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The Game

(Dan (left) and Michael Colleluori)

What a week for the Hofstra Pride. In back to back nail bitters, the Dutchmen pulled off consecutive one-goal wins over both Sacred Heart and Army.

In the CAA opener for Hofstra, the Pride pulled off a 6-5 win up in Connecticut over a tough Sacred Heart squad. Jay Card scored twice and freshman goalie Andrew “Baby” Gvozden made seven saves, including one in the closing seconds to preserve the win. But perhaps the star of the game was none other than sophomore defensemen and Long Beach native, Mike Skudin. In addition to playing exceptional defense, Skudin also scored his first collegiate goal on a fast break as he stuck one over the left shoulder of the Sacred Heart goalie. He also followed up his goal with an assist to Jay Card, although he was not credited in the official stat sheet with the assist. However, I am currently in the process of correcting this injustice with an appeal to NCAA and expect this issue to be resolved in a timely manner.

In the next game, the Dutchmen won another thriller against an excellent Army team on ESPN U 9-8 in double overtime. Baby Gvozden was the star of the game, as he made a career high 17 saves, including seven stops in the fourth quarter and both overtime periods combined. And who else but “Mr. Clutch” Jay Card scored the game winner, the third goal of the night for him. Michael Colleluori also added three goals and one assist. But perhaps one of the biggest catalysts for the win can be contributed to Hofstra’s number one fan, the legendary Dan Colleluori. You bring a presence to the stands that has not been seen in ages and your relentless cheering motivates and inspires us all! So here’s to you Dan!

Interview with Mike Skudin

1) What’s your most memorable non-lacrosse experience?
When my family and a couple of my friends families went to Barbados on a surfing trip. It was sick.

2) If you could have dinner with any three people dead or alive, who would it be?
I would have dinner with Christopher Wallace (AKA “Biggie Smalls”), Dave Chapelle, and Jesus Christ. I think that would be one interesting and funny sit down dinner.

3) If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I would want to be able to teleport. I would visit places and go places and still be back in time for practice.

4) What was your first car?
1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee. My twin brother Ian and I split it in high school. It carried the name Firetruck because it was bright red and a beast among other vehicles.

5) What’s your best childhood story?
When my brother Ian and I were little, our neighbor was the grumpiest, meanest old man in the world. One day we stole my mom’s tomatoes from her tomato garden and loaded our lacrosse sticks. We sat in our backyard and unloaded on the side of the house. He came out and we ran inside our house and hid under our beds. He told our parents and got grounded for 2 days. Two days well worth it!

6) What is your biggest fear?
Drowning. I live in Long Beach and all I do is spend time in the water. It would really stink to drown in something you’re so familiar with.

7) Favorite YouTube video and why?
The whistles go “Woo Woo” because the whistles go “Woo Woo”. Shout out to the YouTube king, FREDDY CATENESE!

What’s a typical Sunday for you?
Wake up around 10, 10:15, go to the student center or coliseum deli for some eggs, then drive over to the senior lacrosse house and spend some quality time on the couch or the NHL ’09 sticks. Get dinner around 5 or 6pm and then go back to my room and do some school work when needed.

9) When you were a little kid, what was your dream job?
I wanted to be a Ninja Turtle. My brother Ian and I were addicted to that show.

10) Little known fact about you?
I am the only undefeated quarterback in Long Beach history. It lasted one year in 8th grade. I was amazing at handing the off the ball.

Joke of the week

In honor of our third road victory of the season, a tradition came back. Jokes! Since not many of the jokes told were all that good, I thought I would share perhaps one of the better jokes told in the last four years. This one comes from Mike Skudin.

So there were these three women who escaped from a jail one night, a redhead, a brunette, and a blond, and they were being chased by cops. As they were running, they saw a barn close by and decided to try to hide in there to escape the cops. Once inside, they saw three empty potato sacks and ran over to hide inside them. When the cops made it to the barn, they saw the three potato sacks and walked over to them to investigate them. They poked the first sack with the redhead inside and she said, “Meow, Meow”. The cops go, “There must be a bunch of cats inside that sack”. The cops then walk over to the sack with the brunette and poke that one as well. The brunette goes, “Ruff, Ruff”. The cops go, “Oh, there must be a dog inside that sack”. Finally, the cops walk up to the blond’s sack and poke that one as well and the blond says, “Potato, Potato”.

