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Listening in

Music, Mind, and the Modernist Narrative

By: Eric Prieto

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Listening in

Music, Mind, and the Modernist Narrative

By: Eric Prieto

What can music teach a novelist, autobiographer, or playwright about the art of telling stories? The musical play of forms and sounds seems initially to have little to do with the representational function of the traditional narrative genres. Yet throughout the modernist era, music has been invoked as a model for narrative in its specifically mimetic dimension. Although modernist writers may conceive of musical communication in widely divergent ways, they have tended to agree on one crucial point: that music can help transform narrative into a medium better adapted to the representation of consciousness. Eric Prieto studies the twentieth-century evolution of this use of music, with particular emphasis on the postwar Parisian avant-garde. For such writers as Samuel Beckett, Michel Leiris, and Robert Pinget, music provides a number of guiding metaphors for the inwardly directed mode of mimesis that Prieto calls "listening in," where the object of representation is not the outside world but the subtly modulating relations between consciousness and world. This kind of semiotic boundary crossing between music and literature is inherently metaphorical, but, as Prieto's analyses of Beckett, Leiris, and Pinget show, these interart analogies provide valuable clues for bringing to light the unspoken assumptions, obscurely understood principles, and extra-literary aspirations that gave such urgency to the modernist quest to better represent the mind in action.

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U of Nebraska Press

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0803237324

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The Great Strike of 1877

By: Eric Leif Davin

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The Great Strike of 1877

By: Eric Leif Davin

The Great Strike of 1877 was the largest labor upheaval on Earth for the entire century between the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 and the beginning of the Great War in 1914. For two weeks America burned. This is that story.

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Lulu.com

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1387878263

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Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution

By: Albert Edward Musson,Eric Robinson

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Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution

By: Albert Edward Musson,Eric Robinson

Concentrating on the Industrial Revolution as experienced in Great Britain (and, within that sphere, mainly on the early development of the engineering and chemical industries), the authors develop the thesis that the interaction between theorists and men of practical affairs was much closer, more complex and more consequential than some historians of science have held it to be. Deeply researched, gracefully argued and fully documented. First published in 1969, and established now as a "classic" in the field, the present edition has a new foreword by Margaret C. Jacob. (NW) Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Taylor & Francis

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2881243827

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9782881243820

Woody Biomass for Bioenergy and Biofuels in the United States

A Briefing Paper

By: Eric M. White

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Woody Biomass for Bioenergy and Biofuels in the United States

A Briefing Paper

By: Eric M. White

Woody biomass (WB) can be used for the generation of heat, electricity, and biofuels. Bioenergy production from WB has not been widely adopted because the price of WB energy has not been competitive with traditional fossil fuels. However, current projections of future energy use, renewable energy and climate change legislation suggest increased use of both WB and agr. biomass energy. This report provides a summary of the knowledge related to the production of WB from bioenergy with a focus on the econ. perspective. The most common WB feedstocks are described along with results of econ. modeling studies related to the provision of biomass from short-rotation woody crops, harvest residues, and haz.-fuel reduction efforts.

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DIANE Publishing

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1437938132

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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition

Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun

By: Eric Smith,Philip Schmidt

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DIY Solar Projects - Updated Edition

Small Projects to Whole-home Systems: Tap Into the Sun

By: Eric Smith,Philip Schmidt

Learn how to make your own solar-powered appliances and additions to your home with the step-by-step instructions you'll find in this updated edition of DIY Solar Projects! Put the sun to work in your home with the new, expanded edition of the popular 2011 title DIY Solar Projects. Like the original, this edition offers small-scale, achievable solar projects that homeowners can build and install themselves. From cooking in solar ovens, to mounting solar panels on your roof, this book teaches how to take advantage of solar energy. It's all possible with relatively small investments and minimal DIY building experience. You'll learn how to make: Tool trailer with available AC-power (directly from the sun) Solar systems for marine crafts Solar-powered security light Solar water heater Solar hot-air collector window mount Solar lumber kiln Solar battery charging station With clear instructions, tips, and step-by-step color photos for each project, this book takes the intimidation out of DIY solar builds. For those with more ambitious solar power plans, this updated edition contains information on outfitting your home with solar electricity collection systems and integrating them into your primary power supply system. Excitement about home solar energy is exploding, and DIY Solar Projects: Updated Edition sheds light on how you can get involved immediately. This book also offers an extensive resource guide with links to tax-reducing, subsidy, and support programs on both a national and state-by-state level. With high energy costs and an environment that demands cleaner fuel sources, now is the time to introduce new, cost-saving solar projects into your home.

