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2020

• The Way It Was Museum, Virginia City, Nevada [June 1, 2020]
• The Derrick Floor, Artesia, New Mexico [May 31, 2020]
• Toledo Police Museum: Old Sparky, Toledo, Ohio [May 31, 2020]
• Old Trail Town, Cody, Wyoming [May 25, 2020]
• Yellow Fever Steamer Monument, Gallipolis, Ohio [May 24, 2020]
• Rocky and Bullwinkle, West Hollywood, California [May 18, 2020]
• One Nation Under Dinosaurs - A round-up of the better dino parks and statues. [May 11, 2020]
• Jim the Wonder Dog Memorial Garden, Marshall, Missouri [May 6, 2020]
• Paul Bunyan: Friend or Foe?, An updated and expanded round-up of tall tale lumberjacks. [April 27, 2020]
• Sunnyslope Rock Garden, Phoenix, Arizona [April 20, 2020]
• World's Tallest Thermometer, Baker, California [April 13, 2020]
• World's Largest Cowboy Boots, San Antonio, Texas [April 6, 2020]
• Tom Every - Dr. Evermor, 1938-2020, a farewell. Sumpter, Wisconsin [April 1, 2020]
• Muffler Men: The Happy Halfwit, a round-up. [March 30, 2020]
• City of Ten Thousand Buddhas, Ukiah, California [March 23, 2020]
• Graveface Museum, Savannah, Georgia [March 16, 2020]
• Andy Griffith Museum, Mount Airy, North Carolina [March 9, 2020]
• Chang and Eng, Famous Siamese Twins, Mount Airy, North Carolina [March 8, 2020]
• Al Jolson's Flashy Tomb, Culver City, California [March 3, 2020]
• South Of The Border, Dillon, South Carolina [March 2, 2020]
• Ukrainian Tombstones and Tributes, South Bound Brook, New Jersey [February 26, 2020]
• Blackie, Horse That Never Moved, Tiburon, California [February 24, 2020]
• Stubb's Bar-B-Que Memorial, Lubbock, Texas [February 23, 2020]
• Bloodstained Tomb of Nina Craigmiles, Cleveland, Tennessee [February 20, 2020]
• Ruby Falls, Chattanooga, Tennessee [February 17, 2020]
• Big Jim, Giant Gunslinger, Bentleyville, Pennsylvania [February 13, 2020]
• Burger Bar, Bristol, Virginia [February 10, 2020]
• Neon: Moon Winx Lodge Sign, Tuscaloosa, Alabama [February 8, 2020]
• Garden Hose Volunteer, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California [February 6, 2020]
• 35-Foot-High Rocking Chair, Gulfport, Mississippi [February 3, 2020]
• Nessie, the Yaquina Bay Monster, Newport, Oregon [February 3, 2020]
• Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch, Picacho, Arizona [February 3, 2020]
• Imperial Calcasieu Mardi Gras Museum, Lake Charles, Louisiana [January 26, 2020]
• Kidney Springs 1922 Gazebo, Hot Springs, South Dakota [January 22, 2020]
• Arizona K-9 Memorial, Phoenix, Arizona [January 22, 2020]
• Florida Crime Tours and Gallery, Hollywood, Florida [January 20, 2020]
• Nike Missile Site SF-88L, Mill Valley, California [January 13, 2020]
• Killed at the Speedway, Knoxville, Tennessee [January 9, 2020]
• Hi-way Grille Neon Sign, Ellensburg, Washington [January 9, 2020]
• First Among Cheeseheads: William Dempster Hoard, Madison, Wisconsin [January 9, 2020]
• Climb the Statehouse Dome, Topeka, Kansas [January 6, 2020]
• Vaccinating Big Baby, Knoxville, Tennessee [January 1, 2020]

2019

• Bush's Beans Museum, Chestnut Hill, Tennessee [December 30, 2019]
• Bruce: World's Largest Mosasaur Statue, Morden, Manitoba [December 29, 2019]
• Pipsqueak Monorail, West Henrietta, New York [December 29, 2019]
• Urban Putt, Denver, Colorado [December 22, 2019]
• Giant Nutcracker Head, Orange, Virginia [December 18, 2019]
• Cartoon Roadrunner, Waynesboro, Virginia [December 18, 2019]
