{"title":"European Reproduction Samplers","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mw-1900-european-reproduction-samplers-9494331","title":"MW 1900 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 123H x 135W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch, Running Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautifully designed school sampler with\u003cbr\u003e- a border including a corner motif,\u003cbr\u003e- two alphabets and a row of numbers as well as\u003cbr\u003e- a individually designed section of bands - alternating with simple running stitch blocks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original piece is trimmed with a red stripe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727820071127,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87554991.jpg?v=1788475453"},{"product_id":"martha-stones-1840-european-reproduction-samplers-9494326","title":"MARTHA STONES 1840 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStitch Count:\u003c\/strong\u003e 261 x 262\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 37 x 37 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStitches: cross stitch\u003c\/h3\u003e\"Martha Stones presents, spruced up nicely, two young girls, dressed in finely patterned fabrics - tightly laced for hourglass silhouette according to the latest fashion trend, with bulbous sleeves and crinoline, with hat and necklace! Were they dressed for a portrait with a decorative object (flower, fruit) or with an essential of their favourite activity (dressage hoop for the dog)? Wealthy families throughout Europe and North America were aiming to commission such paintings in those days.\u003cp\u003eAn elaborate strawberry border frames the whole thing. The strawberry is a common motif in visual art, the \"paradise plant\" in Christian art is a symbol of humility and modesty - and an attribute of Mary, the Mother of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Martha has placed the Christian verse (O that I chould the blessing prove \/ My heart extreme disire \/ Live happy in my saviour’s love \/ And in his arms expire) in the central section of her sampler, above it hovering angels and the \"star of Bethlehem \", these two girls define the entire sampler. This kind of composition is uncommon on samplers in the English-speaking world.\"  words by Sabine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727820234967,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87554971.jpg?v=1788475454"},{"product_id":"emma-pecheur-1910-european-reproduction-samplers-9458808","title":"Emma Pecheur 1910 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Belgium\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 294H x 166W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch, Back Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A whole school year long, Emma lined up her sewing and embroidery exercises worked on fine batiste fabric. She gathered patches, darning exercises, ornamental seams, buttonholes, different embroidery stitches, scallops, hem stitching and closures on two strips each 10 cm wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe matched her cross-stitch and darning sampler to those strips. All letters and motifs are \"loosely\" spread over the very fine linen. Finally, she lined her Textiles exam work with a light blue fabric and trimmed the best side. Like that it could be presented to the teacher as a small version of a \"Pronklap\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably Emma Pêcheur attended a Christian school for girls in Belgium\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727826919639,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87490566.jpg?v=1788475478"},{"product_id":"we-1823-european-reproduction-samplers-9458805","title":"WE 1823 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 295 x 363\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn eye-catcher.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an exceptional German sampler most probably worked in Saxony. Unusual is the fact that it was worked only in red floss, unusual also are the many motifs ranging from very tiny to somewhat larger. Also unusual is that the sampler was worked from bottom to top not top to bottom. As is typical for samplers from Saxony, the sampler is worked entirely in reversible cross stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile later schoolgirl samplers from about 1870 were often worked only in red with several alphabets and a few motifs, this monochrome red sampler from the first quarter of the 19th cen-tury is rich in very sophisticated running borders, alphabets, and motifs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat stands out in the upper portion of the sampler is the ”liveliness” of the motifs, no matter how small.  The woman seems to be working diligently at her spinning, the town crier is walk-ing through the streets with his lantern and horn to announce the news.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA number of the motifs and the borders seem to have been taken from or influenced by the early model books:  Rosina Fürst’s parrot, her distinctive wreath, and single blossoms to the left and right of the wreath or Peter Quentel’s (taken from Schönsperger) paired birds with one foot in the air with three blooms between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe often Christian symbolism of the motifs seems to still be present here, for example the three blooms representing the Trinity, the parrot as a symbol for the Virgin Mary Mother of God, the Paschal Lamb holding the victory flag showing He has conquered death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727827116247,"sku":null,"price":48.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87490560.jpg?v=1788475479"},{"product_id":"fc-1900-european-reproduction-samplers-9458803","title":"FC 1900 European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Denmark\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 98H x 98W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTypical of Danish samplers is the existence of different embroidery techniques. In this small school sampler, there are the cross-stitch, the Algerian eye stitch and the double running stitch (or back stitch) in the monogram. The large monogram was often \"stamped\" with the aid of copper stencils. The stitcher fastened the edges nicely with a hollow seam.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727827443927,"sku":null,"price":21.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87490530.jpg?v=1788475479"},{"product_id":"nellie-gruitroy-1901-european-reproduction-samplers-9458801","title":"Nellie Gruitroy 1901 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: The Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 103H x 171W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Darning (running stitch), cross stitch, star stitch (smyrna stitch)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn attractive darning sampler from the Netherlands. Composed without alphabet and clearly designed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNellie's plain and pretty \"\u003cstrong\u003eDoorstoplap\u003c\/strong\u003e\" of 1901 (“darning” without a hole in only one direction) is typical of that period it was just one of several tasks in needlework classes. It is usually worked without an alphabet, without motifs, but in three different types of stitches - cross-stitch in the name, Smyrna or star stitch and just running stich.