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[Note: This file was last revised (expanded) on 6 March 1999.]
[Note: Many folks wonder about a very special harp in Twilight Hall
named Dreamweaver. It is named after the greatest bard that GemStone
has ever had. After months of searching, I have finally found some
of Dreamweaver's performances to share with you. I am uncertain of
the dates, other than they occured when Elvanion was in charge of
weddings and Houses. I have left a small clip of Elvanion in the
beginning of this file so that some of you can help me date the
performances.]
-------------------------The Elvanion Clip-------------------------
>
[Temple, Bridal Room]
Soft candlelight casts a warm glow about the room. The white marble
floor is covered with hand-woven rugs and a huge mirror hangs from the
wall in an ornate frame of gold. Here, the bride and her attendants
await the start of the wedding ceremony in privacy, serenity, and
comfort. You also see an oak door.
Also in the room: Maera, GameMaster Elvanion.
Obvious exits: none.
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Maera says, "I'm not nervous"
>
You say, "hello"
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You bow to Elvanion.
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Elvanion says, "ok, remember, do not go in a group or they won't see
you."
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You hug Maera.
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Maera says, "Hi Manny"
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Elvanion says, "Just time your go well"
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Elvanion grins.
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You ask, "what do ya need me to do?"
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Elvanion says, "it's go door and then go pink arch"
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Elvanion says, "You lead Maera into the chapel and fight off admirers."
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Elvanion grins.
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Maera says, "you're giving me away"
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The buzz of thoughts in your mind subsides.
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Elvanion says, "You go, the Maera, you follow."
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Maera asks, "remember?"
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You say, "oh er ok"
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Maera says, "okie"
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(Manny not quite sure how he's going to beat elvanion off)
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You furrow your brow, probably adding a wrinkle or two in the process.
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Maera giggles.
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Elvanion says, "Not too qorry, I've too much to do running this show to
chase ladies right now..grin"
>
Maera hugs you.
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Elvanion says, "Ok, manny, hit it."
>
Elvanion points at an oak door.
>
You see Maera Arascain the Half-Elf.
She appears to be in her 30's, has shoulder length, wavy dark brown
hair, brown eyes and fair skin.
She is in good shape.
She is holding a bouquet of freshly-cut long stemmed red and white
roses tied with a silvery ribbon in her right hand.
She is wearing a circlet of white and red rosebuds entwined with baby's
breath, a white and red silk pouch, some white satin slippers, a white
spidersilk wedding gown with delicate satin laces and red embroidered
roses adorning the bodice, tapering to a short point at the waist,
with frilled lace sleeves and a long flowing train, a gold ring, a
crystal amulet and a small silver cross suspended from a delicate
chain.
>
You are holding a bleached white windak staff in your right hand.
You are wearing some travel-stained boots, some rugged Haidic campaign
armor, a blue Iorak sash, some battleworn bracers, a translucent ring,
a silvery blue lunarni bark weapon holster, a dark weather streaked
haversack and a blue plumed Haidic warhelm.
>
[Temple, Corridor]
Fragrant flowers are crushed beneath your feet as you walk down this
corridor of polished white marble. An ornate arch of pink granite
marks the entrance to the wedding chapel, where many a blushing bride
and her betrothed have exchanged their vows of everlasting love under
the watchful eyes of their gods. You also see a white marble arch
leading back to the main temple and an oak door.
Obvious exits: north.
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Maera came through an oak door.
>
[Assuming you mean a pink granite arch]
[Temple, Wedding Chapel]
Stained-glass windows glow like jewels, reflecting the light of the
many pure white candles that flicker around the simple altar where
couples kneel to exchange their wedding vows. Hand-sewn tapestries
depict scenes from married life in rich, colorful detail along the
walls. Fresh flowers are brought in each day, and their soft,
romantic fragrance fills the small chapel. You also see the Abdul
disk and the Simon disk.
