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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
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Born 16 December 1917 · Died 19 March 2008 · Q47087
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“I have never had the slightest interest in children – boys or girls. They should be treated in the same way. But once they have reached the age of puberty, then it is OK. If the kids enjoy it and don't mind it doesn't do any harm … there is a hysteria about the whole thing in the West.... I am trying to think of the youngest boy I have ever had because, of course, you can't tell it here.”
“disturbed to discover that there has been a long-standing conspiracy here in Sri Lanka to discredit [him] ... involving activists associated with child welfare organisations.”
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Olean Times Herald: Challenger Learning Center wins Arthur C. Clarke Innovation Award
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SlashFilm: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Makes Perfect Use Of An Iconic Arthur C. Clarke Quote
“I find him very deferential.”
“The whole thing was distressing to me. It was vindictive and very unpleasant. I can only assume it was a plot to embarrass Prince Charles.”
“that was very unpleasant, of course, and luckily there was no problem whatsoever I immediately got the police in, and they disproved the whole damn thing”
“s intelligent life in outer space is the fact that it hasn”
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“Any path to knowledge is a path to God – or Reality, whichever word one prefers to use.”
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“I sometimes think that the universe is a machine designed for the perpetual astonishment of astronomers”
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“Any teacher that can be replaced by a machine should be!”
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“It is not easy to see how the more extreme forms of nationalism can long survive when men have seen the Earth in its true perspective as a single small globe against the stars.”
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“I take an extremely dim view of people mucking about with boys”
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“Yes, Arthur was gay ... As Isaac Asimov once told me,”
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The Guardian: EJ Swift wins the 2026 Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction
Moviefone: Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (1994-1995)
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Moviefone: Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers (1985)
Moviefone: Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980)
Discover Magazine: Interview: Arthur C. Clarke
The Guardian: ‘Intense’ novel about robot abused by her boyfriend/owner wins Arthur C Clarke science fiction award
Space.com: 'Star Trek' legend Jonathan Frakes to direct new series, 'Arthur C. Clarke's Venus Prime'
Variety: ‘Star Trek’ Alum Jonathan Frakes to Direct Sci-Fi Adaptation of ‘Arthur C. Clarke’s Venus Prime’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Deadline.com: Apichatpong Weerasethakul To Shoot Film In Sri Lanka Inspired By Arthur C. Clarke
redsharknews.com: Arthur C Clarke on why the future is so hard to predict
Smithsonian Magazine: Famous Correspondents of Arthur C. Clarke
Published “Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis” in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health — cited 17,475 times.
“Citation choisie pour le 17 décembre 2019.”
Published “Reflecting on reflexive thematic analysis” in Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health — cited 16,469 times.
The Guardian: Arthur C Clarke award goes to 'classic' novel exploring the limits of pregnancy
The Guardian: Arthur C Clarke at 100: still the king of science fiction
The Guardian: Colson Whitehead adds Arthur C Clarke award to growing prize haul
The Guardian: Science fiction’s future: where next for the Arthur C Clarke award?
The Guardian: Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke – review
Published “Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement” in Systematic Reviews — cited 21,149 times.
Published “Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement” in Systematic Reviews — cited 21,402 times.
Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 18,151 times.
Published “A global reference for human genetic variation” in Nature — cited 17,839 times.
Though, the film was still planned for future production and both Freeman and Fincher mentioned it as still needing a worthy script
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“Rok 2010: Opracowano pierwsze generatory kwantowe (wyłapujące energię kosmiczną). Dostępne w formie jednostek przenośnych oraz odpowiednie do zapotrzebowań gospodarstw domowych, które produkują moc rzędu kilku kilowatów, stają się niewyczerpanym źródłem energii. Duże elektrownie zostają wyłączone – wraz z demontażem sieci kończy się era słupów wysokiego napięcia.”
Published “The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration” in BMJ — cited 15,493 times.
Published “The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration” in BMJ — cited 15,358 times.
Published “The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration” in PLoS Medicine — cited 12,562 times.
New Scientist: The Last Theorem by Arthur C Clarke and Frederik Pohl
Died 2008-03-19.
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gizmodo: Arthur C. Clarke, Futurist and Scifi Legend, Dies
“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
First in Unawatuna on the south coast, and then in Colombo
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from nature.”
“If children have interests then education happens.”
“I don't believe in God but I'm very interested in her.”
“The best measure of a man's honesty isn't his income tax return. It's the zero adjust on his bathroom scale.”
“There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.”
“The Information Age offers much to mankind, and I would like to think that we will rise to the challenges it presents. But it is vital to remember that information — in the sense of raw data — is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.”
