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A new street will be named after Crawley soldier Private John Brackpool, who died in action in Afghanistan in 2009 aged just 27
@WelshGuards
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The car parks at Tilgate Park have been closed. Please follow the Government's guidance and avoid all non essential travel. If you must go to the park for your exercise you must remain at least 2m away from others, must be alone or only with members of your household.
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Big fan of The Cure? Crawley Museum are currently showing temporary exhibition covering the early years of the band in Crawley, as well as their later worldwide success! The exhibition will be open from 10.30-4pm on Wed, Thurs, Fri & Sat, and from 2.30-4pm on Sundays. Free entry.
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Congratulations
@crawleytown
! What a result!
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And now for our last award – the Community Health Award. The winner is Saxonbrook Medical for the time, effort + commitment of the team, ensuring that vaccinations were available as soon as possible + delivered professionally, speedily and with a smile.
@Saxonbrookmed
#crawleyca
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Crawley Borough Council, Manor Royal and Basepoint have worked together to improve the cycle route on Langley Walk
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We're delighted to welcome
@tilgateparkrun
, Ifield Mill Pond parkrun and Tilgate Park junior parkrun back from next month.
More details:
@parkrunUK
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The flag is staying up! Congratulations to England and Crawley’s own
@GarethSouthgate
🏴🦁🦁🦁
Best of luck to Gareth Southgate and his Three Lions as they take on Denmark in the semi-finals of the Euros at Wembley tonight.
Let's keep the St George's Flag flying outside the Town Hall until Sunday!
Please enjoy the match responsibly. Come on England!
#EURO2020
⚽🦁🦁🦁
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The Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Jilly Hart, has written to the President of Pakistan,
@ArifAlvi
, on behalf of the town, offering sincere condolences to everyone affected by the catastrophic flooding in the country.
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Crawley Borough Council and the residents of Crawley join the nation in mourning the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.
A book of condolence will be at the Town Hall from tomorrow 10am-4pm and then 9am-4pm during the period of national mourning, excluding weekends.
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Our very own zoo has won a gold sustainability award from
@BIAZA
. The Tilgate Nature Centre team created fun, interactive activities for visitors on sustainable palm oil and litter pollution, 3D signage and a pledge tree
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Next we have the Achievement Award. Matthew Cullis has picked up this award. Matthew is Practice Manager
@LeacroftMedical
, has overseen the vaccination hub for eight surgeries, worked with
@metrobus
to deliver the vaccine bus and secured the use of the
@AppleTreeCentre
#crawleyca
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We are clapping for the NHS and all carers, alongside our waste and recycling crews at Biffa.
Thank you all for working tirelessly to look after others and difficult time.
#ClapforNHS
#ClapforCarers
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The
@CrawleyMCBand
has opened the refurbished and relocated bandstand in the Memorial Gardens this afternoon with a fantastic set - from Lloyd-Webber and Michael Jackson to Bon Jovi and Queen!
@WSCCNews
@coast2capital
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The BELONGING Bandstand has arrived in the High Street! There's lots planned for the bright, bold bandstand over the next week; including a performance from The Cureheads and other support acts, on Sunday 8 July from 3pm. For a full schedule, please visit:
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Following the passing of Captain Sir Tom Moore, flags at the Town Hall will fly at half mast tomorrow (3 February) to pay tribute to him and recognise the beacon of hope and inspiration he was to the nation.
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Community Wardens have been awarded a Special Recognition Award at this year’s
@RSPCA_official
Community Animal Welfare Footprint Awards for their efforts – one of only three councils to achieve this throughout England and Wales!
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We're flying the rainbow flag outside the Town Hall today to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
#IDAHOBIT21
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The new children’s play area at Tilgate Park is now open – just in time for the half-term holiday. More info:
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We're exploring the possibility of applying for city status as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations – on the 75th anniversary of becoming a new town.
Councillors will discuss whether to enter the Civic Honours competition next Wednesday.
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Crawley was designated as a New Town on 9 January 1947, merging the villages of Three Bridges and Ifield with the small market town of Crawley filling in the gaps.
We'll regularly update our events planned to celebrate this diamond anniversary at:
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Queens Square will reopen soon so we’re having a party to celebrate!
