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There are all sorts of things to see, do, hear, touch, smell, taste, experience, and absorb that make Tucson and southern Arizona a unique place in the world! ... WhereAZ.com features "Snapshot Sketches and Summary Snippets" that HIGHLIGHT THE TRAITS of this special area ... For a little STROLL-AROUND, just SCROLL-AROUND below ... CLICK ON A SKETCH for more details ... Use the QUICK DRAW, SETTLEMENTS, INDEX, or LABELS for more organized explorations ...

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Two-Tailed Swallowtail Butterfly

Butterflies Fauna Funky Gems JimFav

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- Papilio Multicaudata, the two-tailed swallowtail, is a species of the family Papilionidae found in western North America from British Columbia to Central America - The official Arizona state butterfly! - The largest butterfly species found in western North America - Southern Arizona is one of the unique regions where this spectacular, giant insect is exceptionally common compared to other tiger swallowtail variations - Wingspans from 3.5 to 7 inches!

Queen Butterfly

Bugs Butterflies Fauna Gems Insects JimFav

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Dark Sky Parks

Astro-Trail Astronomy Bisbee Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems JimFav Kartchner Caverns Nogales Oracle Oracle Road Space Exploration Stars Tubac Tumacacori Willcox

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A-10 Warthog

Aerospace Aircraft Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Funky Gems Military Tucson

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Canyon Ranch

Accommodations Catalina Foothills Funky Gems Historic JimFav Meditation Sabino Canyon Road Spas Sunrise Drive Tanque Verde Tucson World-Class

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RTX (formerly Raytheon)

Aerospace Amphibians Business Companies Gems Interstate I-19 Military Pima County Science Space Exploration Technology Tucson Unique Valencia Road World-Class

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Temple of Music and Art

Architecture Arts Entertainment Funky Gems Historic JimFav Music Nightlife Scott Avenue Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Amelia Earhart

Aircraft Airports Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Famous People Historic JimFav Museums Smiles

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Summer Tanager

Birds Fall Fauna Funky Gems JimFav Smiles Spring Summer

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Bar La Roca Restaurant

Bars Funky Gems Mexico Nogales Restaurants Sonora Tacos

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Flying Ant

Ants Bugs Fauna Insects JimFav

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Coppery-tailed Trogon

Birds Chiricahua Mountains Douglas Endangered Species Fauna Funky Gems Huachuca Mountains JimFav Madera Canyon Rare San Bernardino Valley Santa Rita Mountains Sierra Vista

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Peña Blanca Lake

Atascosa Mountains Boating Coronado National Forest Fishing Funky Interstate I-19 Lakes Nogales Rio Rico

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Lantana Flowers

Flora Flowers Funky JimFav

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Texas Ranger with a Bee in its Bonnet

Bugs Fauna Flora Flowers Gems Insects JimFav

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Emerald Jumping Spider

Bugs Fauna Funky JimFav Smiles Spiders

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Texas Ranger Flower

Flora Flowers Monsoon Summer

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Yellow Jacket Wasp

Bugs Fauna Funky Insects JimFav Pests Summer Wasps

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Couch's Spadefoot Toad

Fauna Frogs JimFav Monsoon Summer Toads

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Charleston & Millville Ghost Towns

Cochise County Funky Ghost Towns Historic JimFav Unique Wild West

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Cochemiea Boolii Flower

Cactus Flora Flowers JimFav Rare Summer

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Cochemiea Boolii

Cactus Flora Flowers JimFav Summer

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Caris Mirror Laboratory

Astro-Trail Astronomy Campbell Avenue Funky Gems Optics Science Sixth Street Stars Unique University of Arizona World-Class

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Turkey Smile

Birds Faces Fauna Funky Humor JimFav Smiles

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Linda and Paul McCartney Ranch

Funky Historic JimFav Pima County Redington Road Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road Tucson

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Phalaenopsis Orchid

Flora Flowers Funky Gifts JimFav Plants

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University of Arizona Science and Technology Park (UA Tech Park)

