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    You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

    "Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away." 

    Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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  • wilfredtjones
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    which begs the question

    Was Jim checking out Fillmore East 1970 or Family Dog 1970? :-)

  • daverock
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    journeys and destinations

    One of the interesting things about listening to The Dead now is to hear how they evolved and developed from one style into another. Necessarily there are going to be peaks and valleys when you take this approach. If you are going to try something new, it is unlikely that you will be picture perfect at it straight away, and it is to the bands credit that after mastering one approach, they moved on to another while trying to maintain elements of the former. And sometimes, the journey to something is more interesting than what happens at the destination

    It must be very different listening to shows now, from across the decades, than it was at the time, when they were actually being played. This isn't often mentioned-but it is in the booklet accompanying Daves Picks 30- 2/1/70 and 3/1/70 that Jim mentions below. Strider Brown refers to the opening songs on the first night as mystery songs before they got to the Anthem material, and Jeffrey Taylor says that the crowd got restless and some actually booed during the opening "Uncle Johns" "High Time" and "Dire Wolf" at the second set on 2/1/70. Now it is all seen as part of a whole - but it must have thrown a few people at the time. I wonder if they lost and gained listeners at this time.

    It's a similar thing with Bob Dylan, in a way. This year I have bought a few of his albums that I have never heard before-"New Morning" and "Self Portrait". Neither of them-especially "Self Portrait" were that well received at the time , I don't think. But now, in the overall context of his career, they sound much better." "New Morning" in particular sounds great.

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    The Eagles

    I saw the Eagles in concert tonight. Classic rock n roll. They sounded great, even without Glenn Frey. The first set was the whole album of Hotel California front to back, and the second set was just a parade of classic hits. Awesome stuff. Henley played Boys of Summer…..Dead Head sticker on a Cadillac

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    Love 69 GD

    Today's TIGDH was 3/1/70, did not disappoint. 69+1.

    In a way.. 68 was a prerequisite for 69
    70 was just pure fun after they beat the bust on Burbon Street
    71 was a prerequisite for 72
    76 was a prerequisite for 77
    87 and 88 were prerequisites for 89 and 90

    Early on I spend much of my time in the big years, lately I find plenty of space in the prerequisite or warmup years. Just another way to look at things, no disrespect meant to any years or eras. There was learning then perfecting then learning more and changing up equipment and sometimes personnel.

    Tahoe is another gem. We are due for some primal dead. If not now Dave, when?

    Thanks Billy..

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    @Proudfoot...

    Flakey Foont ..."Mr. Natural, what does it all mean?"
    Mr Natural (as he zips by on a scooter) "It don't mean shit!"

  • Billy G
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    Dave's Pick 41 ... where are you ???

    Well Boys and Girls ... here we are !!
    ... or at least ... I AM ... I AM ... I AMMMMM !!

    I haven't posted here in a long, long time ... basically since this website redesigned itself. Some of you may remember me, I never posted a lot; however, it sure is comforting and heart-warming to see all the regular contributors still active. I can surely say I've been the direct beneficiary of past generosity extended by JIMINMD (thank you Tuscaloosa !!!) (thank you 30 Trips !!!).

    I've been a Dave's Picks subscriber since Day 1 and have never had any kind of issue whatsoever.
    Imagine my excitement over the announcement re: Baltimore '77 as Dave's Vol. 41 (I'm sure y'all can relate).
    Imagine my disappointment ... day after day ... visiting my empty mailbox ... waiting.

    Dave's 41 ... where are you ??? ... I want you in my life ... please come home !!!

  • Vguy72
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    I pooped in an elevator 💩....

    ....you can say I took that shit to another level.

  • Oroborous
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    69 is fine!

