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		<title>Jane Franklin Dance in October!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now, I know it&#8217;s three months away, but I&#8217;m really excited about this &#8230; Jane Franklin Dance will perform preview segments of their 2010-2011 season featuring the part of their upcoming performance, “The Mouse of Amherst” exclusively at the Ballston A&#38;C Market on October 9th!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><span>Now, I know it&#8217;s three months away, but I&#8217;m really excited about this &#8230; </span></span><span><a href="http://www.janefranklin.com/"><span><span>Jane Franklin Dance</span></span></a><span><span> </span></span><span><span>will perform preview segments of their 2010-2011 season </span></span><span><span><span>featuring the part of their upcoming performance, “The Mouse of Amherst”</span></span><span><span> </span></span></span><span><span>exclusively at the Ballston A&amp;C Market on </span></span><b><span><span>October 9th</span></span></b><span><span>!</span></span></span></p>
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<div><span><span><span><span>This performance is especially for children by the dancers of Jane Franklin Dance. </span></span></span><span><span>Mark your calendars, folks! This is completely family friendly (and fun!).</span></span></span></div>
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		<title>Free Printable: Ninja Cupcake Toppers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For no particular reason I got the idea to make ninja cupcake toppers. Siders?  There was no birthday, no party to attend, no potluck, it was purely just because.   And let me add, one great thing about having a blog is  it gives me the excuse to make just about anything [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kyYaMHB4tGw/TE8GwWqNQmI/AAAAAAAAE6A/o6EVuwq2kNU/s1600/cupcake+ninja+4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 335px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c732e_b850b_cupcake+ninja+4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>For no particular reason I got the idea to make ninja cupcake toppers. Siders?  There was no birthday, no party to attend, no potluck, it was purely just because.   And let me add, one great thing about having a blog is  it gives me the excuse to make just about anything without question, case in point:</p>
<p>Me:  Jason(my husband), I&#8217;m going to make some ninjas popping out of cupcakes.</p>
<p>Jason:  *Look of confusion*</p>
<p>Me:  It&#8217;s for the blog.</p>
<p>Jason: Oh, okay.</p>
<p>See, all I have to say is &#8220;it&#8217;s for the blog&#8221; and somehow it magically makes sense.  Now, if I could somehow transfer that effect to buying shoes,  I&#8217;d really be on to something.</p>
<p>Okay, back to the cupcake ninja toppers/siders.  I started to think why should the tops of the cupcakes get all the love, how about the sides?  The sides could have something jetting out of them and then it <span>hit </span>me, Ninjas!</p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kyYaMHB4tGw/TE8MaYoOGQI/AAAAAAAAE6Y/hn3BhUPSnSc/s1600/cupcake+ninja+6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 341px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c732e_b850b_cupcake+ninja+6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kyYaMHB4tGw/TE8K27my3wI/AAAAAAAAE6I/lmMw_U6sJoE/s1600/ninja+cupcake+toppers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 309px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c732e_b850b_ninja+cupcake+toppers.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Right click, copy, save, paste and print.  You might need to scale the size of them.  Once printed, cut out, tape to toothpicks and have fun.  For the ninjas on top, make sure the printed part does not touch the frosting.  You don&#8217;t want ink running into the frosting.</p>
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		<title>Sunflower Festival Part 3 – the Quilt Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a wonderful quilting club in town &#8211; Heirloom Quilters.  One of my neighbors is in the group, a fellow bus driver and also Peter, a friend we&#8217;ve had for years.  Peter just started quilting and is doing a quilt for each of his boys.
