Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1
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- Author：Makoto Yukimura
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Claire
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Hard science fiction is not normally a genre I go for， and slice of life can be hit or miss for me， but this is definitely an interesting concept， beautifully illustrated， with some thorough world-building and intriguing food for thought about nature， isolation， and human connection （or lack thereof）。 Hachimaki， though not a likable character， is definitely the most interesting out of a largely forgettable cast。 His phycological and emotional development， from hot-shot kid with big dreams， to am Hard science fiction is not normally a genre I go for， and slice of life can be hit or miss for me， but this is definitely an interesting concept， beautifully illustrated， with some thorough world-building and intriguing food for thought about nature， isolation， and human connection （or lack thereof）。 Hachimaki， though not a likable character， is definitely the most interesting out of a largely forgettable cast。 His phycological and emotional development， from hot-shot kid with big dreams， to ambitious cutthroat， to bitter wannabe nihilist， and by the end of this first volume， to a lost and haunted young man is intriguing stuff。 Yuri is the only other character who had potential， but all he's had so far is a tragic backstory in the first chapter， which is brought up occasionally， but not much。 Hopefully， he and the other side characters get their chance in the spotlight in volume 2。 。。。more
Kizzy
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2，5 ⭐️Zijn andere serie is eenvan mijn favoriete manga series en ik houd van sci-fi。 Maar voor een of andere reden was het begin van deze serie voor mij heel verwarrend。 Naar het einde toe was het beter en ik wil zeker en vast het volgende deel lezen。
Aran
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3。5 stars。 There were really interesting concepts in this book， and the only reasons why it's not 4-5 stars is because of some of the tropes and the pacing/flow。 So tropes first。 There are a couple of racial stereotypes which irked me。 The first was a generic Native American man a character had met in the past who provided a bit of wisdom to him。 The second was more in depth and thus annoyed me more。 （view spoiler）[ This was Hakimu。 He is a terrorist （and implied to be the leader or some influen 3。5 stars。 There were really interesting concepts in this book， and the only reasons why it's not 4-5 stars is because of some of the tropes and the pacing/flow。 So tropes first。 There are a couple of racial stereotypes which irked me。 The first was a generic Native American man a character had met in the past who provided a bit of wisdom to him。 The second was more in depth and thus annoyed me more。 （view spoiler）[ This was Hakimu。 He is a terrorist （and implied to be the leader or some influential person in the group， as after the whole heart to heart thing， "S。D。L。 terrorist activity abruptly ceased"）。 Also， from the text， I can't really place him （"Hakimu" is Swahili from what I found; Hachi's dad says the rumor is that the leader is an Arab （though he acknowledges that that's always the rumor） （and honestly that's lowkey depressing that even in 50 years， Arab people are still pegged as terrorists）; and Hakimu says that his country is in the "far， far east" and like。。。 whether Hakimu is from an African or a Middle Eastern country， that doesn't actually quantify as the "far east"。） And while I am glad that he is made out to be sympathetic， I'm just tired of having this kind of ambiguously brown character be a terrorist。 （hide spoiler）]The other trope that annoyed me dealt with （view spoiler）[ Tanabe being the love interest， who， with a kiss， got Hachi to sort of have a bit more compassion。 I appreciate that it doesn't make him as he was before and all that， but I personally don't see the chemistry between them， other than the trope two characters who hate each other end up with interest in e/o （hide spoiler）]。The last issue I had was with the pacing。 Admittedly， part of the issue is that this is an entire volume of parts that were separated， so when published， there wasn't a sort of transition or flow in between phases。 Some things， though， happened *very* quickly， especially since the volume starts off with more slice of life/slow paced events。 Also （though this could just be because I haven't read the entire series） a few of the events don't seem to have lasting impacts。 Other than that， though， I did enjoy this！ Scifi has become one of my favorite genres and I liked the exploration of it here。 。。。more
Kaleb
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Why is the narrative in the latter half of this so rushed？？？ There is no buildup whatsoever。 Certain events just kind of happen and the development that arises doesn't carry the breadth impact Yukimura is aiming for。 The anime handles the Planet Defense League storyline so much better。 Why is the narrative in the latter half of this so rushed？？？ There is no buildup whatsoever。 Certain events just kind of happen and the development that arises doesn't carry the breadth impact Yukimura is aiming for。 The anime handles the Planet Defense League storyline so much better。 。。。more
Rianna
