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*** House Harkonnen is lead by Baron Rakan, who is a healthier and heterosexual Vladimir, and his two sons Gunseng and Copec, who resemble Vlad's nephews Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha but hate each other, and is assisted by Yanich Kobal, who is a ''less'' blatant copy of Piter than Hayt.

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*** House Harkonnen is lead by Baron Rakan, who is a healthier and heterosexual Vladimir, and his two sons Gunseng and Copec, who resemble Vlad's nephews Feyd-Rautha and Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha but hate each other, and is assisted by Yanich Kobal, who is a ''less'' blatant copy of Piter than Hayt.
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* The ''Franchise/{{Dune}}'' games by Creator/WestwoodStudios use this for every faction except [[CanonForeigner House Ordos]].
** In ''[[VideoGame/DuneII Dune 2000]]'', Noree Moneo is a [[LargeHam hammier]] Thurfir Hawat while Hayt de Vries is an ''incredibly'' blatant CaptainErsatz of Piter de Vries as he was portrayed in the Creator/DavidLynch movie and the NonEntityGeneral has Paul's [[ChosenOne place in a Bene Gesserit prophecy]].
** ''VideoGame/EmperorBattleForDune'' goes all out since it portrays more characters than just Mentats:
*** House Atreides is lead by Duke Achillus, who is a mix of Leto (a patriarch who wants to ally with the Fremen) and Paul (he eventually becomes Emperor in his own campaign) and assisted by the Mentat Kolinar Koltrass, who is a more blatant copy of Thurfir Hawat than Moneo.
*** House Harkonnen is lead by Baron Rakan, who is a healthier and heterosexual Vladimir, and his two sons Gunseng and Copec, who resemble Vlad's nephews Glossu Rabban and Feyd-Rautha but hate each other, and is assisted by Yanich Kobal, who is a ''less'' blatant copy of Piter than Hayt.
** Both games have Emperor Frederick Corrino as a less intelligent stand-in for Shaddam Corrino IV and Lady Elara as a version of Lady Jessica who's concubine to the Emperor instead of Duke Leto.
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* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Steal A Meal" (DC Comics, Cartoon Network Block Party #26) has Him bringing three cereal mascots to life to steal all the cereal in Townsville. The mascots are expies of the Trix rabbit, Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms) and Twinkles the Elephant (Twinkles cereal, an obscure 1960s entry).

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* ''ComicBook/ThePowerpuffGirls'' story "Steal A Meal" (DC Comics, Cartoon Network Block Party ''ComicBook/CartoonNetworkBlockParty'' #26) has Him bringing three cereal mascots to life to steal all the cereal in Townsville. The mascots are expies of the Trix rabbit, Lucky the Leprechaun (Lucky Charms) and Twinkles the Elephant (Twinkles cereal, an obscure 1960s entry).
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*''Anime/{{Starzinger}}'' is a retelling of ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest'', JustForFun/InSpace.
**Heroes: Jan Kugo is based on Son Wukong, Sir Djorgo is based on Sha Wujing, Don Hakka is based on Zhu Bajie and Princess Aurora is based on Tang Sangzang. Princess Aurora is also reminscient of a certain [[WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty Disney Princess]]. Dr. Kitty is based on Guanyin.
**Villains: King Gyuma is the Bull Demon King, Prince Gaima is his son, Red Boy, Queen Lacets is Princess Iron Fan, and Ginginman and Kinkinman are based on the King of Gold Horn & King of Silver Horn respectively. The only significant character that lacks a book counterpart is Bellamis.
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** Inaho is a dead ringer for Makoto Nanaya (minus the tail), due her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow chestnut hair and eye color]], the animal ear-like hair bobbles atop her head, and her [[PerpetualSmiler perpetual]] CatSmile. All of which gives her the appearance of [[LittleBitBeastly a squirrel girl.]]

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** Inaho is a dead ringer for Makoto Nanaya (minus the tail), due her [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow chestnut hair and eye color]], the animal ear-like hair bobbles atop her head, and her [[PerpetualSmiler perpetual]] CatSmile.PlayfulCatSmile. All of which gives her the appearance of [[LittleBitBeastly a squirrel girl.]]

