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Mon 08 Apr 2024

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14:46 08/04
Short-eared Owl
Durham

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Thu 04 Apr 2024

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16:10 04/04
Short-eared Owl
Durham

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Sun 17 Mar 2024

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20:18 17/03
Hooded Crow
Durham

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14:56 17/03
Sand Martin
Durham

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Sat 16 Mar 2024

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14:30 16/03
Hooded Crow
Durham

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Tue 20 Feb 2024

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15:37 20/02
Snow Bunting
Durham

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Tue 21 Nov 2023

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09:21 21/11
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sat 28 Oct 2023

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12:48 28/10
Northern Bullfinch
Durham

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Mon 23 Oct 2023

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14:19 23/10
Iceland Gull
Durham

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Thu 08 Dec 2022

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11:56 08/12
Great Egret
Durham
11:45

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Sun 30 Oct 2022

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09:38 30/10
Snow Bunting
Durham
09:37

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09:18 30/10
Little Gull
Durham
09:14

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Sun 23 Oct 2022

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10:59 23/10
Pallas's Warbler
Durham

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Sat 22 Oct 2022

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15:19 22/10
Pallas's Warbler
Durham
15:15

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10:40 22/10
Pallas's Warbler
Durham
10:35

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Fri 21 Oct 2022

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15:48 21/10
Pallas's Warbler
Durham
15:40

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13:45 21/10
Pallas's Warbler
Durham

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Wed 19 Oct 2022

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11:12 19/10
Velvet Scoter
Durham
10:00

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Tue 18 Oct 2022

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18:16 18/10
Little Gull
Durham

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Thu 06 Oct 2022

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16:49 06/10
Lapland Bunting
Durham

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Fri 19 Aug 2022

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18:01 19/08
Little Gull
Durham

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Wed 17 Aug 2022

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18:47 17/08
Long-tailed Skua
Durham
18:45

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16:52 17/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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Mon 15 Aug 2022

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13:36 15/08
Cory's Shearwater
Durham

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Sun 07 Nov 2021

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17:21 07/11
Grey Phalarope
Durham

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Fri 05 Nov 2021

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10:19 05/11
Snow Bunting
Durham

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Sun 24 Oct 2021

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10:11 24/10
Little Auk
Durham
10:09

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Sat 23 Oct 2021

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22:34 23/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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18:57 23/10
Pomarine Skua
Durham

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16:36 23/10
Glaucous Gull
Durham
16:32

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15:38 23/10
White-billed Diver
Durham
15:16

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11:13 23/10
Little Auk
Durham

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09:37 23/10
Red-necked Grebe
Durham

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09:14 23/10
Greater Scaup
Durham

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Thu 21 Oct 2021

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14:20 21/10
Long-tailed Duck
Durham

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Sat 16 Oct 2021

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15:29 16/10
Greater Scaup
Durham

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Fri 15 Oct 2021

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08:09 15/10
White-billed Diver
Durham
08:05

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Fri 08 Oct 2021

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13:36 08/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 07 Oct 2021

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16:14 07/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 19 Sep 2021

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10:10 19/09
White-billed Diver
Durham
10:01

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Thu 02 Sep 2021

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18:34 02/09
Pomarine Skua
Durham
18:00

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Wed 01 Sep 2021

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15:11 01/09
Fea's-type petrel
Durham
15:04

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Mon 30 Aug 2021

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15:10 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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Fri 27 Aug 2021

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09:20 27/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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07:47 27/08
Curlew Sandpiper
Durham
06:40

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Thu 26 Aug 2021

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07:26 26/08
Pomarine Skua
Durham
07:03

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06:59 26/08
Pomarine Skua
Durham
06:28

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Sun 22 Aug 2021

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17:36 22/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham
17:25

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Wed 18 Aug 2021

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16:11 18/08
Cory's Shearwater
Durham
16:06

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Sun 15 Aug 2021

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14:45 15/08
Roseate Tern
Durham
14:15

