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P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre <span class="date">(1963)</span></h1><h2>by <a href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a><hr></h2><div class="authorsandseries"><h3><b>Other authors:</b> <a href="/author/blochrobert-1">Robert Bloch</a> (Introduction)</h3></div></div><div class="wslcontainer"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="wsltable"><tr class="wslheader"><td width="18%" class="firstchild">Members</td><td width="18%">Reviews</td><td width="18%">Popularity</td><td width="22%">Average rating</td><td width="25%" class="lastchild">Mentions</td></tr><tr class="wslcontent"><td valign="middle" class="firstchild"><a href="/work/8373/members">2,957</a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="/work/8373/reviews">27</a></td><td valign="middle"><a href="/work/8373/popularity">5,029</a></td><td valign="middle"><nobr><a href="/work/8373/members"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif" style="margin-bottom: -2px;"></a> <span class="dark_hint">(4.2)</span></nobr></td><td valign="middle" class="lastchild"><a href="/work/8373/conversations">34</a></td></tr><tr class="wslcontent wslsummary"><td colspan="7" class="lastchild"><div class="showmore" id="u_f098df0c" >This is the collection that true fans of horror fiction have been waiting for: sixteen of H.P. Lovecraft's most horrifying visions, including Lovecraft's masterpiece, The Shadow Out of Time-- the shocking revelation of the mysterious forces that hold all mankind in their fearsome grip. I think <u class="showmore_hide">it is beyond doubt that H.P. 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This is the first of a three part anthology that digs into his work. From the Rats in the Walls to the Colour out of space we are constantly reminded of our feeble grasp on reality and our place in it. Our fear is brought to a cosmic level without a sign of redemption. Lovecraft will remind us that just because we give up and die here our pain will not end and we will suffer in a place far beyond what anyone knows. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_140289289" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_140289289"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_140289289" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_140289289" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_140289289"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/Joligula" target="_top">Joligula</a> | May 19, 2022 | <a href="/review/140289289"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_214567765" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8373" data-workid="8373" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>I'm of two minds about H.P. Lovecraft. On the one hand, he's a classic, a master at creating grotesque, oppressive atmosphere, and I can see certain seeds of modern horror, science fiction, and even fantasy within his writing. But on the other hand, that writing is fixated on one set of ideas and themes, and his stories read as though they are slight variations on one another.<br><br>Only occasionally in this collection was I surprised by a turn of events or eager to see how Lovecraft would resolve a conflict. Most of the time, I knew exactly what was going to happen, who would be involved, and how it all would be described. There was only so much my appreciation for Lovecraft's technique and place in literary history could do to keep me engaged in the text.<br><br>So, five stars in respect for that technique and impact on the writers that followed, but minus one star for not quite having that impact on me. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss8.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_214567765" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_214567765"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_214567765" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_214567765" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_214567765"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/slimikin" target="_top">slimikin</a> | Mar 27, 2022 | <a href="/review/214567765"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_148375737" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8373" data-workid="8373" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>A wonderful compilation of his stories. This compilation includes such tales as The Call of Cthulhu, the Dunwich Horror and Shadow over Innsmouth. HP Lovecraft has a way of writing that in my personal opinion is damn near perfect. His sentence structure and word usage is on point in every paragraph. Absolutely fabulous writer and absolutely fabulous stories. I would recommend this to anyone! <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_148375737" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_148375737"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_148375737" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_148375737" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_148375737"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/SumisBooks" target="_top">SumisBooks</a> | Oct 21, 2019 | <a