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Issue: B&V Friends Double Digest Magazine #245
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/09/2015
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Pages: 260
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UPC/EAN: 76281646855824511
Price: $6.99 USD
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Content Items: 57 (25 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Cover title: The Best of B & V Friends Jumbo Comics
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Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Digest Size U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cardstock cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Harry Lucey (signed)
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teen
B & V Friends
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
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The Best of Archie Starring Betty & Veronica

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Introduction to the next story.
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Summer Help

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hermione Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler
Tiring of Veronica's indolence, Hermione decrees that the girl will prepare her own meals and clean her own room and clothes for the remainder of the summer.
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Dan Parent
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Introduction to the next two stories.
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Where The Action Is...

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Dan Parent
Dan Parent
Rich Koslowski
Tito Pena
Jack Morelli
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
B&V
Agent B [Betty Cooper]; Agent V [Veronica Lodge]; Evelyn Evernever; Smithers; Hiram Lodge; Dilton Doiley; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Cheryl Blossom; Bunny
When Archie's tracking chip stops working, Agents B & V set out to rescue him.
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Mentions "Little Archie" stories.
Story continues directly in Betty and Veronica Comic Digest Magazine (Archie, 1980 series) #196.

Credits from the index of the original printing, no credits listed in this digest.
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The Rose Achoo

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Tom Moore
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Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
After Veronica prevents Archie from making his date with Betty, Betty retaliates by sending roses to Veronica, who is allergic to them.
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Fiona Staples
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Star Struck

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Stan Goldberg (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
The girls are swooning over singer Tom Jonah but the boys are not impressed.
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The Me-ning of Life

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Angelo Decesare (credited)
Stan Goldberg (credited)
Henry Scarpelli (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
When her father refuses to bow to her selfish wishes, Veronica throws a tantrum, falls asleep and dreams that she is the absolute ruler of Veronicaville...I mean, Riverdale.
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Story is told in two chapters.
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Jill Thompson
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Guess Again

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Harry Lucey (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Archie and Reggie fight over who will take Veronica to a dance, and eventually decide to let a handsome stranger decide. But if we think we know how this story will end, we're mistaken.
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Art Smart

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Frank Doyle
Harry Lucey
Chic Stone
Barry Grossman
Bill Yoshida
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
Archie and Jughead make fun of the girls' taste for abstract modern art made from ordinary household objects.
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Credits from the index of the original printing. This digest states the story is from Betty's Diary #1 but that is incorrect, it is from Archie #228. The artwork is Harry Lucey, not Dan DeCarlo as credited here, and the story does not match any story in Betty's Diary #1.
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Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #15

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Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews (picture); Reggie Mantle (picture)
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Dan Parent
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Vamp It Up

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Rich Koslowski (credited)
Tom Chu (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
adventure, humorous, teen
B&V
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Chuck Clayton; Nancy; Midge Klump; Lucas; Charlotte; Nathaniel; Ashton: Mr. Lodge; Mrs. Lodge; Lucifcus Gang [Damien; Naddy]; Pop Tate; Moose Mason; Vampironica
Betty & Veronica are at the beach, and as the sun goes down they meet teenage vampires.
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Story divided in 2 parts, part 1 from page 1-12, and part 2 from 13-24. Story continues into next issue.
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Paul Castiglia
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Mr. Inferno

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Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; the Devil [Mr. Inferno]
Betty sells her soul to the Devil to gain Archie's affections, but it is revealed that Veronica did the same some time ago. The two-timing Devil releases both from their contracts and disappears.
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Credits from Comics Alliance article by Chris Sims, January 6, 2015, no credits listed in this digest.
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Michael Uslan
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Snow White and the Riverdale Dwarves

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Dan Parent (credited)
Jeff Shultz (credited)
Bob Smith (credited)
Digikore Studios (credited)
Jack Morelli (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper [as Snow White]; Veronica Lodge [as the Evil Queen]; Archie Andrews [as The Prince]; Cheryl Blossom [as the Magic Mirror]; Reggie Mantle [as The Huntsman]; Dilton Doiley [as Dilly]; Jughead Jones [as Jug]; Chuck Clayton [as Chucky]; Pop Tate [as Poppy]; Kevin Keller [as Kev]; Mr. Weatherbee [as Bee]; Moose Mason [as The Moose]; Miss Grundy [as the Evil Queen's disguise]
Retelling of the fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves"; Veronica the Evil Queen tries to have Snow White killed because Snow White is hotter than she is. But Snow White finds sanctuary with seven eccentric little men.
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Stephen Oswald
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An Uncle's Monkey

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Sal Contrera (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
fantasy, humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina; Aunt Hilda; Harvey; Ambrose
Sabrina mistakenly thinks that Aunt Hilda has turned Harvey into a chimpanzee.
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Jonathan Betancourt; Howard Mackie
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Sight for Sore Eyes

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
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Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee; Jughead Jones
Veronica tries a peek-a-boo hairstyle. Archie likes it, so Betty does the same. The fad sweeps the school, much to Mr. Weatherbee's displeasure.
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Foul Bawl

