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uncle W

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We go thru this with bogus reports ever winter. The person who reports from Great Kills on Staten Island always has inflated totals... must be a plow operator. The NWS even removed his reports last winter. I measured 20 in. and a trained spotter here had similar totals. Its possible someone had a total up to 25 in but not 30.

hello Don...Didn't you have 19 or 20" for the 96 blizzard?...20 sounds correct for our area...I estimated 24...It is impossible to measure...I have at least 2' in the back yard but that is roof inflated...

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patrick05

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took a final measurement and got an average of around 12.5"... KISP reported 13.7" at 700am so i wasn't really too far off...

at least i passed the one foot mark...:thumbsup::lol:

shoveled the driveway and it was really really tiring... you do have to be crazy to wish for snow amounts like this lol

our street haven't even been plowed yet... we got almost double the snowfall 12/19 last year but at least one plow truck drove by unlike this year... maybe it really IS bad in some areas...

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hello Don...Didn't you have 19 or 20" for the 96 blizzard?...20 sounds correct for our area...I estimated 24...It is impossible to measure...I have at least 2' in the back yard but that is roof inflated...

Hi unc.... I think I had 25 in. in 96. My yard here is surrounded by woods on three sides and it must provide a wind break of some kind because no matter the winds drifting is not a problem for me like it is for others.

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NOUS41 KOKX 272036

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CTZ005>012-NJZ002-004-006-103>108-NYZ067>075-078>081-176>179-280801-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

SPOTTER REPORTS

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY

336 PM EST MON DEC 27 2010

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 29 HOURS

FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION. APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED

TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS

AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR

HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/NYC

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS

SNOWFALL OF

/INCHES/ MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...

WILTON 18.0 830 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

GREENWICH 17.0 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

STRATFORD 16.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

NORWALK 16.0 910 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

WESTPORT 14.8 145 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

DANBURY 14.1 800 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

BRIDGEPORT 12.0 100 PM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...

WESTBROOK 9.5 1020 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

EAST HADDAM 6.5 1200 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...

MERIDEN 8.8 1030 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...NEW LONDON COUNTY...

GALES FERRY 7.5 913 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

1 NNE NEWENT 7.5 1151 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

NORWICH 6.0 800 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

LEDYARD CENTER 5.0 730 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...

LYNDHURST 29.0 230 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

LODI 27.1 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

RUTHERFORD 23.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

OAKLAND 22.0 730 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

GARFIELD 21.8 331 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

BERGENFIELD 20.4 200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

GLEN ROCK 18.0 1030 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

RIDGEWOOD 17.5 622 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

PARAMUS 17.0 800 AM 12/27 NJ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

RIVERVALE 14.0 930 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...ESSEX COUNTY...

BELLEVILLE 24.8 1030 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

NEWARK AIRPORT 24.2 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

WEST ORANGE 24.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BLOOMFIELD 24.0 945 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

VERONA 23.0 500 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

MILLBURN 22.5 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

CEDAR GROVE 21.1 700 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...HUDSON COUNTY...

JERSEY CITY 26.0 955 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

SECAUCUS 25.0 800 AM 12/27

HARRISON 25.0 800 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

KEARNY 20.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

HOBOKEN 19.9 800 AM 12/27

...PASSAIC COUNTY...

CLIFTON 25.5 215 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

HASKELL 24.5 200 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

WEST MILFORD 22.0 415 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

RINGWOOD 22.0 810 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

WAYNE 22.0 915 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...UNION COUNTY...

RAHWAY 32.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

ELIZABETH 31.8 700 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

ROSELLE 28.7 710 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

CLARK 27.0 745 AM 12/27

UNION 27.0 745 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

FANWOOD 26.0 100 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

GARWOOD 25.0 845 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

ROSELLE PARK 21.0 1230 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

PLAINFIELD 18.0 900 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW YORK

...BRONX COUNTY...

SOUNDVIEW PARK HOMES 22.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

BEDFORD PARK 22.0 600 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BRONX 20.9 1200 PM 12/27 PUBLIC-BRONX ZOO

WEST FARMS 20.5 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

EASTCHESTER 20.0 925 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

RIVERDALE 19.4 840 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

PELHAM BAY 17.2 840 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

EAST TREMONT 16.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

PARKCHESTER 15.7 1140 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...KINGS (BROOKLYN) COUNTY...

