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l-flyhight · 7 months

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Kung fu panda the dragon knight characterisation and scene analysis. (Shipping problems aswell)

(This has been a long time brewing)

Disclaimer : this analysis is strictly from my trained observation using proof and layout of a scene. Thusly any scene signifiers and connotations used is viewed not from an audiences eye but from the perspective of a media analyst and animator view. Consideration under the ruling that this is merely by anaysis. disagreements while valid are not to be posted"

(Also take a shot for how many times the word subtle is mentioned)

Right so where do i begin? Where all things start i suppose. The premise.

To cut a long symopsis short two weasels travel to china to gain magical relics and po must stop them. Along with a knight from England whos agender relies heavily on revenge.

Simple plot. Nothing special. I can deal with it. Fine.

But things get complicated along the way as things do. While season 1 and 2 are flawed its fun. Like paws of destiny. Just a pinch of salt. Fun.

But i still have issues and one such is the nonsensical chaos that is implied in shipping. I was quite happy with the subtle chemistry and bonding po and blade had. Subtle being the key word.

ive a degree in snimation and excelled in character design, lore and characteristic signifiers. The subtlety here is how po would look at her during the moon festival. Its not platonic. Why you ask? He looked her over up and down in a way that signfied a hint just a hint of developing affection.

Now fast forward to when blade was angry with him saying po took advantage of her anxieties so she could let her gaurd down and unwind a little.

So lets look at how po spoke suring his response. The cues as it were dictate

"I just wanted you to see what you'd miss about china - and...what you'd miss about me"

The last part wasnt as strong at the opening statement. Their was a pause. That pause shows sadness and the rest of it was said in a gentle vulnerable way. Perspective? One of two things po is an innocent guy so it could be construed as him just wishing to be missed but due to the cues again can be caught as something else.

Blade throughout season one and two actually likes po for him. They've bonded through thick and thin.

So now we come to the simp himself Collin. So here we had emphasis on had a bad ass tracker who was tracking down blade because she was a wanted criminal. Po was collateral or at the very least he saw as an accomplice. Now this comes to an important analysis. Towards the end of season 1 blade and collin are fighting on top of the mountain. Collin is very vehement on doing his job. Fair enough. But lets for a moment fast forward to season 3 where he literally simps for blade because reasons? If he hesitated during that fight in season one just for a moment that the stones for s3 are set. But nope.

Also lets look at some signifiers that suggest romantic scenes. Or at the very least implied. Back to season 1 end. Po and blade share a very long hug. Po even leans into it nose to neck. Intimate. But we also see the romantic view of the mountain scape. Its drawn out to say the least. Ooookay subtle doesnt need to have any emphasis on it really.

If po hugged tigress like this then people would be frothing and loving it and i digress the scene sets itself. You do not hug fruends in this manner as its considered affectionate or intimate.

Bored yet? Annoyed that theirs analyse? Well its not over yet and it only gets worse.

So season 2 is littered with what we can call growth between our band of heroes. Po and blade holding hands all the time. The bit that comes later worth note is when blade is at her most vulnerable and po writes in a book about the rules of being a dragon knight. He doodles master masterdon giving po a piggyback. When blade mentions it po gets all embarrassed which again is subtle like he doesnt want to look like a dork in front of his friend. He later grabs blades hand and fistbumps the air. Staying like that for a bit. Now while this is sweet and hes very much riding out the high.

"You can let go now"

"Not yet"

But again it shows chemistry and banter of growth. A huge contrast in season 1. Growth.

Season 3 is such a mess. Pacing of story issues. Character cringe. Twists that actually made no sense and at one point they could of very well summoned captain planet.

So collin still wants to bring blade in but hes not subtle about showing he very well has a crush on blade. Now this gets rather intrusive as the episodes continue. Collin doesn't really add anything to the group. Akna has her ingenuity though is socially awkward. Ruhkmini is the literal voice of reality but brings the group together with hiw resourceful she is. Collin just stumbles along. Which again is a shame considering what he brought in season 1. Weiman was also wasted potential.

