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FOOT, TACK & CLEW East Coast Sailing Association
P.O. Box 372054 • Satellite Beach, FL 32937-0054
http://www.ecsasail.com BOAT/US Coop Number GA81299B
August 2014
THE OFFICIAL LOG OF THE EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION
Board of Governors
Flag Officers Commodore
Joe Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265
Vice Commodore
Rick Hushla 321 – 693 – 4225
Rear Commodore
Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303
Secretary
Jennifer Clendinen 321 – 632 – 2799
Treasurer
Clay Showen 321 – 259 – 1787
Elected Governors Tom O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772
Don Theriault 321 – 254 – 4624
Dave Cordial 321 – 453 – 8842
Committees Advertising
Lynde Edwards 321 – 704 – 1413
Publicity
Lynda Geraci 321 – 773 – 1437
Hospitality
Eileen Kiesel 321 – 609 – 1066
Membership
Karen Coleman 321 – 773 – 3265
Newsletter
Nancy Keane 612 – 481 – 6285
Mary Ann O’Shea 321 – 986 – 8772
Programs
Marie Carney 321 – 501 – 7946
Directory
Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613
Website
Bob Wiley 321 – 773 – 4613
Awards
Page Proffitt 321 – 806 – 0303
Cruising Fleet
Brad Stowers 303 – 819 – 8478
F o o t , T a c k & C l e w i s t h e o f f i c i a l n e w s l e t t e r o f t h e E a s t C o a s t S a i l i n g A s s o c i a t i o n a n d i s m a i l e d t o t h e m e m b e r s h i p e a c h m o n t h o r a v a i l a b l e a t h t t p : / / w w w . e c s a s a i l . c o m .
The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the East Coast Sailing Association.
August Calendar of Local Sailing Events
2-3 ECSA Captain Katanna’s Cruise
9 MYC Full Moon Race
10 MYC Small Boat Sunday
15 MYC Summer Rum Race #4
16 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race
23 MYC Dragon Point Race
24 MYC Small Boat Sunday
29 MYC Summer Rum Race #5
30-9/1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise
September Calendar of Local Sailing Events
1 ECSA Labor Day Cruise
7 MYC Small Boat Sunday
12 MYC Summer Rum Race #6
13-14 MYC Mermaid Regatta
20 MYC Dragon Point Race
20-21 ECSA Marker 21 Cruise
21 MYC Small Boat Sunday
26 MYC Fall Rum Race #1
27 MYC Women’s Dragon Point Race
Next General Membership Meeting
Wednesday, August 13, 2014, at 7:00 p.m.
Using Ultrasonic Anti-Fouling to Prevent Marine Growth
by Jimmy Young
Satellite Beach Civic Center, 565 Cassia Blvd Latitude 28º 09' North, Longitude 80º 36' West
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VIEW FROM THE VICE
COMMODORE
Rick Hushla
More on the Indian River Lagoon
As sailors, we are so fortunate to have the protected
waters of the Indian River Lagoon as our play-
ground. The health of the river has been brought
into the limelight in recent years. About three
years ago, Susan, Pam V. and I were en-route to
the MYC mermaid regatta when, coming out of the
SR 3 barge canal, we had the misfortune to witness
a momma dolphin pushing her dead calf around
with her nose. That was the first time it occurred to
me that the river was in bad shape.
Public awareness has been raised and efforts are
being made to clean up the river, reduce the algae
blooms and restore the sea grass. An algae
“superbloom” appeared in the Banana River Lagoon
in spring 2011, and it ultimately spread into the
northern Indian River Lagoon and farther north into
the Mosquito Lagoon. Concurrently, a lesser bloom
extended from just north of Melbourne south to the
Vero Beach-Fort Pierce area. Approximately 47,000
acres of seagrasses were lost (a reduction of about
60 percent of the lagoon’s total seagrass coverage)
and a mysterious mass animal die-off occurred that
left manatees, pelicans and dolphins dead.
