1980s - Film

The development team working on GoldenEye 007 was very inexperienced; for all but two of them, it was their first game. As David Doak explained: "Looking back, there are things I'd be wary of attempting now, but as none of the people working on the code, graphics and game design had worked on a game before, there was this joyful naïveté." And: "We were like a mini-company inside Rare making an atypical game that no-one really thought was going to be any good. The general feeling was we were a ...

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GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 007 - Development, GoldenEye 007 - Gameplay and design, GoldenEye 007 - Storyline and missions, GoldenEye 007 - Additional missions, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer mode, GoldenEye 007 - Characters, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer Arenas, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Scenarios, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Easter eggs oddities and glitches, GoldenEye 007 - Unfinished features, GoldenEye 007 - The distant island, GoldenEye 007 - Citadel, GoldenEye 007 - All Bonds, GoldenEye 007 - Reaction, GoldenEye 007 - Sequels

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Anita Mui Yim-fong (Traditional: 梅艷芳; Simplified: 梅艳芳; Hanyu Pinyin: Méi Yànfāng; Cantonese Yale: muìh yihm fòng; October 10, 1963–December 30, 2003) was a popular Hong Kong pop singer and actress. Anita Mui - Background. Mui had one elder sister and two brothers. Her father died when she was eight, her mother moved in with another man, hoping he would look after her children. However, Mui and ...

Including:

• Anita Mui - Background
• Anita Mui - Music career
• Anita Mui - Albums
• Anita Mui - Acting career
• Anita Mui - Filmography
• Anita Mui - Other contributions

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Bucharest's has a diverse and growing cultural scene, with cultural life exhibited in a number of various fields, including the visual arts, performing arts and nightlife. Unlike other parts of Romania, such as the Black Sea coast or Transylvania, Bucharest's cultural scene is much more eclectic, without a defined style, and instead incorporates various elements of Romanian and international culture. See also:

Bucharest, Bucharest - Geography and climate, Bucharest - Geography, Bucharest - Climate, Bucharest - Law and government, Bucharest - Administration, Bucharest - Justice system, Bucharest - Crime, Bucharest - History, Bucharest - Treaties signed in Bucharest, Bucharest - Demographics, Bucharest - Economy, Bucharest - Transport, Bucharest - Culture, Bucharest - Landmarks, Bucharest - Visual arts, Bucharest - Performing arts, Bucharest - Music and nightlife, Bucharest - Traditional culture, Bucharest - Cultural events and festivals, Bucharest - Architecture, Bucharest - Historical architecture, Bucharest - Communist architecture, Bucharest - Modern architecture, Bucharest - Education, Bucharest - Media, Bucharest - Sports, Bucharest - Portrayal in film and fiction, Bucharest - Notes

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Alan Tam Wing Lun (Traditional: 譚詠麟; Simplified: 谭咏麟; Hanyu Pinyin: Tán Yǒnglín; born 23 August 1952) is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer and is a film actor. During the golden age of Cantopop, he was well-known in Hong Kong for singing romantic ballads and other songs and was not renowned for singing fast songs in the style of fellow Cantopop star Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui. He is also known as 'Lucky Lun' (幸運麟 homonym word play on "Wheel of Fortune") as well as his affectionate title 'Principal' (校長/譚校長 ...

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GoldenEye 007 is one of few cases in which a video adaptation of a film or novel is rated highly amongst gamers. At the time of its release in 1997 its stealth elements and varied objectives contrasted with the approaches taken by Doom and Quake, and its split-screen deathmatch mode proved that a console game could also match those titles' multiplayer modes. It sold eight million copies and retains still the distinction of being one of the best ...

