The Art of Animal Drawing: Construction, Action Analysis, Caricature (Dover Books on Art Instruction, Anatomy)

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Former Disney animator offers expert advice on drawing animals both realistically and as caricatures. Use of line, brush technique, establishing mood, conveying action, much more. Construction drawings reveal development process in creating animal figures. Many chapters on drawing individual animal forms — dogs, cats, horses, deer, cows, foxes, kangaroos. 53 halftones, 706 line illustrations.

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Priceless.......2007-05-27

Ken Hultgren's animal drawing book is by far the best I've ever seen. The drawings are not only beautiful and full of life but rich in anatomical information as well. Studying and copying these drawings, combined with a few trips to the zoo and a horse ranch, enhanced my awareness of animal anatomy and movement enormously.
I used this book as my primary resource for modeling, rigging, animating a horse in Maya. It's a great asset for animators, modelers, sculptors -- artists of any sort-- or anyone who loves animals and good drawings.

great reference for the artist........2007-05-22

Excellent art reference for the developing artist who wants to understand animal anatomy and motion.

Awesome for Serious Artists.......2007-04-03

This book is somewhere right between a "How to Draw Animals" book and a detailed anatomy book. It gives you the basics of the muscles for each animal in beautiful, dynamic sketches that take you from drawing static (but proportional) animals to leaping, rolling, fighting animals. If you're really serious, you'll still need a more detailed anatomy book, but for movement (especially of horses and deer and their running patterns) this one is awesome. Just a warning though, the section on dogs is awesome but smaller than the horses, the section on cats is extensive but focuses mostly on big cats, and the section on wolves/foxes/wild dogs is pretty brief - much more of the book is spent on the larger herbivores and some less commonly studied animals like kangaroos, camels, rabbits, and a big section on bears.

One of the best animal drawing books.......2007-03-14

The book has lots of great drawing. I wish it had more explanations. But I still love it.

best book ever.......2007-03-09

if you are studying animal drawing, this is one of the best books ever. this concentrates on the motion and line of action, as well as the construction!

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Disappointingly scant content.......2002-10-09

I know I'm going to anger some of the folks who really believe in this book, but I was really disappointed with how slim and scant the educational content was. There are very many black and white illustrations of the students' work related to Itten's teachings. And his outlook is very pure and creative. I really enjoyed that aspect of this book, but expected more meat! I wanted to know more specifically about conflict. I wanted him to go deeper. As it is, he brings up a well ordered set of concepts, explains them clearly and then moves on. In my opinion this book is wildly overpriced. I probably would give it four stars had it only cost me between seven and fifteen dollars. At thirty and change it's not worth it.

lighting the creative spark in everyone.......2001-07-18

This book is not a step by step syllabus to follow blindly. Itten wrote this book to share the fundamental principles that he taught all his students (no matter how advanced) before allowing them to pursue higher classes and goals at his school.

The book is broken down into sections that (to anyone who's had art training) seem simple enough: chiaroscuro, form, color, rhythm, etc. but Itten teaches not so much the technical aspect of art as a new way of seeing the world, a way of creating from the whole body and mind, not just with a paintbrush (or computer graphics program).

The sections are all punctuated with many examples of student work that relate to the topic covered. Often, it is these examples that really drive his points home.

Just as Itten believed that everyone was capable of being creative and thought the basic course was valuable to all levels of art students and even teachers, this book is applicable for both those who are looking for an introduction into creating, and those who consider themselves expert artists already. I guarantee there will be at least one idea in the book to make you stop and ponder and suddenly challenge your way of thinking on the matter.

Itten is a god, bow down........2001-04-27

Itten made the world as we know it today. Without his guidence, none of the products you buy, art you look at, or anything else would be what it is today. If you are a designer or art monger, you owe it to yourself to read this book. It is a discription of his Basic Course (everyone had to take it...) at the Bauhaus in Weimar written by Itten himself.

Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus

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Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus
Johannes Itten
Manufacturer: Reinhold Pub. Corp
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B0006AYUTQ

Design & Form: the Basic Course at the Bauhaus

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Design & Form: the Basic Course at the Bauhaus
Johannes Itten
Manufacturer: Reinhold
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LZHWLO

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Design and Form : The Basic Course at the Bauhaus
Johannes; Maass, John (translator) Itten
Manufacturer: Reinhold Publishing Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KW7VE6

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Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus
Johannes Itten
Manufacturer: Reinhold
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KWDH2G

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Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus

Manufacturer: Van Nostrand
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HDSTPI

Design and Form. The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and Later

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Design and Form. The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and Later
Johannes Itten
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NWPGVI

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Design and Form: The Basic Course at the Bauhaus and Later
Johannes Itten
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PSC2DU

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graphic novel, intro Thomas Mann

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A beautiful biography --.......2006-12-18

-- or is it? Masereel's remarkable little book declines to explain itself.

These 165 expressive woodcuts present snapshots from the life of one man, or so we assume. He's not all that special - he's not a great hero, leader, or lover, though he's each at one point or another. He doesn't rise above or sink below anyone else, except in the usual ways. As with Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man," this book celebrates the ordinary. And, when seen in such detail, the ordinary becomes quite extraordinary.

The book opens with the un-named man's arrival by train. The crowd and surroundings excite him, as does the mechanism of the train itself. Then, he's off to his new life in the city. We see that life in an uneven, even surreal pace. Masereel's vivid, expressive images hopscotch through the years of his life. Sequences of unrelated images seem to compress years into just a few pages. Other times, long sequences examine individual stories in detail - the adoption of a daughter, his happiness in her, and her final illness and death may be the most moving. It's a life-changing event, and sets the anonymous man off on a lengthy voyage, perhaps to lose himself or to find himself again. He returns to the city life, and eventually retires. The imagery changes radically at this point. It suggests Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" and "Starry Night," and also hints at Van Gogh's death.

Or maybe not. The imagery speaks volumes, but speaks a different volume to each viewer - and will probably speak differently to me when I read it again. Although it's an illustrated story, it's not for children. It is for anyone who wants to see the grandparents of today's illustrated fiction, or who appreciates woodcut in itself. This Dover edition is a beautiful reproduction, with richly saturated blacks but paper opaque enough to keep each page from bleeding through. It's easy to enjoy - so go ahead, enjoy it.

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Powerful Catalyst.......2000-05-23

Like the Tarot, the images here are universal and transformative. They have the additional benefit of a wry sense of humor and subtle undercurrents of a humanist sensibility.

A must have for any searcher or thinker.

Pure Inspiration.......1999-05-01

When my sister gave me this book for my birthday, it was one of the greatest presents I ever received. I was inspired, comforted, and emboldened by Masereel's wordless tale of a questing spirit. Despite the fact that I've read it literally hundreds of times (almost every night when I was working in Calcutta), I always see something new in the subtle, highly expressive woodcuts. Besides the brilliance of his technique, the story Maserel tells is exciting, complex, hilarious and moving. A treaure I wouldn't trade for practically anything.

reviewing the reviewer.......1998-08-24

I do not agree with the reviewer that wrote the following lines concerning Masereel's work: "We can no longer flip through it with the passion and mounting excitement which Mann describes in his introduction. For us, such journeys seem to end very close to where they began." This commentator seems to arrive at this statement from an overly-pessimistic outlook. Perhaps it would be better to comment merely on the genius of the work rather than make broad socialogical/philosophical judgements which are not well grounded, (or rather which are grounded in the reviewer's own pessimism). I suggest weekend outings as a alternative to staying home and reading a novel.

a transcendant, wordless novel.......1996-06-01

Frans Masereel made this "Novel in 165 Woodcuts" in 1919. With these 165 beautifully stark images, Masereel tells the story of a man's life - his love, his grief, his awe, his despair - without using a single word. "Passionate Journey" unfolds like a silent film; its attempt to communicate the reality of a lived life across boundaries of language (and literacy) gives it a quality of spiritual striving and - ultimately - transcendence. A small, luminous masterpiece.

