Introduction |
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How to Use this Book |
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Sharing Space with Windows and macOS |
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Online Content |
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The Illustrator Interface |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (1) |
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Learning About Illustrator |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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7 | (3) |
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10 | (1) |
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Chapter 2 Customizing the Application |
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Accessing the Document Windows |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (2) |
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16 | (2) |
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Working with the Properties Panel |
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18 | (1) |
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Working with the Control Panel |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (2) |
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Configuring Illustrator Preferences |
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22 | (1) |
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Chapter 3 Working with Artboards |
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23 | (10) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (2) |
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27 | (4) |
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31 | (2) |
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Chapter 4 Working with Color |
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33 | (18) |
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Accessing Fill and Stroke Controls |
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34 | (1) |
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Using the Eyedropper Tool |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (6) |
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Using the Color Guide Panel |
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46 | (2) |
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Applying Color Changes Using Menus |
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48 | (3) |
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Chapter 5 Navigating Documents |
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51 | (14) |
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52 | (4) |
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Using the Hand and Rotate View Tools |
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56 | (1) |
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Using the Navigator Panel |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Organizing Artwork |
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65 | (12) |
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Organizing Elements Using Layers |
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66 | (4) |
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Selecting Elements Using Layers |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Managing Artwork Hierarchy and Structure |
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72 | (3) |
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Aligning and Distributing Elements |
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75 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Selecting Elements |
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77 | (10) |
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Selecting Objects Using Tools |
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78 | (4) |
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Working with Isolation Mode |
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82 | (2) |
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Selecting Objects Using Commands |
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84 | (2) |
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Setting Selection Preferences |
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86 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 Customizing Strokes |
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87 | (10) |
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88 | (1) |
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Working with the Stroke Panel |
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89 | (5) |
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Applying Varied Stroke Widths |
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94 | (2) |
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Converting Stroked Paths to Objects |
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96 | (1) |
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Chapter 9 Drawing Lines, Curves, and Paths |
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97 | (12) |
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Creating Lines and Curves with the Pen Tool |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (2) |
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Using the Line Segment Tools Group |
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104 | (4) |
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Drawing with the Pencil Tool |
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108 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 Creating Shapes and Symbols |
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109 | (8) |
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Creating Rectangles and Squares |
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110 | (3) |
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Creating Ovals, Circles, and Pie Segments |
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113 | (1) |
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114 | (1) |
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115 | (1) |
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Saving Objects as Symbols |
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116 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Adding and Customizing Text |
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117 | (28) |
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118 | (4) |
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122 | (5) |
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Customizing Character Settings |
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127 | (3) |
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Customizing Paragraph Settings |
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130 | (5) |
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135 | (2) |
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Using Character and Paragraph Styles |
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137 | (2) |
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Working with Special Characters |
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139 | (2) |
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141 | (4) |
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Chapter 12 Working with Brushes and Sketch Tools |
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145 | (24) |
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Working with the Brushes Panel |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (2) |
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152 | (10) |
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162 | (1) |
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Painting with the Paintbrush Tool |
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163 | (2) |
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Painting with the Blob Brush Tool |
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165 | (2) |
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Sketching with the Shaper Tool |
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167 | (1) |
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Sketching with the Pencil Tool |
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168 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Modifying Vector Objects and Paths |
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169 | (24) |
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Modifying Objects Using Bounding Boxes |
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170 | (2) |
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Modifying Objects Using Tools |
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172 | (12) |
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Cutting Objects and Paths Using Tools |
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184 | (2) |
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Modifying Paths Using Freeform Tools |
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186 | (2) |
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Modifying Objects Using Panels |
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188 | (4) |
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Modifying Objects Using Commands |
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192 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Transforming Objects |
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193 | (24) |
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Using Liquify Tools to Reshape Objects |
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194 | (7) |
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201 | (3) |
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204 | (2) |
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Applying Transparency and Blending Modes |
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206 | (3) |
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209 | (6) |
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215 | (2) |
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Chapter 15 Adding Visual Effects |
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217 | (20) |
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Applying Illustrator Effects |
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218 | (12) |
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Applying Photoshop Effects |
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230 | (7) |
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Chapter 16 Managing Appearance Attributes |
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237 | (8) |
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Modifying Applied Effects Using the Properties Panel |
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238 | (1) |
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Using the Appearance Panel |
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239 | (3) |
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Working with Graphic Styles |
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242 | (2) |
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Using Graphic Style Libraries |
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244 | (1) |
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Chapter 17 Importing Assets |
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245 | (10) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (2) |
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Using Image Trace to Convert Raster Images to Vector Artwork |
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250 | (2) |
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Importing Photoshop (.psd) Files |
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252 | (1) |
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Importing Acrobat (.pdf) Files |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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Chapter 18 Saving and Exporting Files and Assets |
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255 | (18) |
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Maximizing Document Efficiency |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (2) |
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259 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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Exporting Files Using Export As |
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262 | (4) |
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Exporting with Export for Screens |
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266 | (3) |
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Using the Asset Export Panel |
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269 | (1) |
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Working with Save for Web |
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270 | (3) |
Appendix A Illustrator Preferences |
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273 | (14) |
Appendix B Keyboard Shortcuts |
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287 | (3) |
Index |
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