Penguin (UK) Series 4 Racing Car. Blue plastic body with white driver figure, black wheels and tinplate base. Rubber band driver wound by "starting handle" (working when tested). Length 4.5"/11.5cm. Excellent in Good illustrated card box printed with instructions (surface tears to one outer end flap). £25-£40
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Memo (France) Boat-Tailed Racing Car. 1930's blue tinplate push-along car with detailed tinprinting. Tinplate flat driver figure in brown. Grey tinplate wheels. Plated radiator. Length 6"/15cm. Some light tarnishing to radiator but generally Good Plus to Excellent. £60-£80
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Isetta Velam Bubble Car. Probably GeGe Toys (France). Cream tinplate model circa 1956 with detailed tinprinting, grey roof and bright metal windows. White plastic head-lights with clear lenses. "1956 GG75" numberplate to rear. Pull-back action (working when tested). Length 4"/10cm. Some light surface scratches but generally a Good Plus bright example in an Excellent illustrated card box with Samaritaine Paris price sticker. £150-£180
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Clockwork Horse and Rider (UK: maker unconfirmed) but possibly Wells, Mettoy or similar). 1950's tinplate dappled horse with prancing action. Original rubber cowboy/Mexican rider. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Length 4"/10cm. Good Plus in Good Plus illustrated card box. £35-£50
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Schuco (Germany) Telesteering 3000 Car. Green tinplate clockwork car with 4 speeds and remote steering. Complete with key, steering control, pegs and control wire in wax paper packet. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Length 4.25"/11cm. Lacks wooden ball. Minor rub to rear RH wheelarch otherwise Excellent in Good illustrated box (some wear and tape repairs to sleeve). £50-£70
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Ernst Plank (Germany) Cattle-drawn Water Wagon. Rare tinplate and cast metal Pennytoy circa 1920. Brown and cream wagon with 2 cream and black cattle. Grey driver figure. Length 3.75"/9.5cm. Some minor paint chips to tip of water barrel but generally Excellent. A rare and unusual toy. £150-£180
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Clockwork Warship (maker unconfirmed). Tinplate ship with grey and red hull, grey superstructure and two blue gun turrets. Twin funnels with winding shaft in front funnel. Motor working when tested. Length 13.5"/34cm. Missing pennant and possibly mast. Areas of paint loss to hull and rudder and evidence of soldered repairs. Fair to Good for display. An unusual model. £50-£70
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) 617 Crane Transporter with Grab. Tinplate articulated low loader. Bedford S-type cab with friction drive mechanism, red chassis and yellow plastic roof. Yellow trailer carrying operating blue "Ace Construction" grab crane with white rubber tracks. Length 12"/30cm. Cab and trailer are Good Plus, crane is Excellent. In Good card box with illustrated label on lid. £70-£90
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) 709 Car Transporter. Bedford S-type cab with yellow plastic top and red tinplate chassis. Yellow tinplate two deck trailer with red plastic Morris Minor Car with tinplate base. Winch with chain and hook to top of trailer. "Toy Car Transporter" to sides. Folding ramp/tailgate and pull-out ramp to upper deck. Tinplate wheels. Clockwork fixed key piano wire motor working when tested. Length 11"/28cm. Small scratch to upper deck. Generally Good Plus in Good Plus box with illustrated label to lid. £70-£90
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Alps (Japan) Truck and Trailer Set. Tinplate dark blue and orange cab unit with friction drive. "Exclusive Dairies" logo to doors. Two trailer units: cream and blue "Exclusive Dairies" tanker and orange "Exclusive Transport Corp" covered trailer with opening rear door. Length of cab and trailer 7.5"/19cm. Some age wear but generally Good in Poor (remains of) box. £25-£40
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Mignon (Germany) Volkswagen Beetle. rare remote controlled battery operated red plastic bodied model of a 1950's (oval rear window) VW Beetle. Tinplate baseplate and detailed tinprinted interior. Red and white plastic remote control unit/battery box with steering wheel, gear lever and horn button. Untested but battery compartment clean. Length of car 8"/20cm. Excellent for display with Good illustrated lift-off lid card box. A rare and attractive toy. £130-£150
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ETC (Germany) Fiat 127. Plastic friction drive model with red body, black base and detailed white interior. Black opening hatch. Length 7"/18cm. Together with a clockwork plastic VW Beetle Ambulance (China). White body, blue windows and roof-light, chromed fittings. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 6"/15cm and an Action Toys (Hong Kong) plastic battery operated Dump Truck. Mystery action. Battery compartment clean. Length 7"/18cm. Condition is generally Excellent in Good to Fair illustrated card boxes. (3) £15-£30
