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* KangarooCourt: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen is only interested in finding something that would justify giving Joan of Arc a guilty verdict, not in seeing if the charges of heresy against her are true. In real life, a rehabilitation trial confirmed that the verdict was dealt out unjustly, and the entire trial flew in the face of ecclesiastical laws.

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* KangarooCourt: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen Rouen, which is in league with the English, is only interested in finding something that would justify giving Joan of Arc a guilty verdict, not in seeing if the charges of heresy against her are true. In real life, a rehabilitation trial confirmed that the verdict was dealt out unjustly, and the entire trial flew in the face of ecclesiastical laws.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc. That said, the words that incite the riot, "You have burned a saint!", are derived from John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI. Tressart, after watching the execution, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed: "[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone We are all lost; we have burned a saint]]!"

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc. That said, the words that incite the riot, "You have burned a saint!", are derived from John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI. Tressart, after watching the execution, left the scene tearfully weeping and remorseful, full of remorse, and he exclaimed: "[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone We are all lost; we have burned a saint]]!"
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc. That said, the words that incite the riot, "You have burned a saint!", are derived from John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI. Tressart, after watching the execution, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed: "We are all lost; we have burned a saint!"

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc. That said, the words that incite the riot, "You have burned a saint!", are derived from John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI. Tressart, after watching the execution, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed: "We "[[MyGodWhatHaveIDone We are all lost; we have burned a saint!"saint]]!"
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* CorruptChurch: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen, headed by Bishop Pierre Cauchon of Beauvais, is not so much interested in verifying or denying the charges of heresy against Joan of Arc as trying to get her convicted. That said, a couple of priests who are a part of the court take a more compassionate approach to Joan.

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* CorruptChurch: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen, headed by Bishop Pierre Cauchon of Beauvais, is not so much interested in verifying or denying the charges of heresy against Joan of Arc as trying to get her convicted.convicted of said charges. That said, a couple of priests who are a part of the court take a more compassionate approach to Joan.



* KangarooCourt: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen is only interested in finding something that would justify Joan of Arc getting a guilty verdict, not in seeing if the charges of heresy against her are true. In real life, a rehabilitation trial confirmed that the verdict was dealt out unjustly, and the entire trial flew in the face of ecclesiastical laws.

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* KangarooCourt: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen is only interested in finding something that would justify giving Joan of Arc getting a guilty verdict, not in seeing if the charges of heresy against her are true. In real life, a rehabilitation trial confirmed that the verdict was dealt out unjustly, and the entire trial flew in the face of ecclesiastical laws.

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In [[TheLateMiddleAges 1431]], [[UsefulNotes/PatronSaints Joan]] [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc of Arc]] is put on trial by the English. They attempt to get her to back down from her claims of holy visions. She refuses, and is eventually [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]]. The film's plotline is highly conventional, being adapted straight from the actual records of Joan of Arc's trial, and essentially serving as a highly condensed version of the real event. The film's real strengths come in the form of Dreyer's excellent direction, Falconetti's performance, and the fact that [[TearJerker you'll barely be able to see either of those things though all of your tears]].

Famously, this film survived only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy, which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?

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In [[TheLateMiddleAges 1431]], [[UsefulNotes/PatronSaints Joan]] [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc of Arc]] is put on trial by the English. They attempt to get her to back down from her claims of holy visions. She refuses, refuses and is eventually [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]]. The film's plotline is highly conventional, being adapted straight from the actual records of Joan of Arc's trial, trial and essentially serving as a highly condensed version of the real event. The film's real strengths come in the form of Dreyer's excellent direction, Falconetti's performance, and the fact that [[TearJerker you'll barely be able to see either of those things though through all of your tears]].

Famously, this film (specifically, a print of Dreyer's final cut) survived only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy, which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?



* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc, but John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed "We are all lost; we have burned a saint!" The second part of this quote is then said by an outraged peasant, who incites a riot by shouting: "You have burned a saint!"
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Joan is very pretty in a innocent sort of way, while her tormentors are often downright repulsive.

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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc, but Arc. That said, the words that incite the riot, "You have burned a saint!", are derived from John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI, VI. Tressart, after watching the execution, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed exclaimed: "We are all lost; we have burned a saint!" The second part of this quote is then said by an outraged peasant, who incites a riot by shouting: "You have burned a saint!"
* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Joan is very pretty in a an innocent sort of way, while her tormentors are often downright repulsive.



