Introduction |
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Chapter 1 The T4I Top Ten List |
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Ten Tips to Make Your Shooting More Productive Right Out of the Box |
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1 | (1) |
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2 | (2) |
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4 | (21) |
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5 | (1) |
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2 Turn Off the Release Shutter Without Card Setting |
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6 | (1) |
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3 Set Your JPEG Image Quality |
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4 Turn Off the Auto ISO Setting |
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5 Set Your Focus Point and Mode |
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10 | (2) |
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6 Set the Correct White Balance |
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7 Adjust the Viewfinder Diopter |
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15 | (1) |
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8 Turn Off the Touchscreen |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (6) |
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10 Hold Your Camera for Proper Shooting |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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Chapter 2 First Things First |
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A Few Things to Know and Do Before You Begin Taking Pictures |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (2) |
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28 | (2) |
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Choosing the Right Memory Card |
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30 | (1) |
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Formatting Your Memory Card |
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31 | (2) |
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Updating the T4i's Firmware |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (2) |
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Using the Right Format: RAW vs. JPEG |
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38 | (2) |
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40 | (6) |
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46 | (3) |
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Motion and Depth of Field |
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49 | (3) |
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52 | (9) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (22) |
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Get Shooting with the Automatic Camera Modes |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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64 | (2) |
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Scene Intelligent Auto Mode |
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66 | (1) |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (3) |
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Why You May Never Want to Use the Basic Zone Again |
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78 | (5) |
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79 | (4) |
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Chapter 4 The Creative Zone |
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83 | (24) |
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Taking Your Photography to the Next Level |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (2) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (3) |
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Tv: Shutter Priority Mode |
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91 | (4) |
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Av: Aperture Priority Mode |
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95 | (4) |
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99 | (3) |
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How I Shoot: A Closer Look at the Camera Settings I Use |
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102 | (5) |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (26) |
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The Tricks to Shooting Sports and More |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (2) |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (5) |
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Using Shutter Priority (Tv) Mode to Stop Motion |
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117 | (2) |
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Using Aperture Priority (Av) Mode to Isolate Your Subject |
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119 | (1) |
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Keep Them in Focus with Al Servo and Auto AF Point Selection |
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120 | (2) |
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Stop and Go with Al Focus |
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122 | (1) |
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Manual Focus for Anticipated Action |
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123 | (2) |
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Keeping Up with Continuous Shooting Mode |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (5) |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (30) |
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Settings and Features to Make Great Portraits |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (1) |
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Using Aperture Priority Mode |
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139 | (2) |
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Metering Modes for Portraits |
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141 | (2) |
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Using the AE Lock Feature |
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143 | (1) |
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Focusing: The Eyes Have It |
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144 | (2) |
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Classic Black and White Portraits |
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146 | (3) |
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The Portrait Picture Style for Better Skin Tones |
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149 | (1) |
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Detect Faces with Live View |
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149 | (3) |
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Use Fill Flash for Reducing Shadows |
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152 | (2) |
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154 | (1) |
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Tips for Shooting Better Portraits |
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155 | (8) |
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163 | (2) |
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Chapter 7 Landscape Photography |
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165 | (36) |
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Tips, Tools, and Techniques to Get the Most Out of Your Landscape Photography |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (2) |
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Sharp and In Focus: Using Tripods |
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170 | (2) |
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172 | (1) |
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173 | (1) |
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Selecting a White Balance |
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174 | (2) |
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Using the Landscape Picture Style |
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176 | (2) |
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Taming Bright Skies with Exposure Compensation |
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178 | (2) |
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Shooting Beautiful Black and White Landscapes |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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Directing the Viewer: A Word about Composition |
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188 | (5) |
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Advanced Techniques to Explore |
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193 | (8) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (34) |
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Shooting When the Lights Get Low |
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203 | (1) |
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204 | (2) |
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206 | (2) |
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Raising the ISO: The Simple Solution |
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208 | (2) |
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210 | (1) |
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Stabilizing the Situation |
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211 | (4) |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (4) |
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Compensating for the Flash Exposure |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (2) |
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226 | (3) |
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Using an External Speedlite |
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229 | (4) |
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233 | (4) |
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234 | (3) |
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Chapter 9 Creative Compositions |
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237 | (16) |
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Improve Your Pictures with Sound Compositional Elements |
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237 | (1) |
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238 | (2) |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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244 | (2) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (4) |
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251 | (2) |
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Chapter 10 Advanced Techniques |
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253 | (21) |
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Impress Your Family and Friends |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (2) |
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Spot Meter for More Exposure Control |
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256 | (3) |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (1) |
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263 | (1) |
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264 | (2) |
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266 | (1) |
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267 | (2) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Customize Your White Balance |
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271 | (1) |
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272 | (2) |
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273 | (1) |
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