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    <description><![CDATA[Live black marlin game fishing updates on board Reel Chase in North Queensland, Cairns, Ribbon Reef.  Live marlin fishing reports from 2007 and 2008 season.s  Cairns 40th Anniversary Tournament, Lizard Island Tournament, Giant Black Marlin, Photos. Marlin jumping photos. Striped Marlin, Blue Marlin, fishing video, fishing photos]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Bank Still Fires ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[I owe my headline today to Capt. Bill who had an outstanding day yesterday with a twist - bringing a bit of a hit and miss theme to today's report.  After releasing a solid 850lb-er earlier, the Viking II team hooked up on a fish that Terry and crew wanted to put in the Boat. Then a most bizarre thing happened.  As they were about to grab the leader, one of the following male fish got the line caught in its mouth and started jumping next to the boat, getting caught up in the whole thing breaking off their donkey of a fish.  The small fish was released while caught up in the line and leader, and the big girl owed it's male partner a big thank you.  In Capt. Bill's 25 years on the reef - he's never seen anything like it!More great news from Iona II which left Capt. Adam with a big smile on the dial as the team returned to port yesterday - topping off a great few days of fishing with 5 at the Bank yesterday.  550, 500, 400, 200 and 100lb - the little guy who Adam told me they had to switch onto a queenie because the big baits were too big!  That's awesome fishing and proves that the fish are coming through in numbers.  That's what we want to hear!Capt. Luke on KEKOA released two smaller fish also at the bank and had trouble setting the hooks in a number of others.  And Capt. Kim on New Moon lost one estimated at 800lb on 50lb.  Capt. Dan on Moana III at Jenny Louise caught one at 450lbs from three.  Not much talk from the lower Ribbons at all and Capt. Dean on Castille, who had ventured back up to the top, lost two nice fish - pulling the hooks on one and jumping the other off - at second corner on Number 10.  At least TowCam gave them some great footage of the bites (below).          Hopefully more fishing sticking today.  Lastly a big congrats to the team on board Mistress who have taken out the GFAA Highest Point Scoring Boat in Australian Waters - Tag and Release for 2007/2008. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Big Fish Saturday ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lots of fishing reports in for Saturday.  And the news is all BIG!At Linden Bank, boats took advantage of what Capt. Luke on KEKOA described as the "best weather day that he can remember this month" to fish long and hard.  After raising a couple of big fish - including one well over the mark only to heartbreakingly spit up the scad - 80 year old angler Martin hooked up on the fish of his lifetime releasing an estimated 900lb-er after a short fight pushing 45lbs of drag.  With still three days left to go on this his first trip down under, Martin is sure to top off what has already been great trip having caught seven of KEKOA's nine fish in the last seven days himself!         Left: Martin's 900lb-er on KEKOA on the leader with Deckie Adam.  Right: Team KEKOA are also getting some more great TowCam footage of some other bites Nearby on the Bank, Capt. Bill on Viking II also took advantage of the weather, and a break from the marlin rats of earlier in the week, to release his third BIG fish of the season that he said was knocking on the door.  (Hopefully some photos to come)  Likewise Little Audrey took a break from their rats too releasing another BIG one Capt. Pete called over the mark.  Capt. Adam on Iona II returned to his honey hole for more big fish action (Update - released one at 350lbs and pulled the hooks on a really nice one), Capt. Brad on The New Allure released two to 450lbs and Joe Joe were kept busy with plenty of bites including a double hookup of a marlin and yellowfin tuna - the marlin chowing down on the un-cleared skip bait still in the water - to an unfortunate end.  Moana III had a few bites out of smaller fish further down at the light and Jenny Louise.But speaking of Moana - Capt. Dan kindly sent me a pic of their big fish from Trinity Opening Thursday.  Capt. Dan's Russian anglers are certainly finding success on the GBR.  They caught a couple of nice fish in the middle last year including this one I took a shot of from neaby on Reel Chase.         Thursday's fish Capt. Dan put at over the 1100lb mark and the same anglers finding success in 2007. Meanwhile yesterday, the bottom of the Ribbons was also seeing some action.  At Number 2, Capt. Steve on Kianja pushed the bar with an estimated 850lb-er for angler Pete on 130lb stand up (below left).  Capt. Tim on Tradition fought a nice one for over an hour before losing the battle while at Number 3, Capt. Jared once again steered Shaka in the fishy direction with a 450lb-er early for John, and later, taking advantage of that magic time late in the day when many of the boats have already departed for anchorage, for this 850lb-er which also gave an aerobatic show (below right).         