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This was good。I’ve been meaning to watch the anime to this for years。 Though it’s only been recently since I picked up the manga。Planetes follows a three person crew of space garagemen。 Which seems like a silly sentence but space in the future is littered with debris。 Even the smallest piece could rip huge holes into other ships or colonies。 It’s also an extremely dangerous job。 Especially once the encounter with space terrorists show up。It’s a great drama with humor throughout。 Really excited t This was good。I’ve been meaning to watch the anime to this for years。 Though it’s only been recently since I picked up the manga。Planetes follows a three person crew of space garagemen。 Which seems like a silly sentence but space in the future is littered with debris。 Even the smallest piece could rip huge holes into other ships or colonies。 It’s also an extremely dangerous job。 Especially once the encounter with space terrorists show up。It’s a great drama with humor throughout。 Really excited to read the next and final omnibus。 。。。more
Arun
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You are thrown into the fray and the story builds from there。 Planetes is a light hearted scifi story revolving （orbiting） around a trio of space junk collectors and their life in outterspace。 It's visually captivating and the writing is amazing too。 This is my first Yukimura book and I didn't need any acclimatization to his tone， it was fun from the get go。 This book has the typical comedic tropes we are all familiar from the animes and it's very much entertaining and adheres to the tone of th You are thrown into the fray and the story builds from there。 Planetes is a light hearted scifi story revolving （orbiting） around a trio of space junk collectors and their life in outterspace。 It's visually captivating and the writing is amazing too。 This is my first Yukimura book and I didn't need any acclimatization to his tone， it was fun from the get go。 This book has the typical comedic tropes we are all familiar from the animes and it's very much entertaining and adheres to the tone of this book without sticking out like a sore thumb， props to Yukimura for making this a refreshingly fun read， with a lot of heart string moments。 Although I would have loved to see more of those single page epic space spreads more。 。。。more
Radclyffe U-Haul
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confused by the decision to transliterate one character's name as "Hakimu" when it seems pretty clear from context that he's meant to be Hakeem。also the spaceship being named Von Braun is like。 very plausible given that there's tons of space stuff named after him right now but like。 the generous interpretation is that Von Braun wanted to be an 'great' engineer and was completely willing to join the NSDAP to further that goal， and then just as willing to work for the Americans after his country l confused by the decision to transliterate one character's name as "Hakimu" when it seems pretty clear from context that he's meant to be Hakeem。also the spaceship being named Von Braun is like。 very plausible given that there's tons of space stuff named after him right now but like。 the generous interpretation is that Von Braun wanted to be an 'great' engineer and was completely willing to join the NSDAP to further that goal， and then just as willing to work for the Americans after his country lost that war。 which fits the theme of "being a great astronaut means not caring at all about other people" obviously。 this is my first time reading the series （haven't seen the anime either） so don't know how that works out。 。。。more
Tim
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This is some excellent hard science fiction especially for a manga。 It is similar to the Expanse （if it took place some 300 years earlier）
Cesar Leon
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Brillante es una obra completa sobre el dia a dia de unos recogedores de basuras espaciales con sus sueños，amores， tristezas，enfermedades，etc。Nos deja ver como podra llegar a ser la vida en el espacio con los riesgos que se tiene de vivir en el mismo combinando esto con ligeros toques de comedia ，el Drama que es la vida misma y esa busqueda del porque de nuestra existencia que siempre esta dentro de cada ser humano。
Karissa
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Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the two volume Planetes Omnibus manga series。 I got this volume as a gift。 I am a huge fan of Yukimura’s Vinland Saga and was excited about this series because of that。Story （4/5）: The story starts out a bit confusing because the focus jumps between different characters。 However， as the chapters progress the story gets more and more intriguing and engaging。 The story mainly follows the crew of a spaceship that deals with hazardous space debris。 After Series Info/Source: This is the first book in the two volume Planetes Omnibus manga series。 I got this volume as a gift。 I am a huge fan of Yukimura’s Vinland Saga and was excited about this series because of that。Story （4/5）: The story starts out a bit confusing because the focus jumps between different characters。 However， as the chapters progress the story gets more and more intriguing and engaging。 The story mainly follows the crew of a spaceship that deals with hazardous space debris。 After the first couple chapters the story mostly focuses on the characters of Hachi， who is desperate to get assigned to a high profile mission to Jupiter。