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1
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a tempo

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in time

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accelerando

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getting faster

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adagio

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slow

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allegretto

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moderately fast

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allegro

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fast, brightly

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andante

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moderately slow

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cantabile

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singing manner

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crescendo

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building up

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da capo

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from the beginning

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decrescendo

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building down

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diminuendo

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decrease in dynamics

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dolce

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soft, smooth

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forte (f)

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loud

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fortissimo (ff)

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very loud

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fine/al fine

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to the end

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legato

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smooth and connected

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mezzo forte (mf)

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sort of loud

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moderato

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moderate tempo

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mezzo piano (mp)

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sort of quiet

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piano (p)

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quiet

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pianissimo (pp)

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very quiet

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rallentando

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gradual tempo slowing

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ritardando

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gradual tempo slackening

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staccato

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a jab, short - kind of

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alla marcia

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march style

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allargando

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gradually slower and more stately

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con moto

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with movement; spirited manner

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con/col

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with

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dal segno

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return to the sign that marks the beginning of a repeat

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e/ed

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and

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espressivo

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expressive

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fortepiano (fp)

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range of sound may be used

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grave

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slowly and solemnly

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grazioso

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graceful, smooth

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largo

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very slow

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lento

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slow

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ma

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but

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meno

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less

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meno mosso

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less rapid

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molto

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much, very

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non troppo

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without excess

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più

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more

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più mosso

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more rapid

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poco/poco a poco

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somewhat

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presto

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very fast

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ritenuto

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held back in tempo

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senza

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without

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vivace/vivo

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lively

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agitato

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restless, agitated

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andantino

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a little faster than moderately slow

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animato

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animated

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ben

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good/well

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con forza

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with force

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energico

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vigorous, energetic

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giocoso

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lively, humorous

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leggiero

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lightly, gracefully

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maestoso

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majestic, stately

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marcato

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strongly accented

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pesante

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heavy manner

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prestissimo

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very, very, ve-ery fast

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prima/primo

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first

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risoluto

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resolutely; with marked accent

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scherzando

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playfully

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semplice

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simple

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sempre

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always

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sforzando/sforzato (sfz/sf)

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prominently stressed and accented

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simile

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simile manner

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sostenuto

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sustained (beyond a note’s full value)

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subito

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suddenly

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tranquillo

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quiet and calm

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triste/tristamente

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mournfully

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affetuoso

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tender, affecting

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alla breve

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cut time: 2/2 instead of 4/4

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amabile

A

tender, gentle

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appasionato

A

deeply emotional

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assai

A

very

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come prima

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same manner as the first time

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comodo/temp comodo

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comfortable tempo

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con brio

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vigorous, brisk

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deciso

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with determination

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larghetto

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very moderately slow, like a lot

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mesto

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sad

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misterioso

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mysteriously

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ritmico

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rhythmic

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rubato/tempo rubato

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fluctuation of the tempo for musical effect

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stringendo

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quickening the tempo

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animé

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animated

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douce

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sweetly

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lent

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slowly

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modéré

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moderately

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retenu

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restrained, held back

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vite

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quickly, lively

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a niente

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dynamics fade to nothing

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ad libitum

A

improvise freely

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attacca

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attack at once

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cantando

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singing manner

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con dolore

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sad manner

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con spirito

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with spirit

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doloroso

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sorrowful

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largamente

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with slowness and breadth

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morendo

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dying away

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perdendosi

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dying away

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quasi

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as if/play like… (sort of in-between two phrases)

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rinforzando

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sudden increase of force

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smorzando

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growing slower, softer

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sonoro

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melodious sound

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sotto voce

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under the breath/very softly

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langsam

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slowly

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lebhaft

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lively

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mässig

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moderate

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ruhig

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calm and peaceful

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schnell

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quickly

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traurig

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sad

Music Theory: Grade 5 (ABRSM) (2 decks)

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