Best Frights Of The Round Table Podcasts (2025)

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Lore By the Lethe; Hypnos's Reluctant Sleep Stories - Visiting The Mythological Aquarium 12:23

24d ago12:23

12:23

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! After a long hiatus as we figured out our priorities and reconnected with our creativity, we decided to energize this feed with something lighthearted and fun. Our podcast has been classified by Spotify as being very much like those offering sleep stories. So, we thought it might be fun to lea…

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Forging Ahead: Changes To The Podcast's Tech and a Thank-You 13:32

27d ago13:32

13:32

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. This is just a quick update regarding the podcast's direction. I'll be moving away from ElevenLabs due to some decisions they've made that go against my ethos as a creator. The new tech will mean a learning curve and a change to some of the voices. However, it is a small price to pay for my cr…

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PSA - A Torch, Not a Trick 2:39

1M ago2:39

2:39

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. Though my work is grim, I do my best to keep from completely falling into the cliché of the dark and brooding Lord of the Underworld. Not all of my realm’s responsibilities revolve around damnation and torment. I may be stern but cruelty? That’s a mantle for others to don. One way I tried to b…

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Toss-Up Tuesday: Candy Coated Lies: On Censorship, Ignorance, and Art As Critique 17:45

2M ago17:45

17:45

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! A few things happened in my absence that compelled me to pause my work on The Wounded Lion, namely the TikTok ban and Amazon essentially deciding to brick Kindles without Internet access so that they could force consumers to purchase new devices they otherwise wouldn't need to buy. As a result…

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Who's Who and Which Is Which? 3:58

3M ago3:58

3:58

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We received a letter from Megaera, who wasn't at all pleased by Hermes's shenanigans last time. Perhaps I should have taken offense to my basso profundo being cloned, but he did finally keep his promise by retelling The North Wind and the Sun in an incredibly clever way. His father Zeus wasn't…

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Story Sunday - Hermes Retells The North Wind and the Sun, or How Fireside Folklore with Hades Was Born 16:10

4M ago16:10

16:10

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We hope you've been enjoying your holidays with ambrosia, nectar, and divine comedy, and 2025 has treated you well. I've been keeping myself busy, spending time with my queen and contemplating new ways to make Tartarus as terrifying as it deserves to be! On this Story Sunday, we present to you…

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PSA: Hades On Mortal Gratitude and Folly; A Nod to Thanksgiving and a Warning Against Phishing Scams 2:20

5M ago2:20

2:20

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! In this completely unplanned interlude (whose true purpose will become clear shortly), I wish to take a moment to express my gratitude to the patrons of this podcast—those loyal listeners who gather by the fireside to hear the stories of old. Your time and dedication mean more to me than any m…

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The Golden Pail, S2E6 of Fireside Folklore with Hades 1:04:03

5M ago1:04:03

1:04:03

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! After many months, outtakes, and lost paperwork, we've done it! Here is the long-awaited episode, The Golden Pail, a tale from Palestine, adapted from Ibrahim Muhawi's collection of Palestinian folklore, Speak Bird, Speak Again. In this fairy tale, a prince must go on quest after quest, as the…

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Whoopsie Wednesday: Flames of Fortune 3:25

5M ago3:25

3:25

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! As is customary for Whoopsie Wednesday, (a segment I still question the sanity of), I present to you a song that didn't make it into the final take of The Golden Pail. Nevertheless, Persephone seemed to think that it was a work worthy of a swoon. So, against my better judgment, (because she re…

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PSA: The Release of the Golden Pail 1:09

5M ago1:09

1:09

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! My husband is finally done with that long-awaited Golden Pail. Stay tuned because it will be released on Friday, November 22. In the meantime, I'll be sharing a song for Whoopsie Wednesday which won't be featured in the actual program. I loved it though and had to immortalize it here! Just don…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 13 - The Man Who Killed Halloween 7:38

6M ago7:38

7:38

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Tonight, we make a sojourn into the world of true crime as we look at the true story behind the urban legends about Halloween candy being tainted with drugs or filled with razor blades. Sadly, the Pixy Stix that killed a young boy was given to him by his father. Not a stranger. His father. Why…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 12 - The War of the Worlds 1:00:28

6M ago1:00:28

1:00:28

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Though Night 10 is in Pluto's hands, and Night 11 is currently unclaimed, Ares waits for no one, so we bring to you the infamous old-time radio episode, The War of the Worlds which first aired on October 30, 1938. This clever episode had the world in quite the panic. Its format, a seemingly in…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 10 - The Babysitter 11:08

