Top 50 Romance Short Dramas: August 2026
50 series landed in August 2026. Here is what arrived, what each one is about, and where to watch it — every title starts with free episodes.
The Top 50, ranked
My Homeless Bride Is a Culinary Legend
After claiming her fifth World Culinary Championship, the legendary Chef Sage goes undercover as a homeless beggar to find a partner with genuine character. Ignored by the masses and ruthlessly mocked by her ex, she encounters Jasper, a kind-hearted man who offers her his food. Desperate to save his family's failing restaurant from a vicious corporate takeover, Jasper hires Sage to play his wealthy fake fiancée. As rival factions push the Vance family to the brink with a high-stakes "Culinary Death Match," all hope seems lost. But when cornered, the beggar bride sheds her disguise. With a flash of her blade and her signature blue flame, she turns the tables against world-class chefs, exposing her true identity and sparking a legendary romance.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-08
The Mafia's Sweet Cure
Fifteen years ago, orphan Chloe saved bloodied boy Kevin with her star necklace. Now Kevin is New York’s fearsome mafia godfather plagued by manic disorder, while Chloe, a top fashion designer, is framed by her cruel stepsister and stumbles into Kevin’s room by accident. Her unique scent is the only cure for his outbursts, so they enter a contract marriage. Kevin becomes an overprotective husband, crushing perverted investors, hostile rivals and the stepsister who tries to impersonate his long-lost savior. He clears all hurdles for Chloe, who fights back against her toxic family and enters the top international haute couture contest with her stunning talent. The hidden star stitch on her design finally uncovers their 15-year fated bond. The two powerhouses hold a romantic grand wedding on the glittering global runway, standing side by side at the peak of their respective fields.
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-05
The Atlantic Bride
In 1911, amid New York’s Gilded Age, Evelyn Hart, a rural English schoolteacher, voyages across the ocean for love, only to suffer betrayal at the hands of her fiancé Thomas. On the ocean liner, she comes to the rescue of Julian Kane, a mysterious wounded man, and agrees to a marriage of convenience with him when left with nowhere to turn. Little does she know he is the heir to the Kane family empire, commanding railways, shipping and steel. What begins as a reclusive tycoon hiding his true identity blossoms into a tender romance. As workplace clashes and taunts from her old rival mount, affection grows between them, while the truth of his identity slowly surfaces amid the unfolding drama.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-07
The Devil Dragon's Substitute Bride
In order to save her terminally ill sister, she was forced to take the place of her selfish cousin and be sacrificed to the rumored cannibalistic and brutal dragon duke. However, she unexpectedly discovered that the "terrifying beast" was actually a peerless beauty. Not only did he dote on her after marriage, but he also allowed her to make a stunning comeback. She married another seemingly good man who treated her cousin poorly, and after learning about the heroine's life, the cousin went insane with jealousy.
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-05
Billionaire's Secret Janitor Wife
Olivia, a small-town girl, moves to New York alone to build a life for herself. She chances upon John, a wealthy elderly man suffering from heatstroke, and comes to his rescue. Desperate to raise 100,000 dollars for her father’s surgery, she accepts John’s proposal and enters a hasty flash marriage with his grandson Oliver, the CEO of a top-tier corporate group. The two agree to keep their marriage hidden from the public. Concealing her true identity, Olivia works as a cleaner at her husband’s company, where she is repeatedly humiliated and tormented by Laura, a senior executive infatuated with Oliver, and her associates. As they grow closer, Oliver has long since fallen in love with her. He also discovers that the girl who saved his life in a car accident three years ago is none other than Olivia. At a grand high-society banquet, Laura conspires with Oliver’s stepmother to frame Olivia’s mother, who works as a cleaner. . Oliver publicly confirms their marriage, brings the wrongdoers to justice, and drops to one knee to formally propose to Olivia.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-07
My Second Life as a Dragon's Wife