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GoldenEye 007, GoldenEye 007 - Development, GoldenEye 007 - Gameplay and design, GoldenEye 007 - Storyline and missions, GoldenEye 007 - Additional missions, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer mode, GoldenEye 007 - Characters, GoldenEye 007 - Multiplayer Arenas, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Scenarios, GoldenEye 007 - Weapons, GoldenEye 007 - Easter eggs oddities and glitches, GoldenEye 007 - Unfinished features, GoldenEye 007 - The distant island, GoldenEye 007 - Citadel, GoldenEye 007 - All Bonds, GoldenEye 007 - Reaction, GoldenEye 007 - Sequels

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At the age of thirteen, Donald's parents sent him to the New York Military Academy hoping to channel his energy and assertiveness in a positive manner. Trump attended Fordham University before transferring to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. After graduating in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics, he joined his father's real estate company. Trump moved to Manhattan in 1971. In his book, Art of the Deal, Trump discusses his undergraduate career: "After I graduated from the New York Mil ...

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Donald Trump, Donald Trump - Overview and business, Donald Trump - Background, Donald Trump - Education, Donald Trump - Career, Donald Trump - 1980s boom, Donald Trump - Bankruptcy, Donald Trump - Politics, Donald Trump - Television, Donald Trump - Family, Donald Trump - Trivia, Donald Trump - Books, Donald Trump - Trump University, Donald Trump - Properties, Donald Trump - Fictional Representation

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In 2005, with the release of their live album with Paul Rodgers, Queen moved into third place of the acts with the most aggregate time spent on the British record charts, outranking The Beatles. Current rankings: Elvis Presley (2,574 weeks) Cliff Richard (1,982) Queen (1,755) The Beatles (1,749) ...

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Queen band, Queen band - Members, Queen band - History, Queen band - 1968-1970, Queen band - 1970s, Queen band - 1980s, Queen band - 1990s, Queen band - 2000s, Queen band - Historical success, Queen band - Influence on modern music, Queen band - The Digital Realm, Queen band - Queen Live, Queen band - Members Of The Band As Instrumentalists, Queen band - Queen in film, Queen band - Documentary, Queen band - Queen in musical theatre, Queen band - Discography, Queen band - Studio albums, Queen band - Live albums, Queen band - Compilations, Queen band - Tribute albums, Queen band - Singles

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In 2002, a musical or "rock theatrical" based on the songs of Queen, entitled We Will Rock You, opened at the Dominion Theatre on London's West End. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Brian May and Roger Taylor. It has since been staged in Barcelona, Spain; Melbourne and Sydney, Australia; Cologne, Germany; and Las Vegas, United States. The launch of the musical coincided with the Queen's Golden Jubilee. As part of the Jubilee celebrations Brian May performed a guitar solo of God Save the Queen, as featured on Queen's A Nigh ...

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Queen band, Queen band - Members, Queen band - History, Queen band - 1968-1970, Queen band - 1970s, Queen band - 1980s, Queen band - 1990s, Queen band - 2000s, Queen band - Historical success, Queen band - Influence on modern music, Queen band - The Digital Realm, Queen band - Queen Live, Queen band - Members Of The Band As Instrumentalists, Queen band - Queen in film, Queen band - Documentary, Queen band - Queen in musical theatre, Queen band - Discography, Queen band - Studio albums, Queen band - Live albums, Queen band - Compilations, Queen band - Tribute albums, Queen band - Singles

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A superhero is a fictional character who is noted for feats of courage and nobility, who usually has a colorful name and costume and abilities beyond those of normal human beings. A female superhero is called a superheroine. Since the definitive superhero, Superman, debuted in 1938, the stories of superheroes - ranging from episodic adventures to decades-long sagas - have become an entire genre of fiction that has dominated American comic books and crossed over into several other media. Superhero - Common t ...

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• Superhero - Common traits
• Superhero - Common costume features
• Superhero - Character subtypes
• Superhero - Divergent character examples
• Superhero - History of superheroes in comic books
• Superhero - Antecedents
• Superhero - Golden Age
• Superhero - Silver Age
• Superhero - Deconstruction of the superhero
• Superhero - Struggles of the 1990s
• Superhero - Growth in diversity
• Superhero - Female characters
• Superhero - Non-Caucasian characters
• Superhero - Gay characters
• Superhero - Diversified teams
• Superhero - Treatment in other media
• Superhero - Film
• Superhero - Live-action television series
• Superhero - Animation
• Superhero - Radio
• Superhero - Prose
• Superhero - Computer games
• Superhero - Notes

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Viz comic - Featured Strips. Recurring or notable one-off strips include: Acker Bilk – (See Jimmy Hill) Aldridge Pryor – a pathological liar whose lies are ludicrous, such as The Nolan Sisters living in his fridge Badly Drawn Man – the singer Badly Drawn Boy is named after a one-off Viz cartoon character, who on the whole was very badly drawn Badly Overdrawn Boy – a variation on Badly Drawn Boy who is seen busking outside his local bank because he's skint B ...