"Look at these powerful black-and-white figures, their features etched in light and shadow. You will be captivated from beginning to end..." - Thomas Mann

Passionate Journey: A Novel Told in 165 Woodcuts

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Passionate Journey: A Novel Told in 165 Woodcuts

Manufacturer: Penguin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000H7LVR2

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Passionate Journey: A Novel Told in 165 Woodcuts
Frans Masereel
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ4H9C

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For totally raunchy fun as only Eurotrash could possibly come up with, ya can¹t beat the adventures of... Viagraman! Full page full color gags that¹ll have you in stitches. It¹s downright dirty, subversive and even disgusting! Imported from Europe.

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Following the success of Complete Rock Family Trees, Pete Frame has gone back to the drawing board to bring us a complete family tree of The Beatles era, incorporating the Fab Four and their Mersey Beat Contemporaries.

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This thoughtful book explores the contested relationship between slavery and capitalism. Tracing slavery's integral role in the formation of a capitalist world economy, Dale W. Tomich reinterprets the development of the world economy through the prism of slavery. Through a sustained critique of Marxism, world-systems theory, and new economic history, the author develops an original conceptual framework for answering theoretical and historical questions about the nexus between slavery and the world economy.

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Good kids book!.......2007-02-17

We just got this book and again it is great. Diane Layton does a great job speaking to little ones about something so very serious and making it understandable. I have loved everyone of her books that we have received. They are wonderful, I wish there were more books like these!

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William B. Feis offers us the first scholarly examination of the use of military intelligence under Ulysses S. Grant’s command during the Civil War. Feis makes the new and provocative argument that Grant’s use of the Army of the Potomac’s Bureau of Military Information played a significant role in Lee’s defeat. Feis’s work articulately rebuts accusations by Grant’s detractors that his battlefield successes involved little more than the bludgeoning of an undermanned and outgunned opponent.

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Relevant for Today!.......2004-06-17

This is a fascinating look at how intelligence was gathered during the Civil War. I found it a fast read. It was interesting to see how Grant progressed in his thinking/actions by way of his collecting of knowledge.

Author Knows His Stuff, But Text is Compilation of Articles.......2002-10-01

William Feis knows what he is talking about--his doctoral dissertation was on this topic, and it is the most thorough monograph on Grant's use of military intelligence--known at the time as "secret service." The author shows an evolution in Grant's thinking and practice from early in the war through its final days. Grant was by nature aggressive--he was only supposed to demonstrate against the Confederate camp at Belmont, for example, and ended up attacking it. He felt that taking the initiative in battle made up for a lack of intelligence information--make the enemy wonder what you are doing rather than being too concerned about the enemy's situation. But later in the war, after Jubal Early's troops got away from the defenses of Richmond in 1864 without Grant's knowing, and went all the way up the Shenandoah to threaten Washington, Grant realized the importance of intelligence and beefed up his capability. While this book is a contribution to our understanding of Grant's views and practice of intelligence, the text is somewhat choppy, as are many books that are a collection of previously published articles. Other books on military intelligence, such as "The Secret War for the Union," would best be read prior to this one. However, despite it's limitations in scope and style, this book is well researched and is certainly worth reading.

Well-Intentioned, Terrible Maps and No Timelines.......2002-05-28

I do not regret taking the time to read this book, and it is a well-intentioned worthy effort--however, given a new choice, I would probably go with the alternative, by an intelligence professional, "The Secret War for the Union: The Untold Story of Military Intelligence in the Civil War."

I give the author, not an intelligence professional, high marks for the research, the story-telling, and the consistent themes. I give the editor and publisher low marks for the terrible maps (many seem to have lost their unit location markings and other key annotations) and the lack of tables showing "who knew what when..."

Three themes stayed with me as I put the book down:

1) A great deal can be accomplished in terms of intelligence with even a very small number of people--as few as 1-2 on staff, 3-5 behind the lines. We in America have substituted billions for technology and a cast of close to 100,000, for rather poor intelligence and counterintelligence.

2) Maps, especially "information maps," are worth their weight in gold. I was reminded by this book that intelligence has in the past been an off-shoot of topographical engineering and map making, and do believe that we must restore the "hard-wired" connection between geospatial information and the "data" that our human, imagery, and signals professionals seek out.

