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Kathleen Stinson For The Gazette
he City of Cannon Beach and its residents are embarking on a path to decide whether to spend millions of dollars from an increase in local property taxes on a new city hall and police facility. And to absorb a utility rate hike in order to ensure the community is prepared in the event of a major disaster such as a tsunami. A city staff report issued Thursday states that the existing city hall and police facility, as well as the city’s water and wastewater systems, would not withstand such an event. The projected cost of both the facility and the improved water system could cost in the $40 million range, the report states. In an effort to help the city council decide which direction to take, city officials invited the public to attend a series of meetings, which took place this week in the council chambers. The council sessions included a workshop on Wednesday at which the public was asked to provide comment. City Manager Bruce St. Denis gave a presentation on the funding options during Monday’s meeting. A third so-called “big-ticket” item open for discussion during these meetings was a proposed Cannon Beach Elementary School project - perhaps to turn the facility into an event center or park - which could be funded by transient room tax, as stated in the city’s report. However, the city’s general fund money might have to fund some or all of that project in the event the transient room tax cannot be used to pay for the work. The city staff’s report that explains the funding options of these proposed projects in detail is posted on the city’s website and was included in the work session packet. The report summarizes that the existing city hall and police station facility is in the tsunami zone, is some 60 years old and was never designed to withstand an earthquake. The
Cannon Beach Academy fifth-grader Owen Swedenborg lights the traditional lamp during the Cannon Beach Lamp Lighting Ceremony Saturday with help from his father, Greg. Photos by Joe Warren.
Cannon Beach celebrates annual Lamp Lighting
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Kathleen Stinson For The Gazette
he City of Cannon Beach may face opposition to its plans under discussion to construct a new city hall and police facility, as well as to improve its water and sewer systems. A large number of the voting residents of Cannon Beach are seniors, said Jim Litherland, a member of the city’s vetting committee for these proposals. He said he thinks “people are reluctant to go into debt” for the millions of dollars estimated to construct a new city hall and police station and also to improve the water system. “Most of the homes of any value (in Cannon Beach) nobody lives in, so what we have here are voters on fixed incomes,” he said. “The other thing is, the (proposed) city hall does not provide a shelter place” for residents fleeing damage in the low-lying areas in the event of a catastrophic event. The city instead could install utilities services at its Southwind site to house people in the event of a natural disaster, he said. “I think the likelihood of Cannon Beach surviving as it is (in the event of a tsunami) is slim.” Caleb Whitmore, president of the board of directors of
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Joe Warren For The Gazette
undreds gathered in Sandpiper Square on Dec. 7 for carols, tributes and the community’s annual Lamp Lighting Ceremony, marking the beginning of the festive Christmas season in Cannon Beach. But before the actual lamp lighting took place, local writer Peter Lindsay read a tribute to the late Betty Dueber, a business icon and community leader in Cannon Beach since the early 1960s. The tribute was written by her daughter-in-law, Margo Dueber, one of the event’s organizers. “I was too choked up to read it,” she told the crowd. The lamp lighting tradition began in 1973 amid an oil crisis that drove down the number of vacationers traveling to visit Cannon Beach Academy students sing Christmas carols during the annual Cannon Beach. To get those Lamp Lighting Ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 7. numbers up, the town created a holiday celebration with a 36 years. So, the tradition is kept alive Academy students. Charles Dickens theme. with today’s Lamp Lighting Ceremony The crowd was treated to additional As part of that, the Coaster Theatre in the heart of downtown. Christmas songs by the academy put on productions of “A Christmas Since then, many other traditions students and those of Fire Mountain Carol” and shop owners dressed in have evolved. Bill Steidel and Paul School, as well as the Seaside High Victorian style. Dueber performed the town’s official School Choir. A lamp lighter would fire up 40 song, “Christmas in Our Hometown,” “This ceremony is a symbol of lamps along Hemlock - Cannon for years. This year, with Steidel in light and love and hope,” said Margo Beach’s main street - each day at 4 the audience front and center, Dueber Dueber. “I call it, ‘A Tender Cannon p.m. during the holidays, said Dueber. sang the song joined by Cannon Beach Beach Christmas.”’ She added that it continued for at least
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Sitting from left to right are volunteer Meagan Sokol and staff member Liz Johnson. Standing is staff member Kelly Mauer. Photo courtesy Elaine Trucke.