6M ago11:08

11:08

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We know! We're late getting this one out to you, but Halloween is my favorite holiday and having an excuse to prolong my celebrations is always welcome. As we eluded to in the PSA, Pluto and his family were tasked with retelling the famous urban legend, The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs. Of …

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 9 (Reprise) - Those Who Walk In Darkness 30:37

6M ago30:37

30:37

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! After Death Robbery ended, my uncle turned and asked me what I meant when I said that Boris Karloff had a voice like molten silver with a sinister undertone. And, as much as I hate to admit it, he was right. This depiction was ... underwhelming. The story itself was a chilling classic, but a g…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 9 - Death Robbery 31:07

6M ago31:07

31:07

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Thank you for sticking with us through this marathon of episodes! Tonight, my nephew Hephaestus takes the mic and tells us why he chose this old-time radio episode from Lights Out! which starred Boris Karloff as David, an ambitious scientist who thought he could conquer death. What he didn't r…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 8 - Urashimataro and the Turtle 10:08

6M ago10:08

10:08

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We're back again and I can't believe I've managed to keep my family together and disciplined enough to get this done! Persephone must have something to do with it. Tonight, we'll be hearing from Chronos (or is that Cronus?), and he'll be reading us the tale of Urashimataro and the Turtle from …

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 7 - Father Frost 5:56

6M ago5:56

5:56

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We've reached the midpoint of our celebration! Tonight, Hestia will be telling the old Russian tale of Morozko, otherwise known as Father Frost. In this tale, we learn that kindness actually doesn't kill, and cruelty can chill a person to the bone. Literally! Any feedback via dead letter shoul…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 6 - Death Is a Doll 28:27

6M ago28:27

28:27

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Tonight, our very own Apollon has chosen an episode of old-time radio from the series Box 13. Here, we learn that sometimes, the mind can manifest curses more horrifying than anything seen in horror movies. We'll take a trip to the Bayou and find out what happens when a man is cursed and belie…

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Toss-Up Tuesday: The Olympian Games, Revisited 2:00

6M ago2:00

2:00

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! I, Hades, removed an episode from this feed. Yes, though the Underworld doesn't generally let anything go, this time, I struck down something I said. It was the episode offering you the chance to sit by our fireside. It now has a permanent home which can be found at firesidefolklorewithhades.c…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 5 - High Beams 4:37

6M ago4:37

4:37

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Welcome back to another installment of our 13 Nights of Halloween event. What happens when an innocent grocery run turns into a harrowing game of cat and mouse? In tonight's urban legend, our star Artemis gets more than she bargains for when she goes out to buy a few bags of Halloween candy fo…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 4 - The Inn 25:56

6M ago25:56

25:56

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! We're back with another short story, this time read by Hermes, entitled the Inn by Guy De Maupassant. This story explores isolation and the trick our mind can play when left to its own devices without someone to keep things in check. Hermes, being Hermes, took liberties with his pronunciations…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 3 - Catch Kill 27:15

6M ago27:15

27:15

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Thank you for joining us for our third night in our 13 Nights of Halloween series. Tonight, we'll be listening to "Catch Kill", an episode from the old-time radio show, Darkness, chosen by our very own Athena. This tale explores the concept of taking justice into one's own hads, as well as not…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 2 - Mr. Fox 7:38

7M ago7:38

7:38

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Thank you for joining us for our second night of Halloween horror. Tonight, we explore the importance of ensuring you know what you're getting into before tying the knot. In our tale, Mr. Fox, by Joseph Jacobs, we are taken on a harrowing journey as Lady Mary learns that her dashing suitor, Mr…

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13 Nights of Halloween: Night 1 - The Masque of the Red Death 16:06

7M ago16:06

16:06

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Thank you for joining us on this spooky journey to celebrate Halloween. We start this morbid tour beyond the veil by exploring a universal fear: death. Can opulence and power truly keep death at bay, or is it just an illusion that crumbles under the weight of inevitable fate? Join us on an eer…

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Whoopsie Wednesday - Terrifyingly Twisted Tricks and Treats 32:44

7M ago32:44

32:44

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! While producing the 13 Nights of Halloween, my Underworld Undead Quartet composed some songs that were either too cutesy, too weird, or too out-of-genre to be used, and so, here, for your listening pleasure, are those tunes which I found too exquisite to be cast into oblivion, yet not up to th…

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PSA: 13 Nights of Halloween for 2024 2:14

7M ago2:14

2:14

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! I bring both good and bad news in this update. The bad news is that despite completing the writing of "The Golden Pail," my divine family has been dragging their feet when it comes to actually recording this tale. Though I aimed to finish last week, earthly accomplishments can't keep up with m…