I received a lot of feedback from the article I last
wrote about the steps being taken to restore the
health of our Lagoon, so I thought I would share
some recent positive steps that are being made:
Governor Rick Scott, who vetoed $2 million in the
budget to study the polluted water in the Indian Riv-
er Lagoon last year, has approved $2 million in the
budget this year for the institute aimed at helping
both the St. Lucie Estuary and the surrounding Indi-
an River Lagoon. It will go toward further measuring
water quality using what’s called Land Ocean Bioge-
ochemical Observatory or LOBO units, and help
determine the state’s next steps in helping the trou-
bled areas. The goal is to take a retrospective look
at how we got here, including the man-made influ-
ences associated with the impacts of urbanization
along the waterways, such as fertilizers and septic
tanks.
Congressman Posey working for the lagoon
The House Science Committee approved a biparti-
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THOUGHTS FROM
YOUR COMMODORE
Joe Coleman
I’ve got a mule and her name is
Sal, fifteen miles on the Erie Canal
I would sing the rest of the song for you, but as Ka-
ren will tell you, I can’t sing. What a wonderful trip
we had navigating the Erie Canal with our sailing
friends and family. We will be giving a presentation
with lots of pictures and even more commentary at
the September general membership meeting, but I
will give you an outline of the trip now.
Our adventure started on a Friday. When planning
travel like this, it is important to get everyone from
point A to point B at the same time. Some travelers
drove to New York, leaving nineteen of us on a flight
out of Orlando and three others flying from Tampa,
due an hour later. Our flight was about twenty
minutes early and their flight was about twenty
minutes late, but we finally managed to get together
to board our chartered bus and head for our hotel.
There we agreed to order pizza, get some beer and
wine, and eat in the lounge area of the hotel. The
hotel recommended a great pizza place and while
groups were placing their orders, three of us went
out to buy the liquid refreshment. In New York you
cannot buy alcohol in the grocery store like we can
in Florida. Beer can be purchased at gas stations,
but other alcohol is only sold in state-licensed
stores. The gas station was easy to find, but it took
Google to find the liquor store. Once we returned to
the hotel, we spent the rest of the evening eating,
drinking and socializing.
The next morning our bus arrived at 11:00 and took
us to Mid Lakes Navigation at the Macedon marina
where we met those that had driven to NY. Since
boats are rented from 2:00 p.m. Saturday, we had
some time there to drive to grocery stores to buy
provisions for our trip. Some of the drivers loaned
us their vehicles or drove us to the store, and the
marina had a loaner vehicle that some of us bor-
rowed. By 1:30 all 32 of us had been assigned to
our nine boats, the marina staff had serviced them,
we had unloaded our luggage and provisions, eaten
lunch, and were ready to go.
Each boat had an instructor aboard to go over the
boat’s systems and handling and describe how to
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TREASURER'S REPORT
Clay Showen
Income Statement Year to Date
REVENUE Jun-14 Jan-14 - Jun-14
Activities Income -- 3,701.00
Membership Dues -- 3,800.00
Merchandise Income 43.20 281.20
Advertising Income -- 372.00
Miscellaneous Income -- --
Sales Tax -- --
Sunshine Fund -- --
Total Revenue 43.20 8,154.20
EXPENSES
Activities Expense 422.50 5,667.99
Bank Service Charge 2.00 16.00
Dues & Subscriptions -- --
Insurance -- 1,320.39
Miscellaneous -- 268.74
Merchandise -- 718.99
Office Supplies 49.24 49.24
Postage/Delivery 78.40 200.54
Printing/Repro -- 515.24
Rent -- 238.50
Sales Tax -- 31.27
Sunshine Fund 57.51 57.51
Lazowska Fund -- --
Total Expenses 609.65 9,084.41
Net Income (566.45) (930.21)
BANK BALANCE 6,018.87
New in the Ships Store Available in many sizes:
Men’s ECSA Henley shirts
Women’s ECSA V-neck shirts
Both are priced at $15 and will be on display at the August general membership meeting.
Welcome
New Members!
