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Sinister: Tonight in Camden
by Sam Walton 19 Feb '06

19 Feb '06

Hello Sinister, I may have missed this being posted to the list already, but I thought that London listees might be interested to know that Beans is deejaying tonight (Sunday) at the Lock Tavern in Camden for the launch of the band's rather exciting Late Night Tales compilation. It struck me as the kinda thing that a good Sinistereen should know about. You can "read all about it" here: http://www.belleandsebastian.com/newsstory.php?id=273 So there you are. No other news, although (in a shameless plug) the band I'm in(www.sunsetgun.co.uk) are playing a gig at the Bull & Gate in Kentish Town next Friday, 24th February. Alas, we're first on the bill and thus terrified that no one will be there. It's a worry, dear Sinister, but one that would assauged if YOU turn up. So if you're at a loose end, come and see us. We're not terrific but we're competent. And, probably more pressingly, we sound precious little like Belle & Sebastian. As ever, Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: tickets to sell
by kofi bruce 16 Feb '06

16 Feb '06

Hi, all - Sadly, I have to sell my two tickets to B&S with the New Pornographers on March 6th in NYC. If you're interested please email me off-list at bakedhood(a)yahoo.com. Cheers! KP __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The sun was a demon
by Hester Mark 15 Feb '06

15 Feb '06

Blimey, it's over a year since I posted and I hope I never have to say *that* again. However it is somewhat fitting that I should post now that LIFFYPOO (bet the Dirty Vicar's done a poo in the Liffey in his time) has come out as in my last post here: http://www.mail-archive.com/sinister@missprint.org/msg01261.html I was banging on about the bit in Stuart's diary where he describes the process of writing what became The Blues Are Still Blue which is one of my favouritest tracks on the album. I am so glad it is going to be the next single. Hmm, no. 8 in the album charts - is this a best placing for the band? I am at work so the Guinness book of Hit Singles and Albums (in one handy volume) is not to hand. Incidentally, Another Sunny Day is the first song in ages to actually make me cry when I heard the lyrics, especially the last verse. I love Sukie in the Graveyard - I think I might play it at the work Stick it On night. I think the album's biggest surprise is Song for Sunshine. It reminds me of Summer the First Time by Bobby Goldsboro. It's quite ambitious and certainly doesn't sound like a song from 2006. I hope everyone enjoyed the Hammersmith gig. It certainly seems to have gone down well with Mr Walton, my fellow TV quiz-fiend of old. My absence was in no small part due to my self-imposed exile from the big city on account of the fact that I am BUYING A FLAT and so am doing anything and everything to save money. The fact that I no longer seem to have the wherewithal to actually get my ass in gear and buy a ticket for a big gig before they actually sell out might have something to do with it too. The frugal thing does seem to have taken hold of me in a big way. Sunday eve it actually extended to abstaining from alcohol, which those of you who know me will know was an enormous wrench. The weird thing was when I woke up this morning to go work I found that I actually felt *worse* than usual. Let that be a lesson to me. Or something. Is it possible to be 'worried sick'? It is a phrase I had previously associated only with anxious parents waiting in bed or behind the front door for errant offspring to appear, with the well rehearsed line of "You said you'd be back at X A/Pm I/we were worried sick". That said, the hassles involved in the home ownership malarkey do seem to have me feel like I have just run several marathons and it isn't helped by the fact that my landlady seems intent on changing the locks and dumping all my belongings on the garden path. Well, ok, maybe not, but "when are you going?" noises, of varying degrees of subtlety, have taken the place of proper conversation in recent weeks. Apparently she "needs the space" (like, why all of a sudden? Surely she needs the money more....). I did manage to smuggle a microwave in past her yesterday lunch time though, escaping her attention but not that of her eight year old as she told me that evening that he had seen me "carrying some sort of appliance"...snarf. Two independent people have recommended the Bel/Lanegan collaboration to me now, although one worryingly prefixed his praise by "I don't like Belle and Sebastian, but..." which hardly augurs well. Primavera Sound (Barcelona, 1-3 June) line up is announced 21st Feb - that's next week, people! Flat or no flat, I'm going to that! Wonder if I'll bump into Arantxa again....? Work beckons Mark. Mark Hester Editor, Blackwell Energy Research Blackwell Publishing Ltd 9600 Garsington Road Oxford OX4 2DQ Tel: 01865 476218 E-mail: mark.hester(a)oxon.blackwellpublishing.com <mailto:mark.hester@oxon.blackwellpublishing.com> Web: http://www.oilandenergytrends.com/ <http://www.oilandenergytrends.com/> +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: 70s WHO
by Peter Miller 13 Feb '06

