//:: news ::\\
| You may have noticed |
posted by haetmunky @ 03/03/2007 |
... that the message board is currently down. We're redirecting to TC's live band, Satiate, for the time being. When are we bringing it back? Who knows?
In the meantime, there's all sorts of stuff going on with the TCR camp. We've got some big-name producers interested in working with us, some very recognizable drummers and guitarists who want to contribute, and of course Robin and TC are working hard on their various portions. Stick around - it's gonna be a good year. |
| Hellos and goodbyes |
posted by haetmunky @ 01/05/2007 |
I am outta here, en route to Sunny CA for the weekend, with some sort of run thing happening. Taking my place in the house is TC, who is in not-so-sunny-but-still-warm Detroit to track some vocals and lose at Wii bowling.
Updates when I return! |
| The Ghosts of Christmas Past |
posted by haetmunky @ 12/17/2006 |
Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.
Mind! I don't mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country's done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail. |
| Special message from TC |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/04/2006 |
Hi, everyone…
I want to thank you in advance for taking the time to read this. As you have read, I have been personally affected by the tornadoes that whipped across Tennessee. They destroyed my mother’s and sister’s hometown, Newbern. I lived in Newbern for only a short time, long enough to graduate from Dyer County, and I return frequently to visit my family and friends.
As of this morning, the death toll of my family’s friends has risen to eight. The deaths do not tell the whole story: the homes of countless other friends and neighbors have been wiped away by the storms. Nearly all of them are now without jobs.
I’m not writing this to discuss the tragedy. It is horrible in a way which needs no words. I’m writing because this community – the community of my family – needs help. People have lost homes that have been in their families for generations. People have lost pets, friends, family members. People have lost everything, including the clothes on their backs.
I know that many of you are like me, and do not have much money to spare. I’m not asking for money you can’t afford. I’m not even asking you for much of your time.
I also know that every single one of you has $5 and five minutes of time. With those five minutes, I ask you to go to your closets and pull out the jeans, t-shirts, old sneakers and boots, and whatever other utilitarian clothes you have that you never wear. I’d like you to go to your cupboards and pull out whatever canned foods you have that are gathering dust. Clean off the cans, wash those old clothes, and then I’d like you to take that $5 to ship those items to these families in need.
Sizes do not matter – the disaster struck for people of all sizes and all walks of life. Any letters, cards, well-wishes you would like to include, I’m sure would be greatly appreciated as well.
If you live in or near Los Angeles and do not have the money to ship, but you would like to contribute, please contact me at paxismad@yahoo.com. I will do my best to help you out. All I ask is that you give me your items washed and boxed. I will be doing two main shipments, one on April 10th, with the deadline of the 9th, and again on the 19th, with a deadline of the 18th.
Please send your aid items to this address:
Reelfoot Rural Ministry
2923 Minnick Elbridge Rd.
Obion, TN 38240
You may also call upon the local chapter of Red Cross here:
American Red Cross
Dyer County Chapter
432 West Court Street
Dyersburg, TN 38024
E-mail: redcross@cableone.net
Phone: 731-286-4740
Fax: 731-286-0189
Or even locate your own local area chapter here:
www.redcross.org
I very much appreciate all you have done or will do, but more importantly, words cannot express the gratitude my neighbors and friends will feel.
Thank you for your time. Thank you for your help.
Most sincerely,
TC Smith |
| Why yes! |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/03/2006 |
It was Robin's birthday yesterday!
I managed to trick her into leaving the house, so that I could put up birthday decorations by the time she got back. The birthday decorations consisted of: balloons, black streamers, an artfully hung noose, and other reminders of impending mortality.
We love birthdays. |
| Are you hot for the Silent Hill movie? |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/16/2006 |
I know I am. Check out the trailer.
If you listen closely (and I encourage you to do so), you'll hear TC in some vocal bits. |
| Merchandise! |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/01/2006 |
If you've worn out your TCR goodies, now's your chance to restock: The Official TCR Merchandise Store.
Looks good, and it's high quality stuff - none of this "wear it once and watch it disintegrate in the wash" stuff.