The beastfolk are a powerful race, and to strengthen our family's power, Father arranges marriages for both me and my stepsister, Arya Hearthguard. In our past lives, Arya entered a high-profile marriage into the wealthy, powerful dragon clan, while I was forced to wed into the crumbling lion clan. The clan leader of the dragons—Draken Vorgath—was cold and detached. He cared more for gold than his bride, leaving Arya in a glided cage of loneliness. Overwhelmed by the desolation, she seduced the future leader of the fox clan, who was flirtatious.. And when the scandal exploded, Draken resolutely divorced her. Arya's scandal brought shame upon our family. Despite Father's favoritism, he was compelled by family honor to exile her in disgrace. Clan leader of the lions and King of the Jungle—Kael Hawthorne—was a man of unwavering devotion. Our marriage blossomed, and within a year, I bore him a golden lion cub blessed with the Aetheric Divinity. With the Aetherborn, Kael rose to rule all beastfolk as the chieftain, and I became their most revered chieftess. Consumed by envy, Arya sneaked into my son's first birthday feast and strangled the golden lion cub in his cradle. Then, she set the place ablaze and burned me alive along with it. When I wake up, I am back on the very day of our marriage. This time, Arya volunteers to marry into the lions and leaves me the chance to marry into the dragons. I accept everything meekly with only a tenth of her dowry and marry Draken. Later, she bleeds her dowry dry, propping up the lion clan, only to fail in conceiving a cub. When the elders demand she mate with other males, regret drowns her. As for me, all I want in his new life is an heir and a quiet life among the dragons. But no one warns me about the dragons, least of all that my supposedly cold-hearted husband will relentlessly demand me once awakened. Or that his members came in pairs and ridges!
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-05
Daddy We're Done
For ten years, janitor Maya scrimps and saves while raising her daughter Lily almost entirely on her own—only to discover that her husband, Adrian, is actually a multimillionaire who has lavished all his love and affection on his first love and her son. Completely heartbroken, Maya leaves with Lily. She is later revealed to be the daughter of a fallen war hero, and after reclaiming her true identity, she becomes the long-lost beloved heiress of the powerful Harrington family. When Adrian loses his business, his family, and the wife and daughter he took for granted, he falls to his knees and begs for forgiveness. Lily gives him only one final answer: “Daddy, we’re done.”
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-06
The Alpha's Shadow Bride
To save her critically ill mother, Lillian is coerced by her stepsister Cecily: every night, she must disguise herself as Cecily and sleep with Cecily's new husband, Kaelion—a powerful, handsome yet brooding Alpha—until she bears the Alpha's child.
On StardustTV · added 2026-08-07
Surgeon Star: Charming My Ex-husband
Belinda is Lucas's wife, but he doesn't love her. When his first love Verena returns, he immediately files for divorce. Heartbroken, Belinda leaves the country. When she returns three years later, she is no longer a nobody, but the top surgeon "Star". Her stepsister Kylee envies her, and Verena tries to frame her, but she tackles them easily. Witnessing all this, Lucas is drawn to her. This time, he offers true love.
On MoboReels · added 2026-08-05
Turns Out My Dad Is a Billionaire
Daniel, a retired special forces king and hidden global tycoon, returns home disguised as a cleaner for his son Matthew’s wedding. At the wedding, Matthew is brutally humiliated by his wealthy future in-laws, who believe Daniel and his son are nothing but poor nobodies. But they have no idea they’ve just offended the world’s most untouchable billionaire. When Daniel finally reveals his true identity, how far will he go to destroy the family that ruined his son’s life?
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-03
Queenpins- My Enemy, My Wife
New York's two deadliest queenpins, Vera Marchetti and Bianca Conti, have been rivals for twenty years and lovers in secret. When Bianca is exposed as a fake heiress, stripped of her name, and thrown to the enemies she made for her family, Vera flies home to claim the only person allowed to kill her. Together they turn a blood debt into a power play, crush the Contis, and make the underworld watch its most dangerous enemies become wives.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-05
Call Me Homeless? I'm the Queen!
Mia Bennett, a medical genius and billionaire CEO, disguises herself as a beggar to test her boyfriend Dylan’s loyalty—only to get humiliated and dumped. After a twist of fate lands her in a contract marriage with Ethan, Mia is mocked as a gold-digger at his mother’s birthday banquet… until her true identity shocks everyone. Now Dylan wants her back, but Mia’s already chosen the man who truly stood by her side.
