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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif) Bravo! Wonderful manifestos! This is where all the creative people show up.
:clapping smilie: Thank you QM for another wonderful...and unique...quiz!
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Autenrieth Road
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I have found 7 errors in my code. Like this: ![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif) . I've put a corrected version on the other site, where I've also said
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I withdraw this from any consideration for awards in the "code-breaking" part of the quiz, although it is still in the running for any code-breaking demerits deserved.
I am dreadfully sorry for the exasperation my carelessness in originally coding it has given any code-breakers, most especially Quizmaster who has been working on it a lot.
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Truth
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Rugmaker
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I think we need a special award for the code with the most mistakes in it. It promises to be a close run thing between AR and me!
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Autenrieth Road
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Quizmaster has mastered my code. I could ding him for less than anal-retentive attention to nnoopp, qquurr, and mmeemm, but since I was apparently in a coma, if not a comma, when I encoded the thing, I shan't. Well-done, Master Quizmaster.
As it says here,
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However, if you are signalling to someone during an emergency, a comma is not the most vital morse code character to know is it?
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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And with the fall of the AR code that leaves only Golden Key who admitted that there are several levels to the code so it will not be an easy one to crack.
10 Smart Points for the first one to crack that code.
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
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P O S H
31 0 0 1 Hart :- Complimenting a girl on a new look
31 1 0 0 Chorister :- Nice picture of Raoul
31 0 0 1 Quizmaster :- Complementing Hart's Complimenting
31 1 0 0 Icklejen :- You support Chelsea? You should have said!
31 0 3 0 Quizmaster :- You finally decided to publish the tables then.
31 0 0 1 Hart :- The truth will out so let it be a good truth
31 0 1 0 Yellow Snow :- Only the first twenty places?
31 2 2 0 Chicklegirl :- Brilliant Chickle
31 0 0 1 Yellow Snow :- Praise where it is due, and encouragement.
31 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- Nice comeback
31 0 2 0 Chicklegirl :- I do like a Guinness
31 1 1 1 Chicklegirl :- Points awarded by Yellow Snow
31 -1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Stretching the point there, but I know it had to be done
31 0 1 1 Chicklegirl :- Points awarded in mime by Birdseye
31 1 1 1 Chicklegirl :- Points awarded in mime by Icklejen
31 1 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- For the Corporate Logo
31 0 2 0 Jedijudy :- Because she does not realise how smart she can be
31 1 1 1 Ickeljen :- Pertinent point and I did need telling, I like winning too much.
31 0 0 -1 Yellow Snow :- Trying to spark off a cat war
31 0 1 1 Jedijudy :- Smoothing things nicely
31 0 -1 0 Quizmaster :- Magnanimity does not become you
31 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- I would just like to say at this point, Contrary, nice post!
31 0 1 0 Icklejen :- I love conspiracy theories, do you have any more?
31 1 1 1 Chicklegirl :- I never knew that you looked like that. Nice time lapse photo.
31 0 0 1 Davelarge :- I honestly believe you meant that as it came out.
31 2 0 0 Birdseye :- Nice photos of the leading lights in the quiz
31 1 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- For giving Yellow Snow the signature that has made me laugh
31 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- I am sorry, but I cannot take all of that in.
31 0 0 1 Hart :- For turning into the Quiz Commentator
31 0 0 1 Jedijudy :- Organising the food for the Also Rans
31 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- Do you read Pratchett as well?
31 0 1 0 Rugasaw :- Ah, the sweet pleasures of being an Also Ran
31 1 0 1 Chicklegirl :- For being first with the questions
31 0 0 -1 Comet :- For trying to start a food war
31 1 0 1 Birdseye :- For exhibiting the feminine need to think out loud
31 0 0 1 Jedijudy :- Continuing to organise the food table
31 0 1 0 Ickeljen :- Your husband is a very wise person. Listen up!
31 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- Sensible question duly answered
31 0 -1 -1 Quizmaster :- Dummy! You should have thought of that!
31 1 1 -1 Wet Kipper :- Spuddling, but clever spuddling
31 0 1 1 Davelarge :- Good response
31 1 0 0 Wet Kipper :- Whatever happened to Smart Alex?
31 1 0 0 Icklejen :- You wouldn't? You didn't? You? Subterfuge!
31 0 5 0 Birdseye :- For cleverly deducing Dave Large's question 10
31 1 1 0 Birdseye :- You had every right to crow
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Golden Key
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{Via owl rented in DiagonAlley, from the Also Ran luxury booth.}
I've posted more hints to my code over on the other board.
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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jedijudy
Organist of the Jedi Temple
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Could I have a hint in Large, Friendly Letters? Like everything but the answer?
I throw away the pieces of paper with decoding tries which lie all over the place. Then I fetch them again and smooth them out and try again. Then I crumple them up and toss them in the circular file...again and again.
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Jasmine, little cat with a big heart.
