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2001 Award Winners
The theme for 2001 was "Frontiers in History: People, Places, Ideas" and the organizer of the 2001 Wyoming History day was the American Heritage Center's Victoria Murphy. The Wyoming State Historical Society is proud to continue as one of the event's principal sponsors.
Following is a list of those students who qualified for National History day, June 10-14, 2001 in Maryland, and those who earned scholarships or special awards at the 2001 Wyoming State History Day:
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PAPERS | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Martha Buttry –- Grade 8 "Ida B. Wells-Barnett: A Civil Rights Journalist and Her Crusade for Justice" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
Second Place: | ||
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Theodora Ranelli –- Grade 7 "Maya Lin's Vietnam Veterans' Memorial: A Place to Contemplate" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Sarah Peters "Frontiers in History: Romantic Music" Natrona County High School Teacher: Patricia Green | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Roman Battisti –- Grade 9 "The Brothers Grimm: Guardian of Legend and Lore" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
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INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Claire Mason –- Grade 7 "Unshaken by the Storms of 30 Long Years: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Fight for Women's Rights" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
Second Place: | ||
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Kristin McGuire –- Grade 6 "Clara Barton: Nurse Extraordinaire" West Elementary Teacher: Joan Branscom | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Kyle Washut –- Grade 10 "In the War Room: The Story of the Louisiana Purchase" Holy Family Home School Teacher: Megan Washut | ||
Second Place: | ||
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Sharde Shepherd –- Grade 9 "Wings of Mercy: Flight Evacuation Nurses at Normandy and Beyond" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
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GROUP PERFORMANCE | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Jacques Cortez –- Grade 6, Andrew Bergene –- Grade 6, Logan Sharpe –- Grade 6, Steve Sharpe "Artificial Satellites: Making the World a Smaller Place" Jessup Elementary School Teacher: Brenda Creel | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Katie Stearns –- Grade 6, Amal Alami –- Grade 6, Celeste Dobbin –- Grade 6 "Rosie the Riveter" Jessup Elementary School Teacher: Brenda Creel | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Krista Muth, Heather Irvine –- Grade 11 "Producing Death" Lander Schools Teacher: Gayla Hammer | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Erin Culver –- Grade 10, Cailin McDuff –- Grade 10 "Amelia Erhart: A Pioneer in Women's Rights and Aviation" Kelly Walsh High School Teacher: Thompson | ||
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INDIVIDUAL EXHIBIT | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Seth Lamb –- Grade 7 "The Sharp Frontier" CY Junior High School Teacher: Darnea Lamb | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Elizabeth Jarrard –- Grade 6 "To Be Or Not To Be, That Is The Question: The Electoral College" Lander Schools Teacher: Gayla Hammer | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Lindsey Tanner –- Grade 10 "The Printing Press: Frontier of Progress" Natrona County High School Teacher: Mary Beth Peden | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Sarah Wolff –- Grade 12 "Sigmund Freud, the Frontier of the Mind" Cheyenne Central High School Teacher: Anne Wolff | ||
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GROUP EXHIBIT | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Jennifer Steele –- Grade 8, Scott Lemons –- Grade 8 "Woman's Suffrage: 1848 to 1920" Lander Schools Teacher: Gayla Hammer | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Christopher Plemons –- Grade 6, Matt Rinne –- Grade 6 "Windmills of Wyoming" Jessup Elementary School Teacher: Brenda Creel | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Jessica Briggs –- Grade 10, Carla Booth –- Grade 10, Sonnie Palm –- Grade 10 "Fly Like an Eagle: Frontier in Communication Through Mail" Hanna Elk Mountain Jr./Sr. High School Teacher: Clif Jones | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Douglas Kenik –- Grade 10, Nick Landen –- Grade 10, Christopher Carroll –- Grade 10 "Clad to Beat You" Kelly Walsh High School Teacher: Thompson | ||
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INDIVIDUAL DOCUMENTARY | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Paul Rangitsch –- Grade 6 "Prosthetics: Creating a New Life for the Disabled" Jessup Elementary School Teacher: Brenda Creel | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Kaitlyn McRann –- Grade 6 "The National Outdoor Leadership School on the Frontier of Wilderness Education" Lander Schools Teacher: Gayla Hammer | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Halena Bagdonas –- Grade 12 "Tuskegee Airmen: Flying Towards a Better Tomorrow" Laramie Sr. High School Teacher: Emily Willems | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Clint Lohse –- Grade 12 "Woman's Suffrage: A Frontier in Politics" Kaycee High School Teacher: Jeanne Tinnin | ||