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Viz comic, Viz comic - History, Viz comic - Regular Features, Viz comic - Featured Strips, Viz comic - Spoof News Stories, Viz comic - Letterbocks, Viz comic - Top Tips, Viz comic - Spoof Adverts and Competitions, Viz comic - Photo Strips, Viz comic - Viz in other media

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De Niro was born in New York City, the son of Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract expressionist painter, sculptor, and poet of Italian descent (De Niro's grandfather was an Italian immigrant from Molise), and Virginia Admiral, also a painter. They had met at the painting classes of Hans Hoffman in Provincetown, Massachusetts. His parents divorced when he was two years old. A biographer, John Baxter, claims that his father was homosexual, and had relationships with poet Robert Duncan, playwright ...

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Robert De Niro, Robert De Niro - Early career, Robert De Niro - Film career, Robert De Niro - Personal life, Robert De Niro - Trivia, Robert De Niro - Filmography, Robert De Niro - Salary

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Anime features a wide variety of artistic styles which vary from artist to artist. Anime also features a large number of genres as well--at least as many as traditional cinema. This is an important contrast to most western-produced animation. While most western animated titles are made expressly for younger children, anime has a significantly broader range of appeal. While some anime is made expressly for young children, most titles are targeted towards a young adult or older audience. ...

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Anime, Anime - History, Anime - Terminology, Anime - Pronunciation, Anime - Spelling, Anime - Syntax, Anime - Synonyms, Anime - Characteristics, Anime - Target audience, Anime - Genres, Anime - Music, Anime - Animation style, Anime - Production types of anime, Anime - Franchising, Anime - Licensing and distribution, Anime - Fansubs, Anime - Notes

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Triad (Simplified: 三合会; Traditional: 三合會; Hanyu Pinyin: Sānhéhuì; literally "Triad Society") is a collective term that describes many branches of an underground society and organizations based in Hong Kong and also operating in Mainland China, Macao, and Chinatowns in Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. There are about 50 triad groups that are active in modern Hong Kong; many of them are no more than small, local street gangs. The larger groups, including t ...

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• Triad - History of triads
• Triad - Precursor to triads—Tian Di Hui
• Triad - Post-imperial developments
• Triad - Migration to Hong Kong
• Triad - Sustenance from 1980s
• Triad - Activities overseas
• Triad - Recent developments
• Triad - Triad groups
• Triad - The 14K Triad
• Triad - The Sun Yee On
• Triad - The Wo Group
• Triad - Triad culture
• Triad - Triad organizational structure
• Triad - Gang fighting
• Triad - Organized crime
• Triad - Dealing with triad problems in schools
• Triad - How triads are tackled in Hong Kong
• Triad - Portrayal of triad societies in popular culture
• Triad - Public figures alleged to have or have had triad ties
• Triad - List of Triads Tongs and Chinese Gangs
• Triad - Triads
• Triad - Tongs
• Triad - Chinese Gangs
• Triad - Miscellaneous information

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Soap opera - Plots and storylines. Most soaps follow the lives of a group of characters who live or work in a particular place. The storylines follow the day-to-day lives of these characters. In many soap operas, in particular US daytime serials, the characters are generally more handsome, beautiful, seductive, and wealthy than the typical person watching the show. This is true to a lesser extent in Australian and UK soap operas which largely focus on more everyday characters and situations. Many Australian and U ...

