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* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Finally gains a bottle of proper drinkable water, but chooses to use it to help Mub Mub and his Shock Roach win over his own thirst]].
-->[[spoiler:MY MORAL COMPASS IS STRONGER THAN MY THIRST!]].
* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Mub Mub despite the trooper making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show". [[spoiler:Even when he does get a proper bottle of water, he sacrifices it to Mub Mub so he can win the Headcrab Combat contest.]]
* PlotAllergy: Is allergic to taurine.

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* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Finally gains a bottle of proper drinkable water, but chooses to use it to help Mub Mub and his Shock Roach win over quenching his own thirst]].
-->[[spoiler:MY MORAL COMPASS IS STRONGER THAN MY THIRST!]].
THIRST!]]
* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Mub Mub despite the trooper making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show"."show" and he is extremely grateful when he gets a glass of refreshing soda. [[spoiler:Even when he does get a proper bottle of water, he sacrifices it to Mub Mub so he can win the Headcrab Combat contest.]]
* PlotAllergy: Is Turns out to be allergic to taurine.taurine which unfortunately triggers when he drinks a glass of soda.



* NerdGlasses: Fitting his role as the more knowledheable and intelligent person of the group, he wears a pair of [[OpaqueLenses opaque glasses]] although with one of the lenses cracked
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[InvertedTrope In an inversion of this trope's usual application]], he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor, not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary. This makes him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.

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* NerdGlasses: Fitting his role as the more knowledheable knowledgeable and intelligent person of the group, he wears a pair of [[OpaqueLenses opaque glasses]] although with one of the lenses cracked
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[InvertedTrope In an inversion of this trope's usual application]], he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor, not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary. This makes him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made [[AchievementsInIgnorance are decently pretty impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.scientist/engineer]].
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* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[InvertedTrope In an inversion of this trope's usual application]], he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.

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* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[InvertedTrope In an inversion of this trope's usual application]], he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor doctor, not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making infirmary. This makes him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.
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* TheCollector: He claims to have a fascination with liquids and has a collection of them for Gus to taste-test/drink.

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* TheCollector: CollectorOfTheStrange: He claims to have a fascination with liquids and has a collection of them for Gus to taste-test/drink.
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A resistance operative who eventually discovers the others to recruit them into the resistance.

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A resistance operative who eventually discovers the others to recruit them into the resistance. Formerly a medical doctor from Black Mesa's Infirmary before ending up with the resistance.



* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''. He also never fires it, however the sound of the shells hitting the ground imply he also loaded the shotgun with used shotgun shells while doing so.
* MythologyGag: His first sentence in his introduction is one of the memetic quotes from the Black Mesa scientists.

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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''. He also never fires it, however the sound of the shells hitting the ground imply he also loaded the shotgun with used shotgun empty shells while doing so.
* MythologyGag: His first sentence in his introduction is one are some of the memetic quotes from the Black Mesa scientists.



* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.

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* NotThatKindOfDoctor: [[InvertedTrope In an inversion of this trope's usual application, application]], he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.
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* OlderThanTheyLook: He's actually 36 years old.
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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''. He also never fires it, meaning he's wasted several unused shotgun shells while doing so.

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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''. He also never fires it, meaning he's wasted several unused however the sound of the shells hitting the ground imply he also loaded the shotgun with used shotgun shells while doing so.
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* OverlyLongName: Witch is why it's abbreviated in most of this page's sentences, with Doctor Bags choosing "Mub Mub" after flubbing his first attempt to say his name.

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* OverlyLongName: Witch Which is why it's abbreviated in most of this page's sentences, with Doctor Bags choosing "Mub Mub" after flubbing his first attempt to say his name.
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* PlotAllergy: Is allergic to taurine.

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* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Finally gains a bottle of proper drinkable water, but chooses to use it to help Mub Mub win over his own thirst]].
* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Mub Mub despite making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show". [[spoiler:Even when he does get a proper bottle of water, he sacrifices it to Mub Mub so he can win the Headcrab Combat contest.]]

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* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Finally gains a bottle of proper drinkable water, but chooses to use it to help Mub Mub and his Shock Roach win over his own thirst]].
-->[[spoiler:MY MORAL COMPASS IS STRONGER THAN MY THIRST!]].
* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Mub Mub despite the trooper making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show". [[spoiler:Even when he does get a proper bottle of water, he sacrifices it to Mub Mub so he can win the Headcrab Combat contest.]]