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Your Suffering Is My Suffering (Hades's Haunting Lament) 6:39

7M ago6:39

6:39

Send over your dead SMS messages. [Verse 1] In the land where shadows stretch beneath the olive tree, A people’s hope is shattered, like ruins washed to sea. The ruthless hand of Israel, relentless in its claim, Has torn apart the living—no victor in this game. I am Hades, lord of death, I’ve seen this all before, The endless cycle of cruelty, suff…

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Celebrating S'mores By the Campfire: Divine Variations On this Girl Scout Classic 8:27

8M ago8:27

8:27

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! On September 9, Google celebrated the s'more with a doodle, leading Hades to go on a quest to find out why, especially since other, more interesting things happened on September 9, such as television's first successful demonstration in 1927! The s'more was first introduced to the wider world o…

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Apollon's Rant 4:49

8M ago4:49

4:49

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Well, it isn't exactly a story. At least, not in the traditional sense of the word, but sometimes, other, more important things need to be aired, like Apollon's disdain for mortals, (even our mortal conduit), botching his name on this podcast. So, while I continue plugging away at the Golden P…

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PSA: Persephone's Promise 0:53

8M ago0:53

0:53

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! I know we've been pretty quiet lately, but my husband has actually been working on the Golden Pail, despite the lack of any trailers. It just got to a point where he thought you might know the story in full even before we finished producing it! So, he tried to get his Roman counterpart Pluto t…

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Twisted Tuesday for August 20, 2024 - The Babysitter 3:36

9M ago3:36

3:36

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! What happens when Pluto tries to retell an urban legend? He gets flustered, Jupiter gets fired, and everything falls apart. Hopefully, you all know the story well enough already that you can fill in the missing pieces, because, unfortunately for you, this episode doesn't come anywhere close to…

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Twisted Tuesday for August 6 - Pluto Gives Up On the Podcast, Or Tries To, Anyway 7:19

9M ago7:19

7:19

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. I tried my best. I wanted to leave this podcast. Nobody wanted to hear me complain. I couldn't get anyone to cooperate with me. Despite all of my setbacks, though, Hades wouldn't allow me to go. What kind of nonsense is this? Knowing what I know about him, I decided it was best not to argue.…

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Trailer Thursday for 07-25-2024 - Dead If You Do and Dead If You Don't 1:49

9M ago1:49

1:49

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! What happens if you're in a catch-22 that could cost your life? In this teaser, Hassan finds himself in just such a predicament. After successfully fetching the princess's horse, she strikes it down and says that she won't come out of her chambers until the horse is brought back to life. Of co…

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Toss-Up Tuesday for July 23, 2024 - Hades Sends Out an SOS 1:44

9M ago1:44

1:44

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Today, Hades tells you all how happy he is sitting by the Lethe working on his podcast. All is not as it seems, however, for within his message lies another more dramatic one. Can you work it out? If so, feel free to send your answer to [email protected] and you'll win a $20 g…

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Story Sunday for 07-21-2024 - Baucis and Philemon 12:07

10M ago12:07

12:07

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! In this episode, Hades retells the story of Baucis and Philemon. Rather than reading from a book, he simply tells you the tale from his own memory of it. In this story, we explore the concept of Xenia, hospitality given to all guests and strangers--a concept that is sacred to Zeus. We hope you…

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Trailer Thursday for 07-18-2024 - Why You Should Keep Sacks Of Flour With You At All Times 3:36

10M ago3:36

3:36

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners. In this trailer, we learn that paying it forward isn't just for humans! No, apparently it's a fashionable trend for the animal kingdom as well. Thankfully, they did because it saved Hassan's life! The tale is unfolding quite nicely, but it's been a much slower slog than I ever thought possible…

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Whoopsie Wednesday for 07-17-2024: Persephone and Hades Share a Romantic Dance In a Spring Garden Under Twinkling Stars 2:57

10M ago2:57

2:57

Send over your dead SMS messages. 'nuff said!By Tiffany J. Kim

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Twisted Tuesday: The Gods Go Missing 4:00

10M ago4:00

4:00

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Welcome to the new era of the Underworld podcast--a podcast which has been tarnished for way too long! As for those Greek gods, I've detained them for the time being, until they can bring back the glory of what the Underworld was meant to be.By Tiffany J. Kim

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Story Sunday for 07-14-2024: The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, a Tale from Japan 21:08