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727827673303,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87490524.jpg?v=1788475480"},{"product_id":"m-geel-1880-european-reproduction-samplers-9432081","title":"M GEEL 1880 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 157H x 147W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch, Square stitch, Algerian eyelet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. Geel made her sampler in 1880 during her needlework lessons. She practiced three different stitch types. A simple alphabet and a series of numbers separated by three simple borders fill out half of the small piece. She worked the large initials in the bottom section in these different types of stitches.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727831212247,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439493.jpg?v=1788475493"},{"product_id":"sophie-hammann-european-reproduction-samplers-9432080","title":"SOPHIE HAMMANN - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 156H x 153W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch, Back Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSophie Hamann's samplers (a darning sampler dated 1872 bears the full name) are privately owned. This cross-stitch sampler already contains three different types of stitches. Probably somewhere there is a previous exercise - only with simple cross-stitch on coarse fabric.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOften a whitework sampler followed the darning sampler and gifted girls could show their skills at lace samplers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727831507159,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439488.jpg?v=1788475494"},{"product_id":"fl-ca-1880-european-reproduction-samplers-9432077","title":"FL ca. 1880 European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 123H x 131W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch, Four-sided stitch, Algerian eyelet, Smyrna cross stitch, Running stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverything a simple sampler \"needs\": ABCs, various kinds of embroidery, little borders, motifs and a signature!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFL has been working on coarse fabric with cotton and wool, framed with triple rows of running stitches and edged with red ribbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sampler (inventory number 18B317) belongs to the large collection of the \u003cstrong\u003eMuseum of European Cultures, Berlin\u003c\/strong\u003e. A very similar school sampler from Baden-Baden, also stitched around 1880, illustrates the cover of the exhibition catalogue \"Samplers from the Museum of German Folklore\" of the year 1978.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727831998679,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439472.jpg?v=1788475496"},{"product_id":"kath-keppel-1910-european-reproduction-samplers-9432076","title":"KATH KEPPEL 1910 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 128H x 125W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003eWithin the given 'frame' (coloured selvage) the little schoolgirl was supposed to “fill” her sampler: simple stitches, simple borders, simple corner motifs, two flowers, a fly – she creatively solved the exercise!","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727832260823,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439467.jpg?v=1788475496"},{"product_id":"martha-jones-1792-european-reproduction-samplers-9432075","title":"MARTHA JONES 1792 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Berlin, Germany.\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 226 x 226\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross stitch, Algerian eyelet, Gobelin stitch, Satin stitch, Back stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinen: Model stitched on 36 count using DMC stranded cotton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMartha stitched the three elements of her sampler with fine wool yarn on wool in a few colours. In doing so she placed the Temptation and the Fall of Adam and Eve at the centre. At the bottom she described this scene from the Old Testament in a two-line verse (Adam and Eve when Innocent in Paradise where Plac’d, But soon the Serpent by the Act the happy Pair disgrac’d).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe worked her name in \u003cstrong\u003eletters typical of the Quakers\u003c\/strong\u003e. Different-coloured watered tulips in the zigzag border frame the three portions of her work. Unique is the way Martha placed the figures of the year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727832424663,"sku":null,"price":44.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439453.jpg?v=1788475497"},{"product_id":"bristol-ch-ca-1865-european-reproduction-samplers-9336702","title":"BRISTOL CH ca. 1865 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Bristol, England.\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 386H x 299W\u003cbr\u003eLinen: Model stitched on 36 count using DMC stranded cotton, colour #321.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost samplers made in the \u003cstrong\u003eorphan houses of Bristol\u003c\/strong\u003e founded by \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e put a spell on the viewer by the variety of nice alphabets, patterns, and small motifs. We admire the children’s handiwork and esteem so much patience, perseverance, and great skill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGirls and even boys were instructed in needlework and they used exceptionally fine linen. Most of the samplers are worked in typical \"Turkish Red\" and finally the seams and edges have been acutely serged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe so-called \u003cstrong\u003eBristol Orphanage samplers\u003c\/strong\u003e are very similar, but each piece also has its identity. Particularly striking in this sampler stitched around the year 1865 by “CH” is the small elephant that appears almost in the middle of the piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Muller, a minister from Germany, came to England in 1829. In 1836 he opened an orphanage for the first thirty children after a major cholera epidemic in Bristol. The disastrous economic and health conditions of large sections of the British population let rapidly grow the number of orphanages. Until 1870, he had established five houses for a total of 2050 children! The parents of the children had died from diseases such as syphilis, tuberculosis, chronic bronchitis and dropsy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sampler is privately owned. The cross stitch pattern is based on an image in the book \"Art of Embroidery\" by Lanto Synge, published in 2001.