@WSCCNews
@coast2capital
@DecathlonUK
@METROBUS
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The final award of the night is Fundraising. Presented by Sarah Barnes, Interim Head of Community Services at Crawley Borough Council and a Community Awards judge.
Congratulations to
@mlfoundation
for achieving this award!
#crawleyca
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Love Crawley? There's no better way to show your appreciation than buying locally. You'll help protect local jobs and boost the local economy.
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Councillors observed a minutes silence at last night's full council & today our flags fly at half-mast in memory of those lost yesterday.
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We're urging residents to visit green spaces, parks, gardens and conservation areas other than Tilgate Park in a bid to ensure social distancing
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The Memorial Gardens, Worth Park, Goffs Park, Ifield Mill Pond and Tilgate Park are among this year's Green Flag award winners!
A huge congratulations to all CBC staff involved in looking after the town's many green spaces.
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It’s an inspirational category next… it’s the Inspiration award! Tim Harris, a Community Awards judge from
@Crawley_Obby
presents this award to Ben Hulme. He’s got so much support with him tonight
#crawleyca
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Our rubbish, recycling and GREENbin collection crews have worked tirelessly to keep emptying your bins during the pandemic.
Thanks to all the staff who have continued to deliver these services
@Biffa
#CouncilsCan
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Exciting plans for a new Town Hall, offices, flats, a public square and restaurant / café were approved by Crawley Borough Council’s Planning Committee last night
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Darryl Keech from
@K2Crawley
(managed by
@EveryoneActive
) is here to present Sports Person to... Peter Bennett! I’ve been informed that Peter has been a volunteer coach at Crawley Athletics Club for more than 45 years!
#crawleyca
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Sky lantern & balloon releases look spectacular in the short term, but can have detrimental effects on local wildlife, include the threat of fires & unwanted litter! For this reason the release of lanterns/balloons is banned across council-owned parks & property.
@NFCC_FireChiefs
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Thanks to
@AldiUK
for sponsoring the town's Christmas tree in the High Street. The new Betts Way store opens tomorrow!
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Thank you so much for this note and chocolate eggs, which were left for our refuse collectors. We've received lots of thank you messages; your support means a lot. We’re doing our best to keep collections running as normal as we can. Stay up-to-date visit:
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Wow! Crawley’s beautiful Tilgate Park has been named in the top 10 per cent of attractions worldwide by
@Tripadvisor
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Help your local economy recover from COVID-19, shop local! Every penny counts and you'll be helping to protect local jobs .
#shoplocal
#enjoysummersafely
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We want you to tell us where it could be made easier and safer for people to travel on foot and by bicycle - while maintaining social distancing. Thanks for all the comments so far!
@Cmnplace
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Every minute of the working day a shopworker is verbally abused, threatened with violence or physically attacked. Please show some kindness to the shopworkers helping to keep us all going this Christmas.
#KeepingChristmasKind
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Congratulations to Crawley resident
@KatieGDunlevy
on two more
#Paralympics
gold medals. We're going to need to update the K2 Crawley wall...
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The audience loved the video message from Gareth Southgate – many thanks to
@GarethSouthgate
for taking the time to send that to us!
His parents have accepted the award on his behalf this evening.
#crawleyca
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A joint statement from the Leader of the Council
@CllrPetesTweets
and Leader of the Opposition
@Tilgate_FGreen
:
"We are flying the Ukrainian flag outside of the Town Hall to demonstrate unity with the people of Ukraine and Ukrainians in Crawley and around the world.
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Local school children, parents and their teachers are gearing up to ditch four wheels and take to two for their daily commute as part of
@sustrans
Big Pedal 2018!
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Huge congratulations to all of this year’s Crawley Community Awards winners! And a thank you to all of the presenters, performers, our host
@eynon_duff
,
@thehawthcrawley
and
@PatSlatter
, for organising the whole evening!
#crawleyca
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Mayor of Crawley, Councillor Raj Sharma, braved the rain to raise the Armed Forces Day flag this morning.
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The festive season has arrived and, despite a year of uncertainty, we have lots of safe ways to have fun and get into the spirit of Christmas.