Also in the room: Lord Geoff, Willie who is seated, Lord Finrod who is
seated, Abdul who is seated, Mackeli who is seated, Lord Waldo2 who is
seated, Iguana who is seated, Rhyl, Cemb who is seated, Rathorn who is
seated, Coral who is seated, Erinyes, Lord Aurien who is seated,
Landreu who is seated, Tomb who is seated, Katrioania who is seated,
Lord Krisenfest, Damangherik who is seated, Simon who is seated, Balor
who is seated, Jerusha who is seated, Killashandra, Petyr who is seated,
Lady Fawn who is seated, Lord Lomir who is seated, GameMaster Shadel, E
lke who is seated, Percy who is seated, Airlia who is seated, Aniki
who is seated, Jeana who is seated, Welan who is seated, Sieglinde who
is seated, Lord Blades who is seated, Dreamweaver who is seated,
Alecsander who is seated, Jeeta who is seated, Lady Woundhealer who is
seated, Ashen who is seated, Lord Palma.
Obvious exits: out.
>
-------------------------Song Number One--------------------
>
Dreamweaver smiles and pulls a beautiful lute back up into her lap.
Softly, the notes begin a gentle rocking rhythm.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"My journey brought me here alone,
Dreams to weave, songs to hone.
But elusive was every dream I tried,
No songs there were for me to guide."
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(Dreamweaver gets a wistful, far-away look in her eyes.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Until one midnight he came to me,
And we met under the Dreaming Tree.
Who can say now just who charmed whom
When we danced together under the Moon."
>
Dreamweaver smiles warmly while the music subtly changes under her
fingertips. A little faster, the melody a little more touching...
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Dreamweaver sings:
"The fire I could see in his eyes
Burned in my blood, to my surprise."
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Dreamweaver sings:
"The question that lay upon his lips
I did not want to wait to sip."
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Dreamweaver sings:
"His hand reached out and brushed my face.
Trembling, I stepped into his embrace."
>
(Dreamweaver smoothly slows the music back into the rocking rhythms
that started the song.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"When all around me the world reeled
And then for me, my fate was sealed
That moonlit midnight he came to me,
And we danced under the Dreaming Tree."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"No more were there dreams without end
The visions came again, like an old friend.
The songs unlocked now from my heart
Soared within this dancing start."
>
(Dreamweaver continues to play the lute while speaking clearly above
the music...)
>
Dreamweaver recites, "Passion was the fire that replaced the cold"
>
Dreamweaver recites, "Water fed my questioning, thirsting soul"
>
Dreamweaver recites, "Wind kissed my cheek with a gentle touch,"
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Dreamweaver recites, "and in my ear, a whispered, "Shush."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Then the earth itself danced with me,
That night under the Dreaming Tree."
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Dreamweaver leans back.
>
Dreamweaver smiles with bright eyes, her voice soars with the song.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The fire I could see in his eyes
Burned in my blood, to my surprise."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The question that lay upon his lips
I did not want to wait to sip."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"His hand reached out and brushed my face.
Trembling, I stepped into his embrace."
>
(Dreamweaver strums her lute dramatically. She looks you right in the
eye and slowly sings...)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"That midnight my dreams were set free
When he danced with me,
Under the Dreaming Tree."
>
Dreamweaver smiles at the happy couple and finishes the song with
gentle rocking notes under her voice.
>
Dreamweaver nods to Palma.
>
-------------------------Song Number Two-------------------------
[Note: Unfortunately, I do have have the entire song ]
>
(Dreamweaver bends her head over her beautiful lute and begins to pluck
delicate broken chords on it. As she finished the introduction, she
lifts her head and begins to sing.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The words of love make a circle complete,
The sacred binding, spoken softly and true.
One heart to another, life's most precious gift,
And these words are more than "I love you."
>
Dreamweaver smiles softly as her eyes take in the audience. The music
sounds sweet and melodious as she turns to sing to the bride and
groom.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"In the elements of love the circle is held fast,
The man, the woman, in each other are made whole.