Business Entrepreneurial Gems Houghton Road Industry Interstate I-10 JimFav Kolb Road Science Technology University of Arizona Vail Valencia Road

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Main Street - Bisbee

Art Galleries Bisbee Boutiques Cochise County Commercial Funkolicious Bisbee Funky Gems Highway 80 Historic JimFav Scenic Views Shopping Unique Wild West

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Tucson Mall

Business Commercial Fast Food Food Highway 77 Malls Marana Oracle Road Pima County Restaurants Shopping Tucson

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Euphoria Fascifera Trapezium Beetle

Bugs Fauna Insects Monsoon Summer

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Brandi Fenton Memorial Park

Baseball Basketball Children Hiking Horses Memorials Parks Picnic Areas River Road Soccer Sports Tucson Walking

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DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun

Arts Commercial Funky Gems Historic Pima County Shopping Sun Historic District Swan Road Tucson

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Stockyards and Livestock and Cattle Auctions

Agriculture Cattle Dragoon Farm Animals Farming Funky Interstate I-10 JimFav Livestock Marana Oracle Sonoita Willcox

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Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR)

Funky Gems JimFav Pima County Research Science Tucson University of Arizona World-Class

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Lodge on the Desert

Accommodations Alvernon Way Funky Gems Hotels JimFav Lodges Restaurants Tucson

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Dragoon General Store

Benson Cochise County Commercial Dragoon Funky Highway 191 Historic Interstate I-10 JimFav National Historic Sites Shopping Western Image

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Mormon Battalion Memorial

Alameda Street Funky Historic Military Mormon Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Tom Mix Memorial

Catalina Florence Funky Gems Highway 79 Historic Horses JimFav Memorials Movie Stars Oracle Oracle Junction Statues Unique

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Pima County Historic Courthouse

Architecture Church Avenue Courthouses Funky Gems Government Historic JimFav Movie Sites Museums Pima County Scenic Views Tucson Tucson-Downtown Visitor Centers

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Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum - ASDM

Aquariums Arboretums Art Galleries ASDM Birding Botanical Gardens Children Funky Gems Historic JimFav LRFP Museums Nature Preserves Pima County Sonoran Desert Tucson Unique World-Class Zoos

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Fox Theater

Broadway Boulevard Congress Street Entertainment Funky Historic JimFav LRFP Music National Historic Sites Theaters Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Ventana Canyon Resort

Accommodations Architecture Catalina Foothills Gems Golf Health Clubs Hotels Jogging Resorts Restaurants Scenic Views Swimming Tennis Trails Tucson

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Tucson Military Vehicle Museum

Aerospace Funky Historic History Interstate I-10 Military Museums Tucson Valencia Road

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Southwestern Black-headed Snake

Fauna Funky Gem JimFav Rare Smiles Snakes

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Pima County Legal Services Building

Architecture Offices Skyscrapers Stone Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Chiricahua National Monument

Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Cochise County Coronado National Forest Dark Sky Parks Funky Gems Highway 186 Interstate I-10 JimFav Mountains National Monuments Parks Portal Willcox World-Class

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Fourth Avenue Underpass

Aviation Parkway Congress Street Fourth Avenue Funky Historic JimFav National Historic Sites Toole Avenue Tucson Tucson-Downtown

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Arizona Tree Frog

Fauna Frogs Funky

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Sulpher Springs Valley Historical Marker

Chiricahua Mountains Cochise County Dos Cabezas Mountains Douglas Funky Highway 181 Highway 186 Highway 191 Historic Historical Markers Interstate I-10 Sunsites Willcox Willcox Playa

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QUICK DRAW ...

Birds
Fauna
Flora
Funky
Gems
Maps
People
Smiles
World-Class

SETTLEMENTS ...

