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A John Cleese caper
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 02-26-23
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Something Fresh
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- By SGW555 on 10-18-07
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Quick Service
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender is visiting her sister's country home near London when a most unfortunate thing happens: She takes a bite of inferior ham while having her breakfast. Soon everyone around her is suffering the consequences - her sister, her brother-in-law, the butler, poor Sally, Sally's fiancé, and even Mrs. Chavender's ex-fiancé, "Ham King" J. B. Duff.
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Hilarious!
- By Jaime Treadwell on 05-18-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Bill the Conqueror
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Sir George Pyke is quite disappointed in his son Roderick's business acumen. Roderick, unlike his old man, lacks the aggressive drive required of a business tycoon. So the elder Pyke resolves to marry him off to the sprightly Felicia, who has enough spark to manage any man and may just do him a world of good. All is going well until Bill West arrives from New York.
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Very, very silly, as expected - but fun!
- By Sarah on 02-14-17
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Best of Jeeves and Wooster
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Collected here are eleven of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster short stories (comprising all of the Jeeves tales from "Carry On, Jeeves" and "My Man Jeeves") as well as the complete novels Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves. Along with Jeeves and Bertie, we are introduced to an entire cast of beloved Wodehouse characters: Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little, James "Corky" Corcoran, Tuppy and Honoria Glossop, Rockmetteller Todd, and the terrifying and bombastic Aunt Agatha.
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Icky, Icky, Icky Pooh
- By Cenobite on 06-20-22
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Love Among the Chickens
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge has hit upon a foolproof plan to get rich quick: he's starting a chicken farm. Dragging his adoring wife Millie and his long-suffering friend and novelist Jeremy Garnet with him to Dorset, he begins his enterprise. Complications ensue, involving the taciturn Hired Man and his bumptious dog, supercilious chickens, irascible professors, angry creditors, and divided lovers.
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Do Not Drive or Operate Heavy Machinery!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-13-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Frozen Assets
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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For Edmund Biffen Christopher, life is about to be very good - assuming he can stay out of trouble. If he can avoid being arrested until his 30th birthday, he will inherit his godfather's millions. The trouble is Biff has a certain proclivity for getting into fisticuffs...particularly with policemen. And he's already nearing 30.
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A John Cleese caper
- By 🔥 Phx17 🔥 on 02-26-23
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Something Fresh
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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As Wodehouse himself once noted, "Blandings has impostors like other houses have mice." On this particular occasion, there are two imposters, both intent on a dangerous enterprise. Lord Emsworth's secretary, the Efficient Baxter, is on the alert and determined to discover what is afoot - despite the distractions caused by the Honorable Freddie Threepwood's hapless affair of the heart.
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Not terrible - but not a must-have, either
- By SGW555 on 10-18-07
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Quick Service
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Imperious American widow Beatrice Chavender is visiting her sister's country home near London when a most unfortunate thing happens: She takes a bite of inferior ham while having her breakfast. Soon everyone around her is suffering the consequences - her sister, her brother-in-law, the butler, poor Sally, Sally's fiancé, and even Mrs. Chavender's ex-fiancé, "Ham King" J. B. Duff.
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Hilarious!
- By Jaime Treadwell on 05-18-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Bill the Conqueror
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Sir George Pyke is quite disappointed in his son Roderick's business acumen. Roderick, unlike his old man, lacks the aggressive drive required of a business tycoon. So the elder Pyke resolves to marry him off to the sprightly Felicia, who has enough spark to manage any man and may just do him a world of good. All is going well until Bill West arrives from New York.
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Very, very silly, as expected - but fun!
- By Sarah on 02-14-17
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Best of Jeeves and Wooster
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Kevin Theis
- Length: 23 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Collected here are eleven of Wodehouse's Jeeves and Wooster short stories (comprising all of the Jeeves tales from "Carry On, Jeeves" and "My Man Jeeves") as well as the complete novels Right Ho, Jeeves and The Inimitable Jeeves. Along with Jeeves and Bertie, we are introduced to an entire cast of beloved Wodehouse characters: Gussie Fink-Nottle, Madeline Bassett, Bingo Little, James "Corky" Corcoran, Tuppy and Honoria Glossop, Rockmetteller Todd, and the terrifying and bombastic Aunt Agatha.
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Icky, Icky, Icky Pooh
- By Cenobite on 06-20-22
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Love Among the Chickens
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 5 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge has hit upon a foolproof plan to get rich quick: he's starting a chicken farm. Dragging his adoring wife Millie and his long-suffering friend and novelist Jeremy Garnet with him to Dorset, he begins his enterprise. Complications ensue, involving the taciturn Hired Man and his bumptious dog, supercilious chickens, irascible professors, angry creditors, and divided lovers.