Dutchmen Cookie Dusters

Sean Lucas

Sean Lucas

Mike Skudin

Mike Skudin

Adam Swarsen

Adam Swarsen

Tom Dooley

Tom Dooley

Steve Prifte

Steve Prifte

Joe “Young Fresh” Caven

Joe Caven

As always, keep your head to the grindstone and God Bless America!

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The Game

(DeNapoli was a 'jack of all trades' in the win)

In a thrilling contest between the #12 ranked Hofstra Pride and the #3 ranked Princeton Tigers, the Pride won a hard fought game against an excellent Tigers team 9-7 Saturday at James M. Shuart Stadium. Anthony Muscarella paced Hofstra with three goals and Ryan Carter added two of his own to go along with one assist. Andrew “Baby” Gvozden was solid in between the pipes notching nine saves for his first collegiate win. “Mr. Jack of All Trades” Steven DeNapoli was all over the field as he scored one goal, picked up four groundballs, and held Princeton All-American midfielder Mark Kovler to zero points. Steve Prifte, Adam Swarsen, and Mike Skudin once again played exceptional defense and Tom Dooley quarterbacked the offense to another fine day on the scoreboard. Up next for the Dutchmen is an away contest at Sacred Heart University in the first of three games over the span of seven days. It is an exciting time to be a Flying Dutchmen and this season is shaping up to be one to remember.

What Pumps up the Hofstra Lacrosse Team?
Every athlete at every level, from football players to lacrosse players to bowlers to bobsledders to curlers to table tennis players to competitive food eaters, has a different method of getting themselves excited for their respective game. Some athletes like to throw on headphones and listen to a little music, others like to pace back and forth to get the blood flowing a bit, while some like to just chill out in the locker room until warm-ups. But what does the Hofstra lacrosse team do to get ready for the big game? The 2009 Dutchmen have a bit of a unique method of getting ready for the game that I can safely say no other lacrosse team in the country does. About 10 minutes before game time, right before we take the field, the entire team gathers in the middle of the locker room for a little bottle dancing. For those readers unfamiliar with bottle dancing, it involves a bottle, a circle of people around the bottle, and one person dancing around that same bottle. For those curious as what song is playing during this pregame ritual, Team DJ Keith Prifte settled on Wild Out by the L.O.X.

Rock n Bowl

In what has become a 2009 season tradition, Friday Nights have taken on a life of their own as a few Dutchmen hit the local lanes to put on a show to rival that of a Roy Munson-Ernie McCracken match. Some of the past participants have included Nick Gunn, Dan Stein, Pat Watson, Tom Dooley, Ryan Smith(recently forced to retire due to an ACL injury, though some, and by some, I mean all, participants believed he should’ve retired anyways due to a lack of talent), Sean Lucas, Adam Mojica, and Brian Schneider. This past Friday even featured a few special guests in Jim “Chops” Gunn and Cory “Cor Cor” Smith. In a hotly contested fracas that saw Sean Lucas fall by the wayside early in the battle, and with Dan Stein unable to find his grove, it came to down to Mr. Tom Dooley and yours truly. With Dooley holding a one point lead entering the tenth frame, and the crowd on the edge of its seat holding its breath in anticipation of each bowlers last spin, Tom, with one foot in the frying pan and one in the pressure cooker, stepped up and delivered the final knockout punch as he took home this past week’s honors with a high score of 144. Mr. Dooley may have bragging rights this week, but no one has come close to my season high of 184. So until next time, enjoy your victory Tom, because as we all know, sometimes a bowler just has to face the music.