13 Feb '06

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5180/430/1600/hammy-who.0.jpg Here is a picture of the 70s WHO and Jimmy outside the Carling Apollo Hammersmith, where we all went the other night and where we saw Go Kart Mozart and B&S. I managed to keep to a bare minimum the number of new people I met, but they included Chris and Julia, perhaps best known as Bailey's mum and dad, and Carsmile Steve's best man and a woman who was once on the cover of a PiL album. This should be my new hobby - meeting women who have been on album covers. I'm going to start with that Roxy Music one where they're in their see-through pants. I also met some people I have met before, like Mooro, The Pinefox, Jerry the Nipper, indie legend Andrew Dean, Lixi, and some others. It was nice to see people, albeit briefly in many cases. Only the hardcore went to see Go Kart Mozart, others preferring flavoursome booze and discussion of Softly Softly Task Force and other Shepperton Babylon antics. I resisted the temptation to talk on Mooro's bootleg tape, but just thinking about it enlivened the first fifteen minutes or so of the gig. Peter +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: NY Picnic, anyone?
by Jay Eckard 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

Dear Sinister -- I almost never get up early on Saturdays. But I did today, because my nose was bleeding and I couldn't get back to sleep. I took care of that, and then read all the past few weeks' worth of your posts. Heady stuff, that. It was quite pleasant -- the house was all quiet and still, and Sebastian, the (Bassett) Hound of Rock was keeping my feet warm underneath the computer desk. I've been pondering how I can get him into the Nokia Theater for the New York show next month. He should see his partial namesake, after all. I'm stuck between pretending he's my Seeing Eye Bassett (a fatal idea, using him as a Guide Dog. He'd drag you into the streets if he smelled something interesting) or putting him in a little duffle-bag, a la chihuahuas on the subway. But he's 50 pounds (no clue what that is in kilowatts or whatever that funny metrics is) and that's a lot to haul around. But there would be a lot of new things for him to sniff... In other less Doggy pursuits, I think there should be some manner of Picnic before the New York gig. I am completely willing to organize it, if people are willing. So, if there's interest email me (places and ideas welcome) and we'll see what transpires. -- "If you can't be great/ You may as well be bright." Sodastream "There's more to life than books, you know/ But not much more..." The Smiths _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Apollo 9
by Sam Walton 11 Feb '06

11 Feb '06

Hello Sinister As various media corporations keep reminding me, the Brit Awards are taking place this week. Last night Carsmile Steve reminded me that Belle & Sebastian once won a Brit Award, after the release of their third album, for best newcomer. But that was seven years ago, and things were very different then. Indeed, I don't think many could have plotted a seven-year plan which transformed the Brit Award-winning B&S into the just-plain-winning group that performed last night. It seems that every time I post to you these days I bleat on about how satisfying it is to see the band all grown up and confident, how much I love seeing them swagger, without all the nervousness and diffidence of old. Sure, the records were great then, but the live shows were a little underwhelming. Now, as someone else said, the band are "tight" and "in tune", and there is a polish and ambition, which means that they're actually choosing to play their most difficult songs, but playing it really well. So last night we got a frankly astounding version of Your Cover's Blown, replete with crisp harmony and a lot of very tight funk, and seriously raving version of Electronic Renaissance, which appeared to have three of the band on percussion duties and Beans enjoying his new role as programmer/dance wizard. Much of the new stuff, too, with its three-part harmony and glam stomp would sound rubbish done by a less accomplished set of musicians, but they were professional and well-reheased (dirty words!) and the results showed. I was particularly impressed by the vocal breakdown of White Collar Boy ("She said you ain't ugly you can kiss me if you like"), and most of Sukie in the Graveyard, which beforehand felt like a bit of a filler on the LP. With this new-found confidence throughout their set, it was slightly funny hearing the old stuff. Fox in the Snow, perhaps the wettest of the "old-B&S" cannon, mutated into an assured, accomplished song, so much so that it was almost like hearing a "pops orchestra" version of the tune, like those 70s LPs you get of "chart hits" as performed by So-and-so So-and-so and his Orchestra. Judy & the Dream of Horses and Pastie, too, were greatly improved by the new style, rounding themselves up in the most satisfying of dins, and the finale of Swing Your Cock Around even had strobe lights and a house beat. Dazzling stuff. Struan is now a true showman too, shaking hands with the crowd, cracking jokes on stage, and writhing on the floor for the last verse of Your Cover's Blown before announcing that he thought he'd pulled something and appealing to a masseur to ease his pain after the show (that's my boy!). Disappointingly, Stevie's songs continue to let down the rest of the set, and his voice seems to jar with Struans when they sing in unison. These are minor gripes though, the performance was masterful and slick, and there ain't nuttin' wrong with that. For the completists then, the setlist ran: The State I'm In Another Sunny Day The Model Sukie In The Graveyard If You're Feeling Sinister To Be Myself Completely Electronic Rennaissance The Loneliness of a Middle-Distance Runner Blues Are Still Blue My Wandering Days Are Over Fox In The Snow Funny Little Frog White Collar Boy She's Losing It Your Cover's Blown Dog On Wheels I'm A Cuckoo If You Find Yourself Caught In Love The Wrong Girl Judy & The Dream of Horses -encore- Le Pastie De La Bourgeousie Sleep The Clock Around Pre-gig there was pubbage at the Duke of Cornwall, outside of which a bunch of Egyptian minors had gathered, with the intention of watching the African Nations Cup final through the window. We discovered their nationality when the match went to penalties. Inside the pub, meanwhile, was an assembled crew of Carsmile, Brapps, Aerosmith Guitarist Jo Perry, Gillian Kirby, and a couple of others whose identities escape me at the moment. That's all for now. Stay loose, Asm.x ================================ "He's strictly a pain in the ass, but he certainly has a good vocabulary" - Holden Caulfield +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Fwd: Belle & Sebastian News Message - The Album's out by the way (and if it's not then it is soon)
by Lucy Alder 10 Feb '06

