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| Jun 13
- 15, 2008 in Knoxville, Tennessee (United States) |
| Description: |
Toy and comic book convention with gaming events. |
| Contact: |
c/o Las Vegas Autographs, 6055 Emerald Ave, Las Veags, NV 89122 Phone: 702-878-7446 |
| Email: |
info@adventurecon.com |
| Guests: |
Doug Jones, John Romita Jr. |
| Venue: |
Knoxville Convention Center, 701 Henley St, Knoxville, TN |
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| Sep 5
- 7, 2008 in Northampton, England (United Kingdom) |
| Description: |
Media convention for Blakes 7 fans |
| Contact: |
46 Campion, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, Bucks MK14 5BH Phone: +44 01234 752485 |
| Email: |
aftermath@massiveevents.co.uk |
| Guests: |
Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Keating, Steven Pacey, Glynis Barber, Stephen Greif, Brian Croucher, Jan Chappell, Sally Knyvette, Chris Boucher |
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Park Inn Northampton, Silver Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2TA, Phone: +44 (0)1604 739988 |
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| May 3 in Omaha, Nebraska (United States) |
| Description: |
Gaming event |
| Contact: |
13925 Greenfield Road, Omaha, NE 68138 |
| Email: |
admin@nuke-con.com |
| Venue: |
Papio South High School Library, 108th Street and Hwy 370, Papillion, NE |
| Benefits: |
Omaha Food Bank |
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| May 30
- Jun 1, 2008 in Dallas, Texas (United States) |
| Contact: |
3000 Custer Rd. Ste 270-337, Plano, TX 75075 |
| Email: |
regquestions@a-kon.com |
| Venue: |
Adam's Mark Hotel, 400 North Olive Street, Dallas, TX 75201, Phone: 214-922-8000 |
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| Oct 10
- 12, 2008 in Albany, New York (United States) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction and Media event |
| Contact: |
PO Box 2085, Albany, NY 12220-0085 |
| Email: |
registration@albacon.org |
| Guests: |
Anne McCaffrey, Todd McCaffrey |
| Venue: |
Crowne Plaza Hotel, State and Lodge Streets, Albany, NY 12207, Phone: 518-462-6611 |
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| Nov 1
- 2, 2008 in San Francisco, California (United States) |
| Description: |
Alternative Press Expo |
| Contact: |
PO Box 128458, San Diego, CA 92112-8458 Phone: 619-491-2475 |
| Email: |
cci-info@comic-con.org |
| Venue: |
Concourse Exhibition Center, 620 7th Street, San Francisco, CA |
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| Aug 2
- 3, 2008 in Jacksonville, Florida (United States) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Anime, Comics, Collectibles, & Gaming |
| Contact: |
c/o Den of Dreams Books & Games, 805 Oak Arbor Cir, St. Augustine ,FL 32084 |
| Email: |
feedback@ancientcitycon.com |
| Venue: |
Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, 225 Easy Coast Line Dr, Jacksonville, FL 32202, Phone: 904-588-1234 |
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| May 23
- 25, 2008 in Durham, North Carolina (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime event |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1383, Cary, NC 27512-1383 |
| Email: |
information@animazement.org |
| Venue: |
Sheraton Imperial Hotel, 4700 Emperor Boulevard, Durham, North Carolina,27703, Phone: 919-941-5050 |
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| Oct 24
- 28, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) |
| Description: |
For fans of anime and Japanese culture. |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1109, West Jordan, UT 84088 |
| Email: |
info@animebanzai.com |
| Venue: |
Sheraton City Centre, 150 West 500 South, Salt Lake City UT 84101, Phone: 801-401-2000 |
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| May 16
- 18, 2008 in Rosemont, Illinois (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime & Manga convention |
| Contact: |
9399 W. Higgins Rd, Suite #600, Rosemont, IL 60018 |
| Email: |
aceninfo@acen.org |
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Lisa Furukawa, D.J. Chucky, No+Chin, Steve Bennett, Bruce Lewis, Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Toshifumi Yoshida, Trish Ledoux, Hiroshi Kôjina, Yuko Minaguchi, Shinichi Watanabe, Masao Maruyama, Sunao Katabuchi, Yasuhiro Nightow, Noriyuki Zinguji, Greg Ayres, Spike Spencer, Travis Willingham, Philip Moy, Jeffrey Moy, Michael Terracciano, David Fleming, Brittney Karbowski, Greg Weisman, PLID, Chris Patton, Xero Reynolds, High & Mighty Color, Spiral Spiders, Rikki Simons, Tavisha Wolfgarth-Simons, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Christopher Ayres, Ananth Panagariya, Mohammad Haque, Doug Smith, Patrick Drazen, Mike McFarland, Kari Wahlgren, Jamie McGonnigal, Kirk Thornton, Travis Willingham, Brett Weaver, Jan Scott Frazier, Kyle Hebert, Robert DeJesus, Emily DeJesus |
