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Message no. 1
From: tjlanza@************.com (Timothy J. Lanza)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:13:55 -0400
At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
>I'm now the proud owner of #462.

Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did you get?

Mine is 688... 22 lower would have been so much cooler. Mine really would
have been a BASTARD then. :)

--
Timothy J. Lanza
"When we can't dream any longer, we die." - Emma Goldman
Message no. 2
From: lists@*******.com (Wordman)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:30:57 -0400
On Oct 13, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Timothy J. Lanza wrote:

> At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
>
>> I'm now the proud owner of #462.
>>
>
> Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did
> you get?

I just realized mine was sitting outside all day in its Battlecorps
shipping box. Good thing my porch is covered. The rain could have
made things... bad. Number 408.

Wordman
Message no. 3
From: bullcon@*****.com (Bull)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:39:13 -0400
On 10/14/05, Wordman <lists@*******.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Oct 13, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Timothy J. Lanza wrote:
>
> > At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
> >
> >> I'm now the proud owner of #462.
> >>
> >
> > Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did
> > you get?
>
> I just realized mine was sitting outside all day in its Battlecorps
> shipping box. Good thing my porch is covered. The rain could have
> made things... bad. Number 408.
>
> Wordman
>

I ordered one for a buddy, and it came in, #452, IIRC. I haven't gotten my
own copy yet though, so no clue what number it will be.

Bull
Message no. 4
From: oukami@**.rr.com (Patrick Bierlein)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 00:47:34 -0400
Bull wrote:

> I ordered one for a buddy, and it came in, #452, IIRC. I haven't gotten my
> own copy yet though, so no clue what number it will be.
>
> Bull

Mine came in today... #894. :)

Been glancing through it, can't wait to try it out. Anyone know if there
are any SR groups (or other gaming groups) in/near Raleigh, NC. The last
2 people in our (now defunct for about a year) gaming group have moved
out of the area. Would love to start playing again. :)

Fridays are starting to get boring again... maybe I need a life. ;P

Patrick
Message no. 5
From: matthew.compton@*****.com (Matt)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 22:37:57 -0700
On 10/13/05, Timothy J. Lanza <tjlanza@************.com> wrote:
> At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
> >I'm now the proud owner of #462.
>
> Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did you get?
>
> Mine is 688... 22 lower would have been so much cooler. Mine really would
> have been a BASTARD then. :)

I have #805. A good number, even if it is fairly high on the count.

--
Mankind cannot bear very much reality.
Message no. 6
From: Lance@******.com (Lance)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 23:01:56 -0700
Got #409 Yesterday


Wordman wrote:

>
> On Oct 13, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Timothy J. Lanza wrote:
>
>> At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
>>
>>> I'm now the proud owner of #462.
>>>
>>
>> Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did
>> you get?
>
>
> I just realized mine was sitting outside all day in its Battlecorps
> shipping box. Good thing my porch is covered. The rain could have
> made things... bad. Number 408.
>
> Wordman
>
Message no. 7
From: gpammenter@*****.com (Gareth Pammenter)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:49:15 -0700 (PDT)
--- "Timothy J. Lanza" <tjlanza@************.com>
wrote:

> At 08:39 PM 10/13/2005, Zebulin M wrote:
> >I'm now the proud owner of #462.
>
> Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE,
> what numbers did you get?
>
> Mine is 688... 22 lower would have been so much
> cooler. Mine really would
> have been a BASTARD then. :)
>
> --
> Timothy J. Lanza
> "When we can't dream any longer, we die." - Emma
> Goldman


#0799 here

And in case someone hasn't seen one:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/lfront.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/lback.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/limited.jpg

;)



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Message no. 8
From: jcotton1@*********.net (Joseph Cotton)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:35:22 -0400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick Bierlein
>
> Been glancing through it, can't wait to try it out. Anyone
> know if there are any SR groups (or other gaming groups) in/near
Raleigh,
> NC.

If you find one, let me know.
Message no. 9
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:59:06 +0200
According to Joseph Cotton, on 14-10-05 14:35 the word on the street was...

> > Raleigh, NC.
>
> If you find one, let me know.

Isn't MC23 in or near your general area, too?

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Message no. 10
From: swiftone@********.org (Brett Sanger)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 10:10:35 -0400
On Oct 13, 2005, at 11:13 PM, Timothy J. Lanza wrote:
>Just for giggles... of the people that got an LE, what numbers did
>you get?

#257

(off by 1, darnit!)

--
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swiftone@********.org
Message no. 11
From: me@*****.de (Jan)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:37:33 +0200
#0281 of 1000 =)
Message no. 12
From: phorce@*****.com (Erik Fish)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:46:22 -0400
I got mine at Gen Con (stood in line for six hours total).