And no sweeter fate could there be at last,
Than the eternal pull of soul to soul."
>
(Dreamweaver builds up a crescendo as the song changes ever so
slightly. There is a reverent and clear tone to her voice.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"~
In your eyes I see, the flash of fire,
Glowing endlessly, to spark this heart's desire.
And from this burst of empassioned flame,
The power of Fire is Love's own Name."
>
Dreamweaver smiles serenely and looks at the happy couple, singing to
them.
[Note: the following captures have been sent in by fellow players.]
------------------Description of Dreamweaver-------------------------
>
You see Lady Dreamweaver Oenothara the Human Bard.
She appears to be in her 60's, has shoulder length, wavy dark brown hair,
hazel eyes, and fair skin.
She is in good shape.
She is holding a silvery haon-inlaid lute in her left hand.
She is wearing a silvery velvet satchel, a gleaming golden quarter note
suspended from a white satin cord, a flowing twilight gray cloak tied at the
hem with silk scarves of the deepest and most sensuous colors of the fiery
sunset, a flowing off-the-shoulder silk blouse made of several brightly
colored wispy scarves tied together in a fluttering pattern, a shimmering silk
skirt made of several pieces of rainbow-hued cloth and knotted snugly at the
waist with a trailing silver sash, a small silver locket, an engraved golden
medallion, a xenium-threaded backpack, a red dreamstone bracelet, a glaes
spider charm, and a silvery Reann ring.
>
-------------------------Song Number Three---------------------------
>
Dreamweaver says, "This is called Winter's Rose"
>
(Dreamweaver begins to sing, a smile playing on her face as she makes eye
contact with you.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"When Winter's Rose to my hands came,
The red still deep as any crimson wine,
It sang to me, whispered soft my name,
And bade me listen, before its fleeting time."
>
(Dreamweaver lowers her head over her lute, a more ethereal quality coming
into the song, then she lifts her eyes, seeming to look for something behind
you as she sings the song the rose taught her.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"In the spring, a rose will bloom,
The season's first for marveling eyes,
The morning touches petals dew strewn
And awaits the poets and bards to arise."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Then in the summer, many roses open full and bright,
Coloring the senses with their aroma and hues,
They bask in the warmth of the full sunlight,
And lovers pluck handfulls, ardent mates to amuse."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"At autum's first touch of frost, roses wilt,
Only the hardier ones will much longer survive.
In a world of browns, the proud color is gilt,
Watching, waiting, for their turn to die."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"But a Winter Rose, is love's own endeavor,
Nurtured, protected, out of the ice and snow.
Rare and defiant, it remains a sign ever
That with care and attention, love will grow."
>
Dreamweaver smiles as she looks back at you again, the music turning back once
more into the warm ballad that it started out.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Then Winter's Rose, in my hand still held
Ended the proud, proud tale.
I gazed at it, still under its spell,
Slowly slipping back here, the song unveiled."
>
Dreamweaver smiles and nods her head with the music.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Never again will I look at a rose
The same as I have before.
Now each season's blooms will disclose
A tale and song of wisdom's lore."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"When Winter's Rose to my hands came,
The red still deep as any crimson wine,
It sang to me, whispered soft my name,
And together we waited out its time."
>
(Dreamweaver slows the pace of the music down, becoming softer at the same
time, but her voice holds your attention.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Together we sang the song again,
Winter's Rose and I.
Together we waited,
and celebrated,"
>
(Dreamweaver continues the music lightly, and with a dramatic whispered
voice...)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Winter's"
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Rose's"
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Time."
-------------------------Song Number Four---------------------------
Dreamweaver says, "This is called, The Ballad of Kelfour's Landing. As I sang
it once, a young man asked about some of the people in the song."
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Dreamweaver says, "Giving that some thought as a good idea, I decided to
prepare this manner of performance and talk between the verses, naming our
pioneers."