MARINE PARK 24.5 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

SHEEPSHEAD BAY 24.0 700 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...NASSAU COUNTY...

NORTH MASSAPEQUA 23.5 1200 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

LEVITTOWN 21.9 119 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

PLAINVIEW 20.5 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

OLD BETHPAGE 20.5 907 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

WOODMERE 19.4 950 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

CARLE PLACE 18.2 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

FLORAL PARK 18.0 1000 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

FARMINGDALE 18.0 1030 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

NEW HYDE PARK 16.8 200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

GARDEN CITY 16.7 930 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BELLMORE 16.4 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

BALDWIN HARBOR 16.0 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

VALLEY STREAM 16.0 1150 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

LONG BEACH 16.0 245 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

SEAFORD 15.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

WEST HEMPSTEAD 12.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

GLEN COVE 12.0 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...NEW YORK COUNTY...

CENTRAL PARK 20.0 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

...ORANGE COUNTY...

TUXEDO PARK 26.0 255 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

MONROE 26.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

HARRIMAN 26.0 630 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

HIGHLAND MILLS 25.0 915 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

WASHINGTONVILLE 22.0 1043 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MOUNTAIN LODGE PARK 22.0 1121 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

CORNWALL ON HUDSON 18.0 1130 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MONTGOMERY 18.0 1100 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

NEW WINDSOR 17.5 745 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

GOSHEN 17.5 900 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

NEWBURGH 16.5 900 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

WARWICK 14.0 1011 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MIDDLETOWN 13.0 1020 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...PUTNAM COUNTY...

COLD SPRING 17.0 730 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

LAKE CARMEL 13.5 940 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MAHOPAC 12.5 100 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...QUEENS COUNTY...

MIDDLE VILLAGE 21.5 1250 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

FLUSHING 21.0 207 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

BAYSIDE 20.5 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

RICHMOND HILL 18.0 1200 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

ASTORIA 16.1 801 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

FRESH MEADOWS 16.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

1 W NYC/JFK AIRPORT 15.5 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

NYC/LA GUARDIA 14.0 700 AM 12/27 ASOS

HOWARD BEACH 14.0 1200 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

WOODSIDE 14.0 645 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...RICHMOND COUNTY...

GREAT KILLS 29.0 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

ELTINGVILLE 22.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

STATEN ISLAND 17.8 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...ROCKLAND COUNTY...

TALLMAN 24.0 1055 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

WEST HAVERSTRAW 21.0 130 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...

UPTON 18.8 100 PM 12/27 NWS OFFICE

NORTH BABYLON 18.5 845 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

CENTEREACH 17.0 930 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

PATCHOGUE 17.0 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

WEST ISLIP 16.0 1215 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

EAST NORTHPORT 15.5 715 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

SOUND BEACH 15.5 300 PM 12/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

NORTHPORT 15.2 138 PM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

CENTERPORT 15.0 650 AM 12/27 COOP-OBSERVER

EAST SETAUKET 15.0 715 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

MOUNT SINAI 14.2 1255 PM 12/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

ISLIP AIRPORT 14.2 100 PM 12/27 FAA CONTRACT OBSERVER

SAYVILLE 14.0 1000 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

QUOGUE 14.0 1100 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

SHOREHAM 14.0 900 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

HOLBROOK 12.5 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BAITING HOLLOW 12.0 145 PM 12/27 PUBLIC

SMITHTOWN 11.5 1000 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

PORT JEFFERSON 11.0 800 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

DIX HILLS 10.7 900 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

ORIENT 10.0 1230 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

FLANDERS 10.0 620 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

STONY BROOK 7.3 1000 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

MATTITUCK 6.0 1100 AM 12/27 CO-OP OBSERVER

...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...

LARCHMONT 22.0 940 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

SCARSDALE 22.0 915 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BRONXVILLE 22.0 935 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

MOUNT VERNON 22.0 940 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

ARMONK 20.0 900 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

YONKERS 19.5 800 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 18.0 930 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BRIARCLIFF MANOR 13.1 810 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS

GUST OF

MPH MEASUREMENT

CONNECTICUT

...FAIRFIELD COUNTY...

BRIDGEPORT AIRPORT 60 921 PM 12/26 ASOS

GREENWICH 60 1000 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

DANBURY 60 1031 PM 12/26 ASOS

...NEW HAVEN COUNTY...