Thanks to Robocop it is easy to remember: #209

Rob and a couple of the artists were nice enough to autograph it.
Much like Nigel's guitar in "This Is Spinal Tap" my SR4 LE "can't be
played -- never". So I'm still eagerly awaiting the arrival of my
"play copy" at the FLGS.
Message no. 13
From: jcotton1@*********.net (jcotton1@*********.net)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 0:01:43 -0400
>
> From: Brett Sanger <swiftone@********.org>
>
> #257
>
> (off by 1, darnit!)
>
OK, I'm dense... Off by 1 for what? I can't figure out what significance 256 or 258 would
have.
Message no. 14
From: ClassifiedTSBBR@*****.net.nz (Classified TS/BBR)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 17:56:57 +1300
----- Original Message -----
From: <jcotton1@*********.net>
To: "Shadowrun Discussion" <shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 5:01 PM
Subject: Re: Re: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)


>>
>> From: Brett Sanger <swiftone@********.org>
>>
>> #257
>>
>> (off by 1, darnit!)
>>
> OK, I'm dense... Off by 1 for what? I can't figure out what significance
> 256 or 258 would have.
>

256 = 2^8, which makes it a very significant number in the computing world,
as it's the number of separate items of data that can be represented by a
single "byte".
Message no. 15
From: justin@***********.net (Justin Bell)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 01:16:53 -0500
On 10/14/2005 7:46 PM, Erik Fish wrote:
> I got mine at Gen Con (stood in line for six hours total).

Wow... I missed out on a copy by one. Yes, the guy in front of me got
one, I didn't
Message no. 16
From: jcotton1@*********.net (Joseph Cotton)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 09:05:22 -0400
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Classified TS/BBR
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 12:57 AM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jcotton1@*********.net>
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 5:01 PM
>
> >>
> >> From: Brett Sanger <swiftone@********.org>
> >>
> >> #257
> >>
> >> (off by 1, darnit!)
> >>
> > OK, I'm dense... Off by 1 for what? I can't figure out
> what significance
> > 256 or 258 would have.
> >
>
> 256 = 2^8, which makes it a very significant number in the
> computing world, as it's the number of separate items of data that
can be
> represented by a single "byte".
>

D'oh! OK, now I really do feel dense. :) All right, I'm with ya now.
I went to the link that Jan Jaap posted the other day
(http://www.studio2publishing.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=21
9) and ordered one of the limited edition books from them, expecting
to get an e-mail back saying "Sorry, our website is out of date, we
don't really have one." Imagine my surprise when instead I got one
this morning saying it had been shipped and would be arriving Tuesday.
So hopefully I'll be contributing my own number to this thread soon.
Message no. 17
From: allura@***********.org (Joanna G. Hurley)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:08:23 -0400
Ours came in: #860

Oh, and an amusing note: we got it from Battlecorps...there was a sticker on
the front of the shipping box saying "Special Shipment From Mr. Johnson". I
thought that was a cute touch.

Joanna
Message no. 18
From: tjlanza@************.com (Timothy J. Lanza)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 13:11:55 -0400
At 01:08 PM 10/15/2005, Joanna G. Hurley wrote:
>Oh, and an amusing note: we got it from Battlecorps...there was a sticker on
>the front of the shipping box saying "Special Shipment From Mr. Johnson". I
>thought that was a cute touch.

You know, I was so eager to open mine up, I didn't even read that sticker. :)

--
Timothy J. Lanza
"When we can't dream any longer, we die." - Emma Goldman
Message no. 19
From: raymacey@*****.com (Ray Macey)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 05:48:52 +1000
On 10/16/05, Joanna G. Hurley <allura@***********.org> wrote:
> Ours came in: #860
>
> Oh, and an amusing note: we got it from Battlecorps...there was a sticker on
> the front of the shipping box saying "Special Shipment From Mr. Johnson". I
> thought that was a cute touch.

On a slightly related note, a kinda hearted soul once set me a book of
street maps for the Seattle area. The author of the book?

GM Johnson and Associates :)

--
http://cyron.id.au
Message no. 20
From: oukami@**.rr.com (Patrick Bierlein)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 20:50:33 -0400
Timothy J. Lanza wrote:
> At 01:08 PM 10/15/2005, Joanna G. Hurley wrote:
>> Oh, and an amusing note: we got it from Battlecorps...there was a
>> sticker on
>> the front of the shipping box saying "Special Shipment From Mr.
>> Johnson". I
>> thought that was a cute touch.
>
> You know, I was so eager to open mine up, I didn't even read that
> sticker. :)

HA! Me neither. Might have to go and pull the box out of my recycle bin
and check it out. :)

Patrick
Message no. 21
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 10:41:09 +0200
According to Jan, on 14-10-05 20:37 the word on the street was...

