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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/10/2026

once again America has put something interesting at a train station only after making it impossible to get to by train. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article…

A text document with the following text: "Midway through Sunday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Atherton Train Station Museum, the train itself came roaring through the station without even slowing down. Caltrain no longer stops in Atherton, which is the whole reason the unique glass box depot house was available to be turned into a monument to the old commuter line."

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2026

lovely jog up the mountain this morning. from my new place it’s somewhat easier to come around the backside on Clarendon to Marview which puts you on a high plateau behind the peaks—and right at the base of @SutroTower. #sanfrancisco #running

Enormous red and white radio tower against a clear blue sky, with red berries in the foreground.

A person stands on a hill with a staircase leading up to a railing. The hill is covered in dry grass and bushes, with a city visible in the distance.

Two red cranes overlooking a city and a body of water under a clear blue sky.

A rocky mountain with a blue sky and the sun shining brightly.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/10/2026

quick trip up to run the Humboldt Redwoods half marathon on Avenue of the Giants. perfect weather for it. #redwoods #running

Two lane road running through enormous trees looking toward the sun split by the branches. Dozens of runners ahead of the camera.

Sunlight split by the branches of enormous trees. Numerous runners on the road in both directions.

Tall trees along the roadway. A small number of runners ahead on the road.

Grainy long range snapshot of a road curving uphill into tall trees. Many runners descending.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

a friend asked me yesterday what my favorite hiking spot is within an hour of SF and it made me remember I hadn’t been to Purisima yet this month! gorgeous 15K run up to Grabtown/Tunitas and Bald Knob into the clouds. the chonkiest salamander I’ve ever seen […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Dirt path winding uphill through lush ferns and dense conifers.

Spectacularly chaotic old tree covered in moss

Tall sparse trees in the fog, a tiny dirt trail winding though the underbrush

Enormous coastal giant salamander wearing leopard print sitting out of place on the brown dirt.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/09/2026

@minmi ran through it this morning, can confirm.

Brown 1950s car on an empty street with a 19th century house behind a green lawn.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

surprisingly autumnal weather on San Bruno Mountain this afternoon, even some sprinkles at the end. great run though. went out the ridge quite a way and had to stop and wait for some heavy lineman trucks to navigate those steep rolling hills! I guess up there […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Dirt trail winding around a scrubby hill. A city in broken sunlight in the distance.

Lumpy fire road along a mountain ridge. A transmission line and radio towers in the distance.

Heavy bucket truck groaning down a steep hill on the narrow fire road

A green scrubby ridge running toward the horizon

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

spectacular weather for a 15K jog from the Castro to Lands End and Baker and the famous bridge. #sanfrancisco

Large windmill hiding in some trees in an oceanfront park

Blue skies and blue ocean host an incoming tanker and a small building labeled GIANT CAMERA.

Wee dog smiling for a portrait in front of baker beach and the famous bridge.

Famous bridge with its towers aligned toward the horizon, lots of people and cars and unpredictable rental bikes abound.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

tried to jog up Montara mountain from Montara today—made it up but not enjoyably. the weather was nice though. #trailrunning

A wide dirt road with hikers wraps around a scrubby hillside. In the background fog approaches a city.

Two freestanding trees on adjoining hills stick into the roiling fog beyond.

Vines grow on tall straight trees in a foggy forest along a dirt path.

A horse stands over a wood fence with blinders on. Signs say DIVA, and a more stern one:
PRIVATELY
OWNED HORSES
I KNOW I'M CUTE.
BUT PLEASE REFRAIN
FROM FEEDING ME.
I HAVE A DELICATE
STOMACH.
THANK YOU
SO KINDLY.
ENJOY YOUR DAY!

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

pretty fun show of The One With The Whales at the Castro Theater this afternoon. they even tacked on an encore of City on the Edge of Forever. #sanfrancisco

Still from the Voyage Home above someone playing a massive organ in an ornate old theater

Audience doing the 🖖 maneuver in a theater as a dyke Kirk impersonator speaks on stage

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026

tried out the new SFPUC Skyline Watershed Ridge trail. it requires getting an online permit and you’re trapped inside barbed wire with no water for the 12 mile out and back but that basin is otherwise inaccessible and there is a good variety! the best part is […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Shiny new multiuse path wrapping around a hillside with a view toward an enormous estuary under blue skies

A pine forest blocks a large reservoir. A freeway sits in the next ridge. A city at the distant horizon.