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Do Not Drive or Operate Heavy Machinery!
- By Amazon Customer on 03-13-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Money in the Bank
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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George Uffenham, the eccentric sixth viscount of Uffenham, has just converted the family fortune into diamonds - and stashed them away in a secret hiding place. But as luck would have it, an unfortunate car accident soon thereafter causes him to forget the jewels' location. In order to recover the gems, he must let out his estate, Shipley Hall, to big-game hunter Clarissa Cork and return posing as the butler, Cakebread.
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A weaker version of "Cocktail Time"
- By Captain Wafer on 01-29-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Uncle Fred in the Springtime
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
- Unabridged
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Uncle Fred, or to give him his full title of Frederick Altamont Cornwallis Twistleton, fifth Earl of Ickenham, is considered by some as a splendid gentleman - a sportsman to his fingertips. Mr. Twistleton, nephew to the Earl, and otherwise known as Pongo to his friends, has a differing view. He simply describes his uncle as being loopy to the tonsils. But when the eccentric and well-loved Uncle Fred plays Cupid to Lord Emsworth, his old friend at Blandings Castle, little did he know that he would be known as Impostor A and the Lord’s beloved pig, the Empress, as Impostor B....
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"I say dear man . . . would you spot me a . . .?"
- By Diana on 05-15-14
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Uneasy Money
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Nigel Lambert
- Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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Lord Dawlish is a well-liked and generous man. But he is poor, the poorest of his rank in the British Isles. His fiancée will not marry a man of modest means, so Dawlish decides to make his fortune any way possible. Romance, golf, the theater, and mad monkeys are all part of this merry mix-up that has more witty remarks and sharp retorts in one minute than most people could dream up in a lifetime.
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Good story, annoying narration
- By Wayne Goode on 07-23-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Girl in Blue
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Graham Seed
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Young Jerry West has a few problems. His uncle Crispin is broke and employs a butler who isn't all he seems. His other uncle, Willoughby, is rich but won't hand over any of his inheritance. And to cap it all, although already engaged, Jerry has just fallen in love with the wonderful Jane Hunnicut, whom he's just met on jury service. But she's an heiress, and that's a problem too - because even if he can extricate himself from his grasping fiancée, Jerry can't be seen to be a gold digger.
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Not as Brisk at 89, But Still Wodehouse
- By John on 11-29-20
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Hot Water
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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The house party at Chateau Blissac, Brittany, features a rather odd array of guests this year. Mr. J. Wellington Gedge is hoping for some peace and quiet while his wife takes herself off for a while. She, however, has invited numerous visitors to the chateau, to whom he will have to play reluctant host. Senator Opal and his daughter are expected, and so is the chateau's handsome owner, Vicomte de Blissac.
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I Always Forget How Funny This One Is
- By John on 01-04-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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My Man Jeeves
- A Collection of Short Story English Humor
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: John Rayburn
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
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There were times when Bertie Wooster, the fictional narrator of these stories, was thought of as being at least a trifle feather-brained. However, he had a valet who seemed to know everything about everything. These are among more than 300 short stories written by a man who began a short-lived career in banking after his college days. However, it didn’t take long for P. G. Wodehouse to decide he didn’t like that kind of job, and he began writing in whatever spare time he had.
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Very poor narration
- By Stephen M. Dearholt on 08-05-21
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 10 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Webster's Dictionary gives the meaning of the word "miasma" as "an infection floating in the air; a deadly exhalation". And in the opinion of Mr. Robert Ferguson, that description, though perhaps a little too flattering, on the whole summed up Master Roland Bean pretty satisfactorily. Until the previous day, Master Bean had served Mr. Ferguson in the capacity of office-boy. But there was that about Master Bean which made it practically impossible for anyone to employ him for long.
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Wodehouse Becoming Wodehouse
- By John on 09-13-20
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Big Money
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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Most of the big money belongs to Torquil Paterson Frisby, the dyspeptic American millionaire--but that doesn't stop him wanting more out of it. His niece, the beautiful Ann Moon, is engaged to "Biscuit", Lord Biskerton, who doesn't have very much of the stuff and so he has to escape to Valley Fields to hide from his creditors. Meanwhile, his old school friend Berry Conway, who is working for Frisby, himself falls for Ann--just as Biscuit falls for her friend Kitchie Valentine. Life in the world of Wodehouse can sometimes become a little complicated.
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Another Dry Martini. Another Perfect Souffle.
- By John on 11-05-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Piccadilly Jim
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
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It takes a lot of effort for Jimmy Crocker to become Piccadilly Jim – nights on the town roistering, headlines in the gossip columns, a string of broken hearts and breaches of promise. Eventually he becomes rather good at it and manages to go to pieces with his eyes open. But no sooner has Jimmy cut a wild swathe through fashionable London than his terrifying Aunt Nesta decides he must mend his ways. He then falls in love with the girl he has hurt most of all, and after that things get complicated. In a dizzying plot, impersonations pile on impersonations....
