Everything About a Family (Almost) (Show Companion) TABLE OF CONTENTS TADA! Youth Theater p.1 Using the Show Companion p. 1 Theater Etiquette Tips p. 2 About Everything About a Family (Almost) p. 3 Interview with a lead writer of Everything About a Family (Almost) p. 4 What is a Family? p. 5 Say What? (Glossary of terms) p. 6-7 Word Search p. 8 Guide Activities p. 9-15
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1. Laugh, cry, and sigh – but don’t talk. You hear the actors; they hear
you. Any reaction that comes from your experience of the play supports the performance, but shouldn’t distract from it. 2. Please enjoy food and beverages in the lobby – not the theater – and
please put any garbage in the garbage cans before the show. Note: Actors will hear if you’re unwrapping throat lozenges or hard candy. Please do that before or after the show – not during the performance. No gum is allowed in the theater. 3. Please silence all phones, tablets and anything else that might make
noise or light up during the show. Then, after the show, be sure to like it, tweet it, post it and talk to your friends to tell them how much you enjoyed it! 4. Please stay in your assigned seat. 5. Photographs (with or without flash – and even on your phones) as well
as the recording of the show in any way are not allowed. Recording the show is distracting and potentially dangerous to the actors as well as your fellow audience members. Additionally, recording is prohibited to protect the artistic work that went into making the show.
Tips for Teachers and Group Leaders:
Please arrive approximately 30 minutes early. Assign one chaperone for every fifteen students and ask your chaperones to disperse themselves amongst the student group to help support best behavior. We want to extend a sincere thank you to all teachers, parents, and group leaders who bring their students to TADA! Youth Theater. We greatly appreciate your supporting theater and arts education.
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Everything About a Family (Almost) Janine Nina Trevens, Artistic & Executive Director and The Resident Youth Ensemble present an original musical about a family reunion like no other where kids discover how quirky, fun, endearing and irreplaceable family can be! Originally conceived and written by members of TADA!’s Resident Youth Ensemble: Christina Franklin, Merce Jessor, John Moriarty, Maya Park, Jennifer Wais and Casey Wenger-Schulman
Direction and Choreography by Joanna Greer Musical Direction by Adam Jones Set & Lighting Designer: Steve O’Shea Costume Designer: Megan Turek Production Stage Manager: Samantha Jacob
Recommended for audiences 3 and up Dates: January 17 – February 16, 2015 Running Time: approx. 60 min.
Music and lyrics by: Gary Bagley, Deirdre Broderick, Douglas Cohen, Jim Colleran, Miriam Daly, Scott Evan Davis, Drew Fornarola, Simon Gray, Kirsten A. Guenther, Lindsay Joelle, Phoebe Kreutz, Naomi Lee, Callie LeFevre, Arianna Rose, Kiernan Schmitt, Joy Son, Robby Stamper, Steve Sweeting, Tom Toce TIME: The present, summertime PLACE: A cruise ship CAST OF CHARACTERS Leah Miller’s family
Leah Michael
Angela Miller’s family
Angela Mackenzie Dylan Steffi Cameron Zoey Jake Tammy Lindsay Tom Edward Jr. Tyler Alyssa Carla DJ Nancy Hannah Samantha Tim Jason Will Nick Chloe Jessie
Musical Numbers “Everything About A Family” “Relatively Speaking” “Why Are My Parents So Embarrassing?” “My Teeth” “Hand Me Downs” “The Big Lagoon” “Ship Shape” “A Name For Myself” “The Change is Strange” “Amy” “Mom Likes Me Better” “Emma’s Gone” “Miller Madness” “Going Home” ____________________________________ TADA! Here We Are Music & Lyrics by Joel Gelpe The Band Musical Director/Piano – Adam Jones Keyboard – Ben Schendler-Terry*/Chloe Pae* Drums/Percussion – Ray Grappone Bass Guitar – Reynaldo Nunez* * Principal Ensemble Member Below: Production photo (2015)