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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P O S H
32 -1 -1 -1 Icklejen :- You SHOULD know it
32 1 -1 0 Davelarge :- For dressing up in his wife's clothes
32 0 1 1 Davelarge :- For owning up to a genuine mistake
32 0 0 1 Davelarge :- For entertaining Judy
32 0 -1 0 Yellow Snow :- That link has never worked for me
32 0 1 0 Quizmaster :- Smart move offering points for cracks
32 1 -1 0 Quizmaster :- I knew they would not understand you
32 0 5 0 Jedijudy :- Judy was the one to crack my code
32 0 1 1 Quizmaster :- For keeping your promise to Judy
32 1 -1 0 Davelarge :- For being ahead of the game
32 1 -1 -1 Chicklegirl :- Now you know that drugs are bad for you
32 1 0 0 Autenrieth Road :- You were right, it was a morse not a vigenere
32 0 -1 1 Quizmaster :- You spend far too much time on this quiz
32 0 1 0 Autenrieth Road :- I agree with that statement, one brinkmanship point awarded
32 2 0 2 Yellow Snow :- For the edible cowpat
32 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Showing true Knockout Quiz mentality.
32 1 -1 0 Yellow Snow :- The drumroll was in fact just as good where it came
32 1 0 0 Chicklegirl :- Did you?
32 1 0 2 Yellow Snow :- Leading the cheers
32 1 0 0 Yellow Snow :- For the signature
32 0 -1 0 Autenrieth Road :- Failing to use exam technique - read the question
32 2 2 2 Davelarge :- An excellent departing speech
32 0 -1 0 Birdseye :- Admitting to failure in public
32 1 0 1 Jedijudy :- My bottom is not THAT big. Get me another cushion!
32 0 5 0 Hazey Jane :- For managing to avoid the quiz
32 1 1 1 Birdseye :- O.K. Shall we decide the whole outcome on Scissors, Paper, Stone?
32 0 2 0 Yellow Snow :- A wise old cookie
32 1 1 1 Yellow Snow :- Leading the way with the manifestos
32 0 1 2 Lady A :- Good input, helping Chickle to the solution
32 0 0 1 Golden Key :- We may have to call this one "The unbreakable Code"
32 1 1 1 Chicklegirl :- Playing to the gallery
32 1 1 1 Golden Key :- Treating the competitors like the inferiors that they are
32 0 0 1 Lady A :- I have a lot of C. S. Lewis on my bookshelf
32 -2 -2 -2 Icklejen :- For not mentioning Chelsea
32 0 1 0 Chicklegirl :- You also noticed the force that is driving Judy
32 1 -2 0 Autenrieth Road :- Do I? Don't I? You expect it? O.K. Negative Points
32 1 0 0 Chorister :- Now I know that you don't always tell the truth
32 -1 -1 -1 Golden Key :- I like it, I like it a lot, but it was late
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Autenrieth Road
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Manifestos
(for those late voters desiring a guide,
and those early voters desiring a review)
Pure as the Driven Yellow Snow has a dream.
Chicklegirl delivers a sermon on a mount.
comet delivers an up-to-date sermon.
jedijudy stars in a a forceful prologue.
Birdseye waxes poetic.
Quizmaster proposes keeping the Ship from listing.
Autenrieth Road slithers in with a manifesto which is in truth 12 words long. One for each apostle, perhaps.
The also-ran of also-ran manifestos
Golden Key shows up late to the party, but, oh, what a party she promises.
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Truth
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Quizmaster
Quick quipper
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The manifesto votes are now in and counted, so welcome to the awards ceremony.
With a few remaining POSH points to tally there is a small delay but we will be with you shortly.
![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Quizmaster
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P O S H
33 0 0 2 Jedijudy :- Leading the cheers for the organisers
33 0 -1 0 Autenrieth Road :- Throwing away any chance of the Smart Alec prize
33 1 1 1 Rugmaker :- Showing good empathy with AR
33 0 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- For not dinging Quizmaster
33 0 -10 0 Golden Key :- For being uncracked at the end of the contest
33 0 -1 0 Golden Key :- But sadly too late
33 1 2 1 Jedijudy :- Good plea for help there Judy
33 1 1 1 Autenrieth Road :- Excellent summarisation. Thanks AR
THAT IS IT - NO MORE POINTS
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Quizmaster
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THE LIBRARIAN AWARD FOR HELPFULNESS
36 : Chicklegirl
27 : Autenrieth Road
22 : Hart
20 : Comet
19 : Yellow Snow
19 : Jedijudy
18 : Gwai
16 : Wet Kipper
16 : The Rogue
15 : Golden Key
12 : Davelarge
10 : Lady A
The Prize goes to Chicklegirl.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
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The Originality Award for Weird Thought Processes
52 : Autenrieth Road
45 : Yellow Snow
44 : Chicklegirl
34 : Comet
30 : Jedijudy
29 : Davelarge
28 : The Rogue
27 : Gwai
22 : Sharkshooter
21 : Golden Key
20 : Quizmaster
20 : Birdseye
The Prize goes to Autenrieth Road.
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
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AND NOW .....
ON TO THE MAJOR PRIZES:
The First Award of SMART ALEC goes to .....
