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'''''African Skies''''' is a drama show about 2 teenagers: 1 white, and 1 black teen living in a post-Apartheid South Africa. A kid named Rory lives with his mother, and his dad runs a clinic far away. This makes the kids go through a lot of various wild adventures while unintentionally putting themselves into jeopardy or trouble.
'''''African Skies''''' is a drama show about 2 teenagers: 1 white, and 1 black teen living in a post-Apartheid South Africa. A kid named Rory lives with his mother, and his dad runs a clinic far away. This makes the kids go through a lot of wild adventures while unintentionally putting themselves in jeopardy or trouble.


==Availability==
On May 15th, 2024, Up until now, there was only 4 episodes that survived: 2 being found in Series 1, which are "Wild Child" and "The Rainmaker", and 1 & 1/2 are found in Series 2: "The One Who Got Away (Spanish Dubbed)" and "Diamonds Aren't Forever". The show is also dubbed in French, Spanish, and English. A user on Reddit named r/darkoneisrising found a sale on eBay but it has now been sold out. A YouTuber by the name of "Freelight's Lost and Found" was the purchaser and put the episodes from this tape on YouTube.
There are only 4 episodes that survived: 2 being found in Series 1, which are "Wild Child" and "The Rainmaker", and 1 & 1/2 being found in Series 2: "The One Who Got Away (Spanish Dubbed)" and "Diamonds Aren't Forever". The show is also dubbed in French, Spanish, and English. A user on Reddit named r/darkoneisrising has found a selling on eBay, but has now been sold out. On May 15th, 2024, a YouTuber by the name of "Freelight's Lost and Found" has gotten 3 more lost episodes.


On June 10th, 2024, the actor for Rory in the series had sent a VHS to the YouTuber Freelight Lost and Found episodes of the series. The actor claims that they had send most of the episodes from the series namely "Romeo and Jambele", "Wildlife", "Rites of Passage", and "Cruel to Be Kind". These episodes have not been uploaded to the YouTuber's account as of June 2024.
On June 10, 2024, Freelight confirmed contact with the the actor who played Rory in the series and said he sent the first half (26) of the VHS tapes to him and they are working out the details on getting it posted online.


On August 8 2024 -- Freelight says he has digitzed half the tapes, and is getting ready to work on the second half very soon.  As of the 8th, Simon confirmed he was finally able to get ahold of the executive producer of the series Seaton McLean, who gave the go ahead to post the series on YouTube, so they are working on creating a new channel and gearing up to post the entire series on YouTube right now.
On August 8, 2024, Freelight confirmed the actor was finally able to contact the executive producer of the series ''Seaton McLean'', who gave the go-ahead to upload the series to YouTube. An official account for African Skies has been created and the entire series will be showcased on YouTube.
 