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-03
Forbidden Love: Brother’s Cage
Seventeen‑year‑old Stella moves into a wealthy coastal mansion after her mother remarries, where she meets Vincent, her cold, sharp‑tongued step‑brother. Behind his elite heir image, Vincent dominates the competitive surfing circle—possessive and starved for love. They clash fiercely at first, but living under the same roof, quiet curiosity grows into a silent, undeniable bond. He teases her openly, yet fiercely protects her—and she slowly falls for his exclusive affection. When betrayal leaves Stella shattered, Vincent is the only one who stays. At a surfing competition, he's injured by rivals. Stella steps in and wins to protect his honor. He later risks everything to shield her. Breaking every rule as nominal step‑siblings, they begin a forbidden romance—distant in public, intensely intimate in private.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-05
Fated to His Brother's Alpha
Luca Conri is the wolf-less runt of the Nightreign Pack, whose bark is bigger than his bite. Tormented by his own pack and hunted by rivals, Luca is reluctantly put under the protection of his dominant Alpha, and older brother's best friend, Dalton. However, everything changes when the two become fated mates, a bond that violates the natural order of the pack. As enemies close in and traditions try to tear them apart, Luca and Dalton must decide if they want to give into their lustful temptations in a forbidden romance that threatens their own lives.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-05
When The Moon Hides Her Crown
A woman cannot lead a pack. The day she defeats every rival, her father hands the Alpha title to her cousin and betroths her to an Alpha King she's never met—making her a bargaining chip. Seraphina refuses. She binds her chest, sprays on scent-masking perfume, and slips into Lupine Academy disguised as her male cousin. Every five years its champion becomes the Supreme Alpha, ruler of every pack. Win, and no one can trade her away again. But the perfume has one fatal flaw: it fails the moment she shifts into her wolf, or falls for a dominant male. And the deadliest wolf there—the Lycan King, Ronan—sees straight through her. He doesn't expose her. He closes in. He doesn't want her secret. He wants her. One girl. A pack of bloodthirsty Alphas. A disguise one breath from unraveling. Can she seize the throne that was stolen from her?
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-04
Seducing the Tyrant's Queen: The Apprentice's Revenge
Stripped of her powers and crushed under the heel of her tyrant husband, Mora—the fallen Valkyrie Queen—is forced to train Raven, a seemingly docile new apprentice. But the quiet girl is a predator in disguise. Piece by piece, Raven lures her icy mentor into a lethal game of illicit seduction, high-stakes revenge, and absolute power inversion. By day, their world is ruled by strict master-apprentice hierarchy. By night, their chambers transform into a battlefield of forbidden temptation and a reverse hunt.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-04
I Saved a Stranger and Found Out I'm Rich
Sean grew up in an orphanage, unaware of his true identity. After saving a woman on the day his marriage ends, he discovers he is the long-lost son of a powerful company CEO, missing for 25 years. With his family's support, Sean adapts to his new life and earns the respect of those around him through his kindness, integrity, and determination. From an orphan with nothing to a worthy successor, he finds the family he lost and begins a new chapter of his life.
On ReelShort · added 2026-08-03
The Fiery Bride Replaces the Sweetheart
Reborn right before her sister Peach weds into the perilous Pineapple Palace, Chili swaps their marriage contracts in secret to shield the soft, timid Peach and marries in her stead. At the wedding, she exposes Apple’s hypocritical disguise and her poison plot. Before the Fruit Clan Assembly, Chili unleashes her true flame form. Her formidable power subdues the Pineapple King and all opponents. She enacts three new decrees and seizes governance over Pineapple Ridge. Burning with rage, Apple comes back leading the Insect Army for vengeance. Chili allies with Duke Durian and the Pineapple King. They trigger a fierce fire-poison blast, defeating the Insect King and putting an end to the turmoil. Having perished together in their previous life, the two sisters embrace happiness at last. Chili rules Pineapple Ridge side by side with the Pineapple King, while Peach lives safely under Duke Durian’s tender care. All of them gain their well-deserved happy ending.