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Q: As one of the lead writers for EVERYTHING ABOUT A FAMILY (ALMOST), can you tell us your primary role and responsibilities? A: My responsibilities included being present at all writing meetings where we brainstormed together and juggled ideas. Eventually we made a list of scenes that needed to be written to go along with the songs we had chosen. From there, Maya Park (another alum) and I wrote scenes that dealt with the agreed upon subjects and themes. We brought them back to each session and discussed them with the group. Q: What was the inspiration to create this musical and what did you/TADA! want to achieve? A: The goal was to add another show to the “Everything About” series. After the success of “Everything About School”, “…Camp”, and “…A Day”, we wanted to expand with another widely relatable topic. Q: When this musical was created, you were a member of the TADA! Ensemble and one of the writers. How did these two roles differ and how did they complement each other? A: As a writer, I had to think of the entire arc of the show and the overall momentum. Was it working? Does it make sense? Do we need this song? Should we change the order of some scenes? As a performer, I had to focus on my character only and her personal journey. By having the wider knowledge of the world of the play, I had a stronger grasp on the circumstances and I was able to develop my character further. Q: You’re also working on another TADA! musical entitled, EVERYTHING ABOUT TADA! (ALMOST). How is this musical different and/or similar to EVERYTHING ABOUT A FAMILY (ALMOST)? A: It’s similar in that we are starting with a giant pool of ideas. Like with “Family” we are throwing around everything that comes to mind about the given topic: TADA! and theater in general. From there, we bring in the “Almost” factor and scale down on ideas to tackle in efforts to make the show approximately 55 minutes. The processes are also similar in that they are hugely relatable for the creators involved so we are able to speak and develop from a personal standpoint. “Everything About TADA!” is different because it is much more of an informatory presentation since the audience won’t be familiar with the ‘ins and outs’ of TADA! in the way we (the writers/performers)are. We aim to make this show as inclusive as possible and stay away from inside jokes. Q: For EVERYTHING ABOUT A FAMILY (ALMOST), what do you think is most interesting and what are you most proud of? A: I am most proud of the fact that the writing team was dedicated and saw the show through to opening night. Thinking back to the mile-long list of initial ideas we had, it’s amazing to think that we created an hour-long show out of all of it! I am also proud that, for the most part, we were able to separate ourselves as writers/performers and consider the greater good for the show. That is a hard task to ask of any theater-maker, so as 13, 14, and 15 year olds, I think we handled it pretty well.
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Did You Know? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of family is simply: a group of people who are related to each other (by blood or marriage). However, this definition begs for a broader treatment due to the fact that there are many different types of families within one’s local community and throughout today’s world,
“Children’s growing awareness of diverse family structures provides rich opportunities to help them celebrate family diversity and engage them in conversation about who is in THEIR family, who lives in THEIR house and more importantly - who takes care of them.” Read more at: www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/2014-how-to-help-children-understanddiverse-families/#sthash.MRgtgACw.dpuf
“Today's nuclear families occupy considerably more diverse ground than the ‘mom, dad, a couple of kids’ model of times past. Nowadays, ‘typical’ families include multi-ethnic adoptive families, single parents, guardian grandparents as well as biracial, same sex parents and blended families.”
