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      <issuerName>Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-38958</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>99 HIGH STREET</com:street1>
        <com:street2>26TH FLOOR</com:street2>
        <com:city>BOSTON</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>02110</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>857-449-2244</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>JONAS JEFFREY M</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Charles Schwab &amp; Co., Inc.</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3000 Schwab Way</com:street1>
          <com:city>Westlake</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>76262</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsSold>41429</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>8966155.32</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>37443954</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>07/03/2023</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>07/03/2023</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Employee Stock Option Exercise - see remarks</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
      <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Karuna Therapeutics, Inc.</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
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      <paymentDate>07/03/2023</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Broker Payment for Cashless Exercise</natureOfPayment>
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    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>The options covered by this filing, may be sold over various dates.</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>07/03/2023</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>03/28/2023</planAdoptionDate>
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      <signature>JEFFREY M JONAS</signature>
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