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EAS Emulator Version 4.1

User's Manual (Free Version)
From: The EAS Experience

Ta!le o" #ontents

$ntro%uction..................................................................................................&
Section 1: Getting Started..........................................................................4
External 'ro(rams...............................................................................4
$nstallin( an% )oa%in( Fonts...............................................................*
+o,nloa%in( Tones.............................................................................-
$nstallin( the 'ro(ram..........................................................................
Section 2: Running EAS Emulator Version 4.1......................................./
Startin( Up.........................................................................................../
$ #an't 0un the File............................................................................../
M1 Virus Scanner Sa1s the 'ro(ram is a Virus2................................13
Section 3: Operation of EAS Emulator Version 4.1..............................11
The Emer(enc1 Action 4oti"ication 5 Termination.........................1
Section 4: Recording the Screen..............................................................4
A 6rie" #omment on E%itin(..............................................................
Section : Summar!...................................................................................
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6e"ore ,e (et starte%7 $ ,oul% li8e to than8 1ou "or tr1in( this "ree 9ersion o"
EAS Emulator 9ersion 4.1. $ ,oul% also li8e to ,elcome 1ou to the ,orl% o" EAS
creation. $'9e !een %oin( this "or o9er - 1ears no,7 an% $ hope to share some o" the
8no,le%(e an% techni:ues that $'9e pic8e% up o9er the 1ears. This ,ill re:uire some
,or8 on 1our part7 !ut this is the "irst step to,ar%s 1ou creatin( hi(h :ualit1 EAS
content.
This manual ,ill "ocus on m1 ne, "ree 9ersion o" EAS creator 9ersion 4.1. As
this is the "ree 9ersion7 onl1 one screen ,ill !e a9aila!le. This is the screen $ call the
;<l% School= Screen. $t has the loo8 o" a somethin( 1ou ,oul% see in the late '/3s or
earl1 '>3s. The metho%s an% processes that $ use "or this screen are the same as all the
others. E9en thou(h the1 ,ill seem excessi9e7 complex an% unnecessar17 the1 are
%one this ,a1 "or a reason. These are the processes $ use "or e9er1 screen in 9ersion
4.1. $" 1ou use the metho%s $ %escri!e in this manual7 1ou'll !e a!le to use each o" the
11 screens a9aila!le in the "ull 9ersion ,ith onl1 a little a%%itional e""ort.
At some point in the "uture7 the ,hole pro(ram ,ill !e a9aila!le "or purchase
in some ,a17 shape or "orm. 6e"ore that thou(h7 there are still some !u(s that nee% to
!e ,or8e% out ,ith it7 so an1 "ee%!ac8 is (reatl1 appreciate%. $" 1ou ha9e an1
comments or :uestion7 $ can !e reache% on T,itter at
https:??t,itter.com?EASexperience or on @ouTu!e at
https:??,,,.1outu!e.com?user?theEASexperience
Aith all this in min%7 i" 1our rea%1 to %i9e in7 $'m here to (ui%e 1ou. )et's (et
starte%.
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Section 1: Getting Started
6e"ore 1ou can operate EAS Emulator 4.17 there are some items that 1ou ,ill
ha9e to ta8e care o" "irst. There are se9eral "iles an% pro(rams that 1ou'll nee% to
install an% %o,nloa% "or optimal use.
E"ternal #rograms
There are three pro(rams $ use "or ma8in( m1 9i%eos that are "rom other
sources. The1 are calle% #amstu%io7 Au%acit17 an% Ain%o,s Mo9ie Ma8er. All o"
these pro(rams can !e %o,nloa%e% at no cost to 1ou. #amstu%io is "or recor%in( the
screen. Au%acit1 is "or an1 soun% ,or8 that ma1 nee% to !e %one. Ain%o,s Mo9ie
Ma8er is "or an1 "inal e%itin(. @ou ,on't nee% Au%acit1 ri(ht no,7 !ut i" 1ou ,ant it7
here's the lin8. http:??au%acit1.source"or(e.net?
