iLLCANDESCENT release day is here!!!!! Classic Debut LP from VERSIS

Versis | iLLCANDESCENT

1. Thesis
2. iLLCANDESCENT
3. The Journey (4u)
4. Life Story (Story of my Life)
5. Dig This!
6. Spittin' in the wind
7. Love is Love
8. Slow Down
9. Rain Rain Rain
10. In your Dreams
11. The Need
12. Life After You
13. Travelin
14. Gotta love it (BONUS TRACK)

THE HOBBYSHOP HERO | DUTCHMASSIVE CO-SIGNS THIS ALBUM 2 THE HIGHEST DEGREE!
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Peace to my mellow Versis, I’ve been following this cat for a while now….. and He def makes me proud of the next generation. Not to many young cats (that I know about) that are making music of this standard. Peep his iddish, like now! you won’t be able to press pause!

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• VERSIS @t MYSPACE
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Check out PositiveSoulMovement’s One on One With VERSIS

Versis Interview from PositiveSoulMovement on Vimeo.

Here is a sample of his recent work with Full Crate ‘Make Me Laugh’







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LIVE @ The Roxy Dec.5th.09 “The Journey” (prod. by Dibiase)

A HobbyshopHero Highlight, Starring: Arnaud "ONRA" Bernard

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It is with great pleasure and A highest honor that I bring you this highlight spot on this Kind Souled Super Producer, ONRA.
I met ONRA via myspace back in 04/05 before myspace was saturated w/ millions of ... (insert here) He was and is to this day A Beatmaker who is ahead of his time. Since I can remember my biggest dream in life has been to visit JAPAN, Tokyo specifically so when I noticed my man was Touring in JAPAN I decided to head over to his page to congratulate him and ask how everything was going over there. While there I skimmed through his blog and saw that There was an Interview w/ Onra @t The Huffingtonpost (which is now featured in this post as well) and I then decided it was way past due for ONRA to be introduced to you wonderful readers =)
I have been holding off on alot of special features of certain Artists and Topics because this is a fairly new website and I wanted to build up a decent audience before I brought certain things to light therefor I wouldn't have to make duplicate posts hahahah.
I went ahead and put just a few things ONRA has been involved w/ in this post. I would highly recommend going to his Myspace and keeping up to date w/ his future endeavors as well as backtracking and catch up on his past ones.

Because in the immortal words of The Abstract, Q-TIP....

"Yo this kid is Niiiiiiiiiiiccccceeee"

Pe@ce!

HsH

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ONRA is on tour in JAPAN & the tour continues thru may when he returns to france and keeps the tour going. If you happen to be in JAPAN (which I know a few of you readers are) you can VIEW ONRA'S TOUR DATES HERE!

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Download the mix here!

“This is 100% soul music, selected from original vinyls. I put a lot of my favorite songs in it… I didnt want to do the regular “beatmaker podcast” thing……. I think it’s boring and a lot of people do it better already. I called it simply soulful joints. There is no tracklisting.”

- ONRA

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Häzel and Onra foolin' in the streets of paris after Onra's Live ( 7 may 2008). "i can't wake up" track performed and produced by Häzel .

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SUPPORT MY MAN!

Boomkat.com picked up the new project "1.0.8" as album of the week!!!

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Fatcity.co.uk added "The Anthem 7" " to their featured single section:

Tracklist

1. The Anthem (Unreleased extended Version) Listen Now
2. Last tango In Saigon Listen Now
3. Clap Clap Listen Now
4. Relax in Mui Ne Listen Now

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A Hip-Hop Renaissance Resides in France

by: Freelance Journalist, Timothy Cooper

taken from....

www.huffingtonpost.com

It all started with a trip back to his father's birthplace.

Vietnam, That's where Arnaud "Onra" Bernard found the inspiration for his signature sound. After spending time with children at an orphanage in the Vietnamese city of Hue, the Parisian producer was so moved by the experience that he rushed to a local city market to arm himself with a new cache of vintage Chinese pop records. Aiming to construct a new sound based on a fusion of Asian melodies and soulful hip-hop, Onra began to build a foundation for his underground symphonies by adding a dose of J Dilla, the legendary hip-hop producer who lost his battle with lupus in 2006. The end result was Chinoiseries, a groundbreaking album released in 2007 that garnered reputable buzz in exclusive music circles and made him a legend on the Internet's most selective blogs. Using the history of his father's homeland and soaking in the spirit of his mother's French roots, Onra has established himself as a harmonious maestro who can adapt to any type of music as he travels around the globe searching for crates of rare vinyl to pick apart for his distinctive samples. Onra is hard at work touring in Asia and promoting his new album, 1.0.8, which was released in February, while the hip-hop world awaits a greatly-coveted Chinoiseries Part II. As his sound continues to evolve into an international staple, this renaissance man is focused on paying homage to his musical past, while creating amazing sounds for the bright future that awaits him. But if he ever runs out of inspiration, he can always return to that orphanage in the city of Hue.