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TT (Japan) Combat Tank. Friction drive tinplate and plastic. Olive green tinprinted body and turret with plastic base and gun barrel. Length 7"/18cm. Excellent in Good Plus illustrated box. Together with: (1) "Flake-Flying" Tank (China). Fires plastic discs (6 included) which are loaded through the turret hatch. Battery compartment clean. Length 10"/25.5cm. Excellent in Good illustrated card box and (2) Modern Toys (Japan) M40 Tank. Battery operated remote controlled model with detailed tinprinted top and plastic base and tracks. Remote control unit lacks battery box. Length 11"/28cm. Good Plus for display. (3) £35-£50
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Louis Marx (USA) Large Scale Tank. Unusual post-war version of the early Marx tank. Colourfully tinprinted green, red and yellow body. Recoiling gun barrel. Black plastic wheels with original rubber tracks. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 10"/25.5cm. A few minor scuffs to base, otherwise Near Mint. £50-£70
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Louis Marx Aircraft Carrier. Large battery operated tinplate aircraft carrier on wheels. Grey and black hull with detailed tinprinted flight deck. With original accessories. including 3 jet fighter planes, 2 helicopters and 4 missiles. Circa 1960's. In working order when tested. Battery compartment clean. Length 20"/51cm. Good Plus. £70-£100
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Louis Marx (Japan) "Flying Tiger Line" CL-44.Air Freighter. Scarce battery operated tinplate and plastic model with opening tail section. Circa 1961. Silver livery with "Flying Tiger Line" in red to fuselage sides. Working order when tested. Battery contacts clean. Wing span 19.75"/50cm. Some light play wear but generally Good Plus in Fair illustrated box. £180-£260
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Ichiko (Japan) Jaguar 3.8 litre Fire Chief Car. Scarce friction rive red tinplate model with plated trim. Tinted windscreen and rear window. Detailed tinprinted interior with Ichiko logo and "made in Japan" on rear parcel shelf. Rotating roof-light. "Fire Chief" on sides of front doors. Registration "AYM 413" on rear numberplate. Length 8.25"/21cm. Small dent to top of bonnet but generally Excellent Plus in Good illustrated card box. £110-£140
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Mettoy (UK) Lambretta Scooter. Maroon plastic friction drive model with cream handlebar and seats. "MTY 134" to sides of front mudguard. Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Lacks R.H. half of handlebar and clear head-lamp lens. Otherwise Good Plus in Good illustrated card box. £35-£50
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JNF (Germany) 1950's Mercedes Racing Car. Red tinplate friction drive model with plated fittings. Front wheel steering from steering wheel. Plated wheels with rubber tyres. Length 9.5"/24cm. Lacks windscreen and slight traces of worming to small area of paint finish otherwise Excellent. £70-£90
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Wells Brimtoy (UK) TT20 Gyro Rocket Launcher. Army Truck with Mounted Rocket Launcher. Friction drive with olive green tinplate base and plastic upper Bedford type cab body. Silver plastic rocket launcher mounted to rear. Complete with one red plastic rocket. Length 6.5"/15cm. Lacks operator figure. Some scuffing/loss of paint finish to underside of cab. Generally Good Plus for display in Good illustrated box. £50-£70
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Lehmann (Germany) "Paak-Paak". Tinplate duck pulling basket of ducklings. Realistically tinprinted duck, yellow basket with red wheels and 3 ducklings which move as toy is propelled by fixed key clockwork motor (working when tested). 1903 USA patent date printed to underside. Length 7.5"/19cm. Some light age wear but generally Good Plus. £150-£200
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Lincoln (Hong Kong) Mini Cooper Rally Car. Red plastic battery operated remote control car. Cream roof and bonnet. Racing number 6 to sides. "LIL 505" numberplate. Length of car 4"/10cm. Battery compartment of remote control unit clean. Small scratch to car roof. Generally Good Plus in Good illustrated box. £40-£60
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Schuco (Germany) Clown Drummer. Unusual variation of this tinplate model with blue hair. Black beret, red jacket and yellow felt trousers. Clockwork drumming action working when tested. Height 4.5"/11.5cm. Minor surface pitting to forehead. Otherwise Good Plus in Poor illustrated part box. £70-£100
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Tinplate Push-Along Jeep (maker unconfirmed possibly Portuguese). Unusual tin toy. Rear mounted twin barrel gun. Tinplate driver, passenger and gunner figures. "602" to bonnet sides and "E-602" numberplate. Trade mark impressed to base could be "IW" or "TW". Length 6.5"/16.5cm. Some chips to exposed edges and wheels. Generally Good. £60-£80
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JNF (Germany) Mercedes Adenaeur Car . Light blue friction drive tinplate model with plated fittings and detailed tinprinted interior. Cast metal wheels with black tyres. Mercedes Star mascot to top of radiator. Length 9.5"/24cm. Some very light surface rubbing but generally Good Plus to Excellent. £110-£140
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Mettoy (UK) 6-wheel Army Lorry. Brown and green camouflage tinplate covered lorry with rear opening door. Grey tinplate balloon wheels. Fixed key clockwork motor requires attention. Length 9.5"/24cm. Light play wear but Good for display. £50-£80