>
Dreamweaver says, "Remember, now, Kelfour's Landing was a place almost just
like this one, which those who went before us here settled."
>
Dreamweaver says, "Some of these peoples names are on the very streets of our
town now."
>
(Dreamweaver builds the music up as she begins the song.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The boats first arrived with the tattered crew,
Refugees from some distant kingdom's doomsday.
Homeless, and hungry, from danger they flew,
And established the Landing here on the bay."
>
(Dreamweaver speaks over the music, looking out at you, and explains...)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Among the First, that still you will know,
Only Lady Gira and Lord Bardon remain to tend essence flows.
But Tesset, Jarik and Armand walked long ago,
They, too, helped the land to prosper and grow."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"They worked day and night to secure the town
For the pioneers who would follow them here,
The walls went up, the beasts went down,
And the message was sent out loud and clear..."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with a promise of new adventure,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The paint was still wet on the gates to town,
When the travellers began to arrive.
Weary, and lost, from a journey afar,
They were lucky to just be alive."
>
Dreamweaver smiles and looks up, speaking again, softly naming those pioneers.
>
Dreamweaver says, "There was Slickens and Phaedra, Valeria and Zubdew,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Riverwind and Valeria, first rivals, would wed too soon,"
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Dreamweaver says, "And Airioch, too, long ago and then was new."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"With their courage, their sweat and much blood,
They built this place into their new home.
Many a hero was made in those gone by days,
Names now faded from even the tombstones."
>
(Dreamweaver lifts her voice again over the music, speaking with rhythm.)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Vesitsa, a healer - Yuri, and his friend Benar,
Came along to adventure with Dort and Dagmar.
Lightning and Unum, Winter and Slaughn,
Dagger held godhood for one night until dawn."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with nary a hope for resurrection,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver smiles dramatically and leans forward, her voice carries over the
music.
>
Dreamweaver says, "What fortunes would else there be told"
>
Dreamweaver asks, "Without a bard to sing them bold?"
>
Dreamweaver says, "The town's first performer was a talent rare,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Who was called Arlie Quinn, Bard Extraordinaire."
>
(Dreamweaver continues on with the song, strumming on her lute with a flair.)
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"They forged the first trails into our own woods,
And learned magic all over again.
Without enchantments, the hunting was hard,
And death was how each day would begin."
>
(Dreamweaver speaks out over the beat of the music, almost chanting.)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Tulkas Gwath, the Hero walked then in the town,
And Mendle, Swiftkill, Callista, and Cyann.
Natasha and Eowynn healed near and far,
The wounds of all, silently bearing the scars."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"But while they were busy and hard at work,
A dark spectre began to take hold,
Whispers of easier, of quicker ways,
Began the seduction of the Power of Olde."
>
Dreamweaver leans forward.
>
Jingleberry just arrived.
>
Jingleberry just went north.
>
(Dreamweaver builds tension in the music, her voice grows in intensity as she
speaks again...)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Deeds unknown these adventurers did,
Who stood for valor and for right made a bid.
Blumokshadavhar and Landreth, Bocca and more,
Shined light into shadows and continued Ages' war."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"But Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with the promise of more and more,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
(Dreamweaver strums dramatically and the music pauses as she looks up.)
>
(Dreamweaver almost whispers before picking the song up again...)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"And Goresuch was the voice that warned!"
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The Landing grew larger, day by day,
Until bursting at its seams,
And the new arrivals became the prey,
Of a new unsavory element on the scene."
>
Dreamweaver says, "Whispers of terror flowed like a plague,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Allanon"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Lythe"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Sagan"
>
Dreamweaver says, "They were named."
>
Dreamweaver shifts her weight.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The only justice was in the streets,
With a knife, a sword or a blade,
Until the town's gutters ran with blood,
And the citizens such violence forbade."
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Yuri selflessly defended the young,
Who could not stand against the Mad Mage for long."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"So, Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with lawlessness in the streets at an end,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
(Dreamweaver speaks faster, the music's tempo speeds up with her.)
