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Placentia Roses Flashcards

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Mary: Actually its know-it-all.
Irene: Glares and you girls have got to do your part.

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Oh i see. Were to be bait, are we, for fathers dynasty.

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Welsh: Dont be ridiculous. Girls, Tell Irene how much you want to get married.

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Actually Father, I may not be ready for marriage for a very long time.

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Irene: Look here young lady, the world isnt chnaging as fast as those books of your would have you believe. A woman today can have a very difficult time of it on her own.

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That might be so for most woman, but fathers going to leave us a great fortune when he dies

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Bridget: That might be so for most woman, but fathers going to leave us a great fortune when he dies!
Irene: Bridget!

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Oh Irene, dont be so dramatic. Father isnt going to die for. avery long time but.. when he does…sorry father..die, we girls will be able to look after ourselves. well have money aplenty and wont need a man to provide for us.

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WELSH: Indeed I will, Irene (to the girls) First of all, after I’m gone, as you well know, your brother David, as the eldest male (a universal groan) will be the one to inherit all of my fortune, including my business.

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BRIDGET and MARY: Unfair! Unfair!

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IRENE: And poor Master David back in County Wexford busting his arse for the good of the family while the three of you get to lounge around here all day reading books! He should not be responsible for your upkeep while he’s trying to build his own dynasty. That’s not fair!

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BRIDGET: But if Father won’t allow us to work, what are we to do?

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WELSH: Ah! You read too much, Mary.
MARY: You taught me to read!

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BRIDGET: Seriously, Mary, Father would never make us accept someone unsuitable. Imagine what our lives would be like not having common opinions and thoughts with our mate on how life should be lived in the modern age.

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WELSH: You think too much, Bridget.

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BRIDGET: So you say, but I am allowed to have my own ideas about such things.

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ANNE: I speak up all the time. You’re not listening, that’s all. (Her eye begins fluttering uncontrollably)

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BRIDGET: Nice try, Anne, but you know that’s not true. (to Irene) Her right eye flutters when she tells a lie. It gives her away every time.

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MARY: The poor thing is condemned to speaking only the truth.

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BRIDGET: And the truth is you’re the quiet one, Anne. Get over it.

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ANNE: But I just heard you say that we can choose a husband.

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BRIDGET: She did. She used the word “choose.” I heard it too!

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IRENE: You heard me say I will “help” you choose. And I will. The fact is, if you all do exactly as I say everything will work out fine. Ah, when I was a young woman in Ireland, there was no one more skilled than myself at matchmaking. The meek, the mild, the woolly and the wild. I could find a match.

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BRIDGET: Why didn’t you find a match for yourself then?

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IRENE: I could never find one good enough! Besides, I chose a life in service to your mother and father and to you three, and David, of course. And I don’t regret it one little bit. But you three are not meant for service, you are meant to marry and marry well.

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BRIDGET: If we can find someone. Slim pickings here in Placentia.

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IRENE: Well, sometimes men can be shy about declaring their feelings, but these things have a way of working themselves out over time.

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BRIDGET: According to Father, time is something we don’t have a lot of.

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IRENE: The whispering trick. Back home in Ireland, there was an old woman who lived all alone in a little shack on a pinch outside the village. We all thought she was a witch. Well, I got to know her a little bit, you know, and she wasn’t as bad as everyone thought. In fact, she was quite kind and very knowledgeable about all sorts of things. She helped me make my first loaf of bread. Risen perfectly, golden brown, little raisins poking up out of the crust just so, the smell alone

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BRIDGET: Irene! Get on with it.

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IRENE: Oh, right. Anyway, one day she told me that if I ever wanted to get a man all I had to do was get him alone and whisper complete gobbledygook in his ear … like this: psssst, psssst, psssst, pssssst, gobbledy, gobbledy, gibbledy, gabbledy… and he’d drop down on one knee straightaway ask me to marry him.

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BRIDGET: Why on earth would he do that?

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IRENE: Now, girls, lunch at noon, on the nose. Don’t be late. And behave yourselves in the meantime. I’d best go see if your father needs anything. You girls have put that poor man through his paces this morning. (Out she goes.)

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BRIDGET: Well, well, well, have you ever heard such malarky in all your life? The whispering trick. Where does Irene come up with this nonsense?

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ANNE: And what do you make of Father threatening to go down to the beach to round up a few fish workers to marry us?

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BRIDGET: He’s joking, Anne. At least, I think he’s joking. In any case, between the two of them we’re doomed.

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MARY: We are doomed unless one of us gets married by the fall. At least that will buy some time for the other two. Who knows, with one married off, maybe he’ll ease off the notion for a while.

