Ep. 82. Before the Green Album, there was Christmas CD, a special Weezer release to celebrate the holiday season, but which also in turn celebrated the band's return after their post-Pinkerton hiatus. On today's show, John talks about track two, "Christmas Celebration," and how it was a preview of things to come for the band. LISTEN: 1. "Christmas Celebration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Oh Lisa" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Sugar Booger" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Christmas Celebration" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Christmas Celebration" at Weezerpedia 2. Christmas CD at Weezerpedia 3. Christmas with Weezer at Weezerpedia 4. Christmas with Weezer episodes at Post-Pinkerton 5. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 6. "Oh Lisa" at Weezerpedia 7. "Sugar Booger" at Weezerpedia 8. Billie Joe Armstrong at Wikipedia 9. "The Christmas Song" at Weezerpedia

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Christmas Celebration

Ep. 81. In light of Ric Ocasek's sudden and unexpected death over the weekend, John talks about the time Weezer covered a Cars song for a Cars movie soundtrack. He also discusses the band's long-ranging relationship with the Cars lead singer. LISTEN: 1. "You Might Think" (Weezer cover) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Might Think" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Drive" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Just What I Needed" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Just What I Needed" (Weezer cover) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "You Might Think" at Genius.com 2. "Drive" at Genius.com 3. "Just What I Needed" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "You Might Think" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 2. Ric Ocasek at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 3. "The Cars' Ric Ocasek Dead at 75" at Pitchfork 4. The Cars at Wikipedia 5. The Blue Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 6. The Green Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 7. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 8. Heartbeat City at Wikipedia 9. "Drive" at Wikipedia 10. MTV Video Music Awards at Wikipedia 11. Cars 2 at Wikipedia 12. The Teal Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 13. "Just What I Needed" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 14. Born in the U.S.A. at Wikipedia 15. John Luerssen's Rivers' Edge at Amazon 16. "Buddy Holly" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

You Might Think

Ep. 80. "Get Me Some" is one of Weezer's heaviest rock songs, but John explains why the song feels out of place in both the album era it was created (Raditude) and the larger Post-Pinkerton era in which it was born. LISTEN: 1. "Get Me Some" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Get Me Some" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube 3. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Detroit Rock City" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "The End of the Game" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Get Me Some" at Genius.com 2. "In the Garage" at Genius.com 3. "Detroit Rock City" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Get Me Some" on Weezerpedia 2. Raditude on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 3. Maladroit on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Dr. Luke on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 5. Detroit Metal City on Wikipedia 6. KISS on Wikipedia 7. "Detroit Rock City" on Wikipedia 8. "In the Garage" on Weezerpedia 9. Jacknife Lee on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 10. The Red Album on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Get Me Some

Ep. 79. John is back with a brand new episode about one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs EVER! "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is exactly what its title says it is, and yet, there's a lot of mystery to explore as well, including figuring out which band this song is about. LISTEN: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" (Rough mix) on YouTube 3. "Don't Worry Baby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Beach Boys" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Pacific Coast Highway" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Mr. Brightside" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Genius.com 2. "Beach Boys" at Genius.com 3. "Pacific Coast Highway" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Weezerpedia 2. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 3. Ric Ocasek at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Ric Ocasek in Studio with Band on Instagram 5. EWBAITEEYD at ExceptYouDie 6. "I Can't Imagine Weezer Stopping" at Wall Street Journal 7. Rivers Cuomo: Ask Me Anything at Reddit 8. Ozma at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 9. Daniel Brummel at Wikipedia 10. Ryan Slegr at Wikipedia 11. The Astronauts at Weezerpedia 12. "Foolish Father" at Weezerpedia 13. Nirvana at Wikipedia 14. "Heart Songs" at Weezerpedia 15. "Heart Songs" Episode of Post-Pinkerton 16. Kurt Cobain's Suicide Note at Wikipedia 17. Dave Grohl at Wikipedia 18. Foozer Tour at Weezerpedia 19. Oasis at Wikipedia 20. KISS at Wikipedia 21. The Rolling Stones at Wikipedia 22. The Beatles at Wikipedia 23. Encyclopedia of Pop at Weezerpedia 24. Paul McCartney at Wikipedia 25. Wings at Wikipedia 26. The Beach Boys at Wikipedia 27. Brian Wilson at Wikipedia 28. "Don't Worry Baby" at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 29. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 30. "Beach Boys" at Weezerpedia 31. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia 32. All Things Weezer forum 33. That's Why God Made the Radio at Wikipedia 34. Rivers Cuomo on Spotify 35. Psychedelic Mellowness playlist on Spotify 36. The Killers on Wikipedia 37. "Mr. Brightside" on Wikipedia 38. "Say It Ain't So" on Weezerpedia