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Cool Springs Press

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0760350906

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Beckett and French Theory

The Narration of Transgression

By: Eric Migernier

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Beckett and French Theory

The Narration of Transgression

By: Eric Migernier

Samuel Beckett's works have spawned a great variety of critical - sometimes contradictory - interpretations, most recently ones stemming from postmodern theories of literature. In keeping with this trend, this book probes the relationship between Beckett's fiction and the work of a number of contemporary French thinkers, such as Maurice Blanchot and Gilles Deleuze, which demonstrates how concepts such as «the thought of the outside» and «the simulacrum» also generate Beckett's transgressive narrative. Beckett and French Theory provides valuable new knowledge and understanding to teachers and students of both Beckett's fiction and recent French critical theory.

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Peter Lang

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0820486493

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Trapped in Thought

A Study of the Beckettian Mentality

By: Eric P. Levy

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Trapped in Thought

A Study of the Beckettian Mentality

By: Eric P. Levy

Eric P. Levy’s book investigates the mentality or attitude of cognitive apprehension expressed in Beckettian texts. Primary areas of concern include how the Beckettian attitude began, what concepts it invents or transforms to sustain its mode of thought, how the mentality wards off factors which would refute or heal it, and, most paradoxical of all, why this mentality ultimately reduces the mind to an estranged source of thought, continuously repudiated by its own awareness. The study uncovers the strategies by which experience is evacuated of all content but that consistent with the attitude registering it.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815631022

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Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing

By: Eric Charles Barrett,Leonard Frank Curtis

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Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing

By: Eric Charles Barrett,Leonard Frank Curtis

First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Psychology Press

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0748740066

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Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919

By: Eric W. Osborne

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Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919

By: Eric W. Osborne

Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I was one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente. Though Britain had been the leading exponent of blockades for two centuries, the World War I blockade was not effective at the outbreak of hostilities.

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Routledge

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1135771278

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Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing

By: Eric C. Barrett,Leonard F. Curtis

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Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing

By: Eric C. Barrett,Leonard F. Curtis

Taking a detailed, non-mathematical approach to the principles on which remote sensing is based, this book progresses from the physical principles to the application of remote sensing.

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Routledge

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1134982526

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Handbook of Applied Thermal Design

By: Eric C. Guyer

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Handbook of Applied Thermal Design

By: Eric C. Guyer

Gives a foundation to the four principle facets of thermal design: heat transfer analysis, materials performance, heating and cooling technology, and instrumentation and control. The focus is on providing practical thermal design and development guidance across the spectrum of problem analysis, material applications, equipment specification, and sensor and control selection.

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CRC Press

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1560328118

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Calculus: A Modeling and Computational Thinking Approach

By: Eric Stade,Elisabeth Stade

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Calculus: A Modeling and Computational Thinking Approach

By: Eric Stade,Elisabeth Stade

This book is intended for a first-semester course in calculus, which begins by posing a question: how do we model an epidemic mathematically? The authors use this question as a natural motivation for the study of calculus and as a context through which central calculus notions can be understood intuitively. The book’s approach to calculus is contextual and based on the principle that calculus is motivated and elucidated by its relevance to the modeling of various natural phenomena. The authors also approach calculus from a computational perspective, explaining that many natural phenomena require analysis through computer methods. As such, the book also explores some basic programming notions and skills.

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Springer Nature

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3031246810

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9783031246814

The 27s

The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll

By: Eric Segalstad

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The 27s

The Greatest Myth of Rock & Roll

By: Eric Segalstad

Jimi Hendrix. Janis Joplin. Jim Morrison. Brian Jones. Kurt Cobain. Founding bluesman Robert Johnson. All died at 27. Their stories, as well as those of ill-fated members of the Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Badfinger, Big Star, Minutemen, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The Mars Volta, are here presented for the first time as a profound and interlocking web that reaches beyond coincidence to the roots of artistic causality and fate.