* BookDumb: Joan can't read and needs help signing her "confession". She's also uneducated in theological minutia, which, in both real life and the film, is what leads to her conviction.
* BoyishShortHair: Joan has her hair cut short.

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* BookDumb: Joan can't read read, and she needs help signing to sign her "confession". "confession." She's also uneducated in theological minutia, which, in both real life and the film, is what leads to her conviction.
* BoyishShortHair: Joan has her hair cut short. It then gets cropped to stubble later on.



* BreakTheCutie: The ultimate example.
* CorruptChurch: The Bishop of Beauvais. Averted by several of the Priests, who try to help her.

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* BreakTheCutie: The ultimate example.
Joan is put through the wringer throughout the entirety of the trial, from facing trumped-up charges of heresy to her eventual burning at the stake.
* CorruptChurch: The ecclesiastical court in Rouen, headed by Bishop Pierre Cauchon of Beauvais. Averted by several Beauvais, is not so much interested in verifying or denying the charges of heresy against Joan of Arc as trying to get her convicted. That said, a couple of priests who are a part of the Priests, who try court take a more compassionate approach to help her.Joan.



* DoomedMoralVictor: Joan of Arc, burned at the stake. But she has clearly won the PR battle, seeing as how a peasant in the crowd screams "You have burned a saint!", followed by a riot. And of course everyone watching the movie would have known that not all that long after Joan was executed the English were driven out of France for good.
* DutchAngle: Used by Dreyer several times in the film, usually to give the judges a more sinister apperance.

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* DoomedMoralVictor: Joan of Arc, burned at the stake. But That said, she has clearly won the PR battle, seeing as how a peasant in the crowd screams "You have burned a saint!", followed by a riot. And And, of course course, everyone watching the movie would have known that not all that long after Joan was executed executed, the English were driven out of France for good.
good. Further, a rehabilitation trial investigated the original trial to see if it was dealt out justly and in accordance with ecclesiastical laws; it concluded that the original trial was invalid due to improper procedures, deceit, and fraud, and it nullified Joan's sentence.
* DutchAngle: Used by Dreyer several times in the film, usually to give the judges a more sinister apperance.appearance.



* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Joan has shiny, beatific gray eyes throughout the entire film.

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* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Joan has shiny, beatific beautiful gray eyes throughout the entire film.



* GoodShepherd: For a given definition of "good" as they are a part of the court in Rouen, but a couple of priests are more compassionate towards Joan of Arc and try to help her throughout the trial.



* HighPressureBlood: A fountain of blood coming from the puncture wound on Joan's arm. [[note]]It was real though the arm belonged to a stand-in and not Maria Falconetti.[[/note]]
* IDieFree: Joan's death.

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* HighPressureBlood: A fountain of blood coming from the puncture wound on Joan's arm. [[note]]It It was a real wound, though the arm belonged to a stand-in and not Maria Falconetti.[[/note]]
* IDieFree: Joan's death.



* KangarooCourt: Joan's trial.

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* KangarooCourt: Joan's trial.The ecclesiastical court in Rouen is only interested in finding something that would justify Joan of Arc getting a guilty verdict, not in seeing if the charges of heresy against her are true. In real life, a rehabilitation trial confirmed that the verdict was dealt out unjustly, and the entire trial flew in the face of ecclesiastical laws.



* ProneToTears: Joan herself. She cries virtually ever time she's given a closeup.

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* ProneToTears: Joan herself. She cries virtually ever every time she's given a closeup.



* SingleTear: One of the monks cries a single tear when Joan recants her confession, as he knows it will lead to her death. Joan herself sheds Single Tears on multiple occasions.
* SpitefulSpit: One of the church officials spits on Joan during her trial.
* TearsOfFear: Nearly constant on part of Joan during the movie.

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* SingleTear: One of the monks cries a single tear when Joan recants her confession, as he knows it will lead to her death. Joan herself sheds Single Tears on multiple occasions.
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* SpitefulSpit: One of the church officials spits on Joan during her trial.
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* SweetPollyOliver: Joan herself, who wears men's clothes, though it is not so much to pass as a man as for practical reasons. The church court grills her about it.
* TearsOfFear: Nearly constant on the part of Joan during the movie.



* TraumaticHaircut: Joan's hair is cropped to stubble on-camera. It counts as a real-life example too, as Falconetti apparently begged Dreyer not to have to do it.