> #0281 of 1000 =)

I take it you went to Spiel? ;) I was somewhat surprised to see SR4 LE's
for sale at FanPro's booth there yesterday -- €49.80 each, which most
definitely beats US$50 plus about $75 shipping & handling. So I'm now
the owner of LE no. 337, possibly the only English-language SR4 book
that, with thanks to Rob Boyle, actually lists some of the playtesters'
names :)

For any other playtesters on here who want to see their name in print,
you may want to look into buying a German edition as that includes the
full list.

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Message no. 22
From: snicker@*********.net (Snicker)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 22:52:56 -0500
#393 here - Didn't even think to look when I got it - was just happy to
get it ;)

And yes, the sticker was a nice touch.

Snicker
Message no. 23
From: l-hansen@*****.tele.dk (Lars Wagner Hansen)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:03:33 +0200
From: "Gurth" <gurth@******.nl>
> According to Jan, on 14-10-05 20:37 the word on the street was...
>
>> #0281 of 1000 =)
>
> I take it you went to Spiel? ;) I was somewhat surprised to see SR4 LE's
> for sale at FanPro's booth there yesterday -- €49.80 each, which most
> definitely beats US$50 plus about $75 shipping & handling.

I've only payed $49.99 for the book and $25.25 for shipping & handling to
Denmark.

That sure beats €49.80 plus the entry to Spiel, and the return ticket to
Essen.

> So I'm now the owner of LE no. 337, possibly the only English-language SR4
> book that, with thanks to Rob Boyle, actually lists some of the
> playtesters' names :)

Hey... you claimed that you were not even going to get a LE of this edition.

It just seems like it's impossible to keep your SR collection incomplete :-)

Lars
Message no. 24
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 10:41:30 +0200
According to Lars Wagner Hansen, on 17-10-05 08:03 the word on the
street was...

> I've only payed $49.99 for the book and $25.25 for shipping & handling
> to Denmark.
>
> That sure beats €49.80 plus the entry to Spiel, and the return ticket to
> Essen.

If I'd gone by train, yes; but now all it cost me was to pay my
brother's entry ticket to the con :) (€11 each) Not to mention that I
don't consider travel and admission to a con as part of the price of a
single book -- I certainly wouldn't have gone there for just the SR4LE,
but came back with a backpack full of books and other stuff.

> Hey... you claimed that you were not even going to get a LE of this
> edition.

I claimed that because it looked like the only way to get one, was to
pay more postage than the book itself cost. If I happen to run into a
copy elsewhere for a much more reasonable price, I'm not going to leave
it, am I? :)

> It just seems like it's impossible to keep your SR collection incomplete
> :-)

But it is -- I probably only have about two-thirds of the books FanPro
published, and that's not even counting my total lack of their versions
of books originally brought out by FASA.

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Message no. 25
From: Indianer45@***.net (Andy Pfister)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:08:20 +0200
Gareth Pammenter wrote:
<snip>
>
> #0799 here
>
> And in case someone hasn't seen one:
> http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/lfront.jpg
> http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/lback.jpg
> http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b122/grimshear/limited.jpg
>
> ;)
>

THAT is evilly beautiful! Better than the German (SR3) Hardcopy with
picture on front.

To bad /me plays in Germany.

-- Die NEUE .sig
Message no. 26
From: jjvanp@*****.com (Jan Jaap van Poelgeest)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:29:06 -0700 (PDT)
--- Gurth <gurth@******.nl> wrote:

> But it is -- I probably only have about two-thirds
> of the books FanPro
> published, and that's not even counting my total
> lack of their versions
> of books originally brought out by FASA.


I think I'd find it too much of an effort to read the
"doubles" in order to spot the differences. Even the
unique sourcebooks (Hungary, for example... and I
vaguely recall a regional sourcebook in Spanish or
Portuguese as well?) seem sufficiently missable to me,
as I'm under the impression that they didn't get the
same attention and direction that the FASA
publications did. OTOH, perhaps the latter of those
two factors was the cause of a number of sourcebooks
being published in other languages in the first place.
Do you know if the FanPro publications (those in
translation) differ greatly?

This reminds me that I should give SoE a proper read
sometime; a Euro campaign could be just the thing to
reawaken my enthusiasm for playing SR. Anybody here
ever play a campaign revolving around Europe (or even
a specific European nation)?

cheers,

Jan Jaap



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Message no. 27
From: jjvanp@*****.com (Jan Jaap van Poelgeest)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:30:19 -0700 (PDT)
Thanks to Jerry, THWAP #274 will soon be added to my
SR shrine (currently a big cardboard box).

