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Rolling in the Snow, 24 Jan 12</b> <br>And not content with that, some riders stayed on in the south for the <a href="http://greatsouthernbrevet.blogspot.com" target="_top">Great Southern Brevet,</a> an unsupported 8-day ride through Otago high country, organised by WOC member David King. Rogaine convenor Jenny Cossey has survived the prickly Roaring Meg Pack Track and is about to embark on the Nevis Valley, while Barryn Westfield is at Piano Flat contemplating a crossing of the snow-clad Old Man Range. Several members of the HV Mountainbike Club are also in the event. There's a live tracking section on the website. <p align="left"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Bikers on a Roll, 16 Jan 12</b> <br>OHV riders faced heat, cold and wet in Central Otago last week on an extraordinary variety of MTBO terrain. Graeme Silcock gained two placings in the M60 class, helping NZ to its win over Australia. Though not in the NZ team Ket Bradshaw scored a 2nd in W50 and Jim Sutherland was consistently in the top third of M50. OHV's other team member Simon Kennett finished about halfway in the tough M40 field, while Michael Wood made three of the maps. Team results are in the blog section of <a href="http://www.otagomtbo2012.co.nz" target="_top">the website,</a> while individual results and links to Winsplits and RouteGadget are in the main section. <p align="left"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Rogainers on Air, 4 Jan 12</b> <br>Last night on Radio New Zealand's "Summer Nights" programme, Emma Smith talked to Mike Sheridan and Michael Wood about rogaining. Go to the <a href="http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/summernights/20120103" target="_top">Radio NZ website</a> to hear the 20-minute unedited, fairly casual, chat about the sport. <p align="left"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <img src="http://www.mapsport.co.nz/mtbo/otagologo77h.jpg" align="right"> <b>Bikers Off to Otago, 2-1-12</b> <br>A dozen groovies are off to Central Otago next week to take part in a 4-race MTB-Orienteering series which includes the Aust-NZ Challenge. This is as much as any club other than the organisers, PAPO, who have done an outstanding job to plan this while their homes are shaking. The other club with 12 is Dunedin; may not sound much but the total is 170, a record for a NZ MTBO event. OHV kicked off the ANZ Challenges with an unofficial tussle at Waitarere 10 years ago this month, and NZ has gone on to win 3 out of the 4 contests since. <a href="http://www.otagomtbo2012.co.nz" target="_top">Website...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="opic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>It's the Trend that Counts, 31 Dec 11</b> <br>Looking back is a traditional end of year activity! The stats show a nice underlying trend in participation when the effect of occasional large events is considered. OHV was involved in 31 events and counted 2500 units of participation, best ever for a non-championship year. Browse the <a href="particip11.html">Statistics</a> here, and read the <a href="presreport11.pdf">President's Report</a> here. <p align="left"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Beautiful Night for Xmas Rogaine, 21 Dec 11</b> <br>A perfect evening for the last event of the year, an afterwork rogaine using cryptic clues with a Christmas theme. Chch rogainer Tim Farrant set the event in the Aro Valley and Brooklyn. The usual suspects were at the top, but we'd like to mention the winners of the "Young and Old" section in which someone had to be three times the age of another team member. Well done Rob and Ellie Molloy. <a href="TwilightRogaineReport2011.pdf">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Red Face Department, 13 Dec 11</b> <br>Ummm, we have to report that Tim didn't win the OY after all. In fact it was Nick Hann who won, picking up 25 points (best other score) for planning Sunday's event; something we didn't factor in. Sorry to Tim, Nick and readers. The other OHV winners are confirmed, and final points are now on the <a href="http://woa.orienteering.org.nz" target="_top">WOA website.</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Another Win for Tim! 11-12-11</b> <br>And Tim had an even more dramatic rise in the OY series which finished in steep bush/urban terrain at Te Aro today. 6th on Red Long last year (with points out of 25 between 10 and 20), he won this year with 89.9/100, withstanding a late charge by Swede Magnus Bengtsson. OHV's other winners are (provisionally) Laura Robertson (Red Long Women 97.4), Alexandra and Amber Riddle (Yellow and White), and Kieran and Oliver Edwards (ditto). Today's results are on Winsplits and the confirmed OY points will appear on the WOA website. <p align="left"><img src="timr118.