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* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'':
** Lynn is one of Candy from ''Anime/CandyCandy''. She's a HeartwarmingOrphan who's newly adjusting to life with a rich family and has to navigate living with two siblings that hate her. Even her face is near identical to Candy's.
** Mary and Thomas Waverly are Expies of Eliza and Neil Legan. Mary, like Eliza, is an AlphaBitch who hates her adoptive sister and Thomas, like Neil, is her dim-witted BetaBitch.

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* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'':
** Lynn is one of Candy from ''Anime/CandyCandy''. She's a HeartwarmingOrphan who's newly adjusting to life with a rich family and has to navigate living with two siblings that hate her. Even her face is near identical to Candy's.
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''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Mary and Thomas Waverly are Expies of Eliza and Neil Legan. Mary, like Eliza, is an AlphaBitch who hates her adoptive sister step-sister and Thomas, like Neil, is her dim-witted BetaBitch.BetaBitch. While there are some similarities between Lynn and Candy, Lynn is more of a FragileFlower and her pure, happy-go-lucky personality is more reminiscient of Annie.
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* As ''VideoGame/{{Palworld}}'' is an AffectionateParody of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', most of the game's {{mons}} [[{{Phonymon}} draw inspiration from various Pokémon]] such as Anubis being an Egyptian-themed Lucario, though they are not restricted to that reference pool. [[ShownTheirWork Surprisingly for a lot of these creatures]], the developers did a lot of research and inspired designs from the vast majority of existent Pokémon with clear homages to them as a direct result with some designs even drawing from DummiedOut Pokémon, showing a lot of love and care for the source material.
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* Another sector of the [=DC=] multiverse gives us the Retaliators, who are an expy of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers''. The roster includes [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk Behemoth]], [[Comicbook/IronMan Machinehead]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Wundajin]], [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Ladybug]], [[{{ComicBook/Hawkeye}} Deadeye]], [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Red Dragon]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Kite]], and [[Comicbook/CarolDanvers Major Max]], lead by [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica American Crusader]] and opposed by the villainous [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Lord Havok]]. This universe is also home to the Battlin' [[Comicbook/SpiderMan Bug]] "the hero you hate to love", and the G-Men or Zen Men, [[Comicbook/XMen a group of genetic freaks protecting a world that hates and fears them]] led by [[Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} Uni-Orb]], and also including [[Comicbook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} Windrider]], [[Comicbook/{{Nightcrawler}} Night-Troller]], and others.

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* Another sector of the [=DC=] multiverse gives us the Retaliators, who are an expy of ''ComicBook/TheAvengers''. The roster includes [[Comicbook/TheIncredibleHulk [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Behemoth]], [[Comicbook/IronMan [[ComicBook/IronMan Machinehead]], [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Wundajin]], [[ComicBook/SpiderWoman Ladybug]], [[{{ComicBook/Hawkeye}} Deadeye]], [[ComicBook/BlackWidow Red Dragon]], [[ComicBook/TheFalcon Kite]], and [[Comicbook/CarolDanvers [[ComicBook/CaptainMarvelMarvelComics Major Max]], lead by [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica American Crusader]] and opposed by the villainous [[ComicBook/DoctorDoom Lord Havok]]. This universe is also home to the Battlin' [[Comicbook/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Bug]] "the hero you hate to love", and the G-Men or Zen Men, [[Comicbook/XMen [[ComicBook/XMen a group of genetic freaks protecting a world that hates and fears them]] led by [[Comicbook/{{Cyclops}} [[ComicBook/{{Cyclops|MarvelComics}} Uni-Orb]], and also including [[Comicbook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} [[ComicBook/{{Storm|MarvelComics}} Windrider]], [[Comicbook/{{Nightcrawler}} [[ComicBook/{{Nightcrawler}} Night-Troller]], and others.



* Continued with Moore's aborted run on ''Comicbook/{{Glory}}''. Glory continues to be Wonder Woman, the Danger Damsels are the Holiday Girls, Gloria West is Diana Prince, Howard Henry is Comicbook/SteveTrevor, Demeter is Queen Hippolyta, Madame Manacle is Paula von Gunther, Lord Silverfall is Ares, and Lilith is Circe.

