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A Noiva Da Cidade


A Noiva Da Cidade
Composer(s): Chico Buarque - Francis Hime
Performer(s): Chico Buarque
and multiple other artists



``Tutu-Marambá não venha mais cá
Que a mãe da criança te manda matar''
``Tutu-Marambá não venha mais cá
Que a mãe da criança te manda matar''

Ai, como essa moça é descuidada
Com a janela escancarada
Quer dormir impunemente
Ou será que a moça lá no alto
Não escuta o sobressalto
Do coração da gente

Ai, quanto descuido o dessa moça
Que papai tá lá na roça
E mamãe foi passear
E todo marmanjo da cidade
Quer entrar
Nos versos da cantiga de ninar
Pra ser um Tutu-Marambá

Ai, como essa moça é distraída
Sabe lá se está vestida
Ou se dorme transparente
Ela sabe muito bem que quando adormece
Está roubando
O sono de outra gente

Ai, quanta maldade a dessa moça
E, que aqui ninguém nos ouça
Ela sabe enfeitiçar
Pois todo malandro da cidade
Quer entrar
Nos sonhos que ela gosta de sonhar
E ser um Tutu-Marambá

``Boi, boi, boi, boi da cara preta
Pega essa menina que tem medo de careta''

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Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)


Howling At The Moon (Sha-La-La)
Composer(s): Dee Dee Ramone
Performer(s): The Ramones



Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la

Ships are docking, planes are landing
A never ending supply
No more nargo, no more gangster
Conservatives can cry

I took the law and threw it away
Cause there's nothing wrong it's just for play
Theres no law, no law anymore
I want to steal from the rich and give to the poor

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la

It was glowing, glowing, glowing
Glowing in the dark
It was sparkling, sparkling
Sparkling, sparking in the night

I took the law...

Winter turns to summer
Sadness turns to fun
Keep the faith, baby
You broke the rules and won

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la

Keep it glowing, glowing,glowing
I'm not hurting anyone
Keep it glowing, smoking, glowing
I'm howling at the moon

I took the law...

Oh baby, oh baby
Oh baby, oh baby

I took the law and threw it away
Cause there's nothing wrong it's just for play

I'm smoking, baby
I'm smoking, oh baby

Theres no law, no law anymore
I want to steal from the rich and give to the poor

Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la-la, sha-la-la-la-la-la

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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square


A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Composer(s): Holt Marvell - Manning Sherwin
First performance/First recording by: Judy Campbell/Ray Noble and His Orch. - 1940
Covered by multiple other artists



That certain night
The night we met
There was magic abroad in the air
There were angels dining at the Ritz
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

I may be right I may be wrong
But I'm perfectly willing to swear
That when you turned and smiled at me
A nightingale sang in Berkeley square

The moon that lingered over London town
Poor puzzled moon he wore a frown
How could he know we two were so in love
The whole damned world seemed upside down

The streets of town were paved with stars
It was such a romantic affair
And as we kissed and said goodnight
A nightingale sang in Berekeley square

How strange it was
How sweet and strange
There was never a dream to compare
To those hazy crazy nights we met
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

Ah this heart of mine
Loud and fast
Like a merry-go-round in a fair
We would dance cheek to cheek
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

The dawn came stealing up
All gold and blue
To interrupt our rendez-vous
I still remember how you smiled and said
Was that a dream or was it true?

Our homeward step was just as light
As the dancing feet of astaire
And like an echo far away
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square
And a nightingale sang in Berkeley square

That night in Berkeley square

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However Much I Booze


However Much I Booze
Composer(s): Pete Townshend
Performer(s): The Who



I see myself on T.V., I'm a faker, a paper clown
It's clear to all my friends that I habitually lie I just bring them down
I claim proneness to exaggeration
But the truth lies in my frustration
The children of the night, they all pass me by
Have to drench myself in brandy
In sleep I'll hide
But however much I booze
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities
Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me
My ego will just confuse me
Some day it's going to up and use me
Dish me out another tailor-made compliment
Tell me about some destiny I can't prevent
And however much I squirm
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

Won't somebody tell me how to get out of this place?!