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727885639895,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87099558.jpg?v=1788475796"},{"product_id":"er-ca-1890-european-reproduction-samplers-9336701","title":"ER ca. 1890 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 188H x 187W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis school sampler signed by \"ER\" is packed: The two complete alphabets and the two rows of numbers – a must in German needlework lessons of the late 19th century – are framed by four different borders and corner motifs. The monogram is closely surrounded by the inner borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"ER\" belongs to the large school sampler collection of my friend Margit Guerrein. To her many thanks for the chance to present a new piece here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727885836503,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87099543.jpg?v=1788475796"},{"product_id":"clara-muller-1900-european-reproduction-samplers-9336700","title":"CLARA MULLER 1900 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Germany\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 180H x 176W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is not generally known whether Clara presented this sampler as a gift to her mother or not. She placed in the sampler all patterns of a pattern collection available in form of booklets at that time. Many of the examples still have their symbolic meanings to this very day:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elove: heart, flame, red rose\u003cbr\u003ehope: anchor, crown\u003cbr\u003efaith: cross, crown\u003cbr\u003evigilance and loyalty: dog\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original piece is in private property.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727886000343,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87099538.jpg?v=1788475798"},{"product_id":"helene-francois-1898-european-reproduction-samplers-9336699","title":"HELENE FRANCOIS 1898 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: France\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 193H x 229W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHélène dedicated a typical French school sampler with a large, opulent alphabet to her dear father.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original piece is in private ownership. It is 37 cm wide and 46 cm high. It was on display in the exhibition \"300 jaar mooi noticed\" at Veenkoloniaal Museum, Veendam in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727886262487,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87439464.jpg?v=1788475798"},{"product_id":"gertrud-groschel-1895-european-reproduction-samplers-9336698","title":"GERTRUD GROSCHEL 1895 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Belgium\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 151H x 196W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003eMany schoolgirl samplers from Saxony contain cross and Holbein stitch exercises. Gertrud’s sampler is intricately worked: In the third row already, she exercised the double running stitch that forms tiny squares on the reverse side. She alternately used these two stitches in the border, the alphabet, and also in the band of stylized flowers. She placed her name, her hometown, and the year in the central section between crowns and beautiful corner motifs – stitched in finest crosses over one thread. She completed her school exercise with a narrow hemstitched hem.","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727886393559,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87099531.jpg?v=1788475798"},{"product_id":"1887-european-reproduction-samplers-9336695","title":"1887 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Belgium\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 177H x 207W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Cross Stitch\u003c\/p\u003eCharming, these four alphabets, a series of numbers, two crowns and the year - everything surrounded by an unusual border.","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727886590167,"sku":null,"price":28.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/87099515.jpg?v=1788475799"},{"product_id":"goes-1896-european-reproduction-samplers-9302454","title":"GOES 1896 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: The Netherlands\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 208H x 139W\u003cbr\u003eStitches: Darning (running stitch), cross stitch, hem stitch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, colourful and varied darning sampler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaatje Lena de Kam, born on 13 February 1880, was 16 years old when she signed her \"Doorstoplappen\". She was one of 18 children of a farmhand family from Wissenkerke (Noord-Beveland). On 15 July 1903, she married the merchant Hendrik Hollestelle from Goes. The couple had three children – a son and two daughters. Maatje Lena died in Middelburg on October 1st, 1921.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaatje’s darning sampler is owned by the Historical Museum De Bevelanden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe original sampler is 43 cm high and 32 cm wide. It was worked on coarse fabric with wool and trimmed with hemstitching.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"European Reproduction Samplers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49727887704279,"sku":null,"price":53.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0842\/7094\/0375\/files\/86932261.jpg?v=1788475802"},{"product_id":"daisy-1899-european-reproduction-samplers-9302448","title":"DAISY 1899 - European Reproduction Samplers","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrigin: Bristol, England.\u003cbr\u003eStitch Count: 260H x 335W\u003cbr\u003eLinen: Model stitched on 36 count using DMC stranded cotton, colour #321.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis sampler is determined by ten alphabets and two rows of numbers. The lower section was harmoniously composed and balanced. The central section is set up by the fascinating little \"Bristol elephant\", Mrs. Miller’s name, the Bible, her own name and the year of completion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe so-called \"Bristol-elephant\", is taken from pattern No. 102 of the French company Sajou.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original sampler is owned by the George Muller Orphanage Museum in Bristol. „Daisy 1899“ is tiny (26 x 34 cm), it is one of five samplers displayed at the museum („Annie 1888“, „Rhoda Morley 1875“, „S. Bailey 1882“ and „Rosina Wedlake“). 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The maker finished her clearly arranged needlework exercise, executed in traditional rows, with more and more popular motifs of the time period published in Berlin: a wreath formed by rosebuds, a rose sprig, and a branch of an oak tree. The romantic \u003cstrong\u003eBiedermeier period\u003c\/strong\u003e (1815 - 1848) is already announced in this portion of the sampler. 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