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Tim On Top! 8 Dec 11</b> <br>Second last year, Tim Robertson won the O-Max lead and the $50 series prize in the Open Mens class tonight, with a classy run through a Lower Hutt Civic Centre complete with its Thursday street market. Rival Nick Hann was disqualified for a control miss. Next fastest was Laura Robertson, but Piret Klade had already sewn up the Open Women. The remaining class to decide, the schoolgirls, was won by Lauren Turner. <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>O-Max Down to Final, 7 Dec 11</b> <br>Tim Robertson finally DID get in front of arch-rival Nick Hann at last week's O-Max at Onslow College. Only five seconds, but enough to set up a do-or-die race in this week's final. Hann is on 6 points, Bryn Davies will be on 6 points after he gets a "1" for planning, and Tim can break clear if he wins. OTOH a win for Hann will see him ahead. Anyone else winning could see a tie. Meanwhile the best schoolgirl field for several years sees Lauren Turner and Lara Molloy going into the final with equal points! <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Groovy Bikers in NZ Team, 28 Nov 11</b> <br>Two OHV riders have been named in the NZ MTBO Team to contest the Australia-NZ Challenge in January. They are Graeme Silcock, who will ride M60 in the long distance in place of Southland's Joe Sherriff, the course planner. And Simon Kennett who is reserve for the M40 class. Former members Marquita Gelderman (Helensville) and Phil Wood (Queenstown) are also in the team, while Michael Wood has made two of the maps. The challenge will run over the individual events in the <a href="http://otagomtbo2012.co.nz" target="_top">Otago MTBO Carnival.</a> Full team <a href="http://www.mapsport.co.nz/mtbo/anzteam2012.pdf">listed here.</a> <p align="left"><img src="trophy118.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>WOC Wins Battle, 27 Nov 11, scores added 29 Nov</b> <br>Wellington OC won the Frank Smith interclub trophy at Battle Hill today, from long-time victors Hawkes Bay. The contest consisted of men and women scored on the 7 OY-style courses for both place and time behind winner, and the best 12 scores from each club counting. Piret Klade and Bill Edwards scored wins for OHV. The farm park was in beautiful spring condition, and the pines were lovely underfoot though John Key hasn't smoothed them out as he promised during the election. Perhaps Winstone... <a href="BattleHill11res.html">Results</a> include Winsplits, RouteGadget, interclub scores. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>AGM Thanks 47, 25 Nov 11</b> <br>The AGM on Wednesday received a list of 47 VIP's - Volunteer Important People - who made events happen this year. As usual they are offered half-price subscriptions for the coming year. The key officers were returned, with John Robertson to take over from James Scott as treasurer in the new year, and Jenny Cossey to replace Mike Sheridan as rogaine guru. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Tim Gets in Front - or Did He? 22 Nov 11, updated 25 Nov</b> <br>Tim Robertson looked to have overtaken Bryn Davies in the O-Max after Wednesday's race in Maidstone Park. But a tricky section involving multiple controls on individually mapped large trees gave him a penalty minute - giving Nick Hann the win. Runners had to navigate the section twice, including at the end after a stiff climb through the bush! Bryn Davies also put in a fast time but got two penalties! All three open men are still in the hunt for the series, but Rob Collier sealed the Vet Mens class. <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Getting Used to Twins, 21 Nov 11, Winsplits added 22 Nov</b> <br>Ramash Swamy brushed the cobwebs off his compass to win the long course at Sunday's club event. Gavin Scott planned four courses at Twin Lakes, Te Marua, which were perhaps under-subscribed due to the later scheduling of an event at Waitarere. <a href="twinlakes11res.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="timr135.jpg" align="right" height="120"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Hilly Garden Sorts Them Out, 21 Nov 11</b> <br>A hilly 4-loop course in the Botanical Gardens produced a wide spread of times in the third O-Max last week. Tim Robertson was 2min clear of series leader Bryn Davies, which sets up a tight contest with Davies and Nick Hann. Piret Klade sewed up the womens class with her third win, likewise Gillian Ingham in the vets, but there are still some challengers for Rob Collier. Past winner Bill Edwards is setting this week's round in Maidstone Park, Upper Hutt. <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>OHV Leads in OY Classes, 13 Nov 11</b> <br>After today's double OY event in and around Karori Cemetery, 6 OHV members lead their classes in the Orienteer of the Year series. They are Tim, Laura and Anna Robertson; Alexandra and Amber Riddle, and Kieran Edwards. There are 14 classes altogether, check out the <a href="http://www.woa.orienteering.org.nz/woaoy" target="_top">leaderboard.