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-06
The Wrong Bride for the Wolf King
After rebirth, wild Omega Sierra swaps fiances with her sister to marry mysterious Silvercrest Wolf King Ethan. She fights against schemes and lineage doubts bravely, defeats rivals fiercely and predicts wolf tides with past memories. Her bold charm deeply captivates Ethan, who publicly marks her as his mate. Rising from a substitute bride to the supreme Luna, they unite to build a mighty werewolf empire together.
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-04
[Dubbed]Walk Away & Rise Above
Lauren Carter exposes her husband Nathan's affair, walks away from a broken marriage, and takes back her power. As her ex's empire collapses, her own true identity and her love with Victor Everett finally come to light.
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-04
Don't Mess with the New Guard
Magic prodigy Lane descends from mountains and becomes a guard for a chamber of commerce. He uses his powers to navigate rivalries and uncover his past, while discovering the true identity of his childhood friend Ophelia. He is actually at the center of a power game.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-06
The Swapped Bride of Dionysus
Two Cretan princesses, Ariadne and Phaedra, get a second life after Dionysus reverses time to undo the past tragedy. In their first life, Phaedra evades the flawed Theseus and flees in disgrace, while Ariadne becomes queen and is killed by the resentful Phaedra. Reborn, Phaedra claims the royal marriage and forces Ariadne to wed a beggar. Yet the beggar is Dionysus in disguise.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-06
Your Loser Husband Is the God of War
Adrian has been hiding his true identity for the past years. When his wife Elena, a general, comes back from the borders after years, she is pregnant with the child of General Cassian to humiliate Adrian, and attempts to claim his fortune in the victory ceremony. But it turns out Cassian has been colluding with foreign enemies secretly. In the end, Adrian reveals his identity as the Supreme Commander to protect the Empire, and gets closure on his relationship with Elena.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-04
Secrets of Cloudvale
In Cloudvale, the Fox Spirit's blessing requires a human sacrifice—a bride. After witnessing her family perish in this ritual across multiple lifetimes, Raina decides to fight back. Driven by the mystery of her father's death and rumors of lost treasure, she ventures into the Fox Spirit's lair to reveal the truth. In the pitch-black depths, three rival women must put aside their animosity and unite to face a common evil...
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-04
Daddy Help, Your Daughter is Dying
Ava Montague was once the most beloved heir of the powerful Montague family. But after her father, Gabriel, vanished with no memory of who he was, Ava was betrayed by her stepmother Regina and her stepbrother Kieran. Framed as unstable and dangerous, she was locked away in a prison isolation cell and treated like a psycho. She lost her voice. She was beaten, broken, stripped of her dignity. Even her last meal became another weapon used to humiliate her. Then, after four years missing, Gabriel suddenly returned, and pulled Ava back from the brink of death. But the girl he saved was no longer the naive daughter she used to be. Haunted by what she endured, Ava sets out to reclaim her inheritance and destroy everyone who betrayed her. Yet no amount of revenge can erase the darkness the isolation cell left behind. And then a man enters her life, dangerously handsome, sharp enough to see through every mask she wears. He touches the wounds she’s spent years trying to bury. But can the part of Ava that once believed in love, the part she thought died long ago, ever come back to life?
On GoodShort · added 2026-08-05
Betrayed On Engagement, I Choose The Motor Guy
Charlee is engaged to Liam, yet on the engagement banquet, Liam makes out with her stepsister Stacey. Heartbroken, she drives away and cashes with a motorcycle. She then shares a night with the handsome motor guy Marc, not knowing he is actually a business tycoon. Expelled by her family, Charlee takes a rundown pharmaceutical plant and builds it into a top business with her talent and Marc's silent support. Time for revenge, and Marc stands behind her.
On MoboReels · added 2026-08-05
Fell Into A Dragon Rider's Arms
Caroline, a human healer, was called back to treat a cursed dragon rider on her blind date. That night, an assassin attacked. She fought back, fell from a high window, and was caught mid-air by Commander Jarrod Romero on his black dragon. She'd seen the killer's face, so Jarrod married her to keep her alive. As his wife, she faced workplace bullying, Melanie's poison schemes, and her own mother's betrayal. When Jarrod returned cursed and dying, Caroline's tears stalled the dark magic. With Julian's help, Caroline exposed Melanie's conspiracy and brought down the cult spies. As the woman who stood by his side in the end, she walked into the Romero family centennial gala...