Kianja and Shaka's fish: both estimate 850lbs and Number 2 and Number 3 Ribbon Reef. Oh what a day!  You wish you were here, don't you? ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[September ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Well we finally worked it out yesterday - in the fish's calendar, it is still September.  Because the moon was so early this month, the fish have decided to drop back a month, and when you look at all the conditions, it adds up to September.   Howling winds - check, no east Australia current - check, cool nights - check, lack of fish - check (though this is changing!), Sparrow catches a striped marlin at Number 5 Ribbon - check!  But the last week has definitely shown a dramatic improvement in the number of fish.  Bring on October! ;-)Yesterday at Linden Bank, we raised four although we only released one due to some lack-luster bites.  By the time we had left the Bank to run into Cairns, Adam on Iona II  had also raised six including two big ones.  And, The New Allure also raised 7 to just the one release and Ningaloo released another before running into Cooktown for changeover as well.  We saw a lot of fish, tailing down sea and following the baits on the TowCam - they just didn't seem too hungry.  But tomorrow is another day.         A maori wrass comes up to say hi on the morning snorkel and Simon's Fish jumps behind Reel Chase. Reel Chase is in Cairns for the next few days and after the battering we've received all week, I'm pretty happy about that.  The weather over the weekend looks pretty good though so hopefully there is a lot more action to report from the rest of the fleet.  Stay tuned! ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 07:13:02 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Grander Day ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[While the weather knocked the bejeebies out of us, the fishing certainly made up for it and gives us all cause for excitment. Two grander releases were recorded Thursday which tops off a week of big fish sightings.At Number 6 Ribbon Reef, Capt. Dean and the team on board Castille hooked up to a monster releasing the fish after a heavy duty battle in the rough seas. Meanwhile, at Linden Bank, Capt. Dan on board Moana III more than made up for a slow week releasing two fish including one that Capt. Dan said topped the scales.Capt. Adam back on board Iona II returned to the same spot he fished early in the month for two from four to 700lbs and one of the ones that got away, over the 1000lb mark. Meanwhile, on the original Iona, as at half past 7 last night, I heard that Capt. Corey was still backing out to sea after a beast. [I'm promised some photos but I should mention my computer is playing up so they may be delayed. Thanks to Capt. Jim for letting me use his today!]Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo showed his skill at the helm on an exciting 650lb-er in the testy conditions. Capt. Luke on KEKOA powered back after a slow fishing Wednesday with two released at Anderson Reef. Capt. Tim on Tradition had a front row seat for the action with Castille's grander and managed a good sized 600lb-er at Number 4. And back to us on Reel Chase, we slogged into the weather all day, heading to Linden Bank where we are fishing today, for a late reprieve with a fish for Rob at sunset.Giving us a little bit more optimism, was long liners reporting huge aggregation of marlin well to the east of the Ribbon Reefs which hopefully will swim inshore as soon as conditions suit them.                 Top: Castille's monster. Bottom: Rob's sunset marlin. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:41:27 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Escape ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[On Reel Chase we finally found our own bunch of fish Wednesday, even if they were only small - releasing two from four at Escape Reef.  On what was a much better day weather-wise - without a doubt the best weather day in October - we saw a few others tailing down sea.  Lucky Danny (his new name on board) with his second fish and a first for Dave giving us more fun and games with the TowCam Tow Camera and Pole Camera. This time we got the footage of the bite on the Tow Cam as well as the action at the back of the boat and some additional Tow Cam footage of another fish who followed us for a while, inspecting the baits, but did not eat. With hopefully a weather change due next week we'll be looking forward to some more footage on our camera's.  Nearby we saw Little Audrey backing off over the horizon to the south-east and later we found out they had a nice 600lb-er wrapped up in the leader giving them a bit of stick.  They finally released the fish after an hours fight.  Moana III and Joe Joe travelled south to Linden Bank and had a couple of bites on arrival but no tags for their Russian Anglers.                 