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Here at Bored Panda, we’re not just fans of adorable animals and heartwarming stories — some of us also have a dark side that relishes the macabre dimension of everything horror. In a matter of a couple more paragraphs, we’ll be ready to turn off the lights, grab some popcorn (to throw at the screen in terror, of course), and dive into the gruesome world of horror movies. But don’t worry; we’ll hold your hand, figuratively speaking, through this spooky journey as we reminisce on some of the most memorable and creepy quotes that have left their mark on the genre!

Spanning from Rosemary’s Baby to Psycho, these cinematic nightmares delivered some iconic moments in movie history and, along with them, a vast and delightful list of horror movie quotes. As naturally as breathing, these famous horror lines have become staples in the hearts of fans and casual viewers alike.

Finally ready for a trip down memory lane where the screams are deafening, the shadows are menacing, and the monsters lurk just beyond the edge of your vision? Then let’s take a look at the best horror movie quotes that have made us shout, laugh, and shiver in fright. From cult horror lines that are part of our pop culture lexicon to legendary horror movie scenes that have been parodied and imitated, this collection is bound to bring back memories and perhaps even inspire you to revisit some classic horror gems.

Before we go, let us remind you that the order of the list is entirely up to you, lovely Pandas. So start upvoting and change the order of the list by putting your favorite horror quote up top!

#1

Hannibal Lecter wearing prison uniform

"I do wish we could chat longer, but I’m having an old friend for dinner." — Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs

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#2

Hannibal Lecter looking at the camera

"I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." – Dr. Hannibal Lecter, The Silence of the Lambs

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RagDollLali
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I personally would have preferred a Beaujolais, but to each his own

#5

A group of girls jumping the rope

"One, two, Freddy's coming for you..." – A Nightmare on Elm Street

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#6

Martin smoking on the boat

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." – Martin Brody, Jaws

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Apatheist Account2
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Glenn Moore: "Coming up next on ITV - I think they ARE going need a bigger boat. It's Dunkirk."

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#7

Little girl standing in front of tv

"They're here..." – Carol Anne Freeling, Poltergeist

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#8

Pennywise holding a paper boat

"You'll float down here. We all float down here. Yes, we do! – Pennywise, It

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#9

Norman smiling while looking at the camera

"We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven't you?" – Norman Bates, Psycho

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#10

Woman possessed by a demon floating above the bed

"The power of Christ compels you!" – Father Merrin, The Exorcist

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#11

Billy holding a gun

"Movies don’t create psychos; movies make psychos more creative." – Billy, Scream

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#12

Twins holding hands in the hallway

"Come and play with us, Danny. Forever... and ever... and ever." – Grady Sisters, The Shinning

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#14

Woman talking in the phone

"We've traced the call...it's coming from inside the house." – When a Stranger Calls

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#15

Jack wearing red jacket

"I'm not gonna hurt you. I’m just gonna bash your brains in." – Jack Torrance, The Shining

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Stary_cat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t worry it won’t hurt your nervous system will die in seconds 😈

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#17

Gremlin wearing Santas' hat playing the piano

"The most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight." – Chinese Boy, Gremlins

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#18

Frederickopening the bottle of champagne

"There’ll be food and drink and ghosts… and perhaps even a few murders. You’re all invited." – Frederick Loren, House on Haunted Hill

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Wiccan Crone
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The newer version, with Catherine Zeta-Jones, is good too. It's one of my favorite horror films, along with 13 Ghosts.

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#19

Dr. Frankenstein bringing person back to life

"It's alive! It's alive!" – Dr. Frankenstein, Frankenstein

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#20

A man in the middle of the field

"They're coming for you, Barbara." –  Johny, Night of the Living Dead

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#21

Man wearing a mask

"I’ve seen enough horror movies to know that any weirdo wearing a mask is never friendly." – Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives

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#22

"There are certain rules that one must abide by in order to successfully survive a horror movie. For instance, number one: you can never have sex. Big no no! Sex equals death, okay? No. 2: you can never drink or do drugs. The sin factor! It’s a sin. It’s an extension of No. 1. And No. 3: never, ever, ever under any circumstances say, “I’ll be right back.” Because you won’t be back." — Randy, Scream

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#23

Shaun taking a coke from the fridge

"You've got red on you." — Shaun of the Dead

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#24

Bludworth laughing

"In death there are no accidents, no coincidences, no mishaps, and no escapes." — Bludworth, Final Destination

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#25

Nancy looking at the window while on the phone

"Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep." – Nancy Thompson, A Nightmare On Elm Street

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My senior year of highschool, I chaperoned a sleep over for my sister's birthday (parents were out of town with my brother, who was having surgery). My then boyfriend dressed up to look exactly like Freddy, even had a homemade razor glove (blunt). While she was too young to show her the movie, during birthday cake time we played the Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff song "Nightmare on My Street". When it was finished, Freddy jumped through the conveniently open sliding door screaming "That's my favorite song". Never seen anyone so scared in my life. I made a ringtone of the song for her number. 🤣 BTW, being my first chaperone event, and not wanting calls from upset parents later because of traumatized kids I did warn her friends on the plan.