href="/review/148375737"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_128622236" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8373" data-workid="8373" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div>Knowledge brings pain. Madness offers release. <br><br>Lovecraft’s stories focus on the unknown, the alien, and the otherworldly. His stories confront everyday people with this hidden world, sometimes directly, more often through the accounts of the less fortunate. In Lovecraft’s world knowledge is a burden that drives many to madness. He is perhaps one of the most skilled writers when it comes to unreliable and unstable narrators; however, he also has shortcomings. <br><br>His stories start slowly and with excessive backstory. They only begin to achieve real momentum at the midpoint, before ending abruptly. He often hints at a larger narrative that remains unresolved. Of course this lack of resolution is also part of his general theme, there is no happy ending, and only those ignorant of the truth can live happily. <br><br>Within his own writing he is quite repetitive. His protagonists are often generic and somewhat flat, and his descriptions tend to be excessive, particularly when describing architecture. He has a bad habit of summarizing a scene rather than showing the reader what happened. <br><br>In spite of that he remains an accomplished author in the realm of horror, and a good read for anyone with the patience to persevere through the slow starts. <br><br>+Strong Suspense<br>+Strong Ideas<br>+Strong Descriptions<br>-Weak Plot<br>-Slow <br><br>2.5/5<br><br>The Rats in the Wall<br>A story of an ancient site, and a terrible secret. A prime example of “knowledge as a burden”. A slow mystery, this is one of the stronger ones in the anthology. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>+Strong Suspense<br>*Slow but strong plot<br><br>3/5<br><br>The Picture in the House<br>A strange shack in the wilderness, with a strange owner. <br><br>+Strong Characters<br>-Weak Plot<br>-Slow<br><br>1.5/5<br><br>The Outsider<br>An unreliable narrator has been imprisoned for so long he doesn’t even remember why. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>-Weak Plot<br>-Slow<br><br>1.5/5<br><br>Pickman’s Model<br>An artist with a unique gift for creating frightening images. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>-abrupt ending<br>-slow<br><br>2/5<br><br>In the Vault<br>A dry dark comedy about a mortician. <br><br>+Strong Suspense<br>*Dark Humor<br>-Simple Plot<br><br>1.5/5<br><br>The Silver Key<br>A philosophical dialogue on the nature of reality, without the familiar fears of most of Lovecraft’s work. <br><br>+Strong Ideas<br>-Weak Plot<br>-Slow<br><br>1/5<br><br>The Music of Erich Zann<br>A strange neighbor who plays otherworldly music, and the secret behind it. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>*Interesting Ideas<br>-Weak Plot<br><br>2/5<br><br>The Call of Cthulhu<br>Three stories stitched together by the narrator, with all the tropes of a good Lovecraft story; the occult, monsters, and conspiracy. <br><br>+Strong Characters<br>+Strong Descriptions<br>*Strong but Fragmented Plot<br><br>3/5<br><br>The Dunwich Horror<br>A slow story about a peculiar family, gradually growing into a supernatural thriller. <br><br>+Strong Plot<br>-Weak Characters<br>-Slow<br><br>2.5/5<br><br>The Whisperer in the Darkness<br>Through correspondence two characters unravel a local legend, of monsters living in the hills. <br><br>+Strong Plot<br>+Strong Characters<br>-Slow<br><br>2.5/5<br><br>The Colour Out of Space<br>A strange meteorite transforms the land and lives around it <br><br>+Strong Plot<br>-Weak Characters<br>-Weak Writing<br><br>2/5<br><br>The Haunter of the Dark<br>An artist is drawn to an abandoned building, where an ancient power sleeps. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>-Weak Characters<br>-Weak Plot<br><br>1.5/5<br><br>The Thing on the Doorstep<br>Lovecraft’s take on an overbearing wife. <br><br>+Strong Characters<br>*Interesting Plot<br>-Slow<br><br>2/5<br><br>The Shadow over Innsmouth<br>A tourist learns a secret the town will kill to keep. <br><br>+Strong Plot<br>+Strong Setting<br>+Strong Narration<br>+Strong Suspense<br>-Lengthy Descriptions<br><br>3.5/5<br><br>The Dreams in the Witch-House<br>A mathematician tries to combine math and the occult, but is troubled by feverish dreams. <br><br>+Strong Descriptions<br>-Weak Writing<br>-Slow<br><br>1.5/5<br><br>The Shadow Out of Time<br>After five years of amnesia the protagonist regains himself. His friends share strange stories about his behavior, prompting him to investigate, and uncover a most otherworldly answer. <br><br>+Strong Ideas<br>-Weak Writing<br>-Slow<br><br>1.5/5 <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss6.