Interview with Steve Prifte

1)What is your most memorable non-lacrosse experience?
December 3, 2004-Winning a New Jersey football state championship and going 12-0 is a great memory.
2)What are your favorite books?
Lone Survivor- Marcus Luttrell
At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA- George Tenet
Kill Bin Laden- Dalton Fury
3)If you could have dinner with any thee people dead or alive, who would it be and why?
Lawrence Taylor, because he was an animal on and off the field. Gust Avrakotos (CIA agent in Charlie Wilson’s War), watch the movie and you’ll understand. Chris Farley, no explanation needed there.
4)Who has been the biggest influence in your life and why?
Chris Prifte. He played lacrosse and football at Hofstra and coached my brother Keith and me in every sport from kindergarten to 10th grade.
5)What is the most meaningful gift you’ve ever received?
Keith got me a Pat Tillman Arizona State jersey this past Christmas and that pretty much takes the cake.
6)Who is your favorite U.S. president of all-time?
Ronald Reagan was pretty tough.
7)What is the best sporting event you’ve ever been to?
It’s pretty close between the Giants winning an NFC Championship against the Vikings, a Phillies vs. Blue Jays 1993 World Series game, a Sixers vs. Lakers 2001 NBA Finals game, or seeing Stone Cold take the heavyweight title against the Rock at Wrestlemania 15. But I’d have to say watching the lacrosse final four during Memorial Day weekend is my favorite sporting event.
8)What are your post-graduation plans this summer?
Road trip to Dallas with some teammates. The plan is to head south down the coast, make a right after a while, swing by New Orleans, and end up at Tommy Shuey’s house.
9)What is your favorite summer activity?
Badminton tournaments in the backyard. All challengers are welcome to take a shot at the champ.
10)Favorite Music?
Motown usually gets me going.

Victory Song

In what has become a social tradition for the Pride, a few decided to make this song a victory tradition as well. Keith Prifte, Steven DeNapoli, and Ryan Carter began listening to Maxine Nightingale’s Right Back Where We Started From back in the fall after team lifts and needless to say, they became hooked. They started playing this song at various social events, garnering throngs of fans among the Dutchmen players. As Mr. DeNapoli once said, “It puts us in a good mood”. So when it came to picking a game winning song, Right Back Where We Started From was a runaway winner. Because it’s alright and it’s comin’ ‘long, we got to get right back to where we started from.

Hofstra Coach Celebrity Lookalikes

Coach Matt Rewkowski-Woody Harrelson

(But where's Sydney Dean?!?)

Coach Beach (Hofstra Weightlifting Coach) - The Thing from Fantastic Four

(If you remember the question Jason Lee asks Stan Lee re: Thing in Mallrats, you know why we can't say the joke here)

If anyone has any requests or want to know anything in particular about the 2009 Hofstra Pride on or off the field, feel free to shoot me an email at this address

Till next week, keep your head to the grindstone and God Bless America!

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The Game

In a game that featured many reunions, from Andrew and Michael Gvozden starting opposite each other in goal, to Coach Tierney and Coach Rewkowski returning to the field where each of them played, to the place where Hofstra was knocked out of the NCAA tournament just last May, the Dutchmen returned to Baltimore and Homewood Field once again with hopes of winning at Johns Hopkins for the first time ever.

However, the day didn’t go as planned as the Blue Jays won 12-7. Attackmen Kyle Wharton notched a career high five goals and goalie Michael Gvozden had twelve saves on the day to lead Hopkins past the Pride. The Pride fell to 2-1 with the loss and have a huge matchup this upcoming Saturday as the #3 Princeton Tigers venture to Long Island and Shuart Stadium for another game of reunions and a matchup featuring two top 15 teams.

The big question for the Dutchmen entering this matchup is how will Hofstra respond to their first loss of the season? Another big question is how will the Hofstra fans greet former Hofstra All-American and 2009 Princeton assistant Kevin Unterstein? This Saturday is sure to be a great matchup in the Dutchdome so don’t miss it!

Notable Hofstra Bus Books

1)Keith Prifte- The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World by Alan Greenspan
2)Steve Prifte- The American Patriots Almanac: Daily Readings on America by William J. Bennett and John Cribb
3)Dan Stein- Smack by Melvin Burgess
4)Anthony Muscarella- The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw
5)Tom Interlicchio- At the Center of the Storm: My Years at the CIA by George Tenet

10 Question Interview with Captain Tom Dooley

1. What is your most memorable non-lacrosse related experience?

My most memorable experience is a trip I took with some of my best friends from home and our family’s after our high school graduation. We went on a cruise to the western Caribbean islands. Another memorable trip was the one to San Francisco/Lake Tahoe to visit Ryan Carter with fellow teammates Steve and Keith Prifte, and Anthony Muscarella. Both trips were filled with tons of experiences and memories.