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GROUP DOCUMENTARY | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Dean Soderberg –- Grade 8, Jeff Nelson –- Grade 8 "The Grandest Enterprise Under God: The Union Pacific's Role in the Transcontinental Railroad" UW Lab School Teacher: Bob Campbell | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Lane Spencer –- Grade 6, Camron Ross –- Grade 6, Greg Lucero –- Grade 6 "Lasik Eye Surgery" Jessup Elementary School Teacher: Brenda Creel | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION First Place: | ||
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Beau Kennedy –- Grade 12, Eric Patton –- Grade 12 "KDKA: A Frontier in Broadcasting" Hanna Elk Mountain Jr./Sr. High School Teacher: Clif Jones | ||
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Second Place: | ||
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Tangi Linton, Brittany Porter, Ashley Willis, Monica Hine "Harlem Renaissance" Riverton High School Teacher: Kristy Richmond | ||
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AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING SCHOLARSHIP Best individual senior division entry; sponsor: University of Wyoming Office of Academic Affairs; award: 1 year tuition to the University of Wyoming | ||
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Halena Bagdonas Laramie High School | ||
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WYOMING STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY LOLA HOMSHER HISTORY DAY SCHOLARSHIP Scholarship for 12th grade student who intends to attend Wyoming community college or the University of Wyoming; sponsor: Wyoming State Historical Society; award: $1000 for first place; $500 for second and/or third place | ||
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Sarah Wolff Cheyenne | ||
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Katie Rudoff Green River | ||
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AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER PRIMARY SOURCES AWARD Best use of primary resources; sponsor: American Heritage Center; award: $200 cash | ||
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Sharde Shepard "Wings of Mercy" UW Lab School | ||
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WILLIAM H. BARTON AWARD Best use of oral history in an entry; sponsor: Wyoming State Historical Society; award: $100 cash | ||
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Savanah Sheehan "The Sheep Industry: A Multicultural Frontier" Little Snake River Valley | ||
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MABEL BROWN HISTORY AWARD Best entry on Wyoming women’s history; sponsor: Mabel Brown; award: $100 cash | ||
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Kristen Reed & Tessa Burt "Teachers on the Frontier" Lusk Middle School | ||
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LIZ BYRD CULTURAL DIVERSITY AWARD Best entry which represents an aspect of cultural diversity or human rights; sponsor: Anonymous; award: $100 cash | ||
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Emily Cundy, Jessica Golwoski, Janelle Hunt, Jessoca Sforza, Brittney LaPlattney "Frontiers of International Human Relations" Willard Elementary School, Casper | ||
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GERALD R. & JESSIE F. CHAMBERS AWARD Best Junior and Senior Division entries; sponsor: Jessie Chambers; award: $500 cash (each) | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION | ||
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Jeff Nelson & Dean Soderberg UW Lab School | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION | ||
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Sarah Peters Natrona County High School | ||
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COLONIAL DAMES OF AMERICA IN WYOMING HERITAGE AWARD Best entry dealing with family history; sponsor: Colonial Dames of America in Wyoming; award: $100 bond | ||
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Savanah Sheehan "The Sheep Industry: A Multicultural Frontier" Little Snake River Valley | ||
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FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE AWARD Best entry that integrates Trans-Mississippi Western history (fur trade, emigrants, Native Americans, Frontier Military History); sponsor: Fort Laramie National Historic Site; award: $100 cash | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION | ||
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Curtis Preston "Wyoming Forts: Protecting the Frontier" Little Snake River Valley, Baggs | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION | ||