On MoboReels · added 2026-08-05
Pilot Heiress Sister
Ten years after Harold murdered Leo's parents, his sister Elena returns as a trillion-dollar group head. Disguised as a cleaner, she finds Leo tormented by Harold. She secretly secures Leo's future, arranges his marriage to heiress Miya, and gathers evidence. At Harold's mayoral banquet, she exposes his crimes, settles the blood feud, and reunites with her brother.
On StardustTV · added 2026-08-05
Prince, Cinderella Forsakes You
After a masquerade, Prince Kit mistakes Ella's stepsister for her, and hides his identity as a guard in her family, while ignoring and hurting her. Heart-broken, Ella chooses to marry the cursed Beast Prince. Having discovered the truth with his lifespan sacrificed, Kit asks Ella to leave with him in her wedding, attempting to make up for her in his last seven days. In the end, Kit receives her forgiveness and survives, and Ella returns to her beloved Beast Prince.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-04
Falling For My Hate-Crush
When Daisy moves into the palatial Weston mansion, she expects a fresh start for her and her mother, James Weston's soon-to-be bride. What she doesn't expect is to be trapped under the same roof as her long-time high school crush: her future stepbrother, Zach Weston. But living together quickly shatters her illusions. Daisy soon realizes that Zach isn't the sweet boy she admired from afar—he's arrogant, manipulative, and seemingly determined to make her life a living hell.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-04
He Cheated With His Mistress At My Mafia Wedding：I Refused To Marry Him
Sofia, prophesied the next Madre of the crime Syndicate, is humiliated at her wedding when her fiancé Vinnie chooses his pregnant stripper lover. Furious, she vows to marry any man who proposes on the spot. Michael, the Don’s limped right-hand man, steps forward. A skilled neurosurgeon, Sofia cures his leg injury. Together, they outwit traitorous Vinnie and his mother Carmela, seize full family power, and fulfill the ancient prophecy hand in hand.
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-04
The Omega They Called a Doll
Reborn with her memories intact, Omega CEO Iris returns home to find a young Omega hidden in her house—disguised by her Alpha husband and Alpha son as a "bionic companion doll." Facing marital betrayal, corporate fraud, and a stab in the back from her own flesh and blood, she turns the tables with a livestream trap and a devastating contract. In front of millions of viewers, she tears their ridiculous lie to shreds, shattering her cheating husband and ungrateful son's dreams of wealth and dragging them both down to total ruin.
On ShortMax · added 2026-08-04
Goodbye MrMafia, I'm Marrying the Godfather
Serena donated a kidney to save bodyguard Dominic but her stepsister stole the credit. Dominic burned her mother's gown, humiliated her, and plotted to take her last kidney. Broken, Serena agrees to marry the "dying" Godfather—actually young kingpin Ethan, who's watched her for years. Truth shatters. His wrath is merciless.
English-languageBodyguard & militaryForbidden romanceOn StardustTV · added 2026-08-09
The Mafia King's Contract Groom
To pay for his critically ill sister's medical bills, Noah, a straight man, reluctantly takes a job at a high-paying gay bar, where he faces sexual harassment from a gang of thugs. In the midst of the clash with these thugs, he unwittingly draws the attention of the mafia king, Gideon. Just when Noah believes his life is about to end, Gideon does the unthinkable—he proposes marriage to him.
On MoboReels · added 2026-08-05
The Supreme Billionaire Ex-Wife's Regret
The 'supreme' who controls half of the world's economic lifelines was willing to stay anonymous and be a kept man for three years, only to be ruthlessly dumped by his gold-digging wife on their wedding anniversary. When the useless ex-husband puts the crown of a trillion-dollar empire back on his head, a global power struggle and deadly revenge begin.
On DramaBox · added 2026-08-06
The Goddess Bride They Rejected
Twelve years ago, Sage Langley burns through his own life to save Nolan Hargrove. In gratitude, the Hargroves pledge Nolan to his disciple, Celia Rowan. But when Celia comes to honor the promise, they humiliate and cast her aside for a wealthier alliance. Their betrayal seals their downfall, and the family pays the price.
