter with the Princess," "The Battle with the Ogre," and "The Death of…
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014 Reader Interview - Sian Greening
The story of a youth who encounters strange people in a moment of rebellion which sets them on a path to leave their family and their ideals behind. Yes, that's Severian's story. It's also Sian's. - The Questions: 1 First encounter with a Wolfe story. 2 Favorite novel or short story, either or…
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Christmas Special 2021 - How the Bishop Sailed to Inniskeen
Craig and James talk about Gene Wolfe's Christmas ghost story "How the Bishop Sailed to Inniskeen." Published in: * Spirits of Christmas: Twenty Other-Worldly Tales (1989) * Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, (December 1989) * Innocents Aboard: New Fantasy Stories (2004) * Season of Wonder...
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tBotNS 2:17a The Tale of the Student and His Son - pts 1 and 2 - Gene Wolfe‘s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 15:45 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 17 parts 1 & 2, "The Tale of the Student and His Son" Severian reads to Jonas from the "The Book of the Wonders of Urth and Sky:" "The Redoubt of the Magicians" and "The Fleshing of the Hero." Links: * Facebook - Chapter 18…
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tBotNS 2:18 - Mirrors - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 27:45 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 18, "Mirrors" Severian wakes up as Thecla. Hethor's critter is hunting them, so Sev wakes up Jonas and they go to Inire's mirrors. Links: - The Yarn of the Nancy Bell - Stephen Frug on Jonas * Facebook - Chapter 16 Jonas (part 2)…
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tBotNS 2:16 Jonas - pt 2 - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 51:05 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 16, "Jonas" The chapter continues with Severian gets treats from the concession cart. Jonas discusses his past in his broken confused way. He talks about Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass." Links: - Tea-based time travel...
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Bonus: Brian Evenson talks about genre-busting fiction
The (first) Brian Evenson Interview Brian Evenson is an academic and acclaimed, award-winning author of novels and stories spanning every conceivable genre. Naturally he is also a Wolfe fan. Links: * Blending Fantasy and Sci-Fi in Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer at Tor.com *...
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tBotNS 2:16 Jonas - pt 1 - Gene Wolfe’s The Claw of the Conciliator, The Book of the New Sun
Listener comments end at: 1:05:00 The Claw of the Conciliator Chapter 16, "Jonas" Innocents of the Antechamber are whipped and terrorized by Great Wizard of Oz knock-offs, and robot-man Jonas can't decide on the definition of sanity. (The first of two episodes on this chapter.) Links: * Sierra...
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A chapter by chapter discussion of Gene Wolfe’s science fantasy masterpiece ”The Book of the New Sun”, starting with ”The Shadow of the Torturer.” Spoiler heavy.
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