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DORMAN Rushton M.
The Origin of primitive superstitions and their development into the worship of spirits and the doctrine of spiritual agency among the aborigines of America.
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 398p. With 5 plates 4 of which are in color including the frontispiece and 21 figures with the text. Bound in quarter red morocco with marbled boards. Spine darkened some rubbing to hinges and extremities. Penciled note on front free end paper. Pages are clean with light age-toning. Careful repair to bottom corner tip of p. 27. A solid copy. Dorman's �Origin of Primitive Superstitions� discusses the religions and mythologies of Native Americans from South Central and North America. Often he expresses the biases and prejudices of his age. Chapters discuss the doctrine of spirits animal worship worship of trees and plants priestcraft etc. <br/><br/> J.B. Lippincott Company hardcover
Bookseller reference : 000257
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Richard Gordon Smith
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan
Toronto: B. Mitchell 1986. Fine but for prev. owner name blacked out on front pastedown beneath front flap. in jacket with faintest trace of sunning. 62 full page colour plates. Facsimile of original A.& C. Black publication. First Thus Facsimile. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Japanese Artists. B. Mitchell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14271 ISBN : 0946495785 9780946495788
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Edward T. C. Werner
Ancient Tales and Folklore of China
Toronto: B. Mitchell 1986. Fine apparently unread copy in a fine jacket. 32 full page colour plates. Facsimile of the original A. & C. Black publication. First Thus Facsimile. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Chinese Artists. B. Mitchell Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 14272 ISBN : 1851700218 9781851700219
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MacKenzie Alexander
The Prophecies of the Brahan Seer
Stirling: Eneas Mackay 1935. Very good copy with some foxing to prelims and fore edge and a Prev. owner name. In an edgeworn jacket with a stain at the heel but no chips. Introductory chapter by Andrew Lang. Uncommon in jacket. Presumed First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Eneas Mackay Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 7273
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Aschwanden Herbert
Karanga Mythology: An Analysis Of The Consciousness Of The Karanga In Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Mambo Press 1989. Fine but for insignificant corner bumps. First Printing of the First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Mambo Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 7082 ISBN : 0869224506 9780869224502
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Jane Yolen David Palladini illust
The Girl Who Cried Flowers and Other Tales
<p>2nd printing. Library binding not ex-library. Fine HC in Good DJ. Orange blind-stamped cloth over boards with gilt titles on spine; cloth reinforced hinges. Bright clean square covers and spine; tightly bound; bright crisp clean interior. DJ is price-clipped; clean; lightly scuffed; very slight foxing on covers at edges; 3/4 inch closed tear at front cover top edge; gold label on lower spine 'A Crowell Library Binding'; small marker numbers printer's proof marks at spine head and rear cover top inner corner. 8vo 56 pp.</p> Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
Bookseller reference : 18423 ISBN : 0690002173 9780690002171
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Birkin Andrew
J. M. Barrie And The Lost Boys
New York: Clarkson N. Potter 1979. First American edition. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Small 4to 323 pages purple cloth-backed boards. <br/><br/>A compelling biography based in previously unpublished letters documents and photographs many taken by Barrie himself. Among the secrets revealed is the derivation of the name "Wendy" which was first used by Barrie in "Peter Pan". Robert Louis Stevenson thought of himself as "a capable artist" but thought Barrie a man of genius. Clarkson N. Potter hardcover
Bookseller reference : 0007110 ISBN : 0517538733 9780517538739
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Henderson Joseph L.; Oaks Maud
The Wisdom of the Serpent: The Myths of Death Rebirth & Resurrection
New York: Collier Books 1971. very good mass market paperback. 1971. Binding split near beginning. Mass Market Paper Back. Very Good. Collier Books
Bookseller reference : 170512-MG20
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Bulfinch Thomas
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable / The Legends of Charlemagne / The Age of Chivalry Laurel Classic
Laurel 1967. good mass market paperback. 1967. Creases and light batter. Mass Market Paper Back. Good. Laurel
Bookseller reference : 170512-MG8 ISBN : 0440308453 9780440308454
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Mieder Wolfgang
International Proverb Scholarship
New York: Garland Publishing 1982. library markings including stamp on page edges cvrs a little edgerubbed otherwise in good clean condition; 613p. Please note that this is a heavy item which may require a non-standard postage charge. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. Vg-/No Jacket. Ex-Academic Library. Garland Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 48332 ISBN : 0824092627 9780824092627
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Sastri
FOLKLORE IN SOUTHERN INDIA
<p>Publisher: Bombay Education Society's Press Byculla 1884<br /> Vol I 83pp Vol II 135 4 pp Vol III 29513 pp. wraps in a form of perfect binding. Used - Very Good Very good No dust jacket Parts 1 and III are VG Part 2 is near VG. 3 volume set. Green wraps. Part I 1884 Part II 1886 Part III 1888. FIRST EDITION 3 volume set. Green wraps. Part I 1884 Part II 1886 Part III 1888 Sastri a famous Tamil folklorist. PAGE NUMBERING IS CUMULATIVE WITH VOL III ENDING AT P 295 WITH 13 PAGES ADS ETC TO FOLLOW. This first edition is extremely rare. THREE VOLUMES</p> Bombay Edication Society's Press paperback
Bookseller reference : M25
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Curran Bob
The Truth About the Leprechaun
Ireland: Wolfhound Press 2001. slight spine tilt price sticker rear cover. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Wolfhound Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : 18527 ISBN : 0863278000 9780863278006
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Burrison John A.