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"The temple was beset with a firestorm made
When Dagmar and Valeria's feuding raged.
Then the gods stepped in, and holy spots safe
Were created to mollify the citzen's outrage."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The heroes explored and new trails they forged,
Into marvelous dangers anew,
New days to try, new ways to die,
Until someone could finally find a way through!"
>
Dreamweaver says, "There was Kirc and Niun, even Lord Strom once was a lad,"
>
Dreamweaver nods.
>
Dreamweaver says, "Celeborn and Kayla, and Lord Corwin's dad."
>
Dreamweaver says, "Lord Fxg, and Kodos, Saint and Baram,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "They all came to town determined to win."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"And in these days of the first Lords about town,
The gods finally answered their pleas.
And on the day a worthy cleric was found,
Life into the newly dead could be breathed."
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Erebor was his name who first raised the dead,
And trained up those who could then bind life's threads.
Salvius and Sindar earned many folks' praise
And with Taarna helped brighten many a dead hero's day."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with a promise of resurrection for even a foolish death,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"The growing town did prosper and do fine,
Merchants brought in beautiful new things.
New shops opened featuring selective lines,
And the new weapon of choice, a broadsword of laen!"
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Magnetron and Waldo2, yes, he has been two long,
Helped civilize the landing with Wiswraith, now gone.
Joqain practiced magic arts, Trebor made the first doppleganger
Feckly was new then, too and Zepath mapped like a ranger."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Loremasters called for help on great quests,
And the frontier was pushed further along.
The first Great Houses, Paupers to the west,
Aspis in the east and Phoenix in mid-town."
>
(Dreamweaver strums the lute, the music grows as surely as the town grows in
the tale.)
>
Dreamweaver says, "Caretaker, Maruko, and Moonpie, now Lords renowned,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "were youthful and just coming into their power strong. "
>
Dreamweaver says, "Eron, Rune, Usul and other names from the past,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Made strong the people of this pioneer cast."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"O Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And knowing there was a place to belong,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Then one day the essence was all ablaze
At the use of an Enchant True spell,
And armors, weapons were never the same,
As the mages wove their magics so well."
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"Lord Odds was the only mage for so long
Who could enchant the magic that was now in demand."
>
Dreamweaver nods.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"And onto more yet dangerous tasks,
The heroes of the Landing would go.
No fear of death to hold them fast,
They wished to learn all there was to know."
>
Dreamweaver smiles as she recites from the roster of the pioneers...
>
Dreamweaver recites:
"There was Vlad and Rory, Rhys and Nastorm,
Talon and Taluk, before long the young Gilthor came along."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
And with each new threat of danger,
The fortune seekers came,
Oh, the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Enegue and Gallenod began to grow up strong,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Whilder and Lairaerrythrok came to right the wrongs."
>
Dreamweaver says, "Belladonna first learned magic and Kalagay learned the
blade,"
>
Dreamweaver says, "Why even Dec's first ancestor was happy he had stayed. "
>
Dreamweaver leans forward.
>
(Dreamweaver whispers loudly, That may have been the LAST time he was happy,
too, with a wink.)
>
Dreamweaver smiles and turns deliberately, looking everyone in the eye. The
music softens and slows down.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"So, you've come to our little Landing here,
Hoping to make for yourself a name still.
Be welcomed and step right up,
My, but those are big footsteps you hope to fill."
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"Come to Kelfour's Landing,
Come to seek your fame!
Some looked like you, and some like me,
When the fortune seekers came,
Oh, when the fortune seekers came!"
>
Dreamweaver winks.
>
Dreamweaver sings:
"We came to Kelfour's Landing,
We came to seek our fame!"
---------------------------End of Log---------------------------------
[Note: If anyone has any further examples of Dreamweaver performing,
I'll be happy to add them to this file. If I find any more myself, I'll
be sure to add them as well!]
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