Check it out! |
| Podcast! |
posted by haetmunky @ 01/27/2006 |
Hey all - I thought I'd let you know that you can get TCR on podcast now!
http://www.voodoostevie.net/node/41
VooDoo Stevie says the show's still in its infancy, but I say PSHAW. Go take a listen. |
| HOORAY |
posted by haetmunky @ 11/04/2005 |
| It's back! And soon to be upgraded fully! |
| Whoops |
posted by haetmunky @ 10/28/2005 |
We've temporarily locked the board for some unscheduled maintenance and upgrades.
That is to say, we got hacked. I'll put a note up here when the board's back up. |
| HEY! |
posted by haetmunky @ 09/29/2005 |
| Happy birthday to our beloved TC! |
| A review |
posted by haetmunky @ 08/19/2005 |
Granted, it's from October, but I hadn't seen it until JUST NOW. Here's a sample:
"Make no mistake: this is one of the best goth/industrial/whatever releases of the year. With its strong, infectiously catchy music and impassioned delivery, The Chrome Recordings is built to last."
You can find the full review here. |
| Four years! |
posted by haetmunky @ 07/14/2005 |
| Seems like yesterday, doesn't it? |
| In TC news |
posted by haetmunky @ 06/14/2005 |
TC will be appearing with Gary Finneran of Tuscaurora (ex The Ex-Idols) in an acoustic performance at the Cat Club on Sunday June 19th, 2005.
If you're interested in going, drop a line on the message board or get a hold of one of us and we'll make sure to get you a flyer.
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Gary Finneran’s Carnival of Lost Souls
An ensemble of singer/songwriters
FEATURING:
7:00 KEITH KESSINGER(ex-idols)
7:30 Matt baker (Agnes Gooch)
8:00 Steven Todd Barnett (Pump 5)
8:30 Gary Finneran (Tuscaurora,ex-idols)
http://myspace.com/garyfinneran
JUNE 19
The Cat Club
8911 Sunset blvd.
$5 w/flyer
Come one, come all: see the dog-face boy, get your ticket price guarantee at the door from the one eyed man, see the elephant man, songs of malaise for the disenchanted, life is a cabaret, what good is sitting alone in your room, come to Gary Finnegan’s “Carnival of Lost Souls”, see Keith play a didgeridoo, no refund, you cannot reclaim your soul, get your ticket price at the door, going out of business sale, everything must go, something for the little lady, volume, volume, turn up the volume, thank you, goodnight my someone, goodnight. |
| Check it out: |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/28/2005 |
We've had a number of people ask us how they can get more TCR out there on the streets, and the best way is to take matters into your own hands and become a (very tiny) distributor. In order to help you with that, we've made distributor prices available to you:
You can buy five TCR CDs at $6 each or buy in lots of 10 at $5 each.
Check it out on the Merch button below. |
| What? More radio? |
posted by haetmunky @ 11/04/2004 |
| That's right! Check the forums for a complete listing! |
| Radio stations! |
posted by haetmunky @ 10/29/2004 |
We're adding more radio stations to the playlist - if you're in the neighborhood, give one of these a call and ask for TCR!