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_128622236" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_128622236"> </span> </span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_128622236" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_128622236" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_128622236"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/adamg211" target="_top">adamg211</a> | Oct 21, 2016 | <a href="/review/128622236"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class="bookReview"><div class="bookReview_content"><div id="brtext_124508359" class="commentText brslop"><div class="brev_cover"><a href="/work/8373" data-workid="8373" class="" ><img src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX100_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" srcset="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX200_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 2x, https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/P/0345350804.01._SX300_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg 3x" class="bookReview_cover cover" /></a></div><div class="commentHeader"></div><blockquote><i>“Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn”</i></blockquote>Try saying that backward (or forward, which is equally challenging).<br><br>H.P. Lovecraft is definitely the granddaddy of “Cosmic Horror” and Weird Fiction. He is often mentioned in science fiction / fantasy / horror related websites and forums, not to mention myriad other kinds of websites. Reading fans raving about his works and seeing the numerous fan arts online make many of us genre fiction enthusiasts want to start getting into his fiction to see what the fuss is all about. I suspect a lot of first-time readers of Lovecraft are disappointed at what they find. The way he goes about telling his stories is very idiosyncratic, he has a tendency to overwrite and be highly verbose. This can be very disappointing and off-putting if you choose the wrong story to start with and you were expecting a quick thrilling read.<br><br>This is where the unwieldy titled <i>The Best of H.P. Lovecraft: Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre</i> comes in. This is a “greatest hits” type of anthology which is ideal for the uninitiated and of course fans who want their favorite stories all in one book. It does not include the novellas [b:At the Mountains of Madness|32767|At the Mountains of Madness|H.P. Lovecraft|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388341769s/32767.jpg|17342821] and [b:The Case of Charles Dexter Ward|129327|The Case of Charles Dexter Ward|H.P. Lovecraft|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1385837737s/129327.jpg|124552], which is just as well as these are not so suitable starting places. I think it is better to get used to (and forgive) the author’s verbiage and appreciate the otherwise awesomeness of his stories.<br><br>A lot of the stories tend to be supernatural / sci-fi hybrids with witches and wizards summoning aliens from another planet or dimension by magic. Here is my quick run-through of the stories in this collection:<br><br><i>Introduction by [a:Robert Bloch|12540|Robert Bloch|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208225228p2/12540.jpg]</i> - Best known for [b:Psycho|156427|Psycho|Robert Bloch|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1393286878s/156427.jpg|3279468], one of his protégés. A good intro to Lovecraft the man and his fiction. Don’t skip it.<br><br><i>The Rats in the Walls</i> - As your very first Lovecraft story his convoluted prose style may take a while to get used to. The climax is spectacular but also a bit of a mess in the narrative department. The story is great though, worth a reread later on.<br><br><i>The Picture in the House </i> - The book that drips blood; where the useless protagonist runs away just when things are heating up to a critical point, next time stay at home old chap! Nice, short and atmospheric though.<br><br><i>The Outsider </i> - A story of self-discovery. Great twist at the end. Awesome in a most eldritch way.<br><br><i>Pickman’s Model</i> - You are in for a treat with this one. Classic Lovecraft, one of his most popular and enduring stories. The colloquial writing style is rather unusual for Lovecraft I think. Possibly his most accessible story and a great starting point for new readers.<br><br><i>In the Vault </i> - Break a leg! An amusing and rather inconsequential little story.<br><br><i>The Silver Key </i> - Time traveling shenanigan featuring some Lovecraft’s patented awful faux-hillbilly dialog. A Twilight Zone-ish story.<br> <br><i>The Music of Erich Zann</i> - Featuring a man who is attracted by weird music. Next time just buy a Yoko Ono album. Actually one of HPL’s most popular stories. Doesn’t really do much for me, unfortunately. The bloody protagonist does a runner again just when things are getting interesting.<br><br><i>The Call of Cthulhu</i> - The narrative is a little fragmented and the story is rather incohesive, but there is some tremendous world building going on in this story. The creepy atmosphere is very well done and for once the monster actually shows up in all its glory (HPL’s monsters generally prefer to lurk and mess with your head). This story is also often cited as evidence of his racism. According to [a:Robert Bloch|12540|Robert Bloch|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1208225228p2/12540.jpg] Lovecraft did become more mellow and tolerant of foreigners after marriage.<br><br><i>The Dunwich Horror </i> - This is what newcomers to Lovecraft are probably looking for. A great, thrilling and creepy tale. That Wilbur Whateley reminds me of Damian in the Omen movies a bit to begin with. He changes later on though (not for the better of course)<br><br><i>The Whisperer in Darkness </i> - Gives new meaning to “the Kodak moment”, talk about product placement! A very creepy story featuring weird floating monstrosities and a whispery ET.