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Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, St John s Wort (Hypericum), lobelias, everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses grow in profusion close to the shores of Lake Kitandara (13,200 feet).
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Lake Kitandara (north) (13,200 feet),the Coronation Glacier of Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) just visible in the distance. The steep slopes leading down to the lake are covered with mosses,tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,and tree heathers. The afro-montane vegetation in the foreground includes everlasting flowers (helicrysum),a Senecio,or Giant Groundsel,and a lobelia.
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Lake Kitandara (north) (13,200 feet),with Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) rising in the distance. The steep slopes leading down to the lake are covered with mosses,tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,and tree heathers. The afro-montane vegetation in the foreground includes everlasting flowers (helicrysum),lobelias and St John's Wort (Hypericum).
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Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet). Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels and everlasting flowers (helicrysum), flourish at this altitude. Margherita Peak of Mount Stanley is the highest of the Rwenzori Mountain Range.
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Mount Baker (15,889 feet) from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet) with a tree Senecio, or Giant Groundsel, everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses in the foreground.
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Lake Kitandara (south) (13,200 feet), a shallow freshwater lake, with Mount Luigi di Savoia (15,179 feet) rising in the distance.
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Mount Baker (15,889 feet) from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet) with tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses in the foreground.
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Lake Bujuku from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet) looking northeast down the Bujuku Valley. Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers (helicrysum), old man s beard and mosses can be seen in the foreground.
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At 12,800 feet, tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers and mosses flourish against a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Stanley (16,763 feet), the highest mountain of the Rwenzori Range.
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On a high mountain pass close to Lake Bujuku (12,900 feet), tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels, everlasting flowers and moss grow against a backdrop of snow-capped Mount Stanley (16,763 feet), the highest mountain of the Rwenzori Range.
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Tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses grow in rocky terrain on the trail to Lake Kitandara (13,200 feet). Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) is just visible in the background.
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Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) from the rock fall area close to the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet). Tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses grow among the boulders.
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Lake Bujuku, 12,900 feet, with the snow-covered peaks of Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) in the background. Margherita Peak of Mount Stanley is the highest of the Rwenzori Mountain Range.
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A view from the top of the Freshfield Pass (14,050 feet) looking east down the Mukubu Valley. The vivid colours of the mosses,Senecios,or Giant Grounsels,and everlasting flowers (helicrysum) look almost unreal.
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Lake Kitandara (north) (13,200 feet),with Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) rising in the distance. The steep slopes leading down to the lake are covered with mosses,tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,and tree heathers.
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Lake Kitandara (north) (13,200 feet),with Mount Stanley (16,763 feet) rising in the distance. The steep slopes leading down to the lake are covered with mosses,tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,and tree heathers.
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Tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,everlasting flowers (helicrysum) and mosses grow in profusion at the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet).
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Lake Bujuku from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet) looking northeast down the Bujuku Valley. Tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,everlasting flowers (helicrysum),old man's beard and mosses can be seen in the foreground.
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Tree Senecios or Giant Groundels and everlasting flowers (helicrysum) flourish in a high mountain pass close to Bujuku Hut (13,000 feet).
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The Upper Bigo Bog (11,800 feet) in the Bujuku River valley. The discernible line in the middle of the bog is a boardwalk, which makes trekking easier and saves the delicate vegetation from unnecessary destruction.
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Tree Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,and everlasting flowers (helicrysum) flourish at the top of the Scott Elliot Pass (14,350 feet).
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Mount Stanley from the top of the Scott Elliot Pass.Tree Senecios, or Giant Groundsels and everlasting flowers, flourish at this altitude.Margherita Peak of Mount Stanley is the highest of the Rwenzori Mountain Range.
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A tree senecio or giant groundsel flourishes in snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya (17,058 feet). These plants flower about every ten years.
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A combination of altitude,high rainfall and almost constant cloud-cover with drenching mists nourish a prolific and unique plant life in the Rwenzori Mountain Range.This photograph of trees draped with mosses and old man's beard (Usnea) was taken at over 10,000 feet on the trail between Nyabitaba Hut (8,700 feet) and John Matte Hut (11,200 feet).
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A combination of altitude,high rainfall and almost constant cloud-cover with drenching mists nourish a prolific and unique plant life in the Rwenzori Mountain Range.This photograph was taken at 10,000 feet on the trail between Nyabitaba Hut (8,700 feet) and John Matte Hut (11,200 feet).
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Tree heathers (Philippia trimera) festooned with mosses and old man's beard (Usnea) in the Mukubu Valley (11,500 feet). Heather,which grows into trees 30 to 50 feet high,is one example of unique afro-montane gigantism in a mountain range where the climate varies between high summer in daytime and freezing winter at night.
