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Tweeting the sights, sounds, & news from 1996's historic alien attack & subsequent global (read: American) military response in real time. #IndependenceDay #ID4
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN HIS PLANE INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH A LIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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USMC personnel at El Toro Air Station in Irvine, CA have been informed that all holiday leave has been cancelled and all Marines are being recalled immediately.
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN HIS PLANE INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH A LIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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CONFIRMED: THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT OVER NEVADA HAS BEEN DESTROYED! EAT SHIT, ALIENS!!
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UNBELIEVABLE: The rescue party has found Captain Hiller and David Levinson in the desert, unharmed, having ejected from their spacecraft safely. Each are proudly strutting along the sand smoking cigars.
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An incredible shot from
@AJamesMcCarthy
of the aftermath of the attack on Los Angeles earlier this evening. The diameter of the complete and total devastation is measured by in miles. And lives.
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WOW! An unnamed Pentagon source is CONFIRMING the SETI report about an unknown radio signal being picked up by American satellites. In addition, radar confirms an object roughly 550 km wide (about 1/4 the size of the moon) heading toward Earth.
That's THE PENTAGON confirming!!!
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THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN OBLITERATED BY AN ATTACK BY THE SPACECRAFT OVER D.C. FLAMES ARE HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR. THE CAPITOL BUILDING HAS BEEN FLATTENED.
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BREAKING NEWS!!!!
A source inside the White House says that NORAD has confirmed that the unidentified object passing by the moon is indeed a spacecraft NOT FROM THIS PLANET.
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Second is absolutely that this Twitter account was able to provide thrilling updates and analysis for a SIXTH straight year despite this busted interface, more bots than ever clogging the channels, and getting the account locked for "suspicious activity" halfway thru.
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CONFIRMED: THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT OVER NEVADA HAS BEEN DESTROYED! EAT SHIT, ALIENS!!
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WHOA! An unnamed source in the Pentagon is CONFIRMING the SETI report regarding an unknown signal being picked up by American satellites. In addition, radar confirms an object roughly 550 km wide (about 25% the size of the moon) heading toward Earth. What the hell is going on??
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Thanks to EVERYONE following and playing along. New followers & the OG’s.
This doesn't happen without you, rePOSTS, comments, word of mouth.
The comments and reactions from y’all are what makes this whole thing fun. And worth it. Otherwise, it’s just scripted tweets.
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH AN ACTIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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BREAKING: President Whitmore himself will climb into the cockpit and lead American pilots in today's engagement. The Desert Storm veteran flew 27 missions over the Persian Gulf in 1990-91, but his toughest assignment yet may be this morning over the friendly sands of the Mojave.
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CONFIRMED: THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT OVER NEVADA HAS BEEN DESTROYED!
EAT SHIT, ALIENS!!
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CONFIRMED: the Marine showed the Area 51 guards a LIVE ALIEN at the gate! He had apparently subdued the creature and confined it with the parachute.
America has captured one of the enemy!
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The situation is so dire in Houston tonight that even Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen’s bitch ass is taking in the homeless this evening.
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Photo of the surgeon tasked with examining the alien:
Don’t you feel reassured that everything’s gonna be ok with this guy running the show?
No?
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Call em heroes, call em saviors, call em patriots. Whatever you call em, call em badasses. Because these are two Badasses. Capital B, son.
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UNCONFIRMED: the nuclear strike on the alien spaceship over Houston, Texas was a success!
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The situation is so dire in Houston that even Joel Osteen and Lakewood Church are taking in the homeless this evening.
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Yeah, no shit, you see what the aliens did to it about 12 hours ago??
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We understand that Dubrow and Hiller were married last night at Area 51 in a private ceremony. Congratulations to the newlyweds, especially since, ya know, they didn’t get microwaved this morning.
Also: keep her name out your mouth.
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And most importantly, thanks to all y'all for following, retweeting, and just playing along with this silly fun. The comments were better than ever and we always love seeing the simple happiness this little project brings to folks. We'll see everyone 7/2/23!
#ID4
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Captain Steven Hiller, a hero for America and all of humanity. A humanity hanging on by a thread. If we learn more about Captain Hiller, we will be sure to share it with you.
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Here’s an official photo of the scientist whom the United States has tasked with helping save the world.
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President: "We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist. And should we win today the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: We will not go quietly into the night. We will not vanish without a fight."
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Whitmore: "Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will join others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial battle in the history of mankind."
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A photo taken earlier this afternoon by Queens resident Christopher "Lucky" Lopez. A picture is worth a thousand words. (Or at least three bills.)
I mean, really, what are we supposed to do with this??
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Welp... it's been an honor reporting, y'all. Hope you stocked up on Stanley cups and toilet paper.
I gots mines. You best get yours.
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TOP OF THE HOUR AND BREAKING:
They've taken out NORAD. Among the presumed dead: the Vice President and the Joint Chiefs of Staff and numerous members of the Presidential Cabinet.
My god.
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Sunrise over New York Harbor. July 3, 1996. There are no words.