So season three kills off the main villian which is somewhat derivative. Veruca was such a poignant character with a goal in mind to ravage England from those that rejected them to create something new. Fine this was fine and they should have kept it that way. But no.

So lets cue to season 3 where blade reunites with po. He runs to her picks her up, spins her around and they hug? This is very romantic coded. You would not pick up your sibling this way nor a friend. Later we find po is so depressed that blade does all she can to help him (the episode is one such pacing issue) so both are in a gorge po is paralysed by a plant and cant move and blade is literally high of a plants pollin. I wish i was joking. So po does everything in his power not to get up or attempt to rid the paraylse but to hold her hand. Again subtle.

So lets cue to the end if we can even call it that. Collin asks blade out finially asking her i suppose and she just shook her head. Keeping it open i guess as her response could be taken in a few ways. But theirs a but. Then we see blade returning to china to star gaze with po which is a stark contrast to season 1. They also share baobao buns. In a moonlit restorant outside in a seating area. Signifiers, the moon has such strong romantic connotations.

England has nothing for blade anymore. Shes a wanderer free to go as she pleases. Unhindered and in no ones shadow. So if she actually said yes to collin it would complicate a lot. She doesn't want to be a knight and being a debutante is something she voiced very clearly thats not what she wanted. Whats she going to do wait till hes fone with the dutys for the day and thats it? Collin would possibly like that. No actual chemistry between them. It'll be like zuko from the legend of Aang falling in love with after after chasing him all over the globe.

Blade is independent and from what we do see she comes back to po?

The whole bestie signifier just isnt convincing nor is this oh they act like siblings. Its as if they were queer coded. Like perish the thought po would be into another a bear.

This is long overdue and again i really wanted to get into alot. So much more about pacing issues and when the script contradicted what we actually saw.

Po and blade for the record never actually wanted to officially get together. I was quite happy for them to be hinted at, subtle and sweet.

End of shipping/character analysis. Now piss off im tired.

(British humour)

(Will need revising at some point)

#kung fu panda dragon knight #rant post #shipping #shitpost

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moonpool-system · 30 days

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- Celeste ✨🪶

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marioandsonicfangirl793-art · 9 months

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“Greetings, panda, at last we meet.”

“… We meet at last!”

❤️🦚

Kinda but almost related to the deleted scene of him here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=i2KxZ4j22nU Decided to post this until 5 days it would be my birthday. 🎉🎊 Plus what’s new is that Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight season 3 is also going to be released on my birthday! Guess I’ll have luck, no? 🥳

#kung fu panda #lord shen #kfp shen #my art #kung fu panda fanart #kfp fanart

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janimation-studio · 1 month

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PROJECTS FOR THIS YEAR:

HALLOWEEN MONSTER NIGHT (FAN PROJECT)

STAR VS THE FORCES OF EVIL SEASON 5 (FAN PROJECT)

THE OWL HOUSE: GUARD SQUAD (FAN PROJECT)

STEVEN UNIVERSE. THE MOVIE 2 (FAN PROJECT)

AFTER CLEAVED (FAN PROJECT)

PILOT 1 (ORIGINAL PROJECT)

PILOT 2 (ORIGINAL PROJECT)

PILOT 3 (ORIGINAL PROJECT)

TOMO-CHAN IS GIRL SEASON 2 (FAN PROJECT)

RWBY: THE LEGEND OF DRAGON KNIGHT (FAN PROJECT)

KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESS SEASON 4(FAN PROJECT)

THE LEGEND OF CTULHU CHAPTER 1 - STORY BEGINNING (ORIGINAL PROJECT)

#CTULHU #svtfoe #the owl house #svtfoehmn #the owl house: guard squad #rwby #tomo chan is a girl!#anime #comics #Kung fu panda #KUNG FU PANDA: LEGENDS OF AWESOMENESS #Fan project #Fan sequel #Original project #steven universe #steven universe the movie

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crescentbea02 · 9 months

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Po: *is paralyzed and even so uses all of the strenght he has left to just to be able to hold Blade's hand*

