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IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS ____________________________________ ) THE SWEETWATER, A WILDERNESS ) LODGE LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 02-1795C v. ) (Senior Judge Merow) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. ) ____________________________________) DEFENDANT'S LIST OF TRIAL EXHIBITS Pursuant to the Court's order filed March 29, 2005 and Appendix A, ¶ 16 of the Rules of the Court of Federal Claims, defendant, the United States, defendant provides the attached list of exhibits that defendant expects to offer at trial for case-in-chief or rebuttal purposes, other than those to be used exclusively for impeachment. Defendant also reserves the right to use any exhibits listed on plaintiff's list of trial exhibits, and any exhibits necessary for rebuttal. Respectfully submitted,

PETER D. KEISLER Assistant Attorney General DAVID M. COHEN Director

s/ Kathryn A. Bleecker KATHRYN A. BLEECKER Assistant Director

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OF COUNSEL: KENNETH S. CAPPS Attorney-Advisor Office of the General Counsel Rocky Mountain Region U.S. Department of Agriculture P.O. Box 25005 Denver, CO 80225-0005

s/ John H. Williamson JOHN H. WILLIAMSON Trial Attorney Commercial Litigation Branch Civil Division U.S. Department of Justice ATTN: Classification Unit 1100 L St. N.W., 8th floor Washington, D.C. 20530 Tel: (202) 307-0277 Fax: (202) 307-0972 Attorneys for Defendant

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify under penalty of perjury that on this 12th day of August, 2005, a copy of the foregoing "DEFENDANT'S TRIAL EXHIBIT LIST" was filed electronically. I understand that notice of this filing will be sent to all parties by operation of the Court's electronic filing system. Parties may access this filing through the Court's system.

s/ John H. Williamson

Case 1:02-cv-01795-JFM Document 88-2 Filed 08/12/2005 Page 1 of 12 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS THE SWEETWATER, A WILDERNESS ) LODGE, LLC, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) ) THE UNITED STATES, ) ) Defendant. )

No. 02-1795C (Judge Merow)

DEFENDANT'S TRIAL EXHIBIT LIST Exh #
1

Date
8/21/95

Author

Recipient

Bates Numbers
TS 0133 TS 0149

Subject
USDA, Forest Service Term Special Use Permit, The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC. (Depo. Exh. 22, Mummery) Letter clarifying issues on the inspection reports on three bridges providing access to Sweetwater Wilderness Lodge (Depo. Exh. 2, Larson) (Forest Service copy of Depo. Exh. 33, Mummery)

Expects to Offer
X

May Offer

2

2/20/97

Brent Larson, District Ranger, USDA, Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest (SNF) Rebeca R. Aus, Forest Supervisor, USDA, Forest Service, SNF William L. Simpson, Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC

Ray and Judi Sutherland (cc: Jeff Mummery)

X

3

12/21/01

Jeff Mummery, The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC Brent Larson, District Ranger, USDA, Forest Service, SNF SNF-00651

Notice of Non-Compliance and Opportunity to Cure. (Depo. Exh. 3, Larson)

X

4

4/30/01

Letter re: June 12, 1995 meeting between Jeff Mummery and U.S. Forest Service personnel about Forest Service Road to Sweetwater Lodge (with Wapiti Ranger District stamp, dated May 2, 2001) (Depo. Exh. 6, Rossman)

X

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Document 88-2 Bates Numbers
SNF-04672 SNF-04682

Filed 08/12/2005 Subject

Page 2 of 12 Expects to Offer
X

Date
8/30/95

Author

Recipient

May Offer

1995 Resort Operating Plan for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, Wapiti Ranger District, Shoshone National Forest. (Depo. Exh. 8, Rossman) Plaintiff's Response to Defendant's First Set of Interrogatories and First Request for Production of Documents. (Depo. Exh. 10)

6

8/8/2003

X

7

5/28/95

SNF-04917 SNF-04921

Offer, Acceptance and Receipt (Specific Performance Contract) (Farm and Ranch and Vacant Land) for Brannon's Resort, signed by Jeff Mummery on May 21, 1995. (Depo. Exh. 11, Mummery) Letter re: cannot respond to a fire at your property until the bridges are repaired. (Depo. Exh. 13, Mummery)

