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	<title>NCPTT &#187; Cemetery Conservation</title>
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		<title>Live Webcast &#8211; Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/live-webcast-nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/live-webcast-nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Historic Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A live webcast of the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit was streamed on October 19. 2009.
<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/live-webcast-nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/" title="View the webcast">View the webcast.</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit Poster Abstracts</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-poster-abstracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-poster-abstracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[damage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Recovery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[markers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Repair]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=4296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This post outlines the contents of the poster presentations at the <a href="http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/" title="Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit">Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</a> which will be held from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, TN.]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tennessee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2754</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit will be held October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee. The program will feature contributed papers, a poster session, and an optional half day of field sessions and workshops.]]></description>
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		<title>Preservation Studies Summer Field School at Tulane</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-studies-summer-field-school-at-tulane/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/preservation-studies-summer-field-school-at-tulane/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Architecture & Engineering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Recovery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Architecture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Disaster Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Field School]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heather Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hurricane Katrina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lafayette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[masonry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Orleans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plaster]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[preservation trades]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preservation Trades Network]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTN]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rudy Christian]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tevis Vandergriff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tomb]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tulane University]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=4021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This summer, NCPTT, the <a title="Tulane School of Architecture" href="http://architecture.tulane.edu/home/">Tulane School of Architecture</a>, the <a title="Preservation Trades Network" href="http://www.iptw.org/">Preservation Trades Network</a>, and <a title="Save Our Cemeteries" href="http://www.saveourcemeteries.org/">Save Our Cemeteries</a> hosted training on treatments for above ground cemeteries damaged during Hurricane Katrina.<br /><br />Topics included masonry applications, preservation technology, limewash, appropriate treatments for tombs, and a history of the cemeteries of New Orleans. This video was produced by Tulane University.]]></description>
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		<title>Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit Schedule and Abstracts</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-schedule-and-abstracts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/nationwide-cemetery-preservation-summit-schedule-and-abstracts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Landscapes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mapping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[national cemeteries]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=3863</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Schedule and abstracts for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit from October 19-21, 2009 in Nashville, Tennessee.<br /><br />
<a href="http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/index.php/training/?regevent_action=register&#038;event_id=5">Register before September 11, 2009</a> for $299 ($399 thereafter).<br /><br />Key sessions are expected to include Archeology, Mapping and Documentation, Landscapes, Engineering Challenges, Issues in National Cemeteries, and Materials Conservation.]]></description>
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		<title>Ornamental Iron Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ornamental-iron-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ornamental-iron-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[deterioration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[documentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ornamental]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ornamental iron]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ornamentation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Preservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resetting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rust Treatments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Simple Repairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surface Finishes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Workshop]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2735</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this event was to educate people about the differences in cast and wrought iron and preservation/restoration methods for each type of material. This workshop proved useful to anyone who cares for historic buildings, parks, or cemeteries.]]></description>
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		<title>Identification of Unmarked Graves (2008-01)</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/identification-of-unmarked-graves-2008-01/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/identification-of-unmarked-graves-2008-01/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Archeology & Collections]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Catalog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008-01]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemeteries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grave]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[identification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PTT Grant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unmarked graves]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1239</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Near-surface geophysical techniques, including ground-penetrating radar, magnetometry, electrical resistivity, and electromagnetic conductivity, have become primary tools in the detection of unmarked human interments.]]></description>
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		<title>Shaving Cream: Genealogist&#8217;s Friend or Cemetery Conservator&#8217;s Foe?</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/shaving-creamgenealogists-friend-or-cemetery-conservators-foe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/shaving-creamgenealogists-friend-or-cemetery-conservators-foe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Materials Research]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NCPTT Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cemetery conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Preservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Preservation FAQ]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shaving cream]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2928</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We do not advocate the use of shaving cream for investigating inscriptions on stone. The shaving cream has natural emollients for softening the skin. These emollients have oils and moisture holding agents that can have detrimental effects on the stone.]]></description>