Characters （4/5）: As mentioned above we get jerked around some between characters initially。 First the story seems to be about Yuri， and then Fee， but eventually it settles on Hachi as the main character。 The characters were all decently done but I never really engaged with any of them。Setting （5/5）: I loved the futuristic setting and how things are imagined to be。 It was all very well put together and well done。 Writing/Drawing Style （4/5）: You can tell this is one of Yukimura’s earlier works。 Things just aren’t as polished early on in the Omnibus。 However， about halfway through， Yukimura really starts to shine。 Drawings get more detailed and you start to get sucked into Hachi’s quest to join the Jupiter mission。My Summary （4/5）: Overall， although this isn’t as awesome and polished as Vinland Saga， it is still a well done story and I enjoyed reading it。 Things are a bit confusing at first because of how we are bounced between characters and stories， but about halfway through things really pick up and start to make more sense。 Drawing quality also improves throughout the omnibus。 I would recommend it if you are a big fan of Yukimuri’s work and are interested in seeing some earlier work。 I would also recommend it if you like futuristic space exploration type of manga。 。。。more
Connor Foley
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Phenomenal。 Best sci fi I’ve read in a long time。 Character focused， brilliantly written， funny， tragic， I loved this。
Lauren
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PLANETES Omnibus Volume 1 by Makoto Yukimura， translated manga by Yuki Johnson / 2000 Japanese， 2015 English @darkhorsecomics My first book of 2020: a graphic scifi taking place in the 2070s。 In a world where interplanetary travel is booming， someone has to clean up the trash。。。 this small "ragtag" group - Hachimaki， Fee， Yuri， and Tanabe - are the space cleanup crew。A cool premise （got a little *Roadside Picnic* vibe with some of the concept）， characters with rich back stories， and surprisingly PLANETES Omnibus Volume 1 by Makoto Yukimura， translated manga by Yuki Johnson / 2000 Japanese， 2015 English @darkhorsecomics My first book of 2020: a graphic scifi taking place in the 2070s。 In a world where interplanetary travel is booming， someone has to clean up the trash。。。 this small "ragtag" group - Hachimaki， Fee， Yuri， and Tanabe - are the space cleanup crew。A cool premise （got a little *Roadside Picnic* vibe with some of the concept）， characters with rich back stories， and surprisingly big emotional， philosophical and environmental topics covered。I liked that the story shows the physiological and psychological realities of space travel's effects on the human body - what it does to bone， muscle， and minds。This Omnibus is 528 pages， mostly b/w， but with color spreads at the beginning of each separate issue。 Planning to get Volume 2， and hope to find the anime film adaptation of this one too！I mentioned before that I'm still new to manga， but a longtime reader and admirer of graphic novels and comics。 I wanted my personal experience of #JanuaryinJapan to include several manga titles that showcase the breadth and depth of this graphic medium。 More manga to come！ 。。。more
J。P。
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One of a very few number of amazing hard sci-fi manga。 Makoto Yukimura is an excellent mangaka， can't wait to jump into Vinland Saga。 One of a very few number of amazing hard sci-fi manga。 Makoto Yukimura is an excellent mangaka， can't wait to jump into Vinland Saga。 。。。more
Artur Coelho
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Este livro conseguiu genuinamente fazer-me sorrir。 As visões agora algo retro-futuristas da vida em órbita são tão evocativas da estética espacial dos anos 90 que alimentou a minha paixão pela FC。 No entanto， o livro é muito mais do que um toque de nostalgia。 Recorda-nos que mangá de FC não é necessariamente às voltas com mechas ou combates no espaço。 Alias， Planetes partilha com 2001 Nights， essa outra obra prima da FC nipónica， a falta de drama exacerbado。 São histórias da vida no espaço， com Este livro conseguiu genuinamente fazer-me sorrir。 As visões agora algo retro-futuristas da vida em órbita são tão evocativas da estética espacial dos anos 90 que alimentou a minha paixão pela FC。 No entanto， o livro é muito mais do que um toque de nostalgia。 Recorda-nos que mangá de FC não é necessariamente às voltas com mechas ou combates no espaço。 Alias， Planetes partilha com 2001 Nights， essa outra obra prima da FC nipónica， a falta de drama exacerbado。 São histórias da vida no espaço， com os dramas pessoais dos personagens a formar a linha narrativa， sem cenários trágicos ou grandiosos por detrás。Em Planetes seguimos as histórias de um jovem astronauta que ambiciona participar nas primeiras missões de longa distância a Júpiter。 Será um desafio enorme para um jovem que chegou ao espaço como elemento de uma equipe especializada na limpeza de lixo espacial， não exatamente o mais glamoroso dos empregos espaciais。 A sua determinação levará a conseguir superar os obstáculos， segundo as pisadas de um pai que também sofre da febre do espaço。 Há volta， ainda ficamos a conhecer as histórias de outros personagens， como a capitã da nave de reciclagem que deixa a filha na terra para viver em órbita， a sucessora do candidato a astronauta no seu emprego de reciclagem orbital que se apaixona por ele， e o russo que não perde a esperança de， algures no lixo orbital que recolhe， encontrar o corpo da mulher， falecida num acidente com um avião aeroespacial a que ele sobreviveu。 Histórias entre o tocante e o humor， mas que por detrás exploram o fascínio com o nosso futuro nas estrelas。 。。。more