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Arnold (Germany) "Tin Lizzy" Novelty car. Yellow tinplate with black mudguards and tinprinted graffiti. Wind-up remote control (needs attention). Four composition passengers. "TL 1920" numberplates. Some general play wear but Good for display. £180-£240
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MFZ (Germany) HSS Rex Tinplate Liner. Red white and blue tinprinting with plastic funnels and propeller. With key. Clockwork motor working when tested. length 9.5"/24cm. Excellent in Good Plus box with illustrated lid. Together with Federwerk (Germany) Cabin Cruiser. Bright orange plastic hull with grey deck and yellow cabin with white roof. With key. Unusual clockwork paddle action working when tested. Length 8.5"/21.5cm. Near Mint in Good illustrated card box and: Polar Products (UK) plastic Paddle Steamer. red and yellow with blue paddles. Non-powered. Length 5.5"/14cm. Excellent in Good illustrated box. (3) £25-£40
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Yonezawa (Japan) XM-12 Moon Rocket. Scarce tinplate battery operated space toy. Blue body with tinprinted tail fins. Three rubber tyred wheels. Detailed tinprinted cockpit with 2 astronaut figures and illuminated "radar" screen. Lighted "spinning engine". Nose cone and rubber landing pads. In working order when tested. Length 15.5"/39cm. Some play wear and one fixing lug missing from cockpit canopy. Generally Good. £90-£130
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Marx (UK) Sheriff Sam Crazy Cowboy Jeep. Clockwork crazy action toy. Red plastic jeep body with tinprinted wheels. Yellow plastic driver with tinprinted rotating head. Fixed key clockwork mechanism working when tested, Length 6"/15cm. Excellent in Fair illustrated box (2 end flaps missing). £50-£80
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Triang Minic (UK) Vauxhall Town Coupe. Pre-war model with red "Shell" petrol can and white tyres. Dark brown tinplate body with plated mudguards, running boards etc. Clockwork motor in working order when tested. Light surface corrosion spots to bright metal parts but generally Good. £35-£50
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Yonezawa (Japan) Douglas DC-7C Airliner. Large tinplate battery powered aircraft in unusual "Douglas Seven Seas" white, red and gold livery. Silver lower fuselage and wings with four engines. Passenger faces at windows disappear when cabin door opens to reveal tinprinted stewardess figure. Battery contacts are clean. Wing span 24"/61cm. Light rubs and scratches to white upper part of fuselage. Two propeller blades missing. Good Plus for display in Good to Fair cardboard box with illustrated label. £90-£120
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Structo (USA) Turntable Ladder Articulated Fire Truck. Large pressed steel model in red with silver foot plates and operating turntable ladder. "S.F.F.D" in gold decals to sides. Length 33"/84cm. Some rubs and chips to paint on edge of bonnet and ladder rest. Generally Good Plus. £60-£80
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Triang Minic (UK) New Service Station No.3. Wooden building in cream with sand coloured base and grey roof to lift housing. Includes separate forecourt, pump island with red and green plastic "Shell" pumps, cast metal oil dispenser and detachable wooden ramp to roof top parking area. Working hand operated lift to upper floor. Fitted with 2 electric lights. Width 16". Some wear to one paper sticker and would benefit from a light clean but condition is generally Excellent in original Good cardboard box. £90-£120
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Paradise (Japan) Mickey Mouse Jolly Cart. Rare pre-war celluloid and tinplate clockwork toy (probably mid 1930's). Pie-crust eyed celluloid Mickey sitting on a tinplate green and woodgrain effect cart with blue pressed steel wheels, pulled by a celluloid Pluto. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7.25"/18.5cm. Some tarnishing to bright metal parts. Dents to celluloid of Mickey's head, glued repair to one ear and other ear missing, otherwise Good for display in Fair original box with illustrated label (2 corners of box base and lid split), tape repairs to lid. £200-£400
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M&E (UK) Special Tether Car. Very rare example by M&E Models of Exmouth, produced between 1947 and 1949. The rear mounted 6cc Stentor petrol engine drives the front axle via a centrifugal clutch. Chassis No.1289. Red painted wooden body on steel chassis, Aluminium bonnet panel secured by leather strap. Mesh radiator front, metal fuel cap to rear. Alloy wheels with rubber tyres. Small brass plate attached to side reads "Ian Baird, Eilean Donan, Mont de la Rocque, St Aubin, Jersey". Length 18"/46cm. Would benefit from a light clean. Split to wood in front of cockpit and to one seam of rear boat tail. Part of rear steering linkage detached but present. Untested but generally Good for display. Only around 25 surviving examples of this model have been identified. £1400-£1800
