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passeur (passeuse)

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ferrymen, ferrywomen; smuggler, courier; people smuggler; “coyote”; in sports, one who passes the ball

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maniables

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manageable, manoeuvable, easy to handle; tractable, compliant, amenable, docile

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profondeur

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depth, profundity; intensity

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amarrer

amarre

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moor, tie down, tie up

mooring line, mooring rope, rope, cable

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bousculer

se bousculer

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jostle, shove, push, knock over; bump into; shake up

jostle, rush

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approvisionner

s’approvisionner

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(apporter des provisions) supply, stock;

get your supplies, stock up, do your shopping

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laitue

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lettuce

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cru

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raw, unpasteurized, vineyard, coarse, crude, blunt

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file

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queue, line, lane

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assumer

s’assumer

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take [sth] on, take [sth] upon yourself; accept, live with [sth]
be self-sufficient, take responsibility for yourself, be at ease with yourself

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métier

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occupation, trade; profession, craft; experience on the job; working experience

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givre

givré

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frost

frosted, iced over; nuts, bonkers, crazy

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boue
coulée de boue
trâiner dans la boue

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mud, sludge
mud slide
drag [sb] name through the mud

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bourgade

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village, small town

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recueillir

se recueillir

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collect, gather; take in

gather yourself, gather your thoughts, reflect, meditate

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moineau

cervelle de moineau

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sparrow

bird-brained

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enfler

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swell, inflate, bloat; inflate (gongler)

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front

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forehead, front (as in war)

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laminer

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roll, laminate; exhaust; knock the stuffing out of;

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rétrécir

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contract, shrink; take in (sewing)

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défaut;

A défaut de

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fault, flaw, failing; mistake, imperfection;

for lack of, in the absence of

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taguer

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to graffiti, to put graffiti on

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gars

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guy, fellas, guys

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chaudronnier

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boilermaker

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ustensile

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utensil

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acclamer

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cheer, acclaim

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baudruche

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rubber skin, balloon, “full of hot air”

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préservatif

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condom, preservative

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prémunir

se prémunir

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protect, shield

protect yourself, guard yourself

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aléa

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hazard, vagary, risk

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figer

se figer

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freeze, immobilize; solidify, congeal

freeze, clot, go solid

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fuyard

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fugative, deserter

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voirie

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highways, roads, public highway/road, refuse collection

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stagiaire

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intern, student, trainee, course participany

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pianoter

pianoter sur

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play the piano

to drum one’s fingers on, to tap away on

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inouï

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unheard of; incredible, amazing

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lacet

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shoe lace, shoestring; bend, switchback, zigzag

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alliance

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wedding ring, wedding band; alliance, union, coalition, pact

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piquer

piquer qch à [qqn]

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jab, prick; sting, bite;

steal, pinch, nab

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à coup sûr

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without fail, definitely, for sure

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reserrer

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tighten, strengthe, become stronger, close in on

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casher; kasher; cachère

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kosher

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locaux

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premises, home team (in sports)

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lâchement

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shamefully, foully; lazily, sloppily

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reddition

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surrender; presentation

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bordure

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border, edge; surround, frame

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hisser la grande-voile

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hoist the main sail

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occulter

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conceal, obscure, hide, mask, disguise

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dispositions

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aptitude, arrangements, clauses, provisions, positioning, placement

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metteur en scène

metteur en onde

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director (cinema), producer (theater)

radio

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sceau

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seal, stamp

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faille

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fault, rift, flaw, lophole

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bétail

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livestock, cattle

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constater

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note, notice, observe; record, certify

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rafiot

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tub, an old boat in bad shape

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ferraille

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scrap iron

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dépourvu

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without, lacking, devoid of

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preneur

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taker, buyer

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solubles

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soluble, solvable

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dénicher

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unearth, find; eject

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adepte

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member, supporter, subscriber, follower

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enseignes

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logo, emblem; situation

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terroir

du terroir

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soil, land

local

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batailleur

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aggressive, fighter

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prises de parole

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speaking out

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attentat

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attack, bombing, assassination attempt; offense, outrage

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obsèques

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funeral, funeral service

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bière

mise en bière

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beer, ale, lager; coffin, casket

lay out corpse in a casket, placing in coffin

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faire-part

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announcement,

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tenir tête à
tenir compte de
tenir au courant
tenir à sa peau

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stands up to
consider; take account of [sth]; take [sth] into account
keep up to date; keep informed
value your life

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rèplique

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reply, replica, after-shock, secondary tremor

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engrendrer

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conceive, create, engender; lead to, bring about, beget

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repartie

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comeback, quick response, repartee

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brave

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brave, courageous, fearless, intrepid; nice but dim (simple)

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remous

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eddy, swirl, backwash; stir, tumult

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faire un pied-de-nez à

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thumb one’s nose at,

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empoigner

s’empoigner

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grab, grasp, seize

grapple with, clash

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raz-de-marée

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tidal wave, landside

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torpiller

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torpedo

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autrui

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others, other people, the other

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élite

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elite, high fliers, best

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exploitation

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cultivation, farming, growing; using, utilizing; exploitation

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artificiers

artificier

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munitions specialist, pyrotechnist, powder monkey

trick

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semer

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sow, scatter, sprinkle, spread; leave behind, lose, shake off

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bâche

se bâche

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tarpaulin, tarp, thrashing, beating, drubbing, defeat

hit the hay, hit the sack

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valeur

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value, worth, usefullness

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follement

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completely, madly; wildly, impetuously

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dévoiement

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leading astray, tilting, canting

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don

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giving, gift, donation

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envoyer

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e-mail

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montant

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total, amount, sum; rising; support

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porteur

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supporting, load bearing; booming, flourishing, shareholder

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souffrance

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pain, suffering

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assainissement

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clean-up, clean-up operation, purification, sanitation

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kinés

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phsyiotherapist

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hors

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without, not including; outside, beyond, out of; except, apart from

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orthographe

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spelling

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poing

coup-de-poing

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fist

crackdown

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nues

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heavens, skies; clouds

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fonds marin, fond de la mer

fond

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seabed

sea bed

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