Distant Sounds
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Volume 1: This was a great start to the four book story。 Some of the images are still running about in my head， and I like how it wasn't just set totally in space， but Earth was featured a few times which gave me a strong sense of home。 That elevated the story for me。 Rating: 4。5*Volume 2: There was a connection that I felt in regards to Hashi， the main protagonist， which I began to notice as this volume progressed。 I didn't notice it at first， and it led me to feeling a little distanced from on Volume 1: This was a great start to the four book story。 Some of the images are still running about in my head， and I like how it wasn't just set totally in space， but Earth was featured a few times which gave me a strong sense of home。 That elevated the story for me。 Rating: 4。5*Volume 2: There was a connection that I felt in regards to Hashi， the main protagonist， which I began to notice as this volume progressed。 I didn't notice it at first， and it led me to feeling a little distanced from one of the chapters， but after some heavy thought， I realised it was because I saw myself in what he was going through。 This led me to feel the story on a more personal level， and to see myself in parts of what he was going through after that。 Rating: 4。5*Second reading: After reading it now a second time， I appreciated it more than the first time round， feeling a more deeper connection to the story and characters。 I didn't feel distanced this time from any moment， but felt far closer， and could think more deeply about it， and enjoyed the humour more as well。 I have also lifted the overall rating as the story has really dug inside me this time。 5* 。。。more
E。 G。
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--Planetes Omnibus， Volume 1Planetes Supplement: This is a happy life， from a certain point of view
Kate: k8thereader
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4。5 Completely out of my comfort zone but my brother （who never reads） recommended it to me so I figured I'd give it a shot and I was pleasantly surprised！ Giving it a 4。5 for now because I'm not sure I'd re-read it but if I ever do I'll probably bump it up to a 5！ 4。5 Completely out of my comfort zone but my brother （who never reads） recommended it to me so I figured I'd give it a shot and I was pleasantly surprised！ Giving it a 4。5 for now because I'm not sure I'd re-read it but if I ever do I'll probably bump it up to a 5！ 。。。more
Otinuci Otinuci
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amazing
Rob
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The first 5 chapters are probably the best manga I've ever read。 The first 5 chapters are probably the best manga I've ever read。 。。。more
Bo
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I’ve often seen this manga described as slice-of-life， but while it sometimes has that kind of slow pacing and people just doing their jobs， it also has terrorist attacks， crashing spaceships and even a scene of a guy kicking ass with martial arts。 Not to forget that the last chapter in this volume kinda goes into horror territory with some gore and everything。Yukimura is a great artist when it comes to technical stuff like spaceships and spacesuits， his faces are hit and miss but pretty much ev I’ve often seen this manga described as slice-of-life， but while it sometimes has that kind of slow pacing and people just doing their jobs， it also has terrorist attacks， crashing spaceships and even a scene of a guy kicking ass with martial arts。 Not to forget that the last chapter in this volume kinda goes into horror territory with some gore and everything。Yukimura is a great artist when it comes to technical stuff like spaceships and spacesuits， his faces are hit and miss but pretty much everything else is top-notch in the art department。The writing is a different song altogether。 It often feels kinda preachy and smug， Yukimura clearly felt he was writing some deep philosophical stuff in some of the chapters， but because the stuff was written in connection with the standard manga “I wanna be an adventurer and I’m gonna be the best” type main character it all felt kind of insincere。 。。。more
Nate
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In the not-so-distant future， when interstellar travel is possible and humans have colonized the Moon， the crew of DS-12 is tasked with cleaning up debris around Earth’s orbit。 These space janitors come from various walks of life， yearning for different things while adrift in the vastness of space。 There’s Yuri， getting over the death of his wife; Hachi， dreaming of traveling to Jupiter; and Fee， who just wants to smoke her cigarettes。 In Planetes， we follow the crew as they deal with isolation， In the not-so-distant future， when interstellar travel is possible and humans have colonized the Moon， the crew of DS-12 is tasked with cleaning up debris around Earth’s orbit。 These space janitors come from various walks of life， yearning for different things while adrift in the vastness of space。 There’s Yuri， getting over the death of his wife; Hachi， dreaming of traveling to Jupiter; and Fee， who just wants to smoke her cigarettes。 In Planetes， we follow the crew as they deal with isolation， friendship， family， and more。 