Storytellers: Folktales & Legends from the South
Athens: Univ of Georgia Pr 1991. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Ex-Library. Univ of Georgia Pr Paperback
Bookseller reference : 18550 ISBN : 0820312673 9780820312675
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Rhys John
Celtic Folklore: Welsh and Manx Vol. 2 of 2
London: Wildwood House 1983. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Wildwood House Paperback
Bookseller reference : 18489 ISBN : 0704504065 9780704504066
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Wedeck Harry Ezekiel & Baskin Wade
Dictionary of Pagan Religions
Secaucus New Jersey U.S.A.: Citadel 1973. toning notes in pencil on flyleaf. Trade Paperback. Good . Citadel Paperback
Bookseller reference : 18121 ISBN : 0806503866 9780806503868
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Bolte Mary
Dark And Bloodied Ground: Devilish Tales From Virginia West Virginia North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky
Riverside CT: Chatham Press 1973. Stated 1st. Hardcover in Dustjacket. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Eastman Mary. Chatham Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 12868
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Saxon Lyle; Dreyer Edward Directors Louisiana Writers' Project
Gumbo Ya-Ya: A Collection of Louisiana Folk Tales
Gretna Louisiana U.S.A.: Pelican Pub Co Inc 1987. owner's info half-title. Trade Paperback. Good . Pelican Pub Co Inc Paperback
Bookseller reference : 10271 ISBN : 0882896458 9780882896458
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Greenberg Martin H. Editor; Waugh Charles Editor; McSherry Frank Editor
Eastern Ghosts American Ghosts Ser.
Nashville TN U.S.A.: Rutledge Hill Press 1990. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Rutledge Hill Press Paperback
Bookseller reference : ABE3496 ISBN : 1558530916 9781558530911
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James TGH. T. G.
Myths & Legends of Ancient Egypt A Grosset All-Color Guide
NY: Grosset & Dunlap 1971. HC DJ clipped minor marks. Illus. by Melling Brian. Grosset & Dunlap unknown
Bookseller reference : ABE3308 ISBN : 0448041618 9780448041612
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Leodhas Sorche Nic
Claymore and Kilt
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston 1969. 1st ed. Hardcover. F/NF. Dillon Leo & Diane. 1st ed. 8vo cloth backed boards tales of Scottish Kings and Castles illustrated in B&W by Leo and Diane Dillon. Fine in near fine price-clipped djsmall chip at top of back spine. <br/><br/> Holt, Rinehart, Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 24167 ISBN : 0030764556 9780030764554
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Alison Lurie
The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales
Oxford University Press 1993. clean unmarked copy. . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oxford University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 360845 ISBN : 0192142186 9780192142184
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Leodhas Sorche Nic
By Loch and by Lin
New York: Holt Rinehart Winston 1969. 1st ed. Hardcover. F/NF. Bock Vera. 1st ed. 8vo cloth backed boards tales from Scottish ballads illustrated in line and wash by Vera Bock. Fine in near fine unclipped dj. <br/><br/> Holt, Rinehart, Winston hardcover
Bookseller reference : 3956 ISBN : 0030764556 9780030764554
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Thayer wade Warren
Trade Wind Tales
Honolulu HI: Tongg Publishing Company 1944. 213 pp. Tan cloth and illustrated paper-covered boards. Luaus ancient hula chants superstitious compliance with old cults kanaka loyalty romance intrigue love of children love of music song and laughter are all told by the trade wind. Corners bumped boards very slightly bowed. Text clean no tears. Jacket darkened torn and chipped and in several pieces. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Tongg Publishing Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44594
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Hawthorne Nathaniel 1804 1864
The Marble Faun; or The Romance of Monte Beni
<p>Boston Ticknor & Fields 1860 1862. Hard Cover. Two volumes: 283; 288 16 pages; 19 cm. "Seventeenth Thousand" verso of t.p.; "A List of Books Published by Ticknor and Fields" vol. 2 16 p. dated May 1862. Has library bookplate: "Union Library Tiverton R.I." See BAL 7621. Stock#OB142. Good plus in original embossed publisher's binding. Not many Tivertonians read it.</p> Ticknor & Fields hardcover
Bookseller reference : OB142
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Church Rev. Alfred J.