Dreamworks: Look at them besties and like siblings🥰🌈

#kung fu panda #kung fu panda dragon knight #kung fu panda dragon knight season 3 #im sorry i laughed #and the fact that Blade leaves her homeland to be with him and then po says 'best friend' like bffr #po #po ping #wandering blade #po x blade #Polade #luthepo

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danil2005-blog1 · 10 months

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ALL ABOUT DRAGONS // Part 2/2

In the last part, I told you about how I learned about dragons. At the same time, the first article was devoted specifically to Western dragons, which since ancient times were considered the very embodiment of evil. Today I will talk about their eastern counterparts, who have a better reputation than their western relatives.

3. Majestic Defenders of China

At some point, I learned that in the east, dragons, unlike their western counterparts, are very respected and kind patrons of China. Which, being deities, could control various elements.

In the Eastern calendar, the dragon is one of 12 symbols. They were so revered that they were even depicted on the clothes of the Emperor.

The creators of Kung Fu Panda apparently decided to make a tribute to the dragons, given that they are often mentioned, such as the dragon scroll, the dragon warrior, the dragon master, even the dragon knight, are depicted as statues and decorations in the Jade Palace, etc. In Secrets of the Furious Five, Po tells the kids about the dragon gods that gave rise to the Viper Clan. And in the legends of awesomeness, the Viper says that Fu-Xi came from these dragons.

«Clan Viper is said to be descended from mighty dragons. Their legendary fire-breathing abilities have been transformed into powerful viper venom».

«Lord Fu-Xi is a descendant of the dragon gods».

In The Paws of Destiny, a very kind, fair and powerful Blue Dragon was shown. He is the leader of the four constellations, who, like his friends, died fighting their fallen master Jindiao.

Blue Dragon is very wise. Since he gave valuable advice more than once, which helped the children to defeat Jindiao.

«Only the energy of the source can capture such a strong being as Jindiao. [...] With the help of these forms, you will be able to open wellspring and scoop up its energy, and then pass this energy through yourself and jointly strike at Jindiao. [...] Then his soul will be thrown out of his body and dragged into spirit urn forever».

«It's not up to me and none of us to decide. Spirit Realm is a place of great power and you need even more power to get out of here, this is now your home. In time, you will be able to accept it».

«Universe has chosen you, it's your time, you have to crush Jindiao. [...] We will give you ours so that you can fight, but remember! If you are defeated here in the spirit realm, your path will be interrupted, there is only darkness outside of this world».

Blue Dragon was based on the Azure Dragon from Chinese constellation mythology, which represented the east and the wood element.

By the way, Po is also on this list. Because at the moment when Po was sleeping, he had a dream in which Jindiao attacked him, but was stopped by a yellow dragon. In episode 12, after finding himself in spirit realm, Po managed to turn into a yellow dragon, after which he went in search of Jindiao. After Po found Jindiao, a battle takes place between them, which ends with constellations using their chi and hitting Jindiao with it, who, having flown away to the mortal world, took Po with him. Once in the panda village, Po turned into a panda.

What are those dragons. […] Well, dragons don't always get along with each other. […] Well, well, it looks like it's not just about that. […] Oh yes, you are right, but you will know everything in due time.

Self-disclosure: I've always been a terrible student!

In Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, there are also dragons in England.

In the second episode of the first season of The Dragon Knight, when Luthera talks about Klaus and Veruca, you can see in a flashback a dog and a creature suspiciously similar to a dragon with a veil on its head (obviously, this is the bride and groom). Also next to them is a pig who plays the role of a priest.

In Kung Fu Panda, dragons, as in Eastern mythology, are generally presented in a positive way. However, what was my surprise when I learned that there are exceptions to the rules.

4. Strangers among their own

When I first learned about Ke-Pa, I thought he was a very kind and noble Chinese dragon. However, at that time I could not even imagine how wrong I was.