Talk a little about your journey into music.

I got into music at the age of 10. My step-brother was older than me and I was kind of looking up to him -- he was listening to old school hip-hop and I thought it was cool. I started with hip-hop music and I've always listened to it since then. I was in my early 20s when I got into other kinds of music. That's when I discovered the samples that different artists used to make instrumentals. That's also around the time that I got into making music with cheap software. It got more serious in 2003 when I bought my first piece of equipment, an Akai MPC 1000 sampler. When I was traveling back and forth to Africa, all of my friends were listening to hip-hop and black music in general. They had a big influence on me as well.

Why do you think hip-hop culture is so revered worldwide?

What we know now as hip-hop is totally different from what it used to be originally. The media helped hip-hop get more famous, but at the same time, [the media also] drew a wrong image of it. The original motto was "Peace, Unity, Love and Having Fun," and you can't really find that nowadays in rap music. I don't really know why it traveled to so many countries, knowing it was born in the Bronx, NY. I guess the youth needed something they could relate to, and hip-hop is a really contemporary kind of music. Hip-hop culture is rich and deep, and there are many kinds of sub-genres. Everybody can find something they like in hip-hop music.

Who were your musical icons growing up?

I went through many phases growing up; I was inspired by who was hot, and it was right at the time when there was this East Coast vs. West Coast rap rivalry. I found something I really loved in OutKast. Then, when a group from Detroit called Slum Village came out, I truly found what I loved the most. [It was] mainly because of their beats, produced by the late, great J Dilla.

We know that J Dilla is a part of the catalyst for your sound. How did his music affect your creativity?

I fell in love with his music because he simply is the best who has ever done it; he opened our minds and ears to new genres. I think most people in hip-hop would agree with me. He is respected by all the pioneers, and his music is magic -- it has that natural human swing nobody can imitate. Everything that he's made is just great...he never came out whack and always evolved and pushed boundaries. He was also light years ahead of his time. There's this famous sentence you can read here and there, "J Dilla changed my life," and it's really the case for me. Without his music, I never could have been as inspired to make the music I make today.

Thank You Jay Dee / Free Your Funk from MASSCORPORATION.COM on Vimeo.

What projects do you have planned for 2009?

I've been currently touring in Japan for over a month. When I come back to France, I have a few more gigs scheduled for early summer. I'm working on two different projects at the same time. The first project is going to be my first album with vocals, and that's going to take me a lot of time because I have to make songs and not just beats. The second project is another instrumental album, more in the vein of what I did recently -- it will be more inspired by '80s funk and R&B. I'm looking forward to making gigs in as many countries possible.

Are you planning on coming to the U.S. anytime soon?

This is secretly what I'm waiting for, but nothing is planned for now. I think people don't want to spend too much nowadays because of the economic crisis, but hopefully some opportunities will come to me in the future. So far, I've played across Europe, Vietnam, New Zealand and Japan. The U.S is next on the list.

What's the hip-hop scene like in your native France?

The hip-hop scene in France is divided. You have the commercial rap, the independent ghetto rap, the jazzy scene-which is more inspired by U.S. hip-hop from the 90's-and the alternative scene, which I guess I'm a part of. All in all, artists like the Jazz Liberatorz and Hocus Pocus are putting France on the map. Some labels are doing some good work too--like Favorite, Trad Vibe and Kif Records.

At the end of the day, what do you want your legacy to be in hip-hop?

I hope I'll have some recognition from the French hip-hop community, even if I have more support abroad than in my own country. I hope I'm opening doors for people and creating opportunities. I just hope people will respect my name and my art later on.

For more info on Onra and his music, visit www.myspace.com/onra.

9 DOPE MIX'S 2 download courtesy of MEATSKULL (MEGA MUSIC POST)

WORDS FROM THE HERO

Peace, To get the vibe right for Wednesday's (APRIL 1st) SPECIAL POST
(The Debut Release of the Highly Anticipated Instrumental Project from Super Producer DAVIDLUKE)

DUTCHMASSIVE - "BETTER MAN" - DAVID LUKE REMIX (SNIPPET) by DAVIDLUKE

I wanted to make absolutely sure that YOU (the reader / onlooker / listener) remember that THE HOBBYSHOP HERO is Just as much about Amazing Music (All Genres, minus country), Dope Beats, Forward thinking Recording Artists just as much as it is about NES, SNEAKERS, 8BIT ART, VINYL TOYS, etc....