Read more at: www.brighthorizons.com/family-resources/e-family-news/2012-family-matters-how-to-help-childrencelebrate-family-diversity/#sthash.0HI6UsHR.dpuf
”THEY’RE PEOPLE WHO LET YOU LIVE AND LEARN
AND PEOPLE YOU LOVE IN RETURN EVEN WHEN YOU DISAGREE. SO WHAT IF YOU JUST DON’T MATCH ONE BIT? ‘CAUSE PART OF YOU KNOWS THAT YOU FIT AS IF YOU WERE MEANT TO BE… AND THAT’S A FAMILY!” (Excerpt from the song, “That’s A Family”)
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Amok - wild; out of control. Anchors Aweigh - phrase said in preparation of getting underway, especially of a ship; derived from the U.S. Naval Academy fight song. Batten - a thin, flexible length of wood or other material used to maintain flatness in a sail. Bequeath - to leave or pass on (e.g., property) by a will, usually to one of a younger generation. Briny - of or like brine or salt water; very salty. Chic - elegant or fashionable; stylish. Clearasil - a brand of skin care and acne medication. Coat of Arms - the symbol of a family, country, or organization. It shows designs and figures on and around a shield. Commotion - a noisy confusion; disorder. Compromise - a settlement of a disagreement in which each side gives up something. Concur -to share the same opinion; agree. DNA- an abbreviation for "deoxyribonucleic acid substance”; it’s found in cells that contains information about the characteristics of a living thing. Gene - a tiny section of a chromosome that causes a particular characteristic, such as eye color or hair color, to be passed on from parent to offspring. Haiku - a Japanese verse form made of three lines, or any poem written in this form. Line one has five syllables; line two: seven syllables; line three: five syllables. Hand-me-down - an article of clothing passed on to another person after being used and/or out grown. Heirloom - an object passed down through generations of a family. Imply- to hint or suggest without saying directly. Ingenious - clever or creative in setting up or working through problems. Keel - a long piece of wood or metal that runs down the length of the bottom of a boat or ship. The keel makes a boat or ship stable in the water. Kin - the members of an extended family; relatives. Lagoon - a shallow body of salt water by the sea. A lagoon is separated from the sea by sandbars, coral reefs, or islands. Mimic - to copy or imitate. Mon Ami – French for “my friend” or “my love.”
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Morph - to be transformed. Mull - to think something over; ponder. Noggin - (informal) the head. Promotion - a raise to a higher grade or position. Puberty - the stage or age at which a person experiences the maturation of the reproductive system. Relatively Speaking - true in situations similar to the one at hand. Reunion - a meeting of friends, family, or other people who have been apart from each other for a long time. Schmooze - to chat idly; gossip. Scoff - to speak with mild scorn or derision (often followed by at). Seersucker - a thin cotton or rayon fabric, usually striped and with a crinkled appearance. Taboo – forbidden. Titanic –the White Star Line passenger steamship, acclaimed for its size, speed, and durability, which sank on April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg on its maiden voyage, killing over 1,500 people. In Everything About a Family (Almost), this word is referencing the popular 1997 movie, Titanic.
QuOTES from the musical that include words from the glossary: HERE’S A LITTLE QUESTION: WHAT IS A FAMILY? TRY TO MULL IT OVER…WORK IT OUT. … …FROM THE UNCLE WHO’S A JOKESTER IN THE BLUE SEERSUCKER PANTS. … SOME FAMILIES HAVE A COAT OF ARMS OR HEIRLOOMS THEY BEQUEATHED… …WE LAUGH AND SCHMOOZE AND GENTLY CRUISE UPON THE BRINY TIDE. … …THEN THE MEAN GIRLS WON’T DARE SCOFF ‘CAUSE I’D BE MODEL RUNWAY CHIC…
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Everything About a Family (Almost) Word Search Search and circle the words from the word bank below. These words are from the glossary of terms found on pgs. 6-7.
N G M C H S C H M O O Z E V Q L G L
B O V O Z E J O Y N Y Y P I K I N A
S L I A N B I N M T D R C M M S O G
T C I T T A I R R P E P I S A A I O
D N O O O R M E L K R M H N X R N O
N K Q F B M B I C O I O C U V A U N
A W V A F U M U M C O H M K U E E M
C X U R P N S O O W O M N I P L R O
Y L P M I R T N C R B H U A S C E R
I H U S E I C K S C E C L H F E F P
L L C E O U O A E L Q J I I J P F H
L T S N R M W Y V N U H X N H U R N
G N I K A E P S Y L E V I T A L E R
Q S U O I N E G N I A G J W E T R L
K B Q G N E T T A B T A B O O D I R
Q I H N O G G I N J H T Y E K P S T
H A N D M E D O W N L E E K F Z A M
Word Bank Go to pgs. 6-7 to see the definitions of the words in the bank below.