Ajo
Amado
Arivaca
Benson
Bisbee
Catalina
Douglas
Dragoon
Green Valley
Lukeville
Marana
Nogales
Oracle
Oro Valley
Patagonia
Portal
Rio Rico
Sahuarita
San Manuel
Sasabe
Sells
Sierra Vista
Sonoita / Elgin
Summerhaven
Tombstone
Tubac
Tucson
Vail
Willcox

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LABELS ...

22nd Street 23 Miles A Mountain Accommodations Activities Adventures Advertising Aerospace Agriculture Agua Caliente

Agua Prieta Aircraft Airports Ajo Ajo Way Alameda Street Allen Street Alvernon Way Amado Amphibians Amphitheater AMTRAK Amusement Park Antennas Ants Anza Trail Apache Apartments April Aquariums Arachnids Arboretums Arcade Games Archaeological Sites Archery Architecture Arivaca Arivaca Road Arizona Arizona Trail Art Art Galleries Arthouses Artisan Markets Arts Artwork ASDM ASL Astro-Trail Astronomy Atascosa Mountains Attractions August Automobiles Aviation Parkway Baboquivari Mountains Backpacking Bakeries Barrio Barrio Viejo Bars Baseball Basketball Beachs Bear Canyon Beer Benson Benson Highway Best in the USA Biking Biodiversity Birding Birds Bisbee Blimps Blind BLM Boating Bonita Books Boots Borderland Borderlands Botanical Gardens Boutiques Bowie Bowling Box Canyon Brewery Avenue Brewery Gulch Bridges Broadcasting Broadway Boulevard Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge Buffalo Soldiers Bugs Buried Treasures Bus Tours Business Butterflies Cactus California Campbell Avenue Camping Canelo Canoa Ranch Canyons Carmen Carnival Carnivores Cars Casa Adobes Casa Grande Casinos Catalina Catalina Foothills Catalina State Park Cats Cattle Caution Cave Creek Canyon Caverns Celebrations Cemeteries Center of the Universe Chihuahuan Desert Children Chili Chiricahua Mountains Chiricahua National Monument Christmas Church Avenue Churches Cienaga Creek Cienagas Cinema Circus Cities City Halls City Parks Clothing Cochise Cochise College Cochise County Cochise Stronghold Collages Comedy Commercial Communications Companies Concerts Congress Street Conservation Conservation Areas Consulate Controversial Convenience Stores Convention Center Coolidge Corn Maze Coronado National Forest Coumbus Park Country Club Road Court Avenue Courthouses Cowboys Coyotes Crafts Cranes Craters Craycroft Road Creeks Crime Critters Croquet Cuisine Cultural Centers Cycling Dams Dance Dangerous Dark Sky Parks Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Deaf December Deer DeGrazia Deserts Dia de Muertos Diets Discounts Dogs Domesticated Animals Dos Cabezas Mountains Double Adobe Douglas Dragoon Dragoon Mountains Dude Ranches Economic Development Economy Education Eggs El Presidio District El Rio Preserve Electricity Elfrida Elgin Elm Street Eloy Endangered Species Entertainment Entrepreneurial Environmental Organizations Equestrains Ethnic Event Space Faces Fairs Fall Famous People Fantasy Farm Animals Farmers' Markets Farming Fast Food Fauna February Federal Fellowship Festivals Fireworks First Avenue Fish Fishing Fitness Centers Flora Florence Flowers Flowing Wells Folk Arts Folklore Food Football Forests Fort Huachuca Fort Lowell Road Foundation Fourth Avenue Frogs Fruits Fry Boulevard Funkolicious Bisbee Funky G Avenue Galiuro Mountains Gambling Gangsters Gardening Gardens Gem Gems Geologically Interesting Geronimo Ghost Towns Gifts Gila River Giraffes Glenn Street Golf Golf Links Road Government Graham County Grande Avenue Grant Road Grapes Grasslands Green Valley Halloween Hamburgers Harrison Road Haunted Places Health Clubs Hereford High Schools Highway 181 Highway 186 Highway 191 Highway 286 Highway 77 Highway 79 Highway 80 Highway 82 Highway 83 Highway 85 Highway 86 Highway 90 Highway 92 Hiking Hispanic Historic Historical Markers History Hobbies Hockey Hohokam Holiday Season Horses Hospitals Hot Air Balloons Hot Dogs Hot Springs Hotels Houghton Road Houses Housing Huachuca City Huachuca Mountains Hummingbirds Humor IBA Iconic Ina Road Industry Information Innovation Insects Inspirational Institutions International Interstate I-10 Interstate I-19 Irvington Road Jaguars January