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Games Like Hira Hira Hihiru

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Anime, Adventure.

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"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 98% — of 966 reviews
Released: 2023-11-16
Developer: BA-KU
Publisher: ANIPLEX.EXE
Genres: Adventure, Casual
Platforms: Windows
Median playtime: 6.1 hrs
Mean playtime: 17.4 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 70%

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    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 992 reviews2026
    Dev: Laplacian
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Adventure 13.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 10.9%

  2. #2 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,421 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 68.5%, Anime 12.8%, Drama 10.4%, Story Rich 3.6%, Casual 2.7%

  3. #3 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
    96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,708 reviews2017
    Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Violent 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Anime 7.2%, Adventure 6.1%

  4. #4 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 686 reviews2019
    Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of an aspiring author during the Taisho era in this psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel. Travel back in time to try and save your friends while confronting your own character flaws. Will you retreat into your fantasies, or can you keep it together enough to rescue them?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Anime 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

  5. #5 Return to Shironagasu Island
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,204 reviews2020
    Dev: ONIMUSHI HyogoPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Adventure 20.7%, Drama 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Anime 6.7%

  6. #6 MAMIYA
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Drama 20.2%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Casual 6.2%, Anime 5.8%

  7. #7 The Shell Part I: Inferno
    93% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 10.3%, Adventure 6.8%

  8. #8 The House in Fata Morgana
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Adventure 10.1%, Anime 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%

  9. #9 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 177 reviews2025
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Drama 22.3%, Adventure 12%, Casual 10.1%, Anime 8.7%

  10. #10 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
    91% matchPositive89% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Adventure 15.2%, Drama 12.6%, Text-Based 10.1%

  11. #11 NUKITASHI
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,788 reviews2023
    Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 45.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Casual 10.9%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 9.4%

  12. #12 Winter Polaris
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2019
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows

    A mysterious global pandemic is making people disappear into thin air. A mysterious glass object carried by a girl found adrift at sea. Two stories that set two pairs of protagonists off on separate journeys around the world. What does it mean to live, make mistakes, and live again?

    Why similar: Casual 31.4%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Violent 18%, Text-Based 15.8%, Anime 6.3%

  13. #13 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
    87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Text-Based 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Adventure 11.4%, Anime 8.5%

  14. #14 Adabana Odd Tales
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,077 reviews2020
    Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 50.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Adventure 26.1%, Casual 22.2%, Story Rich 6.4%, Anime 4.4%

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    90% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
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    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Casual 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Anime 7%

  16. #16 Suhoshin
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
    Dev: No More 500
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Text-Based 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Adventure 8.5%

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    Dev: G-MODE
    Windows

    Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Adventure 20.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, 2D 3.1%

  18. #18 Raging Loop
    85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,913 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 57.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Violent 9.6%, Story Rich 6.1%, Atmospheric 4.6%

  19. #19 BAD END THEATER
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Story Rich 5.8%

  20. #20 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 967 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,101 reviews2025
    Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 22.2 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Thrown into prison for an act of self-expression, protagonist Shuichiro must confront both a violent system and his own actions—or else try to find happiness on the inside in this visual novel from the makers of NUKITASHI.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Casual 14.7%, Anime 13.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%

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    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 36 minMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%

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    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%, Text-Based 23.4%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Casual 7.3%

  23. #23 Himawari - The Sunflower -
    83% matchVery Positive90% of 211 reviews2016
    Dev: blank-note & FrontwingPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 83.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    What begins as a slice-of-life romantic comedy will prove to be a sci-fi tale full of character drama, mysteries, and tragedy. This coming-of-age visual novel is a story about life, mistakes, pursuing your dreams, and finding your place in the universe.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Anime 14.5%, Casual 9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%

  24. #24 Kara no Shojo
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 154.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Anime 8.7%, Adventure 6.8%

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    78% matchVery Positive92% of 240 reviews2026
    Dev: トトメトリ
    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Anime 6%

  26. #26 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
    80% matchVery Positive84% of 253 reviews2024
    Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Violent 10.2%, Anime 9.8%

  27. #27 BAD END
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
    Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Adventure 12.7%, Anime 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.5%

  28. #28 Homicipher
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,289 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.

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    78% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2026
    Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
    Windows

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  30. #30 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
    79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,734 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
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    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Anime 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.6%

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    79% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2024
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows

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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive87% of 234 reviews2023
    Dev: Nitro OriginPub: JAST
    Windows
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    Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive95% of 579 reviews2024
    Dev: トトメトリ
    Windows

    "Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!

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    75% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2021
    Dev: MIYAKOpubl
    Windows

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    74% matchMostly Positive79% of 195 reviews2023
    Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 8.6%

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    69% matchVery Positive95% of 2,591 reviews2026
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    Windows
    Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Adventure 15.8%, Violent 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Text-Based 8.7%

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    73% matchVery Positive86% of 278 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2024
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    Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Drama 17.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choices Matter 9.7%

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    70% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
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    71% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    73% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
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    70% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: mokosoft
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    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 545 reviews2024
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  49. #49 Nanairo Reincarnation
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    Windows
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  55. #55 Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad
    66% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2026
    Dev: Visionary Impact
    Windows

    Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Anime 9.4%, Casual 9.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%

  56. #56 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 765 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.6 hrsMean: 85.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Adventure 20.7%, Violent 13.7%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 6.3%

  57. #57 Epimutation
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 73 reviews2025
    Dev: Barbieronpa
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    399 days ago, the world ended. Epimutation is a horror visual novel that follows seven survivors as they attempt to navigate life in the apocalypse. Make life or death decisions, form bonds with your fellow survivors, and attempt to unravel the mystery behind the outbreak.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Choices Matter 18.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Multiple Endings 5.1%

  58. #58 The Island: Into The Mist
    72% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
    Dev: BADA Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Text-Based 13.2%, Anime 7.4%

  59. #59 The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers-
    67% matchVery Positive86% of 140 reviews2024
    Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
    Windows

    In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Anime 9.9%, Casual 8%

  60. #60 All of Us Are Dead...
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 65 reviews2023
    Dev: IKINAGAMES
    Windows

    All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 14.1%, Violent 12.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Drama 8%

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