Top: Danny on, and Danny's fish. Bottom: Dave's fish ready to rocket out for a jump and tag shot. At Number 10 Ribbon, Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo released a 500lb-er for angler Brian and hooked up on another big fish at the top of the reef only to have her spit the hook. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:08:18 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Aus's First Grander Blue ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Weighted in at 1080lbs! It was caught on a lure, 550 miles off the East coast at Mellish Reef - on the way back to Australia from Port Villa at 7:10 pm Monday evening after a 1 hour and 40 minute fight.  It was hooked on a lure on 80lb line and Capt. Tom tells me it just about spooled them on the bite but after that it settled down.Originally the team on board Ultimate Lady planned to release but it did not survive the fight and was boated.  The first document grander blue marlin weighed in Australia.As Capt. Tom says, it is a great catch for the angler, Australia and Townsville (where it was weighed)!  Bless those kiwis ;-)  Townsville is definitely making a name for itself now for the big fish.  You'll remember their first grander black marlin in 20 years weighed on Maggie Island last year.Congrats to the Ultimate Lady team! Big thanks to Talina for getting down there and getting all the details for us as well.More info:  Capt. Kim tells me that Mellish Reef is 700nm east of Cairns and some 120 miles inside Australian waters. He fished there in 1988 and says that it is an awesome spot with good anchorage behind Herald Quay Islets. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:00:08 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lena Slows ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The marlin, they are fickle!Word of the fish at Lena Reef seemed to have spread with a number of other boats arriving Tuesday to join us, although the fish and the weather were not cooperating.  Quite a bit lumpier than Monday, with a few rain squalls thrown into the mix and just the two fish reported in this area.  KEKOA continues to plug away with another smaller fish from three bites.  And Shaka, fresh from changeover at Cooktown caught an estimated 400lb-er at the top of Lena Reef.Down at Linden Bank, Capt. Kim on New Moon raised a group of smaller fish and managed to release one of the bigger ones at 450lbs from three as well.  And that was it on the marlin front.Capt. Dean on Castille sent me this picture of a nice size Dogtooth they caught up to the north.  On board Reel Chase we enjoyed a morning snorkel and spearfish behind the reef on the last day before the reef finfish closure with the bonus of a couple of nice sized trout for tea.  And we also enjoyed some more TowCam PoleCam action behind the boat and can prove that its not just the barracuda's and wahoo who enjoy eating the camera but the red bass, spangled emperors and other assorted reef fish do too.                  Today it seems everyone is heading south.  Hopefully to find that magic congregation of fish.And a message to Peter: the boys are enjoying your tim tams and Dire Straits on board and said to let you know that they miss you ;-)  ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:36:28 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Bottom Ribbons ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Updates from Ultimate Lady on the way and marlin action on the Gold Coast today as well.Up on the Ribbon ReefsSkytrans continues to lose friends. Not only have they cancelled many of the scheduled flights between Cairns and Cooktown but yesterday they left our clients behind all but on the tarmac!  A hastily arranged charter flight, a few hours later, and finally, just after lunch, we were on our way to the reef.  But all the hassle became worth it when within half an hour putting the baits in the water at 2pm, Danny was onto his very first black marlin at Lena Reef - a stocky 650lb-er which crash tackled the big bait.  With the seas nice and lumpy, the fish did what all big blacks do and headed straight into the weather.  After taking many waves over the back, and plenty of water on board, we put the tag in beside the boat. And got some excellent footage on the TowCam PoleCam as well.                 Top: Danny's fish swims beside Reel Chase.  Below: Danny's fish again jumps beside the boat &amp; on KEKOA, a 250lb-er gets some great air! Also at Lena, KEKOA released an excitable 250lb-er straight after putting the baits in the water, while the rest of their group, on board The New Allure, had to wait until just before cease fishing to hook-up on their only fish for the day, a solid 700lb-er who did some damage to the outrigger in the rough seas.I've also managed to finally have a little catch up with Capt. Ross on Top Shot who has been plugging away at the fish day after day including four tags in the one day last week.  Yesterday, fishing the middle Ribbons, releasing another one at the end of the day as well.  