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The Mukubu River near Guy Yeoman Hut (11,500 feet) with the snow on Mount Baker (15,889 feet) just visible in the far distance.The lush vegetation in the valley includes Senecios,or Giant Groundsels,everlasting flowers (helicrysum),Giant Lobelias and tree-heather draped with old man's beard (Usnea) and mosses,all examples of afro-montane gigantism.
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Scarlet-tufted Malachite sunbirds (Nectarinia johnstoni) feed on giant lobelias at the top of the Freshfield Pass (14,050 feet),a steep climb from Lake Kitandara,in the Rwenzori Mountains National Park.
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The perfect symmetry of the leaves of a young lobelia on the edge of the Lower Bigo Bog (11,300 feet).
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Clouds clearing to reveal the Portal Peaks (14,000 feet). Photograph taken from John Matte Hut (11,200 Feet).
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The Portal Peaks,14,000 feet,from Nyabitaba Hut (8,700 feet) as clouds begin to disperse in the late afternoon.
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Hut Tarn lies at an altitude of 14,800 feet,close to the peaks of Mount Kenya (in cloud on the left at 17,058 feet). The plants growing round the tarn are giant groundsels or tree senecios (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei),which are one of several plant species that display afro-montane gigantism above 10,000 feet.
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The beautiful hill country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently, every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion.Blessed with good rainfall, almost every conceivable crop is grown.
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The beautiful hill country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently, every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion.Blessed with good rainfall, almost every conceivable crop is grown.
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Kenya, Aberdares. Hardy moorland vegetation at 10,000 feet with a giant groundsel in the foreground.
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A magnificent view to the distant Rwenzori Mountains from the attractive gardens of Ndali Lodge, Uganda, Africa.
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A distant view of the Rwenzori Mountains from fertile farming country close to Fort Portal, Uganda, Africa
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The peaks of Il Kinangop in the remote southern sector of the Aberdare National Park rise to almost 13,000 feet. A rare mass yellow flowering of giant groundsels dot the rugged mountain-sides.
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Kenya,Central Province,Mount Kenya. The peaks of Mount Kenya,Africa's second highest mountain.
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Kenya,Kenya Highlands. A clear mountain stream on the moorlands of the Aberdare Mountains which is stocked with trout.
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A lobelia (Lobelia deckenii spp keniensis) flourishes in snow on the upper slopes of Mount Kenya (17,058 feet). The range of this sub-species is restricted to the upper slopes of Mount Kenya,above 10,500 feet.
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Tyndall Tarn,14,900 feet,nestles beneath the peaks of Mount Kenya - the highest,Batian,is 17,058 feet and on its right is Nelion at 17,022 feet. The glaciers are fast diminshing due to global warming.
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Hut Tarn lies at an altitude of 14,800 feet,close to the peaks of Mount Kenya (17,058 feet). The plants in the foreground are giant groundsels or tree senecios (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei) and just visible on the right is a lobelia (Lobelia telekii) . Both are plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.
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Kenya,Central Highlands,Mount Kenya,17,058 feet high,is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The plant in the foreground is a giant groundsel or tree senecio (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei),one of several plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.
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Kenya,Central Highlands,Mount Kenya,17,058 feet high,is Africa's second highest snow-capped mountain. The plant in the foreground is a giant groundsel or tree Senecio (Senecio johnstonii ssp battiscombei),one of several plant species displaying afro-montane gigantism that flourish above 10,000 feet.
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Uganda. An aerial view of the Ruwenzori Mountains taken from the north of the 70-mile-long range with the peaks of the Virunga Volcanoes visible above the clouds in the far distance. The permanent snow-covered peaks of the Rwenzoris straddle the Uganda-Congo DRC border in the centre of the range.
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Photographed from Lake Mutanda at sunrise,Mount Muhavura looms like a huge pyramid to a height of 13,540 feet. It is the most easterly of the Virunga Volcanoes and straddles the Uganda-Rwanda border.. .
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The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.
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Mist hugs the bottom of a valley in the early morning.The beautiful hill-country of Southwest Uganda and Rwanda supports one of the highest human population densities in Africa. Consequently,every square inch of this fertile volcanic land is tilled and crudely terraced on steep hill slopes to prevent erosion. Blessed with good rainfall,almost every conceivable crop is grown.
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A densely populated,rich farming area surrounds the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It is now one of Uganda's most important tea-growing area.The Bwindi forest was under threat from encroachment and logging during the upheavals that took place in Uganda in the 1970's and 1980's,but is now protected.
