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    <p>Yes I have had several times over the years when an Examiner
      plugged our coined-word mark into Google and got a hit, and this
      hit became the supposed proof that the word is supposedly a word
      in some non-English language.  And so we go around and around on
      this.  Worse yet, the Examiner takes our coined-work mark and
      breaks it up into two supposed components and somehow manages to
      find some non-English language in which the two components, taken
      individually, are supposedly words.  <br>
    </p>
    <p>Typically what I eventually do is respond along these lines ...</p>
    <blockquote>
      <p>The mark is "qwertyuiop".  The Examiner requires that the
        applicant provide a translation statement for purported words
        qwerty and uiop in the <obscure> language.  As required by
        the Examiner, applicant hereby states that qwerty in the
        <obscure> language may be translated into the English word
        "purple" and that uiop in the <obscure> language may be
        translated into the English word "monkey".  Applicant denies,
        however, that "qwertyuiop" is a word in any non-English
        language.<br>
      </p>
    </blockquote>
    <p>And yes, the price of admission to this annoying exercise will
      apparently become $100.<br>
    </p>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/26/2024 9:48 AM, Laura A. Genovese
      via E-trademarks wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
            style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I am
            wondering how people feel about #14, the requirement to
            translate non-English wording. What if the client has a
            made-up word, but the Examiner puts it into Google translate
            and sees that in some language, what is believed to be a
            made-up word might be a real word. Is there any room to
            argue that the mark is a made-up word, or acronym? Or must
            we just pay the surcharge?
            <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
                E-trademarks
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com></a>
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Gordon, Michael via E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024 4:32 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice.
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"><e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com></a><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Gordon, Michael
                <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:Michael.Gordon@cfraresearch.com"><Michael.Gordon@cfraresearch.com></a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW: Proposed
                trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif">The
            NPRM lists 20 elements that are required for a “base
            application,” and failure to provide these would trigger the
            $100 fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(1) The
          applicant’s name and domicile address;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(2) The
          applicant’s legal entity; <o:p>
          </o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(3) The
          citizenship of each individual applicant, or the state or
          country of incorporation or organization of each juristic
          applicant; (4) If the applicant is a domestic partnership, the
          names and citizenship of the general partners, or if the
          applicant is a domestic joint venture, the names and
          citizenship of the active members of the joint venture;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(5) If the
          applicant is a sole proprietorship, the state of organization
          of the sole proprietorship and the name and citizenship of the
          sole proprietor;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(6) One or more
          bases for filing that satisfy all the requirements of § 2.34.
          If more than one basis is set forth, the applicant must comply
          with the requirements of § 2.34 for each asserted basis;<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(7) If the
          application contains goods and/or services in more than one
          class, compliance with § 2.86;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(8) A filing fee
          for each class of goods and/or services, as required by §
          2.6(a)(1)(ii) or (iii);
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(9) A verified
          statement that meets the requirements of § 2.33, dated and
          signed by a person properly authorized to sign on behalf of
          the owner pursuant to § 2.193(e)(1);
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(10) If the
          applicant does not claim standard characters, the applicant
          must attach a digitized image of the mark. If the mark
          includes color, the drawing must show the mark in color;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(11) If the mark
          is in standard characters, a mark comprised only of characters
          in the Office's standard character set, typed in the
          appropriate field of the application;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(12) If the mark
          includes color, a statement naming the color(s) and describing
          where the color(s) appears on the mark, and a claim that the
          color(s) is a feature of the mark;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(13) If the mark
          is not in standard characters, a description of the mark;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(14) If the mark
          includes non-English wording, an English translation of that
          wording;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(15) If the mark
          includes non-Latin characters, a transliteration of those
          characters;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(16) If the mark
          includes an individual’s name or likeness, either (i) a
          statement that identifies the living individual whose name or
          likeness the mark comprises and written consent of the
          individual, or (ii) a statement that the name or likeness does
          not identify a living individual (see section 2(c) of the
          Act);<o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(17) If the
          applicant owns one or more registrations for the same mark,
          and the owner(s) last listed in Office records of the prior
          registration(s) for the same mark differs from the owner(s)
          listed in the application, a claim of ownership of the
          registration(s) identified by the registration number(s),
          pursuant to § 2.36;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(18) If the
          application is a concurrent use application, compliance with §
          2.42;
          <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(19) An applicant
          whose domicile is not located within the United States or its
          territories must designate an attorney as the applicant’s
          representative, pursuant to § 2.11(a), and include the
          attorney’s name, postal address, email address, and bar
          information; and <o:p></o:p></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">(20) Correctly
          classified goods and/or services, with an identification of
          goods and/or services from the Office's Acceptable
          Identification of Goods and Services Manual within the
          electronic form.<span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Neue Haas Grotesk Text Pro",sans-serif">Want
            to petition to keep the domicile address out of the record?