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Soap opera, Soap opera - Development of the soap opera, Soap opera - Soap opera characteristics, Soap opera - Plots and storylines, Soap opera - Soap music, Soap opera - Soaps in the United States, Soap opera - The Golden Age of American television, Soap opera - American soaps: for the evening too, Soap opera - Evolution of US daytime soaps, Soap opera - Characteristics of American soaps today, Soap opera - Current American daytime television schedule, Soap opera - Soaps in the United Kingdom, Soap opera - Soaps in Australia, Soap opera - Soap parodies

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Ongoing events Haiti Rebellion Bloody Sunday Inquiry Exploration of Mars: Rovers Bird flu Israeli-Palestinian conflict Same-sex marriage in the United States SCO v. IBM War on Terrorism: Afghanistan Feb. 2004 Occupation of Iraq Elections 2004 Australian federal election 2004 Canadian federal election   Conservative leadership race   Liberal sponsorship scandal 2004 European Parliament Election 2004 Taiwan ...

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February 2004, February 2004 - Events, February 2004 - February 29 2004, February 2004 - February 28 2004, February 2004 - February 27 2004, February 2004 - February 26 2004, February 2004 - February 25 2004, February 2004 - February 24 2004, February 2004 - February 23 2004, February 2004 - February 22 2004, February 2004 - February 21 2004, February 2004 - February 20 2004, February 2004 - February 19 2004, February 2004 - February 18 2004, February 2004 - February 17 2004, February 2004 - February 16 2004, February 2004 - February 15 2004, February 2004 - February 14 2004, February 2004 - February 13 2004, February 2004 - February 12 2004, February 2004 - February 11 2004, February 2004 - February 10 2004, February 2004 - February 9 2004, February 2004 - February 8 2004, February 2004 - February 7 2004, February 2004 - February 6 2004, February 2004 - February 5 2004, February 2004 - February 4 2004, February 2004 - February 3 2004, February 2004 - February 2 2004, February 2004 - February 1 2004, February 2004 - Events by month

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2000s - World leaders. President Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan) President Néstor Kirchner (Argentina) Prime Minister John Howard (Australia) Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (Austria) Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium) President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil) President Hugo Banzer Suarez (Bolivia) President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez (Bolivia) President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Bolivia) President Carlos Mesa Gisbert (Bolivia) ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the Decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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While nearly everyone in Spain can speak Spanish (which is almost universally known in Spain as castellano — "Castilian" — rather than español — "Spanish") other languages figure prominently in many regions: Basque (Euskara) in the Basque Country and Navarre; Catalan in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and Valencia (where it is known as valencià, "Valencian"); and Galician in Galicia. Spanish is official throughout the country; the rest of these have co-official status in their respective regions and all a ...

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Culture of Spain, Culture of Spain - Regionalism, Culture of Spain - Language, Culture of Spain - Climate and geography, Culture of Spain - Contemporary culture, Culture of Spain - Spanish pop culture, Culture of Spain - Dress Style, Culture of Spain - Customs, Culture of Spain - Modern subcultures, Culture of Spain - Art, Culture of Spain - Old Masters, Culture of Spain - Modern art, Culture of Spain - Architecture, Culture of Spain - Dance, Culture of Spain - Ethnic groups, Culture of Spain - Festivals, Culture of Spain - Food and drink, Culture of Spain - Literature and poetry, Culture of Spain - Music, Culture of Spain - Film, Culture of Spain - Sport

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Although her sister Jackie Collins is a best-selling writer, Joan Collins has ventured into writing on a handful of occasions. Her two best-selling memoirs are Past Imperfect (1978) and Second Act (1996). She has written several best-selling fictional novels: Prime Time, Love & Desire & Hate, Infamous, Star Quality and Misfortune's Daughters. On February 29, 1996, Collins won a U.S. $2 million suit with Random House for breach of contract. Humiliated by the claims that sh ...