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#26

Graf Orlok standing in the doorway

"Your wife has such a beautiful neck..." – Graf Orlok, Nosferatu

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#27

 Lead Cenobite wearing black outfit

"No tears, please. It's a waste of good suffering." – Lead Cenobite, Hellraiser

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#28

Norman Batest sitting

"A boy's best friend is his mother." – Norman Bates, Psycho

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#29

Louis Cyphre smiling

"They say there's enough religion in the world to make men hate each other, but not enough to make them love." — Louis Cyphre, Angel Heart

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#30

R.J. MacReady wearing a lether jacket

"Trust is a tough thing to come by these days." – R.J. MacReady, The Thing

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martymcmatrix
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

• Isn't Kurt Russel looking like the aged Haley Joel Osment in this movie still? • Isn't Haley Joel Osment looking like Kurt Russel in this movie still?

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#31

 Dr. Loomisin the mirror

“You’re talking about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago.” – Dr. Loomis, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers

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Angelina Leal
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I absolutely LOVE Michael Myers, if you really think about it he just wants to be with his baby sister, the one family member who never wronged him

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#32

People laughing at the table

"My family's always been in meat." – Hitchhiker, Texas Chainsaw Massacre

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#33

A girl posessed by a demon

"What an excellent day for an exorcism." – Demon, The Exorcist

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#35

A boy talking with Chucky

"I'm your friend to the end." – Charles Lee Ray, Child's Play

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Angelina Leal
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to (and probably still can) imitate Chucky's voice when he says that. My mom hates it but I find it so fun

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#36

Heather crying

"I'm scared to close my eyes, I'm scared to open them... We're gonna die out here." – Heather Donahue, The Blair Witch Project

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BLONDTROBL
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Watching this movie was difficult, as I got motion sickness. 🤢

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#38

Ichabod Crane with blond hair

"Villainy wears many masks, none so dangerous as the mask of virtue." — Ichabod Crane, Sleepy Hollow

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Ren
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

didn't know this was a horror movie lol. I know it as the sweet little disney short lmao

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#39

A woman talking to a man

"It has nothing to do with Satan, Mama. It's me. Me." – Carrie, Carrie

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#40

The monster form The Bride of Frankenstein

"We belong dead." – The Monster, The Bride of Frankenstein

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#41

Rose on a couch with the dog

"My dad would have voted for Obama a third time if he could've. Like, the love is so real." — Rose Armitage, Get Out

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is one spooky movie. Even just the scene with the gardener running towards Chris late at night freaked me out

#42

 Peter holding a weapon

"When there's no more room in Hell, the dead will walk the Earth." – Peter, Dawn of the Dead

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#43

Carl Denham wearing white dress

"It was beauty that killed the beast." – Carl Denham, King Kong

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#44

Ed looking at the doll

"Sometimes it's better to keep the genie in the bottle." — Ed Warren, The Conjuring

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#46

Jigsaw on a bicycle

"Hello, Amanda. You don't know me, but I know you. I want to play a game. The device you are wearing is hooked into your upper and lower jaw. When the timer in the back goes off, your mouth will be permanently ripped open. Think of it like a reverse bear trap. – Jigsaw, Saw

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#47

Omi on fire

"Keep the fire hot." – Omi, Krampus

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#48

Pinhead with his face covered by needles

"Do I look like someone who cares what God thinks?" — Pinhead, Hellraiser: Bloodline

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#49

Otis B talking on the phone

"Boy, the next word that comes out of your mouth better be some brilliant f**kin Mark Twain sh*t. 'Cause it's definitely getting chiseled on your tombstone." — Otis B, The Devil's Rejects

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#50

Mrs. Mills wearing a black jacket

"Death of a loved one can lead people to do the strangest things." — Mrs. Mills, The Others

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#51

Patrick hiding from a helicopter

"You're my lawyer, you should know I've killed a lot of people."  Patrick Bateman, American Psycho

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#52

Red smiling

"Once upon a time, there was a girl and the girl had a shadow. The two were connected, tethered together." – Red, Us

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jud smiling

"Gage? Come on out. I brought you something."  Jud Crandall, Pet Sematary

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

First I played with jud, then mommy came. We had an awful good time. Now I want to play with youuuuuu. Ha ha ha ha.