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Delightful P.G.Wodehouse plot & J.Cecil narration
- By Pontus on 05-27-17
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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Mr. Mulliner Speaking
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Jonathan Cecil
- Length: 6 hrs and 30 mins
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In the bar-parlor of the Angler’s Rest, Mr. Mulliner tells his amazing tales, holding the assembled company of Pints of Stout and Whiskies and Splash in the palm of his expressive hand. Here you can discover what happened to the man who gave up smoking, share a frisson when the butler delivers something squishy on a silver salver (“Your serpent, Sir,” said the voice of Simmons) - and experience the dreadful unpleasantness at Bludleigh Court. Throughout, the Mulliner clan remains resourcefully in command in the most outlandish situations.
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Avoid This One
- By Jim on 02-06-12
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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P.G. Wodehouse
- The Authorized Biography
- By: Frances Donaldson
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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Who has not come to know and love the impeccable Jeeves and the inimitable Bertie? Together with Lord Emsworth, his prize sow the Empress of Blandings, Psmith, and a whole host of redoubtable Wooster aunts, they form a cast of characters, immortalized in print and on screen, whose sharply observed antics are as popular now as when they first appeared in 1919.
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An Appreciative Official Biography of Plum
- By Mark on 05-15-12
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The Adventures of Sally
- By: P. G. Wodehouse
- Narrated by: Frederick Davidson
- Length: 7 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Pretty, impecunious Sally Nicholas never dreamed a fortune could prove a disadvantage, until she became an heiress and watched in bewilderment as her orderly existence went haywire. Coping first with her brother's wild theatrical ambitions, then with the defection of her fiancé and his immediate replacement by a much more appropriate but strangely unattractive suitor, Sally finds that life in New York is becoming altogether too complicated, and a trip to England only makes the whole situation worse.
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long live wodehouse
- By Stef on 05-20-07
By: P. G. Wodehouse
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- John
- 08-10-21
A Visit to Wonderland
Colored by Wodehouse’s own experiences in Broadway and Hollywood, fueled by the standard Wodehousian motivations of romance, money, and alcohol, this classic romp remains as entertaining as the day it emerged from the Master’s Smith-Corona almost 7 decades ago.
As with his other Wodehouse recordings, Simon Vance delivers a fine comic performance. And I second D's request for more: especially Do Butlers Burgle Banks? and French Leave.
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- D
- 09-02-15
Wodehouse completists want more
Simon Vance is one of the most accomplished readers out there, and here he tries his hand (throat? tongue?) at Wodehouse. He does a fine job with the character’s dialogue, though his rendering of the prose lacks the exuberance of the late (and great) Jonathan Cecil. Frankly, it's a bit like an opera star crossing over to operetta, or doing a Broadway show tunes album. Or it might be the sound of Vance's fine rendition of Proust's Swann's Way triggering involuntary memories/associations in this listener. Nevertheless, the ear adjusts, and Wodehouse works his magic regardless.
So far his Wodehouse recordings have been of lesser known works that no one else has recorded yet, so they are very welcome additions to the catalog. I hope there is more to come. How about: If I Were You, French Leave, and Do Butlers Burgle Banks?
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- Dr Rick
- 07-13-21
Partly recycled and sluggish, snappier ending
As another reviewer reveals, there are slow and dull parts. Many phrases, in the first 2/3 especially, are used many times in other PGW works. But the characterizations (especially of an attorney) and dialogue and the happenstance of several likeable characters really pick up in the end. Most notable: PGW is great at writing witty women.
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- Peter
- 04-27-23
An amazing story with amazing characters
This is a riveting story with a number of unexpected twists. Best I like Wodehouse’s witty and absurd descriptions of characters and trivial events made to look important by comparisons to cataclysmal events in history or to characters in Shakespeare, Milton or the Bible. Barmy Cyril Fotheringay-Phipps is the protagonist. He is mild and maybe a bit like Leopold in the Producers and is easily duped. But for me the great character in the story is the bombastic actor Melvyn Potter. His analogies and drunken twisted sense of reasoning kept me roaring with laughter.
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- Ben
- 03-17-21
Great Start, Weak Middle
This book had a very strong start and had me laughing out loud. I was prepared to like it immensely. For a good deal of the middle, however, it lacked plot and I actually sped up the reading in order to get through. Wodehouse pulled it together again in the end and I enjoyed the last 40 minutes or so. Overall, I'd say it's worth reading for a lover of his writing. For someone new to Wodehouse looking for more Drones club characters, I would turn them to some of the short story collections instead.
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