“I don't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worth thinking about..”
“It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.”
“CNN is one of the participants in the war. I have a fantasy where Ted Turner is elected president but refuses because he doesn't want to give up power.”
“This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.”
“All truth passes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Second it is violently opposed. And third it is accepted as self-evident.”
“Jede hinreichend fortgeschrittene Technologie ist von Magie nicht mehr zu unterscheiden." - Clarkes Drittes Gesetz aus Profiles of the Future - zitiert von Andreas Weber in: Biokapital. Die Versöhnung von Ökonomie, Natur und Menschlichkeit, Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN 3827007925, Seite 57.”
“Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. (ang.)”
“The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.”
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Said in an interview with IEEE Spectrum, "maybe in a generation or so the space elevator will be considered equally important" as the geostationary satellite, which was his most important technological contribution
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. (ang.)”
“Do jego duszy wkradł się niepokój – Strażnik Księżyca uczynił jeden mały krok w kierunku uczłowieczenia.”
Published “Using thematic analysis in psychology” in Qualitative Research in Psychology — cited 158,728 times.
Published “Using thematic analysis in psychology” in Qualitative Research in Psychology — cited 153,412 times.
Awarded Sri Lankabhimanya (2005).
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Awarded Geffen Award for Best Translated Science Fiction Novel for Childhood's End (2005).
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Awarded Retro Hugo Award for Best Short Story for The Nine Billion Names of God (2004).
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Clarke won the Heinlein Award for outstanding achievement in hard or science-oriented science fiction
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As saying of religion: "Most malevolent and persistent of all mind viruses
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Clarke was awarded the Telluride Tech Festival Award of Technology, where he appeared on stage via a 3-D hologram with a group of old friends including Jill Tarter, Neil Armstrong, Lewis Branscomb, Charles Townes, Freema
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The A.V. Club: Arthur C. Clarke: The Collected Stories Of Arthur C. Clarke
AV Club: Arthur C. Clarke: The Collected Stories Of Arthur C. Clarke
“Brien and Charles Willis. Almost all of his short stories can be found in the book The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001).”
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“[Sul film 2001: Odissea nello spazio, del quale Clarke fu cosceneggiatore] Se qualcuno capisce il film alla prima visione, allora abbiamo fallito nel nostro intento.”
“Voir le recueil de citations : 2001 : l'odyssée de l'espace (livre)”
“2001 was written in an age which now lies beyond one of the great divides in human history; we are sundered from it forever by the moment when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped out on to the Sea of Tranquility. Now history and fiction have become inexorably intertwined.”
“The intelligent minority of this world will mark 1 January 2001 as the real beginning of the 21st century and the Third Millennium.”
The prize was increased to £2001, and its value now matches the year (e
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“2001: Uma Odisseia no Espaço - Stanley Kubrick, Arthur C. Clarke e a criação de uma obra prima" - página 41, Michael Benson. Todavia, 2018, ISBN 978-85-93828-57-7 - 493 páginas”
“Arthur Clarke, autor de 2001 – Uma Odisséia no Espaço, encasacado num calor de 40 graus para receber o título de Cavaleiro do Império Britânico, em uma cerimônia no Sri Lanka; citado em Revista Veja, Edição 1 652 -7/6/2000”
“One of the biggest roles of science fiction is to prepare people to accept the future without pain and to encourage a flexibility of mind. Politicians should read science fiction, not westerns and detective stories. Two-thirds of 2001 is realistic — hardware and technology — to establish background for the metaphysical, philosophical, and religious meanings later.”
Was named a Distinguished Supporter of the British Humanist Association
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Clarke told the Sri Lankan newspaper, The Island, "I don't believe in God or an afterlife", and he identified himself as an atheist
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After requesting the honors be postponed due to child sex abuse allegations
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“Arthur C. Clarke escritor de ficção científica.; "3001: the final odyssey" - página 36, de Arthur C. Clarke - Ballantine Books, 1998, ISBN 0345423496, 9780345423498 - 274 páginas”
The Sunday Mirror published an interview of Clarke conducted by reporter Graham Johnson in Sri Lanka
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And was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005
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Awarded Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (1997).
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Its second class of two deceased and two living persons
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Awarded Theodore von Kármán Award (1996).
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Sierra Entertainment created Rama as a point and click adventure game in the style of Myst
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Awarded Knight Bachelor (1994).
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Clarke was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize by law professor Glenn Reynolds
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Clarke appeared in a science fiction film; he portrayed himself in the film Without Warning, an American production about an apocalyptic alien first-contact scenario presented in the form of a faux newscast
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And 2004–2005, he stated that he did not believe in reincarnation, saying there was no mechanism to make it possible, though "I'm always paraphrasing J
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Awarded International Space Hall of Fame (1989).