Ain%o,s Mo9ie Ma8er is usuall1 installe% on most Ain%o,s computers. An1
e%itin( so"t,are ,ill %o7 as all 1ou nee% to %o is to cut the 9i%eo7 paste it7 an% !e a!le
to export it into a "inishe% pro%uct. $" 1ou nee% or ,ant it7 a lin8 can !e "oun% here.
http:??,in%o,s.microso"t.com?enBus?,in%o,sBli9e?mo9ieBma8erCt1Do9er9ie,
#amstu%io is the thir% pro%uct that $ use. This is the one $ speci"icall1
recommen%7 as $ ha9e !een usin( it "or o9er * 1ears. This manual ,ill co9er the use
o" #amstu%io extensi9el17 so it is recommen%e% that 1ou use this so"t,are "or the !est
results. @ou can use ,hate9er screen capturin( so"t,are 1ou choose thou(h.. Eere is
the lin8 "or that. http:??camstu%io.or(?
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$nstalling and %oading &onts
EAS Emulator Version 4.1 uses se9eral "onts to replicate the EAS screens as
accuratel1 as possi!le. $ ha9e pro9i%e% a !asic ,e!site that contains a lin8 "or all the
"iles that ,ill !e use%. This "ile ,ill contain all o" the "onts that are use% in the "ull
Version 4.1. A"ter 1ou install these7 1ou ,ill not nee% to %o it a(ain i" 1ou %eci%e to
up(ra%e to the "ull 9ersion o" EAS Emulator. The "onts can !e "oun% at this lin8.
https:??sites.(oo(le.com?site?theeasexperience"a:?
@ou ,ill nee% "in% the &onts "ol%er. <nce 1ou %o7 clic8 on the %o,n arro,7 an%
sa9e to 1our pre"erre% %e"ault location. A"ter 1ou ,ill %o this7 1ou then nee% to unFip
the "ol%er. $t has !een compresse% to re%uce "ile siFe7 an% to ma8e trans"errin( easier.
0i(htBclic8 on the "ol%er an% press extract all. <nce 1ou ha9e complete this7 a ne,
"ol%er ,ill appear. A"ter that7 1ou nee% to "in% the "ont section o" 1our computer. $n
Ain%o,s7 this is t1picall1 some,here in the control panel area. #lic8 an% hi(hli(ht
all the "onts 1ou %o,nloa%e%7 an% then %ra( them into 1our s1stem's "onts "ol%er.
<nce 1ou ha9e %one this7 1ou shoul% !e a!le to use all the "onts in EAS Emulator 4.1.
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'o(nloading )ones
The !est EAS 9i%eos use tones "or attention an% completion. The1 ma1 !e the
most reco(niFa!le "eature o" the Emer(enc1 Alert S1stem. $ ha9e openin( an% closin(
tones a9aila!le on m1 ,e!site. https:??sites.(oo(le.com?site?theeasexperience"a:?
To %o,nloa% them7 clic8 the arro,s next to the "ile G<penin( Attention ToneG an%
GEn% Three Tones.G Ahen 1ou are in the e%itin( sta(e o" the 9i%eo7 1ou can put these
!e"ore an% a"ter the au%io portion o" the alert.
Ahen 1ou %o,nloa% the tones7 1ou ,ill notice that somethin( is missin(. $n
EAS7 there are three tones at the !e(innin( !e"ore the attention si(nal. These are
calle% SAME hea%ers. SAME hea%ers contain in"ormation on the t1pe o" ,arnin(7
counties7 a""ecte%7 an% %uration o" the ,arnin(. 4either o" these "iles ,ill contain the
openin( SAME hea%ers thou(h. There is a reason "or this. $t is !ecause it is !ecomin(
increasin(l1 contro9ersial to %o so. An1one that transmits SAME hea%ers o9er the
tele9ision air,a9es can !e su!Hect to consi%era!le "ines an% penalties. Ahile the
internet is not un%er the same Huris%iction as tele9ision7 $ %on't "eel com"orta!le ,ith
usin( them m1sel". $ ha9e also ma%e the %ecision to ta8e them out o" man1 o" m1
pre9iousl1 poste% 9i%eos. $ no lon(er use them7 an% $ encoura(e 1ou to %o the same.