Michael Edwards and Bill Newman
Croatia Trip
Date Change
The Croatia charter trip planned
for next summer has been
changed from the week of the 4th
of July to the week of the 11th of
July. Couldn’t miss the fireworks
and the Cordial’s cruise at Cocoa
Village. Anyone interested in join-
ing us, or just interested in more
information, please call Joe Cole-
man at 321-223-6871 or email
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Secretary’s Report
Jennifer Clendinen
EAST COAST SAILING ASSOCIATION
General Membership Meeting
July 7, 2014
Board Members Present: Joe Coleman, Clay
Showen and Jennifer Clendinen
Elected Governors Present: Tom O’Shea and
Dave Cordial.
CALL TO ORDER: Commodore Joe Coleman
called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. He intro-
duced the board members, fleet captains, program
chairs and past commodores.
NEW MEMBERS AND GUESTS: Michael Ed-
wards was accepted as a new member. He has a
Hutchison Compact 17 named Sea Biscuit.
COMMODORE Joe Coleman:
The new plaque for the Summer Saillstice partici-
pation award is on the back table. Thanks to Bob
Wiley for getting us involved with the SS event and
to Page Proffitt for making the arrangements with
Grills. Bob made commemorative photos for
Grills, MYC, Manatee Cove YC, and our own dis-
play case.
The nominating committee was put together at the
last BOG, Tom O’Shea will head it up. Please
seriously consider it if approached for a position.
The SSCA Gam will be Nov. 14-16. The next
meeting will have sign up sheets for manning our
table and the kitchen at the Gam. We use the pro-
ceeds from it for our gifts at annual dinner.
St. Pete boat show is Dec. 4-7. If you want to stay
at the Pier One Hotel, call early. They were in re-
ceivership last year so check to make sure there
are no problems with your reservation.
Joe encouraged members to file float plans with
friends or relatives. There is a company that has
created a float plan app that, for a fee, will call a
shore contact if you do not check in. He has a
brochure on it for any interested members.
Clay and Patty are back from their cruise to Wash-
ington, DC. It was a very eventful trip.
Cruising:
Gail Cordial: 4th of July cruise was a great suc-
cess. 51 people attended for the dinner and fire-
works. Being in the Cocoa Village Marina club-
house made it very nice. 12 people came to
breakfast at Ossorios and another 7 came Sat
night at Murdocks. 9 boats in total attended.
We may combine our Marker 21 cruise in Septem-
ber with the Manatee Cove YC.
Katanna’s cruise is Aug. 2-3 Dinner will be at the
restaurant. Breakfast will be on their deck the fol-
lowing day. Their dock is tall so Page will have his
boat there to tie dinghies to. The signup sheet is
on the back table.
Labor Day cruise: The Ft Pierce marina is pretty
full up by now. It may be too late to get reserva-
tions.
There will be a write-up in the newsletter about
next year’s chartered cruise to Croatia. If you are
interested, get in touch with Joe Coleman.
TREASURER Clay Showen:
He’s glad to be back. He’s also glad he missed
Hurricane Arthur.
Nothing from the floor.
The 50/50 drawing was won by Tom McIlree.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:19 pm.
Respectfully submitted by Jennifer Clendinen,
Secretary
Hospitality
Thank you to Karen Coleman and Jennifer Clendinen for
volunteering to bring refreshments to the August membership meeting.
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Cruising News
Labor Day Cruise August 28 - September 1
John and Lynda Geraci
The Labor Day cruise is rapidly approaching for
those who have made reservations with the mari-
nas in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach.
The plans for the cruise are to sail down for an
overnight in the anchorage south of the Sebastian
inlet on Thursday. On Friday morning, sail the re-
mainder of the distance to Fort Pierce city marina to
spend Friday and Saturday at the marina. Meet at
the Tiki bar for cocktails Friday at 5 p.m. and possi-
bly dinner.
The tradition on Saturday morning continues with
breakfast at the farmer's market, which is in full
swing from 8 a.m. to noon; afterwards, join Karen
for a Gelato run. Bring cocktails and appetizers to
share by the north docks for our usual gathering
on Saturday at 5 p.m., with dinner on your own.