    Agree Daverock, I think after Mickey joined and they became the eight limbed psychedelic beast, like a physical manifestation of the Anthem cover art, they were building up thru 68 and that version of the band peaked in early/mid 69.
    After they mastered that and wanted to evolve, they started to completely reconfigure (more “normal” songs and acoustic stuff etc), which perhaps took a little longer, until they came out the other side a completely different band in early 71.
    I think it’s similar to 76 thru 78, and 89 thru 90. After perhaps the biggest single change from 74 to 76, they started slow and built up to a peak in 77 and then went over the top in 78 before burning that rocket out, followed then by another significant reconfiguration. Same after the 86 coma, simplified, started out sorta mellow, and began another climb that built up significantly in 89 and peaked in spring of 90, until Brent checked out and they had to reconfigure again. Contrary to popular belief, especially by the media, they weren’t a static nostalgia act at all. Though the changes can be more subtle at times, they really were constantly changing!

  • proudfoot
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    "well it's 1969, OK?

    walked across the USA"

    (actually I was 5 during most of 1969, so I didn't really walk across the USA).

    I did catch the GD in Chicago 4/26/69.

    No, not really.

    Mr. Natural sez: "The whole universe is completely insane! Yep."

  • daverock
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    1969 okay

    I have been listening to an assortment of officially released shows from January to April 1969 over the last month - and they really did hit a peak at this time. It seems that maybe the previous six months led up to this period, and the following 6 months fell away again. I hope that If we ever do get a box set from 1969 it is focussed on the first half of the year, and not the second. Quite a difference between the two.
    Not to put down 1968 in any way - fantastic energy - but these early 1969 shows sound a bit like the culmination of that style to me.

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You can listen to Grateful Dead records over and over again and never understand the attraction they have for certain people until you attend one of their concerts. Sometime during the Dead's usual five-hour set, it will all click: Jerry Garcia's Indian bead string of notes on the guitar, the ozone ooze of the vocal harmonies, the shifting, shuffling rhythm of bassist Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and the distant echo of the oldest of American folk music. - Columbia Flier

"Certain people" will know that we're coming in hot with one that's got all these things and more, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77. Yes, there's still plenty of spectacular May '77 to go around. Nearly chosen for Dave's Picks Vol. 1, 5/26/77 delivers three-fold. There's one count for the energy - all the precision of the Spring tour conjuring up the raw power of the Fall tour that was to come. There's another for the setlist which featured beloved songs from WORKINGMAN'S DEAD and soon-to-be favorites from the freshly recorded TERRAPIN STATION. And a third for its element of surprise (or shall we say surprises) from an astonishingly peak 15-minute "Sugaree" to new delights ("Sunrise," "Passenger," "Jack-A-Roe') to a rare first-set finale of "Bertha" to the second set's "Terrapin>Estimated>Eyes," traveling leaps and bounds towards the improvisational journey that is a nearly 17-minute "Not Fade Away." 

Limited to 25,000 numbered copies, DAVE’S PICKS VOLUME 41: BALTIMORE CIVIC CENTER, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, 5/26/77 was recorded by Betty Cantor-Jackson and has been mastered to HDCD specs by Jeffrey Norman at Mockingbird Mastering. Grab a copy while you can.

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The last Dead show I listened to was the Fillmore Acid Test from 1/8/66. And watched, too-I got it on a dvd-r of it a few years ago called "Can You Pass The Acid Test?" It's a fascinating historical document-and features complete, or almost complete versions of The Dead playing "King Bee", "Caution" and "Death Don't Have No Mercy." Pretty good sound quality and picture - taking into account the fact that it was recorded and filmed by people tripping their brains out 56 years ago. Bit of conflict between The Dead - well, Pigpen - and the Pranksters. He is clearly losing patience with their shenanigans.

Have you tried emailing DL?
I don’t have his address but I know some folks on here do.
He might not be able to tell you if/when that would get released, but he could perhaps inform you as to the status of the tapes for that show. Like: “sorry dude, no tapes for that one” so at least you’d know that.
Just a thought, hate to see how much it’s driving you nuts ; )

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Just returned from sunny SoCal and four days at the Festival in Ventura fairgrounds. What fun we had! The entire four days were streamed for free on Relix youtube. I hope some of you dug the stream of DSO Saturday night headliners (two sets) and Phil & F Sunday headliners. The stream is still up. DSO performed the entire Empire Pool 5/8/72 with an awesome second set DS>Sugur Mag> Caution! Caution is pretty rare these days, a really good one. I swear, when Phil came on, it transformed the entire crowd. They were all up and shakin' it.

