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Billion Dollar Whale
  • Billion Dollar Whale

  • The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
  • Written by: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
  • Narrated by: Will Collyer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    81
  • Performance
    64
  • Story
    64

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar...

  • narrative skills

  • By Deepak on 30-09-25

Written by: Bradley Hope,

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The Panama Papers
  • The Panama Papers

  • How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
  • Written by: Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer
  • Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
  • Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

Late one evening, investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer receives an anonymous message offering him access to secret data....

Written by: Frederik Obermaier,

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Government Gangsters
  • Government Gangsters

  • The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
  • Written by: Kash Pramod Patel
  • Narrated by: Richard Cefalos
  • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

A sinister cabal of corrupt law enforcement personnel, intelligence agents, and military officials at the highest levels of government plotted to overthrow a president....

Written by: Kash Pramod Patel

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Merchants of Doubt
  • Merchants of Doubt

  • How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
  • Written by: Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, Al Gore - foreword
  • Narrated by: Liza Seneca
  • Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Merchants of Doubt tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades....

  • The Book of Change/Century/Science/Politics/Truth/Masses

  • By nilesh on 05-07-23

Written by: Naomi Oreskes,

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Rinsed
  • Rinsed

  • From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks
  • Written by: Geoff White
  • Narrated by: Geoff White
  • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Brought to you by Penguin. There's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's normally couched in positive terms; that overall economic improvement will benefit everyone. In the case of hi-tech money laundering, however, it offers a dark vision of the future. The better these...

Written by: Geoff White

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The Scam That Shook a Nation
  • The Scam That Shook a Nation

  • The Nagarwala Scandal
  • Written by: Rasheed Kidwai, Prakash Patra
  • Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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On 24 May 1971, based on a telephone call purportedly from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her secretary P.N. Haksar, the chief cashier at the Parliament Street branch of the State Bank of India handed over Rs 60 lakh to a stranger posing as the PM's courier.

Written by: Rasheed Kidwai,

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Billion Dollar Whale
  • Billion Dollar Whale

  • The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World
  • Written by: Bradley Hope, Tom Wright
  • Narrated by: Will Collyer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    81
  • Performance
    64
  • Story
    64

Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times and Fortune, this "thrilling" (Bill Gates) New York Times bestseller exposes how a "modern Gatsby" swindled over $5 billion with the aid of Goldman Sachs in "the heist of the century" (Axios). Now a #1 international bestseller, Billion Dollar...

  • narrative skills

  • By Deepak on 30-09-25

Written by: Bradley Hope,

The Panama Papers cover art
The Panama Papers
  • The Panama Papers

  • How the World's Rich and Powerful Hide Their Money
  • Written by: Frederik Obermaier, Bastian Obermayer
  • Narrated by: Simon Shepherd
  • Length: 12 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

Late one evening, investigative journalist Bastian Obermayer receives an anonymous message offering him access to secret data....

Written by: Frederik Obermaier,

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Government Gangsters
  • Government Gangsters

  • The Deep State, the Truth, and the Battle for Our Democracy
  • Written by: Kash Pramod Patel
  • Narrated by: Richard Cefalos
  • Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    2
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

A sinister cabal of corrupt law enforcement personnel, intelligence agents, and military officials at the highest levels of government plotted to overthrow a president....

Written by: Kash Pramod Patel

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Merchants of Doubt
  • Merchants of Doubt

  • How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming
  • Written by: Naomi Oreskes, Erik M. Conway, Al Gore - foreword
  • Narrated by: Liza Seneca
  • Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Merchants of Doubt tells, with “brutal clarity” (Huffington Post), the disquieting story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades....