Then the night comes down like a cell door closing
Suddenly I realize that I'm right now, I'm on the scene
While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating
Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me
And on at me, and I don't care what you say
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

Now the walls are all clawed and scratched
Like by some soul insane
In the morning I humbly detach myself
I take no blame
I just can't face my failure
I'm nothing but a well fucked sailor
You at home can easily decide what's right
By glancing very briefly at the songs I write
But it don't help me that you know
This ain't no way out
Won't somebody tell me?
I don't care what you say, boy
There ain't no way out

There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

Give me the key, lock it away

There ain't
There ain't
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out
There ain't no way out

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A Night To Remember


A Night To Remember
Composer(s): Nidra Beard - Dana Meyers - Charmaine Elaine Sylvers
Performer(s): Shalamar



When you love someone it’s natural, not demanding
And that’s one thing I’m proud to say I found in you
I’m so glad we reached an understanding
Now I know my heart is safe with you, hoo...
So now my love to you, baby, I surrender

Get ready tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Oh, baby) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Celebrations and my heart could stay united
And there’s nothing in this world to come between me and you
We’re together and it keeps me so excited
To think of what the power of love can do, ooh...
And I’m filled with a love that’s, oh, so tender

Get ready (Baby) tonight (Girl)
I’m gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (get ready) tonight
I’m gonna make this a night to remember

Make this a night to remember

Get ready tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Get ready) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin’)
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (Darlin’) tonight (Baby)
Gonna make this a night to remember

This night you won’t forget
Gonna make this a night to remember
‘Cause your love I won’t regret
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin’)
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (It won’t be like the past) tonight (I will make it last)
Gonna make this a night to remember

Tonight
Make this a night to remember
Tonight
Make this a night to remember

Let’s make a toast to those who helped make this occasion
They turn their back on love and that’s what drove you straight to me
Now to you I make a lasting dedication
I’ll show you all that love and life can be, hoo...
And each day that I live I will deliver

Get ready (This night you won’t forget) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (‘Cause your love I won’t regret) tonight
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready (Baby) tonight (Darlin’)
Gonna make this a night to remember
Get ready (It won’t be like the past) tonight (I will make it last)
Gonna make this a night to remember

Get ready tonight

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How'd We Ever Get This Way


How'd We Ever Get This Way
Composer(s): Jeff Barry; Andy Kim
Performer(s): Andy Kim



Look at you baby look at me
So in love we used to be
But now it's just a memory
Baby, how'd we ever get this way
Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way

Well I recall when things were fine
And every day the sun would shine
When I was yours and you were mine
Baby, how'd we ever get this way
Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way

Remember how it used to was
Before the rovin eye of love
Why does it do the way it does
Baby, how'd we ever get this way
Tell me baby, how'd we ever get this way

Time and time and time again
I wonder why it all began
Tell me how's it gonna end
Baby, how'd we ever get this way
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la

Baby, how'd we ever get
Baby, how'd we ever get
Baby, how'd we ever get this way
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la
Ba-la, la, la, la, la, la

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A Night Like This (Rod Stewart)


A Night Like This
Composer(s): Rod Stewart
Performer(s): Rod Stewart



Sixteen years old, looking for a hideaway
I'm a set designer, my Mum and Dad thinking I'm gay
I'm a lazy bugger, but I like my sport
Like girls and music, I'm happy, happy sort (of a guy)

But there's one thing I'm lacking
it's sexual experience
So I ask you, my sweetheart
save me from this wilderness

I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this

Where I come from, love is just a hole in the wall
And the steel mills ring out and generations heed the call
And the rain never stops and the skies are grey
And the chance of romance slim as a bright sunny day

This is partly the reason
I'm so overwhelmed and shy
Because your beauty, by contrast
is gonna make a young man cry

I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this
I've schemed, honey, of a night like this
You don't know what it means to a boy from a suburban home
To be left with a woman like you completely alone

I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this

Nice place you've got here, babe never seen a house like this
Pool like an ocean, bed like a football pitch
All the guys at the boozer, won't believe my luck
But it couldn't have happened to a nicer bloke (than me)