The oldest son has this quilt.  The [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>There is a wonderful quilting club in town &#8211; Heirloom Quilters.  One of my neighbors is in the group, a fellow bus driver and also Peter, a friend we&#8217;ve had for years.  Peter just started quilting and is doing a quilt for each of his boys.</span></p>
<p><span>The oldest son has this quilt.  The top is exactly like the bottom, but the quilts are so long they had to fold them over to get them to hang in the space.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyqcq3vl8I/AAAAAAAAGv4/-2KFyPksUvM/s1600/parade+085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_60731_parade+085.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The youngest son is getting this one.  Yes they are eggs, one for each month of the year.  The one that is for June has his son&#8217;s year of high school graduation on it &#8211; 2016.  Isn&#8217;t that just the neatest quilt?</span></p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyqIRBJEFI/AAAAAAAAGvw/dZoSNeLwJQI/s1600/parade+059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_60731_parade+059.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span>The middle son&#8217;s will be done this year <img src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </span></p>
<p><span>The quilters group made a quilt to cover a car for in the parade.  Isn&#8217;t that amazing?  Wonder how long it took to make it?</span></p>
<p><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyp-gvQfRI/AAAAAAAAGvo/FiwuJnlRP5A/s1600/parade+008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_60731_parade+008.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span><span>This was our favorite.  We loved the colors and the design.  </span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyptj1heCI/AAAAAAAAGvg/siC1FdGtEt0/s1600/parade+077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_fbe03_parade+077.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span><span>Yes it&#8217;s black and white.  There was a whole section of black and white quilts, in all sizes, but this was my favorite.</span></span></p>
<p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEypQl0Ht0I/AAAAAAAAGvY/BcyzEJlBs3w/s1600/parade+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_fbe03_parade+082.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span>Here are some other quilts from the show:</span></p>
<p><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyo7YfzehI/AAAAAAAAGvI/56lIgmnqF6E/s1600/parade+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_fbe03_parade+079.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyo0WagxzI/AAAAAAAAGvA/FsVOUXNBJzk/s1600/parade+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_c77ec_parade+074.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyou-MU7lI/AAAAAAAAGu4/P3rRcVfftUM/s1600/parade+070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_c77ec_parade+070.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyopO63mAI/AAAAAAAAGuw/BVS9SXYR4n0/s1600/parade+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/c9f1e_c77ec_parade+069.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyodCv027I/AAAAAAAAGug/sJsTMQRqcj8/s1600/parade+065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f624d_c77ec_parade+065.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyoigajbzI/AAAAAAAAGuo/86HI1LvxoWY/s1600/parade+066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f624d_ea99e_parade+066.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyoWq0Np-I/AAAAAAAAGuY/G5DfFC3_Ksg/s1600/parade+061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f624d_ea99e_parade+061.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyoQE7BTQI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/pzLpEplA9o8/s1600/parade+060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 300px;height: 400px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f624d_ea99e_parade+060.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_L0gr5IZv2H4/TEyn89ShOSI/AAAAAAAAGuI/7G0a4As9--A/s1600/parade+058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px;text-align: center;cursor: pointer;width: 400px;height: 300px" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/f624d_ea99e_parade+058.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span>Stay tuned for the last installment of the Sunflower Festival &#8211; The Gallery in the Park.  Posted on Friday.</span></span></p>
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		<title>WOJ #84 – Fuzz It</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone~
Hope you are having a wonderful week so far!&#160; CHA has been awesome&#8230;got a migraine at the end of day one so that hasn&#8217;t been the greatest&#8230;hoping the headache goes away REAL fast!&#160; This week at WOJ Challenge Blog Donalda has put together a very fun challenge!&#160; This week is to FUZZ your projects!&#160; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello Everyone~</p>
<p>Hope you are having a wonderful week so far!&nbsp; CHA has been awesome&#8230;got a migraine at the end of day one so that hasn&#8217;t been the greatest&#8230;hoping the headache goes away REAL fast!&nbsp; This week at <b><a href="http://wojmondaychallenge.blogspot.com/"><span>WOJ Challenge Blog</span></a></b> Donalda has put together a very fun challenge!&nbsp; This week is to <b>FUZZ</b> your projects!&nbsp; This can be felt, flower soft, flock, anything fuzzy!</p>
<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FjTRH5qO-0/TEu69flYb_I/AAAAAAAADfg/8j8Ikc5FZck/s1600/WOJ_84_Fuzz_KimGruetzmacher.jpg"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/4a508_f6d76_WOJ_84_Fuzz_KimGruetzmacher.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p>For my card I have used this new cutie from the Summer Store Stamp Kit.&nbsp; I absolutely love this cutie!&nbsp; I paired her up with some Cosmo Cricket DeLovely papers.&nbsp; The edge of my papers have been stickalized with <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=Notions-34"><b>star dust stickles</b></a>.</p>