Eulogy for a Rock Band

Ep. 78. "Freak Me Out" is one of the rare Weezer songs for which we have no alternate versions. There's no demos, no live performances, nothing but the album track. John explains why, and examines what makes this one of the most unique songs in Weezer's entire catalog. LISTEN: 1. "Freak Me Out" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "The Spider" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Freak Me Out" at Genius.com 2. "The Spider" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Freak Me Out" at Weezerpedia 2. Make Believe at Weezerpedia 3. We'z Talkin' Weez 2 Thee podcast 4. String Harmonics at Wikipedia 5. Harmonica at Wikipedia 6. "In the Garage" at Weezerpedia 7. "Spiderbitch" at Weezerpedia 8. "The Spider" at Weezerpedia 9. The Red Album at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Freak Me Out

Ep. 77. If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between.  LISTEN: 1. "Take On Me" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1984) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Take On Me" (Reel Big Fish) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Take On Me" (MxPx) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Take On Me" (A1) on Apple Music | YouTube 7. "Take On Me" (Bluegrass) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 8. "Greyhound" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 9. "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 10. "Say It Ain't So" (Calpurnia) on Spotify | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Take On Me" at Genius.com 2. "Greyhound" at Genius.com 3. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Take On Me" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 2. Weezer (Teal Album) at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 3. Jess Lampe on Twitter 4. Edgerton Life podcast 5. Edgerton.Life Pancreatic Cancer Foundation  6. A-Ha at Wikipedia 7. Hunting High and Low at Wikipedia 8. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1985 at Wikipedia 9. Rotoscoping at Wikipedia 10. Reel Big Fish at Wikipedia 11. BASEketball at Wikipedia 12. Napster at Wikipedia 13. Goldfinger at Wikipedia 14. MxPx at Wikipedia 15. Wes Anderson at Wikipedia 16. Tenacious D at Wikipedia 17. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" at Weezerpedia 18. A1 at Wikipedia  19. "Africa" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 20. Toto at Wikipedia 21. Stranger Things at Wikipedia 22. Finn Wolfhard at Wikipedia 23. Calpurnia at Wikipedia 24. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 25. Under Cover podcast 26. Calpurnia / "Say It Ain't So" episode of Under Cover  27. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia 28. @WeezerAfrica Twitter account 29. "Tween Tweets Weezer Into Covering 'Africa'" at Cleveland Magazine 30. "L.A. Girlz" at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Take On Me

Ep. 76. When Weezer couldn't release as many tracks as they wanted on their 2002 live EP The Lion and the Witch, they decided to hide one. "Polynesia" is the opening track to the EP, but you won't see it on the tracklist. John explains why in today's brand new episode. LISTEN: 1. "Polynesia" on YouTube 2. The Lion and the Witch on YouTube 3. "El Scorcho" (Live) on YouTube 4. "Holiday" (Live) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Holiday" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Polynesia" at Weezerpedia 2. The Lion and the Witch at Weezerpedia 3. "Dope Nose" at Weezerpedia 4. "El Scorcho" at Weezerpedia 5. "Holiday" at Weezerpedia 6. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia 7. "Island in the Sun" at Weezerpedia 8. "Falling For You" at Weezerpedia 9. "Death and Destruction" at Weezerpedia 10. The Lion and the Witch EP artwork 11. kozyndan official web site 12. May 19, 2002 Weezer concert at Setlist.fm 13. "The Good Life" at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Polynesia

Ep. 75. Raditude may be the worst album in Weezer's discography, but "Let It All Hang Out" is a surprising gem that you may not have heard. John explores this collaboration between Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, and Jacknife Lee, and explains how a video game managed to make this song even better.  LISTEN: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" (Raditude version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Let It All Hang Out" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube 3. "Let It All Hang Out" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube 4. "Buddy Holly" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "This Can't Be Life" on Tidal 6. "El Scorcho" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Genius.com 2. "Buddy Holly" at Genius.com 3. "This Can't Be Life" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Weezerpedia 2. Raditude at Weezerpedia 3. Rivers Cuomo at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 4. Jermaine Dupri at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 5. Jacknife Lee at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 6. Butch Walker at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 7. "Can't Stop Partying" at Weezerpedia 8. "Can't Stop Parting" episode of Post-Pinkerton 9. The Red Album at Weezerpedia 10. "Troublemaker" at Weezerpedia 11. "Pork and Beans" at Weezerpedia 12. Rock Band at Wikipedia 13. "El Scorcho" at Weezerpedia 14. "Buddy Holly" at Weezerpedia 15. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 16. Vitamin Water at Wikipedia 17. Chiclets at Wikipedia  18. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo & Jermaine Dupri: The Billboard Cover Story & Video" at Billboard.com ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Let It All Hang Out