Because Ke-Pa was actually an evil and merciless demon who ruled Valley of Peace for centuries, expelling or even killing those who entered there. Returning to his dragon form, Ke-Pa burns the Jade Palace, devastates Valley of Peace and enslaves its inhabitants. When he releases his army, the first thing he does is incite them against civilians, and then declares that he will seize the world and destroy absolutely everyone on earth. When Po returned all the demons back to their home world, Ke-Pa in a rage began to torment the panda terribly before Po shoots his qi right into the demon's mouth.

«Ooh I think you will, because otherwise I'm going to start gobbling up villagers by the claw-full».

«This is just the beginning. Soon we'll have all of China, and then; the world. We'll wipe all mortals right off this planet!»

«I swear by all that's dark and vile, this day will see the end of the Dragon Warrior».

However, there is one caveat and that is that Ke-Pa is not a dragon, at least not a real one. Yes, he is very similar to a dragon, he can fly and breathe fire, but he is not a dragon in the full sense of the word.

Ke-Pa as already mentioned is an evil demon.

«But one demon remained, the strongest, smartest and fastest of all, his name was Ke-Pa. Wanting revenge, Ke-Pa fell upon the exhausted Oogway and now the demon was ready to deliver the last deadly blow, but at that moment a real miracle happened, just as Oogway protected the Valley of Peace, Peach Tree protected Oogway. The power of heaven and earth erupted from the tree and struck down demonic essence of Ke-Pa».

This explains a lot, because demons, unlike dragons, are depicted in almost all folklore as evil and cruel creatures, Kung Fu Panda was no exception. The demons here are shown as very evil and dangerous opponents. Actually, this article is about dragons, but since I mentioned Ke-Pa, I’ll probably talk about demons as well.

Mongolian Fist Demon is a blue creature that was imprisoned in a vessel, but was accidentally released by Po and for which the demon began to wreak havoc in the village. What's even worse is that when you hit a demon, it gets bigger and stronger. However, the demon eventually shrunk and was imprisoned in a vessel, only to be released again in the end.

Xi'an is an ancient demon who fought the first Furious Five. He was defeated and imprisoned in his own sword. But after about 500 years, the sword was found and even ended up in the hands of Master Elephant, whom Xi'an took control of, but the sword was destroyed, which also killed the demon.

Yaoguai Twins are demons that have either turned into geese or possessed them. They dream of destroying the universe with the anti-chord and almost succeed, but thanks to Po, the universe was saved.

Baigujing/White Bone Demon is arguably the most evil character in the entire franchise. She is an evil demon who devoured the souls of the villagers, but was banished to the spirit realm by Sun Wukong. However, she was somehow able to contact the mortal world. So she was able to convince Shi Long that she was her friend. Turning Shi Long into a villainess, the demon forced her to do terrible things, for example, it was through the fault of Baigujing that Shi Long poisoned her foster father, the Emperor. The demon also ordered wellspring to be stolen in order to create a new body for herself, which in turn led to a terrible drought throughout China. When Baigujing gained a new body, she betrayed Shi Long and wanted to doom China to suffering. However, she did not succeed, as the red jade containing the energy of wellspring was broken, which led to the defeat of the demon.

Underworld Demons brothers Ke-Pa, who terrorized the inhabitants of the valley for centuries, until Oogway imprisoned them in the underworld. Ke-Pa, in turn, wanted to free them in order to take over the world. When he freed them, then ordered them to kill everyone in the village, and then ordered them to destroy the dragon warrior, but Po imprisoned them again in the underworld.

Yaoguai was a demon summoned by Jindiao to take the scroll with him, but was killed by Fan Tong and sent to the spirit realm, where he ate dumplings all the time and dreamed of getting out and taking revenge on Jindiao. When Po ends up at the inn of endless dumplings, he meets Yaoguai, with whom he was able to have a great conversation. However, after Po disappeared, Yaoguai became very upset and when he saw the panda again, he wanted to take revenge on him, but was struck down by Po's students. In episode 13, Yaoguai talks about his wife and his former friend Ragnar while Jindiao tries to shut up the demon and Chong.