So here we are, the record's gotten stuck in the groove
My knees are trembling, c'mon baby, make a move

I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this
I've schemed, honey, of a night like this
I've dreamed, I've schemed, honey of a night like this
I've dreamed, honey, of a night like this

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How You've Changed


How You've Changed
Composer(s): Chuck Berry
Performer(s): The Animals; Chuck Berry



Oh, how I've loved you
Since the day you first told me your name
Yes, I have loved you
Thinking you all the while felt the same
Ohhh, how I've loved you
But your kisses don't taste the same
Oh, how I've loved you
Since the day I first walked you from school
Yes, I have loved you
Breaking all of loves precious rules
You know I still love you
Even though I feel like a fool
Oh, how I've loved you
Since the day you first told me your name
Yes, I have loved you
Thinking you all the while felt the same
And I, I still love you
Even though I know you've changed

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A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer


A Night In The Life Of A Blues Singer
Composer(s): Phil Lynott
Performer(s): Thin Lizzy



In the old days
I could sing the blues
I had nothin' to live for
And nothin' to lose
And all the time
I was paying my dues
Like an old blues singer

And I had no troubles then
But I had lots of friends
Friends they come and go
And sometimes friendship ends
All the time, I've had a friend on whom I depend
So blues singer
Oh...

Oh mama, mama, mama, this is your boy
Oh mama, mama, mama, mama, my soul's been destroyed
Oh mama, mama, your pride and joy
Is a blues singer
An old blues singer

And the party's over now
Everybody's goin' home
The band is packin' up
And I'm on my own
Oh, but I miss you now you're gone
Mama, your boy's a blues singer
Such an old blues singer

Nothin, oh but nothin's changed
Oh sometimes you win sometimes you lose
I lost ya mama
I lost ya mama

In the old days
I could sing the blues
Had nothin' to live for
And nothin' to lose
But all the time
You must chose
I'm an old blues singer
Oh...

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How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?


How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm?
Composer(s): Sam M. Lewis; Joe Young; Walter Donaldson
Performer(s): Eddie Cantor;
and various other artists



Reuben, Reuben, I've been thinking
Said his wifey dear
Now that all is peaceful and calm
The boys will soon be back on the farm
Mister Reuben started winking and slowly rubbed his chin
He pulled his chair up close to mother
And he asked her with a grin

How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paree'
How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway
Jazzin around and paintin' the town
How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's a mystery
They'll never want to see a rake or plow
And who the deuce can parleyvous a cow?
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paree'

Reuben, Reuben, you're mistaken
Said his wifey dear
Once a farmer, always a jay
And farmers always stick to the hay
Mother Reuben, I'm not fakin
Tho you may think it strange
But wine and women play the mischief
With a boy who's loose with change

How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paree'
How ya gonna keep 'em away from Broadway
Jazzin around and paintin' the town
How ya gonna keep 'em away from harm, that's a mystery
Imagine Reuben when he meets his Pa
He'll kiss his cheek and holler "Oo-La-La!
How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm
After they've seen Paree'?

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A Night At Daddy Gee's


A Night At Daddy Gee's
Composer(s): Tommy Boyce - Curtis Lee
Performer(s): Showaddywaddy



Come on everybody
We're going down to Daddy Gee's!

Well come on everybody
We're going down to Daddy Gee's
We're gonna do some rock 'n' rolling
Like you ain't never seen
So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's

Come on little Suzy
I want you to come along too
Take your shoes off, comb your hair down
I'm gonna dance on like you
So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's

Feel so good, now your on
Come on baby, rock me all night long

Come on everybody
Gonna have a happy time
Take your shoes off, comb your hair down
I know it's gonna work out fine
So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Roll it Daddy

What's his name?
Daddy Gee!

Well come on everybody
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Gonna do, some rock 'n' rolling
Like you ain't never seen
So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Rock it Daddy...