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* Continued with Moore's aborted run on ''Comicbook/{{Glory}}''. ''ComicBook/{{Glory}}''. Glory continues to be Wonder Woman, the Danger Damsels are the Holiday Girls, Gloria West is Diana Prince, Howard Henry is Comicbook/SteveTrevor, ComicBook/SteveTrevor, Demeter is Queen Hippolyta, Madame Manacle is Paula von Gunther, Lord Silverfall is Ares, and Lilith is Circe.



* In ''Comicbook/{{PS238}},'' many of the important adult heroes (including some parents and teachers) are {{Captain Ersatz}}es, most obviously Ron's dad [[TheCape Atlas]] for Comicbook/{{Superman}} and Tyler's mentor [[TheCowl the Revenant]] for ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Many of the kids are, too. Because of the large cast this goes beyond the more obvious examples--for example, we have a [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM M.O.D.O.K.]] (bratty kid [[BigBadWannabe Zodon]]), [[Comicbook/{{Preacher}} Genesis]] (friendly [[GooGooGodlike Malphast]]) and [[Comicbook/TheSandman1989 Morpheus]] (loopy [[PiecesOfGod Murphy]]).

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* In ''Comicbook/{{PS238}},'' ''ComicBook/{{PS238}},'' many of the important adult heroes (including some parents and teachers) are {{Captain Ersatz}}es, most obviously Ron's dad [[TheCape Atlas]] for Comicbook/{{Superman}} ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Tyler's mentor [[TheCowl the Revenant]] for ComicBook/{{Batman}}. Many of the kids are, too. Because of the large cast this goes beyond the more obvious examples--for example, we have a [[Characters/MarvelComicsAIM M.O.D.O.K.]] (bratty kid [[BigBadWannabe Zodon]]), [[Comicbook/{{Preacher}} [[ComicBook/{{Preacher}} Genesis]] (friendly [[GooGooGodlike Malphast]]) and [[Comicbook/TheSandman1989 [[ComicBook/TheSandman1989 Morpheus]] (loopy [[PiecesOfGod Murphy]]).



* When Creator/AlanMoore wrote ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'', he turned it into a blatant tribute to Silver Age ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', in which, apart from a few Creator/RobLiefeld characters who survived the retcon (namely Diehard of ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'' fame), and a couple of guest-starring [[ComicBook/TheSavageDragon Erik Larsen]] characters, pretty much ''everybody'' is a barely-disguised version of a Silver Age DC hero or villain: Supreme is Superman, Supremium is Kryptonite, Suprema is Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Professor Night is ComicBook/{{Batman}}, Twilight is Comicbook/{{Robin}}, Darius Dax is Comicbook/LexLuthor, Diana Dane is Comicbook/LoisLane, Billy Friday is (a JerkAss parody of) ComicBook/JimmyOlson, Judy Jordan is Lana Lang, Emerpus is Bizarro, Shadow Supreme is the Reverse Flash, Optilux is ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, Glory is ComicBook/WonderWoman, Doc Rocket is Franchise/TheFlash, Black Hand is the Golden Age Franchise/GreenLantern, Roy Roman is Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, the Fisherman is Comicbook/GreenArrow... And even the Larsen characters, Superpatriot and Mighty Man, are used as an Ersatz ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and an Ersatz [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] respectively.

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* When Creator/AlanMoore wrote ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'', he turned it into a blatant tribute to Silver Age ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', in which, apart from a few Creator/RobLiefeld characters who survived the retcon (namely Diehard of ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'' fame), and a couple of guest-starring [[ComicBook/TheSavageDragon Erik Larsen]] characters, pretty much ''everybody'' is a barely-disguised version of a Silver Age DC hero or villain: Supreme is Superman, Supremium is Kryptonite, Suprema is Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}, Professor Night is ComicBook/{{Batman}}, Twilight is Comicbook/{{Robin}}, ComicBook/{{Robin}}, Darius Dax is Comicbook/LexLuthor, ComicBook/LexLuthor, Diana Dane is Comicbook/LoisLane, ComicBook/LoisLane, Billy Friday is (a JerkAss parody of) ComicBook/JimmyOlson, Judy Jordan is Lana Lang, Emerpus is Bizarro, Shadow Supreme is the Reverse Flash, Optilux is ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, Glory is ComicBook/WonderWoman, Doc Rocket is Franchise/TheFlash, Black Hand is the Golden Age Franchise/GreenLantern, Roy Roman is Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}, the Fisherman is Comicbook/GreenArrow...ComicBook/GreenArrow... And even the Larsen characters, Superpatriot and Mighty Man, are used as an Ersatz ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and an Ersatz [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] respectively.