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Hyatt Regency O'Hare, 9300 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Rosemont, IL 60018, Phone: 847-696-1234 |
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| Aug 22
- 24, 2008 in Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada) |
| Description: |
Student-run anime and Asian popular culture event |
| Contact: |
Box 24C, #1601-4500 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC, V5H 2A9, Canada |
| Email: |
registration@animeevolution.com |
| Guests: |
The Slants, Chris Patton, Bettina M. Kurkoski |
| Venue: |
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Mountain Campus, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, BC, Canada |
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| Jul 3
- 6, 2008 in Long Beach, California (United States) |
| Contact: |
1733 S. Douglass Road, Suite G, Anaheim, CA 92806 Phone: 714-937-2994 |
| Email: |
reg@anime-expo.org |
| Venue: |
Los Angeles Convention Center |
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| Aug 15
- 17, 2008 in Wichita, Kansas (United States) |
| Contact: |
1920 Mentor, Wichita, KS 67213-3318 Phone: 316-204-5674 |
| Email: |
Info@AFWcon.org |
| Guests: |
Sonny Strait, Jen Taylor, Kate Bristol, Peter Pixie |
| Venue: |
Best Western Wichita North, 915 E 53rd Street N, Wichita, Kansas, Phone: 316-832-9387 |
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| Aug 15
- 17, 2008 in Coralville, Iowa (United States) |
| Contact: |
308 E. Burlington St. PMB #201, Iowa City, IA 52240 |
| Email: |
info@animeiowa.com |
| Venue: |
Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 300 East 9th St., Coralville, Iowa 52241, Phone: 319-688-4000 |
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| Nov 21
- 23, 2008 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) |
| Description: |
Celebration of Japanese Animation, Monsters and Culture. |
| Contact: |
26 Darrell Drive, Randolph MA 02368-4810 |
| Email: |
registration@nefe.us |
| Guests: |
George Takei, Bob Eggleton, Gary Sohmers, Johnny Yong Bosch, Ikeda Katsu, Lea Thompson |
| Venue: |
Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02139-4896, Phone: 617-492-1234 |
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| Jun 13
- 15, 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia (United States) |
| Description: |
Japanese animation and culture convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 2636, Glen Allen, VA 23060 |
| Email: |
animemidatlantic@yahoo.com |
| Guests: |
Chuck Huber, Vic Mignogna, Greg Ayres, Jonathan Brands, Robert DeJesus, Emily DeJesus, Douglas Smith, Haze Studios, X-Strike Studios, Chisuji, Robert V Aldrich |
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Holiday Inn Executive Center, 5655 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23462, Phone: 757-499-4400 |
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| Nov 14
- 16, 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime, costuing and gaming event |
| Contact: |
PO Box 85173, Lincoln, NE 68501-5173 |
| Email: |
help@animenebraskon.com |
| Guests: |
Tiffany Grant, Matt Greenfield, Richard Townsend, Shannon Townsend |
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Union, 1400 R St., Lincoln, NE, 68508 |
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| Jun 20
- 22, 2008 in Secaucus, New Jersey (United States) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1088, Pearl River, NY 10965 |
| Venue: |
Meadowlands Exposition Center, 355 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094, Phone: 201-330-7773 |
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| May 23
- 25, 2008 in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 86020, 670 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON, M6G 1L0 |
| Email: |
info@animenorth.com |
| Venue: |
Doubletree International Plaza, 650 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario M9W 1J3, Phone: 416-244-1711 |
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| Mar 12
- 15, 2009 in Boise, Idaho (United States) |
| Contact: |
420 9th Ave North, Nampa, ID 83687 |
| Email: |
creamyjeremy@animeoasis.org |
| Venue: |
Boise Airport Holiday Inn, 3300 Vista Ave, Boise, ID, Phone: 208-344-8365 |
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| Nov 7
- 9, 2008 in Weston, Florida (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime and Manga Convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 4012, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33338 Phone: 954-882-2950 |