* MoodSwinger: He can sometimes switch from a Gene Worm worshipping rambler, to a mellowed out cool guy, and into a precious little scamp.

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* MoodSwinger: He can sometimes switch from a Gene Worm worshipping rambler, to a mellowed out cool guy, and into a precious little scamp. Episode 2 has Gus calm him down with "scratchies" like some kind of pet.



* AchievementsInIgnorance: Due to being medical doctor instead of a scientist, the devices he has invented aren't impressive at first glance. Unless one is familiar with ''VideoGame/GarrysMod'', in which case the things he's made should downright be ''impossible'' in the Half-Life universe.



* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive in their own right.

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* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be ''medical'' doctor not a scientist who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive in their own right.for someone who isn't a scientist/engineer.
--> I AM A '''CHIRURGEON''' DUDE!!

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* OverlyLongName: Witch is why it's abbreviated in most of this page's sentences.

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* OverlyLongName: Witch is why it's abbreviated in most of this page's sentences.sentences, with Doctor Bags choosing "Mub Mub" after flubbing his first attempt to say his name.



* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be a ''medical'' doctor who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary, making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division.

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* NerdGlasses: Fitting his role as the more knowledheable and intelligent person of the group, he wears a pair of [[OpaqueLenses opaque glasses]] although with one of the lenses cracked
* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be a ''medical'' doctor who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary, infirmary making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division.division, although granted some of the things he's made are decently impressive in their own right.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: While a little eccentric, he is one of the nicest of the Race-X characters. But episode 2 reminds us he IS a shock trooper. Flashbacks show him wreaking havoc on HECU troopers and Security Guards with ease.
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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshment after all the other things he had to drink....only to suffer allergic reactions due to the taurine inside.

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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshment after all After enduring numerous glasses of disgusting, unhealthy, or even outright undrinkable liquids from Mub Mub's collection, the other things he had last glass turns out to drink....only to suffer allergic reactions contain a delicious, refreshing soda... which promptly sends him into anaphylactic shock due to the his taurine inside.allergy.

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[[folder:Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"/Mub Mub]]

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[[folder:Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"/Mub Mub]][[folder:Mub Mub]]
!!KSS-KYUR-MUB-MUB-KA-MUB-BLIS-KA (a.k.a. "Mub Mub")



[[folder:Gus/"Human Guy"]]

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[[folder:Gus/"Human Guy"]][[folder:Gus]]
!!Gus



[[folder:Pit Drone "PO TA TER"]]

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[[folder:Pit Drone "PO TA TER"]]Drone]]
!!PO-TA-TER (a.k.a. "Pit Drone")



* ADogNamedDog: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. While his real name is PO-TA-TER, he's referred to almost exclusively simply as "Pit Drone", which is his species.



!!Doctor Bags, M.D.



* NotThatKindOfDoctor: In an inversion of this trope's usual application, he turns out to be a ''medical'' doctor who worked at Black Mesa's infirmary, making him ill-suited to his current position with the Resistance's R&D division.



!!"Timothy"



A creature that [=KKMMKMBK=] housed in the "dark room"/basement. While we're never given confirmation on what exactly he is, he resembles one of the cut aliens from [=HL1=], the Kingpin.

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A creature A... ''thing'' that [=KKMMKMBK=] Mub Mub housed in the "dark room"/basement. While we're never given confirmation on what exactly he is, he resembles one of the cut aliens from [=HL1=], the Kingpin.
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[[folder:Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"]]

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[[folder:Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"]]KA"/Mub Mub]]
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* BloodKnight: Really gets off to everything about violence, mostly the destruction the Gene Worm has caused.
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A forklift driver from Black Mesa that was rescued by Trooper.

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A forklift driver from Black Mesa that was rescued by Trooper.Mub Mub.



* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Trooper despite making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show".

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* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Trooper Mub Mub despite making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show". [[spoiler:Even when he does get a proper bottle of water, he sacrifices it to Mub Mub so he can win the Headcrab Combat contest.]]
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:One of his flashbacks to his escape from Black Mesa reveals that he carried ''Dr. Breen'' to safety]].


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* HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Finally gains a bottle of proper drinkable water, but chooses to use it to help Mub Mub win over his own thirst]].
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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Mention's he left Black Mesa before it's destruction due to his claustrophobia and general anxiety.
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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''.

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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''. He also never fires it, meaning he's wasted several unused shotgun shells while doing so.