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Joan Collins, Joan Collins - Family and Early Life, Joan Collins - Early Film Career, Joan Collins - Dynasty, Joan Collins - After Dynasty, Joan Collins - Marriage and Family, Joan Collins - Personal Politics, Joan Collins - Homes, Joan Collins - Books, Joan Collins - Titles, Joan Collins - Awards, Joan Collins - Filmography, Joan Collins - Theatrical credits, Joan Collins - Television credits

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Burakumin (部落民: buraku, community + min, people), or hisabetsu buraku (被差別部落 "discriminated communities") are a Japanese social minority group. The burakumin are one of the main minority groups in Japan, along with the Ainu of Hokkaido and residents of Korean and Chinese descent. Their place in Japanese society is often compared to the Dalits, or Untouchables, in the culture of India. Past and current discrimination has resulted in lower educational attainment and socioeconomic status among ...

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• Burakumin - Historical origins
• Burakumin - Modern experience
• Burakumin - Burakumin rights movement
• Burakumin - Criticisms of the Buraku Liberation League
• Burakumin - Jodo-shinshu Honganji Sect and the burakumin
• Burakumin - Eta
• Burakumin - Burakumin in film and fiction
• Burakumin - Credits

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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. London produces 17% of the UK's GDP, and is one of the world's major business, political and cultural centres. The capital of the former British Empire, London is a leader in international finance, communications, entertainment, fashion and the arts and has considerable influence worldwide. London is one of the world's major global cities ...

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• London - Defining London
• London - Geography and climate
• London - History
• London - Modern London
• London - Culture
• London - London Districts
• London - Central London
• London - East London
• London - The East End
• London - Docklands
• London - West London
• London - North London
• London - South London
• London - Demographics
• London - Government
• London - Business and economy
• London - Transport and infrastructure
• London - Education
• London - Media
• London - Technology
• London - Style and Fashion in London
• London - Religion
• London - Sport
• London - London tourist attractions
• London - Places of interest
• London - List of hotels in London
• London - Buildings and monuments
• London - Museums and galleries
• London - Markets and shopping areas
• London - Parks and gardens
• London - Other places of interest
• London - London in the arts
• London - Literature featuring London
• London - Films featuring London
• London - Television programmes featuring London
• London - Songs featuring London
• London - Video Games featuring London
• London - Major exhibitions staged in London
• London - Parades

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From their birth until the early 1960s, superheroes largely conformed to the model of lead characters in American popular fiction in the first half of the 20th century. Hence, the typical superhero was a white, middle to upper class, heterosexual, professional, young-to-middle-aged man. A majority of superheroes still fit this description but, in subsequent decades, many minority characters have broken the mold.

Superhero, Superhero - Common traits, Superhero - Common costume features, Superhero - Character subtypes, Superhero - Divergent character examples, Superhero - History of superheroes in comic books, Superhero - Antecedents, Superhero - Golden Age, Superhero - Silver Age, Superhero - Deconstruction of the superhero, Superhero - Struggles of the 1990s, Superhero - Growth in diversity, Superhero - Female characters, Superhero - Non-Caucasian characters, Superhero - Gay characters, Superhero - Diversified teams, Superhero - Treatment in other media, Superhero - Film, Superhero - Live-action television series, Superhero - Animation, Superhero - Radio, Superhero - Prose, Superhero - Computer games, Superhero - Notes

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The Smurfs - Satanic rumors. During 1983, rumors of the Smurfs' Satanic activities spread across Puerto Rico. Those who believed the theory claimed seeing Smurfs below plants in their houses, next to their beds, dressed as the devil, etc. As Telemundo Puerto Rico had just begun to telecast Smurfs programs that year, a possibility exists that a rival television channel started the rumors. The rumors spread like wildfire through the religiously conservative Latin America, where people went so far as to claim ...

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The Smurfs, The Smurfs - History, The Smurfs - Johan & Pirlouit, The Smurfs - Comic series, The Smurfs - Animated Smurfs, The Smurfs - Smurf Figurines, The Smurfs - Smurfs on Ice, The Smurfs - Later Years, The Smurfs - Rumors, The Smurfs - Satanic rumors, The Smurfs - Smurf Communism, The Smurfs - Smurf Universe, The Smurfs - The Smurfs, The Smurfs - Smurf Language, The Smurfs - Smurf Village, The Smurfs - List of Smurfs, The Smurfs - Voices in the Hanna-Barbera series, The Smurfs - The Smurfs in other languages, The Smurfs - Similar creatures

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