Hilary Dorsey For The Gazette
he Cannon Beach History Center and Museum will be hosting its fourth-annual holiday party Dec. 21 from noon-4 p.m., offering crafts, a hot-chocolate bar, face painting and more. The history center’s executive director, Elaine Trucke, said the free party is getting bigger ever year. “We are doing this for our members and community,” Trucke said. She said the party is kid-friendly and “a way to unwind.” Donations,
while welcome, are not expected, said Trucke. Festivities will begin at noon with holiday-themed crafts, a selfserve hot-chocolate bar and a photo booth. Santa will be available for photos from 1-3 p.m. Face painting will be from 1-3 p.m., and crafts from noon-3 p.m., when Kids Story Time begins. The hot-chocolate bar will be running from noon-4 p.m., as supplies last. Trucke said the museum used to do an evening Christmas party and a kids-themed party during the day. But because it gets dark around 4
p.m., the museum decided to do something everyone would like before the sun goes down. The museum will be open from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., so visitors can check out its “Shipwrecks of the Oregon Coast” exhibit. Trucke said this is one of the most popular exhibits at the museum, and features archaeological work and artifacts associated with the shipwrecks. The gift shop also will be open, selling items at a 10% discount. This event is made possible by the support of State Farm, Martin North and Clatsop County, said Trucke.
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Dune grading guest opinion was one-sided Dear Editor: In his guest opinion column in the Cannon Beach Gazette of November 29, 2019, Mike Morgan is doing his job as a paid consultant to the homeowners’ association along the Cannon Beach beachfront. Morgan appears to have mistaken the purpose of the scientific study of dune grading’s effects commissioned by the City of Cannon Beach. The purpose was not to discover a rationale for or against dune grading, but only to
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describe its effects. After giving councilors credit for their unusually superior qualifications, he faults them for concluding that grading for views is not a good city policy. If city policy decisions were based on science, we would not have a city here at all. Science warns us not to build close to the ocean, because of potential tsunamis and rising sea water. Morgan also ignores the fact that the beaches and the views therefrom belong to all Oregonians, not just to the few beachfront homeowners whom he represents, and are treasured by visitors from all over the world.
The buyer’s remorse that Morgan references in the column was a letter from a planning commissioner who later wrote a letter apologizing for the first letter and admitting that it contained misinformation and a false accusation. Much gratitude is due the planning commissioners and the city councilors who have volunteered their time throughout this long and fair process. The council continues to struggle with how best to compose a code that will allow grading necessary to the city’s welfare.
the Breakers Point Homeowners Association, said he does favor investing longterm in Cannon Beach, and that would include improvements to ensure the safety
of residents in the event of a natural disaster such as a tsunami. “…To sum up the HOA’s position, we are one of the largest single tax bases in the
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Dear Editor: Mr. Morgan has engaged in the all- too-common practice of making a case by stating only the facts that are favorable to his point of view, in his recent guest opinion. The Allan Report was carefully considered by all of the planning commissioners and all of the city councilors. There is nothing inconsistent with accepting the science in the Allan Report and deciding that our city no longer community and our homeowners typically measure their time at Cannon Beach in decades, so we are long-term proponents for a healthy community and clearly invested in its past, present and future,” Whitmore said in an email following an interview. “It is apparent to us that investment in city resources is needed, and ensuring key public safety and infrastructure are safe and functional in the event of a natural disaster is an important matter. “We are generally very much ‘for’ investing in the future of our city, but also cautious when it comes to the scale of investment proposed, combined with the recent track record of City Council when it comes to long-range thinking and following through on listening to community input and expert guidance. “If the recent Foredune Management Plan process is an example of how the city ‘listens,’ all taxpayers should be very concerned. As property owners and taxpayers, it seems the city wants our money in tax revenue and as patrons of the shops and restaurants in town, but doesn’t want to listen to our input very much when it comes to how those revenues should be used.
