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Chemical loos

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by Barry » Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:58 am

We have a chemical loo on our allotment, which we empty down the main drain in the nearby street. Since we have to put in the standard pink and blue...

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Last post by alan refail
Wed Aug 04, 2010 10:33 am
Not a bad return on my shallots

Last post by Shallot Man
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by Piglet6 » Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:57 pm
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Harvested my shallots yesterday. I planted 16 earlier in the year, they all grew, & I dug up a grand total of 112 yesterday. An average of 7 per...
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Last post by Shallot Man
Tue Aug 03, 2010 8:09 am
Melon and grape . . . ?

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by CJS » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:44 am

Following on from my 'CJS Towers' thread, I have an old grape vine in the greenhouse that I grow (and trim) to provide dappled shade, instead on a...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:14 pm
Lady Eve Balfour

Last post by John Walker
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by Cider Boys » Sat Jul 17, 2010 10:08 am

Whilst I may have been known to offer some ctitism of the present Soil Association I still grow the potato named after Lady Balfour (complicated by...

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Last post by John Walker
Sat Jul 31, 2010 5:44 pm
HELP pleeeeeaaaase. My first little tomatoes have split.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Piglet6 » Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:52 am

My gorgeous little baby tomatoes that are turning orangey have split all the way round near the top :( . 2 have turned orangey-red so far and BOTH...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Sat Jul 31, 2010 12:36 pm
PUZZLED

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by Shallot Man » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:44 am

I have half a row of T&M Runner Bean "Wisley Magic and half a row of my own Runner Bean seed that goes back in the mists of time. The...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Sat Jul 31, 2010 9:44 am
Beetroot

Last post by Elaine
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by Beryl » Mon Jul 26, 2010 6:44 pm
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I see the good old beetroot is back in the news again.
Those of us that grow it and eat it should be the healthiest lot around.

I wouldn't advocate...
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Last post by Elaine
Fri Jul 30, 2010 11:40 am
CJS Towers

Last post by Elaine
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by CJS » Fri Jul 30, 2010 12:23 am

CJS Towers is not doing so well . . . or should I say, I have not been helping it like I should, despite this, letting it do its own thing, it is is...

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Last post by Elaine
Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:54 am
Sheep Manure Pellets

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by Ayeweedin » Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:25 pm

Joe Maiden uses sheep manure pellets in nearly all his articles and on a DVD I have and yet I cant seem to source any. Does anybody know where I can...

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Last post by alan refail
Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:59 am
Arrrgggghhh - or something similar!

Last post by Elaine
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by Geoff » Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:13 pm
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Christmas comes early for shoppers in Oxford Street.
One of the country's top stores is to start its Christmas trading 145 days before the holiday....
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Last post by Elaine
Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:01 pm
Coincidences!!

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by Catherine » Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:49 pm
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Whilst I was messing around on the internet I put my name into google and was really suprised to find that I was married to a John Henning...
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Last post by donedigging
Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:23 pm
Saved seed from Ferline F1 tomatoes.

Last post by Tony Hague
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by Primrose » Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:04 pm

I've mot saved seed from an F1 tomato before but last year as an experiment I did save some Ferline seeds just to see what their "babies"...

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Last post by Tony Hague
Mon Jul 26, 2010 5:56 pm
Company van.

Last post by madasafish
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by snooky » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:55 pm

I have been issued with a new van,Transit Connect,bog-standard the only refinement being electrically operated windows,comfortable and does the job...

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Last post by madasafish
Mon Jul 26, 2010 4:16 pm
Poor results from multi-purpose soil, have you?

Last post by Shallot Man
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by meandmyallotment » Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:14 pm

At the start of the season I purchased a lot of compost from the same supplier (see pic). Now I’m discovering that the compost wasn’t worth the money...

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Last post by Shallot Man
Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:37 am
Grasshopper!

Last post by Monika
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by JohnN » Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:27 pm

Went into the bathroom this morning and there, sitting on a towel, was a large grasshopper!
This is the first hopper I've seen for years - when I was...

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Last post by Monika
Sun Jul 25, 2010 7:12 pm
And the dream is.......

Last post by peter
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by snooky » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:33 pm

.....to cycle though Europe to Brindisi,catch the ferry to Athens,then try to visit every Greek island served by a ferry.
Still harbouring this...

