UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934

        For the fiscal year ended:   December 31, 2005
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                                      or

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from _____________ to _____________

                     Commission file number:  333-125164-17
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                            CWABS Trust 2005-HYB9,
                    Mortgage-Backed Notes, Series 2005-HYB9
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            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


           Delaware                                      95-4596514
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(State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

c/o     Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
        4500 Park Granada
        Calabasas, California                               91302
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(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   (818) 225-3000
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None
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     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer,
as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. [ ] Yes [X] No

     Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. [ ] Yes [X] No

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to
Item 405 of Regulation S-K (ss.229.405 of this chapter) is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part
III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
"accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [ ]    Accelerated filer [ ]   Non-accelerated filer [X]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). [ ] Yes [X] No

     State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the
common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common
equity, as of the last business day of the registrant's most recently
completed second fiscal quarter.  Not applicable
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                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                     None.

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     This Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Report") is filed with respect to
the CWABS Trust 2005-HYB9, (the "Trust"), a statutory trust formed under the
laws of the State of Delaware pursuant to the amended and restated trust
agreement dated as of November 30, 2005 (the "Trust Agreement") among CWABS,
Inc., as depositor (the "Company"), Wilmington Trust Company, as owner trustee
(the "Owner Trustee") and The Bank of New York, as certificate registrar and
certificate paying agent (the "Trustee"), for the issuance of Mortgage-Backed
Notes, Series 2005-HYB9 (the "Notes"), issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated
as of November 30, 2005 (the "Indenture") between the Trust and the Trustee,
as indenture trustee. The assets of the Trust are comprised of assets sold to
the Trust pursuant to a sale and servicing agreement, dated as of November 1,
2005 (the "Sale and Servicing Agreement") among the Company, the Trust,
Taberna Realty Holdings Trust, as the seller, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP, as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), the Trustee, as indenture
trustee and Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Certain information otherwise
required to be included in this Report by the Instructions to Form 10-K has
been omitted in reliance on the relief granted by the Commission to other
companies in similar circumstances, in particular, the relief granted in
CWMBS, Inc. (February 3, 1994) (collectively, the "Relief Letters").


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                                    PART I


Item 1.        Business.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 1A.       Risk Factors.

               Not applicable.

Item 1B.       Unresolved Staff Comments.

               None.

Item 2.        Properties.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 3.        Legal Proceedings.

               There were no material pending legal proceedings relating to
               the Trust to which any of the Trust, the Trustee, the Owner
               Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Company was a party or of
               which any of their respective properties was the subject during
               the fiscal year covered by this Report other than ordinary
               routine litigation incidental to the duties of the Trust, the
               Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Master Servicer or the Company,
               nor is the Company aware of any such proceedings contemplated
               by governmental authorities.

Item 4.        Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

               No matter was submitted to a vote of Noteholders, and no
               Noteholder consent was solicited during the fiscal year covered
               by this Report.




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                                    PART II


Item 5.        Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder
               Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

               (a)  Item 201 of Regulation S-K:

                    i.   Market Information. There is no established public
                         trading market for the Notes.

                    ii.  Holders. As of December 31, 2005 there were less than
                         300 holders of record of the Notes.

                    iii. Dividends. Not applicable. See the Relief Letters.
                         (Information as to distributions to Noteholders is
                         provided in the Registrant's monthly filings on Form
                         8-K.)

                    iv.  Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity
                         Compensation Plans. Not applicable.

                      Item 701 of Regulation S-K. Not applicable.

               (b)  Rule 463 of the Securities Act of 1933. Not applicable.

               (c)  Item 703 of Regulation S-K. Not applicable as the
                    Registrant has no class of equity securities registered
                    pursuant to section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
                    1934.

Item 6.        Selected Financial Data.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 7.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
               Results of Operation.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 7A        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

               Not applicable.

Item 8.        Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.


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Item 9.        Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
               Financial Disclosure.

               None.

Item 9A.       Controls and Procedures.

               Not applicable.

Item 9B.       Other Information.

               None.



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                                   PART III


Item 10.       Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 11.       Executive Compensation.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 12.       Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners, Management and
               Related Stockholder Matters.

               Information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K: Not
               applicable.

               Information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K:

               (a)  Not applicable. See the Relief Letters.

               (b)  Not applicable. See the Relief Letters.

               (c)  Not applicable. See the Relief Letters.

Item 13.       Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

               Not applicable.  See the Relief Letters.

Item 14.       Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

               Not applicable.

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                                    PART IV


Item 15.       Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.

               (a)  (1)  Pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the
                         Master Servicer is required (i) to deliver an annual
                         statement as to compliance with the provisions of the
                         Sale and Servicing Agreement and certain other
                         matters (the "Annual Statement of the Master
                         Servicer") and (ii) to cause a firm of independent
                         public accountants to deliver an annual report as to
                         compliance with the servicing provisions of the Sale
                         and Servicing Agreement (the "Annual Report of the
                         Firm of Accountants"). The Annual Statement of the
                         Master Servicer is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
                         Report. The Annual Report of the Firm of Accountants
                         is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Report. See
                         Relief Letters.

                    (2)  Not applicable.

                    (3)  The required exhibits are as follows:

                         o  Exhibit 3(i): Copy of Company's Certificate of
                            Incorporation (Filed as an Exhibit to Registration
                            Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-11095)).

                         o  Exhibit 3(ii): Copy of Company's By-laws (Filed as
                            an Exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-3
                            (File No. 33-11095)).

                         o  Exhibit 4(i): Sale and Servicing Agreement (Filed
                            as part of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
                            8-K filed on January 12, 2006).

                         o  Exhibit 4(ii): Indenture (Filed as part of the
                            Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
                            January 12, 2006).

                         o  Exhibit 31: Rule 15d-14(a) Certification.

                         o  Exhibit 99.1: Annual Statement of the Master
                            Servicer.

                         o  Exhibit 99.2: Annual Report of the Firm of
                            Accountants.

                         o  Exhibit 99.5: Trust Agreement (Filed as part of
                            the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
                            on January 12, 2006).

               (b)  See subparagraph (a)(3) above.

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               (c)  Not applicable. See the Relief Letters.




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                                  SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                      CWABS, INC.
                                      CWABS TRUST 2005-HYB9,
                                      MORTGAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2005-HYB9

                                      By:  Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP,
                                           as Master Servicer*

                                      By:  Countrywide GP, Inc.


                                      By:  /s/ Craig Baingo
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                                           Name:  Craig Baingo
                                           Title: Executive Vice President

                                      Date:  March 27, 2006










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*    This Report is being filed by the Master Servicer on behalf of the Trust.
     The Trust does not have any officers or directors.




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     SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.

     No such annual report, proxy statement, form of proxy or other soliciting
material has been, or will be, sent to Noteholders. See the Relief Letters.





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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit        Document
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3(i)           Company's Certificate of Incorporation (Filed as an Exhibit to
               Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-11095))*

3(ii)          Company's By-laws (Filed as an Exhibit to Registration
               Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-11095))*

4(i)           Sale and Servicing Agreement (Filed as part of the Company's
               Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2006)*

4(ii)          Indenture (Filed as part of the Company's Current Report on
               Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2006)*

31             Rule 15d-14(a) Certification

99.1           Annual Statement of the Master Servicer

99.2           Annual Report of the Firm of Accountants

99.5           Trust Agreement (Filed as part of the Company's
               Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 12, 2006)*











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*    Incorporated herein by reference.


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