Let us first check the table:
36 : Chicklegirl
33 : Autenrieth Road
26 : The Rogue
25 : Yellow Snow
24 : Jedijudy
20 : Sinisterial
18 : Rugasaw
15 : Birdseye
13 : Rugmaker
11 : Comet
SMART ALEC 2006 is CHICKLEGIRL
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The more questions I ask the more I ask fewer questions.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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Quizmaster
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KNOCKOUT QUIZ ITSELF:
Please step forward for the BRONZE
Davelarge ![[Yipee]](graemlins/spin.gif)
Please step forward for the SILVER
Birdseye
AND
Please step forward WINNER 2006
CHICKLEGIRL ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Thanks to everyone who participated.
It has been hard work but enjoyable.
Would a kind host or hostess please close the thread after the closing speeches.
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The wise person does not know all the answers, but always asks the right questions.
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chicklegirl
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I'll try to avoid any belabored bombast in the grand tradition of acceptance speeches. Suffice it to say that I'd have been overjoyed with just the smart-@$$ librarian award, so this is really something. Well-played, everyone--and Birdseye and Davelarge, you are both brilliant; it has been a challenge to try and keep up.
to Quizmaster, of the kind heart, quick mind, twisted sense of humor, and transcendent patience.
Merry Christmas to you all and God bless!
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If you want to be happy, be.
~ Henry David Thoreau
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Autenrieth Road
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Congratulations Bronze Davelarge and Silver Birdseye and Golden Smart Alec Librarian Chicklegirl . Chicklegirl, you need to work on your wierd thought processes, hmmmm ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ?
Many thanks esteemed Quizmaster ![[Axe murder]](graemlins/lovedrops.gif) for running this extraordinary opportunity to prove to the whole world, that much as I strive to claim that I'm completely normal, that actually I'm really wierd.
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Autenrieth Road
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[double post because I exceeded the smilie limit ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) ]
Thanks to everybody for all the silliness ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif) , cleverness ![[Cool]](cool.gif) , wittiness ![[Two face]](graemlins/scot_twoface.gif) , helpfulness ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif) and all around fun over the last two months.
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Adam.
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There's a smilie limit? I find that embarrassingly exciting...
Congratulations and thanks where congratulations and thanks are due. It was great fun and I'll take pride in being the number 3 librarian (everyone has to start somewhere!).
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Ave Crux, Spes Unica!
Preaching blog
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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Yay Chickle!
What fun!
comet - 2007 Knockout Quiz Champion
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Golden Key
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quote:
Originally posted by jedijudy:
Could I have a hint in Large, Friendly Letters? Like everything but the answer?
I throw away the pieces of paper with decoding tries which lie all over the place. Then I fetch them again and smooth them out and try again. Then I crumple them up and toss them in the circular file...again and again.
I'll post more hints on the other board over the weekend, then will post the entire step-by-step procedure with answer on Monday or Tuesday, if that's ok with Quizmaster?
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Golden Key
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Thanks to Quizmaster and all for a great contest, and congrats to the winners!
Everyone is invited up to the Also Ran Luxury Suite for a party of gourmet foods, parlor games, assorted live music, and therapeutic massages!
BTW, re my lateness on a couple of items : Was partly due to time difference--I keep the ship set to my local time and estimated the proper end time, but was off due to winter time changes. Also fighting bad cold. Ah, well. Perhaps next year I should keep a clock set to UK time next to my computer!
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Autenrieth Road
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You may have to wait for the therapeutic massages. Raoul is (mmmmmph) somewhat (ooooooooh, aaaaaah) preoccupied (mmmmmmmmm, mmmmmmmmm, yes, yes, yes) at the moment.
(* says a somewhat preoccupied voice from beneath a strangely undulant heap of Turkish towels *)
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rugasaw
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quote:
Originally posted by chicklegirl:
I may need to take out a second mortgage (and review the Kama Sutra) to ensure success.
Hmmmm Helpful award, Smart Alec award, and KOQ Grand Champion. I need to start a quiz
Seriously, congrats hope to beat you next year.
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Treat the earth well, It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children. -Unknown
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chicklegirl
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Shhh, Rugasaw--no one was supposed to have remembered that!
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Imaginary Friend
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Chicklegirl - very, very many congratulations
Quizzy - thanks again for your hard work for the last umpteen weeks. I appreciate it very much. You're a star
To all the other participants and also-rans: Thanks for having me along. It's been a blast.
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"We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass."
Brian Clough
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Lady A
Narnian Lady
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Congratulations everyone!
Though I am wondering if Chicklegirl and Quizmaster are twins of different mothers
Shall we start the list for next years quiz? I'm in!
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Golden Key
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AR, dear, there ARE adjoining rooms available, you know!
FYI, there's a team of massage therapists and other bodyworkers, so no one has to wait.
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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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Another excellent quiz, thanks QM for all your hard work. And congratulations to Chicklegirl!
THE END
Chorister, Host.
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Retired, sitting back and watching others for a change.
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