<br><br><i>The Colour Out of Space </i> - This! Ladies and gentlemen. This! Lovecraft’s best story (IMO). For a change, the story is pure sci-fi, no chanting monks, witches, voodoo or Cthulhu. The poor Gardners’ family literal disintegration thanks to a meteor falling on their farm will surely give you the heebie-jeebies.<br><br><i>The Haunter of the Dark </i> - Set in Italy. The story of a weird black church. If you spot a copy of the <i> Necronomicon </i> by “Mad Arab” Abdul Alhazred in a church head for the exit immediately.<br><br><i>The Thing on the Doorstep </i> - This also! What a great body swap story, much better than Freaky Friday. Featuring the eponymous Thing on the Doorstep whose catchphrase is “Glub!”. Brrrr!<br><br><i>The Shadow Over Innsmouth </i> - Oh my Gawd! A blasphemously amazing story of some very fishy folks. Set mainly in the creepiest town ever. Featuring a very cool twist.<br><br><i>The Dreams in the Witch-House </i> Featuring a witch, a rat with a man’s face and a sort of hyperspace bypass. The narrative is a little rambling for my taste, but a great story is embedded in there.<br><br><i>The Shadow Out of Time </i> - Another story of involuntary body swap. The Great Race aliens are almost benign by HPL’s standard, unauthorized body swap notwithstanding. It is a longish story (70 pages or so), it starts off very fascinating, but Lovecraft goes into his rambling mode in the second half of the story. An example of his overwriting. Still a great story though, one that will stay with you.<br><br>Due to his verbiage, thin characters and appalling dialogs Lovecraft’s dissenters often dismiss him as a bad writer. If so he is the most excellent bad writer of all time. The thing about his writing is that while some of the stories will have you nodding off while wading through the long winded prose, but once you get to the end of the stories you realize that they are actually quite good. Also when he is on top form, such as in <i>The Colour Out of Space </i> where the narrative is very evocative and the story is just right, he is unbeatable.<br><br>_______________________________<br><br><u>Notes:</u><br><br>The website <a href="http://cthulhuchick.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Cthulhuchick</a> has kindly put together a free e-book of the Complete Works of H.P. Lovecraft in several formats. The download link is on the main front page.<br><br>You can read any and all of Lovecraft's stories online at <a href="http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Dagonbytes</a>.<br><br>Download links for <a href="https://unfilmable.blogspot.com/2010/11/call-of-cthulhu-and-other-audio.html" rel="nofollow" target="_top">free Lovecraft audiobooks</a>. <span class="rating">( <img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/ss10.gif"> )</span></div><div id="rfd_124508359" class="reviewFlagDialogBox"></div><div class="commentFooter"><span class="reviewMods"><span class="reviewVoteInfo"><span class="reviewVoteCount" id="rvc_124508359">1</span> <img title="1 member found this review helpful" id="rvi_124508359" alt="vote" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/voteup-y.gif"></span><span class="reviewFlags"> <img id="rfi1_124508359" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"> <img id="rfi2_124508359" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/flag-trans.gif"><span id="rfrf_124508359"> </span></span></span> <span class="controlItems ci3"><a href="/profile/apatt" target="_top">apatt</a> | Dec 26, 2015 | <a href="/review/124508359"><img src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/permalink.gif" width="16" height="7"></a></span> </div></div></div><div class='reviewnav'><div class="right"><strong><a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,3,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','8373','',false, null, 'profile');return false;">date<span class="sortArrow"> ▼</span></a></strong> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,2,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','8373','',false, null, 'profile'); return false;">votes</a></div>Showing 1-5 of 27 (<a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',5,0,3,'wp_reviews',5,'','8373','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">next</a> | <a href="#" onclick="loadReviewsIntoContainer('',0,0,3,'wp_reviews',10000,'','8373','', false, null, 'profile'); return false;">show all</a>)</div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_53" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer" style="float: right;"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><span class="sectionTitleHelp"><a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Published_Reviews" class="blacklink" title="Help"><img style="vertical-align:middle;" class="helpIcon" src="https://image.librarything.com/pics/helpq.png" alt="?"