Ep. 74. You'd think this rough, 46-second demo would inspire an equally short podcast episode, but instead, it allows John to discuss many topics, ranging from Rivers Cuomo's longtime friendship with the musician Kevin Ridel to Cuomo's business instincts in the early 2000s.  LISTEN: 1. "I Admire You So Much" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Were Just Using Me" on YouTube 3. "Taken for a Ride" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Inspiration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "I Admire You So Much" at Genius.com 2. "Taken for a Ride" at Genius.com 3. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "I Admire You So Much" at Weezerpedia 2. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 3. Catalog O' Riffs at Weezerpedia 4. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 5. The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 6. "Can't Stop Partying" episode of Post-Pinkerton 7. "Cold and Damp" episode of Post-Pinkerton 8. "The Angel and the One" at Weezerpedia 9. Kevin Ridel at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 10. Avant Garde at Weezerpedia 11. AM Radio at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 12. Peel at Wikipedia 13. Radioactive at Weezerpedia 14. Reactive at Weezerpedia 15. "Weezer Gets Sued" at Silent Uproar 16. AM Radio official web site 17. Shamrock Irish Pub and Eatery web site 18. Albumsix.com Sings Weezer, Volume 2 at Weezerpedia 19. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Helps AM Radio Dress for Success" at MTV.com ----------- DONATIONS TO AFSP IN MEMORY OF RUNNING MONK As discussed on the show last week, I hope you'll join me in making a donation of $20 or more to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention,  which builds awareness, funds research, and provides support to those affected by suicide. If you make such a donation, please forward your receipt to postpinkertonpod@gmail.com and provide a mailing address. I'll send you a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin as thanks. (Limited to first 100 donations. I'll update the @PostPinkerton Twitter account when pins are gone.)

I Admire You So Much

Ep. 73. John discusses the Maladroit demo "High Up Above," as well as the recent loss of beloved Weezer fan Running Monk. Please note the content warning at the top episode regarding discussion of death and suicide. LISTEN: 1. "High Up Above" (BBC Sessions) on YouTube 2. "High Up Above" (Live) on YouTube 3. "High Up Above" (December 2001 demo) on YouTube 4. "Endless Bummer" (No Center Channel) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "High Up Above" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. Weezjer Time YouTube Channel 2. Running Monk on Twitter | Last.fm | All Things Weezer 3. "Endless Bummer" at Weezerpedia 4. All Things Weezer web forum 5. Maladroit demos at Weezerpedia 6. Maladroit at Weezerpedia 7. "High Up Above" at Weezerpedia 8. BBC Sessions at Weezerpedia 9. "Burndt Jamb" episode of Post-Pinkerton 10. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 11. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 12. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ----------- DONATIONS TO AFSP IN MEMORY OF RUNNING MONK As discussed on the show, I hope you'll join me in making a donation of $20 or more to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention,  which builds awareness, funds research, and provides support to those affected by suicide. If you make such a donation, please forward your receipt to postpinkertonpod@gmail.com and provide a mailing address. I'll send you a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin as thanks. (Limited to first 100 donations. I'll update the @PostPinkerton Twitter account when pins are gone.) 

High Up Above

Ep. 72. John discusses "Queen of Earth," a scrapped Album 5 demo that was a departure for the band in terms of its lyrics and sound. John examines why he didn't like it back in 2002, why it's grown on him, and how the band's experiment with a fifth member impacted the initial demo fans heard. LISTEN: 1. "Queen of Earth" (6/25/2002) on YouTube 2. "Queen of Earth (7/16/2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Queen of Earth" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Queen of Earth" at Weezerpedia 2. Album 5 Demos at Weezerpedia  3. Maladroit at Weezerpedia  4. Ryan Maynes at Weezerpedia 5. Arlo at Sub Pop Records 6. May 27, 2010 Missoula Independent article 7. Office Demos at Weezerpedia    Want a free Post-Pinkerton sticker? Send your mailing address to postpinkertonpod@gmail.com!