CJSF BURNABY, BC CAN
CKXU LETHBRIDGE AL CAN
CHUO OTTAWA, ONT CAN
CJAM DETROIT MI
WCNI NEW LONDON CT
ELEC PUTNAM CT
WWUH WEST HARTFORD CT
WVUD NEWARK DE
WMUA AMHERST MA
WSMU N. DARTMOUTH MA
WTCC SPRINGFIELD MA
WMSC MONTCLAIR NJ
WRSU NEW BRUNSWICK NJ
RLC PISCATAWAY NJ
WSOU SOUTH ORANGE NJ
WRUB AMHERST NY
WDWN AUBURN NY
WGCC BATAVIA NY
WCVM MORRISVILLE NY
M3RA NEW YORK NY
WSVA NEW YORK NY
WONY ONEONTA NY
WITR ROCHESTER NY
WRFT AMBLER PA
WARC MEADVILLE PA
WUSR SCRANTON PA
WPTC WILLIAMSPORT PA
WEFT CHAMPAIGN IL
WUIC CHICAGO IL
WQNA SPRINGFIELD IL
WARG SUMMIT IL
KBTL EL DORADO KS
KJHK LAWRENCE KS
WAHS AUBURN HILLS MI
WIDR KALAMAZOO MI
WLSO SLT SAINT MARIE MI
WNMC TRAVERSE CITY MI
KUMD DULUTH MN
KMSU MANKATO MN
KFAI MINNEAPOLIS MN
KMSC MOORHEAD MN
KUMM MORRIS MN
KVSC ST. CLOUD MN
KDHX ST. LOUIS MO
WDUB GRANVILLE OH
WECX ST PETERSBURG FL
WMNF TAMPA FL
WPRK WINTER PARK FL
WVVS VALDOSTA GA
KSLU HAMMOND LA
WASU BOONE NC
WDCC SANFORD NC
KSAU NACOGDOCHES TX
KSYM SAN ANTONIO TX
KGFN EL CAJON CA
KFSR FRESNO CA
KUCI IRVINE CA
KRCB ROHNERT PARK CA
KSJS SAN JOSE CA
KVDU DENVER CO
KMSA GRAND JUNCTION CO
KOTO TELLURIDE CO
KTUH HONOLULU HI
KTEK SOCORRO NM
KWCR OGDEN UT
KUGS BELLINGHAM WA
KTCV KENNEWICK WA
KSVR MOUNT VERNON WA
KAOS OLYMPIA WA |
| More good stuff! |
posted by haetmunky @ 10/15/2004 |
I've got a passel of news today, and I'm going to keep it short - if you want to read more, keep an eye on the Updates portion of the forum (must be registered).
1. We've begun our radio promotion.
2. The Chrome Recordings is now available in a handier, more portable JEWEL CASE.
3. You'll be able to order TCR from your local music retailer shortly. More details to come.
4. TC is tracking some more vocals for more movie stuff.
5. Robin is writing more music.
6. TC has written a review for Tairrie B's spoken word work. You can find the link in the forums.
7. An unreleased TCR song might be finding its way into a horror movie.
8. This same single might also be released soon. More details shortly.
That's all for now. Much love to all.
-hm- |
| A happy birthday update! |
posted by haetmunky @ 09/28/2004 |
| We'd all like to wish TC the happiest of birthdays and the sincerest wish that this year be better than all the ones preceding it. |
| Mooore news! |
posted by haetmunky @ 08/26/2004 |
I have a couple of cool pieces of news to share (and by "couple", I actually mean "more than two").
TCR News
- We're in the process of doing a large run of jewel-case TCR CDs, and we'll have those for sale in about three weeks. We're also going to be starting some serious radio promotion, and I'll be giving some details about that when they're firmed up as well.
- Did someone say hoodies? Just in time for fall! We'll be unveiling the new design shortly!
TC-News
In TC's news, Satiate will be playing a show in Hollywood on October 6th! That's right, you can fly to Hollywood to see TC play live with Satiate at the Dragonfly! She'll be posting many more details here soon, I'm sure, but now you have plenty of time to buy tickets to see the show!
Robin-News
- In Robin news, she recently played live again. You've heard me talk about Five Fifty - and you'll be hearing a lot more. Robin has agreed to do some songwriting on their new album, and is playing bass at their live shows as well. Their show at Mac's ("the CBGB's of the Midwest") was very well received, and we made some good connections with the Connecticut-based band Pthalo. I'll be putting up a review of that CD soon.
- Robin's producing Mina's Diary, whom you've heard as an interlude on the TCR album. It's good, good stuff.
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| New Video |
posted by haetmunky @ 06/27/2004 |
Check out the Media section here - we've got a new video up for the Depth Perception remix. A long-time friend - someone whose name you know - has been having some contract negotiations with his label, and he's had to make a choice between TCR and his current project. We've got a sneak peek at some of his latest work.