></a></span></span></div> <a name="publishedreviews"></a><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'mediareviews', 'u_7c8b8830', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Published reviews</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_7c8b8830" style="display:block;"><div id="mediareviews_container"><div id="mediareviews">no reviews | <a href="#" onclick="LibraryThing.mediareviews.edit({'workid':'8373'});return false;">add a review</a></div> </div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_56" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><a name="otherauthors"></a><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'otherauthors', 'u_803bb705', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Other authors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_803bb705" style="display:block;"><div id="otherauthors_container"><p style="margin-top: 5px !important;"><a href="javascript:otherauthors_edit(8373)">» Add other authors (3 possible)</a></p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="otherauthor"><tr class="head"><td>Author name</td><td>Role</td><td>Type of author</td><td>Work?</td><td>Status</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. 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Lovecraft</a></td><td>—</td><td>primary author</td><td>all editions</td><td>calculated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/author/blochrobert-1">Bloch, Robert</a></td><td>Introduction</td><td>secondary author</td><td>all editions</td><td>confirmed</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_57" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'relationships', 'u_3f4ace78', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Series and work relationships</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_3f4ace78" style="display:block;"><div id="seriesforwork_container"></div><div id="relationships_container"><h2>Contains</h2><div id="u_5ccc76ed" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="21388748" href="/work/21388748">The Rats in the Walls [short fiction]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2425095" href="/work/2425095">The Picture in the the House [short story]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7029327" href="/work/7029327">Pickman's Model</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2825049" href="/work/2825049">In the Vault</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="2425155" href="/work/2425155">The Silver Key (short story)</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7028403" href="/work/7028403">The Music of Eric Zann {story}</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="showmore_showlink">(<a href="javascript:showMore('u_5ccc76ed')">show 10 more</a>)</div><div class="showmore_hide"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="11888248" href="/work/11888248">The Call of Cthulhu (short story)</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7029184" href="/work/7029184">The Haunter of the Dark [short story]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="16734826" href="/work/16734826">The Thing on the Doorstep [short story]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="16020915" href="/work/16020915">The Shadow Over Innsmouth [novelette]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="3547312" href="/work/3547312">The Dreams in the Witch-House (short story)</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="12094856" href="/work/12094856">The Shadow Out of Time (short story)</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="1632793" href="/work/1632793">The Dunwich Horror (short story)</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="766907" href="/work/766907">The Whisperer in Darkness [short story]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="7028697" href="/work/7028697">The Colour Out Of Space [short story]</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="17226491" href="/work/17226491">The Outsider {Short Story}</a> by <a data-authorid="lovecrafthp" href="/author/lovecrafthp">H. P. Lovecraft</a></span></div></div></div><h2>Inspired</h2><div id="u_89059dac" class="showmore"><div class="actionWorklistAItem"><span class="worklistAwork"><a data-workid="22234599" href="/work/22234599">Providence Compendium</a> by <a data-authorid="moorealan-1" href="/author/moorealan-1">Alan Moore</a></span></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_59" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'newaward', 'u_d704bbb5', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Awards and Honors</span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_d704bbb5" style="display:block;"><div id="newawardforwork_container"><h2>Notable Lists</h2><div id="u_0cbd0c61" class="lt_itemlist"><div class="ltil_item " ><div><a href="/award/417/%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA-%D0%93%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%B4%D1%88%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD%D0%B0-%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%87%D1%88%D0%B5%D0%B5-%D0%B2-%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B5%D0%B6%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B5-20-%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F" class="" >Список Гольдштейна. Лучшее в зарубежной литературе 20 столетия</a></div></div></div></div></div></div><div id="workpagesort_60" class="quickedit light flipped"><div class="nav"><div class="sectionhead_rbutcontainer"><a value="view history" value="view history" class="func_lt2_display_ui lt2button btn btn-tiny btn-default" type="button" role="button" href="/commonknowledge/changelog.php?item=8373&type=1" ><span class="btntxt">view history</span></a></div><span class="navInfoTitle"><span class="divotBig" onclick="LibraryThing.work.handleSectionHide(this, 'ck', 'u_9f0acf53', '0');"><span class="chdivot" style="font-size:9px;vertical-align:bottom;">▼</span></span>Common Knowledge</span><span class="sectionTitleST"></span></div><div class="qelcontent" id="u_9f0acf53" style="display:block;"><div id="fwikiContainerTablediv"><table class="fwikiContainerTable ch1 " fn="inlineWikiItemsContent"> <tr> <td COLSPAN="2"> <div class="fwikiHint fwikiTopHint"><div class="fwikiWarningHint">You must <a href="/">log in</a> to edit Common Knowledge data.