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SC2k6 Oracle Challenge - Round 1 - Triforce, Aeon, Patriot and Destiny Divisions
From: Kaxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:24:23 PM | Message Detail
Welcome to the Oracle Challenge, the contest that tests your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!

The Challenge

For each match in the GameFAQs Summer Contest you need to pick a winner and predict the percentage of the vote they will receive. New participants are still being accepted until at least the end of round 3 (please indicate that you are new and make a minimum of three picks).

Post your predictions in this topic, one prediction per line. Your predictions must start with the name of your winner and end with your predicted percentage. Examples:

Link with 85%
Link 55.13%
Link over CATS with 67.55%
Link - 77.5%

Please use one of these formats, and always remember to include the % sign. Predictions are entered into our database by a script, which may miss your predictions if you use a weird format.

The Scoring

For each match you will earn points based on how close your guess was to the actual outcome. Scoring is cumulative and the winner of the Oracle Challenge will be the person with the most points at the end of the final match. For each match you can earn anywhere from 0 and 50 points. The scoring system works as follows:

Correctly choosing the winner earns you 50-x points.
Incorrectly choosing the winner earns you 45-x points.
(Where x is the difference between your guess and the character's actual percentage.)

Example:

Your guess: Link with 65%
My guess: CATS with 55%
Actual result: Link 60%, CATS 40%
Your score: 50 - (65-60) = 45 points
My score: 45 - (55-40) = 30 points

The Rules

It is necessary to have a few rules to keep the challenge running smoothly. They are:

1) A valid entry consists of a clear pick and prediction (i.e. Link with 85.03%). The prediction must be greater than or equal to 50.00%.
2) Your prediction does not need to be different from everybody else's. However, intentional and continuous prediction mimicry will not be allowed.
3) All predictions must be made five minutes before the usual start time of that match?s poll (approx. 11:55pm EST, 10:55am CST, 8:55pm PST). Predictions submitted after this time will not be counted or may be subject to penalty. No predictions will be accepted after a poll has started, regardless of the start time.
4) You may change your prediction for any match at any time, subject to the rules above. Please indicate clearly that this is a change to a previous entry.
5) You may not delete any post in a prediction topic (if you do, please post immediately after to explain the deletion). This is to prevent abuse of the above rule and to reduce confusion.
6) If you post with an alt, you must clearly state the name of your main account. (Exception: if the alt is listed on your user profile page <http://oraclechallenge.com/profiles.php?type=users>, I already know about it).
7) You may predict matches in advance if you need to. Please tell me beforehand so we can arrange this.
8) I reserve the right to disqualify a pick for any justifiable reason.

Team Challenge

The popular team challenge is returning for a second contest. The rules for the team challenge are simple:

1. Sign up with a partner before the beginning of the first match.
2. Make just one prediction per match - it counts for the Oracle Challenge and the Oracle Team Challenge.
3. Your team score for the day is equal to both team members' scores added together.
4. If one player misses a prediction, the team will get either (partner's score * 2) or (partner's score + average score for the day), whichever is lower. This is to keep teams from being eliminated by one missed prediction, and ONLY applies to the team scores.
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CATS's Road to the Character Battle V Championship
Round 1: Sonic
From: Kaxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:25:27 PM | Message Detail
ORACLE WEBSITE
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/

Oracle Discussion Topic
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=8&topic=30525291

We are now accepting predictions round 1 matches in the Triforce, Aeon, Divisions:

Triforce Division
KOS-MOS vs Amy Rose
Aeris Gainsborough vs Marle

Aeon Division
Yuna vs Roll
Joanna Dark vs Cortana
Chun Li vs Kasumi
Lara Croft vs Alyx Vance

Patriot Division
Solid Snake vs Soma Cruz
Squall Leonhart vs Tidus
Riku vs Yoshi
Dante vs Ryu Hayabusa

Destiny Division
Sora vs Tingle
Phoenix Wright vs Gordon Freeman
Kratos (God of War) vs Ryu (Street Fighter)
Mega Man vs Axel

Let the Oracle Challenge test your prediction abilities down to the hundredth of a percent!
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CATS's Road to the Character Battle V Championship
Round 1: Sonic
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:27:30 PM | Message Detail
You stole my 500! =P
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)
From: Draco1214 | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:29:33 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 77%
Phoenix Wright with 51%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 58%
Mega Man with 72%
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Character Battle V Score - 9/9 points
Current Prediction - Terra Branford vs. Sarah Kerrigan
From: ThatsRidiculous | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:31:58 PM | Message Detail
New:

Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 86.74%
Squall Leonhart with 63.42$
Yoshi with 62.22%
Dante with 66.66%

Destiny Division
Sora with 85.54%
Phoenix Wright with 51.01%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 54.54%
Mega Man with 78.65%
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Green Bay Packers: 0-2, Next: Lions
cavedog0: Dec. 2003 - Oct. 2005
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:36:08 PM | Message Detail
The popular team challenge is returning for a second contest. The rules for the team challenge are simple:

1. Sign up with a partner before the beginning of the first match.


Since you are allowed to start participating in the Oracle Challenge even after the start of the first match, I think that teams should be allowed to be created after the start of the first match if there are 2 users that want to team up.

CHANGE

KOS-MOS with 65.39%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: Luis_Sera89 | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:39:36 PM | Message Detail
NEW PREDICTIONS

Snake with 74.50%
Squall with 63.24%
Yoshi with 54.67%
Dante with 61.27%
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Damn you Z1mZum! Were it not for my owning at the hands of you I would've claimed the guru crown at the 1st attempt!
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:42:02 PM | Message Detail
NEW PICKS

Sora with 77.23%
Phoenix Wright with 56.31%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 61.06%
Mega Man with 76.92%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: Seginustemple | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:43:00 PM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 78.88%
Squall Leonhart with 56.43%
Yoshi with 63.54%
Dante 68.43%

Destiny Division
Sora with 76.54%
Gordon Freeman with 53.87%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 61.00%
Mega Man with 82.32%
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I've been called an idiot many times, mostly by people with poor grammar and a small vernicular. - ExtremeM65
From: Menji76 | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:43:54 PM | Message Detail
Sora 82.00%
Phoenix Wright 50.05%
Ryu (Street Fighter) 60.05%
Mega Man 78.00%



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Board 8's #1 Duke Fan - Be Honest©
SC2K6; 8/9; 8 Points; T-2nd; Next Pick: Terra
From: XxSoulxX | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:44:21 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 74.75%
Gordon Freeman with 65.00%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 59.65%
Mega Man 76.85%
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"ertyu is actually a language. For example, 'dum' is ertyunese for 'godly'." - Topaz Kitsune
RIP Eddie Guerrero. 1967-2005. Deputy Chief!
From: Dekar TKB | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:44:46 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 79.82%
Gordon Freeman with 59.82%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 57.82%
Mega Man with 72.82%
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Chief of Patrol in Sir Chris' police force DA!
Captain Falcon for Sc2k6! www.rpgdl.com
From: Seginustemple | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:44:55 PM | Message Detail
KOS-MOS with 63.54%
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I've been called an idiot many times, mostly by people with poor grammar and a small vernicular. - ExtremeM65
From: ChidoriNoJutsu | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:46:19 PM | Message Detail
KOS-MOS with 61.84%
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Scully: Snake handling. I didn't learn that in catechism class.
Mulder: That's funny. I knew a couple of Catholic schoolgirls who were experts at it.
From: Rodri316 | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:46:59 PM | Message Detail
Change

KOS-MOS - 65.14%
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Character Battle V Score: 9/9
Current Prediction: Terra vs. Sarah Kerrigan
From: ObscureMammoth | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:49:24 PM | Message Detail
Sora - 85.89%
Phoenix Wright - 55.34%
Ryu (Street Fighter) - 58.23%
Mega Man - 78.09%
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PNess
Vlado..thank god...another voice of sanity in this madhouse... - RealMarchhare
From: Draco1214 | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:50:20 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

KOS-MOS with 64%
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Character Battle V Score - 9/9 points
Current Prediction - Terra Branford vs. Sarah Kerrigan
From: Dekar TKB | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:51:57 PM | Message Detail
Change

KOS-MOS with 56.82%
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Chief of Patrol in Sir Chris' police force DA!
Captain Falcon for Sc2k6! www.rpgdl.com
From: Giggsalot | Posted: 9/21/2006 3:55:55 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 76.90%
Gordon Freeman with 59.13%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 59.92%
Mega Man with 83.91%
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no I like rare forms of african sex music now...good stuff - ForiegnerDude
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:02:21 PM | Message Detail
LOL @ all the Gordon Freeman predictions.