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Samadhi Creations, LLC

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0615189644

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9780615189642

Mormonism 101

Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints

By: Bill McKeever,Eric Johnson

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Mormonism 101

Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints

By: Bill McKeever,Eric Johnson

Is Mormonism a Protestant denomination? This handbook details Mormon belief and reveals how it diverges significantly from Christian orthodoxy.

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Baker Books

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0801063353

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9780801063350

They Played Rugby for New Zealand 1884-2023

By: Eric Lemon

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They Played Rugby for New Zealand 1884-2023

By: Eric Lemon

Over 500 pages of facts, statistics, and records of every match and every player for the New Zealand national Rugby Union team from the first match in May 1884 up to December 2023.

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Eric Lemon

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0645362670

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9780645362671

Science and Society

Understanding Scientific Methodology, Energy, Climate, and Sustainability

By: Eric S. Swanson

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Science and Society

Understanding Scientific Methodology, Energy, Climate, and Sustainability

By: Eric S. Swanson

This undergraduate textbook educates non-science majors—our future policy makers—on how science works, the rules that underpin our existence, our impact on nature, and nature's impact on us. The book provides a concise, historically based, non-mathematical treatment of modern physics relevant to societal issues. It challenges readers to examine the problems we face (and their own beliefs) in light of the scientific method. With a narrative structure, Science and Society explains the scientific process and the power it brings to dealing with the natural world. The reader will gain a deeper understanding of scientific results reported by the media, and thus the tools to develop a rational, fact-based assessment of energy and resource policy. Praise for Science and Society: "Anyone who thinks society can be managed without science should think again, or better: read this book. Eric Swanson explains how science permeates society, and with simple examples of the scientific process he shows its special power in dealing with the natural world. This is a must read for the world's seven billion scientists." F.E. Close, OBE, Oxford University, author of, among others, "Half-Life: The Divided Life of Bruno Pontecorvo, Physicist or Spy", "The Infinity Puzzle", and "Neutrino

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Springer

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3319219871

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9783319219875

Real-Time Rendering

By: Tomas Akenine-Möller,Eric Haines,Naty Hoffman

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Real-Time Rendering

By: Tomas Akenine-Möller,Eric Haines,Naty Hoffman

Thoroughly revised, this third edition focuses on modern techniques used to generate synthetic three-dimensional images in a fraction of a second. With the advent of programmable shaders, a wide variety of new algorithms have arisen and evolved over the past few years. This edition discusses current, practical rendering methods used in games and other applications. It also presents a solid theoretical framework and relevant mathematics for the field of interactive computer graphics, all in an approachable style. The authors have made the figures used in the book available for download for fair use.:Download Figures. Reviews Rendering has been a required reference for professional graphics practitioners for nearly a decade. This latest edition is as relevant as ever, covering topics from essential mathematical foundations to advanced techniques used by today’s cutting edge games. -- Gabe Newell, President, Valve, May 2008 Rendering ... has been completely revised and revamped for its updated third edition, which focuses on modern techniques used to generate three-dimensional images in a fraction of the time old processes took. From practical rendering for games to math and details for better interactive applications, it's not to be missed. -- The Bookwatch, November 2008 You'll get brilliantly lucid explanations of concepts like vertex morphing and variance shadow mapping—as well as a new respect for the incredible craftsmanship that goes into today's PC games. -- Logan Decker, PC Gamer Magazine , February 2009

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CRC Press

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1315362007

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9781315362007

Green Your Home All in One For Dummies

By: Yvonne Jeffery,Liz Barclay,Michael Grosvenor,Elizabeth B. Goldsmith,Betsy Sheldon,Eric Corey Freed,Rik DeGunther,Ann Whitman,National Gardening Association,Owen E. Dell

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Green Your Home All in One For Dummies

By: Yvonne Jeffery,Liz Barclay,Michael Grosvenor,Elizabeth B. Goldsmith,Betsy Sheldon,Eric Corey Freed,Rik DeGunther,Ann Whitman,National Gardening Association,Owen E. Dell

Green Your Home All-in-One For Dummies empowers readers to make ecologically-friendly improvements to each and every area of their home. At $29.99 and 696 pages, this package is a real value and a true source book for readers looking for a substantial breadth of information and solutions yet unwilling to invest in four, five, or six books on the wide range of content that they seek.