Find out more about our exciting events in Tilgate Park, the town centre and at The Hawth:
Merry Christmas!
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We've got 15 new waste and recycling trucks and
@ReggieTheRed
, the
@crawleytown
mascot, is the first to have the honour of his name on one!
Each truck has had a name suggested by children and the crews who operate them - more names will follow soon!
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The Surrey and Sussex Drum and Bugle Corps doing a splendid job leading the lantern parade. Very atmospheric.
We have speeches at 6.40pm in Tilgate Park main car park before a poem reading, performance of The Last Post and finally the beacon lighting by The Mayor of Crawley.
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Thank you to every volunteer who works hard to provide support and look after others, especially during the coronavirus pandemic when so many people have volunteered to be there for others despite putting themselves at risk
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The town’s Victorian bandstand will be reopened on Saturday (16 June) with a performance from
@CrawleyMCBand
. The bandstand has been refurbished, restored and relocated to the Memorial Gardens with funding from CBC,
@WSCCNews
and
@coast2capital
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Our response to the news that
@CenterParcsUK
has dropped plans to create a holiday village at Oldhouse Warren.
Councillor Michael Jones, Leader of the Council, said: “I welcome Center Parcs decision earlier today to listen to our calls not to proceed with their plans.
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Seven awards to go, next up is Volunteer! Simon Cuckow, Centre manager of
@County_Mall
, is presenting the award to Dennis Murray. Congratulations Dennis, your help at
@StCHospice
for the last six years has been invaluable!
#crawleyca
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Now it’s time for the Local Hero Award. The winner is… Dan Armstrong of Spotted Crawley! Dan and his team worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic to ensure anyone in need was taken care of. Well done Dan!
@spotted_crawley
#crawleyca
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From today these leaflets will be sent to every home in Crawley. One has details of our Community Help Hub and how to contact us. Keep it safe. The other is to fill in and deliver to a friend/neighbour who may need some help. Download and print more at
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Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and joined us in commemorating the centenary of WW1 and Remembrance Sunday in Tilgate Park tonight.
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Thanks to everyone who has supported our bid for city status, which was submitted last week. The full list of supporters can be found here:
#CrawleyCity
#NewTownToNewCity
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We’re developing a scheme to provide free school meals to every eligible child in Crawley this Christmas. We’ve launched a crowdfunding page and will seek to match-fund community donations. For more details and to donate, visit
#FSM
#FreeSchoolMeals
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Last week, local businesses came together to support the local community.
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We've received calls about people sleeping rough in these sub-zero temperatures.
Our emergency plan has been activated so please be assured, if you see anyone sleeping outside they will have been offered accommodation by ourselves or
@CrawleyOpenHse
(1/2)
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2/2 We collected 26.5 tonnes of garden waste yesterday – the most ever. You’ve done lots of gardening! We’re aware this is also due to some bins not being collected; thanks for your patience and understanding. We’re pleased that
@Biffa
staff numbers meant we could collect it
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The new Town Hall has been officially opened by councillors past and present.
Members from the past 30 years gathered at the new Town Hall, on The Boulevard, last night for a small ceremony.
More details:
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Due to the drop in temperature and forecast low temperatures, we have activated our Severe Weather Emergency Protocol until Wednesday.
If you or anyone you know is in need of shelter for the night. Please come to the Town Hall or call 01293 438607 as soon as possible.
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Uh oh! The police have arrived at
@TheHawth
! 🚨 Never mind, it’s only
@ChiefInspRosie
here to present the award for Special Recognition.
This year there are two winners – our very own Community Wardens, Chris Oakley and Stuart Adesilu. Well done on your dedication!
#crawleyca
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Our first category tonight is Support Group. The award is being presented by Leader of the Council, Councillor Peter Lamb. And... Refugees Welcome – Crawley are our first winners!
#crawleyca
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Now, a collection of students from
@MGC
-wsussex are performing a piece called ‘Against the Stream’. A very emotional, inspiring performance 👏🏻
#crawleyca
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Take a look at our colourful support for the first ever Crawley Pride event this weekend
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More than 300 nominations came in for this year’s
#crawleyca
, a record breaking amount!