Stories of the East from Herodotus
London: Seeley & Co 1888. cvrs bumped and shelfworn foxing on page edges and ffeps inscription on ffep frontispiece ; ills 299p. Size: 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Pict front board & spine. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6�" - 7�" tall. Seeley & Co Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 44222
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MacRone Michael
Brush Up Your Mythology; an Informative and Entertaining Guide to Understanding the Most Famous Words Phrases and Stories of Greek Myths and Mythology
New York New York U.S.A.: Random House Value Pub 1999. Very Good/Very Good Hardback. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by Lulevitch Tom. Random House Value Pub Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 090204-MT178 ISBN : 0517202875 9780517202876
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Cooper Frederic Taber Ed.
The Book of Fables: A Representative Selection from Fable Literature
NY: The Hampton Publ. Co. 1921. textblock and binding clean and tight; owner's ink signature on ffep; Paul Bransom illustrations; very spine-faded dust jacket has a section neatly cut out of the front fold-in; jacket is moderately shelf worn; Divided into sections on Classical Fables Oriental Fables. Full-color illus. frontispiece and several more interspersed. 275 pp. Cloth w/Glued Illus. Very Good/Good mylar. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. The Hampton Publ. Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : LR445
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Room Adrian
NTC's Classical Dictionary: The origins of the Names of characters in Classical Mythology and Literature
Lincolnwood IL: National Textbook Company 1990. Text block immaculate and tight in lightly worn binding; 343 pp. 1st Printing. Glossy Boards. Near Fine. Illus. by B&W Illustrations. 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall. Hard Cover. National Textbook Company Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 21882 ISBN : 0844254738 9780844254739
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Toelken Barre
The Dynamics of Folklore
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1976. Binding rubbed and a bit edge-worn; textblock clean and tight; 395 pp. including index. Illustrated Boards. Very Good. Octavo. Hard Cover. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SAS2146 ISBN : 0395270685 9780395270684
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SUE Eugene
THE WANDERING JEW
London: E. Appleyard 1845. Roscoe's Library edition. Hardcover. Very Good. linecuts. 8vo 554 pages half black leather extra gilt spine rehinged <br/><br/>Possibly the first book appearance in English of Sue's August 25 1845 letter to his dedicatee. "This romance was one of the most popular specimens of the roman feuilleton the episodic melodramatic novel published by the cheap dailies of the mid-nineteenth century. The Jew who refused hospitality to Jesus has been doomed to a life of sorrow and wandering until his last descendant shall have died. . It is an interesting very compelling story as good as the best of Alexandre Dumas per - THESAURUS OF BOOK DIGESTS." Illustrated with linecuts. E. Appleyard hardcover
Bookseller reference : DEMO015623I
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NYE Robert
MERLIN
New York: Putnam 1979 . First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 8vo black cloth; name on endpaper stain on inside of dj <br/><br/>A fresh retelling of the Arthurian legend Putnam hardcover
Bookseller reference : DEMO010038I ISBN : 0399123318 9780399123313
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Foss Michael
The World of Camelot. King Arthur & the Knights of the Round Table
New York: Sterling Publishing Co. Inc. 1995 First printing in trade paperback. 217 pp. Illustrations including color plates index. Very minor wear to covers. Near Fine. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. LR2-3. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. paperback
Bookseller reference : 251431 ISBN : 0806942304 9780806942308
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Guerber HA. H. A.