X

8

6/11/93

Russell Wenks, Admin./Fire Marshal, Park County Fire Protection District No. 2

Mr. Brannon

TS 0108

X

9

10/31/85

TS 0052 TS 0056

Amendment No. 1 for Special Use Permit, H. David Brannon & Nancy Brannon, dba Brannon's Wilderness Lodge with attachments - Exhibit B, Memorandum of Understanding for Cooperation in Road Maintenance Between Brannon's Wilderness Lodge and USDA Forest Service, SNF, dated October 31, 1985 - Attachment A, CY 1985 Joint Road Maintenance Plan, dated October 31, 1985 (Depo. Exh. 14, Mummery) USDA, Forest Service Term Special Use Permit, H. David Brannon & Nancy Brannon, dba Brannon's Wilderness Lodge. (Depo. Exh. 15, Mummery)

X

10

8/10/83

TS 0057 TS 0071

X

2

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Document 88-2 Bates Numbers

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Page 3 of 12 Expects to Offer
X

Date
6/13/95

Author
Robert W. Rossman

Recipient
Jennifer Watson

May Offer

Email re: meeting with Jeff Mummery and Bill Simpson on Sweetwater deal. (Depo. Exh. 16, Mummery) (with handwritten annotation by Jeff Mummery) SNF-04684 SNF-04695 USDA Forest Service Special-Use Application and Report for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC. (Depo. Exh. 18, Mummery) Handwritten note re: permit will be different than the operation run by Brannon (enclosing Fee Calculation for Concession Permits, Fee Determination Data). (Depo. Exh. 20, Mummery) Financial Statements for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC. (Depo. Exh. 23, Mummery) USDA, Forest Service, SNF Memorandum re: documentation of a meeting on April 29, 1996, between Jeff Mummery and Jennifer Watson. (Depo. Exh. 25, Mummery) 1996 Resort Operating Plan for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, Wapiti Ranger District, Shoshone National Forest. (Depo. Exh. 26, Mummery) Affidavit of Jeffrey C. Mummery. (Depo. Exh. 27, Mummery) Real Estate Advertisement by Sommers & Voerding (a Real Estate Brokerage) containing an advertisement for Sweetwater Lodge. (Depo. Exh. 28, Mummery)

12

6/15/95

X

13

7/11/95

Robert W. Rush, Budget Office

SNF-00722SNF-00725

X

14

12/31/96 12/31/95 4/30/96 Jennifer Watson, Realty Specialist District Ranger, Wapiti

SNF-00712SNF-00716 SNF-00689

X

15

X

16

5/6/96

TS 0930 TS 0940

X

17 18

5/2/96 Undated

SNF-00688 SNF-05208

X

X

3

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Document 88-2 Bates Numbers
TS 1046TS 1050

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Page 4 of 12 Expects to Offer
X X

Date
Undated

Author

Recipient

May Offer

Sommers & Voerding Real Estate Brokerage brochure on Sweetwater Ranch, North Fork, Cody, Wyoming. (Depo. Exh. 29, Mummery) E-mail re: Sweetwater Bridges. (Depo. Exh. 30, Mummery) Handwritten note re: meeting with Judi and Raymond Sutherland to discuss the transfer of the resort permit. (Depo. Exh. 31, Mummery) Buy Sell Agreement (Specific Performance Contract) for the Sweetwater Lodge, purchased by Raymond W. Sutherland and Judi S. Sutherland. (Depo. Exh. 32, Mummery) Handwritten note re: copies of the most recent bridge inspections of the three Sweetwater bridges, attaching Bridge Inspection Summaries. (Depo. Exh. 33, Mummery) USDA, Forest Service, SNF letter re: clarifying issues surrounding the inspection reports on the three bridges providing access to the Sweetwater Wilderness Lodge. (Depo. Exh. 33, Mummery) (Sweetwater copy of Depo. Exh. 2, Larson) USDA, Forest Service, SNF letter re: clarifying the Shoshone Forest's position on the bridges across Sweetwater Creek on Forest Development Road Number 423 (letter contains handwritten note re: phone call on 2/27). (Depo. Exh. 35, Mummery) Pages from desk calendar of Jim Fischer for various dates in 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. (Depo. Exh. 36, Mummery)

20 21

6/11/96 1/27/97

James L. Fischer Jennifer Watson

B. Rossman

SNF-04839 SNF-00501

X

22

1/27/97

TS 0150TS 0156

X

23

2/14/97

James L. Fischer

Jennifer Watson

SNF-00437SNF-00441

X

24

2/20/97

Brent Larson, District Ranger

Ray and Judi Sutherland (cc: Jeff Mummery)