So, In The Spirit of Celebrating music I stopped over @t one of my favorite hidden corners of the Interweb (MEATSKULL) and Selected a few shy of A dozen Downloadable Mixes for you to vibe out to. MEATSKULL is not just A HIPHOP music Blog, but features ALL types of Music that you probally never will hear on CLEARCHANNEL OR VIACOM RADIO STATIONS hahaha so make sure to Visit MEATSKULL and Go Nuts Stumbling upon new music to fall in love with!!!! So without FURTHER-UH-DO!?!?!? <--- Huh? LETS START DOWNLOADING!!!!! _________________________________________

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Flying Lotus, Ras G & SAMIYAM - Brainfeeder Mix

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iLLaNoise Presents - Revenge of the Backpack Vol. 1

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Revenge Intro
East Flatbush Project “Tried By 12″
Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka Intro
Fab 5 “Leflaur Leflah Eshkoshka”
Fab 5 09′ “Go IL USA (Circa 96′)”
Crooklyn Dodgers “Crooklyn”
Crooklyn Dodgers “Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers”
Group Home “Super Star”
Group Home “Living Proof”
Red Hot Lover Tone “My Peeps”
Black Moon “Who Got Da Props Remix”
Grand Puba “I Like It”
iLLaNOise & Phil G “Electric Infatuation”
Tribe “Electric Relaxation”
O.C “Times Up”
Show Biz A.G “Next Level”
Nas “World Is Yours Remix”
Mos Def “Universal Magnetic”
Onxy “Last Dayz”
Gza “Shadowboxing”
All City “The Actual”
Alcholiks “Likwit”
Pugz feat. Rashid Hadee and Primeridian”Hey Yall (Ego Trippin Rmx)”
Black Moon “Buck Em Down Rmx Break”
Pete Rock & CL Smooth “One In A Million”
Bush Babies “Like That Yall / Love Song”
Common “Take It Eazy Jazz Interlude w/ iLLaNOise”
The Roots “Proceed”
The Roots “Proceed Pt 3″
The Roots “What They Do Break”
Gangstarr “Question Remains / Mass Appeal”
Mobb Deep “Hell On Earth Intro”
Mobb Deep “Drink Ya Pain Away”
Mos Def, Tash, Q Tip “Body Rock”
Project Mayhem “Microphone Master Remix”
Last Boy Scout w/ Busta Rhymes “Wild For The Night”
Busta Rhymes “Remains Raw”
Redman “It’s Like That (Big Brother)”
Lost Boyz “Beast From The East”

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DJ Soul presents ...

Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group Mixtape

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1. Dirt Weed (Intro)
2. Waiting For You (produced by suburb)
3. You Should Know feat. Naledge of Kidz In The Hall
4. Shake It Off feat Kam Moye & Torae (produced by brizzo)
5. Got Fans (produced by Eric Lau)
6. So Sweet
7. Walk My Way (produced by aeon)
8. Killa Tape Interlude
9. Stay Tuned
10. She Moved Outta Cincy (08 Mix)
11. Four Men feat. Kay (produced by Dj Cozmos & King Midas)
12. Golden feat. Elucid
13. Hello Brooklyn feat. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne (Von Pea Remix)
14. Go To Get It feat. Median
15. Che Tanya (produced by cj)
16. Brazilian Wax
17. Bathtub (Interlude)
18. Come Here Shawty feat. Ink Floyd (produced by h/r)
19. Kim & Cookie Interlude
20. Take The W (produced by 88 keys)
21. Bout To Be Some (produced by khrysis)
22. You May Die Now Interlude
23. Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group
24. And You Say feat. Che Grand

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Che Grand - Breakfast At Wimbledon Mixtape

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01 Breakfast @ Wimbledon (The Movie Trailer ((Fuck-A-Mixtape))
02 R E S T A R T
03 Electric(Yacht)Brain In The Lab With A Stereo
04 Yoko Ono (Danny!)
05 Lessondary Busy feat. Von Pea, Spec Boogie & Donwill
06 Bink?! How Much?!?!
07 Swing (prod. Brain Brizzo) (Preview)
08 I Think (She Likes Me) (Fly Guys & The Luv Bugz)
09 Lunch (english.man.in.nyc)
10 City On Fire (Preview)
11 UFO Ninja (Class of 3000)
12 Usain Bolt Rap Shit (prod. Suhburb)
13 Bendable Poseable (Hot Chip)
14 And You Say (Tanya Morgan) (prod. Von Pea)
15 GitDown feat Aeon (Tango & Cash Preview)
16 Flawed (8th W1 + Von Pea)
17 Dinner (fear.not.for.man)
18 This Is Not America (prod. Diego)
19 Birthright (Elucid)
20 Too Much Good
21 Brunch (.nova)
22 I Love Cassie/EGU coming soon (Outro)