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Sun 08 Aug 2021

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17:26 08/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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Sun 01 Aug 2021

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18:25 01/08
Velvet Scoter
Durham
16:15

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07:53 01/08
Pomarine Skua
Durham
07:50

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07:13 01/08
Pomarine Skua
Durham
07:10

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07:09 01/08
Long-tailed Skua
Durham
06:50

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Fri 04 Jun 2021

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13:08 04/06
Snow Goose
Durham

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Mon 31 May 2021

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09:26 31/05
Marsh Warbler
Durham

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Fri 09 Apr 2021

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14:33 09/04
Long-tailed Duck
Durham
14:30

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Sat 27 Mar 2021

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09:01 27/03
Western Osprey
Durham
08:55

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Tue 23 Mar 2021

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07:30 23/03
Whooper Swan
Durham
07:29

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Sat 20 Mar 2021

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12:10 20/03
Northern Goshawk
Durham
12:00

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Mon 25 Jan 2021

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17:33 25/01
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sun 24 Jan 2021

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16:58 24/01
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sat 23 Jan 2021

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19:14 23/01
Black Redstart
Durham

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Wed 13 Jan 2021

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14:35 13/01
Black Redstart
Durham
14:20

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Sat 09 Jan 2021

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11:48 09/01
Black Redstart
Durham

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Wed 06 Jan 2021

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14:54 06/01
Black Redstart
Durham

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Sun 06 Dec 2020

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10:51 06/12
Lapland Bunting
Durham

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Sat 28 Nov 2020

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12:31 28/11
Water Pipit
Durham

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Sun 08 Nov 2020

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13:11 08/11
Lapland Bunting
Durham

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11:27 08/11
Lapland Bunting
Durham

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Mon 05 Oct 2020

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08:06 05/10
Great Grey Shrike
Durham

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Sun 04 Oct 2020

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12:14 04/10
Great Grey Shrike
Durham

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08:36 04/10
Radde's Warbler
Durham
08:15

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Sat 03 Oct 2020

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16:09 03/10
Radde's Warbler
Durham
15:15

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15:06 03/10
Radde's Warbler
Durham

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Sun 27 Sep 2020

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11:00 27/09
Sooty Shearwater
Durham
10:50

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07:29 27/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sat 26 Sep 2020

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22:08 26/09
Velvet Scoter
Durham

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21:10 26/09
Sooty Shearwater
Durham
11:55

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Fri 25 Sep 2020

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20:49 25/09
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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11:42 25/09
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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Fri 18 Sep 2020

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16:44 18/09
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Thu 17 Sep 2020

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08:22 17/09
Greenish Warbler
Durham
07:45

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Sun 30 Aug 2020

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20:39 30/08
Sooty Shearwater
Durham

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Mon 11 May 2020

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17:20 11/05
Greater Scaup
Durham

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09:08 11/05
Greater Scaup
Durham
08:32

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Sun 06 Oct 2019

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17:40 06/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sat 05 Oct 2019

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10:38 05/10
Richard's Pipit
Durham

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Sat 14 Sep 2019

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08:32 14/09
Lapland Bunting
Durham
08:18

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Mon 26 Aug 2019

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07:53 26/08
Pied Flycatcher
Durham

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Sun 30 Dec 2018

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14:39 30/12
Glaucous Gull
Durham

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Sun 14 Oct 2018

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10:04 14/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Fri 12 Oct 2018

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08:04 12/10
Yellow-browed Warbler
Durham

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Sun 05 Aug 2018

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18:57 05/08
Roseate Tern
Durham
17:30

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Sat 07 Oct 2017

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17:45 07/10
Barred Warbler
Durham

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11:54 07/10
Eurasian Scops Owl
Durham

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Fri 06 Oct 2017

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09:25 06/10
Eurasian Scops Owl
Durham
08:12

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07:40 06/10
Eurasian Scops Owl
Durham

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Thu 05 Oct 2017

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18:19 05/10
Eurasian Scops Owl
Durham
18:15

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