ViaWatch this immediately.@CBSThisMorning’s @tonydokoupil using an epic pie analogy to show how the plutes own everything. pic.twitter.com/p4AShY04rA— Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) January 31, 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Leonard Cohen reads "The Only Tourist in Havana Turns His Thoughts Homeward" (1965)
“I was in Havana in 1961 during the Bay of Pigs invasion fighting on both sides,” said the great Leonard Cohen in 1965 before reading this satirical poem he wrote while in Cuba.
Via Boing Boing
Via Boing Boing
What is this a list of?
- Beittaga
- Gutagieg
- Guttieig
- Budaj Age
- Vutte Geig
- Bertigge
- Buttsbeg
- Guettiburg
- Gooligeg
- Buttig
- Buttage
- Butingear
- Buti
- Bugewues
- Bettirogh
Near the Egress
Antonio Martinez used more than 800 modern dryplate tintypes made from b&w film to produce this weirdly lovely experimental stop-motion video of a circus.
Via Miss Cellania
Via Miss Cellania
Wine Vs. Negative Space
VFX artist Kevin Lustgarten creates optical illusions. Can you figure out how this one is done?
Via Boing Boing
Via Boing Boing
Highest Resolution Images Taken of the Sun’s Surface
The National Solar Observatory has just released the highest resolution images and video ever taken of the sun’s surface. The images, captured with the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, capture the sun in unprecedented detail, revealing features as small as 18 miles (30km) in size for the first time ever.
More here
Thursday, January 30, 2020
New Clue To Decades Old C.I.A. Mystery
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Radiohead's "Creep" with lyrics auto-completed by Google
“I want a perfect credit score. I want a divorce.”
New Unicode Emoji 13.0 for 2020
The Emoji 13.0 are now final, with 117 new emoji. At last there is a black cat emoji (Carmen's lobbying must have paid off) and I can't believe there wasn't already a teapot. Thank you Emojipedia!
Ravenmaster is raising first-ever 'tame' ravens for the Tower of London
Ravens are the traditional guardians of the Tower of London. No-one knows how long there have been ravens at the Tower but King Charles II is believed to have said in the 1600s that if there were ever less than six the future of both the country and the kingdom would be in jeopardy. Pub landlord and Ravenmaster, Mike Keen, is not about to let that happen. He hopes that a breeding programme will ensure the future of the birds and allow further generations to trace their bloodline.
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There are currently seven ravens living at the Tower of London; if any of these were to die or be retired the birds that Mike is caring for will replace them.
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Swinging Pendulums
I guarantee this set of brightly-illuminated pendulums swinging back and forth against a dark background will soothe your soul.
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The Maeklong Railway Market from above
Bad Day on the Subway
Donna O'Regan, who moved to Toronto from Ireland in 2016, wrote a cute song about what it's like riding the subway in her adopted city.
More Here
More Here
The Women Fighting To Be Vikings
Annually, since 1876, the Scottish isle of Shetland has been home to Up Helly Aa, a Viking festival with all the expected revelry culminating in a large replica longship being set on fire. Traditionally women and girls have never been allowed to be involved in the squads. Two young activists, Lindsey Manson and Izzy Gibson are trying to change that. Fire Starters, a Huck documentary, tells their story.
100-Year-Old Shipwreck Reclaimed By Nature
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The SS City of Adelaide sailed the seas for over 50 years before running aground off the coast of Australia in 1915 where it was left to disintegrate. Over time a forest of mangroves took root in the remains of the vessel. Since it is located in a protected area at an Australian Marine Park, the mangroves were allowed to grow in peace and slowly overtook the wreckage.
Here's a video by Dronehack Productions:
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A Date with Destino
In the 1940s Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated on an animated short which ended up on the shelf. In 1999, long after both men had died, Disney's son found it. This is the story of Destino.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Someone make a baby with me NOW pic.twitter.com/BVl5MpDDTd— 𝐩𝐚𝐰☽ 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲 (@flickeryhslot) January 25, 2020
Girl Sets New World Record For Most Yoga Contortions In A Minute From Standing Position
Eleven-year-old Riya Paladia from north India set a world record for completing the intense 'Niralamba Poorna Chakrasana' position 21 times in a minute.
Monday, January 27, 2020
The Driver Is Red.
"We are living in a dangerous time, but it is not too late. America is still great. It is great because it is full of good people who believe in doing good. And we are all immigrants. We must remember the lessons of history. And we must make sure that all those brave Americans who fought in World War II did not fight in vain."