Jeep Jewelry JimFav Jogging Journalism July June Kartchner Caverns Kinney Road Kino Kino Parkway Kino Springs Kolb Road La Jolla Lakes Landmark Lawmen Legal Libraries Live Cameras Live Performances Livestock Lizards Lodges Lottery Lounges Lowell LRFP Lukeville Madera Canyon Main Avenue Malls Mammals Manufacturing Maps Marana March Maricopa County Marketing Mascots May McNeal Medical Medicinal Meditation Memorials Mental Relaxation Mercado San Augustin Mexico Mileposts Military Miller Canyon Minerals Mining Monsoon Monuments Mormon Mount Graham Mount Hopkins Mount Lemmon Mount Lemmon Highway Mountain Biking Mountains Movie Sites Movie Stars Murals Museums Music Naco National Conservation Areas National Forests National Historic Sites National Memorials National Monuments National Observatory National Parks National Scenic Trail National Wildlife Refuges Native American Heritage Nature Conservancy Nature Preserves Neighborhoods News Nightlife Nogales November Nursery Observatories Ocean October Oddity Offices Old Bisbee Old Tucson Old West OLLI Optics Oracle Oracle Junction Oracle Road Orchards Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument Organizations Oro Valley Ostriches Overviews Owls Pacific Ocean Palominas Pantano Road Park Avenue Park Place Parking Lots Parks Parties Patagonia Peace Peacock Pecans Peloncillo Mountains Penaleno Mountains Pennington Street People Pests Petroglyphs Pets Petting Zoo Phoenix Photography Photonics Picacho Peak Picnic Picnic Areas Pima Community College Pima County Pinal County Pinaleño Mountains Pizza Plants Playgrounds Poetry Police Ponds Portal Post Offices Pottery Power Prickly Pear Promotions Publications Publicity Puerto Peñasco Pumpkin Patches Pusch Ridge Raccoons Racing Radio Railroad Ramsey Canyon Ranching Raptors Rare Reclamation Recreation Red Rock Redington Road Refreshments Reid Park Relaxing Religious Renewable Energy Reptiles Research Resorts Resources Restaurants Retirement Communities Rincon Mountains Rio Rico Riparian Areas River Road Rivers Road Trip Roadrunners Rock Climbing Rocky Point Rodents Rodeo Roger Road Romantic Running Ruthrauff Road Sabino Canyon Sabino Canyon Road Safford Saguaro Cactus Saguaro National Park Sahuarita Saint David Saint Mary's Road Salon Saloons San Bernardino Valley San Diego San Manuel San Pedro River San Pedro Valley San Rafael Valley San Simon San Xavier del Bac Sandario Road Santa Catalina Mountains Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz River Valley Santa Rita Mountains Sasabe Scenic Highways Scenic Views Schools Science Scorpions Scott Avenue Sculptures Seasonal Spirit Sells Sentinel Peak September Serenity Shopping Sierra Vista Silverbell Road Sixth Avenue Sixth Street Skiing Sky Islands Skyline Drive Skyscrapers Smiles Smithsonian Institution Snakes Snowbirds Snyder Road Soccer Solar Sonoita Sonora Sonoran Desert Sounds South Tucson Space Exploration Spanish Spas Special Events Special Services Speedway Boulevard Spices Spiders Sports Spring Squirrels Stamps Stars State Parks Statues Stone Avenue Sulpher Springs Valley Summer Summerhaven Sun Historic District Sunbathing Sunrise Drive Sunset Views Sunsites Swan Road Sweetwater Wetlands Swimming Table Tennis Tacos Tanque Verde Tanque Verde Road TBG Tea Technology Telescopes Television Tennis Theaters Theme Parks Therapeutic Toads Tohono O'odam Tombstone Toole Avenue Tourism Tournaments Tours Towns Toys Trails Transportation Travel Trees Trivia Tubac Tucson Tucson Botanical Gardens Tucson Mountain Park Tucson Mountains Tucson-Downtown Tumacacori Turtles Twin Peaks UA Banner Medical Center UFO Ugly UNESCO Biosphere Preserve Union Pacific Railroad Unique University Boulevard University of Arizona Upscale Utilities Vacation Spots Vail Valencia Road Valleys Vegetation Venues Videos Visitor Centers Volcanic Volunteers Walking Warren Wasps Water Water Parks Waterfalls Wearables Weather Western Image Whetstone Why Wild West Wilderness Wildlife Refuges Willcox Willcox Playa Wilmot Road Wine Winter Wolves Women-Owned World-Class Yaqui Zoos