• Boy Scout 1929 Flash Flood Memorial, Rockwood, Tennessee [December 18, 2019]
• Giant Alex "Roots" Haley, Knoxville, Tennessee [December 17, 2019]
• Last Survivor Monument, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania [December 17, 2019]
• Saint George Slays Atomic Dragon, New York, New York [December 17, 2019]
• Northlandz, Flemington, New Jersey [December 16, 2019]
• Castle Noel, Medina, Ohio [December 9, 2019]
• World Famous SamG Land, Clarkesville, Georgia [December 2, 2019]
• World's 2nd Largest Ball of Barbed Wire, Grand Prairie, Texas [November 29, 2019]
• Bug Art of John Hampson, St. Johnsbury, Vermont [November 25, 2019]
• Pratt Museum: Atomic Mortar, Hitler's Stick, Fort Campbell, Kentucky [November 18, 2019]
• Nature's Playground, Traffic Circle Art, Gautier, Mississippi [November 12, 2019]
• Snowshoe Rock of Doom, York, Maine [November 11, 2019]
• Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame, Winnfield, Louisiana [November 11, 2019]
• George Mason, Neglected Founding Father, Washington, DC [November 10, 2019]
• Monument to Mr. Angel, a Bulldog, Eastman, Georgia [November 10, 2019]
• Boll Weevil Monument, Enterprise, Alabama [November 4, 2019]
• Depot Museum: Weevil Relics, Enterprise, Alabama [November 4, 2019]
• The Bostic Lincoln, Bostic, North Carolina [October 28, 2019]
• Millennium Manor, Alcoa, Tennessee [October 21, 2019]
• Mothman Museum, Point Pleasant, West Virginia [October 14, 2019]
• Solid Muldoon, Beulah Valley, Colorado [October 13, 2019]
• World's First Batwing Gas Station, Haysville, Kansas [October 12, 2019]
• Cardiff Giant, Cooperstown, New York [October 11, 2019]
• Ike's Train Car of Terror, Onsted, Michigan [October 10, 2019]
• Garbage Goat of the Welding Nun, Spokane, Washington [October 7, 2019]
• Howard Finster's Paradise Garden, Summerville, Georgia [September 30, 2019]
• National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin [September 23, 2019]
• Capital City Museum, Frankfort, Kentucky [September 16, 2019]
• Ray Bradbury Rocket, Waukegan, Illinois [September 9, 2019]
• Billy Graham Library: Talking Robot Cow, Charlotte, North Carolina [September 2, 2019]
• Civil War Days, California-Style, Duncan Mills, California [August 27, 2019]
• Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum, The Colony, Texas [August 26, 2019]
• American Museum of Science and Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee [August 19, 2019]
• Folk Art Headstones of Hoisington, Hoisington, Kansas [August 12, 2019]
• Begin Route 66 Sign, Chicago, Illinois [August 9, 2019]
• World's Largest Covered Wagon and Big Lincoln, Lincoln, Illinois [August 5, 2019]
• La Cita Sombrero, Tucumcari, New Mexico [August 5, 2019]
• Hollywood Forever Cemetery, Hollywood, California [August 5, 2019]
• Tower Service Station and U-Drop Inn, Shamrock, Texas [August 5, 2019]
• Pexcho's American Dime Museum, Augusta, Georgia [August 5, 2019]
• Original McDonald's Site, Museum, San Bernardino, California [August 5, 2019]
• Twenty Mule Team Museum, Boron, California [July 29, 2019]
• Museum of Dumb Guy Stuff, Portsmouth, New Hampshire [July 22, 2019]
• Road Trip to the Moon - A Roadside America Rant and Round-up of Space Race landmarks and roadside attractions. Moon Trip Map! [July 8, 2019]
• The Zero Milestone, Washington, DC [July 8, 2019]
• Portal 31: Dark Ride Mine Tour, Lynch, Kentucky [July 8, 2019]
