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• ViatorOmnium@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  ⚽ is also an Adidas World Cup match ball.

  The difference is that the design was streamlined and iconic enough to be timeless and become the football design in public mind.

  Before the Telstar footballs looked like this:

  Slazenger Challenge 4-Star

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  • psycotica0@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Wow, I had no idea! I just looked through the list of World Cup balls, and they only used that design, like, twice. But what an impact! I assume they had to get fancy afterwards because every ball started to look like that, so now it looked almost boring. Wild!

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  • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Gaelic footballs look similar to that

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That said volleyball to me, but maybe there’s a size difference?

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  • teft@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s cooled it’s named after the Telstar satellite. There’s a high school in Maine that’s also named after the satellite.

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• drdalek@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  WhatsApp is a Meta company. They are doing worse than pushing emoji on you

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• hemmes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why would anyone use WhatsApp when there’s Signal?

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  • scutiger@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because most of the world is already on WhatsApp, and changing to Signal would isolate you from most people and businesses.

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    • sanguinepar@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      changing to Signal would isolate you from most people and businesses.

      Sounds great - if I wasn’t already using Signal, that just might persuade me 😁

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    • Zeoic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Must be more popular in your country, in Canada I don’t know a single person on whatsapp

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So what? Don’t support fascism.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Same thing with Twitter and mastodon I guess.

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    • hemmes@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Damn shame

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  • Geth@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I could move to Signal, open up a chat with myself and chat for a while but I think it would get pretty boring pretty soon.

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  • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I thought people on here of all places would understand the impact of the network effect.

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  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I agree, but the other people all use it 🫠

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  • plutopos@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    because it’s the de facto sms replacement in many european and south american countries

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So?

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  • Wispy2891@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because in my country historically the telecom companies are charging 0.30€ per SMS (text) and 2€ per MMS (text with photo).

    So WhatsApp when they launched with their “1€/lifetime” offer on the iPhone 3GS they were the right app at the right time and became the de facto replacement for any kind of messaging. It’s insane how basically overnight they replaced msn messenger and Skype because it was so convenient (Microsoft never did a smartphone client for msn messenger, only unofficial ones. It was available on dumbphones but it used SMS from the plan to send/receive, nobody used it because you needed to be a millionaire to afford it)

    SMS now in my country is only for receiving OTP codes, for the rest is WhatsApp, because still in 2026 the telecoms are still charging 2€ for each MMS sent and nobody wants to risk huge bills. This includes iMessage because if a chat suddenly goes green and you didn’t notice, it costs dozens of euro

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    • tyler@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Your telecoms are ripping you off. SMS messages ‘ride’ on the normal connection mechanism to cell phone towers. If your phone connects to a cell phone tower, it already has the space and data to attach an sms and requires nothing else. SMS are ‘free’ from the infrastructure point of view.

      Maybe lobby your representatives to make charging for them illegal and you’ll get proper messaging back without selling off your data.

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    • colourlessidea@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      iMessage because if a chat suddenly goes green and you didn’t notice, it costs dozens of euro

      There’s a setting in iOS to disable that from happening btw

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    • pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Well Signal would be pretty much the same as WhatsApp, it sends over internet not mms or sms

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  • irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Network effects

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  • cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Couldn’t be me… but some people don’t care that Meta can read their messages. Or they still don’t know but I doubt it.

    Mark Zuckerberg has a term for these people…

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    • Nouvellalia@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      “dumbfucks”
      -Markie Zuc

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I know we’re all saying network effects, but I don’t know what the fuck network effects means.

    Network effects dude. Network effects.

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    • calcopiritus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It’s a simple concept.

      You need at least 2 people to form a conversation.

      One of them has Whatsapp, Telegram, signal, MSTeams, smoke signals and those flags that ships used to communicate.

      The other only has Whatsapp.

      They are going to communicate over Whatsapp.

      Even if the dude with 1000 communication methods meets another dude with 1000 communication methods, they are going to use WhatsApp, because they are used to using Whatsapp with everyone, so it’s just easier to have everyone on WhatsApp.

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t get to choose what app my European friends use

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But you get to choose what app you use. And if they continue to support Nazis you have to decide if you want those kind of friends.

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    • dektep@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      signal is extremely popular across europe

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  • voodooattack@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because it’s unfair to assume that everyone has the necessary education or awareness of what the internet is and what online privacy means that we take for granted.

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  • Mac@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    You genuinely don’t know? 😬

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• NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why are you using meta WhatsApp? The fuck?

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  • placebo@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    To communicate with people who aren’t tech nerds, i.e. majority of the population.

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    • filcuk@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I switched off an my parents, grandparents and siblings all switched to signal with me.
      I’m not saying everyone can or will, but it may be easier that we think.

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  • dragonlover@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    In many parts of the world Whatsapp is the dominate communication platform. My landlord sends me my utility bills through WhatsApp, as is my doctor’s scheduling platform, and my vet’s contact info, etc. It’s basically impossible to do things without it.