AMOK ANCHORS A WEIGH BATTEN BEQUEATH BRINY CHIC CLEARASIL COAT OF ARMS COMMOTION COMPROMISE CONCUR DNA
GENE HAIKU HAND ME DOWN HEIRLOOM IMPLY INGENIOUS KEEL KIN LAGOON MIMIC MON AMI MORPH
MULL NOGGIN PROMOTION PUBERTY RELATIVELY SPEAKING
REUNION SCHMOOZE SCOFF SEERSUCKER TABOO TITANIC
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ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES Focus: Creativity and Innovation, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Communication and Collaboration, Creative Writing, Theater, Self-Expression, Multiple Perspectives, Visual Arts Related Subjects: English Language Arts, Arts Education, Sociology, Mathematics Level: Elementary School (and higher) Also great at-home activity ideas!
THEME 1: INDIVIDUALITY The characters in Everything About a Family (Almost) often feel like they’re too “different” to be part of their family – as if they don’t belong. They discover that their unique assets are what make them an individual. They also realize that part of being a family means accepting the unique and sometimes quirky qualities that each family member possesses.
Self-Portrait
Drawing or Writing Activity On your own
In Everything About a Family (Almost), the characters sometimes make choices based on how they see themselves. Choose one of the following activities to explore how you see yourself. 1. Draw a picture of yourself Think about the things that make you unique. There are many ways you can be unique. For example, maybe you’re great at making a silly face or maybe you picture yourself doing something you’re talented in. If so, what activity are you doing? Start with a general shape and work your way to the specifics. Use your reflection in a mirror. What does your silly face look like? Don’t be afraid to start over!
2. Write a sketch describing you A sketch is a piece of writing that describes a character or a location. It is usually 1-2 paragraphs long. You can describe your physical qualities and/or the qualities that make up your character (who you are). Describe yourself as you do your favorite activity – maybe you’re baking a cake, reading a book, playing your favorite sport, or having a snowball fight. Tip: Imagine that you’re describing yourself to someone who has never seen you in person. How would you describe yourself to him or her?
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Acrostic Poem
Writing Activity On your own or with a partner
An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. Here is an example using the name Jane: Joyous, full of bliss Amiable, instantly likeable Nurturing, bringing out the good in people Easygoing, a breeze to get along with 1. On your own, write an acrostic poem where the first letter of each line spells out your name. Write the letters of your name along the side of a piece of paper. Use those letters to write a poem about yourself. Think about what makes you unique or what your name says about you. 2. With a partner, challenge yourselves to create a new acrostic poem using both of your names OR find a creative way to combine your and your partner’s name poems!
Diagram: Similarities/Differences
Discussion & Writing Activity In groups of 3
In Everything About a Family (Almost), some of the characters know that they only have a few things in common with their other family members while others lament that they have nothing in common with their family members. In this activity, try to find things that you have in common with the people around you!
Get into groups of 3 and draw a Venn Diagram like the one below (there should be one circle per person):
1. Find at least three things that everyone has in common (i.e., a place you’ve all been to, food you’ve tried, favorite colors/music, etc). Once you find these things, put them in your circle at the very center (area A). 2. Find at least two things that you have in common with each separate person in your group. Once you’ve identified the commonalities, put them in the area where your circle overlaps with the other person’s circle (area B). 3. Find things that you all do not share in common and assign them to the outer edges of your own circle.
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B Diagram: Similarities /Differences Continued from p. 10
B B
Inside & Out
A
Writing Activity On your own
In this activity we will explore what you think and feel about yourself and your family. Do you feel different than the rest of your family like the characters in Everything About a Family (Almost)? 1. Using the shape on the next page, answer the following question inside the body of the figure. How do you feel about yourself within your family? 2. Using the shape below, write your answers outside the body of the figure. How do you feel about your family members? How do you think your family members feel about you?