<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7FjTRH5qO-0/TEu62UHLtYI/AAAAAAAADfA/7nzod89gTVo/s1600/WOJ_84_Fuzz_CloseUp_KimGruetzmacher.jpg"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/4a508_f6d76_WOJ_84_Fuzz_CloseUp_KimGruetzmacher.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p>Of course the image of this bathing beauty and the starfish were colored with <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/categories.php?cat=122"><b>Copics</b></a>.&nbsp; I&#8217;ve tried coloring her with darker &#8220;skin&#8221; colors to make it look like she got a tan.&nbsp; Then, I&#8217;ve used <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=COP-MUL&amp;cat=123"><b>Silver Spica</b></a> on her sunglasses and then coated the lenses with <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=PA-001"><b>diamond glaze</b></a> for a more realistic &#8220;sunglass&#8221; look.&nbsp; For my Fuzz I have added <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=FS-035"><b>ultra fine flower soft </b></a>in sand to parts of the beach, and then I took <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=DOO-1795"><b>white flock</b></a> and created some white puffy clouds in my airbrushed sky.&nbsp; The beach scene was created with my Copic ABS.</p>
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<p>Flower are from the famous, <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1_8"><b>Wild Orchid Crafts</b></a>.&nbsp; This first arrangement uses the <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=14_88"><b>Daffodils</b></a> and <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1_8"><b>6mm closed rosebuds</b></a>.</p>
<div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7FjTRH5qO-0/TEu64mWxoqI/AAAAAAAADfQ/FjxEXCVeLxU/s1600/WOJ_84_Fuzz_Flowers2_KimGruetzmacher.jpg"><img border="0" height="347" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/4a508_f6d76_WOJ_84_Fuzz_Flowers2_KimGruetzmacher.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<p>The bottom arrangement was made with <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=93_105"><b>35mm Large 2-colored Wild Rose</b></a>, another <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=14_88"><b>Daffodil</b></a>, and some <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1_2"><b>15mm yellow roses</b></a> that I took my Copic ABS and airbrushed to match the large wild rose being 2 colors.</p>
<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7FjTRH5qO-0/TEu66kFbjNI/AAAAAAAADfY/owxGalWu12Y/s1600/WOJ_84_Fuzz_FuzzAngle_KimGruetzmacher.jpg"><img border="0" src="http://news.craftcenterblog.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-o-matic/cache/4a508_e2285_WOJ_84_Fuzz_FuzzAngle_KimGruetzmacher.jpg" /></a></div>
<p>Finally here is another view so that you can see the &#8220;fuzz&#8221; on my project better.</p>
<p>**<b><i><span>BLOG CANDY UPDATE:</span></i></b> Don&#8217;t forget about the candy that Susana has running over at the <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/"><b>SCACD blog</b></a>!**</p>
<p><b>Recipe</b>:<br /><b>Stamps</b>: WOJ Store Stamp Kit #3,<br /><b>Inks</b>: <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=TSU-028">Memento Tuxedo Black</a>, <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/categories.php?cat=122">Copics</a>, <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=Rng-022&amp;cat=123">White Gel Pen</a>, <a href="http://www.susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=COP-MUL&amp;cat=123">Spicas in Gold, Silver, and Black</a>,,<br /><b>Copic Colors Used</b>: YG01, YG23, YG25, Y000, Y11, Y15, Y17, R02, RV04, RV09, RV17, E00, E11, E13, E25, E29, E34, E51, E53<br /><b>Papers</b>: Cosmo Cricket DeLovely Collection<br /><b>Tools</b>: MS border punch, SU oval and scalloped oval punches, Spellbinders &#8211; <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=NES-043">Labels 4</a>, Copic ABS, <br /><b>Embellishments</b>: Flowers &#8211; Wild Orchid Crafts: <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=93_105"><span>35mm Large 2-colored Wild Rose</span></a>, <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=14_88"><span>Daffodils</span></a>, <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1_2"><span>15mm yellow roses</span></a>, <a href="http://www.wildorchidcrafts.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=1_8"><span>6mm closed rosebuds</span></a>, ribbon, <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=PA-001"><span>diamond glaze</span></a>, <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=Notions-34">star dust stickles</a>, <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=FS-035">ultra fine flower soft sand</a>, <a href="http://susanascustomartandcarddesign.com/proddetail.php?prod=DOO-1795">white flock</a>,</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our challenge this week at Whiff of Joy challenge is Fuzz.  Now when I first saw the theme my lil old heart thunked right down to my boots, but I really did enjoy making this card and after seeing the creations done by the rest of the DT I&#8217;m guessing they did too.   [...]]]></description>
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I like BUSY, I like to make all kinds of layers on my work, as if you haven&#8217;t noticed. But if you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week I posted about my altered<a href="http://thecraftychica.blogspot.com/2010/07/altered-starbucks-via-ready-brew-box.html"> Starbucks VIA box and how I turned it into a zine holder</a>. I received so many emails asking for a zine tutorial, that I put one together!</p>
<p>I like BUSY, I like to make all kinds of layers on my work, as if you haven&#8217;t noticed. But if you want simple, just take the idea and adapt it to your own style.</p>
<p>I made one mini-zine focused on my novel, each page has a quote for a different character, with the book info on back. The second one has inspiring quotes! I included other ideas in the video as well.</p>
<p>I used colored pencils, <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=ca5db499-95b4-4eae-ad09-61252c498da9&amp;brand=373443c4-c88a-4ca6-a645-2100866a74c9&amp;c=5d1bb67c-61ae-4569-be88-b52d5490dae7">Crafty  Chica® Mojito Papers™                                                          </a>and <a href="http://www.ilovetocreate.com/ProductDetails.aspx?id=bca8ebb6-2548-4c7f-9ec9-0fdaa2f3f436&amp;brand=1873eba3-ffac-47cf-b481-e278a56cd585&amp;c=601a29b7-43a5-4fca-ad11-cc339b650a57">Aleene’s®  Acid-Free Tacky Glue™ Glue Sticks</a>.</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
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<div><span>Winner receives a copy of the crafty mystery novel:</span><span><span> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Photo-Snap-Lowenstein-Scrap-N-Craft-Mystery/dp/0738719765/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1279913112&amp;sr=1-1">Photo, Snap,  Shot (A Kiki Lowenstein Scrap-N-Craft Mystery)</a></span><span> by <a href="http://www.joannacampbellslan.com/">Joanna Campbell Slan</a>. I&#8217;ve read it, it a riot &#8211; really good, juicy, funny and clever!</span></span><br /><span></span></div>
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