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#54

Father Karras giving a speech

"Look, your daughter doesn't say she's a demon. She says she's the devil himself. And if you've seen as many psychotics as I have, you'd know it's like saying you're Napoleon Bonaparte." – Father Karras, The Exorcist

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#55

John wearing a black suit and a tie

"Vanity, definitely my favorite sin." – John Milton, The Devil's Advocate

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#57

Elise wearing blue sweater

"It's not the house that's haunted. It's your son." – Elise Rainier, Insidious

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#58

A group of crows

"Birds are not aggressive creatures, Miss. They bring beauty to the world." – Mrs. Bundy, The Birds

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#59

Mans' eyes

"Where we’re going, we won’t need eyes to see." – Weir, Event Horizon

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#61

Benjamin Willis wearing a raincoat

"I know what you did last summer." — Benjamin Willis, Fisherman, I Know What You Did Last Summer

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Zy
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

aah, aah, eey, eey!~ 💃💃🕺🕺🕺🕺(sorry)

#62

Rosemary lying in the bed

"It's like a wire inside me getting tighter and tighter." – Rosemary Woodhouse, Rosemary's Baby

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#63

Sir John Talbot with a beard

"Even a man who is pure at heart, and says his prayers at night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright." – Sir John Talbot, The Wolf Man

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#64

Daniel and Helen looking at each other

"If you had learned just a little from me, you would not beg to live. I am a rumor. It is a blessed condition, believe me. To be whispered about at street corners. To live in other people’s dreams, but not to have to be." – The Candyman, Candyman

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#65

Lead Cenobite with needles in his face

"Angels to some, demons to others…" — Lead Cenobite, Hellraiser

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#66

A girl on the bicycle

"Wherever you are, it’s somewhere walking straight for you." — It Follows

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#67

Kane with his eyes closed

"I remember some... horrible dream about... smothering." – Kane, Alien

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#68

Black Phillip close up

"Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?" – Black Phillip, The Witch

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#69

Lisa reaching hand out to a man

"It doesn't surprise me that there's another woman. Of course, the fact that she's dead gives one pause." — Lisa, Stir of Echoes

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#70

"It is a bad thing to borrow; it is a worse thing to beg." — Ben Whitemoon, Creepshow 2

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#71

Mike screaming while looking out of the window

"They say you can't die in your dreams... is that true?" — Mike Enslin, 1408

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#72

Henry Sturges wearing sunglasses

"A man only drinks like that when he’s planning to kiss a girl or kill a man. Which is it?" — Henry Sturges, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kiss a man 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍👨

#73

Emily screaming

"We are the ones who dwell within." – Emily Rose, The Exorcism of Emily Rose

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#74

Louise with bruises on her face

"A ghost is an emotion bent out of shape, condemned to repeat itself, time and time again until it rights the wrong that was done." – Louise, Mama

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Prof. Howard Birack wearing vest and white shirt

"We’re born, we age, we die. The reverse never happens. None of this is true! Say goodbye to classical reality, because our logic collapses on the subatomic level…into ghosts and shadows." – Prof. Howard Birack, Prince of Darkness

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#76

David wearing black shirt

"Then bring a knife to school. If they take it off you and beat you up, you go around their houses at night and burn them down with their families inside. What’s the worst they can do?" – David, The Guest

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#77

Lord Summerisle wearing yellow turtleneck, rising his hands

"Do sit down, Sergeant. Shocks are so much better absorbed with the knees bent." – Lord Summerisle, The Wicker Man

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#79

Herbert West holding a syringe with green liquid

"You’ll never get credit for my research. Who’s going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow." — Herbert West, Re-Animator

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#80

Alistair wearing a white shirt and black jacket

"I believe death should be repulsive, so we don’t grow too fond of it." – Alistair, Feardotcom

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#81

The Gasp with pierced face and black eyes

"Save your breath for screaming." — The Gasp, Hellraiser

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#82

Sir John Talbot wearing a balck jacket

"Never look back. The past is a wilderness of horrors." – Sir John Talbot, The Wolfman

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#83

The Candyman holding an umbrella standing in the hallway

"If you had learned just a little from me, you would not beg to live." – The Candyman, Candyman

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#84

Laurie is sad sitting in the car

"You know, there are two kinds of evil. There's the evil that exists as an external force that threatens the well-being of the tribe. Survival depends on understanding and awareness and fear of physical threat to our daily lives. The other kind of evil lives inside of us. Like a sickness or an infection. It's more dangerous because we may not know we're infected." — Laurie Strode, Halloween Ends

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#85

Guy hugging Rosemary

"You look great! It's that haircut that looks awful." — Guy Woodhouse, Rosemary's Baby

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#86

Lenora looking in the mirror

"I hope they keep hell hot for you." — Lenora Castonmeyer, Creepshow

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#87

Man holding woman's hand

"If you wish to see strange things, I have the power to show them to you." – Oliver Haddo, The Magician

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