(Terribly Heavy, Wieldable Against Players)

I'd think twice before using a nice collectable in a
frivolous manner, but if it sees too much use a THWAP
might in fact degrade into a TODDLER -Tome Of Dark
Desire Looking Extremely Rickety.

cheers,

Jan Jaap



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Message no. 28
From: wilson.reis@*****.com (Wilson Reis)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:29:43 -0200
> This reminds me that I should give SoE a proper read
> sometime; a Euro campaign could be just the thing to
> reawaken my enthusiasm for playing SR. Anybody here
> ever play a campaign revolving around Europe (or even
> a specific European nation)?
>
> cheers,
>
> Jan Jaap
>


My campaign started in Seattle, but the current run is to investigate
the reasons behind the killing of some european shadowrunners that
were hiding in Redmond.
That lead them to Hannover (and some surrounding cities, like Celle).
The groups stayed for a couple weeks in Hannover and after reaching
some conclusions, they are now moving to Sicily.

Unfortunately, we play less than 10 sessions per year, so the whole
scheme should be unveiled before 2007, i think :-/
( A quick search will show that i was asking questions about ship
speeds at June, 2004 ... I presume then that the european part of the
campaign started around august 2004.
One year real time -> 15 days of game time, wow )

Will
Message no. 29
From: rencheple@*******.net (Tim Martin)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 11:31:02 -0400
Jan Jaap van Poelgeest wrote:

>Thanks to Jerry, THWAP #274 will soon be added to my
>SR shrine (currently a big cardboard box).
>
>(Terribly Heavy, Wieldable Against Players)
>
>I'd think twice before using a nice collectable in a
>frivolous manner, but if it sees too much use a THWAP
>might in fact degrade into a TODDLER -Tome Of Dark
>Desire Looking Extremely Rickety.
>
>cheers,
>
>Jan Jaap
>
>
>
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>
Speaking of the THWAP version, I have a copy printed on card-stock paper
in a heavy-duty three ring binder. I kid you not - it weighs in at
about 10 lbs. That is a THWAP.

The THWAP is my "player reference during play" copy. I just received my
regular edition from BattleCorps last week which is nice.
Message no. 30
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:10:18 +0200
According to Andy Pfister, on 17-10-05 16:08 the word on the street was...

> THAT is evilly beautiful! Better than the German (SR3) Hardcopy with
> picture on front.

TBH I didn't see much difference between the German limited and regular
editions -- both seem to be hardbacks with a picture on the front, the
main different being some of the colors.

> To bad /me plays in Germany.

No reason not to have an English-language rulebook, if you ask me :)

--
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Message no. 31
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:11:24 +0200
According to Jan Jaap van Poelgeest, on 17-10-05 16:30 the word on the
street was...

> (Terribly Heavy, Wieldable Against Players)

It isn't, and I wouldn't if I were you :)

--
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I'll let you be in my dream if I can be in yours
-> Possibly NAGEE Editor & ShadowRN GridSec * Triangle Virtuoso <-
-> The Plastic Warriors Site: http://plastic.dumpshock.com <-

GC3.12: GAT/! d- s:- !a>? C++(---) UB+ P(+) L++ E W++(--) N o? K w-- O
M+ PS+ PE@ Y PGP- t- 5++ X(+) R+++$ tv+(++) b++@ DI- D G+ e h! !r y?
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Message no. 32
From: gurth@******.nl (Gurth)
Subject: I got #xxx! w00t! (WAS: Re: SR4 Books at Local Store)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:17:18 +0200
According to Jan Jaap van Poelgeest, on 17-10-05 16:29 the word on the
street was...

> I think I'd find it too much of an effort to read the
> "doubles" in order to spot the differences.

IMHO that's only for the really obsessive collector -- like buying two
copies of the Grimoire II in order to have one with, and one without the
carefully-placed blots on the illustration on page 130 :) Might as well
try and buy one copy from each print run ...

> Even the
> unique sourcebooks (Hungary, for example... and I
> vaguely recall a regional sourcebook in Spanish or
> Portuguese as well?) seem sufficiently missable to me,

Especially if you don't speak the language. All I could do with those
books you mention would be to look at the artwork and put them on my shelf.

> This reminds me that I should give SoE a proper read
> sometime; a Euro campaign could be just the thing to
> reawaken my enthusiasm for playing SR. Anybody here
> ever play a campaign revolving around Europe (or even
> a specific European nation)?

The closest I ever came to that was running and playing in one or two
adventures that took my group to Europe, but never a campaign actually
set elsewhere. I suspect most SR players will have similar experiences;
however, with the upcoming books for SR4, this may change a bit (or it
could turn out like FASA's attempt to turn Denver into a second
"official" setting, of course).

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