            $100 fee, plus the petition fee. Client LLC representative
            enters “owner” instead of “member” on the signature line?
            $100 fee, depending on the examiner. (TMEP § 611.06(g) says
            that “owner” should be okay, but sometimes they decide
            otherwise.) Description of the mark not exact enough for the
            examiner? $100 fee. Miss a prior registration when citing
            prior relevant registrations? $100 fee. I also wonder if you
            can respond to the office action calling for the $100 fee to
            argue against the $100 fee or if the only way to argue
            against it would be a petition to the director…for a $400
            fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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                            <b><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#002B5A">Michael
                                R. Gordon</span></b><b><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#002B5A"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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                            <span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B5A">Assistant
                              General Counsel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
                          <p class="MsoNormal"
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                            <i><span
style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002B5A">Licensed
                                to practice only in Maryland, North
                                Carolina, and the District of Columbia<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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                            <span
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href="mailto:michael.gordon@cfraresearch.com" target="_blank"
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                                  style="color:#007BB8">michael.gordon@cfraresearch.com</span></a></span><span
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                E-trademarks <<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
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                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ronni Jillions via E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024 4:06 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Ronni Jillions <<a
                  href="mailto:RSJillions@browdyneimark.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">RSJillions@browdyneimark.com</a>><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW: Proposed
                trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I
              wonder what the USPTO will consider “insufficient
              information”.  Is that going to be imposed when in a first
              action, the examiner decides the description needs to be
              amended? 
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Best
              regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ronni
              <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Ms.
              Ronni S. Jillions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Classic Roman Std"">Browdy
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span
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                E-trademarks <<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com"
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                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tim Ackermann via E-trademarks<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 25, 2024 3:55 PM<br>
                <b>To:</b> For trademark practitioners. This is not for
                laypersons to seek legal advice. <<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>><br>
                <b>Cc:</b> Tim Ackermann <<a
                  href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a>><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [E-trademarks] FW: Proposed
                trademark fees changes for fiscal year 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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            <p class="MsoNormal">Here we go: merge TEAS/TEAS+, but use
              the higher $350/class rate. Then add add'l fees on top:<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">TMIDM does not contain appropriate
                goods/services for your client? You pay $200!<o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">Office decides you didn't supply
                "sufficient" information? You pay $100!<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">Tim Ackermann<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                  <p class="MsoNormal">The Ackermann Law
                                    Firm<o:p></o:p></p>
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                                <p><span
style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif">E:  <a
                                      href="mailto:tim@ackermannlaw.com"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true"
                                      class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tim@ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                    P:  817.305.0690<br>
                                    F:  214.453.0810<br>
                                    W: <a
                                      href="http://ackermannlaw.com/"
                                      target="_blank"
                                      moz-do-not-send="true">ackermannlaw.com</a><br>
                                    O: 1701 W. Northwest Hwy. Ste. 100<br>
                                         Grapevine TX 76051</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 25, 2024 at 2:22<span
                  style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span>PM
                Richard Morris via E-trademarks <<a
                  href="mailto:e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com"
                  moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com</a>>
                wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN">From:
                          </span></b><span
style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black" lang="EN">"U.S.
