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| |title=The Year of Luigi
| | [[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|thumb|The official logo of '''The Year of Luigi'''.]] |
| |image=[[File:YearofLuigilogo.png|280x330px]]
| | ''' The Year of Luigi''' is a special event held in 2013 in commemoration to the 30th anniversary of [[Luigi]]'s debut in ''[[Mario Bros.]]''; as such, it features a series of games, collectibles, and downloadable content with Luigi as the main focus. |
| |subject=[[Luigi|Luigi's]] debut in [[Mario Bros. (game)|''Mario Bros.'']]<br><small>(1983)</small></br>
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| |years=30 years (as of 2013)
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| |start=February 14, 2013
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| |end=March 18, 2014
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| |preceded_by=[[Super Mario Bros. 25th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 25th Anniversary]]
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| |succeeded_by=[[Super Mario Bros. 30th Anniversary|''Super Mario Bros.'' 30th Anniversary]]
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| }}
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| '''The Year of Luigi''' was a special event that was held in [[List of games by date#2013|2013]] and continued in [[List of games by date#2014|2014]] in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of [[Luigi]]'s debut in ''[[Mario Bros. (game)|Mario Bros.]]'', which was first released in 1983. Released during the event were several [[List of games|games]], [[List of merchandise|merchandise]], and [[:Category:Downloadable content|downloadable content]] with Luigi as the main focus. The Year of Luigi was originally announced during the February 2013 Nintendo Direct,<ref name=ND>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cntz1GyM1Bs Nintendo Direct 2.14.2013] YouTube. (Retrieved February 20, 2014)</ref> and in early December, [[Reggie Fils-Aime]] stated that it would continue into 2014, which was confirmed by [[Satoru Iwata]] in the Nintendo Direct on December 18, 2013.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS_gYzv02SQ Nintendo Direct 12.18.2013] YouTube. (Retrieved February 6, 2014)</ref>
| | ==Games and Merchandise== |
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| As announced by [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] on February 18, 2014, the Year of Luigi officially ended on March 18, 2014.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171031204711/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKllG-_pxg Miyamoto's Miiverse post announcing the end of the Year of Luigi] (Retrieved February 20, 2014)</ref><ref>http://alwaysnintendo.com/miyamoto-year-luigi-will-end-march-18th-2014/</ref>
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| ==Events==
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| ===Games=== | | ===Games=== |
| ====Nintendo 3DS====
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| *''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' | | *''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]'' |
| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]'' | | *''[[Mario and Luigi: Dream Team]]'' |
| | | *"[[Luigi Land: Mystic Palace]]" |
| ====Wii U====
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| *''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
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| *''[[Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
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| *''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
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| *''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]'' in ''[[NES Remix 2]]'' and ''[[NES Remix Pack]]'' | |
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| ===Console special editions===
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| *A Luigi-themed [[Nintendo 3DS#Nintendo 3DS XL|Nintendo 3DS XL]] with ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'' pre-installed on the 4GB SD card. (Available for retail in [[Japan]]<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/hardware/pack/aymj/index.html</ref> and North America,<ref>http://www.nintendo.com/whatsnew/detail/Y7YJaDR7E02V1E7LRgy1E574BZwchQ7t</ref> and exclusively via Nintendo's official online store in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/11/go_green_with_the_luigi_special_edition_3ds_xl_available_in_the_uk_today</ref>)
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| <gallery>
| | ===Downloadable content=== |
| Year of Luigi 3DS.png|The Luigi-themed Nintendo 3DS XL
| | *''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' (for ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]'') |
| Mario and Luigi Dream Team 3DSXL Bundle.jpg|The North American Special Edition Nintendo 3DS XL
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| </gallery>
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| ===Merchandise=== | |
| *Japan [[Club Nintendo (rewards program)|Club Nintendo]] members can get a copy of ''[[The Year of Luigi Sound Selection]]''. It contains 30 songs from ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]'' to ''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''. It costs 400 points, but members who have purchased and registered any Year of Luigi games can get the CD for only 200 points.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/sound/</ref> | |
| *Exclusive merchandise is available in Japan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/goods/</ref>
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| *US and Canada Club Nintendo members who purchased the ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' DLC from the Nintendo eShop by August 1, 2013 and completed the surveys within four weeks after downloading had a chance to win 1 of 980 Luigi pins.<ref>http://club2.nintendo.com/new-super-luigi-u-promo/</ref>
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| *A Year of Luigi coin was made available with a small green bag for 1500 and 1250 stars in the European and Australian Club Nintendo websites, respectively.<ref> http://mynintendonews.com/2013/10/18/special-year-of-luigi-coin-on-european-club-nintendo/</ref>
