By now it was pretty dark.219 views
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"Sod brez dna" or "The Bottomless Barrel".219 views
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A clearing.219 views
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Due to fresh snow the pistes were less than optimally prepared.219 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.219 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.219 views
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A ski tourer going up the Tiefenbach glacier.219 views
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The podium: Ted Ligety (2nd), Didier Cuche (1st), Carlo Janka (3rd).219 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).219 views
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Funny sign.219 views
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Alpenglow towards the east.219 views
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One of the cabins at Pokljuka.219 views
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Red clouds.219 views
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Zelenci - the source of the Sava Dolinka River.219 views
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Škocjan village on top of the collapsed valley.219 views
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The Zaprice Castle from below.219 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.219 views
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Poppy.218 views
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The Kamnik Alps: mighty Mt. Planjava to the left and Mt. Ojstrica to the right.218 views
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The light was getting sweeter and sweeter by the minute.218 views
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... and three hours later, the ominous clouds were replaced by deep blue skies.218 views
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Villa Winter at the foot of the mountains.218 views
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The bay.218 views
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Limestone.218 views
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We were already in the clouds.218 views
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The slopes of Kamniski vrh, and Kriska planina in the background.218 views
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The village of Velika planina was lush green ...218 views
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At the Planja saddle views of the other side opened up: Mt. Jalovec, Mangart and Prisojnik.218 views
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The last stretch of the steep trail.218 views
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Blue and pink.218 views
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Finally, the real peak. We'd been fooled by two lower peaks only to realize that there was still a long way to go.218 views
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Mists coming in from the west.218 views
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Just before sunrise at the Kokra Saddle at 6.30 a.m.218 views
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The trees glowed in the sun.218 views
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Shadow.218 views
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Manuela Moelgg.218 views
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Kathrin Zettel at the press conference.218 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.218 views
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Ted Ligety at the press center.218 views
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Carlo Janka at the press center.218 views
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The views towards the east revealed a smoggy layer in the valley.218 views
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Slowly we made our way up the mountain.218 views
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Looking south: Mokrica, Košutna, Kalški greben, Krvavec.218 views
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My estimate is that about 50 people climbed Grintovec that Sunday.218 views
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Sliding down the scree from the Kokra Saddle was the most tiresome part of the whole climb.218 views
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View from Vyšehrad.218 views
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The quirky weather.218 views
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Along Vltava at dusk.218 views
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Then I hiked around looking for untrampled snow.218 views
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Mists in the valley.218 views
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Looking down from the top of the course.218 views
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The surrounding hills were illuminated by the setting sun.218 views
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Mokrice Castle estate.218 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.218 views
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Ljubljana could be seen in the distance - can you spot the Ljubljana Castle?218 views
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Spring skiing on Krvavec.218 views
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The mouth of the bay around the corner.217 views
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Right before the town of Rakek I came across some fields unevely lit by sunshine. And there were white puffy clouds. :)217 views
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The sun was just setting.217 views
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St. Ana in Tunjice.217 views
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Yep, the water is cold.217 views
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City beaches are not really our thing, so we headed to the wilder variety. The road there leads through some spectacularly arid landscape.217 views
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Back at the Sotavento beach. First we climbed the hill above the beach.217 views
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Sand.217 views
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Velika planina.217 views
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Further down the fog thinned out a bit.217 views
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Another instance of posing. :)217 views
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Dramatic clouds.217 views
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There is an unmarked trail to another peak, but we were content with the official one.217 views
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Quick, take a photo before the fog returns!217 views
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No fog to the north.217 views
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They didn't follow a marked trail, obviously. ;)217 views
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The Streža ridge is quite airy with precipices on both sides. The fog, however, prevented us from seeing the abyss to the left.217 views
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Mugho pine and Skuta in the background.217 views
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Sheep at Krvavec.217 views
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Mists over the meadow dissipated in a matter of minutes.217 views
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Little yellow tree.217 views
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Sorica.217 views
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After sunset from our balcony.217 views
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More ski pistes in the distance.217 views
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Kalška gora and Kalški greben.217 views
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Layer of smog/fog in the valley.217 views
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View from the Old Town Hall Tower.217 views
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The magnificent Mt. Planjava and the chapel in the foreground.217 views
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Going down was easy!217 views
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Mali Draški vrh, Veliki Draški vrh to the left, Triglav and Rž to the right.217 views