  • The Book of Change/Century/Science/Politics/Truth/Masses

  • By nilesh on 05-07-23

Written by: Naomi Oreskes,

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Rinsed
  • Rinsed

  • From Cartels to Crypto: How the Tech Industry Washes Money for the World's Deadliest Crooks
  • Written by: Geoff White
  • Narrated by: Geoff White
  • Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Brought to you by Penguin. There's an old saying: 'a rising tide lifts all boats'. It's normally couched in positive terms; that overall economic improvement will benefit everyone. In the case of hi-tech money laundering, however, it offers a dark vision of the future. The better these...

Written by: Geoff White

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The Scam That Shook a Nation
  • The Scam That Shook a Nation

  • The Nagarwala Scandal
  • Written by: Rasheed Kidwai, Prakash Patra
  • Narrated by: Adwait Karambelkar
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
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On 24 May 1971, based on a telephone call purportedly from Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her secretary P.N. Haksar, the chief cashier at the Parliament Street branch of the State Bank of India handed over Rs 60 lakh to a stranger posing as the PM's courier.

Written by: Rasheed Kidwai,

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The Man Who Would Be King
  • The Man Who Would Be King

  • Mohammed bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia
  • Written by: Karen Elliott House
  • Narrated by: Fajer Al-Kaisi
  • Length: 9 hrs and 7 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Based on exclusive interviews, an eye-opening biography of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS), head of the House of Saud, the calculating ruler of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and a central Middle East power broker. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and former Wall Street Journal publisher...

  • once and future king that lesson very suitable

  • By Dawood ismail on 16-01-26

Written by: Karen Elliott House

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The Great Reset
  • The Great Reset

  • And the War for the World
  • Written by: Alex Jones
  • Narrated by: Joe Kredjetti
  • Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
  • Unabridged
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In The Great Reset: And the War for the World, the most controversial man on earth Alex Jones gives you a full analysis of The Great Reset, the global elite's international conspiracy to enslave humanity and all life on the planet....

Written by: Alex Jones

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Assad or We Burn the Country
  • Assad or We Burn the Country

  • How One Family's Lust for Power Destroyed Syria
  • Written by: Sam Dagher
  • Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann
  • Length: 19 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    8
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

From a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist specializing in the Middle East, this groundbreaking account of the Syrian Civil War reveals the never-before-published true story of a 21st-century humanitarian disaster. In spring 2011, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad turned to his friend and army...

  • Must Read

  • By sthaVIRAT on 04-11-22

Written by: Sam Dagher

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Mafia Democracy
  • Mafia Democracy

  • How Our Republic Became a Mob Racket
  • Written by: Michael Franzese
  • Narrated by: Michael Franzese
  • Length: 5 hrs and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Greed. Lies. Corruption. These are the foundational elements of the American Mafia story. Here, the pursuit of power overshadows even the desire for a dollar, and self-interest outweighs the greater good....

Written by: Michael Franzese

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The Killing of Osama Bin Laden
  • The Killing of Osama Bin Laden

  • Written by: Seymour M. Hersh
  • Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
  • Length: 3 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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An electrifying investigation of the White House’ lies about the assassination of Osama bin Laden—from a Pulitzer Prize winner hailed as “the greatest investigative journalist of his era” (New Yorker). “An explosive account.” —Los Angeles Times In 2011, an elite group of US Navy...

Written by: Seymour M. Hersh

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Foreign Agents
  • Foreign Agents

  • How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World
  • Written by: Casey Michel
  • Narrated by: Joe Dwyer
  • Length: 10 hrs
  • Unabridged
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Casey Michel provides a stunning investigation and indictment of a segment of the United States' foreign lobbying industry, and the threat to end democracy.

Written by: Casey Michel

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American Kleptocracy
  • American Kleptocracy

  • How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History
  • Written by: Casey Michel
  • Narrated by: Joe Dwyer
  • Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

A remarkable debut by one of America's premier young reporters on financial corruption, American Kleptocracy offers the first explosive investigation into how the United States of America built the largest illicit offshore finance system the world has ever known....