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470464038

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9780470464038

Conquering the Electron

The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age

By: Derek Cheung,Eric Brach

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Conquering the Electron

The Geniuses, Visionaries, Egomaniacs, and Scoundrels Who Built Our Electronic Age

By: Derek Cheung,Eric Brach

Conquering the Electron offers readers a true and engaging history of the world of electronics, beginning with the discoveries of static electricity and magnetism and ending with the creation of the smartphone and the iPad. This book shows the interconnection of each advance to the next on the long journey to our modern-day technologies. Exploring the combination of genius, infighting, and luck that powered the creation of today's electronic age, Conquering the Electron debunks the hero worship so often plaguing the stories of great advances. Want to know how AT&T’s Bell Labs developed semiconductor technology—and how its leading scientists almost came to blows in the process? Want to understand how radio and television work—and why RCA drove their inventors to financial ruin and early graves? Conquering the Electron offers these stories and more, presenting each revolutionary technological advance right alongside blow-by-blow personal battles that all too often took place.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493049933

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9781493049936

Physics for the Inquiring Mind

The Methods, Nature, and Philosophy of Physical Science

By: Eric M. Rogers

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Physics for the Inquiring Mind

The Methods, Nature, and Philosophy of Physical Science

By: Eric M. Rogers

In our scientific age an understanding of physics is part of a liberal education. Lawyers, bankers, governors, business heads, administrators, all wise educated people need a lasting understanding of physics so that they can enjoy those contacts with science and scientists that are part of our civilization both materially and intellectually. They need knowledge and understanding instead of the feelings, all too common, that physics is dark and mysterious and that physicists are a strange people with incomprehensible interests. Such a sense of understanding science and scientists can be gained neither from sermons on the beauty of science nor from the rigorous courses that colleges have offered for generations; when the headache clears away it leaves little but a confused sense of mystery. Nor is the need met by survey courses that offer a smorgasbord of tidbit--they give science a bad name as a compendium of information or formulas. The non-scientist needs a course of study that enables him to learn real science and make its own--with delight. For lasting benefits the intelligent non-scientist needs a course of study that enables him to learn genuine science carefully and then encourages him to think about it and use it. He needs a carefully selected framework of topics--not so many that learning becomes superficial and hurried; not so few that he misses the connected nature of scientific work and thinking. He must see how scientific knowledge is built up by building some scientific knowledge of his own, by reading and discussing and if possible by doing experiments himself. He must think his own way through some scientific arguments. He must form his own opinion, with guidance, concerning the parts played by experiment and theory; and he must be shown how to develop a taste for good theory. He must see several varieties of scientific method at work. And above all, he must think about science for himself and enjoy that. These are the things that this book encourages readers to gain, by their own study and thinking. Physics for the Inquiring Mind is a book for the inquiring mind of students in college and for other readers who want to grow in scientific wisdom, who want to know what physics really is.

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Princeton University Press

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0691151156

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9780691151151

Making a Game Demo

From Concept to Demo Gold

By: Chad Gregory Walker,Eric Walker,Jani Kajala

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Making a Game Demo

From Concept to Demo Gold

By: Chad Gregory Walker,Eric Walker,Jani Kajala

Making a Game Demo: From Concept to Demo Gold provides a detailed and comprehensive guide to getting started in the computer game industry. Written by professional game designers and developers, this book combines the fields of design, art, scripting, and programming in one book to help you take your first steps toward creating a game demo. Discover how the use of documentation can help you organize the game design process; understand how to model and animate a variety of objects, including human characters; explore the basics of scripting with Lua; learn about texturing, vertex lighting, light mapping, motion capture, and collision checking. The companion CD contains all the code and other files needed for the tutorials, the Ka3D game engine, the Zax demo, all the images in the book, demo software, and more!

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Wordware Publishing, Inc.

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1556220480

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