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THE ATHLETES – Skate America will feature three days of competition fea-turing 52 world-class figure skaters in ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dancing. The complete list of athletes invited to compete was announced May 21.

THE CHAMPS – Skate America champions include five-time World champion and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan and Olympic champions Kristi Yamaguchi, Scott Hamilton, Brian Boitano and Evan Lysacek. Rosalynn Sumners of Edmonds, Wash., is the 1984 Olympic silver medalist and 1983 World champion. She won Skate America gold in 1982 (Lake Placid, N.Y.).

THE ISU GRAND PRIX OF FIGURE SKATING SERIES – The Grand Prix Series, now in its 18th season, consists of six international events in a cumulative point-scoring format. Approximately 300 athletes from 30 countries are expected to participate. Each athlete is eligible to score points in two of the six scheduled events. The top six point-earners in each discipline qualify for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final Dec. 6-9, in Sochi, Russia, home of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. Athletes will compete for a total of more than $1.35 million in prize money throughout the series. Skate America was accepted into the Grand Prix Series in 1995, when the series was developed.

THE HONORARY CHAIR – Ben Agosto, who with partner Tanith Belbin, is a seven-time Skate America medalist, will serve as the event’s honorary chairperson. Since retiring following the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, Agosto has made his home in the Seattle area where he coach-es figure skating. Belbin and Agosto are the 2006 Olympic silver medal-ists and five-time U.S. champions.

THE MEDIA – Skate America will welcome approximately 70 TV, print and radio journalists from around the world. Skate America tradition-ally credentials reporters from Associated Press, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Denver Post, Detroit Free Press and more. The event attracts reporters from Canada, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia and more.

THE SHOWARE CENTER – North America’s first LEED® GOLD sports & entertainment arena, ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., is home to the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds Hockey Club as well as concerts, family shows, corporate events, trade shows and other sporting events. Lo-cated just 17 miles from Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma, ShoWare Center offers guests complimentary parking and is the crown jewel in a well-designed gathering place for the residents of the Puget Sound region. ShoWare Center is an SMG-managed facility.

THE CITY – Seattle/Kent/Tacoma is the country’s 14th largest metro-politan area (US Census 2007) with more than 4.1 million residents. The Seattle/Kent Puget Sound region is the largest concentration of popu-lation north of San Francisco and west of Chicago. The growth of the Pacific Northwest has helped propel Seattle/Kent to its current stature, and the economic expansion of the Pacific Rim is likely to sustain the region’s growth well into the future.

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WHAT IS PAIRS SKATING? Check out pairs skating if you’re into big air, dangerous tricks … and sequins. This discipline features two part-ners performing elements including lifts, twists and throws. In a lift, the male holds his partner above his head, sometimes with only one hand, while gliding across the ice. Fans will also watch the woman fl y through the air after her partner tosses her up and away from him. She will twist two or three times and land on one blade, all with a smile on her face. Pairs skating is the most dangerous of all skating disciplines. When done well, pairs skating is truly impressive.

WHAT IS LADIES SKATING?Ladies fi gure skating is the most popular and familiar discipline to most fans. Who doesn’t know Michelle Kwan, Kristi Yamaguchi and Dorothy Hamill, just to name a few. You will see these impressive ladies eff ortlessly complete beautiful and athletic spins, triple jumps and spirals.

WHAT IS MEN’S SKATING?The word of the hour in men’s fi gure skating is “quad.” These athletes need a quad jump to be truly competitive at the senior level. Jumps of this nature feature four rotations in the air. The most common quad jump is the toe loop, but over the last decade, skaters have worked toward the quad Salchow, loop and Lutz. In addition to executing at least seven jumps in their free skates, athletes also perform an array of intricate spins and footwork while showcasing their artistic side.

WHAT IS ICE DANCING?If you like “Dancing with the Stars,” the ice dancing event is for you. Unlike pairs skating, ice dancing is based on the diff erent aspects of dance, including rhythm, interpretation of the music and precise steps. Its beauty lies in its creativity, choreography and theatrical and innovative aspects. Unlike singles and pairs skating, ice dancing permits vocal music and costumes are traditionally more elaborate in order to enhance the performance. The ice dancing competition consists of two segments, short dance and free dance. This year, the short dance will be performed to waltz, march or polka selections, while the free dance music will be skater’s choice.

EVENTSCHEDULEThursday, Oct. 18Offi cial Practice – 11 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 19 SESSION 1 - - 7:00-10:00 p.m. Pairs Short Program and Men’s Short ProgramKick off the weekend with a date night fi lled with something for everyone! Combining the excitement of high-fl ying pairs action with the return of 2010 Olympic men’s champion Evan Lysacek, this is a can’t miss eve-ning of entertainment.