</div> For more help see the <a href="https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Common_Knowledge">Common Knowledge help page</a>. </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_canonicaltitle"></a>Canonical title</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_845af609' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='21' name='u_845af609' allowmultiple='0' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'canonicaltitle' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Authoritative title for a work in the language of the site you are on' ><div class='fwikiItem divcanonicaltitle'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originaltitle"></a>Original title</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_7f891bb6' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='41' name='u_7f891bb6' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'originaltitle' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The original title in the original language' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginaltitle'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_alternativetitles"></a>Alternative titles</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_ace6f849' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='42' name='u_ace6f849' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'alternativetitles' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Avoid titles already listed as the Canonical or Original titles as well as foreign-language titles available on the "Details" tab.' ><div class='fwikiItem divalternativetitles'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_originalpublicationdate"></a>Original publication date</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_b6e56426' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='16' name='u_b6e56426' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'originalpublicationdate' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '1952-12-30, 1933-10, 1902, or 120 BCE' ><div class='fwikiItem divoriginalpublicationdate'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=1963&f=16&exact=1&type=1">1963</a> </div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_characternames"></a>People/Characters</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_cc75a248' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='3' name='u_cc75a248' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'characternames' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Enter each character's name in a separate box. Examples: Hermione Granger, Andrew Jackson, Oberon, St. Paul of Tarsus, or Zeus (Deity)' ><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Randolph+Carter">Randolph Carter</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Dr.+Henry+Armitage">Dr. Henry Armitage</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/John+R.+Legrasse">John R. Legrasse</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Nathaniel+Wingate+Peaslee">Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Wingate+Peaslee">Wingate Peaslee</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_670d1d7d">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_670d1d7d')">show all 6 items</a>)</div><div id="u_670d1d7d" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divcharacternames'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/character/Richard+Upton+Pickman">Richard Upton Pickman</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_placesmentioned"></a>Important places</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField fwikiGroup' id='u_dfddf4ab' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='2' name='u_dfddf4ab' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'placesmentioned' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = '"Boston, Massachusetts, USA", "London, England", "The Plaza Hotel, New York, New York, USA", "Hogwarts", "Alpha Centauri", "Hell"' ><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Arkham%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Arkham, Massachusetts, USA</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=fictional">fictional</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Australia">Australia</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Dunwich%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Dunwich, Massachusetts, USA</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=fictional">fictional</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Innsmouth%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Innsmouth, Massachusetts, USA</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=fictional">fictional</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Kingsport%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Kingsport, Massachusetts, USA</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=fictional">fictional</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class="itemnumberoverflow" id="link_u_ac03cbc3">(<a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_ac03cbc3')">show