Leave Fort Pierce after breakfast at the Yellowtail
restaurant in downtown on Sunday and head to
Vero Municipal marina, which is within walking dis-
tance of Vero Beach restaurants and
shops. Dinner plans to be discussed in the lounge
at the marina. On Monday, after breakfast at the
Lemon Tree, we board our boats and head to the
home docks.
John Geraci
Fourth of July
Cruise Review Dave and Gail Cordial
Rain has never dampened the ECSA Fourth of July
Cruise and this year was no exception. Fifty-one
members and guests braved afternoon showers
and joined us for dinner in the Clubhouse at the
Cocoa Village Marina (CVM). Mode of transporta-
tion included 9 boats and one land yacht. Several
boaters enjoyed some nice sailing on the way to the
marina. We enjoyed pulled pork, slow-smoked all
day by “Chef” John Jensen of CVM, and lots of deli-
cious side dishes and desserts. Special thanks to
Bob Wiley for assisting us and, of course, taking fab-
ulous photos.
We started gathering mid-afternoon in an effort to
beat the July heat and the crowd grew as the storm
clouds approached. The Clubhouse worked out ex-
tremely well as most Cocoa Village restaurants can’t
accommodate a group this size – or they don’t care
to do so. Good news – by the time dinner was fin-
ished, the rain had cleared and everyone headed to
the docks or Riverside Park to watch the fireworks.
It was one of the best displays in recent memory.
On Saturday morning 12 folks headed for breakfast
at Ossorio’s. The rain returned Saturday afternoon
but provided a perfect opportunity for naps on the
boat. Donning our rain coats (and two cars), seven
of us had dinner at Murdock’s and listened to a great
guitarist while we ate and lied about various adven-
tures.
It was also a bittersweet event as Pam Windsor will
soon be heading to Washington to join Kenny in
their new adventure. Also, Glenn, Lisa and Sophia
Parker will be relocating to Tallahassee in the com-
ing weeks so this was their last cruise for a while.
We wish them all safe travels and can’t wait to hear
about this new chapter in their lives!
Those attending: Bob Wiley, Don & Joanne Theri-
ault, Joe & Karen Coleman and daughter Carey,
Rick & Susan Hushla, Park and Avery, John & Loret-
ta Schnitzius, Terry Williams & Sharon Hicks, Tom &
Mary Ann O’Shea, Gail & George Bell and guest
Bob, Holly & Richard Kirchofer, Glenn & Lisa Parker,
Bob & Adrianne Goldstein and grandkids Haley and
Zackary, John & Jan Scholtz, Randy, Liz and Allison
Randall, Clay & Patty Showen, Grover & Natasha
Gregory, Marie Carney and guest, Pam Windsor,
Karen Bealy & Harry Elkens and their guests, Kay
Sparrow, Al Budding & Jennifer Beach and guest
Bob, Paul & Julie Greenway, Dave and Gail Cordial.
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some maneuvering drills to get the feel of the rud-
der and the turning ability of the long boat. I was
somewhat amazed at the short turning radius it
had. Remember that, like a dinghy, the back of the
boat moves in whichever direction you set the tiller,
but the front pretty much stays put until you go for-
ward. However all of the boats were equipped with
bow thrusters, which helped tremendously. Then
came the interesting part, getting into the locks.
Unlike the lock at Port Canaveral, these locks drop
more than 6 inches and the approach is a little dif-
ferent. All the locks on the canal are the same size
and all nine boats can easily fit in at one time,
three abreast. All the locks have lines or steel ca-
bles to grab and hold on to while the chamber is
filled or emptied, and each boat had two pairs of
gloves to handle the wet and sometimes slimy
ropes. The drill is to bring the boat into the lock at
dead slow speed, angle the bow toward one of the
lock lines, and when you get about five feet away
from the wall, turn the tiller hard toward the wall,
and that will bring the back of the boat alongside
the wall without a big crash. If you miss it a little,
you can just hit the bow thruster. With a boat along
each side of the lock, another boat in the middle
can tie off to one of them. Once we proved we
could get through the locks, we dropped our in-
structors off at the sea wall and away we went.