Another highlight was Thursday's acoustic performance by RECKONING, featuring Rob Eaton, John Kadlecik, Rob Barraco & Skip Vangelas.

One lowlight was a long delayed (technical issues) performance by Oteil and Friends. Took them at least 45 minutes to come on, and then they played a really short set, with sound issues.

Many moments over the four days sent shivers down my back, as these were my first outdoor shows in 2 years!

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Ha.. post of the week, "Surely a missed opportunity."

I believe my source is correct on the 9-19-72 show missing the first reel. The odds of it showing up in the OSF mystery pile are at least a rational hope, in that Owsley recorded the shows just before and after it. (Maybe entire fall '72 tour?)

Not really going nuts, just yelling into the void, hoping serendipity calls back...

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Roosevelt Stadium in September 1972. What a good way to start Hendrixfreak. You definitely were at some great shows. I got my start at 15 as well. In 1986 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Dylan, the Dead and Petty. I can guarantee you nobody will ever be clamoring for this show to be released.

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First I got inundated with WD, AB and S&R for a year, then my older brother included me on a ride to that fateful 9-19-72 show.

Get this: after about 3 hours of the GD blasting away, I felt like they'd done their job, delivered a great show and ... okay, time to wrap it up, this kid's getting tired (was not tripping, but had some hash). Thanks boys, great show, etc.

Well, the band went on for another hour! What I'd give to experience that very show NOW!

P.S. Always sorry I missed Petty in concert. Never turned down a ticket, just didn't seek him out. My loss.

Great cover there, those cables under the ship, electricity under wall water? Dangerous! Interesting though all to brief piece Space Guitars by Mark Kaufman on Mashable, mentions of Jimi and Jerry and esp Buddy Holly (check out those shoes) who first broke the Strat wide open. Nice to know there's a chunk of Jimi's pyromania from Monterey at the Met!

I'm not sure I would have liked the Dead live, had I seen them in 1972, when I was also 15. The bands I saw and liked then were a world away, much heavier, more dramatic.. much shorter shows, too ! I suppose the bands I liked mirrored the time, place and state of mind that I found myself in. But it was only a temporary phase - by 19 I had expanded my horizons, and the Dead sound tracked that. On record, obviously. But it never really struck me as teenage music, in quite the same way as Hawkwind, Black Sabbath or David Bowie - for example, did.

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Talking Heads - The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads
The Carpenters - Now & Then
Huey Lewis & The News - Fore!
Molly Tuttle - Broken Tree
Obscura - Omnivium

I have a paper copy of GD Almanac, Winter 2004.
On page 10 is the back catalog of CD’s.

Dick’s Picks 1-32 were available:
1 CD $13
2 CD’s $18
3 CD’s $21
4 CD’s $25
6 CD’s $33

Assuming that those prices stayed the same for DP 33-36, the total cost for DP 1-36 new factory sealed would have been $778 for 112 CD’s.

Terrapin Limited was $39.50 for 3 CD’s.
Dozin’ At The Nick was $23 for 3 CD’s.
Closing of Winterland $27 for 4 CD’s, $29.95 for 2 DVD’s.
Downhill From Here $30 for 1 DVD.

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42 with bonus disc
$78.99
John Kay
New Hyde Park N.Y..

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on those random numbers, also consider that not all that long ago (but more than a few years), there were periodic sales on dead.net, often around July 4th and a couple other dates like Thanksgiving, significant discounts were available, free shipping, sometimes on almost every bit of music/video in catalog. Swag was rare. As well, one could find almost anything on the secondary market at very reasonable cost.