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wants to permit dune grading for views. The Allan Report does not address the wisdom of grading for views whatsoever. Rather, it addresses the science of sand buildup, and what are the best ways to grade if you should decide to do it. It is interesting that Mr. Morgan complains that the two leaders of the local citizen movement to stop dune grading for views are not “voting citizens of Cannon Beach.” Well, most of the folks living at Breakers Point who so vehemently wanted the dunes graded for their views are also not voting citizens of Cannon “Everyone should be concerned if that’s the kind of attitude our leaders have when it comes to considering such a massive investment. “I believe we need to be thinking decades down the road, not just the next election cycle, and when it comes to matters of infrastructure, ecology, property protection, etc. … that means following through on what is planned, what they say they will do, and thinking holistically about the community’s needs (for example: investing over $40m in new infrastructure while at the same time reducing city tax revenue from short-term rentals and major reductions in property value due to the unchecked ecological disaster from sand inundation and lack of littoral cell health). “It doesn’t add up: you can’t on the one hand say you’re a city that’s ‘for’ being balanced with its natural environment, spending taxpayer money effectively, and planning for a better future while at the same time reducing tax revenue sources and ignoring expert guidance on how to make the environment and city safer and more beautiful. “Investment requires revenue, and in our system of government revenue requires representation and account-
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Beach! Most of them live here part-time, while a huge percentage of the people who testified at the hearings against dune grading are local citizens Finally, as the planning commissioner who asked the council not to make a decision based on the threat of a lawsuit (nothing nefarious - just the law), I think perhaps Mr. Morgan has been watching too much “Game of Thrones.” Lisa Kerr Planning Commissioner Cannon Beach
ability. “If we are to take on a $40+ million investment, there needs to be clear accountability and oversight of it, as well an increased commitment from the city to care about all parties: fulltime and part-time residents, businesses, visitors, property owners and the ecological and environmental health of the area.” Mike Morgan, chairman of the city’s vetting committee, said, “I think there is a lot of skepticism about the total relocation of the city hall and police department. There’s a lot of discussion about separation of the two.” He said people are talking about relocating the police department and constructing an emergency operations center in a 3,000- to 4,000-square-foot building on the city’s Southwind site. The cost of such a structure would be $3 million to $4 million, not the $16 million for the city hall and police department in the current proposal. As for the improvements to the water and sewer system, he said, “People underestimate the value of a water and sewer system.” Basic cable and internet costs $130 a month - water and sewer are a “necessity.”
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Tolovana colony’s arts bazaar is this weekend Choosing the Tolovana Arts Colony’s fourth-annual Holiday Gift Bazaar is a lively and meaningful antidote to cold, corporate consumerism. The bazaar kicks off with a party on Friday from 6-8 p.m. at Tolovana Hall, 3779 S. Hemlock in Cannon Beach. Friday’s celebration features hot food, wintery drinks and good company.