Up at Day Reef, Tradition tagged one from two bites and ran into some of our sailfish up there as well while Capt. Dean on Castille missed a big one.Ultimate Lady News from Capt. Tom and the big blue boat we've missed seeing up here so far this year.  They are having a good trip despite the weather mid Coral Sea.  They have jumped off a bunch of small blues, and caught a few as well - not too bad for just straight lining.  And word is they may have Australia's first grander blue marlin in the boat. Hopefully they will be able to weigh it when they are in Townsville on Wednesday.  Gold Coast Marlin ActionA call from Capt. Ross McCubbin on Sunday to let us know that one club boat tagged two blues and another a blue and a stripie on the weekend.  Could be the year of the blues!  Lets hope so because the blacks are being trying ;-) ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:02:15 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Sunday Action ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The fish had another reasonable chew Sunday, although the up to 30 knot winds and rain continue to keep things interesting.  In one hour at Number 2 Ribbon, Capt. Luke on KEKOA released three from four to 400lb, making a fabulous start on the first day of this trip.  Capt. Bobby Jones has returned to the helm of Fascination IV this week and returned from a few days on the high seas yesterday reporting a solid 700lb-er in the middle.  Also in the middle, Capt. Jared on Shaka continues to plug away at the fish, with angler Ed Vander Kruck's second marlin in two days - an 850lb-er – which crashed the tuna on the last downsea run of the day. She was tagged and successfully released just on dusk.         Left: Jeff on the leader on KEKOA. Right: Angler Ed and CP on the deck on board Shaka. We're out for the first of a five day trip with the returning Scotts today. Although the weather is not ideal, we're looking forward to getting stuck into it.  Peter - watch this space! ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Fish Spread ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Today, some learned best guessing from Capt. Jim as to why the fish have not shown up in numbers as yet: The fish turn up on the Ribbon Reefs thanks to the south equatorial current which historically hits the north coast in the Lizard Island area.  The main body of the current turns south and eventually heads all the way along the east coast of Australia to Bermagui in the south.  The small northern eddy swings around the gulf of Papua and back onto the south equatorial to complete the loop.  For some reason, this current is extremely important to the spawning aggregation of the giant black marlin.  At the moment, the current appears all wrong, and is hitting the coast just north of Port Douglas and the majority of the water is looping around the gulf of Papua.  Hopefully the current will adopt its normal proportions and the bulk of the fish will again swim into the Ribbon Reefs. Because the main congregation of fish don't seem to have arrived just yet, the fishing is best described as patchy.  This picture shows some of the recent catches, spread right along the entire reef system.  Some reports from yesterday though indicate with the last quarter moon phase now approaching, and the legacy of the full moon disappearing out of the system, the fishing may be turning around...At Linden Bank, WatchDog tagged two from three, 200 and 600lb and lost the third at the boat.  At the bottom of Number 4, Shaka continues to deliver for their virgin black marlin anglers with the first for Ed (and in 30 + knots and 3 metre seas no less!)  At Number 8, Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo released one in the first hour of fishing.  And back at Number 10, on 2nd corner, Capt. Dean on Castille took advantage of a late bite to release number two for the day at an estimated 700lbs and Capt. Tim on Tradition released another smaller fish there as well.The weather is certainly making conditions trying. With the forecast all red (20 knots + category) for the next 7, we certainly hope the fishing will be making up for it.  This year is shaping up to be worse than 2006 on the weather front.  But its got to end some time....!       ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Marks ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Capt. Luke has saved us from reporting oblivion again with another good day at the Marks on Number 10 Ribbon Reef.  After jumping off a smaller fish early, the tide turned again for boat builder Pete O'Brien as he hooked up on a nice estimated 800lb-er (photos) mid-afternoon.  She gave a great jumping display for all on board before being released.  And later, team KEKOA released another smaller fish as well ending with two from three for the day.  Capt. Dean on Castille also reported missing a big one up that way.  And, up the very top, Sparticus also released a smaller fish on Hicks Reef.**One day soon I'm going to do a map of Number 10 Ribbon, so all these spots make more sense to those who are not familiar.          