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Issue: Archie Comics Digest #3
Publication Date: December 1973
 
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Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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Indicia Publisher: Archie Comic Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 164
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 48 (36 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Digest size
Paper Stock: Cardstock cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Perfect Bound
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Li'l Jinx
An advance on your allowance?
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Redrawn from the cover of Archie Giant Series Magazine #5
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Yule Be Sorry!

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Mrs. Lodge
Archie and the gang are complaining about the cold winter while the Lodge family is in Hawaii.
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Hot and Cold

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
The kids are complaining about winter.
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A Job for Jingles

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Jingles; Mary Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones; Pop Tate; Mr. Lodge; Smithers; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Santa Claus
W-who are you?
Jingles, one of Santa's brownies, shows up to make a report on Archie and the gang.
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This story is credited as being from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #10 but it doesn't appear in that issue. Verified with hard copy of Archie Giant Series Magazine #10.
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Quizzles

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx
Connect the dots, other words from Christmas and word unscramble.
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Which Is Witch

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
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Betty and Veronica
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper
Veronica tells Archie the Betty traced her ancestry to Salem and might be descended from witches.
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Cool Yule Quiz

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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humorous
Santa Claus; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Moose Mason; Dilton Doily; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Weatherbee; Reggie Mantle; Coach Kleats
The Archie gang are dressed as Santas, can you tell who is who?
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Prize Present

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Betty
Betty Cooper; Cousin Leroy
Leroy thinks a department store Santa is a phony, but a little girl says she got everything she asked for in previous years.
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Black Book Bonanza

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Midge Klump; Moose Mason; Reggie Mantle; Jughead Jones
Moose thinks Archie is one of Santa's helpers.
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Frosty the "Know" Man!

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Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Roz; Gigi; Russ; Greg; Hap Holiday; Jack Frost
The kids are waiting for snow so Li'l Jinx's father pretends to call Jack Frost.
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The Christmas Story

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Santa Claus
A brief history of Christmas.
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Logical Location

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Archie
Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
Where to hang the mistletoe in Pop Tates.
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Ski Frail

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Harry Lucey ?
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Subject Matter
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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy
Jughead and Archie need to write an essay on a popular sport of another country.
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Holiday How-To-Do-Its

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Instructions to make a horseshoe set for indoors, a way to check picture alignment and how to have plants water themselves.
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Boxed In

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
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Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate; Reggie Mantle; Veronica Lodge
Archie is going to give Veronica the gift of himself.
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Shell Game

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Charlie
Archie tries a new kind of sled.
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Leroy's Stocking

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Cousin Leroy
Crossword puzzle.
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Mr. Weatherbee's Dilemma

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Bob White
Marty Epp
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Marty Epp
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Mr. Weatherbee; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Professor Flutesnoot
Bad things are happening to Mr. Weatherbee when someone says, "Merry Christmas."
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #31 published January 1965
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The Yule Rush

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Subject Matter
humorous
Coach Kleats
Mr. Weatherbee; Coach Kleats; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Riverdale has been invited to a high school bowl game on New Year's Day, but it's snowing too hard to practice on the field.
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Escape

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Mr. Lodge plans to spend Christmas far away where Archie can't hurt him.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
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Dream Boy

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Subject Matter
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Jughead
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Mrs. Jones; Fred Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Jughead dreamed that Santa gave him and his friends a wishing day and that anything they wished for on that day would come true.
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Xmas Sundae

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Jughead
Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Pop Tate
Jughead orders a Christmas special sundae.
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Puzzles

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx
Color the dotted shapes and find the hidden animals in the sentences.
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A Torrid Yule

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Veronica
Professor Flutesnoot; Mr. Weatherbee; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Mr. Lodge took some of the Christmas carol group to Florida for a few days.
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The Willing Spirit

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Archie
Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Archie gives Reggie Veronica for Christmas.
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Snow Flaky!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Greg; Gigi; Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday; Roz; Russ
The kids have nothing to sled down so Li'l Jinx's father suggests they compete for a snow sculpture contest.
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Puzzlers

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Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Fill in the odd-numbered squares to get a name; add a letter to bear and rearrange the letters to get another animal's name; two-way crossword puzzles.
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Toy Triumph

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Archie buys an electronic thinking robot for his little cousin.
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Letters to Santa Claus

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Santa Claus
Guess who wrote each letter.
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Idiot's Delight

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Betty is so helpless at Christmas shopping, wrapping and tree decorating that she needs Archie to help her.
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To Ski Or Not To Ski

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
The gang is at a ski lodge, but the boys will leave if it doesn't snow.
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The Red, Red Ribbon

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Archie
Fred Andrews; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
Archie trudges through a snowstorm to bring Veronica what she needs.
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You'll Get A Bang Out Of This!!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Greg
Li'l Jinx and Greg compare Christmas gifts.
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Dressed To Kill

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Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Fred Andrews; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Miss Grundy; Mr. Weatherbee
Betty and Veronica have a fight about a dress and Veronica says she and Archie won't come to Betty's Christmas party.
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FlagArchie's Girls, Betty and Veronica Annual #3 published January 1955
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Sign and Resign

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Jughead
Mr. Weatherbee; Professor Flutesnoot; Jughead Jones; Moose Mason
Jughead is running a sign painting business.
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Merry Mail

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Archie
Archie Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie is reading Christmas cards he's received.
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R Is For Rooked

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Betty and Veronica
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Gaston; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper
Archie sends Jughead to find out what Veronica got him as a gift so he'll know what to get her.
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Ringing Reminder

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Moose
Moose Mason; Midge Klump; Reggie Mantle
Midge asks Moose how many Xmas symbols he can think of.
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Monster Monopoly

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Archie
Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Fred Andrews; Mary Andrews
Archie and Jughead are watching monster movies and Fred wants them to go outside.
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Return To Sender!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
Joe Edwards
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Joe Edwards
Subject Matter
childrens
Li'l Jinx
Li'l Jinx; Hap Holiday [Bill]; Chuck; Greg
Li'l Jinx writes a letter to Santa and asks her dad to mail it.
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Picture Frame

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge; Smithers
Betty and Veronica have a fight and break up and Archie thinks he's going to save money on Christmas gifts by sending them each a picture of himself.
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Credits from the reprint in Archie Double Digest (Archie, 2011 series) #273, no credits listed in this digest.
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Dis-Missile

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Betty and Veronica
Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Weatherbee; Miss Grundy; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle
Riverdale High has a toy repair project and Betty and Veronica are handling the letters to Santa so they know who gets what toy, but they find some joke letters from Archie, Jughead and Reggie.
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Christmas Fun

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How to make a milk carton guitar, a modernistic wastebasket and a suet bird feeder.
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Brainy Exercise

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Dan DeCarlo ?
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Moose
Midge Klump; Moose Mason
Midge got a device for taking off excess fat.
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Well Suited

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Frank Doyle
Dan DeCarlo
Rudy Lapick
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Vincent DeCarlo
Subject Matter
teen
Archie
Jughead Jones; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
Veronica has Archie ask Mr. Lodge to play Santa.
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FlagArchie Giant Series Magazine #31 published January 1965
was Well Suited [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
How would you like to receive a free Christmas gift from Archie?
Five Christmas special issues for a dollar.
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