• Black Coal Miner Memorial, Lynch, Kentucky [July 8, 2019]
• Moon Rock in a Church Window, Washington, DC [July 1, 2019]
• Interstate Space Capsule, Casa Grande, Arizona [July 1, 2019]
• Real Space Capsule on School Playground, Ophir, California[July 1, 2019]
• Brilliant! - Neon Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada [July 1, 2019]
• Neon Museum - The Boneyard, Las Vegas, Nevada [July 1, 2019]
• Lunar Lander, Pearlington, Mississippi [June 30, 2019]
• Astronaut Roger Chaffee Statue, Grand Rapids, Michigan [June 30, 2019]
• National Enquirer Live!, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee [June 24, 2019]
• Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota, Darwin, Minnesota [June 17, 2019]
• Towns With Balls [June 16, 2019]
• Dahlonega Gold Museum, Dahlonega, Georgia [June 10, 2019]
• Gold Mine in a Restaurant Basement, Dahlonega, Georgia [June 10, 2019]
• Sgt. Penry Military Museum, Petaluma, California [June 3, 2019]
• Big Daddy - Armless Muffler Man, Las Cruces, New Mexico [May 28, 2019]
• Elmer Long's Bottle Tree Ranch, Oro Grande, California [May 27, 2019]
• Liberty Sculpture Park: Crazy Horse and Tiananmen Square, Yermo, California [May 25, 2019]
• Barrel-Shaped Food Stand, Boron, California [May 20, 2019]
• Buck Atom: Space Cowboy Muffler Man, Tulsa, Oklahoma [May 20, 2019]
• Chevy on a Stick, Albuquerque, New Mexico [May 19, 2019]
• International Spy Museum, Washington, DC [May 19, 2019]
• Seven Magic Mountains, Jean, Nevada [May 18, 2019]
• Welcome To Fabulous Las Vegas Sign, Las Vegas, Nevada [May 18, 2019]
• SkyBridge, Gatlinburg, Tennessee [May 17, 2019]
• Big Idaho Potato Hotel, Orchard, Idaho [May 13, 2019]
• Transcontinental Railroad: The Golden Spike, Promontory Summit, Utah [May 6, 2019]
• The Golden Spike, Stanford, California [May 5, 2019]
• Golden Spike of Montana, Deer Lodge, Montana [May 5, 2019]
• Great Loop Golden Spike Spot, Ashland, Oregon [May 5, 2019]
• Rocket Garden: Space Shuttle Booster, Corinne, Utah [May 4, 2019]
• Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, Petros, Tennessee [April 29, 2019]
• KGB Espionage Museum, New York, New York [April 22, 2019]
• Area 52 - The Flying Saucer, Boulder City, Nevada [April 17, 2019]
• Center for Kentucky History: Boone's Skull, Frankfort, Kentucky [April 15, 2019]
• Kentucky Military History Museum: Hitler's Plaque, Frankfort, Kentucky [April 15, 2019]
• Goebel Fell Here, Frankfort, Kentucky [April 15, 2019]
• Bears vs. Men - More frontier face-offs remembered on graves and monuments. [April 8, 2019]
• Atlanta Cyclorama, Atlanta, Georgia [April 1, 2019]
• Atlanta History Center: Jeff Davis Underwear, Atlanta, Georgia [April 1, 2019]
• Big Davy Crockett Statue, Greeneville, Tennessee [March 30, 2019]
• Grave of Tiger Whitehead: Killed 99 Bears, Roan Mountain, Tennessee [March 29, 2019]
• Wilburn Waters Monument: Killed 120 Bears, Tuckerdale, North Carolina [March 29, 2019]
• Wonder World: Anti-Gravity House, San Marcos, Texas [March 27, 2019]
• Tom Devlin's Monster Museum, Boulder City, Nevada [March 25, 2019]
• First Air Mail Flight Monument, Petaluma, California [March 20, 2019]
• Simon Rodia's Watts Towers, Los Angeles, California [March 18, 2019]
• Mascot Hall of Fame, Whiting, Indiana [March 11, 2019]
• Putz-n-Glo Indoor Black Light Miniature Golf, Rapid City, South Dakota [March 5, 2019]
• Birthplace of Country Music Museum, Bristol, Virginia [March 4, 2019]