Susan Brumpton, Chief Executive of
@crawleycvs
, is here to present the Volunteer Group award to… Young Leaders of Oriel High School Youth Club! Well done all!
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The new Mayor of Crawley is Councillor Shahzad Abbas Malik.
His charity is the
@BritishRedCross
.
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Winter Warmers – friendly, comfortable spaces for free drinks and cost of living help – start today!
Head to community centres in Bewbush (9am to 5pm) Broadfield (1pm to 5pm), Ifield West (3pm to 7pm), Langley Green (9am to 3pm) or Tilgate (9am to 6pm).
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⭐️Crawley Astronomical Society is holding a free stargazing evening at Tilgate Park on Saturday 7 October from 6.30⭐️
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There were lots of events going on in the Town Centre this past weekend, did you attend any of them?
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We're
@thehawthcrawley
for tonight's Crawley Community Awards. If you're not lucky enough to be in the audience you can follow the action here using the
#crawleyca
hashtag from 7pm.
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Location for Crawley Innovation Centre announced!
The building, in the former Travel House building in
@manor_royal
, will be converted to bring a much-needed economic, innovation and technological boost to the town.
@coast2capital
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Changing Places toilets, designed for people who cannot use standard accessible toilets, will be installed at K2 Crawley leisure centre and
@thehawthcrawley
More information:
@EveryoneActive
@ParkwoodLeisure
@luhc
@CrawleyWB
@AutismSCrawley
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Best of luck to Gareth Southgate and his Three Lions as they take on Denmark in the semi-finals of the Euros at Wembley tonight.
Let's keep the St George's Flag flying outside the Town Hall until Sunday!
Please enjoy the match responsibly. Come on England!
#EURO2020
⚽🦁🦁🦁
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A year of exciting events and celebrations is being planned to celebrate Crawley New Town's 70th birthday
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Five of our beautiful parks have won Green Flag Awards - again!
@KeepBritainTidy
#GreenFlagAward2021
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All of today's rubbish, recycling and GREENbin rounds have been completed with the
@Biffa
crews all safe and sound.
The only collections that did not take place were missed bins reported yesterday and today. These will be collected on Monday.
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Please use other green spaces across Crawley and not just Tilgate Park as it’s becoming increasingly difficult for social distancing to be maintained because of the number of visitors
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Now for the Volunteer Group Award, which has been won by the Volunteer Screeners at St Catherine’s Hospice! When coronavirus meant many organisations had to close to visitors, the screeners made sure St Catherine’s could continue to have visitors safely
@StCHospice
#crawleyca
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Crawley Community Awards 2017 are underway
@thehawthcrawley
. Follow the evening at
#crawleyca
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A young couple were prevented from taking their own lives, thanks to two Community Wardens.
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Hoardings now removed as brand new
@DecathlonUK
store in Queens Square takes shape. Official opening 13 October
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Next category is Education, presented by Chair of
@AutismSupportCrawley
Maria Cook. The winner is… Anne Woodburn!
A much-loved teacher at Bewbush Academy and longest serving staff member, Anne is the well-deserved recipient of this award.
#crawleyca
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Do you run a micro or small business? You can now apply for a Discretionary Business Grant of between £2,500 and £25,000 from the funding we've received (£612,750). More details and an application form are here:
@manor_royal
@coast2capital
@gatwickdiamond
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Free outdoor table tennis! Our new table tennis table is in the Broad Walk. Pick up your bats and balls from the
@BreweryShades
now!
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The free guided family bike ride returns on Sunday (11 June). Pedal from
@OrielHighSchool
along the beautiful Worth Way to
@bluebellrailway
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One more sleep until the 2017
@CrawleyFestival
! Don't miss the eight days of family-friendly fun
#Crawley70
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NHS workers, social care staff and volunteers can now park free of charge in Orchard Street multi-storey car park until further notice
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Why not visit the Continental Market in Crawley town centre today where you can find a mouth-watering range of food and delightful gifts? The event is open from 10am-6pm today and tomorrow, and 10am-5pm on Sunday. Please adhere to social distancing.
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Crawley remains in tier 2 of coronavirus restrictions following today's announcement. However, cases have been rising quickly in recent weeks so please follow the rules and protect yourselves and each other.
#keepCrawleysafe
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