2. What is your favorite thing to do in your free time?

During my free time, I mostly hang around with the guys on my team. We go out to dinner a lot and lately bowling has become pretty popular. Before he went down with his ACL injury, Ryan Smith was putting on quite a show at the bowling alley. His style is very similar to that of Roy Munson from the movie King Pin, hair-do included. However, nobody has come close to my brother Todd’s high score of a 299.

3. What is your favorite holiday?

My favorite holiday is Christmas. You can’t beat the holiday music, decorations, and constant airings of Christmas Vacation and Elf on most movie channels. Throw in a little snow and it’s the perfect time of year.

4. If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be?

I’d like to have dinner with Babe Ruth so I could ask him about his infamous “called-shot” as well as his social life reputation and some of the stories surrounding it. I would also like to break bread with Pat Tillman, a true American Hero. I would love to pick his brain about who he was and his toughness as a person, athlete, and soldier. Last person I would like to dine with is Jennifer Aniston, most guys would understand this choice.

5. What are your career goals after college?

After graduation, I would like to travel as much as possible before having to step into the real world. My career goal has always been to become a firefighter, so hopefully that will work out somewhere in the future.

6. What are your top five movies of all time?

My top 5 movies in no particular order are Dumb and Dumber, Youngblood, Outside Providence, Backdraft, and Dazed and Confused.

7. What is the best concert you have ever been too?

The best concert I’ve ever been to is a Dave Matthews Band concert at Giants Stadium. During the last few songs, it was thundering/lightening/pouring rain and they refused to get off the stage. Dave Matthews also gave a shout out to my home town of Yorktown, NY, where he lived for a short time.

8. Who are your favorite lacrosse players ever and why?

Favorite lacrosse players are my older brothers Brian and Scott. I went to just about every H.S. and college game of theirs and am still impressed to this day by their skill and knowledge of the game. Besides them, I’d have to go with former Yorktown/Syracuse great Rob Kavovit. I always enjoyed watching old highlight tapes of his days.

9. What is on Tom Dooley’s Ipod before a game?

I don’t listen to anything real serious. Usually some Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty, and Fall Out Boy to name a few.

10. Who is the better Hofstra lacrosse player, Tom Dooley or Scott Dooley?

Like Coach Smith said my freshman year, I may have a better shot but my brother Scott has the better feet. Overall, I learned most of what I know from brothers so I’m going to have to say that he is the better player. He had great vision and an unbelievable change of direction.

Funny Team Nicknames

1)Isaac “Elliot” Neal

Two years ago during Isaac’s freshman year, senior Ryan Miller thought Isaac’s name was Elliot and called him that all throughout tryouts. There were about 60 kids competing for 40 spots that season, so Isaac assumed Ryan was talking to someone else trying out for the team. However, once the team was whittled down to the 40-man limit, Ryan continued to call Isaac by the name of Elliot. Finally, during a team lift, Isaac asked Ryan who he was talking to, and that is when Isaac finally corrected Ryan. The name has stuck ever since

2)Mike “Worm” Colleluori

There are many myths as to how Michael acquired this name. No one knows the real truth. It is a bigger myth than “Doc” Schneider up at UMass, which I think it’s about time he tells us all why he is called Doc.

3)Tom “Clement” Interlicchio

Named after former NHL player Bill Clement. Legend says that Bill Clement had stone hands so fans would chant “Clement, Clement, hands of cement”. Naturally, Mr. Interlicchio garnered this nickname as well.

4)Joe “Young Fresh” Caven

self-proclaimed nickname.

5)Pat “Loose Bolt” Debolt

One too many concussions has prevented Pat from suiting up for the Dutchmen, so instead, he helps out the coaching staff by working with the goalies and faceoff men. Loose bolt seemed a bit obvious of a nickname, but it works well for Coach Debolt.

