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| How would you describe the time signature of Heartbreak Hotel |
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| What year was Great Balls of Fire released |
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| How is the singing split up in Can the Circle be Unbroken |
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| One female takes the lead for the verses. 3 part harmony on the chorus |
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| What band was comprised of Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison and Norman Petty |
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| What type of solo does That'll Be the Day feature |
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| Guitar solo over 12 Bar Blues |
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| Who was Josie produced by |
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| What type of song writing is associated with Over the Rainbow |
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| Why does the tempo of Over the Rainbow frequently speed up and slow down? |
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| To shape the phrases and make the music more emphatic |
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| I'm Sittin on Top of the World features a chipmunk sound. How was this created |
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| The highest and fastest guitar lines were recorded at half speed |
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| What is unique about the time signature of I'm Sittin on Top of the World |
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| It is in 2/4 with one verse in 4/4 |
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| A refrain is featured in Evil is Goin On by Howlin Wolf. What is a refrain |
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| Returning lyrics that occur within a verse |
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| What solo is feature in Evil is Goin On |
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| Harmonica solo played by Howlin Wolf |
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| Why are there no drums in the Hank Williams track Hey Good Lookin |
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| Drums were forbidden in the early years of the Grand Ole Opry |
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| What instruments play fills behind the lyrics of Hey Good Lookin |
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| What happened during recording that makes Louie Louie unique |
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| The singer stops as if he's made a mistake and comes in 2 bars later |
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| What made the lyrics of Shake Rattle and Roll somewhat controversial |
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| What artist performed Blueberry Hill |
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| Blueberry Hill is said to have a New Orleans feel. What instrument is responsible for this |
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| Who produced Johnny B. Goode |
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| Leonard and Phil Chess of Chess Records |
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| What guitar technique does Johnny B. Goode famously feature |
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| What music style influence does Chuck Berry have in his vocals |
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| What is unique about the simple verse-chorus structure of Tutti Frutti |
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| It starts with a chorus as opposed to a verse |
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| What is Little Richard's real name |
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| Under what record label did Elvis Presley release That's All Right Mama |
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| How is the snare drum sound created in That's All Right Mama |
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| Billy Black slapping on his bass |
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| Who influenced the guitar solo in That's All Right Mama |
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| Who released Tom Dooley under Capital Records? |
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| The last 2 bars of the chorus are repeated 3 times. This is often used to close out a song and is used as such in Tom Dooley. What is this technique |
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| What type of music was Down in Mexico influenced by |
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| Who released the song Down in Mexico |
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| Who produced the song Be My Baby by the Ronettes |
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| Heavy reverb on the drums and handclaps of Be My Baby are used to do what |
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| Build excitement and drive toward the chorus (create a hook) |
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| Verse 4 of There Goes My Baby is borrowed from a classical composer. What instrument introduces this melody? |
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| What musical style is featured in the Introduction of There Goes My Baby |
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| Who released All I Have to Do is Dream |
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| What two time signatures are present in Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) |
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| What unique percussion instrument was used in Only the Lonely (Know How I Feel) |
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| Who wrote the song Surfin USA |
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| Biran Wilson and Chuck Berry |
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| What technique is used to make Surfin USA's verses feel like a chorus |
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| A high falsetto stating "everybody's gone surfin" |
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| Who produced the song I Want to Hold Your Hand |
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| What is the name of the time signature with accents on beats 2 and 4 known as in the UK |
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| What techniques are used to give Tommorow Never Knows its otherworldly feel |
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| Tape loops, backward guitar and processed lead vocals |
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| What Eastern instrument was used at the beginning of Tomorrow Never Knows |
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| What was the song House of the Rising Sun based on |
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| A traditional British Ballad |
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| Who wrote the words to (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
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| Mick Jagger and Keith Richards |
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| What style had influence on the song (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction |
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| Who released the song You Really Got Me |
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| What stylistic choice gives You Really Got Me an almost amateur feel |
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| The backup vocals and relatively primitive guitar solo |
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| What instrument is featured in the Intro and Instrumental verse of Positively 4th Street |
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| Who wrote the orignal version of Mr. Tambourine Man |
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| Who inspired the lick in the Introduction of Mr Tambourine Man |
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| Does The Beach Boys' California Girls feature a glockenspiel |
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| What studio released the song Baby Love |
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| Who released the song Louie Louie |
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| What band had influence on the music of the Monkees |
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| What was used to imitate a train whistle sound in Last Train to Clarksville |
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| What famous group of producers produced the song Baby Love for the Supremes |
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| What is used in The Way You Do the Things You Do that features a vocal line followed immediately by another person's vocal line or an instrument |
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| A delayed backbeat is indicative of what recording company |
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| In the Midnight Hour features what musical component in its introduction |
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| What artist wrote Respect |