| Email: |
mike@floridasupercon.com |
| Venue: |
Hyatt Regency Bonaventure, 250 Racquet Club Road, Weston, FL. 33326, Phone: 954-616-1234 |
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| Oct 10
- 12, 2008 in Arlington, Virginia (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1073, Herndon, VA 20172 |
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Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202, Phone: 703-418-1234 |
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| Aug 30
- Sep 1, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada (United States) |
| Contact: |
5015 W. Sahara Ave. 125-131, Las Vegas, NV 89146 |
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Las Vegas Renaissance Hotel, 3400 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, NV 89169, Phone: 702-784-5700 |
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| Sep 19
- 21, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 13544, Atlanta, GA 30324-0544 |
| Email: |
mailto:info@awa-con.com |
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Renaissance Waverly Hotel, 2450 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, Phone: 770-953-4500 |
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| Sep 19
- 21, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia (United States) |
| Description: |
Convention geared towards Japanese Animation and Comics. |
| Contact: |
PO Box 13544, Atlanta, GA 30324-0544 |
| Email: |
info@awa-con.com |
| Guests: |
Amy Howard Wilson, Robert DeJesus, Emily DeJesus, Carl Gustav Horn, Neil Nadelman, David Williams |
| Venue: |
Renaissance Waverly Hotel, 2450 Galleria Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30339, Phone: 770-953-4500 |
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| Aug 29
- Sep 1, 2008 in Dallas, Texas (United States) |
| Description: |
Convention for fans of Japanese Anime, Music, Manga, and Pop Culture |
| Contact: |
1631 Dorchester Dr, Suite 110, Plano, TX 75075 Phone: 972-569-8995 |
| Email: |
info@animefest.org |
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| Jul 18
- 20, 2008 in Killeen, Texas (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime and video game event |
| Contact: |
14428 S. Dearborn Street, Riverdale, IL 60827 Phone: 708-207-1773 |
| Email: |
registration@animix.org |
| Guests: |
Tiffany Grant, J. Shanon Weaver, Jon St. John, Chris Hazelton, The Slants, The OneUps, Stephanie Yanez, EKS-D ParaPara, Bruce Lewis |
| Venue: |
Plaza Hotel, 1721 Central Texas Expressway, Kileen, TX 76541, Phone: 254-634-1555 |
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| Oct 17
- 19, 2008 in Nashua, New Hampshire (United States) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 692, Nashua, NH 03064-0692 Phone: 603-548-4240 |
| Email: |
Lisa@anotheranimecon.com |
| Venue: |
Radisson Hotel, 11 Tara Blvd, Nashua, NH, Phone: 603-888-9970 |
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| Jun 26
- 29, 2008 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States) |
| Description: |
Furries |
| Contact: |
PO Box 476, Malvern, PA 19355 |
| Guests: |
Floyd Norman |
| Venue: |
David L. Lawrence Convention Cente, 1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15222 |
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| Jun 27
- 29, 2008 in Houston, Texas (United States) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction Convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 541822, Houston, TX 77254 |
| Email: |
info.2008@apollocon.org |
| Guests: |
Alan Steele, Lou Anders, Anne K. G. Murphy |
| Venue: |
DoubleTree Houston Intercontinental Airport, 15747 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Houston, Texas 77032, Phone: 281-848-4000 |
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| May 17 in Grand Prairie, Texas (United States) |
| Description: |
Collectibles and memorabilia show |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1664, Arlington, TX 76004-1664 Phone: 817-987-0334 |
| Email: |
cole@apotac.com |
| Venue: |
Logos Youth Center, 121 N. Center St., Grand Prairie, TX |
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| Aug 9 in Grand Prairie, Texas (United States) |
| Description: |
Collectibles and memorabilia show |
| Contact: |
PO Box 1664, Arlington, TX 76004-1664 Phone: 817-987-0334 |
| Email: |
cole@apotac.com |
| Venue: |
Logos Youth Center, 121 N. Center St., Grand Prairie, TX |
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| Oct 3
- 5, 2008 in Collinsville, Illinois (United States) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction and Fantasy convention |
| Contact: |
PO Box 8387, St. Louis, MO 63132-8387 Phone: 636-230-9481 |