all 8 items</a>)</div><div id="u_ac03cbc3" style="display: none;"><div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Massachusetts%2C+USA">Massachusetts, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/Miskatonic+University%2C+Arkham%2C+Massachusetts%2C+USA">Miskatonic University, Arkham, Massachusetts, USA</a> <span class="fwikiAutoLinks">(<a class="fwikiAutoLink" href="/commonknowledge/search.php?q=fictional">fictional</a>)</span></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> <div class='fwikiItem divplacesmentioned'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ><a href="/place/New+Orleans%2C+Louisiana%2C+USA">New Orleans, Louisiana, USA</a></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </div></td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_events"></a>Important events</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_5c5c60dd' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='34' name='u_5c5c60dd' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'events' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Great Fire of London (1666), Battle of the Bulge (1944|1945), Assassination of John F. Kennedy (1963-11-22), Battle of Hoth' ><div class='fwikiItem divevents'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_movies"></a>Related movies</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_ddaa2de1' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='37' name='u_ddaa2de1' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'movies' uitype = '1' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Blade Runner (1982), The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), The Three Musketeers (1993)' ><div class='fwikiItem divmovies'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" editVal="" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr>     <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_epigraph"></a>Epigraph</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_52116d0f' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='28' name='u_52116d0f' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'epigraph' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The work's epigraph, "a phrase, quotation, or poem that is set at the beginning of a document or component." ' ><div class='fwikiItem divepigraph'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_dedication"></a>Dedication</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_99a2ce8c' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='30' name='u_99a2ce8c' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'dedication' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Author's dedication' ><div class='fwikiItem divdedication'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_firstwords"></a>First words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_229924f0' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='25' name='u_229924f0' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'firstwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The first sentence of the work.' ><div class='fwikiItem divfirstwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" >On July 16, 1923, I moved into Exham Priory after the last workman had finished his labors.</div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_quotations"></a>Quotations</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_dd0d14bd' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='27' name='u_dd0d14bd' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '0' fieldName = 'quotations' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'Well-known, relevant or interesting quotations from the work; Quotation marks are unnecessary.' ><div class='fwikiItem divquotations'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" style="min-height:12px;" ></div><img style="float:left;" src='https://image.librarything.com/pics/transdot.gif' height='12px' width='1px' alt=''></div></div> </td><td class='fwikiItemControls'></td></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="fwikiLabel"><a name="ck_lastwords"></a>Last words</td> <td><table class="fwikiGroup"><tr><td class='fwikiField' id='u_90b25702' itemType='1' itemNum='8373' fieldType='26' name='u_90b25702' allowmultiple='1' hasHistory = '1' fieldName = 'lastwords' uitype = '3' ltlang='eng' hint = 'The last sentence of the work. Content will be hidden unless clicked.' ><div class='fwikiItem divlastwords'><div class='fwikiItemText fwikiItemTextLong fwikiItemTextUnknownUser'><div class="fwikiAtomicValue" id="u_d9bac13e" style="display: none; min-height:12px;" >They were, instead, the letters of our familiar alphabet, spelling out the words of the English language in my own handwriting.</div><a href="javascript:showHiddenfieldcontent('u_d9bac13e')" id="link_u_d9bac13e">(Click to show. 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