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The alien has apparently told the President:
ⓃⓊⒹⒺⓈ ⒾⓃ ⒷⒾⓄ
This must be some kind of code...
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BREAKING!!!! An Oval Office source says that NORAD has confirmed that the unidentified object passing by the moon is indeed a spacecraft NOT FROM THIS PLANET.
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WASHINGTON: THE WELCOME WAGON HELICRAFT HAS BEEN SHOT DOWN BY THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT OVER WASHINGTON WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION!
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Fox 11 in LA reports that a crop duster pilot has been arrested for dropping leaflets over a government building in San Bernadino County. Upon arrest, the pilot, Russell Casse, was ranting incoherently about an alien abduction.
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There's buzz on Geocities boards that the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in New Mexico discovered a radio signal that did not originate from Earth earlier this morning. We've heard claims before, but this is SETI reportedly making such a claim.
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A ham radio operator (W2EDL) riding in an RV convoy in southeast CA has reported the finding of a Marine captain walking in the desert dragging a parachute behind him. We can only assume this is the pilot who may have ejected from his F-18 during this morning's aborted dogfight.
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All F-18 fighters from El Toro are presumed to have either crashed or been shot down by enemy craft. The final signal received from any U.S. aircraft involved was a pilot ejection somewhere near the Nevada border.
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THE FIRST INTERSTATE BANK WORLD CENTER BUILDING IN LOS ANGELES HAS BEEN DESTROYED BY A WEAPON FIRED FROM THE SPACECRAFT PARKED OVER THE CITY! DOWNTOWN L.A. IS ON FIRE!
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Confirmed: A fleet of at least a dozen F-18 fighter jets is preparing to take off from El Toro Air Station in an effort to take out the alien ship over California.
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BREAKING: President Whitmore himself will climb into the cockpit and lead American pilots in today's engagement. The Desert Storm veteran flew 27 missions over the Persian Gulf in 1990-91, but his toughest assignment yet may be this morning over the friendly sands of the Mojave.
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I mean, hey, the Supreme Court said that if the President drops nuclear bombs on American civilians, POTUS is totally immune from any accountability, so at this point, why the hell not?
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A source close to General Grey says that it is estimated that the alien army has the capability of destroying every major global city in the next 36 hours.
Tokyo. Cairo. Rome. Grand Rapids.
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Here's an interesting twist to the events of the past 24 hrs: Air Force One has landed at an unmarked facility in extreme southern Nevada. There have long been rumors of a secret military installation in the American southwest that may contain secrets of past alien encounters...
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CONFIRMED: THE ALIEN SPACECRAFT OVER NEVADA HAS BEEN DESTROYED! EAT SHIT, ALIENS!!
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OH MY GOD!!!! That might be TWICE the size of the earlier estimates!
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There's buzz on Geocities message boards that the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in New Mexico discovered a radio signal that did not originate from Earth a few hrs ago. We've heard claims before, but this is SETI reportedly making such a bold claim.
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The ship is like 20 miles wide and we're sending up 12 planes. Are we sure that math adds up?
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We are THE single trusted news source for all of America three days out of the year, dammit.
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH AN ACTIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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The situation is so dire in Houston that even Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen’s bitch ass is taking in the homeless this evening.
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THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN MICROWAVED BY AN ATTACK BY THE ALIEN CRAFT OVER D.C. FLAMES ARE HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR. THE CAPITOL BUILDING HAS BEEN FLATTENED.
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And as the good Reverend would say, "Why we're on this particular mission, we'll never know. But I do know, here today, that the Black Knights will emerge victorious once again."
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN HIS PLANE INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH A LIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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OLD NEWS: President Whitmore announced this last month.
Former US intelligence official David Grush alleges that the government is in possession of non-human bodies, UFOs:
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Who knows what sort of health risks the future brings? Perhaps the aliens brought a virus strain that will activate in 24 yrs? But if we can take out aliens in 48 hrs, a silly virus will be a breeze to handle under a functional democracy, right?
Actually, let's just move on.
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All indications are that the First Lady's helicopter did not make it out of Los Angeles. Her whereabouts are unknown and we fear the worst.
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Humanity has been saved! The events of the past 48 hours will be taught, discussed, researched, and celebrated for thousands of years. It is the single greatest achievement in the history of mankind and I'm not sure what's third, because...
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Second is absolutely that this Twitter account was able to provide thrilling updates and analysis for a FIFTH straight year despite its admin being on vacation with garbage wifi, RATE LIMITS, and a broken freaking Tweetdeck - all at the same time.
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A source close to Major Mitchell has informed us that the selfless pilot who flew into the alien spacecraft was Russell Casse, the same man who was arrested two days ago for public intoxication & illegal distribution of literature via his crop duster plane near Imperial Valley.
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Just wait til tomorrow…
Remember when you could actually get reliable breaking news on this app?
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UNCONFIRMED: the nuclear strike on the alien spaceship over Houston, Texas was a success!