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First light.217 views
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Velika planina village.217 views
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Chapel.217 views
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Piran from the town wall.217 views
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Sečovlje salt pans.217 views
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Spring in the valley.217 views
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Lake Črnava in Preddvor216 views
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Pokljuka forests.216 views
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A pile of logs at the side of the road.216 views
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At the top.216 views
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Hills of Velika planina plateau.216 views
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We flew from Salzburg to Fuerteventura with a quick stop on the adjacent island, Lanzarote. The five-hour flight was quite uneventful so I occupied myself with taking pictures.216 views
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Puffy clouds above Northern Africa.216 views
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A whale skeleton. It's huge. Compare it with Peter, who is "only" 195 cm tall. ;)216 views
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And they are really scenic.216 views
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I even had a photo taken of me.216 views
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The weather was clearing up while we were sitting on top of the cliff, enjoyed the views and drank beer. :)216 views
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O hai! :)216 views
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Remember these hills?216 views
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There's obviously enough moisture for some plants to grow.216 views
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Take-off on Lanzarote.216 views
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Green patches of Lanzarote.216 views
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I knew the sun wasn't going to last for long ...216 views
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The edge.216 views
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Cheeky young ibex.216 views
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Then a bigger ibex came and chased the poor youngster away.216 views
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Jaka and I just before the end of the hike.216 views
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Sunset colors through the trees.216 views
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Kočna.216 views
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Our knees were quite sore by then.216 views
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The first sun rays and Storžič in the background.216 views
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Grintovec.216 views
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Lindsey Vonn.216 views
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View of Soelden from our apartment balcony.216 views
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The Tiefenbach glacier.216 views
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I took a country road above Dovje and drove for a while until I came across a clearing with nice views.216 views
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Cojz hut.216 views
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Charles Bridge (Karlův most).216 views
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Interior of St Vitus's Cathedral (Katedrála sv. Víta).216 views
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Ominous clouds above Prague.216 views
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Skiing.216 views
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Frozen sculpture.216 views
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Zvoh.216 views
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Mt. Stol in the Karavanke range. The visibility was terrible and I had to crank up the contrast in postproduction a lot.216 views
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Sunrise.216 views
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Ojstrica.216 views
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Above Kranjska Gora.216 views
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Old house in the Lepena Valley.216 views
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Turquoise door.216 views
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A tower with a view.216 views
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Looking up.215 views
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The bridge and last sun rays.215 views
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The light of the setting sun through the clouds was magical.215 views
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Tübingen's Collegiate Church.215 views
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Andrea Fischbacher.215 views
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Ligety started the second run.215 views
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The winners: Didier Cuche (2nd), Daniel Albrecht (1st) and Ted Ligety (3rd).215 views
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Blue pre-dawn light.215 views
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Piles of snow concealing the cabins.215 views
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Coast close to Oran, Algeria.215 views
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Many people spend days just walking along several kilometers of the beach.215 views
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In the afternoon we continued past Morro Jable to the south. From this lokout the city beaches can be seen.215 views
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A wide angle view of the beach.215 views
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Only sporadic sun rays illuminated the landscape, or in this case, the village of Tindaya.215 views
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Looking out the cave.215 views
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Colorful hills.215 views
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A windsurfer.215 views
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A sand dune extending from the hill to the beach.215 views
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The beach.215 views
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We had some soured milk and cottage cheese while enjoying the view of the chapel enveloped in fog.215 views
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Mt. Kriz, and Mt. Razor and Mt. Prisojnik in the background.215 views
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"Tired tower" (Utrujeni stolp) of Mt. Planja.215 views
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I was late and the sun hid behind the mountains when I was in the lower part of the hike.215 views
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Skuta.215 views
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Can you see the hut all the way down there?215 views
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A photo taken through the bus window of the fog in the valley.215 views
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Finish arena.215 views
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A few sun rays made the place look less ominous.215 views
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Prague from the Observation Tower.215 views
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Fence.215 views
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Driving back home we stopped at Gorjuše to take a few more photos before it got completely dark.215 views
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A small chapel near the castle.215 views
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In the courtyard.215 views
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Narrow alleys.215 views
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The larch and the moon.214 views
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Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)214 views
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View from the castle café over the lake.214 views
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