-Randall Christopher, 2017
The Driver Is Red from Randall Christopher on Vimeo.
Artist Statement
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Paintings Of Women Deep In Thought
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| Prudence Flint- Large Tartan Blanket |
Melbourne artist Prudence Flint paints interesting women in what she describes as "psychologically charged environments", wrapped up in flat pastel hues and soft light.
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| Prudence Flint - Bedsit |
More: Creative Boom
Eat Like a 1970s Radical
The 1976 People’s Philadelphia Cookbook by The People's Fund (known today as the Bread and Roses Community Fund) included contributions from the Black Power and Gay Liberation movements. “The recipes were the least important part of the book. It was more about the people.” says historian Stephanie McKellop who came upon the cookbook at a Philadelphia flea market.
“A VERY GAY MEAT LOAF” requires several key ingredients. First, wrote Michael Goldberger, a gay activist and neuroscience researcher, combine ground beef, pork, and veal with spices. Then, add partially-cooked spinach and—if you have the money—mushrooms, taking care not to overmix. Hard-boiled eggs and sour cream top it off.
Goldberger adapted the recipe from gay New York Times food editor Craig Claiborne and lesbian icon Alice B. Toklas, and included it in the 1976 People’s Philadelphia Cookbook.
Via Gastro Obscura
Read the cookbook here
Thanks Bruce!
Playing an Electric Fan as a Musical Instrument
Electronicos Fantasticos! is a project where retired consumer electronics are resuscitated as instruments and musicians are invited to play with the artist and musician Ei Wadaan. In this video the sounds are generated by a light behind the fan blades that influences a photosensor circuit held by the musician.
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Tweet Of The Day
''The book reader of the future'', 1935. pic.twitter.com/i9fVPoGMmt— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) January 25, 2020
Sunday, January 26, 2020
Anyone want to adopt this jerk?
She dislikes "the color pink, kittens (yuk they are so chipper), dogs, children, the Dixie Chicks, Disney movies, Christmas and last but NOT least... HUGS."
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You can fill out an application here.
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You can fill out an application here.
The Language of Stamps
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century England developed a ‘language of stamps,’ which soon spread around the world. The position of the stamp on the envelope was supposed to relay a message to the receiver. People began affixing stamps to envelopes in so many different positions that it became difficult to postmark them and rules were introduced requiring the sender of mail to affix stamps in the upright corner of the envelope, although there are still rebels like my FB friend Simon who apparently puts them wherever he damn well wants.
More here
Sunday Links
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Here wander the otherwise virtuous souls who were forced into grievous errors by autocorrect programs. They sit in silent masturbation, only rising once every hour to chant eerie koans such as “ducking auto cat rectal.” Dante’s Nine Circles of Hell, Reimagined for Linguistic Transgressions Via PfRC
You stay away from the village fete, do you understand? Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village
Cross-Dressing Soldiers Man Anti-Aircraft Guns During World War II: “Still wearing their dresses the dancers rushed to their action stations—wolves in sheep’s clothing, so to speak.” *Oops it looks like Flashbak has removed this post. Thanks for letting me know, Bruce.
"Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine -
I like sandwiches, I eat them all the time.
I eat them for my supper and I eat them for my lunch;
If I had a hundred sandwiches, I'd eat them all at once! - Fred Penner" My friend Trish Hennessy agrees and her blog is about 52 of her favourites. Yum!
18 Intriguing Comics With Unexpected Endings Via Memo Of The Air
Blogger: Nag on the Lake - Edit post
Inmates of high-security prison №44 in Russia have made a Snow Church with the help of a priest.
How to make redneck soda cheesecake You're welcome!
Because you like quizzes: What bird are you most like? (I'm a Northern Mockingbird) Via
“The Incredible Adventures Of Man Spider” The story of a spider bitten by a radioactive man and imbued with the powers of being human. Via
Everything you want to know about the Canals of Amsterdam Via Blort
Why the mantis shrimp is my new favorite animal Thanks Bruce!
Are you looking for a home renovation show that's in very poor taste? This one is right up your alley: Murder House Flip Show
Newspaper Clipping of the Day: "We don’t have any pants or evidence of pants. We have a male's bones and a dress."
Good Morning, Vietnam: How A War-Torn Country Became the Second Largest Producer of Coffee in the World Good story. Thanks Bruce!