3) Deserters, prisoners, and legal travelers are a gold mine of information and must, must, must be systematically exploited. No matter the degree to which they may offer up untruths and deceptions, the bottom line is that any commander who fails to plan for the systematic exploitation of these human resources, and to do so in a timely fashion, is derelict in their duty. As I recall, we do not yet have a proper table of organization or equipment in the U.S. force inventory for handling such individuals--the worst battalion, or the over-burdened military police, or some kludge collection of reservists, seems to end up being the solution each time. This dereliction is even more costly in "low intensity" environments.

I will not make too much of it, but I was especially pleased to see how much of Grant's intelligence came from enemy newspapers.

The author seeks to make much--perhaps too much--of how Grant did not allow himself to be immobilized by a lack of intelligence, substituting initiative when intelligence was lacking, but I for one don't buy it. What I see in the book is a substantive appreciation by the General Commanding of the role of intelligence, however poorly manned or funded, and that makes all the difference.

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Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Edward Hagerman
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008GA7BS
Release Date: 2005-07-31

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on November 1, 2003. The length of the article is 638 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox.(Book Review)
Author: Edward Hagerman
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2003
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 69 Issue: 4 Page: 925(2)

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Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox

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Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox
William B. Feis
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MU4NHE

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GRANT'S SECRET SERVICE: THE INTELLIGENCE WAR FROM BELMONT TO APPOMATTOX.
William B. Feis
Manufacturer: Univ. of Nebraska Press,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N7FLR2

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Dr. Savage, sage prophet of the airwaves, has been diagnosing liberal mental illness for more than a decade. Now, in his third and most insightful book, he strikes at the root of today's most desperate issues, providing a hefty dose of his unique conservative medicine, including:

Homeland security: "We need more Patton and less patent leather. . .Real homeland security begins when we arrest, interrogate, jail, or deport known operatives within our own borders. . .One dirty bomb can ruin your whole day."

The ACLU, National Lawyers Guild, and MoveOn.org: "I believe it's time for the heads of . . . left-wing agitation groups who are using the courts to impose their will on the sheeple to be prosecuted under the federal RICO statutes."

Illegal immigration: "I envision an Oil for Illegals program. . .The president should demand one barrel of oil from Mexico for every illegal alien that sneaks into our country."

The Doctor is in and the diagnosis is clear. Read Liberalism is a Mental Disorder and find out what you can do to treat it.

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Make your teenager read this book, .......2007-09-26

This is one of the most important books in years. Why? because it is the truth. If you can not get your kid to read it download the Audio version on Itunes and make them listen to it. The Future of the West is at stake.

Where Angels Fear to Tread.......2007-08-31

Reviewing any conservative book will yield almost automatic trashing. However, I recommend this book above all others to liberals, Democrats, and so-called SPs (social-progressives) because the arguments in this book should make you look in the mirror and consider just what it is about a "liberal" agenda that makes logical sense?

The essence of Savage's argument (here and on the radio) is that the only explanation for modern liberalism is that liberals are too often swayed by their emotions, and not logical, rational analysis--from Global Warming to Earth Day. More recently, he has decried the morphing of classical liberalism (I disagree with you but would fight to the death for your right to say it) to what is essentially neo-liberalism (I will shout you down so that noone will hear what you have to say), characteristic of 21st century liberal politics.

Savage decries, the only explanation for neo-liberalism is that is must be mental disorder--there can be no other explanation. Since he so often touts his two master's degrees and Ph.D. from the great American University, the University of California at Berkeley, perhaps he could come up with a deeper analysis. However, Savage himself would probably say that this wouldn't make for good talk radio, and above all things, he is a radio entertainer: a multidimensional space where each listener pulls up their chair to hear their "favorite uncle" dissect the issues of the day.

Of course, he has produced what you need to back this up--Arbitron ratings that are through the roof even in "liberal strongholds" such as Portland, Oregon, 16 books on nutrition, and 4 consecutive NYT bestsellers, with almost no publicity given most authors on the Larry King and Fox News circuit.