Saturday, Oct. 20 SESSION 2 - - 12:30-3:25 p.m. Ladies Short Program and Short DanceIf you’re a fan of the passion and romance drawing millions of viewers to the popular dance shows on TV, then this session is for you! Highlighted by 2011 World ice dancing champions Meryl Davis and Charlie White of Team USA, this session will also feature the prestigious ladies short program, featuring some of the top female skaters in the world.

SESSION 3 - - 7:00 - 10:35 p.m. Men’s Free Skate (Finals) and Pairs Free Skate (Finals) including award ceremonies.Power and grace will be on display for this champi-onship session...from quad jumps from the men to electrifying triple throws from the pairs, you won’t want to miss a minute of the action as champions will be crowned in men’s and pairs!

Sunday, Oct. 21SESSION 4 - - 11:45-3:00 p.m. Free Dance (Finals) and Ladies Free Skate (Finals) including award ceremoniesGold medals for the ladies and ice dancers will be on the line as reigning U.S. champion Ashley Wagner and 2010 Olympic silver medalists Meryl Davis and Charlie White from Team USA take the ice for a family friendly Sunday afternoon of competition.

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Meryl Davis and Charlie White have skated together in suburban Detroit since 1997. The University of Michigan students count among their accolades four U.S. titles, two Skate Amer-ica titles, an Olympic silver medal and a 2011 World title.

Ashley Wagner, a self-described “Army brat,” was born in Germany before moving to the U.S. with stops in the Pacific Northwest in-cluding Tacoma, Port-land and even Alaska. As a kid, the 2012 U.S. champion performed at intermissions of Kent

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Jeremy Abbott competed at the 2010 Olym-pics and is the reigning U.S. champion, a title he has held three times. At the 2012 U.S. Champi-onships, Abbott posted the highest total score in the history of the event, beating a score he set himself in 2010 by nearly 10 points.

Caydee Denney and John Coughlin have had a part in winning each of the past three U.S. championships in pairs. Denney won the title in 2010 and Coughlin won the title in 2011 with different partners before they teamed up prior to the 2012 season and claimed the crown together. Denney is also a 2010 Olympian.

Evan Lysacek is the reigning Olympic gold medalist and he will compete for the first time since his historic free skate in Vancouver at 2012 Hilton HHonors Skate America. Not only can Lysacek skate, but he can also dance, as

you may also remember from his second-place finish on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Douglas Razzano returns to Skate America for the second straight season. Razzano, who has improved five places each of the last two years at the U.S. Champi-onships, will be two days shy of his 24th birthday when he takes to the ice for his free skate in at the ShoWare Center.

What does Christina Gao have in common with both of the candidates up for the Presiden-tial election? They have all spent time on the campuses of one of the most iconic universities in the nation, Harvard. Although she isn’t run-ning for President, Gao, a current Harvard stu-dent, is hoping to impress in her Skate America debut.

Rachael Flatt is a 2010 Olympian, the 2010 U.S. champion and the 2008 World Junior champion in addition to being a sophomore at Stanford University. Flatt returns to Skate America, a competition where she earned back-to-back silver medals in 2009 and 2010.

Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir are 2009 World Junior bronze medalists and will make their second Skate America appearance. Born in Russia, but now residing in a suburb of Boston, Shnapir will hope this event can serve as a launching point for his chances to make the 2014 Olympic Team.

Together for nearly four years, Gretchen Donlan and Andrew Speroff achieved their greatest success last season, placing fourth at the 2012 U.S. Championships. What does this pair have for an encore? Their debut on the Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series at Skate America.

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SKATE AMERICAFUN FACTSThe first Skate America (called Norton Skate) was held in 1979 in Lake Placid, N.Y. It was a test event for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games.


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Lynn Kriengkrairut and Logan Giulietti-Schmitt may have the longest names in ice dancing, but the duo will look to continue their breakthrough from last season at their second Skate America. Kriengkrairut and Logan Giuliet-ti-Schmitt finished in fourth place at last sea-son’s U.S. Championships and have improved their placement at the event each of the last two years.

After each performance, fans may throw items on the ice as gifts for the skaters which are picked up by young skaters known as ‘Sweepers’. In 2003 at Skate America in Read-ing, Pa., an 11-year-old named Anastasia Cannuscio was one of

those sweepers. In Kent, Wash., along with her partner Colin McManus, they will make their Grand Prix debut at the same event Cannuscio was a sweeper at nine years ago.

