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1
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Extender

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To spread out

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Destacar

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To emphasize

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Privacy

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Privacidad (pre vas edad)

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Skills

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Habilidades

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Tenebroso

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Mold (parasite) is in the trees at castillo

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Tipos (Masc.) de personas (es una clasificación)

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Types of people

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Tenebroso

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Mold in trees (parasite)

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Pozo

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Well (water)

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Posar

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To pose (for picture)

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Terremoto

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Earthquake

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pertubar

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to disrupt

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Merecer

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To deserve

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zurrar

zurrado

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spanking

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sofocar

El humo del fuego sofocó al bombero.

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to suffocate

the smoke from the fire suffocated the firefighter

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hartar

Luis me está hartando, ¿tiene que opinar sobre todo?

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to get tired of (fed up)

I am getting fed up with Luis. Does he have to have an opinion about everything?

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escueto

El entrevistado dio una respuesta muy escueta a la pregunta sobre su vida amorosa

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concise

The interviewee gave a very concise response to the question about his love life.

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pique

No me invitó a su fiesta porque tiene un pique conmigo.

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grudge

She didn’t invite me to her party because she holds a grudge against me.

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  1. (to avoid)
    a. to prevent
    — Vaccines are a way of preventing many serious diseases.
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Prevenir

Las vacunas suponen una forma de prevenir muchas enfermedades graves.

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Grave

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Serious or severe

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Aluminio

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Aluminum

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Lo lamento

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I’m very sorry

I regret it / this

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a. referirse

- Esta nota se refiere al autor del libro.

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To refer to

This note refers to the book’s author.

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Tacto

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Touch

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entumecer
Entumecido
mi brazo estaba entumecido

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To numb
Numb
My arm was numb

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Inclinado (inclinar)

Declinado (declinado)

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Inclined

Declined

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Contract

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Contrato

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Suplicar

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To beg

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Subsuelo

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Subsoil

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Embocar

“¿Tienes fuego?” dijo Irene embocando un cigarrillo.

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To enter a narrow plave, to whole, to put in ones mouth

- “Do you have a light?” said Irene putting a cigarette in her mouth.

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Fogata

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Bonfire or fire in chimney

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Pertubador
Pertubado
La película mostraba imágenes perturbadoras de los crímenes de guerra.

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disturbing

- The movie showed disturbing pictures of the war crimes.

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Notar

Noté que saliste muy temprano de tu casa hoy

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. to notice

. - I noticed that you left home very early today.

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Aconojar

La muerte de su profesor de la universidad acongojó a Marta.

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a. to distress
- The death of her university professor distressed Marta.
To grieve
To cause anguish

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Calabozo

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Dungeon

Prison

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Viuda

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Widow

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Consigna

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Order

Slogan

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Wealth

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La riqueza

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exagerar

No fue nada. Solo está exagerando el problema

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to exagerate (conj. normal)
it was nothing, she just exagerated the problem
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moza

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girl

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sembrar

Este año sembramos albahaca, romero y cilantro.

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to plant

This year we planted basil, rosemary, and cilantro.

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tumbar

Él tumbó al matón con un puñetazo rápido en la mandíbula.

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to knock down

He knocked the bully down with a quick punch to the jaw.

42
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Ceniza

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Ash (cigarette butt)

43
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Toothpaste

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Pasta dental

44
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Ajonjolí

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Sesame seed

45
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indefinido

.En esta ecuación, la variable X representa un valor indefinido.

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undefined (indefinate)

In this equation, the variable X represents an undefined value

46
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meticulous

Sonia es muy meticulosa y siguió la receta al pie de la letra

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meticulous

.Sonia is very meticulous and followed the recipe word for word

47
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despidida

Cuando llegó el momento de despedida, Fabiola rompió en llanto.

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farewell (fired?from job)

When the moment to say farewell arrived, Fabiola broke down in tears

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hacha

A

ax

49
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Nogal

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Walnuts

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Parra

Ojas de

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Vine

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Mora

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Blackberry

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Carril

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Lane (on road)

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Remate

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Auction

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Tapete

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Rug

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Occidente

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West

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a. balance

. - I lost my balance and fell to the ground

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Equilíbrio

Perdí el equilibrio y me caí al suelo

57
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desahogarme

Desahogarse

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To vent

Venting

58
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Signo de interrogación

A

Question mark

59
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hirviendo

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Boiling

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Olla

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Pot (of water)

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Untar

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To spread (butter for example)

62
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senda

Caminamos por la senda hasta llegar a la cabaña.

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path

We walked along the path until we reached the cabin.

63
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plaga

La plaga de langostas arrasó con todos los cultivos.

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plague

The plague of locusts devastated all of the crops.