An apartment in Le Corbusier’s iconic Villa Stein is for sale
A combination of a 300-pound-plus man walking over the entire length of your body striking at various muscle bundles with a meat cleaver. You Haven't Lived Until You've Lived Through a Meat Cleaver Massage
A puzzle: We want to line up our six children for a photograph, but we can’t put Sally and John next to one another because they fight. In how many ways can we arrange the photo with this constraint? Answer at Futility Closet
How to Draw Like an Architect
10 Books Banned from US Prisons Black authors and books about social justice are high on the list of literature banned in US prisons today, with many prisons withholding their reasons for the restrictions.
The Secret Society of Marmalade Makers A Scottish friend of mine used to make Seville orange marmalade every year and he would share a jar with me now and again. He passed away a few years ago and I miss him and his marmalade.
Vivarium Official Trailer (2020) This looks good.
53 Super Bowl rings, 53 stories Thanks Bruce!
City Of ... These European cities are keeping old legacies alive and bring their traditions to the world.
It is the centenary of the birth of Federico Fellini Watch a few of his films.
And lastly, I'll share something personal about myself: Blind date is my secret vice.
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Where's The Fire?
A Montreal fire truck pushed police cars out of the way and sideswiped a BMW to get to a raging roof fire in 2014.
Thanks Bruce!
Thanks Bruce!
Tweet Of The Day
Shy Dumbo Octopus hides inside its own tentacles pic.twitter.com/9uNcFOUxTT— 41 Strange (@41Strange) January 25, 2020
Potter Sheltered In His Kiln To Survive the Australian Wildfires
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Read more: artnet News
Duke Street, Glasgow
Duke Street is Britain's longest street lined with elegant Victorian tenement blocks. Forty years ago they were under threat but residents took on the Glasgow Corporation in a battle to save their homes. The Corporation was no match for Glaswegian determination, passion and perseverance.
Friday, January 24, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Via Everlasting Blort“What is that? Velvet?” pic.twitter.com/urGEUO6m0C— Larceny-O Hall (@blucu) January 12, 2020
Le Silence de la rue
“Le Silence de la rue”, a short monochromatic film produced by Miyu Productions, shows that breaking free of urban life is no easy feat.
Le Silence de la rue from Miyu Productions on Vimeo.
Via Colossal
Le Silence de la rue from Miyu Productions on Vimeo.
Via Colossal
Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle
In 2015 marine biologist Nathan Robinson's video of a plastic straw being pulled from a sea turtle’s nose raised awareness of plastic pollution. Today, Robinson is studying green sea turtles off the coast of the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, relying on TurtleCams.
Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
Life Through the Eyes of a Sea Turtle from Great Big Story on Vimeo.
Spectacular Drone Footage of Oahu
FPV drone pilot Nicolas Gaillard has captured aerial footage of some of Hawaii’s most spectacular sights.
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Thursday, January 23, 2020
The Sound Of Berlin
Shot over 6 days this video captures more than 850 original sounds of the city of Berlin.
Kórsafn, music that changes with the weather
Negative Harmony Covers Of Classic Rock Songs
Musician Steve Cruickshank replaces the original harmonies on classic rock songs with their mirror image. The result is totally weird and I couldn't stop listening. Here are a couple:
More covers: Geekologie
More covers: Geekologie
Emma Willard's Maps of Time
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| "The Temple of Time" (1846) by Emma Willard Source (Cartography Associates: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0) |
Emma Willard (1787–1870) was a leading feminist educator whose maps of time laid the groundwork for the charts and infographics of today.
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| "Picture of Nations; or Perspective Sketch of the Course of Empire" (1836) by Emma Willard Source (Cartography Associates: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0). |
Her history and geography textbooks exposed a generation of students to innovative and creative pictures of information that sought to translate big data into manageable visual forms.
More: The Public Domain Review
Gone Curling: A Winter Tale
In 1960 screenwriter Charles Cohen went to Saskatchewan to familiarize himself with the game of curling. He wrote a preliminary script, focusing on a small community preparing for and participating in a bonspiel. After several drafts, it was felt that it would be better to see the game from the perspective of an outsider. The travelling salesman was then introduced into the story.
NFB Blog
NFB Blog
Happy National Pie Day!
Feast your eyes on these beautiful creations by pastry designer Karin Pfeiff Boschek (@karinpfeiffboschek)
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Behind the Soundtrack Of Uncut Gems
Composer Daniel Lopatin details the creative process behind the score for the film Uncut Gems.