* And Moore's version of ''Comicbook/YoungbloodImageComics'' was ''Comicbook/TeenTitans''. Suprema and Twilight were still Supergirl and Robin/Nightwing, Shaft was Speedy/Arsenal, Big Brother was Cyborg, and Doc Rocket II was a genderflipped (Kid) Flash. There was also a possible-timeline earlier incarnation that included Skipper (another Speedy, being the Fisherman's sidekick), Lamprey (Aqualad), Glory Girl (Wonder Girl, but the version that was a projection of Wonder Woman's younger self), and Dandini (Joker's Daughter/Harlequin).

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* And Moore's version of ''Comicbook/YoungbloodImageComics'' ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'' was ''Comicbook/TeenTitans''.''ComicBook/TeenTitans''. Suprema and Twilight were still Supergirl and Robin/Nightwing, Shaft was Speedy/Arsenal, Big Brother was Cyborg, and Doc Rocket II was a genderflipped (Kid) Flash. There was also a possible-timeline earlier incarnation that included Skipper (another Speedy, being the Fisherman's sidekick), Lamprey (Aqualad), Glory Girl (Wonder Girl, but the version that was a projection of Wonder Woman's younger self), and Dandini (Joker's Daughter/Harlequin).



* The main characters of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' are similar to the ComicBook/FantasticFour, though WordOfGod says that this was unintentional. The Underminer, whom they fight at the end, is also similar to FF enemy Mole Man. This also extends to some of the minor superheroes we hear about like Gazerbeam (''Comicbook/XMen'''s Cyclops).

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* The main characters of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' are similar to the ComicBook/FantasticFour, though WordOfGod says that this was unintentional. The Underminer, whom they fight at the end, is also similar to FF enemy Mole Man. This also extends to some of the minor superheroes we hear about like Gazerbeam (''Comicbook/XMen'''s (''ComicBook/XMen'''s Cyclops).



* Creator/AlEwing's ''El Sombra'' series in the ''Pax Britannia'' setting stars a working-class Franchise/{{Zorro}}, and the second novel has him meet Hugo Donner/Doc Thunder (Literature/DocSavage with elements of [[Literature/{{Gladiator}} Hugo Danner]]) and Blood Spider (Literature/TheSpider with elements of every other CoatHatMask killer vigilante, and a dash of Comicbook/SpiderMan). The third one extends this even further, including a RagtagBunchOfMisfits in which ''every single character'' is an expy from a completely different source, while the team itself is based on ''Comicbook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos''.

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* Creator/AlEwing's ''El Sombra'' series in the ''Pax Britannia'' setting stars a working-class Franchise/{{Zorro}}, and the second novel has him meet Hugo Donner/Doc Thunder (Literature/DocSavage with elements of [[Literature/{{Gladiator}} Hugo Danner]]) and Blood Spider (Literature/TheSpider with elements of every other CoatHatMask killer vigilante, and a dash of Comicbook/SpiderMan). ComicBook/SpiderMan). The third one extends this even further, including a RagtagBunchOfMisfits in which ''every single character'' is an expy from a completely different source, while the team itself is based on ''Comicbook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos''.''ComicBook/SgtFuryAndHisHowlingCommandos''.



* ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'', both as a homage to to superhero comics and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''City of Heroes''. The choosable character classes are even parallels to numerous heroes: [[Comicbook/IronFist the Fist]], [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Grimoire]], [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} the Disciple]], and [[Franchise/StarWars the Unleashed]] are just a few.