64
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Words ending n “ant” are changed to what in Spanish?
Vacant
Distant
Abundant

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“Ante” this is a general rule as a congnant
Vacante
Distance
Abundante

65
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Many words ending in “ar” are spelled the same in Spanish just with Spanish pronoun ciático no
I.e. perpendicular
Vulgar
Solar

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perpendicular
Vulgar
Solar

66
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English words that end in “ary” end in what in Spanish 
Hereditary
Diary
Imaginary
Salary
Ordinary
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End in “ario” 
Heriditario 
Diario 
Imaginario
Salario
Ordinario
67
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Vaporera (personal)

A

Steam iron

68
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Hazelnut

A

avellana

69
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To perfume
I bought a spray to get rid of bad smells and perfume the air.
b. to scent
You can find candles scented with an array of different essential oils.

A

Perfumer
1. (to aromatize)
a. to perfume
Compré un spray para eliminar los malos olores y perfumar el ambiente. —
Se encuentran velas perfumadas con una gran variedad de aceites esenciales. —

70
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Privilegiado

Eres una chica privilegiada. Es muy difícil que te concendan esa beca.

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privileged
1. (favored)
— You’re a privileged girl. It’s very hard to be granted that scholarship.

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Apropiar

A

To adapt

72
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Pertenecer

Yo solo quiero lo que me pertenece. —

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  1. (to be owned by)
    a. to belong to
    I only want what belongs to me.
73
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Subsidio

El gobierno invierte millones de dólares en subsidios para ayudar a la industria pesquera.

A

subsidy
1. (commerce)
— The government invests millions of dollars in subsidies to help the fishing industry.

74
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el zócalo (m)

. — La criada aspiró los pisos, lavó todas las ventanas y limpió los zócalos.

A

Baseboard

The maid vacuumed the floors, washed all the windows, and cleaned the baseboards

75
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Fachada

Frente

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Front (where the tile is) faced with tile, (shower)

Backsplash

76
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Aventura

A

Venture

77
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Light bulb

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Bombillo

78
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Diversión

Entretenimiento

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Entertainment

79
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Entrenar

Entrenando

A

To train, practice

Training

80
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Antioqueño

A

Old city of Medellín. (Antio -Kayne-no)

81
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Olores

A

Smells

82
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  1. (to bat one’s eyelashes)
    a. to blink
    Let’s see who lasts the longest without blinking
A

Parpadear

A ver quién aguanta más tiempo sin parpadear.

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aflojar
flojo
Aflojé el collar de mi perro porque le apretaba mucho el cuello.

A

to loosen
loose
I loosened my dog’s collar because it was much too tight around his neck.

84
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rascar

¿Me puedes rascar la espalda, por favor? Me pica mucho.

A

to scratch

Can you scratch my back, please? It’s very itchy

85
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Aislar

A

To isolate

86
Q 
Querido
A quien Corresponda
Estimado senor (apellido)
A

Dear
To whom it may concer
Dear

87
Q 
(Formal)
Saludos cordiales
atentamente
cordialmente
Para cualquier cosa estoy a su disposición
A

Best regards
Attentively,
Cordially
I am at your disposal for anything you need

88
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(Informal)
Espero tus noticias (informal)
espero tu respuesta pronto
ya hablaremos o hablamos pronto
mantenme informado
nos vemos pronto
avisame
A 
I look forward to hearing from you
Hope to hear from you soon,
talk soon
keep me posted
see you soon
let me know
89
Q

Sucursal

Este banco solo tiene una sucursal en la ciudad.

A

Branch
1. (local office)
This bank only has one branch in the city.
b. branch office

90
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Iron
Steel
Corrugated rod

A

Hierro
El aero
Vanilla corrugada

91
Q

Mortero

A

Mortar

92
Q

Adhesivos epoxicos (accent over the o)

A

Epoxy adhesives

93
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Tope

A

Countertop

94
Q

Cash a check

A

Cobrar un cheque

95
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Viga

A

Beam

96
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Derramer

Derramó el jugo sobre la mesa. —

A
  1. (from its container)
    a. to spill
    He spilled the juice on the table.
97
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Preciso
Queda claro que los datos en uno de estos informes no son precisos. —
Aún no sabemos el número preciso de personas que vendrán a la boda.
Estuvimos aquí en este preciso lugar hace diez años.

A
  1. (exact)
    a. accurate
    It’s clear that the data in one of these reports aren’t accurate.
    b. precise
    — We don’t know the precise number of people who will come to the wedding.
    c. very
    — We were in this very place ten years ago.
98
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Azar

Backgammon es en parte un juego de azar, y en parte un juego de destreza. —

A

Chance - fate
1. (luck)
a. chance
Backgammon is in part a game of chance, and in part a game of skill.

99
Q

masculine or feminine??
Internet
Tope (counter)

A

EL internet

LA tope

100
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Inesperado

Fue una sorpresa inesperada que me cantaran “Feliz cumpleaños” en el trabajo

A

unexpected

. — It was an unexpected surprise for everyone to sing “Happy Birthday” to me at work.

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