Hofstra Player Celebrity Lookalikes

Joe Caven- Vanilla Ice

(Not pictured: Caven rockin' the mic like a vandal)

Dan Pezzolla- Glen Quagmire(from Family Guy)

(You mean THREE Philipino women...)

Till next week, keep your head to the grindstone and God Bless America!

as seen on InsideLacrosse.com:

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The Game

The Flying Dutchmen do it again! One week after being down four to UMass, the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team once again dug themselves into what seemed like an insurmountable deficit. Down seven goals against Brown with just over 20 minutes left to play and seemingly with all hope of the first 2-0 start since 1997 gone, Coach Tierney gathered the team during a timeout and delivered one simple message: Relax and just make the next play. Dont worry about the score and just go out and play Hofstra Lacrosse.

Mike Colleluori had a career day against Brown (John Mecionis)

It was a message that resonated throughout the Hofstra huddle and before you know it, a 10-3 deficit had turned into 10-5 by the end of the third quarter. Shortly into the fourth quarter, it was 10-7, then with just over two minutes left, it was 10-9 and another potential miracle comeback was in sight. With 1:02 left in the game, Anthony Muscarella scored the game-tying goal that ultimately would push the game into two extra periods. And who else but Jay Card would score the game winner off a jump shot with just 19 seconds remaining in the second overtime.

The Dutchmen played perhaps the worst first 40 minutes in Hofstra lacrosse history and then followed that up with perhaps the best fourth quarter in Hofstra history. Tim Holman and Steven Denapoli were tenacious on defense causing turnovers all over the field. Joe Montemurro had another spectacular fourth quarter at the faceoff x and Steve Prifte and Christian Scuderi were phenomenal on the wings. Tom Dooley had ice water running through his veins as he settled the offense down late in the game and led the comeback. Mike Collelouri had the best game of his career and Jay Card once again garnered all the headlines as he scored another game winner and his fourth goal of the day in the second overtime.

The theme all day was, Worry about ourselves. Worry about Hofstra. Play our game and the rest will take care of itself. One thing is true about the 2009 Flying Dutchmen: Never count them out.

Next Saturday, we head down to Homewood Field to play the Blue Jays in what should be another exciting contest.

The Bus Ride to Brown

We left Hofstra around 2pm Friday afternoon for Brown with the hopes of returning Saturday night with Hofstras first 2-0 start since 1997. The movie selection for the ride up was the Italian Job. It was a pretty good movie.

Some of the notable bus seat pairings consisted of Brian Schneider-Tom Dooley( bus partners for 3 years running), Ryan Smith-Tim Holman(Holman is filling in the one and only Nick Papa Bear Gunn who is perhaps the greatest cameraman in Hofstra history), Steve Prifte-Mike Collelouri, Keith Prifte-Ryan Carter, Adam Swarsen-Tom Shuey, Anthony Muscarella-Coach Debolt. These parings consist of all seniors except for Mr. Holman and naturally, these pairings consist of the back 3 rows of the bus.

We finally arrived at Brown around 5:30pm and practiced under the lights on one of their practice fields. Afterwards, we all had dinner in downtown Providence before heading back to the hotel. We had a team meeting around 9pm and went over our Brown scouting report and then we were on our own for the rest of the night. Shortly thereafter, a small group of notable team legends gathered in Tim Holmans room to watch Talladega Nights and eat ice cream sundaes. This group naturally consisted of Captain Tom Dooley, Ryan Smith, Brian Schneider, Joe Montemurro, and Captain Adam Swarsen.

Notable Books Read on Bus by Hofstra Lacrosse Team:
Mike Skudin- Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell
Adam Swarsen- Kill Bin Laden by Dalton Fury
Brian Schneider- Party of Defeat by David Horowitz and Ben Johnson
Steve Prifte- The Secret History of the American Empire by John Perkins
Jack Vivonetto- Down Range: Navy SEALs in the War on Terrorism by Dick Couch

The Bus Ride Home

The bus ride home saw a Hofstra Lacrosse tradition die.