No better way to shop. The bazaar continues, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. But be advised: some of the items are one-of-a-kind and may be scooped up quickly. On display, and available for purchase, will be an array of works from local artists and crafters that include everything from jewelry to housewares, fine arts
to clothing, snacks, beauty products and more. Besides offering locally-made arts and crafts, gift buying at the bazaar supports local artists and handcrafters.
water system improvements, which have been estimated to cost about $25 million. “Our water supply system is vulnerable in an earthquake,” the report states. “The water we use everyday travels from mountain springs several miles to the treatment plant; it is then pumped up to a storage tank and back down to the city, where it flows through a system of pipes – many dating to the 1960s -- to homes and businesses. Failure of any single component in that system could jeopardize our ability to supply water to the city for a long time.” A functioning wastewater system is needed to protect the public’s health, the report states. “Revenues to operate and upgrade the utility systems primarily come from utility rates for services (your utility bill) and from loans that rely on utility rates for repayment,” the report states. Although the voters will decide whether to proceed with a bond for a new city facility, St. Denis said the “council would make the decision about proceeding with the utilities projects.” He said the utility improvements would be paid through a “rate hike.” Asked what he would tell residents who say a tsunami might not happen for 100 to 200 more years, St. Denis said it is a matter of weighing the risks. “And how much are you (residents) willing to spend to buy down the risks.” The elementary school project does not have “the same sense of urgency” as the other two proposed projects, he said. “But people need to know it may cost us
more than we are thinking.” St. Denis said that although the city has been talking about making the city hall and station improvements for about 15 years, this is the first time it has hired “professional estimators (architects and engineers) to determine the cost.” Earlier this year, the city formed a committee to look at whether the city should proceed along this path. That committee recommended the city go forward with this process, he said.
n Agenda Continued from Page 1 city’s architectural consultants reviewed the possibility of remodeling the structure, but concluded it could not be done in an economical manner. In the event of a disaster such as a tsunami, the report states, city hall would become an emergency management center and the police force would need a structure from which to assist with public safety issues and to “maintain order.” The city would locate the new facility above the tsunami zone. “Costs projections (for such a facility) range from $15 million to $17 million, depending on configuration and location,” the report states. “Project costs are escalating by + $750,000 per year. “The most likely funding scenario would be for the city to seek a general obligation bond to pay for the project over 30 to 40 years.” The voters would have to approve any bond, St. Denis said in a recent interview with The Gazette. “The cost for a home with an assessed value of $500,000 would range from $200 to $350 per year over 30 years,” as stated in the staff report. “It is possible that the city could extend the borrowing period or identify other funding sources that could reduce that assessment.” The report also addresses funding for water and waste-
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Coast HappeningsCalendar Saturday, Dec. 14 Pictures with Santa-Santa Claus is coming to town. Come support the Cannon Beach Academy and get your picture with Santa. Located at the Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce from 1pm until 4pm. Ho Ho Ho!
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Sunday, Dec. 15 Pictures with Santa-
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YOUR GUIDE TO MUSIC, ART, COMMUNITY AND CULTURAL EVENTS ON THE NORTH COAST 7-8:30 p.m. at the Cannon Beach Library. The book that will be discussed is Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo.’ by Zola Neale Hurston. Hurston was an anthropologist and filmmaker who dealt with issues of race in the American South during the last century.
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Museum. Featuring holiday themed crafts, a self-serve hot chocolate bar, and photo booth. Santa will be available for pictures from 1-3 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 26 Winter Holiday Concert with the Fireside Social Orchestrai-Coaster Theatre, 7pm. For more details and tickets, call
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Holiday Foods Around the World Celebration begins Thursday, Dec. 26 - Sat. Dec. 28. Enjoy international foods from 8 different countries. See ad on page 2 for schedule or go to cannonbeach.org/haystackholidays for menu details and restaurant lineup.
Orchestra to play early music for “A Fireside Christmas” Hilary Dorsey For The Gazette
The Cannon Beach Chamber of Commerce will present “A Fireside Christmas” with the Fireside Social Orchestra from 7-9:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at Coaster Theatre Playhouse. The concert will feature music of the 19th Century played on period instruments and voices. The program will include familiar Christmas carols in their original forms, including “Silent Night” (“Stille Nacht,” 1818), “Up on the Housetop” (“Santa Claus,” 1864) and “Jingle Bells” (“The One Horse Open Sleigh,” 1857). Also, carols from the English, Scottish and French countryside, and descriptive holiday pieces such as “A Christmas Holiday” (1899) and “What Shall We Sing at Christmas?” (1899) - as well as some surprises. “Besides giving us Brahms, Mendelssohn, Verdi and Wagner, many of the popular Christmas carols we sing today were written in the 19th Century,” said Phil Neuman, director of the orchestra along with his wife, Gayle.