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CHRIS READ - THE DIARY VOLUME 1.5

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01. Chris Read Theme #3 (Intro)
02. Heavy D - We Got Our Own Thang
03. Eric B & Rakim - Let The Rhythm Hit Em
04. Nice & Smooth - Hip Hop Junkies
05. Ultramagnetic MC’s - Poppa Large (Daily Diggers Remix)
06. The Whooliganz - Put Your Handz Up
07. The Beatnuts - Props Over Here
08. Mobb Deep - Survival Of The Fittest
09. Busta Rhymes - Woo Hah, Got You All In Check
10. The Beatnuts - Off The Books
11. Unspoken Heard - Better
12. Common - Car Horn
13. Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
14. Jaz O & Immobilaire - Love Is Goin
15. Jay Dee feat. Frank N Dank - Pause
16. Kev Brown - Allways
17. Encore feat. Ladybug Mecca - Real Talk
18. Floetry feat. Common - Supastar
19. Lupe Fiasco - Kick, Push
20. Little Brother feat. Carlitta Durand - Life Of The Party
21. Black Grass feat. J-Live - Set It Straight
22. Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me (Outro)

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DJ Mu-R - DEFINITION

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Side-A
1. Intro 1 / pro by Mitsu the Beats feat. Hunger
2. Wolves in wool / Odd Jobs
3. Fortified Live / Reflection Eternal feat. MosDef & Mr.Man
4. Definition of Ill / P.B.W feat.Planet Asia, Madlib
5. Microphone Mathematics (Intro) / Quasimoto
6. Microphone Mathematics (Remix) / Quasimoto
7. Mission Impossible/Pitfall Pt.2 / Kaliwild
8. Pound For Pound / Kaliwild
9. The Buizness(inst) / De La Soul
10. Car Horn (Intro) / Common
11. Dooinit / Common
12. Dedication To The Suckers / Phat Kat
13. Unlimited / Soul Position
14. Real Definition (inst) / Profile
15. Yes Y’all / Sound Providers
16. Fresh Rhymes / Sound Providers
17. 2ThaLeft (Hook) / Dynamic Syncopation feat.Mass Influence
18. 2ThaLeft (The Nextmen Remix) / Dynamic Syncopation feat.Mass Influence
19. It’z Goin Down. Now (Feel Good) / Schoolz Of Thought
20. One Of Those Days (88-Strumental)
21. Inter Mood / GAGLE

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1. Intro2 / Pro By DJ Ishino The Original(S.M.C) Cuts By Mu-R
2. Mental Invasion / DJ Cam
3. Srep Up Time / InI
4. Back On The Block / Pete Rock
5. The Mad Scientist / The Large Professor
6. Pay Attention / Dilated Peoples
7. Synopsis (inst) / Erule
8. Silent Treatment (Kelo’s Mix) / The Roots
9. Intro / Group Home
10. East NY Theory / Group Home feat.Brainsick Mob
11. Breathing Pleasure / Jazz Liberatorz
12. Break The Look / TY
13. So Fabulous / Little Brother
14. Flow / Zion-I feat.Grouch & Goapeke
15. Idols (inst) / DJ Spinna
16. DJ Song / DJ Spinna & Ticklah
17. Elevate / Jigmastas feat.Anjela Johnson
18. Git To Steppin’ / Hi-Tek feat. MosDef & Vinia Mojica
19. Dreamy / Jay Dee

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fLako - First Spaceshit On The Moon Beat Tape