| Email: |
info@archonstl.org |
| Guests: |
Laurell K. Hamilton, John Kovalic, Rich Zellich, Michelle Zellich, Vic Milán |
| Venue: |
Collinsville Gateway Center, One Gateway Center, Collinsville, IN, Phone: 618-345-8998 |
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| Jan 16
- 19, 2009 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction and Fantasy event |
| Contact: |
Building 600, PMB 322, 1 Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| Email: |
info@arisia.org |
| Guests: |
Walter H. Hunt, Dave Seeley, Ricky Dick, Karen Dick |
| Venue: |
Hyatt Regency Cambridge |
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| May 24 in Fayetteville, Arkansas (United States) |
| Description: |
One day anime convention |
| Contact: |
2579 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72703 Phone: 479-443-7533 |
| Email: |
arkanimefestival@aol.com |
| Guests: |
Tiffany Grant, Maria Vu, Samantha Inoue Harte, Dominic Vitucci |
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Holiday Inn, 40th Street off HWY 540, Springdale AR |
| Benefits: |
Pets Haven Animal Santuary |
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| Aug 15
- 17, 2008 in Austin, Texas (United States) |
| Contact: |
Box 26442, Austin, TX 78755 Phone: 512-477-6259 |
| Email: |
dillochair@armadillocon.org |
| Guests: |
John Scalzi, Dean Morrissey, Kelly Persons, Bill Crider, Joe Haldeman, Gay Haldeman |
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| Oct 25
- 27, 2008 in Auckland, (New Zealand) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 13419 Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 625 8054 |
| Email: |
info@pulpexpo.com |
| Guests: |
Zachary Quinto, Liam O'Brien, Spike Spencer, Marv Wolfman, Will Friedle, Lisa Furukawa, Christian Gossett, Erick Avari, Matthew John Armstrong, Teryl Rothery, Kevin Richardson, Herb Jefferson, Christy Carlson Romano |
| Venue: |
Aotea Centre |
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| Nov 1
- 2, 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 13419 Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand Phone: +64 9 625 8054 |
| Email: |
info@pulpexpo.com |
| Guests: |
Zachary Quinto, Spike Spencer, Lisa Furukawa, Christy Carlson Romano, Kevin Richardson, Will Friedle, Georges Jeanty, Christian Gossett, Erick Avari, Gail Kim, Mick Foley, Matthew John Armstrong, Herb Jefferson, Teryl Rothery |
| Venue: |
Melbourne Exhibition Centre |
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| Oct 25
- 26, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) |
| Description: |
Asian music/gaming fusion festival. |
| Contact: |
8012 Arlington Ave., Ste. B, Upper Darby, PA 19082 Phone: 610-931-1785 |
| Email: |
info@takii.pdnmz.com |
| Guests: |
D-chan, Mandy Mefford, CCAmanda, Jeffrey Branch |
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The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104, Phone: 610-931-1785 |
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| Nov 7
- 9, 2008 in Rochester, New York (United States) |
| Contact: |
PO Box 31701, Rochester, N.Y. 14603-1701 Phone: 585-342-4697 |
| Email: |
registration@astronomicon.info |
| Guests: |
Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Patrick Sweeny |
| Venue: |
Clarion Riverside Hotel, 120 Main Street, Rochester, New York 14604, Phone: 585-546-6400 |
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| May 9
- 11, 2008 in Birmingham, England (United Kingdom) |
| Description: |
Science Fiction, Cult Film & TV Show |
| Contact: |
Rogue Events, 112 Westrow Drive, Barking, Essex, IG11 9PB Phone: + 44 (0) 78 6656 8221 |
| Email: |
wayne@rogueevent.co.uk |
| Guests: |
Jared Padalecki, Samantha Ferris, Chad Lindberg |
| Venue: |
Hilton Metropole Birmingham, Phone: + 44 (0) 121 780 4242 |
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| Sep 27
- 28, 2008 in Anchorage, Alaska (United States) |
| Description: |
Anime event |
| Contact: |
PO Box 210050, Anchorage, AK 99521 |
| Guests: |
Vic Mignogna, Brett Uher, Colleen Clickenbeard |
| Venue: |
William A. Egan and Convention Center, 524 W. Fourth Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501-2212, Phone: 907-276-4118 |
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| Feb 6
- 8, 2009 in Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom) |
| Description: |
Annual UK Filk Convention |
| Contact: |
15, St. Catherine's Cross, Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4PX, UK |
| Email: |
publicity@contabile.org.uk |
| Guests: |
Richard Wheatley, Rand Bellavia, Adam English |
| Venue: |
Grantham Ramada Hotel, Swingbridge Road, Grantham, NG31 7XT UK, Phone: +44 1-47-6593000 |
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