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Posted: 4/5/2013 8:29:44 AM EDT
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Ya, so after watching the NOVA on the Ulfberht blade, there is no way the Earl has that blacksmith killed over something petty like that...or any master craftsman like a shipbuilder for that matter.
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Posted: 4/5/2013 10:38:27 AM EDT
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VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season.
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Posted: 4/5/2013 10:42:01 AM EDT
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VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. Niceeeeeeeeee. |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 10:46:21 AM EDT
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Great News - Have enjoyed it so far |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 10:48:12 AM EDT
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SWEEEEEET!!!!
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Posted: 4/5/2013 11:19:43 AM EDT
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Video of the cast, check out Ragnar's wife Katheryn Winnick..........
Also Ragnar tells the priest that "the offer is still on the table, will you join us please" in the interview !! @4 :25
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Posted: 4/5/2013 11:29:31 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. Niceeeeeeeeee. |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 11:31:17 AM EDT
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The Bible > Vikings Show that is based on real life history > show based on a fairy tale |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 11:42:16 AM EDT
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I don't know much about viking combat, but I'm digging all the small axe/tomahawk fighting. I've always thought it makes for great fight choreography. Ragnar was parrying a lot with his axe since he was without a shield in the fight scene this episode. Would a wooden handle prevent a sword from biting into it, or sliding down the shaft and taking off their hand? I'd think you'd be missing fingers if you did that long enough. From what I have read, the axe was a preferred weapon for many Vikings in the early Viking period. Especially in the ninth century. The axe brings a lot of energy to the point of contact. It can shatter a wooden shield easier than a sword and also break bones a lot easier. They also required less metal to make. Swords were expensive and required a lot of iron to make. Analysis done on some recovered Viking swords from the early period actually revealed that a lot of them were made with poor quality iron. One has to remember that they lived on the edge of the known world during the "Dark Ages" and things got to them last. It wasn't until the introduction of the Ulfberht sword the it became a weapon of choice for the Vikings. This happened in the middle Viking period. This was a huge leap forward in both metallurgy and design. There was a great NOVA episode called "Secrets of the Viking Sword"that details this pretty good. Just watched the Ulfberht sword video. That was cool as hell. Thanks for sharing that. that was intersting That is REALLY interesting because I had heard that one of the advantages the vikings had was that there Iron ore had high silicates, which made much better steel. This turns that on its head..... Now to do some advanced reading on the subject... |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 11:43:28 AM EDT
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Quoted: Video of the cast, check out Ragnar's wife Katheryn Winnick.......... Also Ragnar tells the priest that "the offer is still on the table, will you join us please" in the interview !! @4 :25 She is smokin' hot in that dress. If I were the priest, I would have accepted...loudly. |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 4:25:44 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: The Bible > Vikings Show that is based on real life history > show based on a fairy tale Bwahahaaa, hell yeah this gonna be good... |
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Posted: 4/5/2013 4:39:55 PM EDT
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VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season.
That's good news |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 2:58:18 PM EDT
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History is replaying all the episodes starting right now(7pm ET).
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:11:40 PM EDT
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The Bible > Vikings Show that is based on real life history > show based on a fairy tale Well, just google Danelaw and see if the Danes raided England or not. Also check out Ragnar Lothbrok and Haesten. Fictionalized TV, yes. Fairy tale. No. |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:12:31 PM EDT
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Ya, so after watching the NOVA on the Ulfberht blade, there is no way the Earl has that blacksmith killed over something petty like that...or any master craftsman like a shipbuilder for that matter. No way. Punished, yes. |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:14:55 PM EDT
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http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/IMG_01265.JPG I was just surfing the SA revolver thread and someone posted this photo which looks striking similiar to that Swedish king introduced during last episode. Those people all look the same  Yep!!! |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:17:13 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:37:28 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/6/2013 3:57:18 PM EDT
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History is replaying all the episodes starting right now(7pm ET). Damn, it didn't even make it to 5 episodes before History started doing marathons. You know for the next 2+ years it'll be the Vikings Channel. Quoted:
VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. Good. Beats the shit out of Ice Pawn Pickers. |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 4:51:28 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: History is replaying all the episodes starting right now(7pm ET). Damn, it didn't even make it to 5 episodes before History started doing marathons. You know for the next 2+ years it'll be the Vikings Channel. Quoted: VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season. Good. Beats the shit out of Ice Pawn Pickers. Kickass. |
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Posted: 4/6/2013 5:09:43 PM EDT
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 Sunday night is the only TV I watch.
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:02:12 AM EDT
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VIKINGS has been renewed for a 10-episode second season.
That's good news Yes indeed. Tonight should be good. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:23:59 AM EDT
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The Bible & Vikings both good shows haven't been excited to watch history channel in about 8 years. Thank the priest that your house guest isn't banging your wife right now.
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Posted: 4/7/2013 8:31:11 AM EDT
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The Bible > Vikings Show that is based on real life history > show based on a fairy tale Well, just google Danelaw and see if the Danes raided England or not. Also check out Ragnar Lothbrok and Haesten. Fictionalized TV, yes. Fairy tale. No. just a guess, but i think he was suggesting that the Bible was the the fairy tale show??? |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:07:45 AM EDT
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Quoted: Yes indeed. Tonight should be good. History has Sunday nights locked up for me right now. I'm looking forward to Ragnar and the Earle in combat. I'm also curious to see what happened to Rollo.
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:15:23 AM EDT
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Yes indeed. Tonight should be good. History has Sunday nights locked up for me right now. I'm looking forward to Ragnar and the Earle in combat. I'm also curious to see what happened to Rollo. Vikings plus Game of Thrones on sunday night......best sundays in my life! |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:16:27 AM EDT
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Finally got caught up on a couple missed episodes!