Skinless Demons of Taoyan Province were mentioned by Shifu when he said that since he could fight these demons, he could endure Po champing.

So Ke-Pa is not a real dragon and the issue of evil Chinese dragons could be closed if the creators of Kung Fu Panda did not decide to create an animated series about the four constellations.

Of course, we are talking about Master Jindiao, who was once a respected master and teacher in the temple of the four constellations. It was he who was able to teach the four constellations what they can do. In addition, he is a dragon deity, which includes the ancestors of the Viper clan and Lord Fu-Xi. However, unfortunately, the power turned his head and he wanted to take control of wellspring, but was expelled from his body. Since then, living in the body of a vulture and doing truly terrible things in order to achieve the goal, such as stealing chi from others, harming children, even managed to take over the mind of one of them and threaten to wipe the village from the face of the earth. This and the complete lack of positive qualities makes him a really scary and dangerous opponent.

«This is the last will from the testament of the four constellations and a warning, beware of master dragon. The bestowed golden chi ruined him, he became evil. Master Dragon wants to take over wellspring. We have a chance to contain him, lose and there will be only darkness. Beware, beware of master dragon».

«Beware master dragon. Well, what does this nonsense mean. I don't know, it says so. Is Master Dragon really the enemy of the four constellations? But why? It's so cruel. From the looks of it, master dragon was driven mad by the golden chi and the lust for power, the four constellations were going to use the so-called spirit urn to imprison his evil soul».

«Master Dragon Jindiao became drunk with strength and desired wellspring. This would be my most significant mission, and I retrieved masterpiece, spirit urn to capture Jindiao's evil soul. I had to deliver it her to the four constellations. I had the honor of saving the universe, but alas, I overslept. […] Only this urn could save the universe from Jindiao. […] And about where the evil soul of Jindiao is now, I know no more than you».

It is also worth mentioning the fact that Jindiao is based on the Master Bak Mei, as well as on the yellow-earth dragon, personifying the center and element of the earth.

I also wanted to say that of course I'm not completely sure about this and I can be wrong, but the main difference between ordinary mortals and deities from demons is that the souls of mortal beings or dragon gods are green and look exactly like their bodies.

While the souls of demons outwardly resemble a red clot of energy.

In Kung Fu Panda, we were shown another evil dragon.

In The Dragon Knight, or to be more precise in episode 12 of season 2, an evil dragon was shown, which flew into the city every year to gobble up all the food and wreak havoc. His name is Nian. When Luthera was young, evil dragon Nian attacked her and tried to kill the girl, but her brother distracted the monster, giving Luthera chance to escape.

«One day Nian attacked the city. I ended up on the street alone, scared, but I knew that if I got home, I would be saved. I waited until Nian was distracted and ran, I was almost there, but I stumbled and then he just, Nian hovered right over me. I thought I was done, but. […] Look here you vile dragon, do you want more? Now you will receive. […] He took Nian away and gave me the opportunity to escape».

At night, when Po was in the city, Nian flew in and began to wreak havoc in the city, after which he flew away. The next night, he came again, but this time, Po recognized Nian's main fear, namely the fear of fireworks. When the dragon flew in again, Po and his friends were able to scare the monster away with firecrackers and red lamps.

It is also worth noting that, unlike Jindiao and Ke-Pa, who are original characters and did not exist in Chinese mythology, Nian was based on the Nian from Chinese folklore, who flew to the village every year and wreaked havoc. However, thanks to one man and his idea to scare away the Nian with red lamps, the village was saved and since then, according to legend, the new year in China has been held in honor of the deliverance from the Nian.

It is also possible that Nian of Kung Fu Panda, like Jindiao, is a dragon god.

It is also worth mentioning creatures that are not dragons, but have some similarities with them. Qilin was featured in Legends of Awesomeness. Who seemed to be a very dangerous and evil head-biting monster, when in fact he was a very kind and hospitable creature who did not know his father and was very happy when Po and Ping were reunited.