</a> Laura and Alexandra won both their races today in the complex cemetery paths and surrounding bush. There is one more OY this year, in steep bush around Aro Valley on 11 Dec. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>...And Rain Over Maungaraki, 10 Nov 11</b> <br>We weren't so lucky for last night's O-Max in Belmont Regional Park. Yet another course variation with four out-and-back any-order "loops", with only the first one specified to split up the runners. Nick Hann beat Bryn Davies to share the series lead while Piret Klade had a second win. The next round returns to traditional sprint terrain in the botanical gardens. <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Sunset Over the Strait, 8 Nov 11</b> <br>A few afternoon showers gave way to a warm evening at Houghton Valley, and the sunset over a misty south coast with the South Island in the background was a real distraction to the serious business: bagging rogaine controls! Which were scattered along the row of hills that runs from South Head to Mt Victoria. Paul Jensen and Nick Hann won the 3hr section again, and there was also a 2hr section for Houghton Valley school families. <a href="awautumn11res.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="opic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>OHV In the News, 8 Nov 11</b> <br>Three hutties in the DomPost today. Liam Drew and Barryn Westfield won a short adventure race at Otaki Gorge (even as kiwi teams are still struggling through the World AR Champs in Tasmania!) And John Randal appears in "Our Wellington" as head of the "Wellington Trails Alliance". The alliance coordinates the large number of groups, mostly bikers, constructing tracks round the city. These tracks, of course, soon appear on our rogaine maps! <p align="left"> <img src="bryn101.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>O-Max One Won by Hutt Wunner, 1/11/11</b> <br>OHV's Bryn Davies won the first O-Max tonight, on a 3-loop waterfront course starting at Te Papa. Nick Hann who has remapped the Safari prologue map to sprint specifications was 21 seconds back, 8 seconds in front of Tim Robertson. OHV also went 1-2 in the open women (Piret Klade, Anna Robertson) and the vet men (John Robertson, Michael Wood). Next week's race will have a completely different character - the bush at Maungaraki. <a href="http://omax.wellington.net.nz" target="_top">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="opic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Stork Arrives Early, 31 Oct 11</b> <br>Rachel and Liam Drew were expecting a baby in December and he has arrived already!! Both well, though being so early little Sherlock is still in the neonatal unit. Congratulations. Guess that mapping at Tunnel Gully will be on hold for a while:-)) Meanwhile Jo and Ramash Swamy are also expecting, and its going to be twins! <p align="left"> <img src="timr135.jpg" align="right" height="120"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Two Wins at Auckland Champs, 25 Oct 11</b> <br>Only six members made the trip north at Labour Weekend, but the youngest and oldest joined the AB's with a win. Tim Robertson beat a strong M21E field in the sprint at Wesley College, while Jill Dalton won the W60 in the middle distance on a tricky new map near Waiuku. Laura Robertson was 2nd W21E in the sprint, and John Robertson missed the M40 win by only 2 seconds! Michael Wood and Simon Rea were also there, plus six members of WOC. <a href="http://akchamps2011.com/index.php/results" target="_top">Full results</a> include Routegadget; <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/115643263462227635136/2011AucklandChamps#" target="_top">photos</a> include spectacular rocky terrain. <p align="left"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Running in the Rain, 20 Oct 11, results updated 25 Oct</b> <br>Yesterday was looking good but the promised southerly arrived just in time to make the Tinakori rogaine a more challenging evening, especially the 100-point controls in the Ngaio Gorge and Wilton Bush. Bill Edwards' win was no surprise, but teams from Onslow and Wellington Girls College were very impressive in 4th and 7th. <a href="awautumn11res.