On HoneyReels · added 2026-08-04
I Froze Out My Cheating Husband
Pregnant heiress Evelyn catches her husband and his mistress plotting to kill her and steal her fort...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-08
My Grandfather and His Mistress Stole My Grandma’s Life—So I Destroyed Their Dynasty
After her grandmother’s identity, education, and future are stolen by her husband and his mistress, ...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-05
The Don's Mistake: I Signed Free While He Betrayed
Sophia was the perfect mafia wife—until cancer diagnosis, she caught her husband doting on his pregnant mistress. He gave away her place, her home, her future. Then she gave him one paper to sign… he signed away more than he knew. He thought he discarded a "jealous" wife. He lost the only woman who saved him—and woke a storm he may never survive.
On StardustTV · added 2026-08-08
Reborn as the Fake Daughter
After waking up as a doomed fake daughter in a novel, Annabelle Harper schemes her way to survival, wins over her four real-daughter sisters, and becomes the "chosen one" with milk tea and fried chicken. But the reborn true daughter returns for revenge. As palace conspiracies erupt, Annabelle discovers her greatest trump card is the gentle yet cunning future emperor.
On HoneyReels · added 2026-08-07
Betrayed Heiress Returns
She gave him everything. He gave her betrayal. After years of sacrifice for her husband's success, C...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-02
Married A "Bankrupt" Who Owned The Kingdom
Linnea, an orphaned weaver, was left at the altar by her fiancé Felix for his lover Joanna. Heartbroken, she walked into a church and married Duke Cassius on the spot, a crippled, exiled bankrupt. She nursed him, worked at the Crimson Rose Guild, and promised to pay his debts together. But Cassius wasn't broken. He secretly ran the guild, bought a billion-gold necklace, and moved like a king in the dark. As Felix and Joanna schemed, and Cassius' stepmother plotted against them, Linnea uncovered the truth. Her husband was the richest man in the kingdom, faking his disability to survive. From a sudden marriage to a true bond, they faced every enemy side by side.
English-languageMarriage & contract marriageOn MoboReels · added 2026-08-05
Guns and Roses
Su Hua, daughter of a powerful warlord, helps her husband seize the governor's seat—only to be betrayed. As he's forcing her into a deadly duel, her unborn child, the reincarnation of a 21st-century sharpshooter, awakens and helps her reclaim the army. Rising from sheltered heiress to iron-fisted commander, Su Hua crushes traitors, rebuilds her forces, and becomes a legendary heroine who protects her homeland.
On StardustTV · added 2026-08-06
Toxic Love With My Alpha
Alessandra is mated to Demetri, Stonecrest Pack's Alpha. But when she finds herself pregnant, Demetri is with Isadora, his old flame. Isadora and her cousin Chrissy keeps bullying Alessandra, and he allows it. But when Alessandra proposes divorce, he doesn't let her go either. Their relationship is toxic, and others can't wait to add to this cocktail.
On MoboReels · added 2026-08-04
Rebirth of the Contract Wife
Five years ago, Vivian pulled Christian, the Vance Group’s heir, out of a burning wreck with severe ...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-10
Two Weddings One Grave
Serena's husband faked a divorce for his "dying" mother, then married his high-school sweetheart—who...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-08
Super Housemaid
Stratus Financial heiress Elowen Bennett gives her company to her husband, Jasper, only to be gaslit...
On KalosTV · added 2026-08-08
Betrayed by My Fiancée, I Awakened My 10,000-Year Power
Ambushed during his tribulation, rogue cultivator David Cole is reborn as a down-and-out young man. With ten thousand years of knowledge, he defeats the Four Families, gathers the treasures to reach the Soul Stage, and stays in the mortal world to protect his loved ones before returning to the cultivation realm to take revenge.
On HoneyReels · added 2026-08-01
Knockout Heart: The Fighter and His Owner
To save his dying sister, boxing rising star Leo signs a desperate contract with Julian, an arrogant billionaire fighter.
English-languageBillionaire & CEOOn TopShort · added 2026-08-09
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