Enjoy! |
| Merchandise! |
posted by haetmunky @ 05/24/2004 |
| If you've been looking for that special TCR shirt for that special someone, but you've been holding off because you didn't have a printer for the order form, your problems are solved! We've updated the merch page so that you can place orders via credit card! No more money orders... no more checks... no more licking stamps (and you should have the self-adhesive kind anyway). Check it out! |
| ITunes! |
posted by haetmunky @ 05/17/2004 |
I'm pleased to announce that The Chrome Recordings is now available through the iTunes music store! You can now buy the whole damn album for a mere $10 - though of course you don't get the sweet packaging - and it'll be conveniently converted over to your format of choice.
You can also preview songs, and download the ones you like for a mere $.99 per song!
Now you can tell your friends that there's no excuse for them not to hear TCR! |
| Congratulations! |
posted by haetmunky @ 05/02/2004 |
We'd like to congratulate Mark Nilan and Livewire Studios on their big win at the Detroit Music Awards!
Mark Nilan - Outstanding Producer
Livewire Studios - Outstanding Studio
I can't think of better recipients for these awards, and we're pleased and grateful that they lent their talents to the TCR album. |
| Update on illegal JOJ release |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/28/2004 |
If we're successful in getting this release pulled, we want to make sure to make it up to you. If you wanted to buy it, email Kat Knoll at streetteam@t-c-r.net and include these things:
1. Name
2. Address
3. Mention that you wanted to buy a legal copy of this material, and want to be notified when it comes available.
We'll see what we can do for ya. :) |
| Branching out |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/28/2004 |
If you happen to be in the Lansing area or have friends who are, CD Warehouse has both a promotional poster and some copies of the TCR CD in stock!
More news coming soon... |
| Notice: |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/21/2004 |
Hey, check it out! You don't have to remember the address for buying the TCR CD anymore, because we've included a handy little button for it down there on the left. Now you can just send your friends to the front page of the site here and they should be able to figure out the rest.
Also, Agent Moulder and Haetmunky would like to wish a very happy birthday to Caroline James, and would like to add that the sock monkey wants a bath. |
| A very happy birthday |
posted by haetmunky @ 04/02/2004 |
| To our own Agent Moulder. May the day be full of cake and socks. |
| Rumored JOJ release |
posted by haetmunky @ 03/29/2004 |
We've discovered that Cargo Records/Livewire in the UK is planning on releasing some old and unreleased Jack Off Jill tracks as "Humid Teenage Mediocrity". We urge you not to preorder this album, as you will never receive it. This release will be stopped if it is not pulled before then.
This is a clear case of copyright infringement, as Robin Moulder, writer of most of the music that appears on this album, was neither asked for her permission nor has she given her consent to the release. |
| Other people promotion: |
posted by haetmunky @ 03/16/2004 |
In case you hadn't been paying attention (and if you weren't, why not?), there's new Tweaker album coming out on April 20th. Tweaker. Chris Vrenna. Or, if you prefer, "one of the most gifted producers around." He's working with Clint Walsh, who you may remember as the talented and brooding guitarist from the last Jack Off Jill album, "Clear Hearts Grey Flowers", or possibly from Psychotica.
It's called "2 a.m. Wakeup Call". It features the Cure's Robert Smith, David Sylvian, and Will Oldham, as well as the Smiths' Johnny Marr on guitar.
My bet is that you'll love it.
Remember. April 20th. |
| You should know |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/25/2004 |
The CD is back in stock at CD Baby! We're doing our best to keep the supply lines open, and we're looking forward to hearing what you think about it.
Tell your friends! |
| OUT OF STOCK |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/11/2004 |
If you're trying to order the CD from CD Baby, you might (okay, right now, WILL) get an Out of Stock message. If you enter your contact information, they'll let us know how many more they need to fill demand, which means we won't have this problem in the future. Also, I suspect that those who enter their information get first dibs when the next shipment comes rolling in, and YOU WANT TO BE ON THAT TRAIN, I GUARANTEE IT.