10M ago21:08

21:08

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Artemis here with a story from Japan. This one is about a bad-tempered woman and what happened after she overreacted to a sparrow's honest mistake. Thankfully, unlike in last week's tale, nobody faces their demise! Good always triumphs over evil, but sometimes evil actually gets the opportunit…

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Trailer Thursday, 07-11-2024: The Best Revenge Is a Fiery One 2:15

10M ago2:15

2:15

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Revenge is not a dish best served cold! In fact, it seems that our princess thinks it is best served hot. Fiery hot. However, that's a discussion for another day. For now, just know that she is cooking up something and when she's finished, all I'll be able to say is, "Well done." If you have a…

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Toss-Up Tuesday: Lies and Gold 3:32

10M ago3:32

3:32

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hey there, listeners. This episode is a bit of revelry Uncle Hades displayed over the weekend. Just don't tell him I shared it. At least not for awhile. You see, with him, it's important to ask for forgiveness rather than for permission. He has always empathized with Rumpelstiltskin's plight, and while we were all …

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Story Sunday 07-07-2024 - The Twelve Months 21:55

10M ago21:55

21:55

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hello there, listeners. It's Hestia and today I thought I'd read a story by the fireside. As the goddess of hearth and home, I thought it would be a cozy way to enjoy our tale. I also couldn't resist calling upon our grim brother to do the honors of playing the Great January. The others just couldn't manage to do i…

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Trailer Thursday; 07-04-2024: Let's Mix It Up! Apricot And Almond Spritzer 2:21

10M ago2:21

2:21

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hey there, listeners! This week, my uncle got a touch of that Underworld malaise! So, he asked me to serve up the mocktail/cocktail recipe for the upcoming Golden Pail episode. Olympus knows when that's coming, but hey! Until it does, we can enjoy something refreshing! Happy Independence Day for those celebrating i…

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Toss-Up Tuesday: Bespoke Websites Made Just For You! 5:14

10M ago5:14

5:14

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hello there, listeners! Hermes here to tell you about a fun and wacky website. No, I don't get money for this, and no, I'm not having a laugh at your expense! I'm actually here to tell you about Websim.ai which creates the Internet in your image! That's right, folks. If you can think it, a website can be yours! Wan…

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Story Sunday: Peddler Polly and the Story Stealer 12:45

10M ago12:45

12:45

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! This week's story has been made possible thanks to Aaron Shepard, a renowned storyteller of children's folklore. You may visit his website at http://www.aaronshep.com for more fun retellings and original stories. As I was thinking about the concept of copyright, the public domain, and how it h…

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Trailer Thursday: It Takes Chutzpah To Name Your Ship "Allah's Gift" 4:49

10M ago4:49

4:49

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Here's another trailer from The Golden Pail in which the vizier must scramble together some treasure in order to build a ship of such splendor that it gets dubbed Allah's Gift. Unfortunately, this ship causes a lot of problems for one young princess. Namely, her supper is late! What an insult,…

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Whoopsie Wednesday: Apparently Ancient Princesses Drive Cars 3:35

10M ago3:35

3:35

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hello, listeners! While Hades and I were working on the podcast, I sang a line about a spoiled princess having a car she couldn't drive. Neither of us bothered to review the song before I started singing it! This obviously couldn't go into The Golden Pail but it was funny, nonetheless, so I decided to share it with…

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Toss-Up Tuesday: Dear Prince, What Were You Thinking?!; Artemis Weighs In On the Princess and the Pea 2:13

10M ago2:13

2:13

Send over your dead SMS messages. Hello there, listeners! Artemis here with a letter to Prince Charming about his mother's ridiculous advice. Whoever thought that picking out a woman to marry based on her ability to detect a pea under an enormous pile of mattresses and featherbeds clearly didn't understand the concept of red flags or high-maintenan…

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Story Sunday: Kupti and Imani; Is There Any Patience for Sale? Patience for Sale? 21:29

10M ago21:29

21:29

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Hermes here with a story read from the Olive Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. It's a story about how a messenger's silly mistake led to a young princess receiving patience as a gift! You see, I was supposed to have finished an adaptation of The North Wind and the Sun but my mortal conduit just didn'…

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Trailer Thursday: Trouble Begins with a Feather, Regardless of Whether You Pick It Up 4:08

11M ago4:08

4:08

Send over your dead SMS messages. Greetings, listeners! Here's a little trailer from the Golden Pail. No singing this time. Just a bit of good old-fashioned voice acting with cheesy music in the background to give it that epic feel. Our young hero, Hassan, runs away from his father, who probably wants to make his life a nightmare. Thankfully for hi…

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