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BRIDGET: We need a sacrificial lamb. Which of us will that be, I wonder?

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ANNE: What are you looking at me for?

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BRIDGET: (officious, lawyerly) So, Anne, what’s this you say about marrying someone of your own choosing. I don’t suppose you’ve actually found someone you fancy right here in Placentia, have you?

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ANNE: Of course, I haven’t. Don’t be silly.

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BRIDGET: Mary, check the right eye.

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MARY: (inspecting the eye) The right eyelid is gone cracked.

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BRIDGET: Don’t lie to us, Anne. We’re your sisters. Maybe we can help you attain the object of your desires.

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ANNE: Object of my desires? I don’t know if that’s what I’d call him.

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BRIDGET: Aha! So there is someone! Tell us who it is Anne, and don’t bother lying.

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ANNE: (shyly) Well, I’m hardly smitten. But I do like him … just a little bit … that’s all (the eyelid flutters madly).

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BRIDGET: Oh come on, Anne. Admit it. You should be happy you’ve fallen in love.

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MARY: It’s true.
(Bridget takes Anne by the hands and speaks seriously.)

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BRIDGET: Anne, that’s wonderful! Look, I don’t care what Irene thinks or what Father says; we can do a better job finding husbands for ourselves than they can.

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MARY: (excited) Hear, hear!

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BRIDGET: And we’re going to start with you!

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MARY: She has a point there. She can’t say boo to a goose, so how is she going to convince a man to propose?

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BRIDGET: Maybe she could try the whispering trick.
BRIDGET: Sorry, Anne. I suppose that’s not funny, is it? Wait a minute. I have an idea! Mary, you’ve read a lot of those mediaeval romances, haven’t you?

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MARY: When I’m in the mood for some light reading, yes.

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BRIDGET: Oh, admit it. You love them. They’re full of polite conversation between lovers, aren’t they?

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MARY: Of course, they are.

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BRIDGET: (developing the plan) Well, you being the resident expert, so to speak, you could hide - behind the curtain there - and pass little notes to Anne to help her along in her conversation and maybe we can steer Mr. Saunders in the right direction.

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ANNE: How are we going to get Mr. Saunders to come to the parlour to talk to me all by himself?

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BRIDGET: (still scheming) Irene always goes to the bread oven right after lunch and father will be busy working. So, I’ll slip a seductive little note from you into Mr. Saunders’s accounts ledger, inviting him for a chat in the parlour at one o’clock.

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ANNE: I’m not writing any seductive little note!

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BRIDGET: Of course you’re not. I’ll write it! Don’t worry, I won’t overdo it.

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ANNE:You’re right about that. I won’t worry about a thing - I’ll worry about everything!

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BRIDGET: Come on Anne - where’s your sense of adventure?! Take control of your life!

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ANNE: All right, then, let’s do it!

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BRIDGET: That’s more like it! Let’s go in for lunch and act like everything is perfectly normal.

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WELSH: Time for lunch, ladies. (sensing something) What are you three conspiring about now?

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BRIDGET: Really, Father. You have such a suspicious nature. We were just talking about the weather, weren’t we, girls?

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BRIDGET: Mr. Saunders is outside.

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MARY: (pops her head out) Oh my goodness. He looks more frightened than she is.

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ANNE: (almost fainting) Oh my Lord, I can’t do this.

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BRIDGET: (aside to Mary) We’ve got our work cut out for us. (to Anne) Of course, you can! We’ll be with you every step of the way. (A timid knock.) That’s him! Mary, get ready to start scribbling.
BRIDGET (cont’d) Come in, Mr. Saunders. You can join my sister over there on the settee. I’ll leave you two alone.

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ANNE: (another note) How charming. One day, please God, we’ll have a proper bridge across the gut here in Placentia.

(A knock at the door. Bridget enters.)

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BRIDGET: I’m so sorry to interrupt. Father has just informed me that he will require the use of the parlour momentarily. Mr. Saunders, would you mind?

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SAUNDERS: No, not at all. It was lovely to speak with you, Miss Welsh - Anne. I hope I may call again.

(Anne is frozen like a deer in the headlights. Mary offers a note which Bridget grabs and throws aside. She’s in charge now.)

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BRIDGET: Of course, you may, Mr. Saunders. You’ll be hearing from me … I mean, from Anne, of course. (giving him the bum’s rush) Would you mind taking this way out? Wonderful. Thank you. See you soon, Mr. Saunders. Bye now.