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		<title>Deadline: Call for Presentations for the Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-presentations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/call-for-presentations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 18:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cleaning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hands-on]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[headstones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic vegetation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monument]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Cemetery Administration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Stone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[unmarked graves]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2789</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT is soliciting oral and poster presentations that focus on research and innovation in cemetery conservation and preservation for the NCPTT’s Nationwide Cemetery Preservation Summit to be held in Nashville, Tenn., October 19-21, 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Essentials for Cemetery Monument Care TelNPS</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/essentials-for-cemetery-monument-care-telnps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/essentials-for-cemetery-monument-care-telnps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1983</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This course emphasizes sound maintenance techniques for cemetery and commemorative monuments that are sustainable, cyclic, non-invasive, and do no harm. The course will address documentation, maintenance plans, stone deterioration, cleaning, and resetting headstones.]]></description>
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		<title>Basics for Iron Fencing Care TelNPS</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/basics-for-iron-fencing-care/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/basics-for-iron-fencing-care/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:01:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=1991</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This course emphasizes sound maintenance technqiues for historic iron fences. These resources could be located around cemetery markers, commemorative monuments, or architectural features.]]></description>
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		<title>Cemetery Restoration Resources</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-restoration-resources/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-restoration-resources/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cemetery Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cemetery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graveyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[monuments]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Restoration]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2614</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many good resources for more information about cemetery preservation, including books, nonprofit organizations, and Internet sites.]]></description>
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		<title>Cemetery Monument Care and Iron Fencing Care TelNPS Courses have been postponed</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-monument-care-and-iron-fencing-care-telnps-courses-have-been-postponed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/cemetery-monument-care-and-iron-fencing-care-telnps-courses-have-been-postponed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:23:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>NCPTT</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=2554</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to weather issues and conflicts with other events, we are postponing the March 3rd Cemetery &#038; Monument Care and the March 4th Iron Fencing Care TEL classes. All employees registered in DOI Learn have been notified.]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual (2007-10)</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual-2007-10/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wood]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/?p=965</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This project is about saving historic wooden artifacts in cemeteries. Cemeteries are important repositories of local and national history, valued not only for the stories they tell, but also for their emotional and civic connections.]]></description>
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		<title>Smithsonian workshop to feature NCPTT research</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/smithsonian-workshop-to-feature-ncptt-research/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/smithsonian-workshop-to-feature-ncptt-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT’s comparative research on cleaners for cemetery headstones will be featured as part of the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute’s workshop on microbial colonization of stone. The workshop will be held April 20-22, 2009 in Washington, DC.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT completes Historic Congressional Cemetery Monuments Study</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-completes-historic-congressional-cemetery-monuments-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT researchers, in partnership with masonry experts from NPS Historic Preservation Training Center, recently completed a study to develop treatments for use on marble monuments in Historic Congressional Cemetery.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT holds its first Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-its-first-cemetery-landscape-preservation-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-its-first-cemetery-landscape-preservation-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:54:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debbie Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT hosted a two-day Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop in Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 16-17, attended by both NPS and non-NPS cemetery managers, maintenance personnel and volunteers.]]></description>
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		<title>NCPTT holds sixth Cemetery Monument Conservation Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/ncptt-holds-sixth-cemetery-monument-conservation-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT's held its sixth annual Cemetery Monument Conservation workshop October 7-9, 2008, in New London, Connecticut. Twenty-six registrants participated in a variety of hands-on sessions.]]></description>
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		<title>Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/wooden-artifacts-in-cemeteries-a-reference-manual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:48:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Striegel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT has received the PTT grant product "Wooden Artifacts in Cemeteries: A Reference Manual," submitted by the Historic Preservation Commission; the City of Aspen, Colorado, and Anthony &#038; Associates.]]></description>
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		<title>Partnership studies environmentally friendly cleaner on historic monument</title>
		<link>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/partnership-studies-environmentally-friendly-cleaner-on-historic-monument/</link>
		<comments>http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/partnership-studies-environmentally-friendly-cleaner-on-historic-monument/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Church</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCPTT and the NPS Historic Preservation Training Center (HPTC) are partnering with the Veterans Administration's National Cemetery Administration to complete cleaning treatment studies on the U.S. Arsenal Monument in Historic Congressional Cemetery. Based on research and training by NCPTT's Jason Church, HPTC staff will undertake intermittent misting cleaning of the Arsenal Monument during November. This [...]]]></description>
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