In The Paws of Destiny, Qilin was shown, which was also considered dangerous, but thanks to Fan Tong, it turned out that Qilin is a very kind and noble creature, after which Qilin and the naked mole-rats became friends. In the future, Qilin, along with naked mole-rats, helped in the fight against the White Bone Demon.

Both Qilin were based on a Chinese unicorn named Qilin.

I told you everything I think about dragons.

#kung fu panda #kfp #jindiao #ke-pa #kung fu panda: the paws of destiny #kung fu panda: legends of awesomeness #kung fu panda: the dragon knight #chinese dragon

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thehouseofhouse101 · 1 year

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Everything I Managed to Watch in 2022

I might as well give you my thoughts on...exactly what it says on the tin. I'll try to keep things short and simple since I'm kinda tired and I wanna finish celebrating the year's end, lmao.

First up, the movies!

Top 5 Favorite Movies:

5. The Bad Guys

4. Sonic the Hedgehog 2

3. Rise of the TMNT

2. Pinocchio (Netflix Movie)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Honorable Mentions (still love them!!):

Turning Red

Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers

Wendell and Wild

On the television side of things, Smiling Friends, Dead End, The Cuphead Show, and Super Robot Giant Brothers, were pretty good! The Cuphead Show got better after its rather mediocre first season and I grew to love it. Smiling Friends I was happy turned out good as I expected, and I'm excited for season 2. Dead End was a nice surprise, I grew to like the characters and I appreciated how it handled its LGBT and Autism representation. Super Giant Robot Brothers deserves more love, Reel FX did a good job with that one, had some dynamic action and fun character moments.

For decent stuff, the only one was Hamster and Gretel. Will get back to it, but I hope gets a better execution than Milo Murphy's Law, which I liked too but the second season wasn't so great, oof.

On the other hand, shows that didn't wowed me were Oddballs and sadly Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight. The former had some decent jokes and maybe a character that amused me like Max, but the other attempts at jokes fell flat and characters like Echo really annoyed me.

The Dragon Knight was like the biggest disappointment for me. As a huge fan of KFP, I was hoping it would turn out to be a good show, maybe a better outing than the last KFP TV show. But I stopped at I think episode 5 and lost interest all around. The animation was a bit unfinished, and the writing choices were kind of questionable. I am glad they brought back Jack Black as Po, but alas...

There's like other shows that aired this year along with new seasons of other shows I love, but I'll watch them for next year.

For the anime stuff, Demon Slayer Season 2 was great, same with Spy X Family and Attack on Titan. Really happy I managed to give it another shot. Chainsaw Man also aired and of course was incredible. I'm already caught up with the manga and I'm eager to see how they'll handle the rest of the story soon. Urusei Yatsura 2022 I also want to shout out. I need to get back into binging the original series, but so far, the reboot is neat!

And also, I made a list of Anime Openings I watched this year and fell in love with. Keep in mind, I haven't seen any of these anime yet based on this list, aside from the ones I just mentioned above and also My Hero Academia, but I lost interest for that series because of story problems lately, yeah...

I'll get the chance to watch the others soon, don’t worry!

So here's the Honorable Mentions first:

Honorable Mentions:

BNHA OP 10: Way better than OP 9 and the visuals were unique, but the song didn't worked for me

Spy X Family OP 2: Visuals and song are neat, but the first op is more stronger to me

Dr. Stone Ryusei: Visuals are decent, but the new version of the first OP song was just incredible

My Top 11 Favorite Anime OPs:

11. Kaguya Sama OP 3 10. Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War OP 1 9. Call of the Night 8. One Piece OP 24 7. Ya Boy Kongming 6. Urusei Yatsura 2022 5. Spy X Family OP 1 4. Mob Psycho III OP 3. Attack on Titan OP 7 2. Chainsaw Man 1. Ranking of Kings OP 2

Boom! That's it! Here's hoping 2023 turns out to be an even greater experience for me, and for the animation community as well!

#house talks shit #2022 retrospective #just mentioning...#the cuphead show #the bad guys #puss in boots the last wish #chainsaw man #rise of the tmnt movie #pretty much the ones i digged the most haha

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