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="michaelbike1sml.jpg" align="right"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>And Oceania by Bike, 18 Oct 11</b> <br>The Oceania MTBO Championship followed last weekend, with OHV represented by Liam Drew and Michael Wood. The middle used the same gold-mining area as the foot-o champs, followed by a sprint through the historic town of Beechworth and a long distance nearby. Liam hovered round 7th in the tough M21E class, while Michael was near the top of M60 and won the sprint. There was also a non-competitive relay in a vineyard. <a href="http://www.oceaniamtbo.com/?page_id=26" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>More from Oceania, 12 Oct 11, updated 18 Oct</b> <br>The Oceania Champs concluded with a sprint and relay, together with the Australian Champs near Cooma, one hour south of Canberra. Tim Robertson placed 3rd M20E in the sprint, 5th in the long, Laura a little way back in W21E. Their relay teams also won - it was also a trans-Tasman Challenge - but Michael Wood's (M60A) and Gavin Scotts (M70A) teams were narrowly beaten. Australia won the relay challenge 11 classes to 4. <a href="http://www.oceania2011.com/results-2/" target="_top">Results...</A> <p align="left"> <img src="laura120b.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Laura Foots It in Oceania Elite, 5 Oct 11, updated 18 Oct</b> <br>OHV is at the Oceania Foot O Champs in north-eastern Victoria. The long in wet weather on spur-gully terrain with lots of rock features was planned by former OHV member Ted van Geldermalsen. Tim Robertson won M16 by over 10 minutes, Michael Wood was 1st in a close M60. Australia won the trans-Tasman challenge by 9 classes to 6. The middle distance in gold mining terrain was as complex as our Naseby. Gavin Scott won in M70, and Laura Robertson achieved an incredible 5th place in womens elite! John and Anna Robertson are also there. <a href="http://www.oceania2011.com/results-2/" target="_top">Results...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Trickly WOA Championships, 26 Sep 11</b><br> A maze of prickly boxthorn bushes on Waitarere's sand dunes caused lots of mis-punches but was the highlight of the Wellington Champs at the weekend. Alexandra Riddle was the only one of 21 hutties to get three wins from the sprint, middle and long distance races. Kieran Edwards, Anna Robertson and Gavin Scott scored two titles, and Laura Robertson perhaps the best run of the weekend, winning the W21E long against world-ranked Lizzie Ingham. Summary of <a href="woachampsohvresults.html">OHV results here,</a> full details on <a href="http://www.obasen.nu/winsplits/online/en" target="_top">Winsplits.</A> <p align="left"> <img src="johnrandal116.jpg" align="right"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>New Winners in MTBO Series, 17 Sep 11</b><br> The final of the MTB-Orienteering series at QE Park today saw a clean sweep of title-holders, putting John Randal and new member Charlotte Ireland into the open classes, and David King and Jenny Cossey into the vets. Jenny won by 0.1 of a point. Steve Meeres set a great score event with, unusually for MTBO, an extensive off-track area on mostly ridable farmland. And a refreshment control in his driveway. <a href="mtboresult11.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Kiwis Ride in Italy, 12 Sep 11</b><br> We haven't seen much of Tom Bradshaw since he went off to Otago Uni, but he continues to excel on a mountainbike. As he was doing a world cup cross country race in Italy we persuaded him to enter the junior world MTBO champs nearby though he could only fit in the middle distance. Tom finished 45th though not that far behind the pace. His father Ant rode the same course later, and says he was impressed with Tom's time given how hard it was. <a href="tomitaly.html">More...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="bill120.jpg" align="right"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Bill's Back! 6 Sep 11, results updated 12 Sep</b><br> Just back from Europe, Bill Edwards teamed up with Jason Markham and Mick Finn (also top M40 orienteers) for tonight's 3-hr rogaine in the hills above Wingate. They beat last month's winners Nick Hann and Jamie Brigham-Watson by 150 points! <a href="awautumn11res.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Three Top 20's for Lizzie! 21 Aug 11</b><br> Lizzie Ingham placed 18th in the world champs middle distance. And but for a 3min mistake almost at the end it would have been a top 10! Chris Forne also ran well for 29th. But that was the end of the golden weather, with the relay teams having mixed fortunes (women 16th men 23rd). There was plenty of drama at the front with 3 womens teams inside a minute, and France bagging a popular win for the men. In the public races Bill and Gavin finished 5th and 11th. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Go Bill! 18 Aug 11</b><br> Bill Edwards is leading M40 in the public orienteering festival that is running alongside the world champs in France. There are 170 runners in the class. And Gavin Scott is 7th in M70. Three days have been held out of six, best 5 to count. <a href="http://www.woc2011.fr" target="_top">Results here</a> by clicking on "O'Festival ERDF". <p align="left"> <img src="lizzie109.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Go Lizzie! 18 Aug 11</b><br> This is probably NZ's best ever total performance at a world championship! On Tuesday Lizzie Ingham placed 11th in the sprint, and yesterday 13th in an extremely tough long distance. And there's still the middle distance and relay to come! The men have also done well, with Ross Morrison 25th in the sprint and Chris Forne 28th in the long (fastest finish split!) Though there are lots of technical glitches you can follow it live <a href="http://www.woc2011.fr" target="_top">here.</a> Add 10hrs to get NZ time. <p align="left"> <img src="mtbopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Just In Time at St Pats, 14 Aug 11</b><br> Ahead of the chainsaws and the weather bomb, a small field of riders enjoyed perhaps the last ride in St Pats Forest for a while. In fact conditions were mild and the biggest problem was tracks chewed up by quad bikes. Liam Drew and David King got their hands on the most popular classes but could still be upset in the final. <a href="mtboresult11.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="rogpic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Winter, What Winter? 12 Aug 11</b><br> Nearly 80 rogainers headed off into the mist from the wind turbine last night. Some south to Hawkins Hill (495m) and the south coast, some north to Aro Valley and Brooklyn. Nic Hann and Jamie Brigham-Watson won by a mile with 1440, only one other team over 1000 and Debbie Mansfield/Julie Gordon right on. Forecast weather seemed to slide up the west side of the island and winds were light; perhaps Sunday's forecast will do likewise?? <a href="awautumn11res.html">Results</a> have been posted. <p align="left"> <img src="opic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>NZOF on Facebook, 11 Aug 11</b><br> While the <a href="http://www.maptalk.co.nz/forum" target="_top">Maptalk forum</a> is still a great source of rumour gossip and fact, there's a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Zealand-Orienteering-Federation/353993084879" target="_top">NZOF Facebook page</a> which also has useful stuff. This link has also been added to the nav bar, left. <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Five to Challenge Australia, 8 Aug 11, updated 10 Aug</b><br> Five OHV orienteers have been named in the NZ team to challenge Australia in Victoria in October. Tim Robertson in M16, Laura Robertson in W20, Anna Robertson in W40, Michael Wood in M60 and Gavin Scott in M70. In addition Tim is in the NZ Secondary School team which competes against the Aust states, and Laura is in the NZ Pinestars in a separate elite "test match". <p align="left"> <img src="scotland.jpg" align="right"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Kiwis Win in Scotland, 8 Aug 11</b><br> Wellington's Graham Fortune and Trish Aspin (Counties) have won their classes in the Scottish 6-days event. OHV members also did very well in the big event: Bill Edwards 11th M40, Oliver 14th M10B, Kieran and Susan 18th (M10A, W40) and Gavin Scott 15th (M70). The next big overseas event is the <a href="http://www.woc2011.fr" target="_top">World Champs,</a> which starts in France on Saturday. Gavin and the Edwards will be running the public races, also ex hutties Margi Freemantle and Ted van Geldermalsen. The NZ team is <a href="http://www.maptalk.co.nz/forum/topic.cfm?t=1748&f=1" target="_top">here.</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>And Up in the Highlands, 2 Aug 11</b><br> This week some kiwis are in Switzerland where WOC's Lizzie Ingham is doing well. But a much greater number are at the Scottish 6-days near Oban. Susan Edwards was 11th W40 on both the first two days; Bill was 15th and "mp" in M40, but luckily he can discard his worst 2; the boys are midfield in M10A and M10B; and Gavin Scott has had a 9th and 23rd in M65. Trish Aspin (CM) and Ann Scott (SOC) have had day wins. <a href="http://www.scottish6days.com/2011" target="_top">Full results here...</a> <p align="left"> <img src="footopic.gif" align="absmiddle" height="28" width="28"> <b>Meanwhile, in the Deep South, 1 Aug 11</b><br> Dunedin OC swept away the snow and put on the Silva Secondary School Champs last Thu-Sat. Tim Robertson was 2nd in the Senior Boys Long race but his sprint course was affected by a stolen control. Alexandra Riddle (Junior Girls) was 4th in the Sprint and 5th in the Long. Being the only ones from their schools they ran in unofficial relay teams, but both teams were fastest in class. 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