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* TraumaticHaircut: Joan's hair is cropped to stubble on-camera. It counts as a real-life example example, too, as Falconetti apparently begged Dreyer not to have to do it.



* WholesomeCrossdresser: Joan herself, who wears men's clothes. She is grilled about it.
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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: It is clear that Dreyer did a lot of research on Joan of Arc's trial, even basing the script on the original trial transcripts. However, in real life, there was no rioting after the burning of Joan of Arc, but John Tressart, the secretary to King Henry VI, left the scene tearfully and remorseful, and he exclaimed "We are all lost; we have burned a saint!" The second part of this quote is then said by an outraged peasant, who incites a riot by shouting: "You have burned a saint!"
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A classic French silent film from 1928, directed by Creator/CarlTheodorDreyer. Generally regarded as one of the greatest films ever made (to the point of being named the ninth greatest film of all time in the 2012 ''[[Creator/BritishFilmInstitute Sight & Sound]]'' Critics' Poll), as well as considered to have one of the greatest filmed performances ever, given by Maria Falconetti in the title role.[[note]] Interestingly, her prior work was in light stage comedies, and she never made another film[[/note]]

[[UsefulNotes/PatronSaints Joan]] [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc of Arc]] is put on trial by the English. They attempt to get her to back down from her claims of holy visions. She refuses, and is eventually [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]]. The film's plotline is highly conventional, being adapted straight from the actual records of Joan of Arc's trial, and essentially serving as a highly condensed version of the real event. The film's real strengths come in the form of Dreyer's excellent direction, Falconetti's performance, and the fact that [[TearJerker you'll barely be able to see either of those things though all of your tears]].

Famously, this film survives only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy, which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?

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A ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'' is a classic French silent film from 1928, directed by Creator/CarlTheodorDreyer. Generally regarded as one of the greatest films ever made (to the point of being named the ninth greatest film of all time in the 2012 ''[[Creator/BritishFilmInstitute Sight & Sound]]'' Critics' Poll), as well as considered to have one of the greatest filmed performances ever, given by Maria Falconetti in the title role.[[note]] Interestingly, her prior work was in light stage comedies, and she never made another film[[/note]]

In [[TheLateMiddleAges 1431]], [[UsefulNotes/PatronSaints Joan]] [[UsefulNotes/JoanOfArc of Arc]] is put on trial by the English. They attempt to get her to back down from her claims of holy visions. She refuses, and is eventually [[BurnTheWitch burned at the stake]]. The film's plotline is highly conventional, being adapted straight from the actual records of Joan of Arc's trial, and essentially serving as a highly condensed version of the real event. The film's real strengths come in the form of Dreyer's excellent direction, Falconetti's performance, and the fact that [[TearJerker you'll barely be able to see either of those things though all of your tears]].

Famously, this film survives survived only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy, which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?
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A classic silent film from 1928, by Creator/CarlTheodorDreyer. Generally considered one of the greatest films ever made (to the point of being named the ninth greatest film of all time in the 2012 Sight & Sound Critics' Poll), as well as considered to have one of the greatest filmed performances ever, given by Maria Falconetti[[note]] Interestingly, her prior work was in light stage comedies, and she never made another film[[/note]].

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A classic French silent film from 1928, directed by Creator/CarlTheodorDreyer. Generally considered regarded as one of the greatest films ever made (to the point of being named the ninth greatest film of all time in the 2012 ''[[Creator/BritishFilmInstitute Sight & Sound Sound]]'' Critics' Poll), as well as considered to have one of the greatest filmed performances ever, given by Maria Falconetti[[note]] Falconetti in the title role.[[note]] Interestingly, her prior work was in light stage comedies, and she never made another film[[/note]].
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Famously, this film survives only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?

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Famously, this film survives only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy copy, which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that? that?
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* BoyishShortHair: Joan her hair cut short.

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* BoyishShortHair: Joan has her hair cut short.
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* HornedHairdo: One of the judges squeezes his hair into two points.
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* FamousLastWords: Joan cries out "Jesus!" when a monk holds a crucifix in her view as she is being burned.

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* DoomedMoralVictor: Joan of Arc, burned at the stake. But she has clearly won the PR battle, seeing as how a peasant in the crowd screams "You have burned a saint!", followed by a riot. And of course everyone watching the movie would have known that not all that long after Joan was executed the English were driven out of France for good.