Thanks for supporting TCR! |
| This is an announcement 3 years in the making. |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/10/2004 |
And it gives us great pleasure to announce:
The first TCR CD, The Chrome Recordings, is available for purchase.
You can find it at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/tcr. No credit card is necessary. Their site navigation is a breeze, their shipping rates are extremely cheap, they ship internationally, and best of all, they've got The Chrome Recordings in stock.
We have 3 songs for you to preview (and to listen to obsessively while you await your CD's arrival in the mail).
1> Suddenly
2> Hope Kills (Buried at Sea)
and, appropriately
3> Waiting For You (Part 2)
There's some excellent music waiting for you. Pass the word. |
| Good lord. |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/02/2004 |
I can't believe it, but I missed mentioning one of the guest mixes on the album - I love this mix, and I am stunned by my failure to credit the man behind it. You've certainly heard of the band he's in: SATIATE.
Ken Colosa, I love your mix and I apologize from the bottom of my heart. |
| VIDEO |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/01/2004 |
While we're waiting for word from the distribution folks, we thought you might like an audio/visual sneak peek.
Why not head over to the MEDIA section of the site here and check out the video mmBot created for us?
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| The Announcement |
posted by haetmunky @ 12/29/2003 |
After much delay, hardship, tears, sweat, blood, and other bodily fluids, it gives us great pleasure to announce that the TCR EP is fully mastered, approved, and is about to begin the process of being duplicated. We will be taking orders in two weeks (that's January 13th, for those keeping score at home). We're working on some cool packaging designs, so keep your fingers crossed that the design works out. We want this CD to be memorable in all ways.
We have a number of special guests on this EP, including Chris Vrenna of Tweaker, SMP of Three Ton Gate, theMethod of Godhead, DJ Tree, Richard Pierce of Spookdaddy, and Mark Damian of Cleanse (formerly of Sweatysuedelips) as super-live spectacular drums. Scotty G and Mark Nilan of Livewire Studios lent their excellent production work to many of the tracks.
The final track listing:
1. Suddenly
2. Hope Kills (Buried at Sea)
- atomic interlude -
3. Depth Perception
- the Miss Mina interlude -
4. The Adventures of Priscilla
5. Waiting for You (Part I)
- cleansing the palate -
6. Waiting for You (Part II)
7. Lost Forever
- the dividing line -
8. Depth Perception (theMethod mix)
9. Suddenly (DJ Tree mix)
10. Waiting for You (Satiated mix)
We've also got a couple of tracks for the enterprising listener to discover.
It has been a long road to reach this destination, but we're pleased with the work. We think you will be too.
Remember January 13th. Your wait will be rewarded. We hope it beats your expectations. |
| Happy Birthday, TC! |
posted by haetmunky @ 09/28/2003 |
All of us here on the Michigan side of TCR would like to throw our very best wishes for a great birthday to the West Coast.
love,
the Munky, Agent Moulder, and Spikyhair. |
| In response to recent questions: |
posted by haetmunky @ 09/20/2003 |
6 of the 10 songs on the EP are DONE.
4 of the 10 require MINOR tweaks.
Assuming no major disasters, troubles, floods, earthquakes, or plagues of locusts, those tweaks should be taken care of this week.
Then the mastering process begins. That shouldn't take long at all - the engineers can take care of that without Robin overseeing them, and she can approve or request adjustments quickly.
This means that we forecast studio time to be done in approximately two weeks. That means the musical portion of this album will be DONE.
I will pause here for the confetti.
Thanks.
Then we need to talk about printing and reproduction - i'll let you know the progress of that, but it shouldn't take long. It is entirely possibly that we'll start taking preorders by [b]Halloween[/b].
How's THAT for an update? |
| Your daily fun |
posted by haetmunky @ 09/02/2003 |
And what did your humble narrator do today?
Why, he went to the studio today with Agent Moulder and listened to some tracks that were judged by all present to be "pretty much there." A little more work remains on a few of these tracks (since we recently got some excellent guitar work from an excellent guitar player whose name you have likely heard, and need to make sure everything flows right), but for the most part, there is very little work remaining on the EP.