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| The song Respect was made famous by what artist? |
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| The bridge of Papa's Got a Brand New Bag vamps on a single chord and can be described as _________ |
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| Who wrote and produced Papa's Got a Brand New Bag |
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| Name an unconvential instrument used in Good Vibrations |
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| Slide theramin, bass harmonica, Jew's harp |
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| Does the song Good Vibrations use a traditional formal pattern and if so what? |
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| How were the sections of A Day in the Life compiled |
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| Unfinished songs from Lennon and McCartney connected with a bridge |
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| Who released the song White Rabbit |
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| What do the drums of White Rabbit imitate |
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| A bolero rhythm/Spanish flare |
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| The song Sunshine of Your Love is built around a repeating riff. What is this structure called |
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| Which member of Cream did a blue based guitar solo in Sunshine of Your Love |
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| Purple Haze has Eastern influence in its guitar solo.True or False |
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| True- contains sitar-like lines |
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| 39 bars of Whole Lotta Love feature what |
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| Spacey psychedelia including avant garde sound effects |
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| What does the coda of Whole Lotta Love feature |
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| What does the final chord of Whipping post show about The Allman Brothers Band |
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| What is unique about the drums featured in Whipping Post |
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| Evil Ways was released by what band |
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| What type of rhythms were emphasized in Evil Ways |
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| What 3 time signatures are used in Yes' Roundabout |
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| What strategy became commonn in complicated songs of the 1970s such as Roundabout |
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| Repeating the introduction |
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| Who sang and wrote the song You've Got a Friend |
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| What accompaniment is notable in the guitar solo of Take It Easy |
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| Who wrote Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) |
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| Sylvester Stewart (Sly of Sly and the Family Stone) |
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| What is featured after each chorus of Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) |
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| What guitar technique does Papa Was a Rolling Stone employ |
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| What is the most striking feature of the track Papa Was a Rolling Stone |
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| The drama and scope (its a 7 min song) |
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| What song that we have studied is Living for the City comparable to |
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| Which instruments did Stevie Wonder play in Living for the City |
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| Who released the song Tear the Roof Off the Sucker (Give Up the Funk) |
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| How many choruses are in Tear the Roof Off the Sucker |
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| What music style is Get Up, Stand Up |
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| The time signature features a stress on beat 3 every second measure. What is this called |
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| Who sings the song Bad Girls |
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| What occurs in Show Me the Way after the 3rd chorus |
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| How is each verse and chorus unique in More Than a Feeling |
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| Each is a different length |
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| What instrumenation is employed in the introduction of Feels Like the First Time |
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| Distorted guitar, stop time bass and drums (with synth) |
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| What Sex Pistols song features the first line "I am an antichrist" |
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| Who released the song My Best Friend's Girl |
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| What aspect of girl group music did My Best Friend's Girl borrow |
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| Billie Jean features a pre-chorus. What is a pre-chorus |
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| A section that is no longer the verse but not yet the chorus |
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| How many singers are featured in Billie Jean |
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| One. Michael Jackson frequently doubles his voice |
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| What instrument is the main focus of Like a Virgin's instrumentation |
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| What is the synthesizer line of 1999 based on |
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| The song Monday Monday by the Mamas and the Papas |
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| Is Prince the only singer in 1999? |
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| No, also includes female backup vocals |
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| Who released the song Born in the USA |
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| Were all the verses of Born in the USA complete verses |
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| No, 4 and 5 seem to have been abandoned as they are only partial verses |
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| Who wrote the music and lyrics to Don't Stand So Close to Me |
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| What music style was the vamp in Don't Stand So Close to Me inspired by |
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| What guitar sound is used in U2's Pride (In the Name of Love) |
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| Repeated note guitar sound |
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| A repeat of introduction material, like that of Color Me Impressed is known as __________ |
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| Color Me Impressed is a song by ________ |
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| The lyrics of Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer are a tribute to what blues style |
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| The hook of the song Shout at the Devil is its __________ |
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| Who released the song Shout at the Devil in 1983 |
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| What form does Metallica's One follow |
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| What sounds are used at the beginning of One |
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| War sounds (machine gun fire and helicopters) |
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| Who released the song Rock Box |
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| What type of vocals are employed in this song |
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| How did Public Enemy create a constant backdrop for their song Don't Believe the Hype |
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| Likely sampled and looped the instrumental |
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| What is commented on in the lyrics of Don't Believe the Hype |
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| What 2 artists rap on the track Ladies First |
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| Queen Latifah and Monie Love |
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| What is unique about the verses of The One I Love |
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| The lyrics of the verses barely differentiate |
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| How do the guitars in Smells like Teen Spirit differentiate |
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| Clean sounding in the verses and distorted in the choruses |
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