After the first road victory of the season, Hofstra freshman tell jokes. Winners of this prestigious event are determined by applause. However, due to an executive decision by Coach Amplo - much to everybody’s dissapointment - no jokes were told and sadly a tradition died with the 2009 Dutchmen. Luckily, we watched Body of Lies on the ride home, which was an absolutely phenomenal movie. Leo DiCaprio is continuing his rise in coolness ever since his career low point of Titanic. He made a strong case for himself with The Departed and Blood Diamond just over a year ago and I’m glad to see his career on the upswing. We arrived back at Hofstra around 7pm, unpacked our equipment bags, and had one last team meeting to discuss the big Brown win before everyone headed home.

Ten Question Interview with Goalie Dan Orlando:

Can't imagine what Orlando likes about Katy Perry

Q: What television show do you never miss?
A: I dont really watch much TV, but I dig the show True Blood.

Q: Who is your hero?
A: Conor Oberst, singer/songwriter. Hes a musical genius.

Q: If you could switch shoes with anyone of the Hofstra lacrosse team, who would it be and why?
A: Joe Montemurro. He gets to just hang, take some face-offs, and then hang out some more. Total Bro Status

Q: What is your cell phone ring tone right now?
A: D.R.E.A.M. by the Transplants, because that song is straight poppin.

Q: Who would play you in a movie?
A: Vin Diesel. Pretty self explanatory.

Q: If you could have any job in the world, what would it be?
A: Record producer and/or record label owner

Q: If you could marry any one person, who would it be?
A: Katy Perry. Something about her gets me every time.

Q: If you could change anything at Hofstra, what would it be?
A: Make it cheaper. Everything is so expensive

Q: If you won the lottery, what are the first three things that you would do?
A: 1) Buy a drum set and a nice sound proof studio. 2) Take all my friends out and pick up the tab. 3) Buy a car that actually works, because Ive never had one of those before.

Other Team News

Sophomore defensemen Adam Mojica celebrated his 20th birthday last week. So from my family to you, Happy Birthday Mojo.

Hofstra Captain Tom Dooley and yours truly are finalizing plans for Eurotrip 09. We sat down Saturday morning with Hofstra Lacrosse academic adviser Rachel Peel, a former Olympian for England, to discuss which hot spots we should hit in our tour of Europe, what are some good places to stay, some good sights to see. We have a loose itinerary that calls for visits to England, Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin, Switzerland, Rome, Spain, and Portugal. Rachel gave us some extremely valuable information and along with fellow Hofstra lacrosse player and fellow Marylander Tyler Brants’ parents (travel agents) help, Eurotrip 09 is looking extremely promising.

Till next week, keep your head to the grindstone and God Bless America!

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What a way to start off a season!

There is nothing better than beating UMass in front of our home crowd at the Dutchdome. They have had our number for way too long and it felt great to send them home with a loss.

After a tough first half in which our offense and defense struggled, we came out in the second half firing on all cylinders. In a firey halftime speech, Coach Tierney stressed that we knew what to do to win, that we practiced all week how to beat UMass and it was just a matter of execution. If we stuck to our gameplan, we would win. And what a dramatic comeback it was!

Jay Card must love dramatic game winning goals as he seems to be getting quite good at scoring them. Ryan Carter had a hell of game anchoring the first midfield. Steve Prifte and Co. closed the door on UMass in the second half.

After the game, Coach Tierney brought a lot of the guys from the 2006 quaterfinal team down into the locker room to celebrate with us. John Orsen, Tim Treubig, Rob Bonaguro, Julian Watts, Connor Hagans and a bunch more were all there. Coach T stressed that this win was for those guys as they were the ones who put Hofstra on the map. Now we are 1-0 with a huge game at Brown next Saturday.

Brown has won 2 straight home games versus Hofstra and each of the last two years it has been a one goal game. I expect a battle next weekend that will come down to the final minute. Practice this week will be tough but I expect the guys to come out ready to play and prepare for a showdown up in Rhode Island. Guys are finally starting to getting healthy and with Muscarella back, our offense can start rolling. We are going to miss Ryan Smith out there after he injured his knee in the first quarter. He was the quarterback of the defense last year but we have a lot of talented defensemen and I expect Adam Swarsen, Mike Skudin, and all the other defensemen to crank it up a notch.

This is shaping up to be one exciting season and I can’t wait to see what he 2009 Dutchmen can do.

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