Written by: Casey Michel

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The Illuminati
  • The Illuminati

  • The Secret Society That Hijacked the World
  • Written by: Jim Marrs
  • Narrated by: Terrence Bayes
  • Length: 19 hrs and 23 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

Chilling initiations. Big banks and money manipulations. Possible links to the Rockefellers, Rothschilds, Adamses, and Bushes....

  • The mystery still remains and mind kindled more .

  • By Sethu Madhavan on 01-11-22

Written by: Jim Marrs

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Dictatorland
  • Dictatorland

  • The Men Who Stole Africa
  • Written by: Paul Kenyon
  • Narrated by: Hamilton McLeod
  • Length: 19 hrs and 20 mins
  • Unabridged
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The dictator who grew so rich on his country's cocoa crop that he built a 35-storey-high basilica in the jungles of the Ivory Coast. The austere, incorruptible leader who has shut Eritrea off from the world in a permanent state of war and conscripted every adult into the armed forces....

Written by: Paul Kenyon

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USA: The Ruthless Empire
  • USA: The Ruthless Empire

  • Written by: Daniele Ganser
  • Narrated by: Chuck Constant
  • Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
  • Unabridged
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In the eyes of many, the US exerts the strongest destabilizing influence on world events, and thus presents the greatest threat to world peace....

Written by: Daniele Ganser

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In the Closet of the Vatican
  • In the Closet of the Vatican

  • Power, Homosexuality, Hypocrisy
  • Written by: Frederic Martel
  • Narrated by: John Banks
  • Length: 22 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
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    1

In the Closet of the Vatican is a fascinating description and evaluation of financial, sexual and political misconduct throughout the Catholic Church at a time when new revelations are being uncovered each and every week....

Written by: Frederic Martel

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The Convenient Terrorist
  • The Convenient Terrorist

  • Two Whistleblowers’ Stories of Torture, Terror, Secret Wars, and CIA Lies
  • Written by: John Kiriakou, Joseph Hickman
  • Narrated by: Eric Martin
  • Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
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    1

The Convenient Terrorist is the definitive inside account of the capture, torture, and detention of Abu Zubaydah, the first “high-value target” captured by the CIA after 9/11....

Written by: John Kiriakou,

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Backstabbing for Beginners
  • Backstabbing for Beginners

  • My Crash Course in International Diplomacy
  • Written by: Michael Soussan
  • Narrated by: Maxwell Hamilton
  • Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
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Soon to be a major motion picture starring Ben Kingsley and Theo James, the gripping true story of a young program coordinator at the United Nations who stumbles upon a conspiracy involving Iraq's oil reserves. "What made this episode in our collective history possible was not so much the lies...

Written by: Michael Soussan

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Kleptopia
  • Kleptopia

  • Wie Geheimdienste, Banken und Konzerne mit schmutzigem Geld die Welt erobern
  • Written by: Tom Burgis
  • Narrated by: Simon Diez
  • Length: 14 hrs and 42 mins
  • Unabridged
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Vom Kreml bis Peking, von Harare bis Riad und von Paris bis zum Weißen Haus - in Kleptopia folgt der preisgekrönte Enthüllungsjournalist...

Written by: Tom Burgis

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Donald Trump v. The United States
  • Donald Trump v. The United States

  • Inside the Struggle to Stop a President
  • Written by: Michael S. Schmidt
  • Narrated by: Michael S. Schmidt
  • Length: 14 hrs and 57 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER With unparalleled reporting, a Pulitzer Prize–winning New York Times reporter chronicles the clash between a president and the officials of his own government who tried to stop him. “A meticulously reported volume that clearly benefits from the author’s...

Written by: Michael S. Schmidt

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Kleptopia
  • Kleptopia

  • How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World
  • Written by: Tom Burgis
  • Narrated by: Tom Burgis
  • Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
  • Unabridged
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“A must-read for anyone wanting to better understand what has already happened here in America and what lies ahead if Trump is reelected in November…. A magisterial account of the money and violence behind the world’s most powerful dictatorships.” –Washington Post In this shocking...