An African Skies official account has been made on YouTube by Freelight Lost and Found. The whole series has been digitalized and is now going to be released on YouTube for everyone to see.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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|1||The Rainmaker||Oct 11, 1992||[https://youtu.be/ILz-zfGsFxE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|101||The Rainmaker||Oct 11, 1992||[https://youtu.be/ILz-zfGsFxE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|2||Romeo and Jambele||Oct 18, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|102||Romeo and Jambele||Oct 18, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|3||Cruel to Be Kind||Oct 25, 1992||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uvwvhnWMp4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|103||Rites of Passage||Oct 25, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|4||The Flies||Nov 1, 1992||[https://youtu.be/4N-p7R1LMM8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|104||Red Winds||Nov 1, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Aol-VK68Iig<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|5||Red Winds||Nov 8, 1992||[https://youtu.be/BWZDFXQoNrg?si=Pp6bbse_QoFwKiAm<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|105||Architect of Doom||Nov 8, 1992||[https://youtu.be/kfKHZ-dSxbM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|6||Rites of Passage||Nov 15, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|106||Cruel to be Kind||Nov 15, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Kk4-79u_T-E<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|7||Mountain Man||Nov 22, 1992 ||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TNgdMSItk0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|107||Waste Not||Nov 22, 1992 ||[https://youtu.be/_WCvIogHndM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|8||Take Your Best Shot||Nov 29, 1992||[https://youtu.be/4N-p7R1LMM8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']  
|108||Mountain Man||Nov 29, 1992||[https://youtu.be/Jh1CGlSenq4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|9||The Gift||Dec 6, 1992||[https://youtu.be/4N-p7R1LMM8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|109||The Goal||Dec 6, 1992||[https://youtu.be/7dvNvSdVoCQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|10||Children of the Dust||Dec 13, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|110||The Flies||Dec 13, 1992||[https://youtu.be/BmGk4yvthio<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|11||Wildlife||Dec 20, 1992||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|111||Take Your Best Shot||Dec 20, 1992||[https://youtu.be/2toU2xcp8ZM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|12||Architect/Architect of Doom||Dec 27, 1992||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eSol62o3X0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|112||The Gift||Dec 27, 1992||[https://youtu.be/uHiUhuOMrw8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|13||The Hunted||Jan 3, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|113||Aid and Comfort||Jan 3, 1993||[https://youtu.be/mpuJyE8IkR0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|14||The Last Crown||Jan 10, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|114||Children of the Dust||Jan 10, 1993||[https://youtu.be/hv5DRIWpJOs<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|15||Pay the Piper||Jan 17, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|115||Wild Life||Jan 17, 1993||[https://youtu.be/a9jW6Reby7M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|16||So... Where to Now?||Jan 24, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|116||The Hunted||Jan 24, 1993||[https://youtu.be/EgK6EjmF3BQ<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|17||Safety Last||Jan 31, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|117||Smoke||Jan 31, 1993||[https://youtu.be/kNA3cDw29T4<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|18||The Foul||Feb 7, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|118||Lost Crown||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/6ig8iPaq5RM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|19||Inside Moves||Feb 14, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|119||Safety Last||Feb 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/0n8WDX4LmOY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|20||Smoke||Feb 21, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|120||Pay The Piper||Feb 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/IehYbgw8JJM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|21||Crocodile Tears||Feb 28, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|121||The Foul||Feb 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/DXYCGNFv-OI<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|22||Aid and Comfort||Mar 7, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|122||So Where to Now||Mar 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/2bcQ-yWoyRE<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|23||Quarantine||Mar 14, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|123||Quarantine||Mar 14, 1993||[https://youtu.be/T9YSAuEQ96g<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|24||The Goal||Mar 21, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRM9GNeekGg<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|124||Inside Moves||Mar 21, 1993||[https://youtu.be/aH82fELVwIY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|25||Waste Not||Mar 28, 1993||[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9dGQEzAGCY<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|125||Crocodile Tears||Mar 28, 1993||[https://youtu.be/cud6GeZ-wgc<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|26||Wild Child||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/R2i7VpVTOhM<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|126||Wild Child||Feb 7, 1993||[https://youtu.be/2TLp0jTz92M<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|27||The Bottom Line||Oct 9, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|227||The Bottom Line||Oct 9, 1993||[https://youtu.be/bFgJGk6Cv2o<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|28||The One That Got Away||Oct 16, 1993||[https://youtu.be/kWz0FWQjh4Y] [https://youtu.be/46h8QmiTOCY?si=BW1G-C1G2HOyOCrz] [https://youtu.be/1olCQ4Lyd5E?si=KP6jj2Pjjx_85dJ8]<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''  
|228||The One That Got Away||Oct 16, 1993||[https://youtu.be/VzMZzUvy5Ks<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|29||Children in Chains||Oct 23, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|229||Children in Chains||Oct 23, 1993||[https://youtu.be/nL4xntC63Ug<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|30||Swing Vote||Oct 30, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|230||Swing Vote||Oct 30, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|31||Extinct is Forever||Nov 6, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|231||Extinct is Forever||Nov 6, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|32||Market Day||Nov 13, 1993||[https://youtu.be/EtkN42ZIqZA?si=9q6guXlMUi7-BOAQ] [https://youtu.be/3gcXGAmyGZ0?si=eEiIm6G63y7lqIW_] [https://youtu.be/DcLXfZVnIOA?si=rLy6ms0PG0S524jM]<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''
|232||Market Day||Nov 13, 1993||<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span> ([https://youtu.be/EtkN42ZIqZA 1] [https://youtu.be/3gcXGAmyGZ0 2] [https://youtu.be/DcLXfZVnIOA 3])
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|33||Women Alone||Nov 20, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|233||Women Alone||Nov 20, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|34||Ancient History||Dec 4, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|234||Ancient History||Dec 4, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|35||Question of the Heart||Dec 11, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|235||Question of the Heart||Dec 11, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|36||A Bone To Pick||Dec 18, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|236||A Bone To Pick||Dec 18, 1993||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|37||Ties that Bind||Jan 1, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|237||Ties that Bind||Jan 1, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|38||Diamonds arent Forever||Jan 8, 1994||[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BEcMykp3ukXXQSmtHKf_72pYJqj84Xje/view?usp=drivesdk<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|238||Diamonds Aren't Forever||Jan 8, 1994||[https://youtu.be/KVVprY5-Qy8<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
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|39||Baby Talk||Jan 15, 1994||[https://youtu.be/rokxjptbiYc?si=7vPWAnIjAjAfcTvL<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''] (Spanish Dub)
|239||Baby Talk||Jan 15, 1994||[https://youtu.be/rokxjptbiYc<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''] (Spanish Dub)
|-
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|40||The Writing on the Wall||Jan 22, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|240||The Writing on the Wall||Jan 22, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|41||Payback||Jan 29, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|241||Payback||Jan 29, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|42||Pet Shop Boys||Feb 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|242||Pet Shop Boys||Feb 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
|-
|43||The Lion Sleeps Tonight||Feb 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|243||The Lion Sleeps Tonight||Feb 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|44||Samson and Charley||Feb 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|244||Samson and Charley||Feb 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|45||Fear of Wages||Mar 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|245||Fear of Wages||Mar 5, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|46||Under Pressured||Mar 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|246||Under Pressured||Mar 12, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|47||Road to Nowhere||Mar 19, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|247||Road to Nowhere||Mar 19, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|48||Head in the Sand||Mar 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|248||Head in the Sand||Mar 26, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|49||Noah and the Arc||Apr 2, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|249||Noah and the Arc||Apr 2, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|50||Natural Beauty||Apr 9, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|250||Natural Beauty||Apr 9, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|-
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|51||Star Turn||Apr 16, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|251||Star Turn||Apr 16, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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|52||Poker Face||Apr 23, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
|252||Poker Face||Apr 23, 1994||<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 7 September 2024

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Poster for the series.