NEW HAVEN 60 1201 AM 12/27 ASOS

MADISON 56 345 PM 12/26 PUBLIC

MERIDEN 54 1147 PM 12/26 ASOS

OXFORD 52 1035 PM 12/26 MESONET

MOMAUGUIN 40 1144 AM 12/26 MESONET

...NEW LONDON COUNTY...

NEW LONDON 68 115 AM 12/27 MESONET

GROTON 59 1126 PM 12/26 ASOS

GALES FERRY 59 814 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

NEW JERSEY

...BERGEN COUNTY...

OAKLAND 40 730 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

TETERBORO 39 723 PM 12/26 ASOS

...ESSEX COUNTY...

NEWARK AIRPORT 51 709 PM 12/26 ASOS

NEWARK 39 313 PM 12/26 ASOS

CALDWELL 35 812 PM 12/26 ASOS

NEW YORK

...BRONX COUNTY...

PARKCHESTER 53 1140 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

...NASSAU COUNTY...

BAYVILLE 68 1037 PM 12/26 MESONET

KINGS POINT 59 1142 PM 12/26 MESONET

SEAFORD 59 1200 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

FARMINGDALE 52 835 PM 12/26 ASOS

CARLE PLACE 41 1200 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

...NEW YORK COUNTY...

CENTRAL PARK 36 944 PM 12/26 ASOS

...ORANGE COUNTY...

MONROE 50 1200 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

MONTGOMERY 36 445 AM 12/27 ASOS

...QUEENS COUNTY...

1 W NYC/JFK AIRPORT 59 954 PM 12/26 ASOS

NYC/LA GUARDIA 55 952 PM 12/26 ASOS

BREEZY POINT 48 1040 PM 12/26 MESONET

...RICHMOND COUNTY...

GREAT KILLS 50 600 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

...ROCKLAND COUNTY...

TAPPAN 52 933 PM 12/26 MESONET

...SUFFOLK COUNTY...

PATCHOGUE 67 914 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

ISLIP AIRPORT 64 910 PM 12/26 ASOS

SHINNECOCK HILLS 62 838 PM 12/26 MESONET

GILGO BEACH 60 1045 PM 12/26 MESONET

MOUNT SINAI 60 1245 AM 12/27 NWS EMPLOYEE

WESTHAMPTON 56 1053 PM 12/26 ASOS

MONTAUK 55 1124 PM 12/26 ASOS

SHIRLEY 55 1030 PM 12/26 ASOS

FIRE ISLAND 54 655 PM 12/26 MESONET

EAST MORICHES 54 920 PM 12/26 MESONET

MECOX 53 1040 PM 12/26 MESONET

FISHERS ISLAND 52 125 AM 12/27 MESONET

NAPEAGUE 51 543 PM 12/26 MESONET

BLUE POINT 50 900 PM 12/26 MESONET

ORIENT 50 1230 AM 12/27 PUBLIC

BRIDGEHAMPTON 50 800 PM 12/26 CO-OP OBSERVER

LINDENHURST 47 546 AM 12/27 TRAINED SPOTTER

STONY BROOK 46 620 PM 12/26 TRAINED SPOTTER

MONTAUK POINT 45 657 PM 12/26 ASOS

...WESTCHESTER COUNTY...

WHITE PLAINS 67 121 AM 12/27 ASOS

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON 63 930 PM 12/26 PUBLIC

LARCHMONT 50 950 PM 12/26 MESONET

CROTON FALLS 47 1115 PM 12/26 MESONET

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jm1220

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I have to think the high totals in Nassau County, such as the 23.5" in N Massapequa are inflated somewhat because of all the blowing snow from roofs. The heaviest echos in the county for the longest time seemed to stretch from around here up along the Queens border, and I estimated 20" this morning. 15-21" seems like an overall good estimate for totals in Nassau.

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jm1220

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This is a friend of mine's FB status:

"Long Beach, NY - Even though I removed snow from blocking my front door through the night as best I could, I woke up to 3-4 foot snow drifts blocking every exit from my home. About a half hour ago I lowered the sliding window on my front storm door, I literally hung out the window, & flailed my arms, shouting to anyone passing by. A neighbor was using his snow blower but couldn't hear me shouting. He finally saw me hanging out the door with my arms all over the place, I had to pass my snow shovel out the opened window, & he dug out a space in front of my door! Holy Cow!"