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$nstalling the #rogram
The last step is to %o,nloa% the actual pro(ram. This ,ill !e un%er the "ol%er
name% GEAS Emulator 4.1 Free VersionG #lic8 on the %o,n,ar% pointin( arro, to
%o,nloa% the "iles. Ma8e sure that 1ou %o,nloa% the entire "ol%er !e"ore usin(.
)ea9in( Hust one "ile out ma1 result in the pro(ram not ,or8in( correctl1.
&inal *omments
The preparation ,or8 1ou'll nee% to %o is %etaile%7 !ut 1ou are rea%1 to ta8e the
next step once the1 ha9e !een complete%. Section ,ill co9er runnin( EAS
Emulator7 an% some o" the issues that ma1 arise.
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Section 2: Running EAS Emulator 4.1
4o, that ,e'9e co9ere% the !asics7 ,e can !e(in to "ocus on runnin( the
pro(ram. The "un stu"" !e(ins no,7 as 1ou are o""iciall1 on 1our ,a1 to creatin( an
EAS 9i%eo "or the ,orl% to see.
Starting +p
0unnin( the pro(ram is usuall1 "airl1 eas1. To run the "ile7 clic8 on the "ol%er
that sa1s EAS 4.1 Free Version. This ,ill open up a "ol%er ,ith a!out / "iles. +ou!le
clic8 the "ile that sa1s GEAS Emulator Version 4.1 (Free).G This shoul% open up the
"ile. There is also a "ile in the "ol%er that sa1s GEAS Emulator Version 4.1 (Free) I
Shortcut.G This "ile can !e mo9e% an1,here on 1our computer7 an% 1ou ,ill still !e
a!le to run the emulator. Ma8e sure that 1ou onl1 mo9e the shortcut "ile. $" 1ou mo9e
the main one7 the pro(ram ,ill not !e a!le to run.
$ still can,t run the file
The pro(ram is usuall1 prett1 eas1 to run7 an% $ emphasiFe usuall1. There ha9e
!een people that ha9e ha% %i""icult1 runnin( the "ile in the past. $" this is the case7
there is a secon% ,a1 1ou can run the "ile. $n in9ol9es %o,nloa%in( a "ourth external
pro(ram calle% 'la1 6asic. The lin8 can !e "oun% here.
http:??,,,.pla1!asic.com?%o,nloa%s.php $ recommen% choosin( the learnin(
9ersion !ecause it is "ree.
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<nce 1ou ha9e %o,nloa%e% it7 run the pro(ram. $t ,ill !rin( up a screen that
loo8s li8e this:
@ou ,ill then nee% to open the "ol%er ,ith EAS Emulator. This can !e %i""icult7
so $ recommen% puttin( 1our Emulator "ol%er on the %es8top. <nce 1ou ha9e "oun%
the "ol%er7 1ou nee% to "in% the "ile mar8e% Gcore.p!pG. The "ile ,ill open the ra,
co%e that $ use to "or the Emulator. <nce this is %one7 clic8 the pla1 !utton. This is the
(reen trian(le pointin( to the ri(ht. #lic8in( this shoul% !e(in to run the pro(ram
-ote: 'on,t mess (ith the ra( code (hen its .een opened. $f !ou do/ $ cannot
guarantee that the program (ill (or0 properl!.