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How Wonderful You Are


How Wonderful You Are
Performer(s): Gordon Haskell



I go out most nights
Attracted by the lights
Listen to the jazz in Harry's Bar
And I know it won't be long
Before they play that song
Do you know how wonderful you are

It's a sentimental sound
Make me wanna fool around
With somebody who is wishing on a star
I'll pull my hat down low
Go up and say hello
Do you know how wonderful you are

Oh we struggle with the art of conversation
And there'll be those for whom this song has no appeal
But I know it works for me
And I'm sure you will agree
That it illustrates exactly how I feel

Things can happen fast
Some things are built to last
I've seen it all go down in Harry's Bar
Though we've only just begun
This sure will run and run
Do you know how wonderful you are

I've always struggled with the art of conversation
And there'll be those for whom this song has no appeal
But I know it works for me
And I'm sure you will agree
That it illustrates exactly how I feel

Things can happen fast
Some things are built to last
I've seen it all go down in Harry's Bar
Though we've only just begun
This sure will run and run
Do you know how wonderful you are
Do you know how wonderful you are
Do you know how wonderful you are

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A Nifty Little Number Like You


A Nifty Little Number Like You
Composer(s): Steve Marriott
Performer(s): Humble Pie



You smell like a field
Cow-shirt in midsummer sun
I must have been mad
But I gave you all the bread that I had
Your mother's a freak
She made me weak in my knees
You're under her thumb
Why don't you pack your bags and run
Isn't it sad
I pity you now I'm not there
I hope you pull through
But you're locked in your social zoo
I tried to re-arrange your head
And show you where you were
But you were too sick
Then your mother bust her guf
And tried to make me think like her
But I was too quick
You thought I was hooked
Showing me off to your friends
Wearing me like a badge
Was the only kick you ever had
Please shave your legs
Put down that horse and behave
I seen it before
I ain't never gonna see it no more
You whole domestick scene
And the way your life was run
Made me so sick
That a nifty little number like you
Could show anyone a few tricks

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How Wonderful To Know


How Wonderful To Know ((aka With All My Heart And Soul (by Eddie Fisher) - 1954)) ((Adapted from: Anema E Core (by Tito Schipa) - 1950)) Composer(s): Salve d'Esposito - Domenico Titomanlio - Kermit Goell Performer(s): Andy Williams - 1961 and multiple other artists



How wonderful to know you really love me How wonderful to know you really care How beautiful to feel my arms around you Kissing your eyes, hearing your sighs, touching your hair *How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter That fills my empty heart with love To share this life with you and hereafter How wonderful to know that you are mine (Pick up at *) How wonderful to know sunshine and laughter That fills my empty heart with love divine To share this life with you and hereafter How wonderful to know that you are mine To share this life with you and hereafter How wonderful to know that you are mine

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A Nice Cup Of Tea


A Nice Cup Of Tea
Composer(s): Herbert - Sullivan
Performer(s): Binnie Hale; Piccadilly Dance Orch.



I like a nice cup of tea in the morning
For to start the day you see
And at half-past eleven
Well my idea of Heaven
Is a nice cup of tea
I like a nice cup of tea with my dinner
And a nice cup of tea with my tea
And when it's time for bed
There's a lot to be said
For a nice cup of tea

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You, Me And Us


You, Me And Us
Composer(s): John Jerome
Performer(s): Alma Cogan



You, me and us
We are my favourite people
We all go together like peaches and cream
Or bells with a church and a steeple

Some people I know, I'm fond of and so
All day I keep singing about them
For one of them's you and, Darling, it's true
I find that I can't live without them

You, me and us
We are my favourite people
We all go together like peaches and cream
Or bells with a church and a steeple

The stars were as bright as diamonds the night
We met and we danced and we flirted
With one look at you, my dream had come true
And nothing will ever divert it

You, me and us
We are my favourite people
We all go together like peaches and cream
Or bells with a church and a steeple

Now, outside of town we all settled down
Our place isn't big, but it's cosy
I know that you're mine and ev'rything's fine
Our future forever is rosy

You, me and us
We are my favourite people
We all go together like peaches and cream
Or bells with a church and a steeple

Yes, we all go together like peaches and cream
You, me and us!