“It’s fun to hear the original versions of these carols, which, in some cases, have been changed and simplified in the intervening years.” Phil Neuman said the 19th Century was a period of innovation in instrument design, giving us the modern flute, cornet, saxophone, tuba, autoharp, flat-back mandolin and modern banjo, all of which the group will be playing at the concert. “We’re also using a wide variety of other, lesser-known period instruments, including the walking stick recorder, flageolet, ophicleide, alto and tenor horns, and the ballad horn, along with instruments developed earlier, such as the violin, tenor viola, cello, piano, alphorn and recorder,” he said. “We’ll also be doing a lot of singing.” The Fireside Social Orchestra consists of four to seven musicians, depending on the repertoire. The concert will feature the Neumans plus Cal Scott of The Trail Band, with Ben Fitch, Laura Kuhlman and Cindy Markham of The Oregon Renaissance Band, and cellist Elizabeth O’Connor.
Although the group for this concert, The Fireside Orchestra, is new this year, some of the members play in the Oregon Renaissance Band, which started in 1991. The Neumans have been its directors since opening. “We’ve known Cal Scott from playing together with him in The Trail Band, which also started in 1991,” Phil Neu- The Fireside Social Orchestra presents “A Fireside Christmas” in the Coaster Theater from 7-9:30 p.m. on Dec. 26. Courtesy photo. man said. Fitch is a memclasses at the Community Music music for television and film. ber of the Oregon Renaissance Band Center in Portland and works as a Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; the as a recovering symphony oboist licensed therapist. concert starts at 7 p.m. Admission and works in the high-tech industry. O’Connor is a member of the ear- is $30. Kuhlman, also a member of that ly-music ensemble Cassis and plays band, teaches early-music workin several string ensembles. Tickets can be purchased at shops, and has performed with variScott is musical director of the https://cannonbeachchamber. ous renaissance music ensembles in Trail Band and a singer/songwriter, eventsmart.com/events/haystack-holthe U.S. and abroad. as well as the leader of several jazz idays-winter-holiday-concert/. Markham teaches early-music and rock groups. He also composes
‘Listening to the Crabs’
Listening to the Land kicks off its 2020 season Jan. 15 with a presentation by Sarah Henkel titled “Listening to the Crabs.” Oregon State University marine ecologist Henkel and her colleague, Curtis Roegner of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, glued acoustic tags onto several legal-sized Dungeness crabs near the mouth of the Columbia River and off Cape Falcon last year. Then, they deployed acoustic receivers north and south of the two locations. Their goal was to learn how frequently and how far crabs move in sandy versus rocky habitat – data that will help inform decision-making on potential impacts of
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wave energy testing and marine reserves. What they found surprised them - including information about great white sharks in Oregon waters from listening for the signals emitted from the crabs’ tags. Photo courtesy Sarah Henkel. Their free presentation will be held in the Seaside For more information, go Public Library at 1131 Broad- to www.necanicumwaterway St. from 6-8 p.m. Doors shed.org. open at 5:45 p.m.