It’s absolutely fantastic。Like any great series， Planetes focuses on the characters。 There’s an overarching plot， mainly surrounding Hachi， but this first volume is essentially comprised of closely linked short stories。 We actually see very little debris cleaning。 Instead， Yukimura offers glimpses of these characters’ lives mostly on the Moon or Earth。 Whether it’s Hachi and Yuri visiting Hachi’s family， or Fee brushing up against a space terrorist group， the stories are sometimes humorous， often philosophical， and always compelling。 The mood seamlessly shifts throughout the book。But what amazes me most about Planetes is the craft。 Yukimura’s writing and art are immaculate。 I understand this was his first manga series， and it’s frankly astounding how in command he is。 From the opening pages to the final chapter， there’s a poetic beauty to his writing。 He eschews overly dramatic narration commonly found in manga， always opting for nuance， thoughtfulness， and humanity。 Every chapter is well-paced， with a theme that comes full circle。 And Yukimura’s art is stunning。 The scenes of people talking are just as impressive as the splash pages in space。 This is some of the best manga art I’ve encountered。What a great series。 I’m a bit sad there’s only one more omnibus， but I trust Yukimura to deliver excellence all the way to the end。 。。。more
Alex Fyffe
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4。5
Brittany
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In a future universe， humans have made space travel almost commonplace。 But with the exploration of outer space comes the waste and debris that follows。 This manga follows the story of a few space janitors who travel around picking up the debris from selfish humans。 It's an exploration of man's responsibility to the universe and how far we can （or should） go to discover new worlds。 I enjoyed the beautiful artwork， but the characters and motivations were a little confusing to keep track of。 In a future universe， humans have made space travel almost commonplace。 But with the exploration of outer space comes the waste and debris that follows。 This manga follows the story of a few space janitors who travel around picking up the debris from selfish humans。 It's an exploration of man's responsibility to the universe and how far we can （or should） go to discover new worlds。 I enjoyed the beautiful artwork， but the characters and motivations were a little confusing to keep track of。 。。。more
Andrew Jones
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Wish I could give this a 6/5。 It’s exactly the kind of slice-of-life folks-in-space story that I’m always searching for。 Each chapter， or “phase，” has a very satisfying conclusion as the characters develop over time。 Almost feels like Cowboy Bebop， in terms of each chapter/episode being its own key moment in the characters’ lives as they journey through space completing their “day job” （which， in this case， involves collecting space debris that’s harmful to spacecraft and space stations）。 Backgr Wish I could give this a 6/5。 It’s exactly the kind of slice-of-life folks-in-space story that I’m always searching for。 Each chapter， or “phase，” has a very satisfying conclusion as the characters develop over time。 Almost feels like Cowboy Bebop， in terms of each chapter/episode being its own key moment in the characters’ lives as they journey through space completing their “day job” （which， in this case， involves collecting space debris that’s harmful to spacecraft and space stations）。 Background characters are given unique personalities that often steal the show。 Even a chapter solely revolving around one of the main characters trying to find a time and place to have a smoke break is very amusing。 The art is flawless， by the way。 Extremely expressive faces， beautifully-rendered sci-fi technology， and some full-page moments strategically placed for maximum impact on the reader （to great effect）。 I dread the moment that I finish the second and final omnibus because I know I’ll be missing these characters for a long time。 I’ve read my fair share of sci-fi manga and comics， but it’s hard to find titles that strike a balance between wholesome and exciting/suspenseful moments。 Planetes does both in stride。 。。。more
Joe Crawford
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4。5
Jenny Clark
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A pretty good sci fi slice of life story。 It is pretty interesting and the art is pretty good as well。 It's slightly older but overall a good story for sci fi fans。 Hachi's growth should be interesting to see。 A pretty good sci fi slice of life story。 It is pretty interesting and the art is pretty good as well。 It's slightly older but overall a good story for sci fi fans。 Hachi's growth should be interesting to see。 。。。more
Simon Farrow
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Everything about this book was fantastic， from the story， the art and even the book itself。 I can't wait to read the next volume。 Everything about this book was fantastic， from the story， the art and even the book itself。 I can't wait to read the next volume。 。。。more
Gaby
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4。5/5
Howl
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For someone who loves space， this manga is well done， and the anime where this is based on is better。 5 star， well deserved。
Casey
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