Queen of Earth

Ep. 71. John talks with comics artist Alec Longstreth about the song "It's Been So Long," a single released to the Weezer Fan Club this year. John asks Alec about his work illustrating the single's packaging, his history working with the band, and his book about his history as a fan. LISTEN: 1. "It's Been So Long" on YouTube 2. "Back to the Shack" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Do It Again" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Rock of Ages" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Don't Worry Baby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "It's Been So Long" at Genius.com 2. "Back to the Shack" at Genius.com 3. "Do It Again" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "It's Been So Long" at Weezerpedia 2. Alec Longstreth's web site 3. Alec Longstreth at Wikipedia 4. Alec Longstreth on Twitter | Instagram | Patreon 5. Alec' illustration work for Weezer 6. Alec's blog post on illustrating "It's Been So Long" packaging 7. Weezer Fan at Amazon | Digital Edition 8. Weezer Fan Club 9. Karl Koch at Weezerpedia 10. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia 11. Matt Sharp at Weezerpedia 12. Ric Ocasek at Weezerpedia 13. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 14. "Back to the Shack" at Weezerpedia 15. "Do It Again" at Wikipedia 16. "Rock of Ages" at Wikipedia 17. "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" at Wikipedia 18. Nicholas Gurewitch at Wikipedia 19. The Perry Bible Fellowship 20. Mykel and Carli at Weezerpedia 21. "Everybody Get Dangerous" at Weezerpedia 22. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at Wikipedia

It's Been So Long

Ep. 70. "Brave New World" is the ninth track off of the band's 2010 album Hurley. John talks about why he likes it, but also why it reveals some of the tension amidst the band at this time. In addition, you'll learn everything you ever need to know about Hurleygate. LISTEN: 1. "Brave New World" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Brave New World" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Brave New World" at Weezerpedia 2. Hurley at Weezerpedia 3. Brave New World at Wikipedia 4. Aldous Huxley at Wikipedia 5. The Tempest at Wikipedia 6. William Shakespeare at Wikipedia 7. The Tempest (audio book) at YouTube 8. "Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hosting Shakespeare-themed parties for fans" at NME 9. Weezer x Hurley x PacSun Press Release 10. Hurley album cover at Wikipedia 11. Epitaph Records at Wikipedia 12. "Weezer’s Hurley Not Actually Named After Hurley From Lost" at Vulture 13. "Weezer Promises Hurley Was Inspired by Real Hurley" at Vulture 14. "Weezer reveal Hurley cover" at Consequence of Sound 15. "Weezer Confess, Deny Nike Funded Hurley (The Sweatshop Song)" at Stereogum 16. Raditude at Weezerpedia 17. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 18. Linda Perry at Wikipedia 19. 4 Non Blondes at Wikipedia    Follow Post-Pinkerton on Twitter or Facebook. Want a sticker? E-mail John!

Brave New World

Ep. 69. Rachel from the We Are Weezer podcast joins John to discuss "Unbreak My Heart," a Make Believe-era cover of the Toni Braxton mega-hit that didn't see official release until it closed out the unreleased track compilation Death to False Metal. They discuss why the band covered the song in the first place, as well as touching on the wide world of Weezer podcasting. LISTEN: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Un-break My Heart" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "All The Young Dudes" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" at Genius.com 2. "Un-break My Heart" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" at Weezerpedia 2. "Un-break My Heart" at Wikipedia 3. We Are Weezer podcast 4. John's appearances on We Are Weezer: 1, 2 5. We Are Weezer on Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 6. Toni Braxton at Wikipedia 7. Death to False Metal at Weezerpedia 8. Make Believe at Weezerpedia 9. Diane Warren at Wikipedia 10. L.A. Reid at Wikipedia 11. Alternative Press 2005 cover story on Weezer  12. Rick Rubin at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 13. American Songwriter article about "Unbreak My Heart" 14. Vipassana movement at Wikipedia 15. The Teal Album at Weezerpedia

Unbreak My Heart

Ep. 68. "On the Edge" is one of the Summer Songs of 2000, a collection of songs from Weezer's time on the Vans Warped Tour, which marked the end of their self-imposed Post-Pinkerton hiatus. John talks about why he likes so many individual parts of this song -- and why they don't quite add up -- on today's show. LISTEN: 1. "On the Edge" (SS2k version) on YouTube 2. "On the Edge" (Live, non-SS2k version) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "On the Edge" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "On the Edge" at Weezerpedia 2. Summer Songs of 2000 at Weezerpedia 3. Warped Tour at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Green Album Demos at Weezerpedia 5. "Hash Pipe" at Weezerpedia 6. The Green Album at Weezerpedia

On the Edge

Post-Pinkerton examines every Weezer song released after the band's 1996 album Pinkerton.

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