Alena Leonova, Russia: Leonova is the reigning World silver medal-ist, 2011 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist and a 2010 Olympian. She currently trains in her hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia, under Nikolai Morozov and Alla Pyatova.

Yuzuru Hanyu, Japan: Hanyu is the reigning World bronze medal-ist, 2011 Four Continents silver medalist, 2010 World Junior champion and 2009 Junior Grand Prix Final champion. Originally from Sendai, Japan, he currently trains in Toronto under Brian Orser and Tracy Wilson.

Michal Brezina, Czech Republic: Brezina is the reigning Skate America cham-pion, 2009 World Junior silver medalist and a three-time medalist in the Grand Prix Series. Brezina, originally of Brno, Czech Republic, lives and trains in Hackensack, N.J. He is coached by 1988 Olympic bronze medalist Viktor Petrenko.

Qing Pang/Jian Tong, China: Pang and Tong are the 2010 Olympic silver medalists and two-time World champions (2006, ‘10). Also a couple off the ice, Pang and Tong, who reside in Beijing, got engaged in June 2011.

Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov, Russia: Volosozhar and Trankov teamed up in May 2010. They have medaled in every competi-tion they’ve entered and are two-time World silver medalists (2011, ‘12) and the 2011 Grand Prix Final silver medalists. They currently train in Moscow under Nina Mozer and Stanislav Morozov.

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SKATE AMERICAFUN FACTSKristi Yamaguchi competed in both the pairs and ladies events. She won the 1990 Skate America ladies title. The following year, she and Rudy Galindo won pairs silver.

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ARCHA THAI BISTRO214 E Meeker St, Historic District253-373-1868

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BURRITOS “EL INCAPAZ”326 W Meeker St, 253-854-1601

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Bah African Store108 Railroad Ave S

Bashra Market211 E Meeker St

Big Lots1301 W Meeker St

Blanc n Schwartz Salon207 E Meeker St

Blockbuster310 Washington Ave S

Blue Iris Beads205 1st Ave S

Bonaci Fine Jewelers302 E Smith St

Brooklyn Ave327 Washington Ave S

Browser’s Books315 W Meeker St

Butchie’s Market402 W Meeker St

Butterfl y Embroidery205 W Meeker St

Children’s Bookshop& Teaching Supplies225 W Meeker St

Christian ScienceReading Room106 State Ave N

City Frame216 1st Ave S

Creamery Art& Frame Shop213 W Meeker St

Déjà Vu414 W Meeker St

Earthworks Gem Design Studio235 1st Avenue S

Fig & Feather207 W Meeker St

Gonnason Boats307 Central Ave S

Jerry’s Rock & Gem804 W Valley Hwy

Kent Jewelry & Loan624 W Meeker St

Kent Bargin Boutique215 W Meeker St

Kent Shoe Repair203 W Meeker St

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Pet Country216 Washington Ave S

Pugerudes118 Railroad Ave S

Runan Ha’lal Market110 Railroad Ave S

Safeway Grocery210 Washington Ave S

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J. Jill441 Ramsay Way, Ste 105

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I.O.O.F. Hall2 on Meeker StreetThe Independent Order of Odd Fellows was instituted April 2, 1885 on a dispensation issued by the Grant Lodge

of Washington Territory, making it older than either Kent or the State of Wash-ington. They had no regular meeting place until a hall was built on West Meeker Street in 1907. The Odd Fellows Lodge is active in building homes for the aged, as well as having the responsibility for their care. Today—Kent Cafe.

Rasmussen Blacksmith (Motors)3 on Meeker StreetOriginally a blacksmith, also rented horses and buggies and were distributors for McCor-mack and Deering Reapers and Plows. Soon after Rasmussen Motor Co. began repairing automobiles as well. Today the building is empty.

Berlin Brothers4 on Railroad AveBerlin Brothers began in 1890. In 1900, the store incorporat-ed—J.B. Berlin operated the Kent store and A.M. Berlin took over management of the Sum-ner store. Eventually, A.N.Berlin took over and helped make Kent a business and in-dustrial area. The store itself was known for its standing amongst the merchandising fraternity. Now Mayelas Beauty Acedemy.

Yamada’s Store5 on 1st AveThe Japanese grocery is now Wild Wheat Restaurant.

Kent Historical Museum1 at 855 Smith Street

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Niebling (Kent Bakery)6 on 1st AveIn 1919, Max Bauer purchased the Kent Bakery from Gene Fallers. He built up one of the fi nest equipped bakeries in this section of the state, and was an institution and a credit to the Kent community for many years. Fallers had purchased it from Adolph Niebling who was Kent’s own “Candy Man.” Today Running Stitch Fabric occupies the space.