My car, which is parked out on my street, is still completely buried. It took nearly 3 hours for my brother and I to dig the drive way and a path down the sidewalk out. My backyard literally has 3-4.5 feet of snow in it.

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JBG

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Got a measley 14 inches out there. What a waste of a good storm! What does the 384 hour GFS say?

That anyone would complain about 14" shows how spoiled we are. After all we went from February 11-12, 1983 all the way to January 6, 1996 without 14" in KNYC.

Without even a one footer lol.

Actually we went from December 1948 to March 1960 without a 14" storm; then again to January 1978 with only the Mayor Lindsay storm (even that barely). We seem to have many periods with a relative drought of intense snowstorms. Then we get relative feasts such as January 6-7, 1996 followed by PD II in 2003 followed by February 11, 2006, then February 25-26, 2010 and now the Boxing Day Blizzard, all over 20".

Al Gore be damned.

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This is a friend of mine's FB status:

"Long Beach, NY - Even though I removed snow from blocking my front door through the night as best I could, I woke up to 3-4 foot snow drifts blocking every exit from my home. About a half hour ago I lowered the sliding window on my front storm door, I literally hung out the window, & flailed my arms, shouting to anyone passing by. A neighbor was using his snow blower but couldn't hear me shouting. He finally saw me hanging out the door with my arms all over the place, I had to pass my snow shovel out the opened window, & he dug out a space in front of my door! Holy Cow!"

My car, which is parked out on my street, is still completely buried. It took nearly 3 hours for my brother and I to dig the drive way and a path down the sidewalk out. My backyard literally has 3-4.5 feet of snow in it.

Most people I know can push a door open in 4 ft of unpacked snow, given the floor isn't slippery.

Also they need to make a snowshovel thats this shape for clearing paths and walkways

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The roads around here are still not passable. Not one plow has passed any of the side streets around here and many vehicles are stuck in the snow.

There's a bus route in front of my house and I STILL haven't seen one plow pass by. And guess what? A bus skidded and went sideways blocking all of 29th avenue for hours. Forget about the side streets.

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There's a bus route in front of my house and I STILL haven't seen one plow pass by. And guess what? A bus skidded and went sideways blocking all of 29th avenue for hours. Forget about the side streets.

I saw a Q55 bus hit a police car yesterday and today it seems that Q56 buses have been re-routed on Hillside Avenue. That is about the only somewhat plowed road around here. 1 out of 2 lanes each way is plowed but still snow-covered. Saw a plow on Metropolitan Avenue but it was having trouble moving.
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There's a bus route in front of my house and I STILL haven't seen one plow pass by. And guess what? A bus skidded and went sideways blocking all of 29th avenue for hours. Forget about the side streets.

On sanford ave and parsons there are 3 buses stuck. What a mess. Flushing is a disaster. Iam amazed that I haven't seen one plow.

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Sock Puppet

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You'd most likely get voicemail

And btw I just saw snowplows for the fourth time today on the same street that's already plowed while every other street is still full of snow. They're basically plowing up the road I suppose

Still haven't seen one. If I call 911 they won't be able to get him anyway since they'd be stuck in the street scooter.gif

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There'd be a three hour delay before they even would begin to respond to your call.

Yea did you hear about the ambulance wait time? 3 hours for emergencies because they were stuck! I mean are they serious? First this is not some southern city not used to snow and second this is New York, they should be on top of it. Pathetic cleanup performance. Bloomberg played it off like he was doing a good job too this guy is such a buffoon.

On sanford ave and parsons there are 3 buses stuck. What a mess. Flushing is a disaster. Iam amazed that I haven't seen one plow.

I live close to Francis Lewis Blvd and even that still had a good amount of snow on it with only one lane open; two cars would not be able to drive side by side.

You'd most likely get voicemail

And btw I just saw snowplows for the fourth time today on the same street that's already plowed while every other street is still full of snow. They're basically plowing up the road I suppose

Dude I saw plows by Willets Point Blvd go up and down maybe 3 times. Meanwhile like you said ALL the streets leading to Willets were completely impassible. Thanks for nothing.

Hey, at least I got my power back a couple hours ago. At least Con Edison is out doing something. It did take them 18 hours though and in the winter with that wind out there it got cold in the house REAL FAST.

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