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Last post by peter
Sat Jul 24, 2010 8:45 pm
Tatton Park

Last post by pongeroon
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by Catherine » Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:10 pm

My OH bought two tickets for Tatton Park this Friday as a suprise. What a super suprise. I can't wait, really looking forward to it. We have never...

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Last post by pongeroon
Sat Jul 24, 2010 7:41 am
Gaia and Medea

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by alan refail » Thu Jul 22, 2010 3:11 pm

An interesting opposition of views of Earth:

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Jul 23, 2010 6:13 am
Fruit cages: any use?

Last post by John
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by FelixLeiter » Wed Jul 21, 2010 8:29 pm

I have enjoyed fruit from my garden for around 20 years now — raspberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, gooseberries. These are the great joys of high...

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Last post by John
Thu Jul 22, 2010 5:20 pm
Parrot's bill

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by Arnie » Tue Jul 20, 2010 9:39 am

Hi all :D

I have just come back from a break in Cornwall (Newquay) :) while we were there we spotted a most stunning hanging basket 8) filled with...

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Last post by Arnie
Wed Jul 21, 2010 9:38 am
CAMARILLO Strawberry plants

Last post by Johnboy
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by Shallot Man » Sat Jul 17, 2010 3:15 pm

The memsahib has just bought the above strawberry's from local supermarket. Now under orders to grow some for next season, trouble is unable to find...

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Last post by Johnboy
Sun Jul 18, 2010 10:36 am
Blight watch - one full smiths period!!!!

Last post by Catherine
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by Catherine » Thu Jul 15, 2010 7:03 pm

After reading on this forum about the blight watch and the possibility of getting an email to say if it was in your area. I have had my first email...

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Last post by Catherine
Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:18 pm
Birthday greetings.

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by oldherbaceous » Sat Jul 10, 2010 5:22 am

A very happy Birthday, to another one of our special forum members.

Happy Birthday Johnsgirl. :)

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Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:40 pm
BUDDLEIA

Last post by Monika
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by Shallot Man » Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:43 pm

Have my Buddleia in full bloom. Not a butterfly in sight. :( :(

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Last post by Monika
Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:00 pm
Fence preservation

Last post by madasafish
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by JohnN » Thu Jul 15, 2010 9:40 am

Not sure if this is the right forum, but here goes.
Opinions, please, on a good, reasonably-priced preservative, ideally sprayable, for garden fences...

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Last post by madasafish
Thu Jul 15, 2010 3:29 pm
LIME

Last post by Johnboy
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by Shallot Man » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:37 am

Went down to the plot and into a quite heated discussion as to when to put lime down, one faction was for applying same after digging, allowing rain...

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Last post by Johnboy
Wed Jul 14, 2010 6:54 pm
Cat Burglar

Last post by Chantal
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by Chantal » Sat Jul 10, 2010 10:13 am

Further to my previous postings about Diego, my kleptomaniac cat with a glove fetish (his tally now stands at 6 rubber gloves, 1 pair of gardening...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Jul 13, 2010 8:00 pm
Varjious things are ready to harvest

Last post by Mike Vogel
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by Piglet6 » Sun Jun 27, 2010 10:00 pm

Pulled 1 of each of my 3 varieties of carrots this afternoon to thin them and see how they're all getting on. Chantennay are still tiny, Early Nantes...

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Last post by Mike Vogel
Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:57 pm
hardy plant ?

Last post by alan refail
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by richard p » Fri Jul 09, 2010 3:34 pm

first noticed this about 3 weeks ago... guess it must be a hardy plant?

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Last post by alan refail
Fri Jul 09, 2010 4:59 pm
Mereecats dot com

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by Catherine » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:14 pm
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Has anyone seen the new meerecats advert it is absolutely fabulous so funny. I love it and I dont love very many adverts.
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Last post by richard p
Fri Jul 09, 2010 9:16 am
swallows or swifts

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by The Grock in the Frock » Wed Jul 07, 2010 10:59 pm

had a fab time on my own down the plot tonight from 5pm onwards doing a lot of weeding.Anyway decided to stop for a fag break and had a lie down on...

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Last post by Geoff
Thu Jul 08, 2010 8:16 am
HappyBirthday.

Last post by Tigger
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by oldherbaceous » Wed Jul 07, 2010 5:16 am

A very happy Birthday to a good forum member, P.J.