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Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Bert Cook
A crying, inconsolable Veronica sees Archie off at the train station, then immediately goes to the beach with a handsome new boy. When the train breaks down, Archie comes back and goes looking for Ronnie, worried that she's heartbroken over his departure.
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Jill Thompson
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This article lists Bob Montana as the artist for the following story "Sweet Sorrow" but in the body of the text mentions that Dan DeCarlo drew the story. The Bob Montana credit is incorrect.
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Sweet Sorrow

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Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
Victor Gorelick
Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
When Veronica shows Betty a new dress she bought, Betty becomes despondent because Veronica has so much more than she does.
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Credits from the index of the original printing. The text piece that introduces this story incorrectly lists Bob Montana in the credits.
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Mike Norton
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Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
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teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Mr. Smudge (introduction)
No, no, Veronica!
Betty & Veronica try to avoid a weird man named Mr. Smudge while flying to the Lodge estate.
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Phrase "sex maniac" used possibly for first time in a comic!

The original index credits Harry Sahle. The text article lists "by Harry Sahle and Janice Valleau (Ginger)". Unclear what the "(Ginger)" part means.
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Tania del Rio
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Tania del Rio (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Jason Jensen (credited)
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humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Salem
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Spell It Out

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Tania del Rio (credited)
Tania del Rio (credited)
Jim Amash (credited)
Jason Jensen (credited)
Jeff Powell (credited); Ridge Rooms (credited)
Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Sabrina
Sabrina Spellman; Harvey Kinkle; LLandra da Silva; Shinji Yamagi; Salem; Gwenevive Ricci [Gwen]; Queen Seles; Zelda Spellman; Hilda Spellman; Hansel Wulfe; Amy Reinhardt; Clara Mistflower
Sabrina enters a Spelling Bee contest in both the Magic Realm and mortal world. She wins the contest in the Magic Realm.
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Mr. Marvelous

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George Gladir (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
Samm Schwartz (credited)
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Samm Schwartz
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teen
Big Ethel
Ethel Muggs; Bobby; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Reggie Mantle; Hiram Lodge (flashback only)
Lamenting not having a date for the dance, Ethel is confronted by a handsome youth who asks her. But he's not your ordinary youth.
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Jamie Rotante; Stephen Oswald
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Glamour In White

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Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
Harry Sahle ?; Janice Valleau ?
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teen
Veronica and Betty
Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Nurse Grady (introduction); Dr. Cueball (introduction); Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones (cameo)
Betty and Veronica take jobs at the same hospital when Archie is there.
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Of Men and Mermaids

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Bill Vigoda (credited)
Al McLean (credited)
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humorous, teen
Betty & Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; unnamed teacher; Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica become lifeguards and attract attention from all the boys. So, Archie pretends to drown to gain attention.
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First appearance of Riverdale Beach. Betty and Veronica get into a girl-fight...in bathing suits!
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Dan Parent; Stan Lee
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Cheryl's Beach Bash!

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Dan Parent (credited)
Dan Parent (credited)
Jon D'Agostino (credited)
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humorous
Cheryl Blossom
Cheryl Blossom; Archie Andrews; NTV personnel; Clifford Blossom; Cheryl's friends; Jason Blossom; Medusa; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Louella McGruff; Reggie Mantle; Moose Mason; Ethel Muggs (cameo)
Cheryl weasels her way into hosting an NTV summer beach house show.
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Story is in 2 parts, and also continues into the story "Party Hardly."
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Poor Little Rich Whirl

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George Frese (credited)
Terry Szenics (credited)
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teen
Archie
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Webster
Veronica tries to make Betty jealous of her rich lifestyle.
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Midtown Comics
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Dan Parent
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Health Nuts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Barry Grossman (credited)
Bill Yoshida (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Hiram Lodge
Despite having a fully stocked gym at home, Veronica joins a health club to be trendy.
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The Peacemaker

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Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
Rudy Lapick (credited)
Sheldon Brodsky (credited)
Vincent DeCarlo (credited)
Subject Matter
teen
Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Betty and Veronica are spotted having a heated argument. Archie assumes they're fighting over him and doesn't mind telling anyone who will listen.
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House ad for the first four Best of Archie Comics collections.
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Paul Castiglia
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Ginger #1

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George Frese
George Frese
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Ginger
Ginger
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Smellbound

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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George Frese (credited)
George Frese (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Ginger
Ginger; Professor Thompson; Patsy; "Whiz" Baker
Ginger is in love with her history teacher.
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Diamond Select
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Alex Segura
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Name That Tune

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle (credited)
Dan DeCarlo (credited)
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Subject Matter
humorous, teen
Betty and Veronica
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Hiram Lodge; Smithers the butler; un-named record producer; un-named son of said record producer
Archie and Jughead are having fun making up nonsense lyrics to classic songs.
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Everything's Archie
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Archie #3

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House ad for Archie #3.
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Words are only half of the story...

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Scholastic
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