All the towns along the Erie Canal provide free
dockage. Most of them have free water and elec-
tricity and some have bathrooms and showers.
The first stop was in the town of Newark, where I
grew up. We arrived there in the early evening and
went to my favorite restaurant, the Corner Bar and
Grill, where we enjoyed some great Italian food.
The next day we planned a short trip to the lock at
Clyde for a potluck BBQ. We left Newark around
noon and it started to drizzle, which turned into a
pretty hard and steady downpour, but by 5:00,
when we arrived in Clyde, the rain was gone and
the sun was shining. Aimee from Mid Lakes Navi-
gation drove down to meet us and brought a large
table for us to use. She also brought huge and
wonderful cherries and beer - I knew I liked that
girl!
About 8:00 the next morning we headed out to
Seneca Falls. This part of the trip took us off the
Erie Canal and down the Cayuga Seneca Canal,
which was dug to join the Erie Canal with the Ca-
COMMODORE’S THOUGHTS Continued from page 2
yuga and Seneca Lakes, and passes through the
Montezuma National Refuge. There we went
through a double lock which lifted us fifty feet to
Van Cleef Lake and then to the town of Seneca
Falls. We arrived late in the afternoon and all the
moorings on the city side were filled, so we had to
tie off across the canal where electricity was pro-
vided, but that area was new and water had not yet
been connected. As boats on the city side left,
ours would go over and take their spots, and by the
end of the day all the boats, with the exception of
our family’s two boats, had made it to the city side.
A large trawler there was scheduled to leave in the
morning and we doubled our two boats up in that
slot when they left. We spent two full days in Sen-
eca Falls. Lynda Geraci had scheduled a wine tour
for the first day which, according to those who
went, was great. The rest of us explored the town
and its shops. The second day, those who went on
the wine tour were able to walk around the town.
Many took the bicycles provided on the boats and
rode even farther. We took our family of ten on a
little boat trip toward Seneca Lake, leaving the oth-
er boat behind to keep our place at the dock. The
scenery was so beautiful that we found ourselves
just drifting along, and we turned back to town be-
fore making it to the lake.
In the morning, after shopping at the Amish
Farmer’s Market at the end of the dock, we all
peeled away from the seawall in formation to head
back to Newark. We had planned to stop in Lyons,
but due to insufficient space for all of our boats, a
very high seawall, and word of the dying town infra-
structure (“No place to go, nothing to do”), we de-
cided to head back to Newark for the night. There
we celebrated Louise Worster’s 39th(?) birthday
with cake and ice cream at the dock. The next
morning we headed off to Palmyra, the last town
on our trip. Palmyra has a small dock area but we
were able to get all of our boats tied up for the
night. The town still has all the charm of the fifties,
with the original three-story brick store fronts, many
little shops, and a variety of places to eat. It’s just
a nice town to hang out.
Bright and early on Saturday we were at the lock
by 8:00 for the first opening so we could get the
boats back to Mid Lakes in time. The boats were
supposed to be back by 9:00 a.m., but they al-
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san amendment offered by Rep. Bill Posey (R-FL)
and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), which en-
hanced the coordination of algae bloom research
across federal, state and local agencies. The legis-
lation reauthorizes and enhances research into the
causes of algae blooms and hypoxia events, which
are harmful to natural habitats like the Indian River
Lagoon.
“Our amendment and this legislation enjoy broad
bipartisan support and is a step forward to improv-
ing research to address harmful algal blooms and
hypoxia throughout the country,” said Rep. Posey.
“By working together through better coordination,
the bill will also make sure that federal agencies
collaborate more closely with local and state gov-
ernments to avoid duplication, stretching research
dollars further.”
In a bipartisan effort to acquire more money to aid
the Indian River Lagoon, U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy,
D-Jupiter, and Bill Posey, R-Rockledge introduced
legislation to prioritize funding for estuary systems
experiencing urgent ecological challenges, such as
the algal blooms and sea grass die offs in the Indi-
an River Lagoon.
