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No takebacks.\n- A new full case every week, plus a quick Daily Suspect every day.\n- Start free: the tutorial case and the first full case are yours, free, forever.\n\nUnread is fiction. The people, the cases, and the phones are invented. The doubt feels real.\n\nUnread Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Weekly and yearly options are shown in the app with their current price. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. 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