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  8,S*OOL ( H]R+ PORTSIDE60 ! LOOK\T
GULL ANN\NC$1 &! FLOCK F ! ,R$ ,S&
,LI<TH\SE RCVD ! NEWS ) %RIEKS ( RELIEF4
  ,!Y _H BE5 FLY+ = SIX H\RS )\T A BR1K1
& AL? ! PILOT GULLS _H F.D CURR5TS ( W>M
AIR T MADE = PL1SANT GLID+ ABV ! WAVES1
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?AN A GD MESS ( H]R+8
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X FL[S 96! ,NOR? ,SEA4 ,F HI< ABV !Y SAW
%IPS L9+ UP "O AF ! O!R L PATI5T & 4CI-
PL9$ :ALES WAIT+ _! TURN 6SWIM \ 6OP5
SEA4 ,ONCE "!1 ! FLOCK WD GET _! BE>+S &
SPR1D \ T[>D ALL ! PORTS (! PLANET4
  ,K5GAH1 A FEMALE GULL ) F1!RS ! COLOR
( SILV]1 ESPECI,Y LIK$ 6OBS]VE ! %IPS'
FLAGS1 = %E KNEW T E "O ( !M REPRES5T$ A
WAY ( SP1K+1 ( NAM+ ! SAME ?+S )      #B
DI6]5T ^WS4
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ONCE -;T$ 6A FELL[ %E-GULL4 8,N AT ALL L
U GULLS1 :O SCREE* ! SAME ! _W R.D40
  8,Y'RE "R4 ,& MO/ AMAZ+ ( ALL IS T "S-
"TS !Y MANAGE 6"U/& "O ANO!R10 H] GULL
FR _H SQUAWK$4
  ,2Y ! %OREL9E1 ! L&SCAPE TURN$ B"R
GRE54 ,K5GAH CD SEE AN ENORM\S PA/URE
DOTT$ ) FLOCKS ( %EEP GRAZ+ "U ! PROTEC-
;N (! DIKES &! LAZY VANES (! W9DMILLS4
  ,FOLL[+ 9/RUC;NS F ! PILOT GULLS1 !
FLOCK F ,R$ ,S& ,LI<TH\SE SEIZ$ A CURR5T
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L >R[S1 & :5 !Y CAME 6! SURFACE EA* GULL
_H A H]R+ 9 XS BILL4
  ,TA/Y H]R+4 ,TA/Y & FAT4 ,PRECISELY
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FLI<T T[>D ,D5 ,HELD]1 ": !Y 7 6JO9 !
FLOCK F ! ,FRISIAN ,ISL&S4
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& ,CAPE ,PE@NAS4 ,:5 ALL ! GULLS AU?OR-
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F1/+ ON S>D9ES & SQUID1 :ILE ! MALES
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MALE GULLS WD LAY _! E7S & HAT* !M1 SAFE
F ANY ?R1T1 & !N1 AF ! *ICKS LO/ _! D[N
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                 ,,TWO                #E
     ,A ,,BIG1 ,,FAT1 ,,BLACK ,,CAT

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/ROK+ ! BIG1 FAT1 BLACK CAT'S BACK4
  ,!N HE RETURN$ 6! TASK ( PUTT+ ?+S 9 8
BACKPACK4 ,HE *OSE A CASSETTE ( ,! ,PUR1
"O ( 8 FAVORITES1 PUT X IN1 ?"\ AB X AG1
& TOOK X \4 ,HE CDN'T DECIDE :E!R 6PUT X
9 ! PACK OR L1VE X ON ! TA#4 ,X 0 H>D TO
"K :AT 6TAKE ON VAC,N & :AT 6L1VE AT
HOME4
  ,! BIG1 FAT1 BLACK CAT SITT+ 9 ! RE-
CESS$ W9D[1 8 FAVORITE PLACE1 0 WAT*+ !
