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Games like The Waters Above: Prelude

Games like The Waters Above: Prelude

Games like The Waters Above: Prelude

Looking for games like The Waters Above: Prelude? Here are top action recommendations with a romance and anime focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Eternal Hour: Golden Hour, First Snow or Juniper's Knot.

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  1. 90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    90% User Score Based on 453 reviews

    Play through a timeless adventure as Yasu or Rin Fujimoto and discover the origins of Eternal Hour! Eternal Hour: Golden Hour is a fun, emotional, and story-driven Visual Novel that takes place before the events of Eternal Hour. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eternal Hour: Golden Hour.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    96% User Score Based on 484 reviews

    Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Snow.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    96% User Score Based on 233 reviews

    Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Juniper's Knot.

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  4. 70%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    70% User Score Based on 326 reviews

    Cyberpunk Visual Novel about a girl hacker struggling in a modern World. The story revolves around surveillance, hacking, artificial intelligence, cybernetic implants and those who want to lead a normal life in a high-tech society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Apartment.

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  6. 58%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    58% User Score Based on 84 reviews

    VR capable sci-fi visual novel which takes place in the distant future on Enceladus. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels & Demigods.

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  7. 69%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    69% User Score Based on 65 reviews

    An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Degraman: Act I. Vincent.

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  8. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    75% User Score Based on 654 reviews

    Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos features two distinct endings, unlockable bonus art, an animated opening video, and a jukebox of in-game music.What is a visual novel? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.

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  9. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

    A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

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  10. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization
    95% User Score Based on 608 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Roui, a resilient city dandy, a decipherer, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure AND must return to his gypsy homeland: Latori. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Crown of Leaves.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    96% User Score Based on 212 reviews

    A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Palinurus.

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  12. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

    Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone One.

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  13. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability
    75% User Score Based on 1,295 reviews

    Azure comes across a strange ring one day. This ring changes her future drastically making each day action packed. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Written in the Sky.

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    96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability
    96% User Score Based on 526 reviews

    Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tiny Bunny.

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  15. 87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    87% User Score Based on 1,421 reviews

    A film noir style audio-visual novella. A mysterious woman... a string of murders... and a man with a hidden past. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Monster Inside.

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  16. 82%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    95% User Score Based on 278 reviews
    Critic Score 38%Based on 2 reviews

    A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blackberry Honey.

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  17. 77%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development
    84% User Score Based on 563 reviews
    Critic Score 63%Based on 4 reviews

    Leaving Lyndow is a short, first-person exploration adventure game, set in the Eastshade universe. It's Clara's last day on the island where she grew up. With high honors, she's graduated and fulfilled her childhood dream of joining the Guild of Maritime Exploration. She needs to complete preparations, visit her favorite places, and say her goodbyes - before leaving on a journey she may not retur… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leaving Lyndow.

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  18. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    83% User Score Based on 228 reviews

    When a human is destined to die, the demons ferry their souls to the afterlife. 'The Reject Demon: Toko' is the story of Toko herself, a demon who has been kicked out of hell. Toko cannot ferry human souls to the underworld, and every day she stays on earth has her becoming increasingly human. Her troubles, however, are only just beginning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude.

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  19. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    94% User Score Based on 779 reviews

    Yan is a student of natural history. He met a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears when he was engaged in a dull scientific research in a natural observation station. The story between him and her may be a “fortune” for every brave explorer in this magnificent era of geographical discovery…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime Zero.

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    83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    83% User Score Based on 992 reviews

    Yan is a college student with a special girl at his side, and she is Yan's Guardian.「If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by gods....」When he is saying that, he has no clue that another girl is coming into his life.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime.

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  21. 75%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development
    75% User Score Based on 402 reviews

    This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel.

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  22. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 1,417 reviews

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more? Could you be the one that unfolds the truth about the Wychwood forest that have been hidden about hundred years, and release the forest from its curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trick and Treat - Visual Novel.

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    86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    86% User Score Based on 329 reviews

    It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated! "Frosty Kiss" is a tiny piece of this holiday that will bring back the well-loved characters of the novel one more time, even if it lasts only for a few moments. But somewhere deep in your heart should always be a place for celebration … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Frosty Kiss.

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  26. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay
    93% User Score Based on 340 reviews

    Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Vega.

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  27. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    85% User Score Based on 323 reviews

    During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons.

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  28. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere
    86% User Score Based on 170 reviews

    Varsha is a young witch who has just graduated high school. While their friends were off jet setting and travelling around the world, Varsha had to go back to their hometown Lynnsdale to take care of their grandparents who ran a small magic store. There were two major issues though: one, magic is strictly banned and two, their grandparents store is on the verge of bankruptcy. Play as Varsha as yo… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Pinch of Magic.