* JeanneDArchetype: Joan of Arc is the UrExample, but this film, by itself, [[SubvertedTrope does not show the trope.]] Instead, it's more like a {{Deconstruction}} PlayedForDrama -- after breaking the laws of man in the name of God, the brilliant and brave visionary girl is captured by the enemy, nearly broken by interrogation, and finally, brutally executed.



* JeanneDArchetype: Joan of Arc is the UrExample, but this film, by itself, [[SubvertedTrope does not show the trope.]] Instead, it's more like a {{Deconstruction}} PlayedForDrama -- after breaking the laws of man in the name of God, the brilliant and brave visionary girl is captured by the enemy, nearly broken by interrogation, and finally, brutally executed.



* OminousLatinChanting: Richard Einhorn's "Voices of Light" soundtrack, composed for the movie in 1985 and often played with it in later showings (and included on home video releases) is nothing but Ominous Latin Chanting from beginning to end.



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* GoodEyesEvilEyes: Joan has shiny, beatific GrayEyes throughout the entire film.

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* FragileFlower: Joan herself.


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* BoyishShortHair: Joan her hair cut short.
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* EyeTake: At several points Joan's eyes widen like this during trial as a sign of surprise or horror.
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* WallSlump: Joan slumps when she's being burned.
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* ShownTheirWork: The dialogue is all the actual court records of what Joan of Arc is known to have said at her trial. She's amazing.

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* FromBadToWorse: Joan's situation.

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* BurnTheWitch!: Joan's ultimate fate.

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* HighPressureBlood: A fountain of blood coming from the puncture wound on Joan's arm. [[note]]It was real though the arm belonged to a stand-in and not Maria Falconetti.[[/note]]


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* PassionPlay: A play on this, focusing on the death of Joan of Arc instead of Jesus.

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You can find it on Website/YouTube, but if you can, shell out the cash for the DVD or seek it out on cable. The current version is only 82 minutes, but be sure to mark out two full hours on your PDA; odds are [[HeroicBSOD you'll need some quiet time after]].



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* MessianicArchetype: The movie is [[PassionPlay ''The Passion of Joan of Arc'']] for a reason. Many scenes in the film echo Literature/TheBible, from questioning by [[CorruptChurch religous authorities]] to the English soldiers dressing Joan in a "thorny crown."

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* MessianicArchetype: The movie is [[PassionPlay ''The ''[[PassionPlay The Passion of Joan of Arc'']] Arc]]'' for a reason. Many scenes in the film echo Literature/TheBible, from questioning by [[CorruptChurch religous religious authorities]] to the English soldiers dressing Joan in a "thorny crown."

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Famously, this film survives only due to [[FreakierThanFiction one single copy which was found in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum]]. How strange is that?



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* FreakierThanFiction: This film was miraculously saved from complete oblivion by a spare copy kept in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum. How strange is that?



* GrailInTheGarbage: Was thought to be a lost movie until a nearly perfect print was found in an insane asylum.



* LostInCharacter: There's a popular legend that [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9e_Jeanne_Falconetti Renee Jeanne "Maria" Falconetti]] had a nervous breakdown after completing filming and ended up in an insane asylum, convinced she really was Joan of Arc. In truth she suffered from mental problems over most of her life (to the point that she eventually killed herself in 1946), and she simply preferred stage acting rather than films.



* [[OneBookAuthor One Film Actor]]: Lead actress Maria Falconetti came from the stage first to act in ''La Comtesse de Somerive'' and then deliver one of cinema's most celebrated performances, then quit the film industry.



* SingleTear: One of the monks cries a single tear when Joan recants her confession, as he knows it will lead to her death.

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* BigBad: The Bishop of Beauvais, HangingJudge of Joan's trial.



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* TheHeroDiesTheHeroDies: Joan is burned at the stake.



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* ForegoneConclusion: Just about anyone who at least has a passing familiarity with Joan of Arc's life will know exactly how it'll end for her.
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* LastPlaceYouLook: The original negative was destroyed in a fire, and Dreyer died in 1968 thinking it was lost forever. Fast forward to 1981, when a nearly pristine copy was discovered in a closet in a Norwegian insane asylum of all places. What's more, it was delicate nitrate stock in a sealed can; if whoever discovered it had opened it up when they found it instead of calling in experts, it likely would have literally gone up in smoke then and there.

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