• Country Music Distribution Monument, Bristol, Tennessee [March 4, 2019]
• Cabin of Moonshiner (Too Large To Leave Her Bed), Vardy, Tennessee [February 25, 2019]
• Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona [February 18, 2019]
• Aircraft Boneyard Tour, Tucson, Arizona [February 18, 2019]
• Medieval Torture Museum, St. Augustine, Florida [February 11, 2019]
• Micro Masterpieces Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida [February 11, 2019]
• The World of Energy, Seneca, South Carolina [February 4, 2019]
• USS Arizona Anchor, Mast, Gun Barrel, Phoenix, Arizona [February 3, 2019]
• Stone of Witness, Manchester, Kentucky [January 28, 2019]
• Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame, Pine Bluff, Arkansas [January 21, 2019]
• Billy the Kid Museum, Hico, Texas [January 14, 2019]
• Billy the Kid Died Here, Hico, Texas [January 14, 2019]
• Submarine Force Museum, Groton, Connecticut [January 7, 2019]

2018

• Bleak House, Knoxville, Tennessee [December 31, 2018]
• Ephraim Dodd, Rebel Martyr, Knoxville, Tennessee [December 31, 2018]
• James Keeling, Defender of the Bridge, Bristol, Virginia[December 31, 2018]
• Memorial and Graves of the Bridge-Burners, Midway, Tennessee [December 31, 2018]
• Roadside Titans of Mike Whitman, Dallas, Georgia [December 24, 2018]
• Nevada State Museum, Carson City, Nevada [December 17, 2018]
• National Law Enforcement Museum, Washington, DC [December 10, 2018]
• Grave Expressions of Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky [December 3, 2018]
• Jesus is My Swingset
• Angel Warriors
• Barney Bright Bares All
• Frito-Lay Magician
• Jack the Loyal Dog
• The Peaslee Sphinx
• Flower Woman
• Basketball Man
• Hands of the Funeral Family
• Bigfoot Crossroads of America Museum, Hastings, Nebraska [November 26, 2018]
• Welded Wonders: Big Art of Tom Moran [November 19, 2018]
• National Videogame Museum, Frisco, Texas [November 12, 2018]
• Varicolored Veterans of Valor, Harriman, Tennessee [November 5, 2018]
• House Of Mirrors In A Building, Detroit, Michigan [October 29, 2018]
• Bronze Archie, Ageless Teenager, Meredith, New Hampshire [October 29, 2018]
• George Washington's Thumb, Washington, Pennsylvania [October 29, 2018]
• Quietest Place on Earth, Minneapolis, Minnesota [October 29, 2018]
• Roadside America's Tips for Better Graveyard Enjoyment, Trunkations [October 28, 2018]
• Collapsed Teton Dam Overlook, Newdale, Idaho [October 25, 2018]
• Human Skin Of The Candy Man, Lehi, Utah [October 23, 2018]
• National Comedy Center, Jamestown, New York [October 23, 2018]
• Todd Kirnan, Coffee Man, Gresham, Oregon [October 23, 2018]
• Pacific Bus Museum, Fremont, California [October 22, 2018]
• Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Red Hook, New York [October 15, 2018]
• Hidden Figures: Katherine Johnson, Institute, West Virginia [October 13, 2018]
• Pose in Mouth of Prehistoric Fish, Morden, Manitoba [October 13, 2018]
• Alferd Packer Cannibal Massacre Site, Lake City, Colorado [October 8, 2018]
• America's Favorite Cannibal Town, Lake City, Colorado [October 8, 2018]
• Rebel Tunnel of Chetoogeta Mountain, Tunnel Hill, Georgia [October 1, 2018]
• Leg of the Gallant Hood, Tunnel Hill, Georgia [October 1, 2018]
• Big Metal Old Rip, Eastland, Texas [October 1, 2018]
• Shrine of Padre Pio, Saintly Stigmatic, Landisville, New Jersey [October 1, 2018]