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Kyle Washut "In The War Room" Holy Family, Casper | ||
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FRED & FLOSSIE GRAVES HOMESTEAD AWARD Best entry featuring an aspect of homesteading; sponsor: Gladys Graves Hill; award: $100 bond | ||
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Vanessa Greer "Women Homesteaders" Niobrara County High School, Lusk | ||
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HEART MOUNTAIN, WYOMING FOUNDATION AWARD Best entry based on Heart Mountain Internment Camp; Heart Mountain, Wyoming Foundation; award: $100 cash | ||
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Shaylyn Smith & Kadie Mead "Heartbreak of Heart Mountain" Greybull Middle School | ||
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MUTH IRVINE SPIRIT AWARD | ||
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Tayera Miyake, Reva DeVeny, Rindye Batchelor Big Piney Middle School | ||
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CLARA JENSEN AWARD Best overall entry on Wyoming History; sponsor: Wyoming State Historical Society; award: $100 cash | ||
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Curtis Preston "Wyoming Forts: Protecting the Frontier" Little Snake River Valley, Baggs | ||
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES PROGRAM AWARD | ||
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Kelly McDonald "Custer and the Battle of Little Big Horn" Rock River | ||
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES AWARD Best junior and senior division entries dealing with the history of health and medical sciences; sponsor: University of Wyoming College of Health Sciences; award: $100 cash (each) | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION | ||
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Emily Mayer "View from the Moon" Wheatland | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION | ||
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Bridget Rudd "Innovations in the War to Fight Cancer" Rock River | ||
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING NATIVE AMERICAN AWARD Best entry on Native American history; sponsor: University of Wyoming; award: $100 cash | ||
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Katie Sarette "The Indian and the Horse" Davis Middle School, Evanston | ||
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UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING WOMEN’S HISTORY AWARD Best entry on a woman or women in history; sponsor: University of Wyoming Women’s Studies Program; award: $100 cash | ||
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Amy Berch "Vote Yes for Women’s Rights" Lander Schools | ||
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WYOMING ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL HISTORIANS PRIMARY RESOURCES AWARD Best use of primary resources in the Paper Category; sponsor: Wyoming Association of Professional Historians; award: $100 cash | ||
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Mark Sabec "Johnson County War" Natrona County High School | ||
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WYOMING COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES AWARD Best entry dealing with economic issues; sponsor: Wyoming Council for Social Studies | ||
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Brittany Brewer, Jamie Clark, Tyler Dodd, Talia Sanders, Kayli Westing "Would You Like Fries With That?" Monroe Middle School, Green River | ||
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WYOMING HISTORY DAY TEACHER OF MERIT AWARD Outstanding Teacher with Students Competing at Nationals; sponsor: Wyoming History Day; award: $500 towards cost of trip | ||
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Gayla Hammer Lander Schools | ||
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WYOMING STATE BAR ASSOCIATION JURISPRUDENCE AWARD Best entry on jurisprudence or legal issues; sponsor: Wyoming State Bar Association; award: $250 cash | ||
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Liz Sunders & Lisa Strid "Frontiers in American Justice: Lizzie Bordon" Campbell County High School | ||
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WYOMING STATE MUSEUM EXHIBIT AWARD Best overall exhibit; sponsor: Wyoming State Museum | ||
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Lindsey Tanner Natrona County High School | ||
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WYOMING STATE MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS AWARD | ||
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JUNIOR DIVISION | ||
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Addie Messick & Shana Wolff "Wartime Frontier: Women in the Military in World War II" Hobbs Elementary School | ||
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SENIOR DIVISION | ||
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Jessica Briggs, Carla Booth, Sonnie Palm "Fly Like an Eagle: Frontier in Communication Through Mail" Hanna Elk Mountain Jr./Sr. High School | ||
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