Myths & Legends of the Middle Ages. Their Origin and Influence on Literature and Art
London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1931 Reprint in hardcover. Black and white and color plates index of poetical quotations glossary and index. Gift inscription on the front endpaper light overall wear. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good. BW7-11. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. hardcover
Bookseller reference : 251463
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folklore
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOLKSONG OF THE POPULAR LITERATURE SECTION OF THE MODERN LANGUAGE ASSOCIATION
Gainesville 1937 University of Florida. Single complete issue of the Southern Folklore Quarterly vol 1 # 2. June 1937. Octavo 73pp. original printed wraps. VG wraps a bit soiled lower corner of rear wrapper folded. . paperback
Bookseller reference : a74814
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Glueck Nelson
Deities and Dolphins : The Story of the Nabataeans
New York: Farrar Strauss and Co. 1965. 1965. Hardcover very good condition. Dust jacket very good condition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Farrar, Strauss and Co. Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 120313-J157
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Corrin Sara and Stephen
The Faber Book of Favourite Fairy Tales
London: Faber 1988. 1st . Hardcover. VG/VG. Wijngaard Juan. 1st ed. 8vo. With 15 gorgeous color plates by Juan Wijngaard. Near fine in fine unclipped dj. <br/><br/> Faber hardcover
Bookseller reference : 8769 ISBN : 0571148549 9780571148547
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Robinson Herbert Spencer; Wilson Knox
Myths and Legends of All Nations
Garden City NY: Garden City Books 1960. very good hardcover with no dust jacket. Some yellowing. Previous owner inscription on pastedown. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Garden City Books Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 161207-MG44
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Conway DJ. D. J.
Celtic Magic Llewellyn's World Religion & Magick
U.S.A.: Llewellyn Publications 2002. very good mass market paperback. 2002. Some general wear and batter. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Llewellyn Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161111-mG48 ISBN : 0875421369 9780875421360
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Meador Betty De Shong
Uncursing the Dark: Treasures from the Underworld
U.S.A.: Chiron Publications 1992. very good trade paperback. previous owner inscription. . Trade Paperback. Very Good. Chiron Publications Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161112-MG6 ISBN : 0933029659 9780933029651
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Randolph Vance
Ozark Superstitions
New York: Columbia University Press 1951. very good hardcover. Second printing. Previous owner inscription. Some minor wear. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Columbia University Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 161004-MG27
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Anonymous
Beowulf Mentor Series
U.S.A.: Signet 1987. good paperback. Covers and corners torn. Some general wear. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Signet Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161011-MG27 ISBN : 0451627954 9780451627957
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Unknown
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Mentor Series
U.S.A.: Signet 1970. good mass market paperback with some moderate wear. Top of spine torn. previous owner inscription and writing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Signet Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161011-MG26 ISBN : 0451628233 9780451628237
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Hearn Lafcadio
Candle Game:TM Kaidankai: A Gathering of Weird Tales of Old Japan by Lafcadio Hearn Candle Game: The Game of Weird and Ghostly Stories Volume 1
Legendary Planet 2015. new trade paperback. Trade Paperback. New. Legendary Planet Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161014-MG17 ISBN : 1939437369 9781939437365
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Wright Dare
Lona: A Fairy Tale: 50th Anniversary Edition
U.S.A.: Dare Wright Media 2013. very good paperback. Paperback. Very Good. Dare Wright Media Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161014-MG26 ISBN : 0615777384 9780615777382
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Offutt Jason
Paranormal Missouri Show Me Your Monsters
U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2010. new trade paperback . Trade Paperback. New. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161018-MG22 ISBN : 0764335774 9780764335778
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Prosser Lee
Missouri Hauntings
U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 2008. new trade paperback. Trade Paperback. New. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161018-MG23 ISBN : 0764331191 9780764331190
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Morford Mark P. O.
Classical Mythology
U.S.A.: Random House Incorporated 1975. good trade paperback. Previous owner inscription. some spine creases. Trade Paperback. Good. Random House, Incorporated Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161019-MG1 ISBN : 0679300287 9780679300281
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Gardner John
Grendel
New York: Ballantine 1972. Good mass market paperback. General wear. Some spine damage. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Ballantine Paperback
Bookseller reference : 161019-MG28
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Carlyle Thomas
On Heroes Hero-Worship and The Heroic in History
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1907. very good hardcover without dust jacket. Previous owner writing. 1907. Some loose binding foxing and general wear. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 160902-MG22
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Musgrove Margaret
Ashanti to Zulu: African Traditions
U.S.A.: Puffin 1980. very good paperback with some wear.1980. Caldecott winner. Previous owner inscription. Paperback. Very Good. Puffin Paperback
Bookseller reference : 160921-MG30 ISBN : 0803703082 9780803703087
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