CHANGE

Sora with 78.82%
Phoenix Wright with 55.29%
Mega Man with 77.91%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: KleenexTissue50 | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:06:04 PM | Message Detail
I don't know why I even do these when I end up changing them the day before.

Destiny Division
Sora with 77.12%
Phoenix Wright with 52.04%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 57.21%
Mega Man with 70.54%
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CB5 Points: 8/9, Current Oracle placement: 57/156
Now playing: Xenosaga 3 (kinda)
From: Kaxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:07:01 PM | Message Detail
Aeris with 69%
Yuna with 76%
Joanna with 63.44%
Chun Li with 62.14%
Lara with 72.22%

Sora with 80%
Phoenix Wright with 51%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 60%
Mega Man with 75%
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CATS's Road to the Character Battle V Championship
Round 1: Sonic
From: Kaxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:08:23 PM | Message Detail
EC, your prediction for today (from the last topic) has been added)

I don't know why I even do these when I end up changing them the day before.

It's always good to have backups in case you forget... numerous people have been sunk when they forgot for one day.
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CATS's Road to the Character Battle V Championship
Round 1: Sonic
From: Applekidjosh | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:12:36 PM | Message Detail
Destiny Division
Sora with 77.06%
Phoenix Wright with 51.53%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 69.00%
Mega Man with 86.11%
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mli
AKJ at work
From: Kaxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:14:24 PM | Message Detail
Since you are allowed to start participating in the Oracle Challenge even after the start of the first match, I think that teams should be allowed to be created after the start of the first match if there are 2 users that want to team up.

There are two main reasons I don't do that: (1) more work for me, and (2) people could just wait until the end of the contest and then try to team up with the people at the top of the standings.
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CATS's Road to the Character Battle V Championship
Round 1: Sonic
From: GrapefruitKing | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:21:33 PM | Message Detail
NEW

Solid Snake with 75.56%
Squall Leonhart with 65.89%
Yoshi with 57.02%
Dante with 61.42%

Sora with 70.23%
Gordon Freeman with 66.06%
Ryu with 67.21%
Mega Man with 74.71%
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CB5 Oracle Challenge - Today's prediction: Terra with 54.79%
From: X_Dante_X | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:30:51 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 80.67%
Phoenix Wright with 50.93%
Ryu with 65.37%
Mega Man with 83.24%
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Huzzah! The purgatory is over!
Now I need a new sig....
From: WarThaNemesis | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:42:10 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

KOS-MOS with 64.54%
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War13104 had something weak beating something strong and he looks smarter than you or something - TessaTestarossa
From: Darkash | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:46:24 PM | Message Detail
"It's always good to have backups in case you forget... numerous people have been sunk when they forgot for one day."


*waves* Hello there!

Speaking of which:

KOS-MOS w/ 58.57%

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1st place in scientist pg's TLoZ MM riddle contest!
12th in the SpC2k4 Oracle Challenge!
From: Ikon | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:47:20 PM | Message Detail
Destiny Division
Sora over Tingle with 75.00%
Phoenix Wright over Gordon Freeman with 50.05%
Kratos (God of War) over Ryu (Street Fighter) with 55.00%
Mega Man over Axel with 82.00%
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%$*&@!!
From: Darkash | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:48:41 PM | Message Detail
You know what?

EDIT

KOS-MOS w/ 61.57%
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1st place in scientist pg's TLoZ MM riddle contest!
12th in the SpC2k4 Oracle Challenge!
From: WarThaNemesis | Posted: 9/21/2006 4:50:56 PM | Message Detail
Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 74.55%
Squall Leonhart with 73.55%
Yoshi with 61.33%
Dante with 65.56%

Destiny Division
Sora with 71.54%
Phoenix Wright with 53.25%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 65.98%
Mega Man with 72.45%
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War13104 had something weak beating something strong and he looks smarter than you or something - TessaTestarossa
From: King Morgoth | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:03:04 PM | Message Detail
kawaiifan change
KOS-MOS with 62%
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It looks like I got Z1mZum'd! Congrats to the greatest Guru!
SpC2k4 Triple Crown WINNER (Oracle, Betting, Spread Betting)
From: Salient | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:07:48 PM | Message Detail
KOS-MOS with 57.32%
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~~Teh Frue Blob of Pwnage~~
http://www.geocities.com/bernardalgain/Lufia2/Lufia2_Wacky/Salient.png
From: Master Moltar | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:10:32 PM | Message Detail
Whee...
KOS-MOS with 62.43%
Aeris Gainsborough with 75.12%