Cavanaugh and Merrifi eld8 on 4th AveThis hardware store operated in 1887 with J.W. Cavanaugh and Ed Mer-rifi eld as partners. The business eventu-ally moved to First Avenue, occupying a wooden building until construction of a brick structure was complete. Now home to Valley Bank.

First National Bank (Morrill)7 on 1st AveM.M. Morrill had a number of business ventures in Kent, and in 1900 launched the M.M. Morrill Bank, later to become know as the First National Bank. Now the Alleluia Catholic Store.

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SKATE AMERICAFUN FACTSAmerican men won seven of the fi rst eight Skate America titles (Scott Hamilton, three straight from 1979-82; Brian Boitano in 1983, ‘86; Christopher Bowman, 1988-89).

Wagner welcomes chance to skate at Kent showcaseBY MARK KLAAS

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For Ashley Wagner, it’s more than just show and tell.

Events like the Hilton HHonors Skate America at the ShoWare Center on Oct. 19-21 bring out the best in the reigning U.S. ladies fi gure skating champion.

She intends to compete and win, meet-ing her high expectations.

“For me, it’s so exciting because I worked so hard to get to this level of my skating,” said Wagner, a strong hopeful to make the 2014 U.S. Olympic Team. “So now that I’m at this level of my skating, I can travel around, perform and compete.

“It’s extremely rewarding. All the hard work is paying off .”

Wagner is one of several national cham-pions who are expected to join a strong international presence for the showcase on Kent ice. Olympic champion Evan Lysacek

– who intends to defend his Olympic title at the 2014 Win-ter Games in Sochi, Russia – is among the big names sched-uled to appear in Kent.

Other current U.S. champions – Jeremy Abbott (men’s), Caydee Denney and John Coughlin (pairs) and Meryl Davis and Charlie White (ice dancing) – also have been invited to Kent.

Hilton HHonors Skate America is the opening event of the International Skat-ing Union’s Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series.

Such events enable the 21-year-old Wag-ner to remain sharp and focused between the long, hard regiment of training.

Th e 5-foot-3, German-born Wagner trains an average of 20-25 hours a week, just on ice. She also puts in long hours in the gym, doing cardio, running, hot yoga and swimming to enhance fl exibility, endurance and strength.

All that preparation enables Wagner to produce a technically sound, com-pact eight-minute routine on ice. She

has emerged over the past few seasons, adding a triple fl ip-triple toe to her short program, some-thing she calls “a necessity.”

Wagner performed well in her short and free skate programs at the pressure-packed 2012 World Championships, where she fi nished fourth overall. She is the current Four Continents cham-pion and a two-time (2008 and

2010) U.S. bronze medalist. She has won fi ve medals in the Grand Prix Series.

“Th e public might not know how just hard of a sport it is,” said Wagner, of Alexandria, Va., who trains under coaches John Nicks and Phillip Mills in Southern California. “My job is to make it look perfect and easy. But at the same time, they don’t really know that we’re on the ice four hours, maybe even more, a day. … So much work goes into it.”

Wagner began to skate at age 5 in Alaska. She grew up in a military family, moving nine times in her younger years.

Th e frequent travel and changes matured her beyond her years.

“It has made me very adaptable,” she said.

Aft er Kent, there is more travel associat-ed with a full schedule in front of Wagner as she prepares for the 2013 Worlds at Lon-don, Ontario, Canada in March and the chance to qualify for the Olympics.

“I just don’t want to go to the Olympics, I want to go and be competitive,” said Wag-ner, who is ranked 12th in the world.

Aft er her skating career, Wagner plans to pursue a career in sports broadcasting and remain in fi gure skating as an ambassador. She supports Classroom Champions, the Wounded Warriors Fund and Skate for Hope.

Wagner enjoys the opportunity to visit Kent and perform for the audience.

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Put this article in your pocket during the next fi gure skating practice session or when watch-ing skating on television and impress all of your friends and family members alike by correctly identifying those mysterious jumps.

ALL JUMPS HAVE FIVE MAINCOMPONENTS:

JUMPS FALL INTO TWO BASICCATEGORIES:

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skating is by the take-off since all of the air positions and landings are primarily the same.

You can also memorize the take-off patterns and locations on the ice surface but this is not a fool-proof method since some skaters prefer

speed of rotations is faster and tighter.

ally gaining diffi culty depending on a skater’s

diff erent types of jumps but they increase in dif-

anced position with a strong easy run out of the

HERE ARE SOME BASIC SKATINGTERMINOLOGY THAT WILL HELP YOUTO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENT TAKE-OFFS BETTER:Edges:

edge is on the outer side of the leg and the

forward and backward to each edge depending which direction the skater is traveling so there-

Three-turns: A turn from forwards to back-wards or from backwards to forwards – on the

on the ice looks like a “3”.Mohawks: A turn from forwards to backwards or from backwards to forwards changing from one foot to the other.