Bright green bed of a redwood grove with sunlight entering on one side

Large banana slug cruising across the gravel trail

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/09/2026

[meatbag update] about two years, down 80 lbs. basically just exercise. barely mobile to running 30 miles/week (slowly). less depression and anxiety than I've ever had in my life. in theory should lose another 30 lbs but I'm pretty happy with how I look and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Time-vs-mass plot starting 2024-09 at 294 lbs and ending 2026-09 at 212 lbs.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/08/2026

wrapped up my mountain week with the 20 km Clouds Rest adventure on the way home. I think I last did this two decades ago—I’d forgotten how exciting the ending is! #yosemite

A spine of granite leading to the horizon with great glacial valleys on each side. Blue sky with some lingering monsoon clouds.

Looking down into a great glacial valley filled with forest and many famous Yosemite landforms, particularly Half Dome on the left.

A human with a stick stands on a lower summit looking up the Tuolumne basin and the Yosemite high country. Large billowing clouds at the horizon.

Another view into Tenaya canyon and Yosemite valley but including the Clouds Rest summit on the left, from which previous photos were taken.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/08/2026

one last high sierra lake for the week, lower Lamarck. it rained all night and morning so the stream crossing to get to the upper lake was a bit more than I wanted to risk so a short day (with more rain). #FootpathFriday

Lake in a glacial basin rippling in the wind. Large piles of rocks in the background.

Dirt path wrapping around a scrubby hill. Large mountains across a valley in the background

Lake/meadow under stormy skies and a big grey mountain.

Wide dirt path lined with autumnal yellow bushes leading into a forest below a large mountain

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/08/2026

another fun day in the high country even though the monsoon storm rolled in and chased me back down before I made it to the pass. good motivation to run more.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/08/2026

my broken brain every time I’ve driven past this sign for the last 25 years

Street view image of a brown highway sign that says MILPOND COUNTY PARK in a high desert scrub ecosystem

Still from a Simpsons episode where Milhouse was supposed to sign Bart’s cast but got distracted by the idea of a swimming and wrote MILPOOL instead

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/08/2026

today was supposed to be an easy flat day but when the long ridge of Mt Conness came around the corner I couldn’t help myself and went up to a couple of its tarns. then off trail over the hill to get back to the trail I was supposed to be doing (adventure!).

Clear glacial lake in a basin below a long ridge of granite peaks

A beefy brown/black/grey marmot behind a rock but eyeing me suspiciously

Ridge of granite peaks above a lake. An inclined meadow on one side hosts a narrow trail.

Trail going through some rocks opening into a view of an enormous distant peak

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

the pass itself at 3682 meters is a beautiful sandy beach. I’ve been over a couple of the Sierra passes before but this one was so unexpected. (I was probably hypoxic.) (2/2) #MountainMonday

Sand and rock fill a gap between tall peaks, even higher ones in the background

A small tarn in a sandy gap. Enormous puffy clouds move through a deep blue sky.

Lichen covered rocks and two tiny junipers sit on a rocky landscape under blue skies

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/08/2026

had a spectacular day over 3000 meters, going up Mono Pass (not the Yosemite one) and down to some lakes in the basin on the other side for lunch and then back over to Mosquito Flat, a surprisingly-leisurely 20 km day. (1/2) #MountainMonday

Steep granite basin filled with forest and beautiful blue lakes under blue skies and puffy clouds (the pictured direction in this basin from Mosquito Flat is a lovely family+dog friendly walk, highly recommended).

Faint dirt trail through granite sand leading up the side of the Ruby Lake basin (which despite the name is quite blue)

A crumbly granite arete reflected in a calm lake

A sparse high alpine ecosystem around 3600 meters. Some candy colored backpackers descend the rocky surface into the next basin.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/08/2026

broke my #planespotting hiatus to go see one of the DoJets that flies to KMMH on the weekends. they are just uncommon (and cute) enough to be worth some effort. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_Dor…

Small regional jet size aircraft with a pointy nose and a forehead smoothly sloping from the high wings which carry two small hair dryers. Forested mountain slope in the background.

Same aircraft with a bare moraine in the background in front of an enormous mountain of folded metamorphics

Same airplane in front of a sheer granite wall with a few tiny remaining permanent snow fields

Same plane but on the ground at the rustic brown terminal being serviced by a fuel truck.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026

bit of a pointless but lovely slog up Pine Creek this afternoon. not much aerobic capacity at 9500 feet but the quads still work.

Dirt path through green scrub up a canyon lined by large grey peaks

Hikers on a path next to a steep rocky cliff. Blue skies above the distant desert

Steps in the rock lead up to more rocks and high peaks. Thunderstorm quickly moves across the sky.