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  29. 95%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability
    95% User Score Based on 3,822 reviews

    What Never Was is a short, story-driven first-person game focused on exploration and puzzle-solving about Sarah, having to shoulder the arduous task of clearing out her grandfathers attic, and soon finds that not everything about the attic is what it seems. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to What Never Was.

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  30. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    93% User Score Based on 470 reviews

    In a society where everyone is a clone of the Emperor, can you survive long enough to find out who you truly are? Try out the brand new visual novel set in the Endless Universe! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Thyself: A Horatio Story.

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  32. 57%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    61% User Score Based on 421 reviews
    Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

    Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

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    88%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability
    88% User Score Based on 3,282 reviews

    In this very short kinetic novel, you will play as Jung who's meeting up and hanging out with a girl named Ai. Spend your time wisely. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpe Diem.

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  34. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization
    93% User Score Based on 74 reviews
    Critic Score 79%Based on 1 reviews

    Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, an introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds.

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    89%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    89% User Score Based on 619 reviews

    A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sepia Tears.

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    90%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding
    90% User Score Based on 1,757 reviews

    This short visual novel follows Jack as he makes desperate plans to save the girl dearest to him, and as he remembers how Anna tore through his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill or Love.

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  37. 91%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability
    91% User Score Based on 572 reviews

    In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any other. Except for one thing... or person, rather. As your ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sounds of Her Love.

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  38. 92%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay
    92% User Score Based on 198 reviews

    All Eve ever wanted was to protect and preserve the land, but after five years of being a ranger in Yosemite National Park, she’s just about ready to throw in the towel. However, things start to change when she meets three spritely girls who claim to represent the National Parks. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to National Park Girls: Love Our Parks Edition.

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    78%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay
    78% User Score Based on 64 reviews

    Please note that Yakuza Kiss is an Early Access game - This means that it's not yet complete and we're developing new content every day. If you buy the game now, you support the developers and you can also join in the development by giving your feedback. Once the game is complete, the price will go up considerably - so the earlier you get the game, the less you pay! Offering the feminine adult vi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yakuza Kiss.

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  40. 84%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    84% User Score Based on 99 reviews

    Can you manage to beat your competitors to be the next top idol- and maybe even win their hearts in the process? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alice in Stardom.

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  41. 83%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere
    83% User Score Based on 207 reviews

    Follow Detective Butler and his sidekick Gilligan as they solve a locked-room murder during a haunted cruise ship's maiden voyage. Can you solve the mystery before Detective Butler reveals the answer? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Detective Butler: Maiden Voyage Murder.

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  42. 72%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    72% User Score Based on 258 reviews

    This is a novel with multiple plot lines, in which you only get to witness only a couple of days of a character who’s name is You. It may seem that except for his name, his life is nothing exceptional. That is if it wasn’t for a chain of events that fluctuate between his daily routine and an existential terror of reiteration. What is the most important part? It’s you and You facing inevitability. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My name is You and it's the only unusual thing in my life.

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  43. 85%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay
    85% User Score Based on 157 reviews

    After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blooming Nightshade.

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  44. 94%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding
    94% User Score Based on 740 reviews

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SC2VN: The eSports Visual Novel.

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  45. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 116 reviews

    Join Reven as she explores her own wonderland in another visual novel by Träumendes Mädchen. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Garden of Oblivion.

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  46. 93%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story
    Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization
    93% User Score Based on 255 reviews

    [Media 2856285] This is the story of Edda, a girl in her early 20s. Like anyone in her age, she’s lost. She lost her way in the journey to achieve her dreams. She lost her way in the journey... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When The Past Was Around - Prologue.

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  47. 86%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding
    86% User Score Based on 142 reviews

    Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connected Hearts.

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    87%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding
    87% User Score Based on 274 reviews

    Max and his girlfriend Ann are very happy together. They have no arguments, they enjoy spending time with each other, they are in love. What else can they wish? Well, Max, you will get a big surprise this evening... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evening Surprise.

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    66%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization
    70% User Score Based on 46 reviews

    A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AIdol.

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  50. 96%Game Brain Score
    Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music
    Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization
    96% User Score Based on 928 reviews

    You are running through a forest. It is late at night and the sky is as black as pitch. The trees which surround you, jutting out of the earth like eerie monuments to a foreign god, are blotting out most of the moonlight. You do not know where you are going. You have no map; no route; no plan. You have no desire, as you run, save to escape. You cannot let yourself be caught. All you can do … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to It gets so lonely here.

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