TS 0657

X

25

2/27/97

Brent Larson, District Ranger

Jeff Mummery

TS 1028

X

26

various (1995-99)

Jim Fischer

SNF-10000SNF-10016

X

4

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Document 88-2 Bates Numbers
SNF-00674

Filed 08/12/2005 Subject

Page 5 of 12 Expects to Offer May Offer
X

Date
3/20/98

Author
Brent L. Larson, District Ranger

Recipient
Jeff Mummery The Sweetwater

USDA, Forest Service, SNF letter re: reminder that 1997 income data is due to Forest Service by April 15, 1998. (Depo. Exh. 37, Mummery) USDA, Forest Service Fee Determination Data Commercial Public Service Use for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC, dated January 1, 1998 to December 31, 1998. (Depo. Exh. 38, Mummery) USDA, Forest Service Fee Determination Data Commercial Public Service Use for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC, dated January 1, 1999 to December 31, 1999. (Depo. Exh. 39, Mummery) Prospector Engineering Services letter re: calculating the allowable load rating for the Sweetwater Bridges, Northfork. (Depo. Exh. 41, Mummery) Letter re: USDA, Forest Service, SNF letter dated June 27, 2001 regarding closure of Forest Service Road 423. (Depo. Exh. 42, Mummery) Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nations's Bridges, published by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Engineering, Bridge Division. (Depo. Exh. 43, Fischer) X

28

undated

SNF-00711

X

29

undated

SNF-00710

X

30

1/15/01

Russell Taylor, PE Prospector Engineering Services Jeff Mummery

Roy Holm, Holm, Blough & Company

TS 0963

32

7/12/01

Brent Larson, District Ranger, SNF, Forest Service

TS 1037TS 1039

X

33

Dec. 1995

X

34

various (1997)

Jennifer Watson

SNF-10025SNF-10027

Pages from desk calendar of Jennifer Watson for May 1997, July 1997, and August 1997 (Depo. Exh. 45, Watson)

X

5

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35

Document 88-2 Bates Numbers
SNF 10019SNF 10024 SNF-01253SNF-01260 SNF-01328SNF-01330

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Page 6 of 12 Expects to Offer May Offer
X

Date
MayAugust 1995 8/7/00

Author
Jennifer Watson

Recipient

Pages from desk calendar for Jennifer Watson for May 1995, June 1995, July 1995, and August 1995. (Depo. Exh. 47, Watson) Shoshone National Forest Bridge Inspection for Bridge Number 423-2.5, Sweetwater #2, by Tom Koenig. (Depo. Exh. 49, Koenig) Shoshone National Forest Bridge Inspection for Bridge Number 423-3.0, Sweetwater #3, by Tom Koenig. (Depo. Exh. 50, Koenig) Email re: Sweetwater Road (cc: Jennifer Watson, M. Bree, and M. Barker). (Depo. Exh. 53, Bree) Handwritten note re: telephone conversation with Mike Bree in August 2001. (Depo. Exh. 54, Bree) U. S. Department of Interior, National Park Service, Grand Teton National Park letter re: road and bridge repair on the Sweetwater Road. (Depo. Exh. 55, Bree) Year-End Performance Appraisal, Resort Operations, Shoshone National Forest, for Sweetwater Ranch, Wapiti Ranger District, appraised by Michael G. Bree. (Depo. Exh. 57, Bree) Page from desk calendar of Jennifer Watson for Saturday, April 13, 2002. (Depo. Exh. 59, Barker) Letter and enclosed documents related to Carl Bixby, (Depo. Exh. 60, Jackson) X X X

36

Tom Koenig

37

8/7/00

Tom Koenig

X X

38 39

6/13/95 August 2001 1/31/02

Robert Rossman Jennifer Watson

James L. Fischer, Regional Office 2

SNF-00705 SNF-01012

X

40

Robert W. Rossman, Park Planner

Rebecca Aus, Forest Supervisor, USDA, Forest Service, SNF

SNF-00620SNF-00621

41

10/10/96

SNF-00684SNF-00685

X

42

4/13/02

Jennifer Watson

SNF-01060

X

43

10/3/03

Kevin R. Garden, Saltman & Stevens, P.C.