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Inside & Out Continued from p. 11
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THEME 2: FAMILY While the dictionary definition of family may only include those related to you by blood or marriage, our modern definition of family includes much more! Family has now come to include all the people that care about you and are invested in who you will become. Good friends can be part of your family. Groups that you are involved in can be part of your family. People that live with you and help to raise you are part of your family. Who do you consider to be your family? Is your pet a member of the family?
Family Alphabet Relay
Brainstorm Activity In groups of 4-5
In a relay you have to work together as a team to win the race! Split up into groups to do this relay and brainstorm some ideas about family. You will need a large sheet of chart paper and a marker for each group. 1. Each group should take their relay sheet and marker to their own area in the space and work together to write each letter of the alphabet: A _____________________ L _____________________ W _____________________ B _____________________ M _____________________ X _____________________ C _____________________ N _____________________ Y _____________________ D _____________________ O _____________________ Z _____________________ E _____________________ P _____________________ F _____________________ Q _____________________ G _____________________ R _____________________ H _____________________ S _____________________ I _____________________ T _____________________ J _____________________ U _____________________ K _____________________ V _____________________ 2. Each group should line up in front of their relay chart. When it’s time to start, the first person in line should write a word or phrase about family that begins with the letter A. For example: A unt________________ or A lways there for you The first person then passes the marker (or baton) to the person behind him/her and joins the end of the line. The next person should fill in the letter B and so on.
Here are a few guidelines you must follow: Your team can help a group member who gets stuck or needs an idea. You must write in order. Don’t mix-up or skip letters! Every member of your group must participate in writing.
3. When a group is finished they should sit with their arms folded to indicate that they are done. 4. Once all the groups are done, review everyone’s ideas together! If you want to keep score and determine a winner give each team a point for every idea that was highly unique / original. For example, if all teams wrote Aunt for the letter A, but only one team wrote Always there for you, then the latter would get one point.
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A Family Portrait
Acting Activity In groups of 8-10
Families often take pictures or portraits of themselves to record how they were during different stages of their lives together. As a group create some fun and unique portraits of all kinds of families! 1. In an open space have the participants walk around at a pedestrian speed (no running… just casually walking). Encourage them to walk independently and not with their friends.* 2. Call out a number and have them get into groups of that number. For example, if you call out “4” then they should quickly get into groups of 4. Depending on the number of participants, groups may consist of 2, 4, or 5 people. 3. Once they are in their groups call out a kind of family for them to create a quick tableau (frozen image). You might choose to call out types of characters (e.g., ballerinas, alligators, etc.) or character traits (e.g., surprised, angry, confused, etc.). These frozen pictures or tableaux should be created in the style of a family portrait. Extension: The Selfie Challenge! Call out “Selfie” when you want participants to adjust their portrait as if they were taking a self-portrait. 4. After they have held the position of their tableau, have them unfreeze and walk around the space again. Continue until you have created many family portraits of all shapes and sizes! 5. You may want to share some of these portraits as a large group. Have all the participants sit in the audience then ask several volunteers from the audience to come up onstage and create a family portrait (of their or their previous group’s favorites). Record these family portraits by taking a picture! *If space is an issue or you don’t want participants to walk around the room, skip to step number five and have everyone participate in at least one family portrait in front of the group.
My Family Tree
Research Activity On your own with an adult member of your family
Many people think of their families like a tree… always growing and changing as new family members are born and old ones pass away. Our family history is unique to each of us and is often filled with fascinating stories about ancestors. With an adult relative, find out more about your family history! (See next page…) 1. Write your name and birthdate in the box by the tree’s roots. 2. In each of the connected boxes above write the names of your parents and their birthdates. Move up the tree until you have filled out each of your grandparents’ parents… those would be your great grandparents!* *Remember that families are made in all kinds of ways! Add boxes to include birth parents or other essential members of your family tree.
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My Family Tree Continued from p. 13
Extension: Getting to Know You
Research & Writing Activity On your own or with an adult
Now that you have researched your family tree, select a family member and write a biography on him or her. Interview this family member if they are still living. Interview other members of your family about them if they or no longer living. Ask them questions about where they lived, what they did for a job, what they were like, etc. You might also use www.ancestry.com as a resource in your search for information! This website offers a free trial period before charging a fee.