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A densely populated,rich farming area surrounds the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. The forest was under threat from encroachment and logging during the upheavals that took place in Uganda in the 1970's and 1980's,but is now protected.
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Lake Bunyonyi lies 6,474 feet above sea level,and is long,narrow and deep. It has a beautiful setting among the fertile volcanic hills of southwest Uganda. The land either side of the lake rises steeply from the water's edge and is intensively cultivated with terraces.
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The start of the steep rock descent from the Freshfield Pass (14,050 feet) to the Mukubu Valley (11,500 feet) where the trail drops 1,500 feet in a mile.
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On the forest trail at 8,000 feet between Nyakalungija and Nyabitaba Hut.
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On the forest trail at 10,000 feet between Nyabitaba Hut (8,700 feet) and John Matte Hut (11,200 feet).
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Uganda, Moroto, Karamoja. Mount Moroto rises to 10,115 feet above sea level in remote northeast Uganda. It is one of a chain of extinct volcanoes lying along the border with Kenya.
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Uganda, Kidepo. The deliberate burning of tall grass takes place soon after the rainy season each year in and around the Kidepo Valley National Park to generate new growth.
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Mirador del Rio Viewpoint, one of the most important constructions of Cesar Manrique. Lanzarote Island.
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Lake with Champagne Castle in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Garden chairs outside at Inkosana Lodge, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Tea at Cathedral Peak Hotel, Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Swimming pool at Cathedral Peak Hotel, Cathedral Peak Nature Reserve, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Village huts with Cathedral Peak in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Village hut with Cathedral Peak in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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View of Champagne Castle in Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Signpost on hiking trail in Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve with Champagne Castle in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Signpost on hiking trail in Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve with Champagne Castle in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Man hiking in Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve with Champagne Castle in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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Man hiking in Monk's Cowl Nature Reserve with Champagne Castle in background, Ukhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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South Africa, Cape Town, Noordhoek. The wind whips along the pristine white sands of Noordhoek beach in the evening light.
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South Africa, Cape Town, Noordhoek. The wind whips along the pristine white sands of Noordhoek beach in the evening light.
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Ghadames, Libya; A vast view of the Ghadames desert with a car dwarfed by its surroundings and low mountains in the background
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Lesotho, Sani Pass. The border with South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range. A 4x4 slowly makes it way down the steep incline.
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Lesotho, Malealea. The stunning landscape around the town of Malealea.
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Lesotho. Traditional stone huts in the stunning mountains of eastern Lesotho.
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Lesotho, Sani Pass. The border with South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range. Stunning views from the top of the Pass.
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Lesotho, Sani Pass. The border with South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range. Clouds roll up the pass.
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Lesotho, Sani Pass. The border with South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range. Stunning views from the top of the Pass.
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Lesotho, Sani Pass. The border with South Africa in the Drakensberg Mountain range. The infamous Sani Pass winds its way down into South Africa.
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Long-horned Ankole cattle are prized among the people of southwest Uganda and Rwanda. They are an African taurine breed with origins dating back prior to the introduction of humped-back or zebu cattle into the Horn of Africa during the human invasions from Arabia in the seventh century BC.
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A view of Mount Kilimanjaro form the volcanic Chyulu Hills,some fifty miles distant. Kibo,the rounded snow-capped dome on the right,is the highest mountain in Africa,standing at 19,340 feet above sea level. Mawenzi (on the left) is 16,900 feet high.
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Rugged mountain ranges,volcanic rocks and poor,semi-arid vegetation are characteristic of Northern Kenya. Wild sisal (sansevieria) can be seen growing between the lava boulders. The local Samburu and Rendille people use the fibres to make mats as a covering material for their small living quarters in temporary stock camps.
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El Molo Bay,situated on the eastern side of Lake Turkana,is an inhospitable place where strong winds blow incessantly. The bay is named after the El Molo - a small tribe of fishermen and stock owners whose village can be seen in the middle distance across the bay. The mountain in the background is Mount Nyiru.
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A Samburu warrior gazes across the South Horr Valley from the rocky course of a small permanent river that rises on the top of Mount Nyiru (9,030 feet).
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Dassanech children play on the bank of the Omo River at sunset. Much the largest of the tribes in the Omo Valley numbering around 50,000,the Dassanech (also known as the Galeb,Changila or Merille) are Nilotic pastoralists and agriculturalists.
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South Africa, KwaZulu Natal, Central uKahlamba Drakensberg mountain range. Early morning light marks the beginning of a new day.
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