A "me too" book for conservatives, this is probably THE ONE to read if you are still trying to hold on (or are a newcomer to) to the idea that progressivism, not patriotism, is what we need to answer America's critics in the days of the flying Immams!

A great read by a fine writer--and I know I'll only get a couple of "helpful" votes just by treading on Savage Nation turf...Savage also presents solutions to current socio-political problems, not simply a tome against the left, but few in places of power seem to pay them any mind, even though he won the "Freedom of Speech" award in 2007!

THE DOCTOR IS IN!!!.......2007-08-26

The left loves to spew about how we conservatives hate. They never tell you why we hate. It's always vitriolic invective with an "Oh Yeah/Says You" approach. Yeah, they're right, I hate a lot. For instance, I hate child molesters! I hate rapists! I hate home invaders! I hate murderers! I hate car jackers! I hate able bodied native-born welfare recipients who reproduce at a geometric rate like a virus! I hate insane foreigners who spit on us once they come to our land! I hate the ACLU who trip over themselves to make cops feel like criminals! I hate the fact that the vote of a hard working, law abiding citizen is as much value as that of someone on welfare! I hate the diversity and multiculturalism which turned our country into a tower of babel! I hate the fact that English is not the only language on a voting card! I hate my fellow citizens who listen to the orchestra while the Titanic sinks who in turn label me as extreme because I want to survive instead of being soothed into my own death! I hate Hate Crimes legislation which makes it a crime for what I'm thinking instead of what I'm doing! I hate the fact that if I report suspiciuous behavior to the authorities in the post 9/11 era, that I'll be labeled as the criminal! I hate politicians and entertainers who while in the most luxurious of environments in the safest quarters of the world label our soldiers who endure in the most God awful privation far away from family and home as torturers and murderers! I hate the fact that the West acts like a battered woman while Islamo-fascists continue their march! I hate the very lefty establishment that calls the punishments of violent criminals in our country as cruel and unusual while they remain silent on adulterers in Iran who are being stoned to death! I hate the priviliged elites who live in guarded ivory towers who tell me that I have to understand them! I hate those same people in those guarded ivory towers who aim to take take my guns away to defend myself! I hate a pop culture that rips into the work ethic and propogates an anti-achievement attitude! To my critics who think I have issues: go back to your "American Idol", your up to the minute entertainment update on CNN, your indulgence of the luxury known as freedom while you scorn those very people who safeguard it for you! May you all get taken out in the next terrorist attack! At the rate we're going, it's coming...

Savage is the man.......2007-07-16

I loved this book. God bless Dr. Savage, he sure knows his stuff inside and out.

Its so nasty, and sad that there are all of these hate mongerors out there trying to inflict harm on those who disagree with their extremist ideals.

Thesre radicals will lose, and the truth will set us all free.

Mental Liberals Respond HERE!.......2007-06-22

The (progressives) LIBERALS respond by their reference to his real name (oh! it sounds Jewish). Then they use the words like, "obnoxious". I have always hated that word. Read the 1-Star reviews and then BUY the book, share it. They are the SCOUNDRELS!

Liberalism is a Mental Disorder (Savage Solutions)

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Liberalism is a Mental Disorder (Savage Solutions)

Manufacturer: Thomas Nelson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0641694458

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In his first two books, radio sensation Michael Savage offered a blistering attack on the erosion of America's values. Now, in the third installment of his bold and biting trilogy, he offers provocative yet practical ways to reclaim our social, political, and cultural integrity. Through a compelling narrative of current trends and events, Savage chronicles the continued assault on the sacred pillars of American life (the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the Ten Commandments, the Sanctity of Marriage) by the High Priests of Ultra-Liberalism and provides the remedy for freedom-loving Americans to effectively medicate the mental disease of modern liberalism and restore America's former brilliance. In each chapter, the Savage Spotlight of Truth casts its brilliant light on the tactics used by liberals to spread their leftist agenda and follows it with a dose of specific actions, arguments, and activism that the reader can ingest to counter the radical left. After all, as Savage said in The Savage Nation, America's best days are in front of her, if we have the guts to face the truth and apply ourselves to repairing the foundation upon which this blessed nation was formed.

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