....Twilight was a treasure.
Happy Easter and Passover everyone!
I favor the '89 show from that box. Grate stuff.
Speaking of dead.net sales, I recall scoring Dicks 26-30 for under a hundred bucks.
I literally stole them.
The stamp cover series.
Now, dead.net puts out overpriced trash 80% of the time. Sorry, not sorry.
I do enjoy the glasses though.
A 1989 box would be just fine. That was my most prevalent year. Sign me up. Include Cal Expo please.
It's got a Playin' -> Rider. And a second set Cumberland.

Yes indeedy...Cumberland was out of Crazy Fingers and the Playin' > Know You Rider was a mind boggler...my friend Bob and I went...we drove from the Canyon to the Phoenix airport after he got off after his evening shift as a line cook at the El Tovar Hotel...we had a 6:30 AM flight to Oakland where a friend of mine was flying in from LA...we grabbed a rental (a brand spankin' new Cadillac) for the drive to Sacramento...we almost didn't make it though as a an accident on the interstate blocked traffic for quite awhile...we pulled into the airport and made it to the plane with a few minutes to spare...we finally relaxed and as the plane leveled out after take off, the flight attendants started rolling down the aisle with the beverage carts...of course everyone was getting OJ, coffee and tea but I asked for a shot of cognac...the young lady just gave a double take and I explained we had been stuck on the freeway, nearly missed the plane and we were on our way to three Grateful Dead shows for the weekend...she smiled, looked around and said "in that case you might need a double and poured me a nice glass worth....In Oakland I had to sit for a bit before going to the rental agency so I didn't appear too loopy...one issue with the weekend...we were in a Red Roof Inn full of dead heads and security banged on our door saying one of the neighboring guests had called to complain about the pot smell...Jeezus lady your entire building is fulla freaks! Now I have to go dig out the drive those shows are on!

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Where’s our DaP 42 announcement and obligatory seaside chat?

No reason to hold off on the announcement considering that pictures of DaP 42 have been released on other websites, and that you can already place an order for DaP 42 on eBay.

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HAWAII!

such an amazing place

and a new Daves announcement soon

Go to the Big Island

:)))

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Okay, Conekid, curious if you know how eBay sellers have the pictures of the release before Dead. Net makes the announcement?
They must be serious insiders.

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For what’ it’s worth, someone said something about tomorrow, which would make sense as they often drop stuff on Tuesday’s…

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Scroll down to the posts below.
I was just repeating what others have already posted.

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They’re all pirates………aargh

$78.00 from John Kay and $82 from some other guy. What a racket

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Had to search for it, didn't see any ebay results, but didn't search with ebay in the googles question machine, but the website that did have a pic showed probably my favorite cover of the series. Wow. Few titles on display in the artwork at first glance, can't wait to get my eyes and ears on it in person, plus hope the Bonus cover is just as nice. Really looking forward to this release.

Which reminds me, Dave's 1 vinyl should be rolling in soon (thankfully that was paid for months ago), and I should be heading out this weekend to plunk down another 150 on 4/8/72 on vinyl, and they want another 600 with tax and shipping for four more Europe '72 shows. May have to pass on the Lyceum box, but we'll also see how long it sits there. God save me from visiting deadnet on a day when I'm surprisingly flush, though...

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Not quite sure what I'm going to play this on yet.

Bonus Disc show coming soon.....this should kick some ass. Kinda wish I hadn't listened to the sound board as much as I did, but as I told the judge after a night of debauchery - your honor, I just couldn't help myself. Heh, talk about securing mandatory rehab.

I'm ahead of schedule on the E72 joy ride. I really like the Dead Beat Club version of The Other One. Top notch.