Rocky path cutting through rocks facing a metamorphic face with a pair of bristlecone pines before plunging into the desert.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/08/2026

decided to take a week off and stay in Mammoth. quick altitude check jogging up to Mammoth Rock this evening. #trailrunning #FootpathFriday

Yellow and green scrub cut by a dirt path. Several layers of mountain clouds move across the sky.

Dirt path lined by rocks the size of small boulders. Trees party obscure the peaks beyond.

Dirt path through green scrub leading up to an unusual rocky prominence on a steep slope.

Dirt path leading around a hill into a forest. Interesting clouds in the distance.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/08/2026

the glen canyon hubris houses should be just as iconic as the painter ladies imho. #SanFrancisco

Several mid century modern homes levered into the canyon with tall pylons into the rock

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/08/2026

after two days of extensive research, I have determined that US domestic flights are still a miserable experience. occasionally nice things to look at though.

A city under a blanket of fog with mountains in the distance

An enormous radio tower sticking through a layer of fog

A big pink boat navigating a narrow channel at a port from the air

An enormous anvil cloud at 10000 meters.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2026

after running across SF yesterday with a new best 10K time I decided to do something easy today which somehow turned into walking up the worst trail on Montara Mountain (which ascends about 1500 feet in two miles with grades exceeding 25%) then running down […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Wide dirt path through tall grass leading up to a surprisingly large green mountain half shrouded in fog.

Dirt path going straight up a mountain through green scrub. A few logs held together with metal rope are supposed to improve this situation.

A man in a cowboy hat runs down a mountain with nothing but clouds to the horizon.

A Lufty 747 climbs out of the thick layer of fog into blue skies.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/08/2026

difficult to run San Bruno Mountain in pleasant weather this time of year but made it down there a bit early today.

Dirt path winding around a green scrubby hillside. A city in the distance.

A dirt path combs through scrub to a summit covered in large radio towers

A dirt path through scrub on a hillside. Blue sky with fast moving low clouds.

Dirt path with pride of Madeira wilting in the sun

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/08/2026

after hanging out at the vintage computer fest (which is basically irl mastodon so surprised I didn’t run into more people I knew), stopped in portola valley to power hike up a very steep hill and then run down it for good measure.

Dirt path winding among trees wrapped around each other and wrapped in moss

Two grassy lumps above various conifers that look like my home twin peaks before they got carved up

View over the southern San Francisco Bay behind Stanford and its own enormous radio antenna

Dirt path along a golden grass hill with oak trees and long shadows

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026

[Chat bots, eye contact] annual stop at my contribution to the current dystopia displayed at the Computer History Museum. #smarterchild #vcfwest

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

also wandered through the Twin Cranes construction site. the sign on the hospital utility building has the vibe of a one-time pad: Dolby Regeneration Medicine Loading Dock #SanFrancisco

Small hospital utility plant with plenty of steam coming out.

Construction site path with enormous nets to protect the cars but not the pedestrians

Two tall red cranes behind some eucalyptus branches

Enormous red and white radio tower mixing with the other tall objects of the forest

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

quick afternoon jog through the panhandle and Cole Valley today. someone mentioned on here some time back that 400 Parnassus had interesting views and it does! the skyline from there seems almost unchanged for decades since the new soma towers are a bit hidden. #SanFrancisco

Some of San Francisco’s quirkier towers in the old part of town including transamerica and bofa or whatever they’re called now

Houses on a leafy ridge in front of downtown San Francisco in back

A famous red bridge lurking in successful leafy ridges

A mini metro train mingles with cars on a wide boulevard lined with big green trees running to the ocean

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/07/2026

sunny if very wimdy run up the mountain this evening. on the way down I nearly ran into a young(?) red-tailed hawk staring into the void on the side of the pavement. they flew off when some dogs showed up but a rather strange encounter. #SanFrancisco #birds

Two lane road winding up scrubby green hills to an enormous radio tower

Old road descending toward a city and a bay with a famous bridge

Hawk in the brown grass staring blankly at the camera

Hawk staring down at the camera from a cliff side

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/07/2026

jogged across San Francisco with 30000 of my closest friends this morning. I’m not terribly interested in road race stuff but I did want to experience running across the city with no cars! #SanFrancisco #SFMarathon

Modern NPS brown sign emerging from the beach sand like a Planet of the Apes bit

Looking down Haight St near Divis with no active automobiles (still some parked though)

Looking down 16th St toward Mission while mostly closed to cars. Some runners and guys in hiviz.