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BREAKING NEWS!!!! A source inside the White House says that NORAD has confirmed that the unidentified object passing by the moon is indeed a spacecraft NOT FROM THIS PLANET.
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A riveting photo from White House photographer
@PeteSouza
as President Whitmore addresses the troops moments ago.
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Oh my goodness! What a speech from Tom Whitmore. As fine a delivery from any president the nation has ever seen. A raucous ovation from the pilots. Hair-raising in its delivery.
Mere hours after losing his wife, the President finally finds his voice amidst the turmoil!
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Thanks as always to all you guys for following, retweeting, and, most importantly, just playing along with this silly fun.
The responses are why we've done this the past three years and the comments this year were easily the best yet.
We'll see everyone 7/2/22!
#ID4
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THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING HAS BEEN INCINERATED BY A BLAST FROM THE SPACESHIP PARKED OVER MANHATTAN! THE BRONX TO BROOKLYN IS ON FIRE, EAST INTO QUEENS AND ACROSS THE HUDSON TO JERSEY! GOOD GOD!
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Photo of the surgeon tasked with examining the alien:
Don’t you feel reassured that everything’s gonna be ok with this guy running the show?
No?
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WOW! An unnamed source in the Pentagon is CONFIRMING the SETI report about an unknown radio signal being picked up by American satellites. In addition, radar confirms an object roughly 550 km wide (about 1/4 the size of the moon) heading toward Earth. WHAT???
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Despite the turmoil of the past day and a half, President Whitmore insists he is not withdrawing from this November’s election.
Presuming, ya know, anyone is still alive four months from now.
“The President is clear eyed and he’s staying in the race.” WH says.
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As always, pour a few out for the incomparable Robert Loggia and the always underrated James Rebhorn. Masters of their craft. Made everything they touched better.
Those guys weren’t bad. They weren’t too bad at all.
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THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING HAS BEEN INCINERATED BY SOME SORT OF BLAST FROM THE SPACESHIP PARKED OVER MANHATTAN! THE BRONX TO BROOKLYN IS ON FIRE, EAST INTO QUEENS AND ACROSS THE HUDSON TO JERSEY, AS WELL!
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This is a testament to American ingenuity & the U.S. military, who at only 15% capacity, took out the greatest threat civilization has ever seen in approximately 36 hrs. This is Yorktown, D-Day, Macho Grande, & Cody Rhodes' Story (wait, what - scratch that.) all wrapped into one.
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AN AMERICAN PILOT HAS FLOWN INTO THE MOUTH OF THE ALIEN SHIP WITH AN ACTIVE MISSILE AND TRIGGERED A MASSIVE EXPLOSION!!
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BREAKING NEWS: President Whitmore is currently in negotiations with the alien regarding brokering a peace or an armistice or something. The negotiation is being held deep in the Area 51 bunker from two separate rooms, divided by a pane of glass.
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[play dramatic score]
[audience cheers]
[fireworks]
[ballyhoo]
[streamers and kazoos]
[toss beers]
[crack beers]
[drink beers]
[open sodas]
[pop champagne]
[all that stuff]
*ROLL CREDITS*
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A source at El Toro Air Station has informed us that the Black Knights F-18 squadron is conducting a counterattack mission over southern California shortly after dawn on the west coast.
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THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN OBLITERATED BY AN ATTACK BY THE SPACECRAFT OVER D.C. FLAMES ARE HUNDREDS OF FEET IN THE AIR. THE CAPITOL BUILDING HAS BEEN FLATTENED.
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Emotional photo by
@ThrillingMoment
- who somehow wound up on Air Force One - of the President and his daughter upon sunrise over a very different America than the one we woke to 24 hours ago.
#ID4
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Daybreak. New York Harbor. July 3, 1996.
There are no words.
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In a statement to the nation, President Whitmore denounces any and all political violence while calling for a return to normalcy, civility, and common sense after yesterday’s assassination attempt on his opponent in the upcoming election.
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BREAKING: Multiple reports from Baghdad of a glowing turbulence in the clouds overhead. This is presumably the first alien spaceship breaking into the stratosphere. A truly global happening.
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Marilyn Whitmore, First Lady of the United States of America, dead at the young age of 44.
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UNBELIEVABLE: The rescue party has found Captain Hiller and David Levinson in the desert, unharmed, having ejected from their spacecraft safely. Each are proudly strutting along the sand smoking cigars.
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Given the circumstances, should the U.S. be successful in this final offensive, Whitmore's speech this morning could wind up as integral to American history as Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, MLK’s "I Have a Dream," & Dusty Rhodes' "Hard Times." A++ performance from our President.
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UNBELIEVABLE: The rescue party has found Captain Hiller and David Levinson in the desert. Both men are unharmed, having ejected from their spacecraft safely. They each are proudly strutting along the sand smoking cigars. Call em heroes, call em badasses, call em all of it.
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The F-18 dogfight with the alien fighters is ongoing over the Mojave. The U.S. is already reporting the loss of several aircraft and is completely aborting the mission.
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Whitmore: "We’re going to live on. We’re going to survive."
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