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A GLOSSARY OF SELECT TERMS & CAREERS IN THE THEATER 1. BLOCKING: The actor’s movement on stage is known 11. ORCHESTRA PIT: The orchestra pit is the place where the musicians perform during a musical. Usually the as “blocking.” The Stage Manager writes the blocking orchestra pit is between the front row of the audience & notation into the Prompt Script. the stage. TADA!’s orchestra pit is located on stage left. 2. BLACK BOX THEATER: The interiors of most black box 12. PROPS: Anything that the audience sees that is not theaters are painted black. The absence of color gives worn by an actor & is not a structural part of the set such the audience a sense of "anyplace" and allows as: food eaten during a play, dishes, books, phones, etc. flexibility from play to play or from scene to scene. Since almost any open space in any building can be 13. PROPS MASTER: The person who buys items that will transformed into a black box, the popularity and be used or adapted to become props. Props masters appeal for theater companies to use this type of also purchase the raw material used to build props. performance space is high. 3. COSTUME: Anything that an actor wears on stage is referred to as a costume. The Wardrobe department (the department responsible for creating costumes) provides clothes, shoes, hats, and any personal accessories such as umbrellas, purses and eyeglasses. 4. CYCLORAMA (a.k.a. CYC): A curved wall or drop at the back of a stage, used for creating an illusion of unlimited space or distance in the background of exterior scenes or for obtaining lighting effects. 5. DROP: A drop is a large piece of painted canvas that is “flown in” by the flyman (see FLYMAN). 6. DIRECTOR: The person who guides the actors during the rehearsal period as they stage the play. The director is responsible for presenting a unified vision of the play to the audience.
14. PROSCENIUM: A term describing the physical characteristics of a theater. A proscenium theater is one in which the audience & the actors are separated by a picture-frame opening that the audience looks through to see the actors. Surrounding this opening is the PROSCENIUM ARCH. If there is an acting area on the audience side of the proscenium arch, it is referred to as the APRON. 15. SCENIC ARTIST: The people who are responsible for painting & decorating the surfaces of the set. Some of the techniques they use include: wood graining, stenciling, marbling & brickwork. They also paint the drops & scrims that are flown in. 16. SCRIM: A scrim is a piece of gauze that is painted and used as part of the scenery. When a scrim is lit from in front it is opaque, you cannot see through it. When a scrim is lit from behind it is transparent, you can see through it. This allows for many different visual effects to be created by the lighting & set designers.
7. DESIGNER: The people who work with the director to decide what the production will look like. Designers must choose the color, shape and texture of everything 17. STAGE CREW: The people who ensure that you see on the stage. There are several areas that everything runs smoothly on stage during a need to have designers: costumes, set, lighting and performance. The stage crew is responsible for changing sometimes sound. The designers work very closely with the sets between scenes & acts. the director to create the environment in which the play will take place. 18. STAGE MANAGER: The person who makes sure that all rehearsals & performances run smoothly. During a 8. FLYMAN: The person responsible for the manipulation performance the stage manager also makes sure that of the scenery which is in the fly gallery (the space above the stage). The scenery is manipulated by ropes all of the technical elements (e.g., lights, sound, curtains flying in and out) happen at exactly the right time. attached to a counterweight system. 9. GREEN ROOM: The green room, usually near the entrance to the stage, is where the actors & crew sit while waiting for their turn to go on stage. 10. HEAD OF WARDROBE: Responsible for the day-today running of the wardrobe department and for unifying all aspects of production. For example, the head of wardrobe oversees the budget, tailoring (including the cutters, first-hands, stitchers, dyers, etc.), accessories, and millinery.
19. TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: The person who is responsible for coordinating all of the technical elements of a production. Technical directors work with the people who build the sets, props, costumes, wigs & special effects to make sure that everything runs smoothly. 20. THRUST STAGE: A thrust stage is a stage that is surrounded on three sides by the audience.
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