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* NiceGuy: For a man dying of thirst, he's surprisingly patient, understanding, friendly, and doesn't act antagonistic towards Trooper despite making him drink very dangerous substances. Doing his best to teach the alien about human attributes and indulging him in his "show".



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* MoodSwinger: He can sometimes switch from a Gene Worm worshipping rambler into a mellowed out cool guy.

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* MoodSwinger: He can sometimes switch from a Gene Worm worshipping rambler into rambler, to a mellowed out cool guy.guy, and into a precious little scamp.



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* DramaticGunCock: Parodied to Xen and back, once he gets Trooper at gunpoint he repeatedly pumps his shotgun several times while interrogating him even pumping it ''twice''.
* MythologyGag: His first sentence in his introduction is one of the memetic quotes from the Black Mesa scientists.
-->Greetings! MY GOD WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!



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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshing after all the other thinks he had to drink....only to suffer allergic reactions due to the taurine inside.

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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshing refreshment after all the other thinks things he had to drink....only to suffer allergic reactions due to the taurine inside.
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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshing after all the other thinks he had to drink....only to discover that it's actually energy drink, causing Gus to have an allergic reaction due to the taurine inside it.

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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshing after all the other thinks he had to drink....only to discover that it's actually energy drink, causing Gus to have an suffer allergic reaction reactions due to the taurine inside it.inside.
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* YankTheDogsChain: On the receiving end. When faced with a blue liquid, he believes it's soda, and is finally able to get some refreshing after all the other thinks he had to drink....only to discover that it's actually energy drink, causing Gus to have an allergic reaction due to the taurine inside it.
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* OverlyLongName: Witch is why it's abbreviated in most of this page's sentences.
* VerbalTic: Tends to slip "very cool" and similar things into his sentences.


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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yeah, he's an obsessed rambling madman, but he's still apart of Race X, a race of aliens who are specialized in combat. Po Ta Ter makes a good reminder that he's a extra-dimensional warrior by ambushing and killing two [=Metrocops=] during the opening.


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* MoodSwinger: He can sometimes switch from a Gene Worm worshipping rambler into a mellowed out cool guy.
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[[folder:Doctor Bags]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' [=Earndil=]
A resistance operative who eventually discovers the others to recruit them into the resistance.
* BigDamnHeroes: His first act once he's introduced? Save Gus from his taurine allergy in record time.
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[[folder:Timothy]]
-> '''Voiced by:''' Garrot
A creature that [=KKMMKMBK=] housed in the "dark room"/basement. While we're never given confirmation on what exactly he is, he resembles one of the cut aliens from [=HL1=], the Kingpin.
* CopHater: Apparently. And it's also apparently the only reason he's in with the resistance plan.

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-> '''Voiced by:''' [=SpeakerD=]



-> '''Voiced by:''' [=HulkyKrow=]



* IronButtMonkey: Played with. He drinks a bunch of liquids, one more dangerous than the last (Such as radioactive canal sewage water), but not only does he have a very understandable shock with one of the liquids he was supposed to drink being cyanide, but also almost dies from taurine allergies after drinking soda.

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* IronButtMonkey: Played with. He drinks a bunch of liquids, one more dangerous than the last liquids (Such as radioactive canal sewage water), but not only does he have a very understandable shock with one of the liquids he was supposed to drink being cyanide, but also almost dies from taurine allergies after drinking soda.


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-> '''Voiced by:''' [=Alfabusa=], Karl the Deranged, & Blessed

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[[Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"]]

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[[Gus/"Human Guy"]]

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[[Gus/"Human [[folder:Gus/"Human Guy"]]



[[Pit Drone "PO TA TER"]]

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[[Shock Trooper "KSS KYUR MUB MUB KA MUB BLIS KA"]]
A Shock Trooper and one of the very few Race X Survivors that escaped Black Mesa's destruction in VideoGame/HalfLifeOpposingForce.
* TheCollector: He claims to have a fascination with liquids and has a collection of them for Gus to taste-test/drink.
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[[Gus/"Human Guy"]]
A forklift driver from Black Mesa that was rescued by Trooper.
* IronButtMonkey: Played with. He drinks a bunch of liquids, one more dangerous than the last (Such as radioactive canal sewage water), but not only does he have a very understandable shock with one of the liquids he was supposed to drink being cyanide, but also almost dies from taurine allergies after drinking soda.
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[[Pit Drone "PO TA TER"]]
An eccentric Pit Drone with a major obsession with the Gene Worm.
* HorrorHunger: He says that he drinks blood at one point.
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