Possibly one, maybe two more studio sessions, and we're ready to take this thing to press.
That is all. For now. |
| Whew! |
posted by haetmunky @ 08/01/2003 |
Hi, everyone!
First, I'd like to say thanks to Brandon over at Xenopod Inc for getting the site back up and running after the ugliness of this morning (if you didn't visit the site, there were some - ah - issues that required fairly immediate resolution). Now, however, it all appears to be functional and happy, and we love Brandon and Xenopod and if you need web stuff done, they're really cool. And if you notice any residual issues, please drop me an email at haetmunky@t-c-r.net
Secondly, as I'm sure you're curious, the album is basically done. Having recently completed drum tracking with Mark Damian (formerly of sweatysuedelips), Robin's at LiveWire studios adding some guitar tracks from our pal SMP (who you may remember from the old JOJ days), and they sound fantastic. Every day that she comes home with this stuff, it sounds better and better. I may be biased, of course, but this album still blows me away.
Since I don't have a graceful way to wrap this up, I'll just wrap this up right here. With a period.
-hm- |
| Merchandise update! |
posted by haetmunky @ 05/05/2003 |
In response to all who have sent congratulations about the baby, Robin and I send our gratitude. Aside from the inevitable lack of sleep and resultant brain damage, we're mainly functioning well and happily.
That, however, is not the point of this update. The point of this update is to let you know that because of massive wackiness with our Amazon store, and our unhappiness with their system, we've canceled the Amazon store. Instead, you can get all your merch needs fulfilled through this very website. This website, PayPal, and the US Mail, that is. That's right, you can order through PayPal at orders@t-c-r.net. And because we've ditched Amazon, the prices have dropped.
Also, street team folks get some sort of discount on stuff. I was told what it is but I am a tired munky, so I'll tell you what it is later.
Also: THE EP'S TIME APPROACHES. THE SLEEPER AWAKENS. THE KEY TURNS IN THE LOCK. |
| Baby! |
posted by Chris @ 04/22/2003 |
| On April 21st, 5:55AM, Robin and Colin brought a beautiful baby girl into this world. Feel free to send all well wishes to them at Robin or haetmunky or even post on our own message board. |
| Bursting with Street Teamy Goodness! |
posted by haetmunky @ 02/04/2003 |
I'd like to take a moment to recognize Krissy for her hard work in promoting TCR - for her efforts, we're giving her GOOD STUFF. We're also promoting her website: http://blackmoon1086.tripod.com
CHECK IT OUT.
Thanks, Krissy!
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Interested in getting good stuff for promoting TCR? Write to Kat at streetteam@t-c-r.net and find out how!
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And, finally: Wow, does "Suddenly" sound good these days. We're just about to wrap up another song and we're talking to CD people about getting the EP reproduced and packaged. The moment draws ever closer... |
| Newsletter! |
posted by haetmunky @ 01/26/2003 |
Just in case you didn't get it, and you're interested in it, check it out:
The January Newsletter is available.
http://t-c-r.net/januarynews/januarynews.html
If you'd like to get:
1. the newsletter in HTML format, or
2. the new link to the newsletter in your email, sign up by writing the ever-faithful Kat at Streetteam@t-c-r.net.
Write in the subject line : NEWSLETTER.
Also, this week appears to be llama cheese week on the TCR board. Be warned. |
| Update! |
posted by haetmunky @ 01/16/2003 |
So now you've had time to look around the site, enjoy yourself, and get used to the new board. What's next? Why, how about a nice link for you to click through on?
Click this. It's HELLWIRE, a music site that may appeal to you - and while you're there, you might as well vote for TCR.
G'wan. You know you want to. |
| NEW SITE |
posted by haetmunky @ 12/23/2002 |
Hello and welcome to the brand-new site for TCR! Take a look around, enjoy the view, take a visit to the message board, and let us know what you think!
In the meantime, other aspects are coming together. We've got merchandise available, a tentative release date for the EP (barring any unfortunate setbacks), and potentially one or two other surprises up our sleeves. What surprises? You'll have to check back to find out. |
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