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| *A ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' diorama is available on the American Club Nintendo site for 1500 coins, and the European Club Nintendo for 7000 Stars.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/12/this_year_of_luigi_diorama_brings_a_dark_moon_to_club_nintendo This Year of Luigi Diorama Brings a Dark Moon to Club Nintendo]</ref>
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| *A Year of Luigi poster as part of a three poster set as an optional Platinum reward for Club Nintendo members who ranked the status by July 2013.<ref>[http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/56658/club-nintendo-2013-elite-prizes-revealed-includes-posters-majoras-mask-soundtrack-more]</ref>
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| *A Luigi [[wikipedia:Nendoroid|Nendoroid]] tying in with the Year of Luigi, was released in July 2014.<ref>[http://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/4173/Nendoroid+Luigi.html]</ref>
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| <gallery>
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| Snd package.png|''The Year of Luigi Sound Selection''
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| Promotional Pin - The Year of Luigi.png|The promotional Luigi pin
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| Year of luigi coin.png|The coin
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| Year of Luigi poster.jpg|Poster
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| </gallery>
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| ===Special elements to applications===
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| *Five drawing competitions in [[Miiverse]] were held, the themes of each contest being related to elements from ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. The drawings were chosen by [[zeldawiki:Mari Shirakawa|MariChan]], who was in charge of the Luigi communities.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/gallery/first.html#Navi</ref>
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| *A ''New Super Luigi U'' scrapbook, with screenshots of Miiverse, the screenshots being chosen by MariChan.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/album/album1.html</ref>
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| *Four Miiverse communities were opened, and remained open only during the duration of the event:
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| **A general community for the Year of Luigi.
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| **A Developer's Room dedicated to the Year of Luigi.
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| **A community for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon''.
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| **A community for ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team''.
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| *Six Miis of [[Nintendo]] employees sent out to players' [[StreetPass Mii Plaza]]s wore dark green clothes and [[Luigi Cap|Luigi's Cap]] for the event:
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| **[[Shigeru Miyamoto]]
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| **[[Satoru Iwata]]
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| **[[Hideki Konno]]
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| **[[Takashi Tezuka]]
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| **[[Koichi Hayashida]]
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| **[[Kensuke Tanabe]]
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| *A Year of Luigi stationery was released for [[Nintendo 3DS#Swapnote|Swapnote]].
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| *Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka sent out notes on Swapnote about the Year of Luigi.
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| ===Other=== | | ===Other=== |
| *The Wii U Summer Tour, which brought [[Wii U]] and [[Nintendo 3DS]] booths to major US cities for a limited time, featured Year of Luigi games. | | *A Luigi-themed [[Nintendo 3DS]] XL with the digital version of ''Mario and Luigi: Dream Team'' pre-installed on the SD card. (Japan only) |
| *Every course in ''[[New Super Luigi U]]'' features [[List of Luigi sightings in New Super Luigi U|Luigi sightings]], as do most courses in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'', some courses in ''[[Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker]]'', and some challenges in ''[[NES Remix 2]]''.
| | *3 [[Miiverse]] communities open only during the event: |
| *A short video was created by Nintendo of America called ''[[Finding Luigi - Legend of Parkour]]''.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wplnqlqUD4</ref>
| | **General type community for Year of Luigi |
| *One of Chicago's Brown Line L-Trains was decorated for one day to promote ''New Super Luigi U'' and the Year of Luigi.<ref>[http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/08/chicago_l_train_transformed_to_celebrate_the_year_of_luigi Chicago L Train Transformed to Celebrate The Year of Luigi]. Nintendo Life (August 13, 2014). Retrieved October 25, 2014.</ref>
| | **One for ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'' |
| *For a time, the North American [[Club_Nintendo_(rewards_program)|Club Nintendo]] website was changed to a Luigi theme, including changing the Mario hat logo to a special Luigi hat logo. | | **A Developer's Room dedicated to the Year of Luigi |
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| <gallery>
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| Club Nintendo website Year of Luigi NA.jpg|Luigi-themed North American Club Nintendo website
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| </gallery>
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| ==References in later media==
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| [[File:M&LPJ Year of Luigi.png|thumb|The Year of Luigi is referenced in ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]''.]]