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HERE IS A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF HOW YOU CAN IDENTIFY EACH JUMP BY TAKE-OFF ONLY. THEY ARE RANKED BY DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY:

Axel: Named after the Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen. It is the only jump that takes-off moving forward with no assisted turn. It is one and half revolutions in the air. The one-foot forward take-off is what makes this jump famous (and challenging). Look for this jump starting from backward crossovers, skater then steps forward and the free leg kicks through helping the skater to jump into the air (face first into the jump). After a skater lands their first axel, you will hear many screams and see one very happy coach! Landing this jump is a huge milestone in figure skating. This jump is also performed in doubles (2 ½ revolutions) and triples (3 ½ revolutions). An axel is an edge jump.

Salchow: Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Sal-chow. This jump takes-off from a backward inside edge (creating a rut into the ice) with the free leg extended behind, swinging the free leg toward the front as the skater springs into the air drawing in the arms at the same time. To do a salchow successfully- proper timing is critical. Normally skaters use a forward outside three-turn but some skaters use a mohawk or simply jump from a backward inside edge. A salchow is an edge jump and can be performed as a single, double, triple or quad.

Toe Loop: This is the easiest of the toe-pick assisted jumps. Normally, the placement of a toe loop is straight down the middle axis of the ice surface between the two hockey circles. The toe loop is taken off from a forward inside three-turn or a forward outside three turn with a change of foot. After the three-turn, the free leg reaches backward and slightly outside the direction of travel (similar to a pole-vault) and the arms draw into the body for the desired number of revolutions (single, double, triple or quad). A skater will pick into the ice with the opposite foot they will land on. This is the most common

second jump used in combination jumps. When you are learning to recognize jumps, you will confuse the toe loop with a flip jump.

Loop: This is the most fundamental of all the jumps. The take-off and landing are both on the same foot on a backward outside edge. This jump is recognized by the big curve the skater travels on with both feet normally on the ice trailing one another. The skater jumps into the air from the basic “sitting” position for the desired number of revolutions (single, double or triple- no quad of this variety has been successfully performed yet).

Flip: Unlike what you are thinking, this is not a back flip done by Scott Hamilton. This is a fairly straight take-off normally performed down the middle of the ice between the two hockey circles (like the toe loop). The skater will either do a forward outside three turn or a mohawk and stretch their free leg directly behind them, tap it into the ice and vault into the air. A skater will pick and land on the same foot. A flip will create lots of holes in the ice in between the hockey circles.

Lutz: Named after Alois Lutz of Vienna. This is probably the second most famous jump after the axel. You will recognize this jump as its normal pattern on the ice is a long backward outside diagonal take-off edge into one of the corners of the rink. This jump is difficult because it is a counter-rotational jump which means that the skater sets it up twisting one way and jumps the other. This jump is often “cheated” which gives it the nick-name of a “flutz” because the skater isn’t strong enough to maintain the counter-rotational edge. A lutz should have a strong backward outside edge before the skater taps into the ice again most easily recognized by where it is placed on the ice (corner of the arena). A lutz is the cause of the minefield of holes in the corners of the ice surface. A skater also normally waits and gets as close to the wall as possible before reaching back for the lutz creating excite-ment for the potential crash into the barrier.

MAIN JUMPING ERRORS:Three of the most common errors in jumping are consid-ered cheated jumps (under rotated), wrapped free leg position and over-rotation. Most of these errors begin with a poor preparation and take-off. Falling is not an error but is usually a result of one of the three most com-mon errors.

performed successfully in the air or they lacked a clean take-off or landing. Cheated jumps should never get full credit from the judges and are frowned upon from fellow skaters.

appears to be wrapped around the other leg while the skater is rotating in the air. This gives an unattractive look to the jump and is of a lower quality than a normal rotat-ing position.

-culated when to land and continues to rotate in the air. Normally when a skater over-rotates a jump they will fall.

BASIC JUMPING PRINCIPLES:Most jumps happen in less than .6 seconds so they must be precise to be landed successfully. Jumps require rep-etition, dedication and lots of falls before mastery can be accomplished. And even the most experienced skaters often slip up once in a while and you will hear them say, “I don’t know what happened, it felt fine on the take-off but then I fell!” Strong, solid technique is a must but jumping is certainly not an exact science.

JUMP TAKE-OFF LANDING Axel

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Loop

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