BOY CLOSELY4
  8,DID ,I PUT 9 MY SWIM GO7LES8 ,ZORBA1
H Y SE5 MY GO7LES8 ,NO4 ,Y WDN'T "K :AT
!Y >E 2C Y DON'T L WAT]4 ,Y DON'T "K :AT
Y'RE MISS+4 ,SWIMM+ IS "O (! MO/ FUN
SPORTS4 ,WANT A TR1T80 ! BOY (F]$1 PICK+
UP ! BOX ( ,KITTY ,YUM-,YUMS4
  ,HE %OOK \ A M ?AN G5]\S POR;N1 &!
BIG1 FAT1 BLACK CAT 2GAN *EW+1 SL[LY1 TO
PROL;G ! PL1SURE4 ,:AT DELICI\S TR1TS1 S
CRUN*Y1 & S DELICI\SLY FI%Y6
  ..,HE IS A GD .KID1 ! CAT ?"\1 8    #F
M\? FILL$ ) CRUMBS4 ..,:AT D ,I M1N1 A
GD KID8 ,HE'S ! .BE/6 HE CORRECT$ HMF Z
HE SWALL[$4
  ,ZORBA1 ! BIG1 FAT1 BLACK CAT1 _H GD
R1SON = 8 OP9ION ( ? BOY1 :O N ONLY SP5T
M"OY F 8 ALL[.E ON DELICI\S TR1TS =
,ZORBA1 B ALW KEPT ! LITT] BOX ": ,ZORBA
RELIEV$ HMF CL1N4 ,& HE TALK$ 6HM &
TAU<T HM IMPORTANT ?+S4
  ,!Y SP5T _M H\RS TGR ON ! BALCONY1
WAT*+ ! BU/L+ TRA6IC 9 ! PORT ( ,HAM-
BURG4 ,"R !N1 = EXAMPLE1 ! BOY 0 SAY+1
8,Y SEE T %IP1 ,ZORBA8 ,Y "K ": X'S F8
,X'S F ,LIB]IA1 A V 9T]E/+ ,AFRICAN C\N-
TRY F.D$ 0P :O ONCE 7 SLAVES4 ,:5 ,I GR[
UP ,I'M GO+ 6BE CAPTA9 (A L>GE SAIL+
%IP1 & ,I W SAIL 6,LIB]IA4 ,& Y W -E )
ME1 ,ZORBA4 ,Y W 2 A GD OC1NGO+ CAT4
,I'M SURE ( X40
  ,L ALL ! BOYS >.D ! PORT1 ? "O TOO
DR1M$ ( VOYAGES 64TANT C.TRIES4 ,! BIG1
FAT1 BLACK CAT LI/5$1 PURR+4 ,HE CD SEE
HMF ON BO>D A SAIL+ VESSEL1 CUTT+ "? !
WAVES4
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& N"E =GOT T HE [$ 8 LIFE 6HM4
  ,ZORBA'S DEBT DAT$ F ! "D HE AB&ON$ !
BASKET T _H BE5 HOME = HM & 8 SEV5 BRO?-
]S & SI/]S4
  ,8 "M'S MILK 0 W>M & SWEET1 B HE WANT$
6TRY "O ( ^? FI% H1DS T P 9 ! M>KET GAVE
6BIG CATS4 ,& HE WASN'T PLANN+ 6EAT !
:OLE ?+4 ,NO4 ,8 IDEA 0 6DRAG X BACK 6!