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1! 2irus scanner sa!s that the program is a 2irus3
The pro(ram $ use is ,hat is calle% an .exe "ile. .Exe "iles are notorious "or
carr1in( 9iruses7 mal,are7 an% other %ama(in( applications. Some 9irus scanners ,ill
onl1 allo, a select "e, .exe "iles to run. $" 1our 9irus scanner rea%s the .exe "ile as a
9irus7 $ recommen% usin( the secon% metho% o" operation7 ,hich in9ol9es installin(
'la1 6asic. $" that %oesn't ,or87 1ou ma1 ,ant to chec8 1ou 9irus so"t,are out. @ou
ma1 !e a!le to put in an o9erri%e that ,ill allo, the pro(ram to run.
&inal *omments
<nce 1ou are a!le to (et the "ile to loa%7 the next part can !e(in. The next sta(e
is the operation an% in"ormation input "or the pro(ram.
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Section 3: Operation of EAS Emulator 4.1
4o, ,e can start (oin( throu(h the %ata entr1 process "or the pro(ram. <n startBup7 it
shoul% loo8 li8e this.
EAS Emulator onl1 allo,s installation on t,o computers. $" 1ou (et a messa(e
statin( 1ou ha9e reache% the limit7 reinstall the pro(ram. $" 1ou see the a!o9e screen7
1ou can select next to continue.
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Eere 1ou ,ill see a prompt to select screen. These are all the screens that are
a9aila!le in the "ull 9ersion o" the Emulator. As this is the "ree 9ersion7 there is onl1
one screen that ,ill operate. $t is the "i"th screen "rom the le"t7 an% it loo8s li8e this:
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Ahen 1ou press on the small ima(e7 a !i((er ima(e ,ill sho, up in the mi%%le
o" the screen7 as seen a!o9e. The G4extG option shoul% then sho, up7 an% allo, 1ou
to (o to mo9e on. $" 1ou press an1 other screen7 the GnextG !utton ,ill not sho, up7
an% 1ou ,ill not !e allo,e% to continue. A"ter clic8in( GnextG7 1ou ,ill see this
screen:
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-ote: 4ou can press the 56ac05 .utton at an! time/ and it (ill ta0e !ou to the
5Select Screen5 section.
This allo,s 1ou to select the t1pe o" alert 1ou ,ish to ,or8 ,ith. #lic8in( an1
letter ,ill !rin( up a list o" ,arnin(s "or 1ou to choose "rom. Selectin( the poun% si(n
,ill !rin( up the >11 Telephone <uta(e Emer(enc1. For this example7 ,e ,ill
choose the G0e:uire% Monthl1 Test. #lic8in( the G0G ,ill !rin( up this screen:
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Then 1ou ,ill nee% to clic8 on the alert 1ou ,ant to use. <nce 1ou ha9e %one so7 it
,ill appear at the !ottom o" the screen7 an% allo, 1ou to press next. This ,ill ta8e
1ou to the GEnter )ocationG screen.
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Ahen 1ou clic8 on an1 o" the "our !oxes7 it ,ill turn (ra1. @ou ,ill then ha9e
the option to t1pe the name o" the locations 1ou ,oul% li8e to use. $" 1ou press
G6ac8space7G 1ou can reset 1our t1pin( an% start o9er. 'ress G4extG to continue.
-ote 1: )his is an optional section. 4ou can 7ust press ne"t/ and it (ill sho( up as
5&or 4our Area:5 in the alert.
-ote 2: *ounties8Areas must .e entered from top to .ottom.
-ote 3: )he e"tra orange areas are there for a reason. )his screen does not allo(
more than four counties/ and no state names are allo(ed. )his is onl! the case
for this specific screen. All others allo( up to counties8areas and state names.
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The next screen is GEn% TimeG or the time the alert ,ill expire. #lic8in( on the !ox
,ill allo, 1ou to t1pe in the %i(its that represent the time the alert ,ill expire.
'ressin( AM or 'M ,ill set the alert accor%in(l1. All three !oxes must !e selecte%
!e"ore the next option ,ill appear. 'ress G4extG to continue.