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Sitting courtside under one of the baskets at Warriors/Nuggets game tonight

Alas, poor Alvar I know him well. I was attempting to say if I were to be comfortably willing to drop 600 bucks, then I kinda hope I wouldn't visit deadnet that day, or that it would be sold out. Not really hoping that, but 4 shows for 600 is a helluva lot more to answer to the wife about than 30 Trips at 700. Especially given this would be 4 shows in a row, and I'm getting 4/8/72 to pair with last year's 5/3/72, which I listened to straight through last year upon getting home. Fantastic sound on vinyl. I wish Uncle Sam were letting me get some more European vinyl, not great timing. Especially with my own first brief trip to Europe (Ireland) 2 weeks ago. We'll see which way the winds blow my own ship of fools. Really looking forward to Dave's 42. Not sure it will be the Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything, but hopefully it's nearly that.

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I've started lagging behind with vinyl a bit. I was going to get Dicks Picks 19 when it became available on Amazon UK, but now it is, I'm having second thoughts. It's cost is the equivalent of $316 ! Quite a lot for a show I already have, and which features music I am very familiar with.
I also prefer vinyl to other formats for listening to The Dead, as someone else ( I forget who-apologies) pointed out on here the other day. But I'm not sure I prefer it THAT much!

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On the last episode of Billions, “Cold Storage”, they play Deal from Garcia version at the end of the show, used artistically nicely. That’s 2 episodes now with significant GD references. Obviously someone’s a DH : )

I wish we knew what was on the bonus disc?
Guess we’ll have to wait until official release day…

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41 is DEAD!!!!!

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From my cassette/Internet Archive digitization project:
GOGD Red Rocks 9/8/83
GOGD Watsonville 9/25/83 - a great outdoor show with an awesome China Rider.
Digitizing for a friend:
Fela and his 35 piece afro-beat orchestra, Berkeley Community Theater 11/14/86

GOGD St Louis 10/29/73 - Powerful Eyes of the World into China Doll
The Byrds - The Notorious Bird Brothers - a psychedelic masterpiece

I'm reading Chris Hillman's autobiography " Time Between" which inspired me to provide a Byrds music background. It's pretty good, and it's interesting to read his description of working and living with Gram Parson as they teamed up as the Burrito Brothers.

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SOLD OUT so let's take 43 guesses, I'm going with 9/26/81.

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4/27/85 & 4/28/85. Frost Ampitheatre

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Just a reminder,,,,, Record Store Day tomorrow. Be there or be square!

I'll be in line about 6 AM

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No RSD for me. Can't do the 65 mile drive tomorrow to Triple Play Records Grand Junction, CO.
What Dead will be offered?
Thanks and cheers!

Wembley 4/8/72 is the Dead one coming out. I know it's not in the spirit of the day, but I have always managed to get RSD releases online. Still from an independent record shop, but without having to leave the luxury of my own home.

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But will head down to the local shop tomorrow after they open, they usually get a couple of copies. If there is one left for me grate, if not, not a problem, I already have it on CD.

Currently working my way through 4-24-72 Dark Star.

Super impressed with the sound you pulled out of the Seattle Center. Listening to it now.

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Researching my older sister's first (and only maybe) show as a surprise for her. She was 17 and tripping from the story I remember. We called the place Elitch Gardens by the name of the amusement park it was when the music outdoor garden part wasn't used so much anymore. Wasn't very big as I recall. Deadbase list this as two shows but I'm finding reviews of it as one show with a break in the tape at Man's World. Thought it unusual to have an acoustic/elec. set that ends in Drums on the first night and the second night starts with Dark Star?!? I could see it if they got rained out or something. Looks primal to me from the setlist(s). Any lore on this I can tell her? Thanks and cheers
Edit: I was totally wrong on the location of the venue. Nothing to do with Elitch Gardens at all but a "Fillmore" on Clakson St. that started doing rock concerts in Spring 1970. This was maybe only the second show at that renamed refurbished venue. John Hammond opened and according to a newspaper article (Colo. Spgs. paper?) he was boring. But the reviewer had very high praise for this show. Also appears that there was only one night and it was 4/25/70.

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Thanks for the compliment, glad you like the sound of Seattle.

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