Status: Partially Found

African Skies is a drama show about 2 teenagers: 1 white, and 1 black teen living in a post-Apartheid South Africa. A kid named Rory lives with his mother, and his dad runs a clinic far away. This makes the kids go through a lot of wild adventures while unintentionally putting themselves in jeopardy or trouble.

On May 15th, 2024, Up until now, there was only 4 episodes that survived: 2 being found in Series 1, which are "Wild Child" and "The Rainmaker", and 1 & 1/2 are found in Series 2: "The One Who Got Away (Spanish Dubbed)" and "Diamonds Aren't Forever". The show is also dubbed in French, Spanish, and English. A user on Reddit named r/darkoneisrising found a sale on eBay but it has now been sold out. A YouTuber by the name of "Freelight's Lost and Found" was the purchaser and put the episodes from this tape on YouTube.

On June 10, 2024, Freelight confirmed contact with the the actor who played Rory in the series and said he sent the first half (26) of the VHS tapes to him and they are working out the details on getting it posted online.

On August 8, 2024, Freelight confirmed the actor was finally able to contact the executive producer of the series Seaton McLean, who gave the go-ahead to upload the series to YouTube. An official account for African Skies has been created and the entire series will be showcased on YouTube.

Gallery

  • Pictures of the tape

    Pictures of the tape

  • More pictures

    More pictures

Series 1 and 2

# Episode Title Airdate Status
101 The Rainmaker Oct 11, 1992 Found
102 Romeo and Jambele Oct 18, 1992 Lost
103 Rites of Passage Oct 25, 1992 Lost
104 Red Winds Nov 1, 1992 Found
105 Architect of Doom Nov 8, 1992 Found
106 Cruel to be Kind Nov 15, 1992 Found
107 Waste Not Nov 22, 1992 Found
108 Mountain Man Nov 29, 1992 Found
109 The Goal Dec 6, 1992 Found
110 The Flies Dec 13, 1992 Found
111 Take Your Best Shot Dec 20, 1992 Found
112 The Gift Dec 27, 1992 Found
113 Aid and Comfort Jan 3, 1993 Found
114 Children of the Dust Jan 10, 1993 Found
115 Wild Life Jan 17, 1993 Found
116 The Hunted Jan 24, 1993 Found
117 Smoke Jan 31, 1993 Found
118 Lost Crown Feb 7, 1993 Found
119 Safety Last Feb 14, 1993 Found
120 Pay The Piper Feb 21, 1993 Found
121 The Foul Feb 28, 1993 Found
122 So Where to Now Mar 7, 1993 Found
123 Quarantine Mar 14, 1993 Found
124 Inside Moves Mar 21, 1993 Found
125 Crocodile Tears Mar 28, 1993 Found
126 Wild Child Feb 7, 1993 Found
227 The Bottom Line Oct 9, 1993 Found
228 The One That Got Away Oct 16, 1993 Found
229 Children in Chains Oct 23, 1993 Found
230 Swing Vote Oct 30, 1993 Lost
231 Extinct is Forever Nov 6, 1993 Lost
232 Market Day Nov 13, 1993 Partially Found (1 2 3)
233 Women Alone Nov 20, 1993 Lost
234 Ancient History Dec 4, 1993 Lost
235 Question of the Heart Dec 11, 1993 Lost
236 A Bone To Pick Dec 18, 1993 Lost
237 Ties that Bind Jan 1, 1994 Lost
238 Diamonds Aren't Forever Jan 8, 1994 Found
239 Baby Talk Jan 15, 1994 Partially Found (Spanish Dub)
240 The Writing on the Wall Jan 22, 1994 Lost
241 Payback Jan 29, 1994 Lost
242 Pet Shop Boys Feb 5, 1994 Lost
243 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Feb 12, 1994 Lost
244 Samson and Charley Feb 26, 1994 Lost
245 Fear of Wages Mar 5, 1994 Lost
246 Under Pressured Mar 12, 1994 Lost
247 Road to Nowhere Mar 19, 1994 Lost
248 Head in the Sand Mar 26, 1994 Lost
249 Noah and the Arc Apr 2, 1994 Lost
250 Natural Beauty Apr 9, 1994 Lost
251 Star Turn Apr 16, 1994 Lost
252 Poker Face Apr 23, 1994 Lost

Video

Commercial for the series.

Compilation VHS with 3 full episodes #110, #111, and #112

References

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