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MARY: It was brilliant! I was brilliant! It’s simple. He’s a man. Get him talking about himself and he’ll go on all day. I believe we could’ve reeled him in if not for the interruption. Why on earth does Father need the parlour at this time of day?

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BRIDGET: He said he has to conduct some interviews. Anne, you did very well. Come, let’s do a little debrief and plan our next move.

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IRENE: Hello, girls. I need to tidy up a little before your father gets here.

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BRIDGET: That’s fine, Irene. We’re quite finished.

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MARY: That was a great bit of sport, wasn’t it?

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BRIDGET: It was. Now, where’s that note I dropped on the floor? It’s evidence. We can’t have Father or Irene getting wise to us.

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MARY: (searching) Here it is!

(They spot the three boys and look at each other in disbelief.)

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BRIDGET and MARY: (to the boys) Hello.

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MARY: (Aside to Bridget) Bridget, you don’t think that Father …

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BRIDGET: … actually went down to the beach and picked them … out for … us?

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MARY: I told you he was serious.

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BRIDGET: He wouldn’t … he couldn’t … could he??? (to the lads) Hello. May we ask who you are and why are you here

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DWYER: We’re here for the interview. Mr. Welsh is looking for three good men.

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BRIDGET: Did he say what he needed these men for?

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DWYER: He said it was particularly nasty piece of work.

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BRIDGET: Did he say that!?

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HANAGAN: And we’re just the fellas to do it!

(The lads strike a jaunty pose.)

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BRIDGET: (to Mary) This is madness. If we don’t get Anne married off in a hurry we are in deep trouble.

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MARY: I’ll run away from home. I swear.

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BRIDGET: Hopefully, it won’t come to that. But we haven’t a minute to waste. When father is finished in the parlour, we’ll get Mr. Saunders and Anne back on the couch and get him to propose. It has to happen today or we are sunk.

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WELSH: Tell them I’m in the process of arranging their accommodation.

(Bridget, Mary, and Anne enter.)

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BRIDGET: (uneasily) How did the interview go, Father?

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WELSH: Honestly, despite Irene’s strong recommendation (the girls look at her in horror) I’m not sure they’re suitable for the task at hand. (girls relieved) Not to worry, though. There’s plenty more where they came from. Come, Irene, let’s give the room back to the ladies. Sorry for the interruption.

(They go out.)

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BRIDGET: I think Father is losing his mind.

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ANNE: (galvanised) Where’s Mr. Saunders now?

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BRIDGET: He’s waiting outside.

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ANNE: Of course, I do, Mary. I haven’t miraculously acquired the gift of gab.

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BRIDGET: (peeking out) And neither has he, by the look of him.

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SAUNDERS: … a suitable companion. (They look longingly into each other’s eyes)
(Bridget bursts in.)

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BRIDGET: Father needs the parlour again! He says he has a grand announcement to make. We’re so sorry, Mr. Saunders, but would you mind?

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SAUNDERS: (He knows the drill.) No trouble at all. The same way?

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BRIDGET: If you don’t mind. Thank you, Mr. Saunders.

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MARY: I feel like I’ve just had a price put on my head. Five thousand pounds!

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BRIDGET: We won’t stand a chance once the word gets out. Every fish servant on the beach will be beating a path to our door.

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ANNE: As well as every crusty old man from Poole or Bristol.

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BRIDGET: Not that I have anything against fish servants. I just don’t want to marry one, that’s all.

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ANNE: Get William back in here. He was right on the hand of proposing when Father came in with his big announcement.

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BRIDGET: I think you’re right, Anne. Just remember. Lead him to it. He’s the one who has to propose. Not you.

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MARY: And no more notes. This time you’re on your own.

ANNE: I can do it!

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BRIDGET: I know you can. Let’s go get him.

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ANNE: Of course, I will.

(Any chance of a kiss is ruined as Bridget and Mary burst into the room. They’ve been listening at the door the whole time.)

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BRIDGET: Well done, Mr. Saunders. We thought you’d never ask. Now you have to go ask Father for her hand. I’m sure he’ll accept.

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MARY: Bring that expensive book with you. It’ll strengthen your case.

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BRIDGET: He’s in his office. Go right now.
(A nervous Saunders exits.)
BRIDGET: How did you get him to propose? The last thing I heard, you told him to stand up, and the next thing, he was on his knees.

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WELSH: (looks askance at Bridget and Mary) You’ve got your work cut out for you.

(Welsh shakes hands with the three men and his new son-in-law.)

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BRIDGET: (aside) Speaking of marriage, Irene, do you think you might use the whispering trick to capture Douglas? We can tell you like him.

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