John H. Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

TS 2000TS 2045

6

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Exh #
44

Date
5/28/02

Author
Jeff Mummery

Recipient
Rebecca Aus, Forest Supervisor, USDA, Forest Service, SNF

Bates Numbers

Subject
Claim re: The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC, submitted to Rebecca Aus, Contracting Officer, USDA, Forest Service, SNF, signed by Jeffrey Mummery, Managing Member, The Sweetwater. (Depo. Exh. 62, Mummery)

Expects to Offer

May Offer

X

45

6/30/97

Rebecca Aus

SNF 10018

Page from desk calendar of Rebecca Aus for Monday, June 30, 1997 re: Sweetwater Road and current bridge inspection. (Depo. Exh. 63, Aus) USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region letter re: an overview of the Sweetwater Lodge situation based on Forest Service records (without attachment) (Depo. Exh. 64, Aus) USDA, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Region letter re: an overview of the Sweetwater Lodge situation based on Forest Service records (without attachment) (Depo. Exh. 65, Aus) Forest Service Manual, Washington, Title 2700 Special Uses Management, Amendment No. 2700-97-1, effective February 4, 1997. (Depo. Exh. 66, Aus)

X

46

8/20/02

Rick D. Cables, Regional Forester

Honorable Michael B. Enzi, U.S. Senator Honorable Barbara Cubin

SNF-00797-SNF-00799

X

47

8/20/02

Rick D. Cables, Regional Forester

SNF-00791-SNF-00793

X

48

2/4/97

X

49

4/3/02

William L. Simpson, Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC

Rebecca R. Aus, Forest Supervisor, Forest Service, SNF

TS 0043 TS 0045

Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC letter re: representations and parameters that were made at the meeting on or about June of 1995 at the Forest Services office in Cody, Park County, Wyoming. (Depo. Exh. 67, Simpson)

X

7

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Exh #
50

Date
4/25/96

Author
William L. Simpson, Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC

Recipient
Bob Rossman, U.S. Forest Service

Bates Numbers
SNF-01137SNF-01139

Subject
Simpson, Kepler & Edwards, LLC letter re: Memorandum of Agreement to supplement previously issued permit enclosing Memorandum of Agreement and Supplement of Existing Term Special Use Permit. (Depo. Exh. 68, Simpson) Letter responding to June 27, 2001 letter Saltman & Stevens, P.C. letter and enclosed General Ledgers for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge, LLC. (Depo. Exh. 72, Mummery) Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates, Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, Contributory Value of Building and Site Improvements as of March 15, 2005. Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, Contributory Value of Building and Site Improvements as of January 1, 2000. Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, market value of the property as of January 1, 2000. Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates - Update of Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, market value of the property as of January 1, 2000.

Expects to Offer

May Offer

X

51 52

7/12/01 10/29/03

Jeff Mummery Kevin Garden, Saltman & Stevens, P.C. John Frome

Brent Larson John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

SNF-00639SNF-00645 TS 2085 TS 2160

X

X

53

4/29/05

X

54

4/29/05

John Frome

X

55

5/18/05

John Frome

X

56

6/29/05

John Frome

X

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Exh #
57

Date
5/18/05

Author
John Frome

Recipient

Bates Numbers

Subject
Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, market value of the property as of March 15, 2005. Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates - Update of Appraisal Report on Sweetwater Lodge, market value of the property as of June 27, 2005. Expert Report prepared for the Government by John Frome, John Frome & Associates Sweetwater Lodge - Sales Data Book

Expects to Offer
X

May Offer

58

6/28/05

John Frome

X

59

undated

John Frome

X

60

5/9/05

Jack Bakken

John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

Expert Report prepared for the Government by John E. Bakken, Business Appraisal Associates, Inc. - Analysis and Estimation of Lost Profits and Out-of-Pocket Expenses for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge LLC. Addendum to Expert Report prepared for the Government by John E. Bakken, Business Appraisal Associates, Inc., dated May 9, 2005 Analysis and Estimation of Lost Profits and Outof-Pocket Expenses for The Sweetwater, A Wilderness Lodge LLC. Letter from John E. Bakken, Business Appraisal Associates, Inc., enclosing letter of same date regarding expenses of The Sweetwater from 1995 through 2004 and attorney's fees incurred by The Sweetwater.