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CANNON BEACH GALLERY GROUP The Cannon Gallery Group wishes to express our thanks to all of our sponsors. With your support, in 2019 we hosted the Spring Unveiling Arts Festival in May, the inaugural Earth & Ocean Arts Festival in September, and we co-hosted the Stormy Weather Arts Festival in November. Through these events, we participate in and enrich the culture and economic health of the north Oregon coast. We are also grateful to the City of Cannon Beach and the Cannon Beach Tourism & Arts Commission, whose support makes this all possible. Without further ado, THANK YOU to our annual supporters:
Arbor Care Tree Specialists • B. Boutique Beachcomber Vacation Homes • The Bistro • Bruce’s Candy Kitchen Cannon Beach Hardware and Public House Cannon Beach Hotel Lodgings • Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals Columbia State Bank • Crowerks • Dena’s Shop on the Corner Driftwood Restaurant and Lounge • EVOO Dining Fresh Foods Cannon Beach • Hallmark Resort Hotel and Spa Haystack Lodgings • La Luna Loca • Land’s End at Cannon Beach Mariner Market • Martin North • Morris’ Fireside Restaurant Pelican Pub and Brewery • Ocean Lodge • Pizza-A-Feta RE/MAX Coastal Advantage • Season’s Cafe • Sweet Basil’s Café The Waves at Cannon Beach • The Wine Shack • Village Centre Warren House Pub For support above and beyond during the Earth & Ocean Arts Festival, we thank:
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Beachcomber Vacation Rentals • Buoy Beer Cannon Beach Smokehouse • Cannon Beach Vacation Rentals Mike & Tracey Clark • Christopher Mathie • Martin North Jim & Mary Ann Oyala • Anton Pavlenko • Ken Potter The Wave Crest Inn • The Wine Shack
During the Earth & Ocean Arts Festival, we collectively raised $22,971 for five local nonprofit organizations that work to keep the beauty of our environment pristine. We partnered with the Friends of Haystack Rock, the Friends of the Cape Falcon Marine Reserve, the North Coast Land Conservancy, Sea Turtles Forever and the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. For more information on the Gallery Group and festivals:
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State revising plan protecting Haystack Rock Oregon’s north coast has some of the most beautiful and iconic rocky ocean shores in North America. Haystack Rock and Ecola State Park host important habitat for tidepool species such as sea stars and mussels that support complex ocean food webs. Ecologically important bird species such as the Black
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to our region through tourism dollars. Oregon’s Rocky Habitat Management Strategy is being updated by the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and a workgroup of stakeholders appointed by the Ocean Policy Advisory Council. The strategy seeks to balance ecological, social and economic uses by setting out general principles and management prescriptions - while also
making site-specific designations of special rocky habitat areas. In the original 1994 Rocky Shores Management Strategy (it’s since been renamed), the following north coast sites got special designations:
Refuge, an area needed to maintain the health of the ecosystem • The Ecola Point and Sea Lion Rocks area was flagged as needing more information before a designation could be made. • Cape Falcon was not designated, but has since been protected as a State of Oregon Marine Reserve. During 2020, the public will have the opportunity to propose additions, deletions and revisions to special designations under the Rocky Habitat Management Strategy. “We have a golden opportunity to consider new protections to safeguard precious rocky habitats, while at the same time balancing protection with responsible access for the public to enjoy
• Haystack Rock is designated a Marine Garden, for education and conservation uses • The western end of Tillamook Head is a Habitat
and be inspired,” said Joe Liebezeit, staff scientist and avian conservation manager at Portland Audubon. The North Coast Rocky Habitat Coalition will be looking at our rocky coastline and making proposals under this process. Those who are interested in getting involved should contact Margaret Minnick at northcoastrockyhabitat@gmail.com or follow the group’s Facebook page, North Coast Rocky Habitats, at https://www.facebook.com/ northcoastrockyhabitats/. The public can also comment on the state’s rocky habitat process. To find out more, visit https://www.oregonocean.info/index.php/tsprocky-shores-amendment.
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Oystercatcher depend on tidepool areas for food. Upland rocky habitats are critical nesting places for five species of seabirds. Harbor seals and sea lions use secluded rocky areas as resting sites. Intertidal rocky habitats provide important nursery grounds for commercially important species like rockfish and Dungeness crab. Visitors enjoy the scenic beauty of the rocky coastline, providing an economic boost
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