Here's a trailer for the film:
Via Biblioklept
Here's a trailer for the film:
Via Biblioklept
How To Please Elise
This limited edition letterpress print by illustrator and artist Christoph Niemann will teach you how to play Beethoven's Für Elise, the theme from Jaws and Yankee Doodle. Niemann ran the chart past fact checkers to make sure that it was accurate so you should be able to play the tunes by following the instructions on the numbered diagrams
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Derelict English Village With One Lone Resident (1960)
A bank of protective shingle was removed from the shore of Hallsands in Devon in the 1890s to make concrete for the extension of Plymouth dockyard causing conditions in the village to deteriorate until 1917 when a four day gale washed away 37 homes leaving only the home of Elizabeth Prettejohn standing. She remained in the ruined village for 47 years, until her death in 1964 at age 80.
Via Futility Closet
Via Futility Closet
Ghosts from the Shells
Abandoned Japanese chemical weapons have poisoned thousands since the end of WWII. For those that survive, the battle is far from over.
J.S. Bach - Crab Canon on a Mobius Strip
The manuscript depicts a single musical sequence that is to be played front to back and back to front.
Via Hal, my FB pal.
Via Hal, my FB pal.
Bake A Cake That Looks Like A Taco
Texas-based Sideserf Cake Studio demonstrates how to create a cake that looks exactly like a Taco Bell taco.
Via Geekologie
More of their creations here and here
Via Geekologie
More of their creations here and here
Amazing Coin Stacking Sculptures
Japanese Twitter user @thumb_tani (aka Tanu) uses coins of various denominations to create structures that defy gravity.
More: My Modern Met
Via Rusty's Electric Dreams
More: My Modern Met
Via Rusty's Electric Dreams
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
Brought to you by Everlasting Blort.i’m not crying pic.twitter.com/N7ngvxJbGI— lujain (@urIastbraincell) January 18, 2020
The Community That Was Destroyed To Make Way For Central Park
Before Central Park was built Seneca Village, an historically black community, sat on the site.
Abandoned Baltimore townhouse contains a weird swimming pool
Inner Harbor Homes highlights a foreclosed small home in Baltimore that is dominated by a very large (and deep) indoor swimming pool.
More: Boing Boing
More: Boing Boing
Aerial Views Of London
German photographer Bernhard Lang has captured amazing shots of London from above.
More: Londonist
Over the years I've posted a lot of Lang's aerial photography: here, here and here
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| The crossing at Oxford Circus and Regent Street. © Bernhard Lang |
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| Paternoster Square, next to St Paul's Cathedral. © Bernhard Lang |
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| St Paul's still stands out in the crowd. © Bernhard Lang |
More: Londonist
Over the years I've posted a lot of Lang's aerial photography: here, here and here
Monday, January 20, 2020
‘By the Time I Get to Arizona’ 30 Years On
On November 6, 1990, the people of Arizona voted down a proposal to create a state holiday for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by a margin of 17,000 votes. “By the Time I Get to Arizona” was
Public Enemy’s response.
Read more: SPIN
Public Enemy’s response.
Read more: SPIN
Village Of Upside Down Boat Houses
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| Photo by Denis Caron/Flickr |
More: Unusual Places
RIP Liang Jun
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| Image: Taobao |
More here
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Zoomorphic Furniture
Do you like animals? This line of furniture by French design firm iBride might appeal to you.
More: if it's hip, it's here
More: if it's hip, it's here
Ad by coffee brand Douwe Egberts
EVERYONE SHUT UP AND LOOK AT THIS COFFEE ADVERTISEMENT pic.twitter.com/oqpNvBAcXa— dante (@sapphicticated) January 17, 2020
Via Boing Boing
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Sunday Links
The Best Photos Of The Spectacular One-Off 1965 Dodge Deora Pickup Truck (It became the prototype for a Hot Wheels car, and plastic model kit.)
“Take two pigeons with white feathers and feed them on pinenuts for eight, or rather fifteen, days; then butcher them and throw away the head, feet, and guts; put [the rest] in an alembic and distill with half a loaf of sweetened bread and four ounces of true silver, three gold ducats, four heels of white bread that has been left to soften in goat’s milk for six days . . . distill all of this over low heat, and it will produce a most perfect water to give color to a pale complexion.” Before Beauty Vlogging, There Were Renaissance 'Books of Secrets'
The largest insect that ever lived: It had a wingspan of some 28" with a body length of around 17."