                          Patent and Trademark Office" <<a
href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov</a>><br>
                          <b>Reply-To: </b>"U.S. Patent and Trademark
                          Office" <<a
href="mailto:subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov" target="_blank"
                            moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">subscriptioncenter@subscriptions.uspto.gov</a>><br>
                          <b>Date: </b>Monday, March 25, 2024 at
                          3:00 PM<br>
                          <b>To: </b>Richard Morris <<a
                            href="mailto:richard@4trademark.com"
                            target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
                            class="moz-txt-link-freetext">richard@4trademark.com</a>><br>
                          <b>Subject: </b>Proposed trademark fees
                          changes for fiscal year 2025</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="font-size:34.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#50738F">Trademark
                                                          Alert</span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:16.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Proposed
                                                          trademark fees
                                                          changes for
                                                          fiscal year
                                                          2025</span><o:p></o:p></h2>
                                                          <h3
style="margin-bottom:7.5pt"><span
style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submit
                                                          comments by
                                                          May 28</span><o:p></o:p></h3>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">As
                                                          part of our
                                                          regular
                                                          assessment of
                                                          fees under our
                                                          fee-setting
                                                          authority, we
                                                          are proposing
                                                          certain
                                                          adjustments
                                                          necessary to
                                                          efficiently
                                                          and
                                                          effectively
                                                          administer the
                                                          U.S. trademark
                                                          system. These
                                                          fees provide
                                                          our agency
                                                          with the
                                                          ability to
                                                          implement
                                                          programs and
                                                          initiatives
                                                          driving our
                                                          2022–2026
                                                          Strategic
                                                          Plan,
                                                          including
                                                          developing
                                                          news ways to
                                                          fight fraud,
                                                          supporting our
                                                          employees and
                                                          stakeholders
                                                          with reliable
                                                          IT
                                                          infrastructure,
                                                          and enhancing
                                                          our work to
                                                          reduce
                                                          pendency. Our
                                                          proposed
                                                          changes to the
                                                          trademark fees
                                                          can be found
                                                          in a
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                                                          <span
style="color:#0000EE">notice of proposed rulemaking</span></a> (NPRM)
                                                          that will
                                                          officially
                                                          publish
                                                          tomorrow in
                                                          the Federal
                                                          Register. An
                                                          NPRM on
                                                          proposed
                                                          patent fee
                                                          changes is
                                                          forthcoming.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“This
                                                          trademark fee
                                                          proposal
                                                          thoughtfully
                                                          promotes
                                                          efficient
                                                          operations,
                                                          adjusts for
                                                          higher
                                                          operating
                                                          costs, and
                                                          sufficiently
                                                          finances
                                                          ongoing and
                                                          planned
                                                          initiatives
                                                          that optimize
                                                          our service to
                                                          American
                                                          entrepreneurs,”
                                                          said Under
                                                          Secretary of
                                                          Commerce for
                                                          Intellectual
                                                          Property and
                                                          Director of
                                                          the USPTO
                                                          Kathi Vidal.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our
                                                          trademark fee
                                                          proposal
                                                          provides
                                                          additional
                                                          resources to
                                                          enable us to
                                                          deliver
                                                          high-quality
                                                          and timely
                                                          trademark
                                                          examination
                                                          and review
                                                          proceedings
                                                          that produce
                                                          accurate and
                                                          reliable
                                                          trademark
                                                          rights for
                                                          domestic and
                                                          international
                                                          stakeholders.
                                                          It also
                                                          enables us to
                                                          spend
                                                          additional
                                                          efforts to
                                                          declutter the
                                                          trademark
                                                          register and
                                                          address fraud
                                                          that impacts
                                                          American
                                                          entrepreneurs.
                                                          The rule will
                                                          enable the
                                                          USPTO to
                                                          accomplish our
                                                          mission to
                                                          drive U.S.
                                                          innovation,
                                                          inclusive
                                                          capitalism,
                                                          and global
                                                          competitiveness. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Our
                                                          proposal is
                                                          shaped by
                                                          public
                                                          feedback we’ve
                                                          received
                                                          throughout the
                                                          past several
                                                          months,
                                                          beginning with
                                                          a
                                                          <a
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target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
                                                          <span
style="color:#0000EE">public hearing</span></a> in June 2023 hosted by
                                                          our Trademark
                                                          Public
                                                          Advisory
                                                          Committee
                                                          (TPAC).
                                                          Following the
                                                          hearing, TPAC
                                                          provided our
                                                          agency with a
                                                          written report
                                                          detailing the
                                                          public
                                                          comments
                                                          received and
                                                          its
                                                          recommendations
                                                          regarding the
                                                          proposed fees.
                                                          We considered
                                                          and analyzed
                                                          all comments
                                                          and feedback
                                                          to create this
                                                          proposal. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
                                                          <p
style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span
style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To
                                                          learn more
                                                          about the
                                                          USPTO’s
                                                          proposed fee
                                                          changes,
                                                          please visit
                                                          our
                                                          <a
href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDMsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnVzcHRvLmdvdi9hYm91dC11cy9wZXJmb3JtYW5jZS1hbmQtcGxhbm5pbmcvZmVlLXNldHRpbmctYW5kLWFkanVzdGluZz91dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249c3Vic2NyaXB0aW9uY2VudGVyJnV0bV9jb250ZW50PSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9uYW1lPSZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5JnV0bV90ZXJtPSN0bWZlZS1pbmZvIiwiYnVsbGV0aW5faWQiOiIyMDI0MDMyNS45MjM0NTQ3MSJ9.T3sWIFYh4ROhvaHXhdZj2KGcZkkmj9kPuLjil4MK-BU/s/532765906/br/239555935206-l"
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                                                          <span
style="color:#0000EE">Fee Setting and Adjusting page</span></a>. Written
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