A pigeon considering a passing crude oil tanker, wondering if he should take up a new life at the Port of Richmond.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

I keep forgetting to take a better pic of it but there is a noticeable slump in the Pedro Point profile where they blew up the old railway tunnel in the mid-20th century—it’s impressive they ever built it at all. Some details and photos in Barbara […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

View looking up the the Pacifica coastline to Pedro point on a sunny day

Zoomed version of previous with the old rail bed marked as well as the presumed slump from the collapsed tunnel at the point

Topographical map showing a discontinuity in the rock descent as well as the trail with the old rail bed on the north side.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026

glad the fog held off a bit today, a good jog around Pedro Point in the sun is exactly what I needed. #pacifica #trailrunning

A dirt path winds along a coastal bluff with some green scrubby plants

A bright green cove with Arctic-looking buildings on a rocky prominence

A dirt path winds steeply up a costal bluff among happy green shrubs

The Ruby Princess once again departs San Francisco Bay in the distance, no doubt carrying innumerable public health concerns.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/07/2026

@Aviation_Librarian visited here in 2006 by land, the rock had already had a big cleave.

Giant rock the size of a giant rock, part of it separated and lying beside. A small black car sits in front for scale.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

jogged out to the effort-optimal view point on the North Dome trail “on the way home”. it is one of my favorite walks and it turns out a lovely run too. #yosemite #trailrunning

Large if abbreviated blue granite dome overlooking a deep valley. Some more peaks on the horizon.

Most of a rounded granite peak with some small humans preparing to tug themselves up it on a rope.

Detail of a mixed granite surface across a valley

Dirt path winding through large trees above a meadow.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026

afternoon walk down the Illilouette Falls trail from Glacier Point. jogged down knowing it’d be quite a slog back up, but it’s mostly about the views en route anyway. #yosemite

Dirt trail winding around a scrubby hillside. A curious granite dome rises in the distance.

A wide dirt trail wraps around a scrubby hillside under blue skies with occasional high clouds. Large grey mountain ridges at the horizon.

Absurd scene of granite valleys topped by a curious granite dome. Several waterfalls fall into the forest at the bottom.

A dirt path cuts through widely spaced enormous trees among grass.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/07/2026

spontaneous long weekend in Yosemite why not. fast hike up to Cathedral Lakes from Tioga this afternoon. #FootpathFriday

Rocky dirt path leading through a dry forest to a large granite dome

Granite peak quickly rising from a lush meadow/tarn under dark blue sky

Angler on a lake next to a steep granite cliff.

Sea of granite around a small crystal clear lake

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026

afternoon down at Purisima near Half Moon Bay. a foggy day favorite since the weather is basically always the same among the big trees and it’s just some absolutely gorgeous single track.

Dirt path through ferns along a creek. A series of fallen trees.

Side light on some big trees under the canopy

Cute little bridge nicely lit in the ferns

Light shines through the dark canopy on a stump next to a trail

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/07/2026

some pics from the gathering of fog enthusiasts at Tank Hill last night. #SanFrancisco

People gathered on a hillside on a foggy night overlooking a city

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

you’ve heard about the DEN demonic horse but what about SFO’s Monolith

Screenshot of Strava 3D map with a missing DEM tile over Millbrae

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026

fog stayed out a bit longer today so got in a run on Sweeney Ridge via the somewhat painful Notch steps. also still can’t believe they managed to make the South San Francisco rock sign even worse. #FootpathFriday

Photo of a steep green hillside with a series of Z shaped steps cut into it as a trail

Eroded old paved road winding along a ridge covered in scrub and a water storage tank.

Long range photo of a hillside that says SOUTH / SAN FRANCISCO / THE INDUSTRIAL CITY in rocks pained red blue and white by line. The red and blue are completely unreadable due to poor contrast.

Photo looking down to coastal bluffs entering the ocean as the fog rolls in

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/06/2026

SF pride weekend on my feet: staring at hundreds of butts for an hour on the Pride 10K yesterday, and today almost all alone on the south side of Montara Mountain (who I might be in love with).

Crowd of people with various rainbow flags in a city park listening to politicians

Dirt path leading through tall brown grass with white flowers. A mountain ridge in the distance.

View of an enormous radio tower at the horizon with a couple cities and coastal bluffs in between.

Lone tree at the top of a hill with the ocean behind. A dirt path winds to the top.

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midendian @midendian.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026

someone’s having a good time adjusting their Trinitron convergence. #sfpride #SanFrancisco

Red green yellow blue violetish nonlinear rainbow emitted into fog above a city skyline

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