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Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Here and Now Story Book is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Lucy Sprague Mitchell • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Eben was looking at the cows.
And the cows were looking at Eben.
What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.
What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.
What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.
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Here and Now Story Book

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Here and Now Story Book is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Eben was looking at the cows.
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And the cows were looking at Eben.
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What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.
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What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.
/wʌt ðə kaʊz sɔː held baɪ hɪz ˈmʌðər ɑːn ðə reɪl fens wɑːz ə fæt ˈbeɪbi wɪð ə ˈʃaɪnɪŋ feɪs ənd ˈweɪvɪŋ ɑːrmz/
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What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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chewing noun US /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

From this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cows noun US /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading “Eben was looking at the cows.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
meadow noun US /ˈmedoʊ/

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

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mouths noun US /maʊðz/

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

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pairs noun US /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rail noun US /reɪl/

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading “What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.”

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sidewise adverb US /ˈsaɪdwaɪz/

toward one side

From this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squashy adjective US /ˈskwɑːʃi/

like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

From this reading “What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

green meadow noun + noun

In this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

2,030 times in 426,212 chapters
bright green adjective + noun

In this reading “What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.”

1,207 times in 426,212 chapters
waving arms noun + noun

In this reading “What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.”

159 times in 426,212 chapters
on the rail preposition + article + noun counted as “on … rail”

In this reading “What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.”

1,497 times in 426,212 chapters
little figure adjective + noun

In this reading “What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.”

3,675 times in 426,212 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And the cows were looking at Eben.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
babynounUS /ˈbeɪbi/

a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
cattlenounUS /ˈkætəl/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
chewingnounUS /ˈtʃuːɪŋ/

biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Eben

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From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

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eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fenceverbUS /fens/

enclose with a fence

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
footstepsnounUS /ˈfʊtsteps/

plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gentleadjectiveUS /ˈdʒentəl/

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lumbered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

Pending verification
meadownounUS /ˈmedoʊ/

a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
motionnounUS /ˈmoʊʃən/

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mouthsnounUS /maʊðz/

plural of “mouth” — the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pairsnounUS /perz/

plural of “pair” — a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
queeradjectiveUS /kwɪr/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
railnounUS /reɪl/

a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shiningadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/

marked by exceptional merit

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sidewiseadverbUS /ˈsaɪdwaɪz/

toward one side

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
slow-movingadjective

moving slowly

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
squashyadjectiveUS /ˈskwɑːʃi/

like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading What Eben heard was the heavy squashy footsteps of the slow-moving cows as they lumbered toward the little figure on the fence.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
twenty-sixadjective

being six more than twenty

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Eben was looking at the cows.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wavingnounUS /ˈweɪvɪŋ/

the act of signaling by a movement of the hand

From this reading What the cows saw, held by his mother on the rail fence, was a fat baby with a shining face and waving arms.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And the cows were looking at Eben.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading What Eben saw was twenty-six pairs of large gentle eyes, twenty-six mouths chewing with a queer sidewise motion, twenty-six fine fat cattle, some red, some white, some black, some red and white, and some black and white, all in a bright green meadow.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 7 of Here and Now Story Book by Lucy Sprague Mitchell holds 87 sentences, grouped into 18 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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