Written by: Tom Burgis

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Controligarchs
  • Controligarchs

  • Exposing the Billionaire Class, their Secret Deals, and the Globalist Plot to Dominate Your Life
  • Written by: Seamus Bruner, Peter Schweizer - introduction
  • Narrated by: John Pruden
  • Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
  • Unabridged
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"Controligarchs peers into the future and provides a haunting and revelatory exposé of the globalist elite’s playbook for the next five years.” - Peter Schweizer, author of Red-Handed, Clinton Cash, and Profiles in Corruption Imagine a world in which you own nothing and rent everything...

Written by: Seamus Bruner,

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Russian Roulette
  • Russian Roulette

  • The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump
  • Written by: Michael Isikoff, David Corn
  • Narrated by: Peter Ganim
  • Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
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    1
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The incredible, harrowing account of how American democracy was hacked by Moscow as part of a covert operation to influence the U.S. election and help Donald Trump gain the presidency. "Russian Roulette is...the most thorough and riveting account." -- The New York Times Russian Roulette is a...

Written by: Michael Isikoff,

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Doing Time Like a Spy
  • Doing Time Like a Spy

  • How the CIA Taught Me to Survive and Thrive in Prison
  • Written by: John Kiriakou
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
  • Length: 11 hrs and 55 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
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    1
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On February 28, 2013, after pleading guilty to violating the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, John Kiriakou began serving a 30 month prison sentence. His crime: blowing the whistle on the CIA's use of torture on al Qaeda prisoners....

Written by: John Kiriakou

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Rockefeller
  • Rockefeller

  • Controlling the Game
  • Written by: Jacob Nordangård
  • Narrated by: Chris Reilly
  • Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
  • Unabridged
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Why would the first family of oil so ardently support environmental climate research and activism? Join author and researcher Jacob Nordangård as he uncovers the whole sordid truth.

Written by: Jacob Nordangård

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The Putin Interviews
  • The Putin Interviews

  • Oliver Stone Interviews Vladimir Putin
  • Written by: Oliver Stone
  • Narrated by: Pete Cross, Qarie Marshall
  • Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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The Putin Interviews is based on what journalists and other world leaders have long coveted: extended, unprecedented access to Russian President Vladimir Putin....

  • insightful

  • By Abhay on 08-12-20

Written by: Oliver Stone

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Mafia Spies
  • Mafia Spies

  • The Inside Story of the CIA, Gangsters, JFK, and Castro
  • Written by: Thomas Maier
  • Narrated by: Fred Stella
  • Length: 15 hrs and 46 mins
  • Unabridged
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Mafia Spies is the definitive account of America’s most remarkable espionage plots ever - with CIA agents, mob hitmen, “kompromat” sex, presidential indiscretion, and James Bond-like killing devices together in a top-secret mystery full of surprise twists and deadly intrigue....

Written by: Thomas Maier

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Freedom Is Not Free
  • Freedom Is Not Free

  • Written by: Shiv Khera
  • Narrated by: Siddhanta Pinto
  • Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
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This book was a result of the author's anguish and refusal to tolerate injustice, corruption and oppression any further. It is his call to his countrymen to stand up and fight for principles and help in reforming society....

Written by: Shiv Khera

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Do Not Disturb
  • Do Not Disturb

  • The Story of a Political Murder and an African Regime Gone Bad
  • Written by: Michela Wrong
  • Narrated by: Michela Wrong
  • Length: 18 hrs and 2 mins
  • Unabridged
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A powerful investigation into a grisly political murder and the authoritarian regime behind it: Do Not Disturb upends the narrative that Rwanda sold the world after one of the deadliest genocides of the twentieth century. We think we know the story of Africa’s Great Lakes region. Following the...

Written by: Michela Wrong

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