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A New Star In Heaven Tonight


A New Star In Heaven Tonight
Performer(s): Chris de Burgh



Shadows darken and the day is done
And I cannot believe that it's true and you are gone
You were always here beside me
You gave so much as the Queen of Hearts
To those without love
You were their voice when they could not speak
A touch for the dying

And as we say goodbye I can hardly see
For the tears in my eyes
You are shining like a million suns
And there's a new star up in Heaven tonight

I wonder if you ever knew
How much you were loved
And in the darkness of a lonely room
Were you empty inside?
As you fade away it's like a light
Has gone from the world
But I am sure that there is a place
Where it will burn on forever

And as we say goodbye I can hardly see
For the tears in my eyes
You are shining like a million suns
And there's a new star up in Heaven tonight

And there's a new star up in Heaven tonight

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How To Handle A Woman


How To Handle A Woman
Composer(s): Frederick Loewe; Alan Jay Lerner
Performer(s): Richard Burton;
and various other artists



How to handle a woman
There's a way said a wise old man
A way known by every woman
Since the whole rigmarole began!

Do I flatter her, I begged him answer
Do I threaten or cajole or plea
Do I brood or play the gay romancer?
Said he, smiling, "No, indeed!"

"How to handle a woman
Mark me well, I will tell you sir!
The way to handle a woman
Is to love her, simply love her
Merely love her, love her
Love her!"

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À New Orleans


À New Orleans
Composer(s): Guida - Jan - Jil - Royster
Performer(s): Johnny Hallyday



À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé

Ha! Venez tous allons faire tous un pèlerinage au pays
Au pays du Mississippi où le jazz naquit
Au pays enchanté vous serez éblouis mes amis
Éblouis par ces musiques folles qui claquent jours et nuits
Vous verrez au bord des trottoirs des groupes d'enfants noirs
Jouer du dixieland lorsque descend le soir

À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé

Ha! Venez tous là-bas l'amour pousse un peu comme les fleurs
Au son de ces blues magiques aux milles et une couleurs
Ouais, dans chaque église vous entendrez les negro spirituals
Bercés par les rythmes étranges de rock'n'roll
Vous verrez aussi mes amis tout près de Bessingstreet
Comment on fait une jam en dégustant des frites

À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé

Ha! Venez tous suivez moi vous verrez les boîtes de nuit
Les boîtes d'où jadis les grands noms du jazz sont sortis
Si vous tombez le jour du carnaval vous verrez aussi
Des filles dans les rues des filles du sud si jolies
Tenez, là-bas on ne se sent pas perdu car je sais
Ouais, je sais que là-bas y a beaucoup de Français

À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé
Je veux aller hé hé hé hé

À New Orleans je veux aller
À New Orleans yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans je veux aller
Je veux aller yeah yeah yeah yeah
À New Orleans je veux aller...

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How To Get Depressed


How To Get Depressed
Composer(s): Bob Lind
Performer(s): Bob Lind



Beginning with the basics, you sit right down
And give a lot of thought to yourself
If any higher value should cross your mind
Consider the state of your health
Think of what that strange little cough could mean
And what you should have said to that jerk
Start with the assumption that something's wrong
And anything you think of will work
Make a list of who's slighted you
And all the things it's too late to do
Think of all your mistakes
And how little difference you make
You're halfway there

Don't be like the amateurs who waste their time
Counting up the bad breaks they've known
Use your time efficiently and call to mind
All of the good breaks you've blown
Think of all those chances for happiness
Chances that only knock once
Watch the clock and remind yourself
How the days keep turning to months
Judge people that you never met
Watch the news every chance you get
Spend your mornings inside
Keep defending your pride
You're almost there

Think about those sneaky middle-eastern creeps
Think about your backstabbing friends
Sit around remembering the good old days
Life was so much simpler then
If right now someone's heart is reaching out to you
Shut it hard away from your mind
You know you're prob'ly too cool for her
He's gonna suck up your time
Think of Hemingway, Monroe and van Gogh
Remind yourself of how the great ones go
Geniuses don't ask for help
You're kind of brilliant yourself
There you are

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