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Posted: 4/7/2013 5:19:20 PM EDT
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Anyone know how many episodes in this season?
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:13:36 PM EDT
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It's on! Hopefully Ragnar ruins the Earle's day.
That Ram commercial was pretty awesome. More viking info I was not aware of.
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:32:52 PM EDT
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It's on! Hopefully Ragnar ruins the Earle's day. That Ram commercial was pretty awesome. More viking info I was not aware of. He did, but Ragnar is a true character, so no surprise there. He eventually become king of 2 of the 3 Nordic countries, sacks Paris, and dies in England. His sonS avenge him. All this in the late 800s I believe. “Lo, there do I see my father. Lo, there do I see my mother, and my sisters, and my brothers. Lo, there do I see the line of my people, Back to the beginning! Lo, they do call to me. They bid me take my place among them, In the halls of Valhalla! Where the brave may live forever!” |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:34:24 PM EDT
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Anyone know how many episodes in this season? http://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lagertha-vikings.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlfKsnEqG_U/UR6zCcOGAHI/AAAAAAAAOlw/8esg3cUnVRE/s1600/lagertha+vikings+hollywood+spy+katheryn+winnick.jpg 
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:39:23 PM EDT
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http://eclectikrelaxation.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/lothar.jpeg I am Lothar of the Hill People! Much have I have seen, and much have I done !! 
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Posted: 4/7/2013 6:43:15 PM EDT
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Ya, so after watching the NOVA on the Ulfberht blade, there is no way the Earl has that blacksmith killed over something petty like that...or any master craftsman like a shipbuilder for that matter. Doubtful the average blacksmith of that era worked with anything except nursed up pig iron. Keep in mind every settlement had blacksmiths, making nails and fixtures probably consumed most of their time. The Ulfberht or anything even approaching it was probably only made by artisans who had access to ports with wide ranging trade routes. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 7:27:50 PM EDT
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I would have hated to have my sword break like that...
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Posted: 4/7/2013 8:32:39 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother)
Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 8:59:40 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? 
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:08:40 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:11:20 PM EDT
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Anyone know how many episodes in this season? http://www.themarysue.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/lagertha-vikings.jpg http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IlfKsnEqG_U/UR6zCcOGAHI/AAAAAAAAOlw/8esg3cUnVRE/s1600/lagertha+vikings+hollywood+spy+katheryn+winnick.jpg 9 |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:14:27 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. Did anyone else notice all those snakes were constrictors, not venomous?
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:18:54 PM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. Did anyone else notice all those snakes were constrictors, not venomous? Does/Did Europe have any venemous snakes? |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:48:50 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. By the king of Northumbria. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 9:51:20 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. Did anyone else notice all those snakes were constrictors, not venomous? Do you honestly expect they would throw an actor in there (this is TV, not real) with real poisonous snakes to satisfy the .02% of people who know the difference? |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:32:21 PM EDT
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Hail Earl Ragnar!
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:40:43 PM EDT
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Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. Did anyone else notice all those snakes were constrictors, not venomous? Does/Did Europe have any venemous snakes? Yes England did or does. I recall some battle hastings or something where a soldier raised his sword to kill a asp and it kicked off the battle. |
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Posted: 4/7/2013 10:58:48 PM EDT
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WTF is the deal with the deformed priest guy.
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Posted: 4/8/2013 3:57:32 AM EDT
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Hail Earl Ragnar! Sounds like the name of somebody that would live around here. |
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Posted: 4/8/2013 4:01:42 AM EDT
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1. Anyone else find Toady getting chest-axed immensely satisfying? 2. Earl's wife shanking her son-in-law seemed a questionable decision at best. I mean, a) that dude at the time (i.e. pre-wannabe earl Rollo's proposal) probably represented her's and her daughter's best shot at surviving the immediate future, and b) if Baldy's relatives come complaining, if I were in Ragnar's shoes, I wouldn't think twice about handing her over to them. Solves two problems at once. |
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Posted: 4/8/2013 4:18:59 AM EDT
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I like the old guy's speech
"Yes...I am old, but I have been a warrior all my life. Many years I sailed with Lord Haraldsson and fought battles against the eastlanders and I watched all the companions of my youth die, and though I fought with them in the shieldwall, never once was I touched by a blade. All the friends and companions of my youth are dead and feasting and drinking with the Aesir in the halls of the gods! While I, I am forsaken! Bereft! Which is why I beg you, Lord, gift me the chance to die with honor in battle and join my friends in Valhalla..." I am glad the little troll got the ax by Rollo and was shocked Siggy killed the Swede so fast. |
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Posted: 4/8/2013 4:27:00 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Damn, that was unexpected. Six episodes in and the antagonist bites it? I figured they'd save that for the end of the season. Maybe they have better fish to fry? (the brother) Sounds like Ivar's on his way to wreak some havoc as well. I liked the snake pit scene, a foreshadowing of how Ragnar dies. Huh? Ragnars death according to legend comes from being thrown in a snake pit. Did anyone else notice all those snakes were constrictors, not venomous? Yes, and even if they were venomous, it would've taken a lot longer for him to expire. And no, I didn't pick up on Ragnar's foreshadowed death. Then again I was pretty damn tired. Pretty bummed to see the Earl getting killed off but I was stoked to see his plump little sidekick take an ax to the chest; he probably deserved it more than anyone. Rollo is swine. |
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Posted: 4/8/2013 4:29:34 AM EDT
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That Ram commercial was pretty awesome. More viking info I was not aware of. What they didn't note is that the Vikings hadn't expected a fight that day and the Anglo-Saxons won and it cost the Vikings 2/3rds of their force before they retreated. Then the Anglo-Saxons had to run south and fight the Battle of Hastings a few days later where the outcome was different. |
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