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Awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1989).
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"for services to British cultural interests in Sri Lanka"
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Was awarded an honorary degree (Doctor of Letters) by the University of Bath
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Was diagnosed with post-polio syndrome, having originally contracted polio in 1962, and needed to use a wheelchair most of the time thereafter
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Awarded Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award (1986).
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Clarke provided a grant to fund the prize money (initially £1,000) for the Arthur C
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Clarke was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America
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In an interview in the July 1986 issue of Playboy magazine, when asked if he had had a bisexual experience, Clarke stated, "Of course.
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Was elected to the American National Academy of Engineering "For conception of geosynchronous communications satellites, and for other contributions to the use and understanding of space"
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The Science Fiction Writers of America named him its 7th SFWA Grand Master
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Clarke testified before Congress against the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
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Awarded Marconi Prize (1982).
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Clarke wrote a sequel to 2001 titled 2010: Odyssey Two, which was made into a film in 1984
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Clarke continued the 2001 epic with a sequel, 2010: Odyssey Two
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Won the Marconi Prize for innovation in communications and remote sensing in space
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Fountains of Paradise (1980).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novel for The Fountains of Paradise (1980).
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Awarded John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for Rendezvous with Rama (1974).
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Awarded Locus Award for Best Novel for Rendezvous with Rama (1974).
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Novel for Rendezvous with Rama (1974).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novel for Rendezvous with Rama (1974).
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Awarded Nebula Award for Best Novella for A Meeting with Medusa (1973).
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Awarded BSFA Award for Best Novel for Rendezvous with Rama (1973).
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“(Original engl.: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Profiles of the future: an inquiry into the limits of the possible (revised edition 1973). Seite 36)”
Which won all the main genre awards and spawned sequels that along with the 2001 series formed the backbone of his later career
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Clarke put the "treaty" on paper in his dedication to Report on Planet Three and Other Speculations
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Clarke published The Lost Worlds of 2001, which included his accounts of the production, and alternative versions of key scenes
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“Arthur C. Clarke em "The Mind of the Machine", conforme citado em "Humanitas", Volume 6 - Página 79, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, 1970”
Awarded Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1969).
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“Arthur C. Clarke, entrevista com Los Angeles Free Press, pp. 42–43, 47 (25 de abril de 1969)”
In advance of the film's release in 1966
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They separated permanently after six months, although the divorce was not finalised until 1964. "The marriage was incompatible from the beginning", said Clarke.
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To discuss the possibility of a collaborative film project
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Won Stuart Ballantine Medal (1963).
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“Profiles of the Future (1962)”
Awarded Kalinga Prize (1961).
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Received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science
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Which is also an acknowledged classic of the period
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While filming off Great Basses Reef, Wilson found a wreck and retrieved silver coins
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When he began a series of magazine essays which eventually became Profiles of the Future, published in book form in 1962
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“All page numbers from the 1957 mass market edition (1975 printing) published by Signet Books (Y6452)”
During a dive trip off Trincomalee, Clarke discovered the underwater ruins of a temple, which subsequently made the region popular with divers
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Awarded Hugo Award for Best Short Story for The Star (1956).
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Clarke won a Hugo Award for his short story, "The Star"
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While scuba diving, Wilson and Clarke uncovered ruined masonry, architecture, and idol images of the sunken original Koneswaram temple – including carved columns with flower insignia, and stones in the form of elephant h
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Which rapidly became a definitive must-read in the field
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(published in 1955), using ideas that were "in the air", but was not aware of Clarke's article at the time
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And they traded friendly insults and gibes for decades
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Clarke met and quickly married Marilyn Mayfield, a 22-year-old American divorcee with a young son
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“The Nine Billion Names of God”
“The Nine Billion Names of God" (1953)”
“Childhood's End (1953), p. 15”
Awarded International Fantasy Award for Best Non Fiction for The Exploration of Space (1952).
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“Exploration of Space (1952)”
Clarke won the International Fantasy Award's Non-Fiction category for The Exploration of Space
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“The Exploration of Space (1951), p. 111”
And first met in person the following year
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“The Exploration of Space (1951)”
“The Exploration of Space (1951), p. 187”
Wrote Interplanetary Flight, a book outlining the basics of space flight for laymen
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As an entry in a BBC short-story competition
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“The Sentinel" (1948), originally titled "Sentinel of Eternity.”
Wrote "The Sentinel" for a BBC competition
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Proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits
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And joined the Board of Education as a pensions auditor
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While still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society (BIS)
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Born 1917-12-16.
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