Aeon Division
Yuna with 74.64%
Joanna Dark with 56.77%
Chun Li with 66.99%
Lara Croft with 72.56%

Solid Snake with 81.22%
Squall Leonhart with 60.11%
Yoshi with 59.44%
Dante with 63.86%

New Picks
Sora with 74.73%
Gordon Freeman with 59.50%
Ryu with 57.87%
Mega Man with 79.65%
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Moltar Status: Feeling good and hot-blooded.
Terra vs. Kerrigan - Bracket: Terra - Vote: Terra (8/9)
From: Haste_2 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:16:07 PM | Message Detail
Sora - 80.06%
Gordon Freeman - 64.47%
Ryu (Street Fighter) - 57.75%
Mega Man - 74.75%

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"Ah, a party! We haven't had one of those. It could be fun! So...what is a party?"
"Well, you drink punch and eat CAKE! ...I think."
From: Xuxon | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:20:13 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 70%
Gordon Freeman with 67%
Ryu with 57%
Mega Man with 78%
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Take off every sig.
From: charmander6000 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:33:33 PM | Message Detail
KOS-MOS - 62.38%
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"I was trying to escape. Obviously, it didn't work." - President Bush
From: Weird Kirby Dude11 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:37:38 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 68%
Phoenix Wright with 50%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 65%
Mega Man with 75%
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Weird Kirby Dude - spud2002 is alive! >_>
Minnesota Twins: 89-61
From: GrapefruitKing | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:43:45 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE
KOS-MOS with 66.89%
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CB5 Oracle Challenge - Today's prediction: Terra with 54.79%
From: Ness26 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:44:52 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

KOS-MOS with 63.22%
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Best. Board/Card Game. Ever Contest:
http://www.bracketmaker.com/tlist.cfm?tid=171196
From: t3hl3fty | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:48:50 PM | Message Detail
If you could not tell, this is th3l3fty. >_>

Patriot Division
Solid Snake with 79.37%
Squall Leonhart with 62.83%
Yoshi with 58.36%
Dante with 61.82%

Destiny Division
Sora with 76.28%
Phoenix Wright with 52.91%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 66.30%
Mega Man with 79.81%
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th3l3fty
...since he apparently though we’d confuse the Son of Sparda with the star of, say, Divine Comedy 64 - Ed Bellis
From: LusterSoldier | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:51:39 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE

KOS-MOS with 63.71%
Phoenix Wright with 53.27%
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Luster Soldier - Pwned by Repus_Yortsed
http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/genmessage.php?board=7&topic=30445079
From: MegatokyoEd | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:53:30 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

KOS-MOS with 61.58%
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Demyx > Axel
Z1mZum owned me in the Guru Contest with his mad skills!
From: PeaceOut64 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:53:43 PM | Message Detail
Change

KOS-MOS with 62.6%
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My goal since I joined the Leafs has always been to have on the ice a team as good as our fans. We have never quite gotten there. Some day we will. - Ken Dryden
From: ActJef1077 | Posted: 9/21/2006 5:57:45 PM | Message Detail
lol, I predicted KOS-MOS at 60.29&
that takes talent, to miss by 2 keys

KOS-MOS with 61.29%

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Call me Jeff Official midget of The Book Club
If you paint a W on each of your buttcheeks and do cartwheels it will say WoW MoM WoW! -C Bar
From: meche313 | Posted: 9/21/2006 6:02:17 PM | Message Detail
CHANGE:

KOS-MOS with 62.32%
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Happy Happyists 4th on the Oracle Team Challenge. 3rd on Spread Betting!
From: Team Rocket Elite | Posted: 9/21/2006 6:03:12 PM | Message Detail
KOS-MOS with 63.00%
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I got pwnt by Z1mZum in the July 2006 Guru Contest.
Support Toadette for the Summer 2006 Contest!
From: Agent M | Posted: 9/21/2006 6:03:26 PM | Message Detail
Updated predictions

KOS-MOS with 58.5%
Aeris with 72.5%

Aeon Division

Yuna with 70%
Joanna Dark with 58%
Chun Li with 60%
Lara Croft 63%
From: Brakmaster | Posted: 9/21/2006 6:10:06 PM | Message Detail
Sora with 78.64%
Gordon Freeman with 61.26%
Ryu (Street Fighter) with 68.79%
Mega Man with 81.45%
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STEVE HOLT
Play Gotcha Force.
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