BASKET & TELL 8 BRO!RS & SI/]S1 8,5\< (
? NURS+ F \R POOR "M6 ,DON'T Y SEE H[ ?9
%E'S GETT+8 ,EAT ? FI%1 T'S :AT ! PORT
CATS ALL EAT40
  ,A FEW "DS 2F HE LEFT ! BASKET1 ,ZOR-
BA'S "M _H BE5 V S]I\S Z %E TOLD HM1 8,Y
>E QK ON YR FEET & AL]T4 ,T'S ALL 6! GD1
B Y M/ 2 CAUTI\S AB ": Y G4 ,I DON'T
WANT Y 6GET \ (! BASKET4 ,TM OR ! NEXT
"D HUMANS W -E & DECIDE YR FATE1 & YR
BRO!RS' & SI/]S' Z WELL4 ,I'M SURE !Y W
GIVE ALL ( Y NICE "NS & Y W H ALL ! FOOD
Y WANT4 ,Y >E V LUCKY 6H BE5 BORN 9 A
PORT1 2C 9 PORTS HUMANS LOVE & PROTECT
CATS4 ,! ONLY ?+ !Y EXPECT ( U IS 6KEEP
! RATS AWAY4 ,OH1 YES1 MY SON4 ,Y >E V
LUCKY 6BE A PORT CAT--B Y M/ 2 C>E-   #H
;L4 ,"! IS "O ?+ AB Y T MAY M1N TR\#4
,LOOK AT YR BRO!RS & SI/]S1 SON4 ,Y SEE
H[ ALL ( !M >E GRAY8 ,& H[ _! FUR IS
/RIP$1 L ! HIDE (A TIG]8 ,Y1 ON ! O!R
H&1 7 BORN 5TIRELY BLACK1 EXCEPT = T LL
:ITE TUFT "U YR *94 ,"S HUMANS 2LIEVE T
BLACK CATS BR+ BAD LUCK4 ,T'S :Y1 SON1
,I DON'T WANT Y 6L1VE ! BASKET40
  ,B ,ZORBA1 :O AT T "T 0 A LL COAL-
BLACK BALL ( FUR1 DID CRAWL \ (! BASKET4
,HE WANT$ 6TRY "O ( ^? FI% H1DS4 ,& HE
AL WANT$ 6SEE A LL (! _W4
  ,HE DIDN'T GET V F>4 ,Z HE 0 TROTT+
T[>D A FI% /ALL ) 8 TAIL /RAI<T UP &
QUIV]+1 HE PASS$ 9 FRONT (A L>GE BIRD
DOZ+ ) XS H1D TILT$ 6"O SIDE4 ,X 0 A V
UGLY BIRD )A HUGE P\* 2N XS B1K4 ,SU45-
LY1 ! LL BLACK KITT5 CD N FEEL ! GR.D 2N
8 FEET &1 )\T ANY IDEA ( :AT 0 HAPP5+1
HE F.D HMF SOM]SAULT+ "? ! AIR4 ,REMEM-
B]+ "O ( 8 "M'S F/ T1*+S1 HE LOOK$ =A
PLACE ": HE CD L& ON ALL F\R PAWS4 ,IN-
/1D1 :AT HE SAW 2N HM 0 ! BIRD1 WAIT+ )
AN OP5 B1K4 ,HE FELL "R 96XS P\*1 : 0 V
D>K & SMELL$ T]RI#4                   #I
  8,LET ME \6 ,LET ME \60 ! KITT5 BAWL$
DESP]ATELY4
  8,MY ''' X C TALK10 ! BIRD SQUAWK$ )\T
OP5+ XS B1K4 8,:AT K9D ( CR1TURE >E Y80
  8,LET ME \ OR ,I'LL SCRAT*10 ! KITT5
Y[L$ ?R1T5+LY4
  8,I SUSPECT T Y'RE A FROG4 ,>E Y A
FROG80 ! BIRD ASK$1 KEEP+ XS L;G BILL
CLAMP$ TI<TLY %UT4
  8,I'M DR[N+ 9 "H1 Y /UPID BIRD10 ! LL
CAT CRI$4
  8,YES4 ,Y >E A FROG4 ,A BLACK FROG4
,CURI\S 9DE$40
  8,I AM A CAT1 & AM ,I MAD6 ,LET ME \