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I live in one of those places. It does make it hard, but someone has to decide not to fund meta, so I put my foot down and won’t do it. It isn’t easy, but I manage.

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  • mexicancartel@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Probably because “Network effect”. Many places whatsapp is basically the texting app and you are fucking forced to use it

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  • Psythik@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Seriously this. Fuck Meta and shame on OP. There are much less evil VoIP apps available.

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    • bfg9k@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Okay, come back to us when you figure out how to convince my entire family to download Signal or Telegram (which are seen as shady anyway) just because one person they know wants them to.

      It’s not realistic.

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  • SomethingBurger@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because 3 billion other people do.

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      3 billion sources of revenue for meta, harvesting all that data, training AI, selling ads!

      So they can create data centers, push AI, influence politics, and in general have one person live a billionairs lifestyle.

      I think you just gave me 3 billion reasons NOT to use it. Are you going to continue to fund those things?

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    • dektep@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      be the change

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  • imetators@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Greetings from most EU countries.

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Doesnt really change what I said. I have to deal with it too, I just could never support meta. Isn’t always easy.

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• Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Well there’s your problem. You’re using messenger and emojis.

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  • zergtoshi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I can’t find that shit on Signal 🤷‍♂️

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    • OliMoli2137@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      the problem arrives when you try to switch your friends over… :(

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  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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    • Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ah the joys of still using Meta shit products.

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  • protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    whatsapp is unfortunely the lesser evil of propriatery IM when talking about usability, beyond that, the network effect in most kf the world make it the default

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    • Duke_Nukem_1990@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Huh? What would be the bigger evil?

      And re: network effect, I just told the people I wanted to chat with that I am going to use Signal and then uninstalled. Most followed, some didn’t. That’s just life, I guess.

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• perishthethought@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Man, until I read the text, I thought this was about these old 45 record inserts.

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  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What is the point of these

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    • GraniteM@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      It allows one to play 45 rpm records, which have a big hole in the middle, on the turntable most people had at home which was designed for 33 ⅓ rpm records, which have a small hole. The shape forms a gentle spring to create tension inside the 45.

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    • islandcoda42@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The shape allows the the tabs to push in slightly and snap into the 7”. I’ve heard them called ‘spiders’ :)

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• Alwaysnownevernotme@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You got advertising in my data scraping app!

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• Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Image

  FIFA ball does not look happy

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  • nailbar@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    If you see it as pointing to the right it looks pretty content, actually.

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    • Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Try as I might, I can’t imagine it that way. Got an illustration?

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• davetortoise@reddthat.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Ryzen logo

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• umbraroze@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Dammmmn, that’s an ugly ball. Let’s call it the Curseball Games insted.

  (Fun thing: The football you usually see in emojis is also based on an official World Cup ball, but at least that one’s a classic for a reason. Looks distinctive. Looks cool. Can’t say the same for most of the recent ones, it’s all a blur to me!)

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• BradleyUffner@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  As someone that knows nothing about sports what an I even looking at here and why are people upset about it? All I see are balls and ball accessories.

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  • swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    FIFA corruption soccer ball by Adidas

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    • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The RGB one with the “snakes” on it?

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Hank Soccer here

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Not to you, to meme OP

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• VelvetPinkOtter123@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  OH NO!

  Anyway, who cares?

  If this is the shit you care about you need to spend less time on your phone

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• melsaskca@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s about a hunnert billionaires banding together…c’mon we can take 'em all down! Let’s Robin Hood all those motherfuckers!

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  • Mountainaire@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    All right, you go first.

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    • sunsofold@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Second. Someone did the United Healthcare guy already.

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• Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why is there a lime green baseball?

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  • YabbaDabbaDipshit@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s a softie for the ladies

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    • Stormy@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Kind of weird how the ladies ball is bigger. We have smaller hands. Ours should be smaller.

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• melroy@kbin.melroy.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Haha. What a joke.

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• CoolSouthpaw@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fucking disgusting, really. Piece of shit app.

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• irelephant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Genuinely why would you have a problem with this? It’s just an extra emoji, as far as advertising goes that’s not that bad

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  • Linktank@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    By FIFA, the people who gave Trump a peace prize? Yeah, why would that be annoying?

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• fibojoly@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  How is that shit different from Discord shitty server exclusive emojis. This crap is so… exhausting

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• CanIFishHere@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Honestly, who cares? Use it or don’t.

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• dropdrip@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Consume the ads like a good corpo-drone. Lobby the unicode consortium to have your emoji added/removed because you have no control over your computer; you have no property. Drone does what the computer says to do. Consume ads. Beep bop.

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• whatiswrongwithyou@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s messagio!

  Everyone, messagio has come to see us!

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• Impractical_Island@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I could put those balls in my ass abd I still wouldn’t get a pallbearer outta my marriage. Did I spell that right. Hope I did. Wouldn’t want to be wrong on yhr intenert

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• csolisr@hub.azkware.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sensitive Content

  As if all competitions weren't immoral by nature

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• sunsofold@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Also, what is that… what appears to be a baseball, but green with red stitching?

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