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* ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'', both as a homage to to superhero comics and a SpiritualSuccessor to ''City of Heroes''. The choosable character classes are even parallels to numerous heroes: [[Comicbook/IronFist [[ComicBook/IronFist the Fist]], [[ComicBook/DoctorStrange the Grimoire]], [[ComicBook/{{Psylocke}} the Disciple]], and [[Franchise/StarWars the Unleashed]] are just a few.
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* And Moore's version of ''Comicbook/{{Youngblood}}'' was ''Comicbook/TeenTitans''. Suprema and Twilight were still Supergirl and Robin/Nightwing, Shaft was Speedy/Arsenal, Big Brother was Cyborg, and Doc Rocket II was a genderflipped (Kid) Flash. There was also a possible-timeline earlier incarnation that included Skipper (another Speedy, being the Fisherman's sidekick), Lamprey (Aqualad), Glory Girl (Wonder Girl, but the version that was a projection of Wonder Woman's younger self), and Dandini (Joker's Daughter/Harlequin).

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* And Moore's version of ''Comicbook/{{Youngblood}}'' ''Comicbook/YoungbloodImageComics'' was ''Comicbook/TeenTitans''. Suprema and Twilight were still Supergirl and Robin/Nightwing, Shaft was Speedy/Arsenal, Big Brother was Cyborg, and Doc Rocket II was a genderflipped (Kid) Flash. There was also a possible-timeline earlier incarnation that included Skipper (another Speedy, being the Fisherman's sidekick), Lamprey (Aqualad), Glory Girl (Wonder Girl, but the version that was a projection of Wonder Woman's younger self), and Dandini (Joker's Daughter/Harlequin).
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* When Creator/AlanMoore wrote ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'', he turned it into a blatant tribute to Silver Age ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', in which, apart from a few Creator/RobLiefeld characters who survived the retcon (namely Diehard of ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood}}'' fame), and a couple of guest-starring [[ComicBook/TheSavageDragon Erik Larsen]] characters, pretty much ''everybody'' is a barely-disguised version of a Silver Age DC hero or villain: Supreme is Superman, Supremium is Kryptonite, Suprema is Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Professor Night is ComicBook/{{Batman}}, Twilight is Comicbook/{{Robin}}, Darius Dax is Comicbook/LexLuthor, Diana Dane is Comicbook/LoisLane, Billy Friday is (a JerkAss parody of) ComicBook/JimmyOlson, Judy Jordan is Lana Lang, Emerpus is Bizarro, Shadow Supreme is the Reverse Flash, Optilux is ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, Glory is ComicBook/WonderWoman, Doc Rocket is Franchise/TheFlash, Black Hand is the Golden Age Franchise/GreenLantern, Roy Roman is Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, the Fisherman is Comicbook/GreenArrow... And even the Larsen characters, Superpatriot and Mighty Man, are used as an Ersatz ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and an Ersatz [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] respectively.

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* When Creator/AlanMoore wrote ''ComicBook/{{Supreme}}'', he turned it into a blatant tribute to Silver Age ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'', in which, apart from a few Creator/RobLiefeld characters who survived the retcon (namely Diehard of ''ComicBook/{{Youngblood}}'' ''ComicBook/YoungbloodImageComics'' fame), and a couple of guest-starring [[ComicBook/TheSavageDragon Erik Larsen]] characters, pretty much ''everybody'' is a barely-disguised version of a Silver Age DC hero or villain: Supreme is Superman, Supremium is Kryptonite, Suprema is Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}, Professor Night is ComicBook/{{Batman}}, Twilight is Comicbook/{{Robin}}, Darius Dax is Comicbook/LexLuthor, Diana Dane is Comicbook/LoisLane, Billy Friday is (a JerkAss parody of) ComicBook/JimmyOlson, Judy Jordan is Lana Lang, Emerpus is Bizarro, Shadow Supreme is the Reverse Flash, Optilux is ComicBook/{{Brainiac}}, Glory is ComicBook/WonderWoman, Doc Rocket is Franchise/TheFlash, Black Hand is the Golden Age Franchise/GreenLantern, Roy Roman is Comicbook/{{Aquaman}}, the Fisherman is Comicbook/GreenArrow... And even the Larsen characters, Superpatriot and Mighty Man, are used as an Ersatz ComicBook/CaptainAmerica and an Ersatz [[ComicBook/{{Shazam}} Captain Marvel]] respectively.

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