OR Y'LL 2 SORRY60 W>N$ LL ,ZORBA1 LOOK+
= "S": 9 T D>K P\* 6S9K 8 CLAWS4
  8,D Y ?9K ,I C'T TELL ! DI6];E 2T A
CAT &A FROG8 ,CATS >E FURRY1 QK1 & !Y
SMELL ( H\SE SLIPP]S4 .,Y >E A FROG4 ,I
ATE S"EAL FROGS ONCE1 & !Y W]5'T BAD4 ,B
!Y 7 GRE54 ,SAY1 Y WDN'T 2 A POISON\S
FROG1 WD Y80 ! BIRD CROAK$1 A LL WORRI$4
  8,YES6 ,YES1 ,I'M A POISON\S FROG1 &
2SS1 ,I BR+ BAD LUCK60
  8,:AT A DILEMMA6 ,ONCE ,I SWAL-    #AJ
L[$ A POISON\S SEA UR*9 & NO?+ HAPP5$ TO
ME4 ,:AT A DI-.LEM,'-MA6 ,% ,I SWALL[ Y
OR SPIT Y \80 ! BIRD POND]$4 ,SU45LY X
/OPP$ SQUAWK+ & />T$ JUMP+ UP & D[N &
FLAPP+ XS W+S4 ,F9,Y X OP5$ XS B1K4
  ,LL ,ZORBA1 WET ) SLO2]1 /UCK 8 H1D \
& JUMP$ 6! GR.D4 ,!N HE SAW ! BOY1 :O _H
! BIRD 0! NECK1 %AK+ X4
  8,Y M/ 2 BL1 Y NUMBSKULL PELICAN6 ,-E
ON1 KITT54 ,Y ALM 5D$ UP 9 ! BELLY ( T
UGLY OLD BIRD10 ! BOY SD1 & TOOK ,ZORBA
UP 9 8 >MS4
  ,& S _H 2GUN ! FR%IP T _H LA/$ FIVE
YE>S4
  ,! BOY'S KISS ON 8 H1D SCATT]$ ! CAT'S
MEMORIES4 ,HE WAT*$ 8 FR SETTLE ! PACK
ON 8 BACK1 WALK 6! DOOR1 & F "! SD GD-
BYE "O M "T4
  8,WE WON'T SEE EA* O!R = F\R WEEKS4
,I'LL 2 ?9K+ ( Y E "D1 ,ZORBA4 ,I PROM-
ISE40
  8,BYE1 ,ZORBA60 8,BYE60 ,! BOY'S TWO
"Y] BRO!RS %\T$ & WAV$ _! GD-BYES4
  ,HE LI/5$ Z ! TWO LOCKS TURN$ 9 !
DOOR1 !N RAN 6! W9D[ T OV]LOOK$ !    #AA
/REET 6WAT* 8 ADOPTIVE FAMILY Z !Y DROVE
AWAY4
  ,! BIG1 FAT1 BLACK CAT DREW A DEEP1
3T5T$ BR1?4 ,= F\R :OLE WEEKS HE WD 2 "L
& MA/] (! A"P;T4 ,A FR (! FAMILY WD -E E
"D 6OP5 A C ( CAT FOOD & CL1N ,ZORBA'S
LITT] BOX4 ,F\R WEEKS 6LAZE AB 9 ! >M-
*AIRS1 ON ! B$S--OR 6G \ ON ! BALCONY1
CLIMB 6! TILE RO(1 JUMP F "! 6! BRAN*ES
(! OLD *E/NUT TREE1 & SLIDE D[N ! TRUNK
6! 9N] PATIO1 ": HE LIK$ 6MEET ! O!R
NEI<BORHOOD CATS4 ,HE WDN'T 2 BOR$4 ,NO
WAY4
  ,AT L1/ T'S :AT ,ZORBA1 ! BIG1 FAT1
BLACK CAT1 ?"\1 2C HE _H NO IDEA :AT 0
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          ,,HAMBURG ,,9 ,,VIEW

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APPROA*+ WAVE 0 TOO QK4 ,XS =CE SWEPT H]
2N ! SURFACE1 & :5 %E CAME BACK UP1 !