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The next screen is channel num!er. This screen re:uires a channel num!er an%
channel call si(n to !e entere%. This !ox is hi(hli(hte% in (ra17 ,hich means 1ou can
t1pe it in at an1 time. @ou must enter a num!er !e"ore the GnextG !utton ,ill appear.
'ress G4extG to continue.
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The next screen is G#all )etters.G #all letters are the "our letters that the station use%
to i%enti"1 itsel". These t1picall1 !e(in ,ith either a A or J7 %epen%in( on ,here the
station is locate%. @ou can t1pe in an1thin( 1ou ,ant7 !ut the screen ,or8s "ar !etter
i" "our letters are use%. 'ressin( G4extG ,ill !rin( up this screen.
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This !rin(s us to the en% o" the in"ormation entr1 section. This ,ill !e a%%resse% in
Section num!er 47 G0ecor%in( the Screen 5 Final StepsG 6e"ore this section en%s7 $
,oul% li8e to a%%ress t,o special cases that ,oul% sli(htl1 chan(e the or%er an%
processes that 1ou ,oul% use "or 9i%eo creation.
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)he Emergenc! Action -otification 9 )ermination
The Emer(enc1 Action 4oti"ication 5 Emer(enc1 Action Termination are t,o
alerts that ,ill chan(e the in"ormation that nee%s to !e entere%. The co%e itsel" is
uni:ue in that in"ormation transmitte% is not as customiFa!le. For this speci"ic screen7
onl1 the Enter )ocation screen ,ill !e s8ippe%. $t ,ill %e"ault to the line GFor @our
AreaG7 an% ,ill loo8 somethin( li8e this.
4ote ho, it sa1s G4ational AlertG at the top7 an% GFor @our AreaG a!o9e the
expiration time. A(ain7 this is onl1 the case "or Emer(enc1 Action 4oti"ications an%
Terminations.

&inal *omments
4o, that 1ou'9e "inishe% enterin( 1ou're in"ormation. $t is time to mo9e on to
the actual recor%in( o" the screen. $" 1ou ha9e not installe% the #amstu%io pro(ram7
or a similar screen recor%in( pro(ram7 no, is the time to %o so. This ,ill !e co9ere%
extensi9el1 in section num!er 4.
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Section 4: Recording the Screen
All the in"ormation has !een entere%7 an% no, ,e can recor% the screen. 6e"ore
recor%in( thou(h7 there are a couple o" thin(s 1ou'll nee% to chec8 in the #amstu%io
pro(ram. <pen it up7 an% 1ou shoul% see a screen that loo8s li8e this.
The Follo,in( items nee% to !e 9eri"ie%
Un%er <ptions7 Select 'o -ot record Audio
Un%er <ptions K #ursor <ptions7 Select :ide *ursor
Un%er 0e(ion7 Select Region
Un%er the Main Screen7 !utton C-7 ma8e sure it sa1s SAF
@ou usuall1 onl1 nee% to %o these once. Eo,e9er7 there is one more option 1ou
,ant to chec8. This one shoul% !e chec8 on a semi re(ular !asis. Un%er <ptions K
Vi%eo options. Selectin( the option GVi%eo <ptionsG shoul% !rin( up this screen:
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4ote the "ollo,in( settin(s a!o9e. Lualit1 shoul% !e 133. Je1 Frames shoul% !e
e9er1 13. #apture Frames Shoul% 6e E9er1 3. 'la1!ac8 0ate shoul% !e 33 "rames
per secon%. There is a !utton on this screen mar8e% Auto A%Hust. @ou ma1 nee% to
unchec8 it7 an% then manuall1 enter the "i(ures as sho,n a!o9e. @ou %on't nee% to %o
this e9er1 time 1ou %o a 9i%eo. #hec8 it o"ten thou(h to ma8e sure e9er1thin( is
correct. @ou ma1 also nee% to pla1 ,ith these num!ers i" the 9i%eo recor%s too slo,
or to "ast "or 1our speci"ic computer.