Achtweet! Useful German words for these difficult modern times
The Ladybugs Singing In The Bathroom Via
Imagine an old leather-bound book just pulled out from a wooden shelf. Its yellowed pages release dust as they open. Even before you begin to read the book, the unique smell of it fills your nose. The people trying to save scents from extinction
Maybe Trump would stop complaining about his toilet if he had one of these.
Hiking to Scotland’s most remote pub In the beginning, there was the pub. And the people saw that the pub was good. Thanks Bruce!
The Golden Chapel Hidden Away In Fitzrovia I've roamed this area plenty of times but have never seen this chapel. It looks like a lovely spot to take a break from walking.
The Schienenzeppelin in Berlin, 1931
In-Flight Surgery using fork, knife, coat hanger, and cognac. Via Miss C
Hand-Painted Movie Posters from Ghana In the 80s and 90s Ghanaian theater owners commissioned local artists to paint promotional movie posters, giving them complete creative freedom to paint whatever would sell tickets to their audiences.
What the #@*% is a grawlix?
Things You Might Not Know About Wolves
The Chicago Political Quote Hall of Fame
40 years of Fresh Air Via PfRC
This story. Wow! Lauren Groff: Birdie
Misused Quotation Marks Make Things Weird
Why Do So Many Medieval Manuscripts Depict Violent Rabbits? Via Hal, myFB pal
7 July: Sam Barnett has been on the Pride march. ‘Four and a half hours! I wouldn’t have agreed to be homosexual if I’d known it was going to take that long.’ Playwright Alan Bennett's 2019 Diary
An extensive list of fictional institutions Via
List of triple tautonyms Via Things
‘Please Try to Help Us’: Conversing With Mississippi Inmates on a Contraband Phone
14th-Century Illustration of Venice Is the Oldest Found Yet The drawing accompanied one friar’s first-person account of a trip from Venice to Jerusalem and Egypt.
The idea was simple: Break the speed record for “fastest to ever visit all 50 states” but also run a 5k while in each state. I could not do this. I run 3.2 km 2 or 3 times a week and I hate it. Via
Company sells square tip knives to help reduce knife violence
Deaths of Despair: Who Killed the Knapp Family?
Saturday, January 18, 2020
Tweet Of The Day
It's snowing in Newfoundland.
This. Is. Crazy. #StateofEmergency #nlwhiteout #snowstorm #nlweather #blizzard #Newfoundland #nlblizzard2020 #nlstorm #nltraffic @VOCMNEWS @hitsfm #Snowpocalypse2020 #Snowmageddon pic.twitter.com/eanqZGKdLo— Samantha Foley (@SamanthaLee20) January 18, 2020
Wolf Pack
Canadian author, artist and naturalist Bill Mason aimed at educating the public and dispelling negative myths about twolves. Wolf Pack chronicles the lives of wolves facing the dramatic changes of the seasons over the course of a year, elucidating the central role of social hierarchies and cycles in their lives.
Via Aeon Videos
Via Aeon Videos
Friday, January 17, 2020
Crash Testing Race Cars
Safety testing center IMMI shows off their Center for Advanced Product Evaluation with the tubular chassis of a sprint car.
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Hey Mr. Tangerine Man
Musicians across multiple genres are once again responding to the political climate in the era of Trump.
Via everlasting blort
Via everlasting blort
Making peace with having alopecia
Cooking With Paris
"It's either a brilliant piece of performance art, or a cautionary tale about what can go wrong when you believe in yourself." Is this for real? She has the fingerless gloves, the sunglasses, the brutal spoons, a gigantic spatula and a truckload of ricotta cheese. Has she ever been in a kitchen before?
More: VICE
More: VICE
Patti Smith Covers Neil Young's 'After the Gold Rush'
Patti Smith performed a spare and tender cover of Neil Young’s “After the Gold Rush” on The Tonight Show Thursday.
More: Rolling Stone
Via: Everlasting Blort
More: Rolling Stone
Via: Everlasting Blort
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Saving Australia's Dinosaur Trees
Australia's Wollemi pines outlived the dinosaurs and a mission by botanists, park rangers, conservators and Australian firefighters has ensured that they survived the deadly bushfire season to live another day. The only known wild population of Wollemi pines is found in Wollemi National Park and there are fewer than 200 left.
Via perfect for roquefort cheese
Via perfect for roquefort cheese
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