• Alcor Cryonics Tour, Scottsdale, Arizona [September 24, 2018]
• Listen to your Mother: a Mom-ument, Knoxville, Tennessee [September 21, 2018]
• Dinosaur Museum: Art and Feathers, Blanding, Utah [September 17, 2018]
• Old Neon: Tropics Dining Room, Lincoln, Ilinois [September 12, 2018]
• Mystery Tower of Newport, Newport, Rhode Island [September 10, 2018]
• The Thing, Totally revamped. Dragoon, Arizona. Old story on The Thing? 1965-2018 [September 3, 2018]
• Giant Wall Outlet and Plug, Petaluma, California [September 2, 2018]
• Magic Carpet Golf, Reno, Nevada [August 27, 2018]
• Giants at Bell Plastics: Happy Halfwit Hollywood | Uniroyal Gal/Miss America | Wagon Ho Pioneer Giant | Kip's Burger Boy [August 22, 2018]
• Cato Caves: Area of Mystery, Famous Pot Cave, Dixon Springs, Tennessee [August 20, 2018]
• International Cryptozoology Museum, Portland, Maine [August 12, 2018]
• Devil-ish Little Things Museum, Vancouver, Washington [August 12, 2018]
• Largest Glowing Heart, Alamogordo, New Mexico [August 12, 2018]
• Frostop Root Beer Mug, Ashton, Idaho [August 11, 2018]
• 20-Foot-Tall Trump Lawn Art, Staten Island, New York [August 10, 2018]
• China Slaughter, Crossing Guard, Liberty, Missouri [August 9, 2018]
• Langlais Sculptures: Girl With A Tail, Skowhegan, Maine - [August 9, 2018]
• 30-Foot-Tall Dancing Hog, Fayetteville, Arkansas [August 9, 2018]
• Dog Bark Park, Cottonwood, Idaho [August 6, 2018]
• Adams Museum: Deadwood's Attic, Deadwood, South Dakota [July 30, 2018]
• Battery Townsley, Mill Valley, California [July 23, 2018]
• Bronze Statue of James T. Kirk, Riverside, Iowa [July 21, 2018]
• Bookhead, Davis, California [July 17, 2018]
• Statue of the Superfast Cyclist, Sturgis, South Dakota [July 17, 2018]
• Cowboy Rides a Giant Walleye, Mobridge, South Dakota [July 17, 2018]
• DiscoverSea Shipwreck Museum, Fenwick Island, Delaware [July 16, 2018]
• Giant Dog and Taxi Cab, New York, New York [July 10, 2018]
• Minnesota's Mummified Monkey, St. Paul, Minnesota [July 10, 2018]
• Cadillac Ranch Driving Range, Carson City, Nevada [July 9, 2018]
• Reared In Steel: Giant Sculptures, Petaluma, California [July 8, 2018]
• Big Babies with Barcode Faces, Palm Springs, California [July 6, 2018]
• Main Street Gorge, Dysart, Iowa [July 6, 2018]
• Champions For Humanity: Mount Rushmore of California, Oakland, California [July 2, 2018]
• Star Trek Original Series Set Tour, Ticonderoga, New York [June 25, 2018]
• Miracle of America Museum, Polson, Montana [June 18, 2018]
• Museum of Wonder: Drive-Thru, Seale, Alabama [June 11, 2018]
• The Monster That Wouldn't Die, Flatwoods, West Virginia [June 4, 2018]
• Kentucky Reptile Zoo, Slade, Kentucky [May 28, 2018]
• Wild Things of Kentucky: Goats on the Roof, Slade, Kentucky [May 27, 2018]
• Natural Bridge: Skylift, Slade, Kentucky [May 27, 2018]
• Neon Diving Lady, Mesa, Arizona [May 21, 2018]
• Joy, the Movie Theater Pig, Newton, Iowa [May 14, 2018]
• Tributes to a Traitor President [May 7, 2018]
• Andrew Johnson National Historic Site [May 7, 2018]
• Andrew Johnson Died Here [May 7, 2018]
• Birth Kitchen of Andrew Johnson [May 7, 2018]
• President Andrew Johnson Museum [May 7, 2018]
• Johnson Family Gallery [May 7, 2018]
• Andrew Johnson's Backwards Birthplace [May 7, 2018]
• President Johnson's Towering Tombstone [May 7, 2018]
• Marble Johnson [May 7, 2018]
• Bronze Johnson [May 7, 2018]
• Born in a Boneyard: First Lady Eliza Johnson [May 7, 2018]