"DLI<T _H 4APPE>$4 ,%E %OOK H] H1D AG &
AG1 R1LIZ+ T %E _H SURFAC$ "? ! BLACK
WAVE ( AN OIL SLICK T _H NE>LY BL9D$ H]4
  ,K5GAH1 ! GULL ) F1!RS ONCE ! COLOR (
SILV]1 KEPT DIPP+ H] H1D DEEP 96! WAT]
UNTIL A FEW SP>KS ( LI<T P5ETRAT$ ! ?ICK
OIL COV]+ H] EYES4 ,/ICKY BLOBS ! GULLS
CALL$ ! BLACK PLAGUE GLU$ H] W+S 6H]
BODY4 ,%E 2GAN 6KICK H] FEET )! HOPE T
%E CD SWIM FA/ 5 6ESCAPE F ! BLACK TIDE4
  ,E MUSCLE CRAMP$ )! EF=T1 B AT LA/ %E
CAME 6! $GE (! OIL SLICK & PA4L$ 96CL1N
WAT]4 ,%E BL9K$ & DIPP$ H] H1D UNTIL %E
0 A# 6CLE> H] EYES1 B :5 %E LOOK$ UP AT
! SKY ALL %E SAW 7 A FEW CL\DS FLOAT+ 2T
! SEA &! ENORM\S DOME (! SKIES4 ,H] FRS
F ! FLOCK (! ,R$ ,S& ,LI<TH\SE 7 ALR F>
AWAY1 V F> AWAY4
  ,T 0 ! RULE4 ,%E H]F _H SE5 O!R
S1GULLS SURPRIS$ 0! D1DLY BLACK      #AD
TIDES1 & ?\< "EY"O WANT$ 6G BACK & (F]
HELP1 !Y KNEW T HELP WD 2 IMPOSSI#4 ,"!
0 NO?+ !Y CD D4 ,& S H] FLOCK _H FL[N
ON1 RESPECT+ ! RULE T =BIDS WIT;S+ ! D1?
( "O'S FELL[ GULLS4
  ,) _! W+S IMMOBILIZ$1 /UCK FA/ 6_!
BODIES1 GULLS >E EASY PREY = L>GE FI%4
,OR !Y MAY DIE M SL[LY1 SU6OCAT$ 0! OIL
T S9KS "? _! F1!RS & CLOGS _! PORES4
  ,T 0 ! FATE T AWAIT$ ,K5GAH4 ,%E HOP$
X WD 2 ! JAWS (A GIANT FI% T WD QKLY
SNAP H] UP4
  ,! BLACK /A94 ,Z %E AWAIT$ ! 5D1 ,K5-
GAH CURS$ ALL HUMANS4 8,B N ALL ( !M4 ,I
%D 2 FAIR10 %E SQUAWK$ W1KLY4
  ,(T5 F HI< ABV %E _H WAT*$ Z L>GE OIL
TANK]S TOOK ADVANTAGE ( FO7Y "DS AL;G !
COA/ 6/1M AWAY F L& 6WA% \ _! TANKS4 ,!Y
SPILL$ ?\S&S ( LIT]S (A ?ICK1 /9K+ SUB-
/.E 96! SEA1 : !N 0 C>RI$ AL;G 0! WAVES4
,B %E AL SAW H[ "S"TS SMALL] VESSELS
KEPT CLOSE 6! TANK]S & PREV5T$ !M F EMP-
TY+ _! TANKS4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ^? BOATS1
DRAP$ 9 ! COLORS (! RA9B[1 DIDN'T ALW
>RIVE 9 "T 6PREV5T ! POISON+ (!      #AE
S1S4
  ,K5GAH SP5T ! L;GE/ H\RS ( H] LIFE
RE/+ ON ! WAVES1 WOND]+ ) T]ROR :E!R %E
0 AWAIT+ ! MO/ HORRI# ( ALL D1?S4 ,WORSE
?AN 2+ EAT5 0A FI%1 WORSE ?AN SU6]+ !