<nce 1ou ha9e 9eri"ie% that these num!ers are to 1our li8in(7 ,e can then
!e(in the recor%in( process. Ae can no, (o !ac8 to the Emulator ,ith the screen that
loo8s li8e the "ollo,in(.
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Ahen 1ou press the re% !utton7 it ,ill chan(e the cursor to a %ra, icon. Mo9e
the cursor so it is !et,een the !lue !ox an% the (ra1 inner e%(e o" the pro(ram. 'ress
%o,n the mouse !utton an% %ra( it until a !ox is %ra,n that "its in !lue an% (ra1 lines
in the opposite corner. Ahen 1ou let (o7 it ,ill !e(in recor%in(.
<nce the recor%in( has starte%7 clic8 an1,here in the Emulator pro(ram7 !ut %o
not mo9e it. The mi%%le (enerall1 ,or8s !est. 'ress the enter !utton on the main
8e1!oar%. This ,ill !e(in a count%o,n to 3. Then the pro(ram ,ill !e(in to run7 an%
#amstu%io ,ill recor% the contents o" the screen. E9entuall17 it ,ill en% up li8e this.
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The screen ,ill seem to (o slo,. This is normal. Ahen the 9i%eo is complie% at
the en%7 the "rameBrates that ,ere set ,ill result in the "inishe% pro%uct !ein(
%ispla1e% "our times as "ast. This is %one to ma8e the transitions an% text mo9ement
seem much smoother.
The next thin( 1ou'll nee% to %o it stop the recor%in(. For this speci"ic screen7
1ou ,ant to loo8 "or t,o thin(s. The "irst is 1ou ,ant the current "rame to !e a!o9e
137333. This can !e "oun% on the thir% line in #amstu%io pro(ram. This ,ill (i9e 1ou
a!out one minute o" 9i%eo. @ou can (o as lon( as 1ou ,ant7 !ut that point is ,here $
usuall1 stop. The secon% item is 1ou ,ant to stop it ri(ht as the ,arnin( text pops
!ac8 up. The alert ,arnin( name ,ill "lash in an% out. @ou ,ant to stop it Hust a"ter it
comes !ac8 in. This is %one "or e%itin( purposes. <nce 1ou ha9e reache% that point7
it ,ill prompt 1ou to sa9e the 9i%eo. Sa9e it to 1our %esire% location7 or "ol%er ,ith
the rest o" 1our ,or8.
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A 6rief *omment on Editing
<nce 1ou ha9e 1our 9i%eo7 1ou ,ill nee% to e%it it to ma8e the ,hole thin( "it
to(ether. There's 9i%eo7 au%io7 an% tones7 an% the1 ,ill all nee% to come to(ether to
ma8e an EAS 9i%eo. There are numerous ,a1s to %o it7 an% the1 are %etaile%. M1
recommen%ation to 1ou is "or 1ou to %o it as 1ou see "it. 'la1 ,ith it7 an% (et to the
point ,here 1ou "eel com"orta!le.
Section : Summar!
As 1ou can see7 there are se9eral %etails that (o into ma8in( an EAS 9i%eo7 !ut
man1 o" them !ecome routine a"ter %oin( them "or a ,hile. A(ain7 the process "or this
speci"ic screen is complicate% !ecause the processes are the same "or each o" the
other 13 screen. $" 1ou use the metho%s %escri!e% in the manual7 1ou can %o the same
"or an1 o" the other ones in EAS Emulator 4.17 ,hen the "ull 9ersion is release%. The
most important thin(s thou(h is to ha9e "un. $" 1ou %on't enHo1 it7 there is no reason
to %o them. Also7 lac8 o" enthusiasm an% enHo1ment also ten%s to sho, up in the
:ualit1 o" 1our ,or8.
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