# Bakers Dozen

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13842 "2013-01-01T01:55:09Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13843 "2013-01-01T03:01:58Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13844 "2013-01-01T03:36:22Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13845 "2013-01-01T16:05:07Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13846 "2013-01-01T16:21:45Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!

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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [January 1, 2013, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13847 "2013-01-01T18:29:57Z")

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> [@Rhythmdvl](#):
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> [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!

The key is to get lots of practice.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13848 "2013-01-02T01:14:37Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13849 "2013-01-02T14:32:12Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!
9. 2009 Lose weight. Not much, but since I didn’t specify a quantity, succeeded.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13850 "2013-01-03T05:36:03Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!
9. 2009 Lose weight. Not much, but since I didn’t specify a quantity, succeeded.
10. 2013: See this category completed by now. Failed.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13851 "2013-01-03T08:42:01Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. [del]1999[/del] [del]2000[/del] [del]2001[/del] [del]2002[/del] [del]2003[/del] [del]2004[/del] [del]2005[/del] [del]2006[/del] [del]2007[/del] [del]2008[/del] [del]2009[/del] [del]2010[/del] 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!
9. 2009 Lose weight. Not much, but since I didn’t specify a quantity, succeeded.
10. 2013: See this category completed by now. Failed.
11. 2012: Get a girlfriend by Valentine’s Day. Failed. …miserably.

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13852 "2013-01-03T20:54:28Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!
9. 2009 Lose weight. Not much, but since I didn’t specify a quantity, succeeded.
10. 2013: See this category completed by now. Failed.
11. 2012: Get a girlfriend by Valentine’s Day. Failed. …miserably.
12. 1963: Keep a daily diary. Succeeded!

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13853 "2013-01-03T22:28:41Z")

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New Year’s Resolutions that you’ve kept and/or have broken over the years (include year):

1. 2012: Discard all negativity from my life. Succeeded.
2. Year unknown: never make any other new year’s resolutions. Successful.
3. Year unknown: Boycott Walmart. Succeeded for over a year, so I’ll call that “successful”.
4. 2011: Invent safe, cost-effective teleportation device. Failed.
5. 2006: Start taking better caare of my health. Kept mostly.
6. 2012: To do at least some writing before I do any web surfing. Failed, but I did improve over 2011.
7. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011:Quit smoking success!
8. 2012: Finish George R.R. Martin’s huge “A Dance with Dragons.” Failed - but I finished it today!
9. 2009 Lose weight. Not much, but since I didn’t specify a quantity, succeeded.
10. 2013: See this category completed by now. Failed.
11. 2012: Get a girlfriend by Valentine’s Day. Failed. …miserably.
12. 1963: Keep a daily diary. Succeeded!
13. 2013: End this Baker’s Dozen and move on to the next one. Succeeded!

Next: Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13854 "2013-01-03T23:33:45Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2013, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13855 "2013-01-03T23:52:37Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even \*trust \*walk or stand behind her.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13856 "2013-01-04T01:53:00Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.

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**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13857 "2013-01-04T04:59:28Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.
5. Kate McAllister: Not to leave Kevin home alone AGAIN this Christmas.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13858 "2013-01-04T05:25:45Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.
5. Kate McAllister: Not to leave Kevin home alone AGAIN this Christmas.
6. Dr. John H. Watson: Keep Holmes away from cocaine for another year.

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**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13859 "2013-01-04T16:24:08Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.
5. Kate McAllister: Not to leave Kevin home alone AGAIN this Christmas.
6. Dr. John H. Watson: Keep Holmes away from cocaine for another year.
7. Bugs Bunny: Always toin left at Albukoiky.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13860 "2013-01-04T16:50:19Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.
5. Kate McAllister: Not to leave Kevin home alone AGAIN this Christmas.
6. Dr. John H. Watson: Keep Holmes away from cocaine for another year.
7. Bugs Bunny: Always toin left at Albukoiky.
8. Han Solo: Finally get that engine overhaul I’ve been putting off.

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**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/13861 "2013-01-04T18:09:51Z")

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Possible New Year’s resolutions from fictional characters:

1. Bilbo Baggins: Spend more time at home.
2. Abby Sciuto: Cut back on the CafPow
3. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Not to let people she doesn’t even trust walk or stand behind her.
4. Cmdr. Spock: Refrain from inventing a Vulcan death grip just for Dr. McCoy.
5. Kate McAllister: Not to leave Kevin home alone AGAIN this Christmas.
6. Dr. John H. Watson: Keep Holmes away from cocaine for another year.
7. Bugs Bunny: Always toin left at Albukoiky.
8. Han Solo: Finally get that engine overhaul I’ve been putting off.
9. Sam Vimes: Keep myself away from alcohol for another year.

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