X

61

5/23/05

Jack Bakken

John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

X

62

5/31/05

Jack Bakken

John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

X

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Exh #
63

Date
December 2000 5/11/05

Author
Elizabeth Clair Flood

Recipient

Bates Numbers

Subject
"UXU Ranch," Architectural Digest December 2000 (Depo. Exh. 108, Mangus) (color photocopy)

Expects to Offer
X

May Offer

64

John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice Wayne Baker, Tincup Enterprises

Wayne Baker, Tincup Enterprises John Frome, John Williamson, U.S. Department of Justice

Request for estimate for Sweetwater bridges and enclosure (Forest Service Handbook ["FSH"] 7709.56b, Chapter 7 - Structural Design) Estimate for two Sweetwater bridges (included in addenda to John Frome's market value reports)

X

65

5/18/05

X

66 67

6/17/94 2/11/80

Jack Ward Thomas, Chief Forester, USFS Randall R. Hall, Forest Supervisor, SNF Ralph G. Wheeler, Wapiti District Ranger, SNF Rebecca Aus, Forest Supervisor, SNF Jim Fischer Jeff Mummery District Ranger, Wapiti SNF-00359SNF-00371 SNF-00377SNF-00407 SNF-00810SNF-00815 SNF-01261SNF-01265, SNF-01263C SNF-01264C SNF-01339SNF-01341 SNF-01339C

Forest Service Manual ("FSM"), Amendment No. 2300-94-1 to FSM 2340 Memorandum and rough draft Environmental Assessment for the Sweetwater Master Plan Sweetwater Lodge Transfer Environmental Analysis Report Response to May 1, 2002 Proposed Operating Plan Photographs and report of March 27, 1997 bridge inspection of Bridge 423-2.5

X

X

68

5/12/76

X X X

69 70

7/16/02 3/27/97

71

3/27/97

Jim Fischer

Photographs and report of March 27, 1997 bridge inspection of Bridge 423-3.0

X

10

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Exh #
72

Date
8/20/92

Author
T. Gillins P.E.

Recipient

Bates Numbers
SNF-01266SNF-01270 SNF-01268C SNF-01269C SNF-01341SNF-01347

Subject
Photographs and report of August 20, 1992 bridge inspection

Expects to Offer
X

May Offer

73 74 75

8/20/92 12/13/72 various

T. Gillins P.E. Peter Hager, Forest Engineer Richard Miller, Supervisory Civil Engineer; Ralph Wheeler, District Ranger Martin Mufich and Richard Miller District Ranger, Wapiti District, SNF

Photographs and report of March 27, 1997 bridge inspection of Bridge 423-2.5 Memorandum titled "Road Leading to Sweetwater Road" Correspondence regarding replacement of Sweetwater bridges

X X X

SNF-04992SNF-04993 SNF-05088SNF-05099

76 77 78 79

3/18/92, Rev. 2/97 undated undated 6/11/96

SNF-02010SNF-02015 SNF-01986

CIP Proposal to replace Sweetwater bridges INFRA database printout for Sweetwater Road "History of Shoshone NF CIP Projects" Email re: Sweetwater bridges

X X X

Jim Fischer Jim Fischer Bob Rossman, Mick Barrus, Mike Bree, Gene [Bethel] Jennifer Watson, Brent Larson Kevin Garden

SNF-01997SNF-02002 SNF-04839

X SNF-04989 Email re: inspection of Sweetwater bridges Response to May 30, 2002 "claim" letter Forest Service Handbook ("FSH') 7709.58, Chapter 10 - Maintenance of Forest Development Roads X X X

80 81 82

3/28/97 7/22/02 7/28/95

Jim Fischer Rebecca Aus

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Exh #
83 84

Date
5/10/95 May 1995

Author
Jennifer Watson Jennifer Watson

Recipient

Bates Numbers
SNF-01071 SNF-04955C SNF-10071SNF-10073 SNF-10075 SNF-01063

Subject
Page from 1995 desk calendar of Jennifer Watson Photographs from visit to Brannon's Wilderness Lodge

Expects to Offer
X

May Offer

X

85 86

4/7/97 3/1/97

Jennifer Watson Judi & Ray Sutherland Jim Sommers Sommers & Voerding

Page from 1997 desk calendar of Jennifer Watson Letters regarding proposed transaction to buy lodge from The Sweetwater Management activities regarding Sweetwater bridges Title 2700 - Land Uses Management, Shoshone Supplement No. 37 Road closure orders

X X X X X

TS 0646TS 0650 SNF-03642SNF-03647

87 88 89

1992 October 1989 6/8/01 Barry Davis, Forest Supervisor Rebecca Aus, Forest Supervisor

SNF-10097SNF-10098 SNF-10076SNF-10080

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