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DJ Mordecai - Glare

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1. Do You Know (Intro)
2. Nas - Memory Lane
3. People Under The Stairs - Give Love A Chance
4. PMN - We Came From feat. Freedom
5. Scienz Of Life - Powers Of Nine Ether (Distorted Views Of Life)
6. Poor Righteous Teachers - Word Iz Life
7. Black Sheep - Without A Doubt
8. Dres - Tru Kings
9. InI - Think Twice
10. J. Treds - Make It Happen
11. Bigg Jus - When They Start… 1997 Uptop Shit
12. Pumpkinhead - Jukebox
13. El Segundo (Interlude)
14. Hard 2 Obtain - L.I. Groove
15. Large Professor - Dancing Girl
16. Organized Konfusion - Somehow, Someway
17. The Roots - Distortion To Static
18. ST/MIC - Life feat. Primo The Cinematic
19. Lord Finesse - Hip 2 Da Game
20. Foundation & Rezidue - Boogie Down’s Got The Flavor
21. Gang Starr - Moment Of Truth
22. Haywood - Untitled (Instrumental)
23. The Unknown - Untitled (Instrumental)
24. Jazz Addixx - Say Jazzy
25. Dr. Becket & K-Skills - Who This Iz
26. Godfather Don - Status
27. The Last Emperor - Monumental
28. Crown Prince - Mechanics Of Life (Remix)
29. El Fudge - Rockin’ It feat. DJ Ivory
30. C-Rayz Walz - Degrees
31. Doujah Raze - Where You Are
32. Grown Folks - Love Music

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Flying Lotus - BBC Essential Mix

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1. Alice Coltrane - Galaxy In Turiya
2. Charlie Hayden and Egberto Gisomonti and Gonjasufi - Testament
3. Flying Lotus - Massage Situation (Stripped)
4. Dimlite - Sun Sized Twinkles
5. Flying Lotus feat Dolly - Robertaflack
6. Flying Lotus - Robertaflack (Mike Slott Reflunk)
7. Ahu - I Know All The Bitches (Bullion mix)
8. Heralds Of Change - Amuse
9. Carlos Y Gaby - Happy Summer Solstice
10. Pudge - Yung Infamous
11. Dorothy Ashby - Myself When Young
12. Nosaj Thing - Bach
13. LL - Turf Day
14. Flying Lotus - Infinitum (Dimlite mix)
15. Clark - Springtime Epigram
16. Burial - Shutta
17. Blank Blue - Blank Blue (Flying Lotus mix)
18. Daedelus - Im String Struck
19. MHE - ?
20. Daedelus and Madvillain - Experience/Accordion (Flying Lotus live mix)
21. Hudson Mohawke - Zoo0000oom
22. Rustie - Black Block (remix)
23. Teebs and Jackhigh - Idea 1 (Clutch)
24. Matthewdavid - Tallahassee Tapes
25. Martyn and Flying Lotus - Vancouver/Pet Monster Shotglass
26. Fulgeance - Chico (Dorian Concept mix)
27. Joker - Solid State
28. Rusko - Moanerz
29. Daddy Kev - Invite8
30. Ras G - Star Messenger
31. Madlib - Unreleased Gem
32. SAMIYAM - Cheesecake Backslap
33. Knowledge - Dawn
34. Flyamsam - Princess Toadstool
35. Sa-Ra - Hollywood
36. Muhsinah and Flying Lotus - With Me/Melt
37. Flying Lotus - Dissecto
38. Flying Lotus - Breathe
39. Mike Slott - Home
40. Flying Lotus - Sangria Spin Cycles (ambient mix)
41. Danny Breaks - Cosmic Dust
42. Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel (Free The Robots mix)
43. SAMIYAM - Falafel Cannon
44. Flying Lotus - Beginners Falafel
45. Slum Village - Players (instrumental mix)
46. Flying Lotus - Cackle
47. Slum Village - Raise It Up
48. Osborne - Definition Of A Breakdown
49. Baron Zen - Burn Rubber (Dam-Funk mix)
50. Mono/Poly - Needsdeodorantbitch
51. Chocolate Star and Nelly Furtado - Stay With Me/Promiscuous
52. Gonjasufi - Suzie Q
53. Kiing Midas - Lost (Flying Lotus live mix)
54. Rusko and Flying Lotus - Terminal3 / Tea Leaf (Dancers live mix)
55. Daedelus - Hours Minutes Seconds (beat invitational version)
56. Kode9 and Flying Lotus - Kryon
57. Zomby - Spliff Dub (Rustie mix)
58. Busta Rhymes - What Up
59. SAMIYAM - Crystal Lake
60. Weather Report - River People
61. SAMIYAM - Flintstone Car
62. Flying Lotus - Backpack Caviar
63. Radiohead - Reckoner (Flying Lotus mix)
64. Bjork - All Is Full Of Love
65. Broadcast - Winter Now
66. Portishead - Elysium
67. Linda Perhacks - Hey Now Who Really Cares
68. Flying Lotus - Infinitum (Exile mix)
69. Flying Lotus - Live Set Practice Run

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