• President Wade: One Vote Shy [May 7, 2018]
• Tallest Thing in Vermont, Bennington, Vermont [April 30, 2018]
• Monument to the Unknown Dead, Knoxville, Tennessee [April 30, 2018]
• Luray Caverns, Luray, Virginia [April 30, 2018]
• Giant Lion - Rex's Roar, San Diego, California [April 24, 2018]
• Museum Garage, Miami, Florida [April 24, 2018]
• Space Center Houston, Houston, Texas [April 23, 2018]
• Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park, Wilson, North Carolina [April 16, 2018]
• Transylvania's Moosnick Museum, Lexington, Kentucky [April 9, 2018]
• Sightings, Vol. 14, No. 3 [April 3, 2018]
• Uranus, Uranus, Missouri [April 2, 2018]
• Lorraine Motel: National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis, Tennessee [March 31, 2018]
• Backyard Terrors Dinosaur Park, Bluff City, Tennessee [March 26, 2018]
• Easter Island Head, New Berlin, Wisconsin [March 24, 2018]
• World's Largest Pair of Overalls, Grand Island, Nebraska [March 24, 2018]
• Uncle Jack, Baton Rouge, Louisiana [March 22, 2018]
• Irish Potato Famine Memorial, Boston, Massachusetts [March 22, 2018]
• Relics of the World's Tallest Man, Alten, Illinois [March 22, 2018]
• Buffalo Bill Kill Statue, Oakley, Kansas [March 22, 2018]
• Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California [March 19, 2018]
• Mare Island Naval Missile Park, Vallejo, California [March 19, 2018]
• Hollywood Cars Museum, Las Vegas, Nevada [March 12, 2018]
• House of Eternal Return, Santa Fe, New Mexico [March 5, 2018]
• Old Joe: Metal Gator, Mount Dora, Florida [February 26, 2018]
• Sit-on-Me Chuckwalla, Kingman, Arizona [February 26, 2018]
• Babson's Boulders and Gravity Monuments, Gloucester, Massachusetts and elsewhere [February 26, 2018]
• Sightings, Vol. 14, No. 2 [February 22, 2018]
• Radar Fake Farmhouse, Klamath, California [February 21, 2018]
• Birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Corbin, Kentucky [February 19, 2018]
• P.T. Barnum Statue, Bethel, Connecticut [February 18, 2018]
• Spyscape, New York, New York [February 16, 2018]
• Confusion Hill, Piercy, California [February 12, 2018]
• Post-a-Nut: Coconut Mail, Hoolehua, Molokai, Hawaii [February 5, 2018]
• Space-Station-Theme Electronics Store, Webster, Texas [February 2, 2018]
• P.G. Butterfly House, Pacific Grove, California [February 1, 2018]
• Tree Carved Octopus Attacking Ship, Pacific Grove, California [February 1, 2018]
• Airplane Filling Station, Powell, Tennessee [January 29, 2018]
• Nike Missile Explosion Memorial, Sandy Hook, New Jersey [January 28, 2018]
• Sightings, Vol. 14, No. 1 [January 25, 2018]
• Daisy the Stuffed Dog, Valparaiso, Indiana [January 23, 2018]
• World's Largest Pistachio Nut, Alamogordo, New Mexico [January 22, 2018]
• Aventura Slide Tower, Aventura, Florida[January 22, 2018]
• Intel Museum, Santa Clara, California [January 22, 2018]
• Weeki Wachee, Week Wachee, Florida [January 15, 2018]
• Ghost Deer and Atom Bombs, Romulus, New York [January 8, 2018]
• Feegee Mermaid, Dueling Frogs, Grafton, Vermont [January 7, 2018]
• Ten-Ton Hog Head, Fayetteville, Arkansas [January 7, 2018]
• Gearhead, Lansing, Michigan [January 2, 2018]
• Sit on Famous Outlaw Laps, Fort Worth, Texas [January 2, 2018]
• Statue of a British Queen, Centreville, Maryland [January 2, 2018]
• Noah's Ark, Williamstown, Kentucky [January 1, 2018]

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