TORTURE ( SU6OC,N1 0 DY+ ( HUNG]4
  ,DESP]ATE AT ! IDEA (A SL[ D1?1 %E
%OOK H]F &) AMAZE;T F.D T ! OIL _H N
GLU$ H] W+S 6H] BODY4 ,H] W+S 7 COAT$ )
?ICK BLACK SLUDGE1 B AT L1/ %E CD UNFOLD
!M4
  8,I MAY / H A *.E 6GET \ ( ?1 & :O
"KS1 MAYBE IF ,I C FLY HI<1 V HI<1 ! SUN
W MELT ! OIL10 ,K5GAH CROAK$4
  ,%E 0 REMEMB]+ A /ORY %E _H HE>D AN
OLD GULL F ! ,FRISIAN ,ISL&S TELL AB A
HUMAN "ND ,IC>US1 :O1 9 ORD] 6A3OMPLI% 8
DR1M ( FLY+1 _H MADE HMF W+S ( EAGLE
F1!RS4 ,HE _H 9 FACT FL[N ''' HI<1 ALM
UP 6! SUN1 S HI< T ! SUN MELT$ ! WAX
HE'D US$ 6/ICK ! F1!RS TGR1 & HE FELL
BACK 6,E>?4
  ,K5GAH FLAPP$ H] W+S H>D1 TUCK$ BACK
H] FEET1 LIFT$ AB A FOOT ABV ! WAVES1 &
PLOPP$ "R BACK D[N1 FACE F/4 ,2F     #AF
TRY+ AG1 %E DIV$ 2N ! WAVES & MOV$ H]
W+S BACK & =?4 ,? "T :5 %E TRI$1 %E ROSE
M ?AN ?REE FEET 2F %E FELL4
  ,! A3URS$ OIL _H /UCK H] TAIL F1!RS
TGR S TI<T T %E WASN'T A# 6/E] ON H] AS-
C5T4 ,%E DIV$ AG & PECK$ AT ! BLACK GUM-
MY SUB/.E /UCK 6H] TAIL4 ,%E BORE ! PA9
(! F1!RS %E A3ID5T,Y RIPP$ \ UNTIL F9,Y
%E 0 SATISFI$ T H] /E]+ GE> 0 A LL LESS
F\L$4
  ,ON ! FIF? ATTEMPT1 ,K5GAH SU3E$$3 ,%E
0 FLY+4
  ,%E FLAPP$ H] W+S DESP]ATELY1 B !
WEI<T (! LAY] ( OIL WD N LET H] GLIDE4
,! M9UTE %E RE/$1 %E PLUNG$ D[NW>D4 ,=-
TUNATELY1 %E 0 A "Y S1GULL1 & H] MUSCLES
RESPOND$ 9 F9E FA%ION4
  ,%E FLEW HI<]4 ,W++1 W++1 %E LOOK$ D[N
& CD B>ELY MAKE \ ! F9E :ITE L9E (!
COA/4 ,%E AL SAW A FEW %IPS MOV+ L T9Y
OBJECTS ON A BLUE CLO?4 ,%E GA9$ ALTI-
TUDE1 B ! HOP$-= E6ECT (! SUN DID N -E4
,MAYBE ! H1T ( XS RAYS 0 TOO W1K1 OR !
LAY] ( OIL 0 TOO ?ICK4
  ,K5GAH KNEW T H] /R5G? CD N LA/    #AG
M* L;G]1 & S1 SEEK+ A PLACE 6L&1 %E FLEW
9L&1 FOLL[+ ! SNAK+ GRE5 L9E (! ,ELBE4
  ,! MOVE;T ( H] W+S 0 2COM+ M L1D51 &
%E 0 LOS+ /R5G?4 ,N[ %E 0 FLY+ L[] & L[-
]4
  ,9 A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT 6REGA9 "S ALTI-
TUDE1 %E CLOS$ H] EYES & B1T H] W+S ) H]
LA/ \NCE ( /R5G?4 ,%E DIDN'T "K H[ L;G
%E KEPT H] EYES CLOS$1 B :5 %E OP5$ !M
%E 0 FLY+ ABV A TALL T[] CR[N$ )A GOLD5
W1!R VANE4
  8,SA9T ,MI*AEL'S60 %E %RIEK$ :5 %E
RECOGNIZ$ ! T[] (! ,HAMBURG *UR*4
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DIDN'T "K :E!R X 0 RA9DROPS OR TE>S T 7
FILL+ ! YELL[ EYES (A BIG1 FAT1 BLACK
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