The Estuary Urgent Needs Priority Program bill
prioritizes, within the National Estuary Program
(NEP), funds to meet high-priority needs across the
nation’s estuaries.
“Many of the nation’s estuaries are experiencing
urgent and challenging ecological problems, includ-
ing our own Indian River Lagoon,” said Rep. Pos-
ey. “Our bill simply requires that the EPA refocus
existing funding to make sure that the money des-
ignated by Congress for estuaries is actually spent
to address estuary needs.”
Within amounts authorized for the NEPs, this bipar-
tisan bill directs the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to provide awards in addition to es-
tuary base grants for estuaries that are experienc-
ing urgent and challenging ecological problems.
These awards would be provided on a competitive
basis.
New technologies resulting from research
Researchers at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Con-
servation Commission can now detect and track
harmful algal blooms in the Indian River Lagoon
VICE COMMODORE VIEW Continued from page 2
more quickly with new technology that enables real
-time testing of water aboard a boat. The flow-
through monitoring system analyzes water quality
while the research vessel is in motion traveling
throughout the lagoon, as opposed to traditional
methods that require scientists to collect water and
examine it back in the lab. The flow-through sys-
tem pumps water from the surface through instru-
ments that measure salinity, temperature and chlo-
rophyll fluorescence, an indicator of algae.
The tests enable researchers to create snapshots
of where blooms may be occurring in the lagoon.
This information is then integrated with GPS coor-
dinates to create maps of surface waters that can
show “hot spots” of blooms. Between June and
August — algae-bloom season — FWC maps sur-
face waters in the Indian River Lagoon system,
which includes Mosquito Lagoon and the Banana
River, to detect blooms and to put routine monitor-
ing data into a spatial context. The information will
help in the short term to detect blooms and in the
longer term to identify the causes of blooms, ulti-
mately leading to better management strategies.
Eau Gallie dredging project
The St. Johns River Water Management District
Governing Board approved an agreement with the
Florida Department of Environmental Protection to
receive $10 million appropriated by the state for
the first phase of the Eau Gallie River Muck Dredg-
ing Project. The project will involve removing about
625,000 cubic yards of muck from the Eau Gallie
River, a tributary to the lagoon. That muck is com-
posed of fine sediments, sand, clay and organic
matter from untreated storm water runoff that
drains into canals and natural waterways. That
muck hurts the lagoon because accumulated nutri-
ents in the water contribute to algae blooms, the
bottom of muck-stricken waterways aren't condu-
cive to healthy marine life, and muck deposits are
a hazard to boat motors.
The project is estimated to cost $20 million ulti-
mately. Design and permitting is scheduled to be
completed by September 2015, construction com-
pleted by June 2016, and dredging finished by
September 2017. "Removing these sediments
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lowed us to come in later so we could spend the
night in Palmyra. We quickly unloaded, said our
goodbyes, and took off, either on the bus to Roch-
ester or by car to other destinations.
My reflections of the trip are: The folks at Mid
Lakes Navigation were wonderful to work with.
They provided us with immaculate, well-equipped
boats in good running order. They accommodated
our every need, which made the trip worry free.
The Erie Canal was extremely clean and the
depths were good and consistent the entire trip.
The people along the way were very friendly. Eve-
ry lockmaster greeted us with a big smile and
wave. People along the way would stop their cars
just to take pictures of us. Every town we visited
was very accommodating, clean and safe. But
most important, the people in our group were the
best bunch of fun-loving people to spend a week
on the water with.
Joe
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from the lagoon system will have positive water
quality and ecological impacts for many years,"
District Governing Board Member Doug Bournique
said in a release. "It will also result in recreational
and navigational benefits for the public, and eco-
nomic benefits for businesses that rely on the la-
goon, such as the two marinas on the Eau Gallie
River that house 160 boat slips."
It is good to see that steps are being taken to ad-
dress the pollution that has befallen our once
healthy and thriving lagoon. Public awareness
and acknowledgement of the problem was/is the
first step. I am hopeful that we can restore the La-
goon to its former state so it may be enjoyed by
generations to come.
Rick
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