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| *''[[Mario Kart 8]]'' Direct - When Luigi is shown losing a race in one segment, one of the announcers comments that "the Year of Luigi truly is over." | |
| *''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' - Luigi's character trophy mentions that the attention from the Year of Luigi made him "even more shy and awkward." In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', during the [[Palutena]]'s Guidance [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Luigi|conversation about Luigi]], Pit mentions that "he even had his own year"; this reference reappears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', which features the same conversation. | |
| *''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' - When Luigi is alone in [[Gloomy Woods]], [[Starlow]] encourages him. One thing she mentions is that Luigi even had a year named after him. | |
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| ==Gallery==
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| {{main-gallery}}
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| <gallery>
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| Yearofluigilogowithoutluigi.png|The logo without Luigi
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| Luigi YoL.jpg|Luigi
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| Timeline - The Year of Luigi.png|Promotional timeline of Luigi
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| LM Dark Moon box art.jpg|''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''
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| NSLU NA Box Art.png|''[[New Super Luigi U]]''
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| Box NA - Mario & Luigi Dream Team.png|''[[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team]]''
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| SM3DW Luigi Bros Title Screen.jpg|''[[Luigi Bros.]]''
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| Logo EN - Dr. Luigi.png|''[[Dr. Luigi]]''
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| WiiU nesremixpack screenshot 18.png|''[[Super Luigi Bros.]]''
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| </gallery>
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| ==Media==
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| {{media table
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| |file1=Promotional Luigi Recording - Year of Luigi.oga
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| |title1=The Year of Luigi
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| |description1=Promotional recording of Luigi, released by Nintendo of America.
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| |length1=1:47
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| }}
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| ==Names in other languages==
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| {{foreign names
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| |Jap=ルイージの年
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| |JapR=Ruīji no Toshi
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| |JapM=Year of Luigi
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| |Spa=Año de Luigi
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| |SpaM=Year of Luigi
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| |Fre=Année de Luigi
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| |FreM=Year of Luigi
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| |Dut=Jaar van Luigi
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| |DutM=Year of Luigi
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| |Ger=Jahr des Luigi
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| |GerM=Year of Luigi
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| |Ita=Anno di Luigi
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| |ItaM=Year of Luigi
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| |Por=Ano do Luigi
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| |PorM=Year of Luigi
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| |Rus=Год Луиджи
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| |RusR=God Luidzhi
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| |RusM=Year of Luigi
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| }}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Although Iwata claimed that Luigi's debut was in the ''Mario Bros.'' arcade game,<ref name=ND></ref> his actual first appearance in a released game was in the earlier ''[[Mario Bros. (Game & Watch)|Mario Bros.]]'' [[Game & Watch]] game. He also claimed that the arcade game was released on July 14, 1983 when its actual release date was June 21, 1983.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19830701p/page/n11/mode/1up?view=theater Game Machine July 1, 1983 page 22]</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/game-machine-magazine-19830715p/page/n19/mode/1up?view=theater Game Machine July 15, 1983 page 38]</ref> | |
| *The Year of Luigi's logo is similar to that of the logo used for the 25th anniversary of ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' | |
| *In the Luigi-themed special edition of the Nintendo 3DS XL, at the back of the system, a Mario silhouette can be spotted surrounded by Luigi silhouettes.<ref>http://nintendoeverything.com/mario-spotted-on-japanese-year-of-luigi-3ds-xl-system/</ref>
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| *[[Danny Wells]], who portrayed and voiced Luigi in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', died during the Year of Luigi on November 28, 2013.
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| ==External links==
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| {{Wikipedia|Year of Luigi}}
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| *[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/luigi/ Official Japanese website]
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| *[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Characters-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub/Nintendo-UK-s-The-Year-of-Luigi-Hub-764763.html Nintendo UK's The Year of Luigi Hub]
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| *[http://officialyearofluigi.tumblr.com/ Official Tumblr]
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| ==References==
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| [[it:L'Anno di Luigi]]
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