Have a great day. :)

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Last post by Tigger
Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:27 pm
RHS criticise BBC for dumbing down

Last post by alan refail
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by Primrose » Mon Jul 05, 2010 9:34 am

I was heartened to read in the week-end press reports that the RHS had criticised the BBC for the dumbing down their gardening programmes. Hopefully...

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Last post by alan refail
Wed Jul 07, 2010 2:17 pm
Happy Birthday.

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by oldherbaceous » Tue Jul 06, 2010 5:09 am

A very happy birthday vron, and may you have a lovely day. :)

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Tue Jul 06, 2010 1:38 pm
Hose pipe bans - questions?

Last post by Compo
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by Catherine » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:07 pm
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We look like we will be having a hosepipe ban in the next week and someone on our plot asked us if we, as allotment holders, have permission to use...
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Last post by Compo
Mon Jul 05, 2010 10:40 pm
Latest Real Seeds Newsletter

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by Colin_M » Sat Jun 26, 2010 11:10 am

For those of you who haven seen it, you can find this here

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Sun Jul 04, 2010 11:30 pm
Good news for beetroot lovers

Last post by Nature's Babe
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by Primrose » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:18 pm

And not only that, but you get a natural dose of colonic irrigation in the process :lol:

What other vegetables are there that have proven health...

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Thu Jul 01, 2010 11:25 pm
395 grams of eggs please

Last post by Primrose
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by alan refail » Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:42 pm

Fancy a rant?

I recall the metric/imperial fuss years ago. The local story was that a woman went to a stall in Leeds Kirkgate market and asked...

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Last post by Primrose
Thu Jul 01, 2010 9:22 am
Banned Chemical's

Last post by Arnie
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by Arnie » Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:55 pm

Hi all :D

Can anyone point me in the right direction for banned Chemicals please!!
We (New Committee) have inherited a rather run down store's...

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Last post by Arnie
Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:25 am
Summer's here

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by alan refail » Thu May 20, 2010 5:41 pm
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Will anyone else be brave enough to join me in my shaky belief that we've finally made it through the winter?
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:38 pm
Apple/cidar press

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by lizzie » Sun Jun 20, 2010 7:56 pm

Has anyone got any ideas on how I can rig up a press to make cider please? I've got loads of apples, and even with storage and using them in chutneys...

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Last post by lizzie
Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:53 am
It didn't do what it said on the packet.

Last post by Elaine
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by vissac » Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:54 pm

IMO
I bought a packet of Suttons Sugarbon peas. If you look at their online shop the illustration shows what I thought I was getting, A fat and juicy...

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Last post by Elaine
Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:56 pm
Elderflower

Last post by oldherbaceous
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by The Grock in the Frock » Tue Jun 15, 2010 8:06 am
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MMMMMMMMM i have just made my yearly elderflower cordial and look forward to sharing it with the family and friends at work,only problem is i left it...
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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:10 pm
At last...

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by Colin_M » Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:45 pm

...a week or so of consistent warmth and at last the allotment's starting to get going. Mind you, the early morning watering duty is keeping us...

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Last post by oldherbaceous
Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:58 pm
Cabbage Butterfly

Last post by Colin_M
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by Shallot Man » Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:23 am

Not complaining, but have yet to see a cabbage butterfly.

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Last post by Colin_M
Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:09 pm
Our field is on television!

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by Jea » Thu Apr 29, 2010 7:29 am

Our allotment field at Castle Hill Ipswich is the 'Anglia Allotment' on Anglia TV this summer. They are doing short - about five minute - slots -...

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Last post by Jea
Wed Jun 23, 2010 6:06 pm
Squash growers....

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by Colin_M » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:16 pm

...eat your hearts out:

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Last post by Nature's Babe
Wed Jun 23, 2010 8:05 am
Springwatch 2010

Last post by naturediva
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by Elaine » Fri Jun 18, 2010 6:57 pm

I have thoroughly enjoyed this years Springwatch and in my humble opinion it has been the best ever. The presenters were marvellous...what a...

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Last post by naturediva
Tue Jun 22, 2010 8:05 pm
OMG - I have potatoes!!

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by Piglet6 » Wed Jun 16, 2010 10:39 pm
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Mentioned a few days ago that my potatoes have got flower heads on them.

Noticed this morning that 2 flowers had come out, so thought it was time...
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Last post by Piglet6
Tue Jun 22, 2010 7:31 pm
Expensive watering!

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by alan refail » Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:48 pm

Anyone got a story to beat this?

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Mon Jun 21, 2010 10:54 pm

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