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POPULAR POSTS ...

Couch's Spadefoot Toad

- Couch's Spadefoot Toad (Scaphiopus Couchii) is a highly specialized desert amphibian native to southern Arizona that spends up to 10 months of the year dormant underground - They are famous for emerging en masse immediately following the first heavy summer monsoon rains - They feature a hard, black, keratinized sickle-shaped wedge on their hind feet used to dig backward into loose soil - A single spadefoot can eat enough termites, beetles, and ants in one night to survive an entire year - Unlike true toads, spadefoots possess brilliant golden eyes with vertical, cat-like pupils

Linda and Paul McCartney Ranch

- The 151-acre ranch is located in Tanque Verde, Arizona, about 10 miles east of Tucson - In 1979, Linda and Paul McCartney purchased the ranch, which includes a modest tin roof stucco house ... they also added a Mickey-Mouse-shaped swimming pool. - Linda died of breast cancer at the ranch in 1998 - The ranch is not open to the public Map

Emerald Jumping Spider

- Southern Arizona is home to a diverse and fascinating population of jumping spiders (family Salticidae), thriving everywhere from low-desert landscapes like Tucson to the high-elevation mountain habitats known as "sky islands" - These spiders are highly intelligent, incredibly active during the day, and completely harmless to humans - The Emerald / Golden Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus Aurantius) is a flashy, eye-catching species covered in shiny, iridescent golden-green scales ... they love bright sunlight and are most often spotted foraging on low shrubs and desert bushes - The Emerald Jumping Spider has eight eyes split into four pairs: four on the front of its face and four smaller ones on top of its head - They are about 1/4 to 1/2 inch in length

Banner - University Medical Center

- Banner - University Medical Center (BUMCT) is a 649-bed teaching hospital - The hospital is nationally recognized for patient care, teaching future health care professionals, and research - UMC was an early world-wide leader in heart transplant operations - BUMCT is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) and the Council of Teaching Hospitals - Located on the University of Arizona campus and is the clinical partner of the University of Arizona College of Medicine - 1625 North Campbell Avenue, Tucson www.bannerhealth.com/locations/tucson/banner-university-medical-center-tucson Map

Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR)

- The Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research (LTRR) at the University of Arizona in Tucson is the world's preeminent center for dendrochronology, the scientific study of tree rings - Founded in 1937 by A.E. Douglass, who established the modern science of dendrochronology, the lab is a global leader in reconstructing past environmental, climatic, and social changes using the data stored in tree rings - Scientists use ring width and cell density to analyze centuries of drought and climate variability - Tree rings provide precise dating for wooden artifacts and prehistoric sites, helping to narrow down dates for events like volcanic eruptions - The LTRR houses the world's largest collection of wood research specimens, which serve as an irreplaceable record of life on Earth over the past 100 years - The lab is located in the Bryant Bannister Tree-Ring Building on the University of Arizona campus Map

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