10 Feb '06

If you're going to the gig tonight, you're a lucky blighter. --- Belle and Sebastian <mailinglist(a)belleandsebastian.com> wrote: > From: Belle and Sebastian <mailinglist(a)belleandsebastian.com> > To: "lucyalder(a)yahoo.com" <lucyalder(a)yahoo.com> > Subject: Belle & Sebastian News Message - The Album's out by the way > (and if > it's not then it is soon) > Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:07:15 +0000 > > Oh yeah. > > The album's out now in the UK, US, Japan, Holland, Belgium, Norway and > probably a couple more European countries. Apologies to those countries > who had the release date rudely moved at very short notice. Basically, > the extremely extravagant packaging sent the manufacturing plant into > meltdown, and they only completed a small amount of the total order in > time. Anyway, it'll be released everywhere by this Monday, February > 13th. > > Also, as a special treat to Londoners (because they suffer you know. > No-one ever comes to their town), we've added a third band to the bill > for tomorrow night's show. They are Go-Kart Mozart, who are the current > "vehicle" for Lawrence of Felt/ Denim notoriety. Obviously he was a huge > influence on Stuart, so if you want to find out why, get down early. > They'll be on at about 7.20pm, and not playing for that long. Brakes > will follow. > > The rumours of European dates are out there, and quite a lot of them > (although not all) are true. As soon as the whole tour is locked into > place we shall let you know. It won't be long though. We've almost > finalised plans for a Japan/ Australia (and maybe, just maybe NZ, but > it's always fallen through in the past) tour too. > > It's going to be a busy time, and there are going to be a couple of > amazing shows I can't tell you about quite yet. > > But really, this was just to remind you that the album's out. You might > want to check it out. > > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit > http://www.belleandsebastian.com/mailing_list.php > The one, the only Glasgow Indie List! http://www.groups.yahoo.com/group/glasgow-indie/ ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - NEW crystal clear PC to PC calling worldwide with voicemail http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Long for sunshine
by Pamela Hutchinson 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

Hi So good to see such a busy list. Just wanted to pop up very quickly and say that I have been listening to the album lots and enjoying it very much. More to the point - it has brought the sunshine back! To London at least. Do other listees have evidence of records contributing to climate change? Much like Lucy and Ailsa, myself and Mr B had a very wee picnic last Thursday, on Platform 9b with a coffee and a milkshake. Plus one mystified spouse-onlooker. Needless to say, the Cambridge concert, as previously reported, was wonderful, and re-introduced us all to the splendour of Your Cover's Blown. And The State I Am In. Aah. Also, have they had such a good light show before? I assume there will be much more pubnic action tomorrow before the London gig. I'm very jealous as I have no ticket. It is fantastic news that it is taking place in Hammersmith - you can all go to School Disco afterwards. I'm sure Stuart would approve. Pamela xx +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The Pursuit
by B. Clay Moore 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

I have to say I've been spinning the hell out of the new disc, and it's ace. Another step in a similar direction as DCW, and proof (for me) that the well isn't about to run dry. Lots of fun little bits thrown into the mix...a little glam, which is nice... Thumbs up! -- BCM ----------------------------------- B. Clay Moore ----------------------------------- +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: the matador deluxe cd isn't so deluxe
by Jennifer Juniper 09 Feb '06

09 Feb '06

hi kids! yes it has been a long time since i have posted but i wanted to share and find out if anyone else has had this problem in the states because i am grumbly! :OP so i got the last copy of the limited edition deluxe version at the local best buy. YES! the regular cd was on sale at best buy for 10 bucks! it even ran in the sunday advert! (the special version was 17 bucks btw) well i bought it and didn't open it until i got home and argh! the little booklet had fallen out at the staples! why oh why did they design it like that?? it should have been able to be removed and put back in! was the british version designed in the same manner? i am distressed and was even more distressed when i actually listened to the cd! oh my! the first two songs are good, but i have to say the cd sounds like a bunch of like b-sides strung together with no theme. not their best work by far and hardly worthy of a life's pursuit! :o( back to lurking now, jennifer juniper __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister(a)missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo(a)missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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