At the very bottom, Capt. Kim on New Moon this time reports fish down at Euston Reef, releasing three of the small guys to 200lb yesterday as well.We are light tackle fishing again today in the vicinity of Lizard Island.  Tomorrow, we head into Cooktown - our first time into port in 3 weeks(!) - for a well deserved two day break.  So, unless any other boats make a special effort to send me their reports, I will be taking a blogging holiday until Monday as well. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Differing results at 10 ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Those of us approaching 10 from the north seemed to have a much quieter day yesterday with the only reports I heard of fish from those coming up the reef from the south.  We got as far down as far down as Heartbreak without a bite and did not hear of a fish from those of us fishing from this end.  But coming up from Number 9, Capt. Luke on KEKOA released another little guy at the Marks, while Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo released their first big fish of the season, an estimated 850lbs after an exciting 10 minute fight.           TowCam  footage from KEKOA of their fish above and below water. Update for Wednesday's fishing: Due to the lack of cooperation of the fish, there is no update ;-)  A few bites but no releases reported. ]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Character Building Weather... ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For those with trips coming up, be thankful we're taking care of this nasty weather for you now. Yesterday was 25 knots, but for the most part very fishable, with some ugly little squalls thrown in for good measure.  One such squall blowing a nice 34 knots and pouring rain brought Capt. Jim down from the tower for a spell.  With most of the boats having a rest and replenishment in Cooktown on Sunday, the fleet is now spread from the lower Ribbons all the way to the top. Mixed reports with most people seeing fish.  But catching a bit more difficult in the trying conditions.  At Number 10, we managed one fish from two bites.  At Number 7, Capt. Luke managed two fish from four bites to the 350lb range.  Other reports were few and far between, though we heard that Capt. Corey had a tangle with a monster and Capt. Bill got one on his trip downsea and Capt. Peter B. catching a small one on 10 as well.                 Top photos: Trevor on his fish and TowCam pole cam shot in the water.  I need to work on my aim.And below, Capt. Luke's fish at Number 7 Ribbon Reef.  All are video stills. Too wet for the digi camera. Of the four boats that finished the day at the top of Number 10 - Reel Chase, Viking II, Iona and Sea Baby IV - we all pulled the pin and were running into the anchorage within minutes of each other trying to beat another rain squall we could see approaching.  And half an hour later it had hit, and most of us were still trying to set our anchors = some very wet skippers and deckies.  Not the smoothest night's sleep to be sure, but we certainly did not go anywhere! ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 07:25:53 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Leaving Lizard ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ We are starting a three day mothershipping trip from Lizard Island today, and anglers depending, we're hoping to do some fishing on Number 10 Ribbon.  Unfortunately, the weather no longer looks like this.  Winds 25knots and rain... Hopefully our anglers will decide to tough it out because there have been some promising reports.  On Number 10 yesterday, Capt. Ross on Top Shot released a est 180lb black marlin for his fly fishing anger on 20lb tippet while Tradition also released a smaller fish. But word is that Capt. Peter B also released a grander.Friends fresh from changeovers at Cooktown will be joining us at the top end with both KEKOA and Castille planning to fish to the vicinity of Number 9 today.  And Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo had three bites from 4 fish he saw yesterday releasing one in the middle. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:18:11 +1000</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Lizard Island Black Marlin Classic - Final Results ]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[ Champion Boat went to Kanahoee who snuck in with two fish on the final day to push them over the line in front of Hart Throb (I have now corrected my spelling..) who lead all week and took home two of the daily awards.  Champion male angler went to Adam Furst on Iona with 5 tags.  Champion female angler went to Lydie Fayard on Tradition also with 5 fish.  Interestingly, if the prizes weren't divided by the sexes, Lydie would have won Champion Angler overall on count back.Meanwhile in the middle, more big fish are being seen tailing down sea as well as behind the baits.  Shaka released this one estimated at 800lbs. Capt. Laurie on Ningaloo released another 400lb-er and Capt. Ross on Top Shot has made the most of his latest trip finishing with 8 fish in 7 days, the biggest to 650lbs. ]]></description>
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