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Distler (Germany) or similar 1930's "Buckingham Palace" tinplate clockwork diorama. Tinprinted Palace background, embossed Palace gates and 2 x sentries with sentry boxes. When motor at rear is wound the sentries march back and forth between the gates and the sentry boxes. With Bing type key. Mechanism working when tested. Length 8.5"/21.5cm. General play wear and some surface rust patches, especially to rear. Flag poles and bunting are later glued on additions. Good to Fair. £80-£120
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Einfalt (Germany) Autogyro. Tinplate clockwork model with three blade metal rotor and four bladed propeller. Orange and white striped fuselage with yellow tail plane. Clockwork mechanism moves toy forward and rotates rotors and propeller (working when tested). Length 3.5"/8.5cm. Lithography faded, rotor blades tarnished and propeller not original. Fair. £30-£40
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Group of British Tinplate and Plastic Toys. Comprising: (1) Triang Tommy Gun with wooden stock and barrel and green tinplate body. Length 25"/64cm. (2) Mobo "Scottie" scampering dog with squeeze remote control. (3) Minic Caravan in red and cream tinplate. (4) Merit partly constructed Alpha Romeo Superkit (boxed). (5) Triang friction drive plastic Mercedes racing car in a Merit Racing Car kit box; (6) Jetex green plastic jet propelled racing car (boxed, no motor). Condition varies from Fair to Poor. (6) £5-£25
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Marx (UK) Streamline Speedway. Tinplate track racing set comprising 11 x curved sections, 2 x straights, 2 x ramps/bridge section. a blue Citroen type clockwork car (working when tested) and a light blue Minic miniature streamlined car (clockwork mechanism needs attention). Condition is generally Good to Fair in a Poor cardboard box with illustrated label to lid. £15-£30
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Tonka (Canada) Hydraulic Tipping Truck. Lime green pressed steel truck with tipping action. White plastic cab interior. Length 13"/33cm. Together with Tonka Readymix Concrete Lorry with cream plastic rotating drum. Length 8"/20cm and a Lone Star diecast and plastic Skip Lorry. Length 5"/13cm. Condition is generally Good. (3) £5-£15
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All-American (USA) Mail Box Bank. Pressed steel savings bank in green with opening upper mail hatch and removable base (no key). An unusual and interesting novelty. Height 9"/23cm. Some light wear but generally Good. £15-£30
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Paya (Spain) Rowing Boat. Clockwork tinplate boat with seated tinprinted figure holding oars that propel boat with rowing action. With key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 14"/36cm. Excellent in original Good Plus card box with illustrated lid label. Together with Schylling (China) Tinplate Speedboat "Fireball". Colourfully tinprinted with white and blue hull and deck with red lining. Tinprinted driver figure. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7"/18cm. Excellent in Good Plus illustrated card box. (2) £20-£30
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Paya (Spain) Passenger Ship. Tinplate clockwork boat with red hull and white deck. "Outboard" type fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 16.5"/42c. Dusty but generally Excellent in Good Plus card box with illustrated lid label. Together with Paya Sea Plane. Silver tinplate with tinprinted wood effect deck. Fixed key clockwork motor drives wheels and twin propellers (working when tested). Length 13"/33cm. Excellent. (2) £20-£30
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DBS (Germany) Duett 240. Tinplate clockwork novelty toy of two clowns in yellow and red polka dot tunics riding a blue bicycle. The bicycle is in the style of an earlier Lehmann toy. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7.5"/19cm. Near Mint in a Good Plus card box with illustrated lid label. £20-£30
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Paya (Spain) Sea Plane. Silver tinplate with tinprinted wood effect deck and two pilot figures. Fixed key clockwork motor drives wheels and twin propellers (working when tested). Length 13"/33cm. Excellent. Together with Curtiss Bi-Plane (China). Green detailed tinprinting with 3 bladed yellow propeller. Includes key. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7"/18cm. Near Mint in Excellent card box with illustrated lid label: and Schylling (China) Aluminium Airship. Bright metal with "Graf Zeppelin" impressed to sides. Tin Balloon wheels. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 9"/23cm. Excellent in Fair (stained and crushed) illustrated card box. (3) £20-£30
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Shunting Train (Germany: probably Arnold). Tinplate clockwork novelty. Green tinprinted locomotive with "A570" to cab sides shunts carriage up and down track, rotating at each end. Detailed tinprinted base with motor and belt drive with key. Clockwork motor working when tested, though drive belt may be a little slack. Length 15"/38cm. Some light wear but generally Good Plus. £30-£50
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ZZ (Germany) Dornier 18. Tinplate Seaplane and Motorcycle and Sidecar. Modern Pennytoy style push-along toys. Colourfully tinprinted. Length of plane 3.5"/8cm. Together with 3 x clockwork pecking birds (probably Chinese) and a clockwork hopping frog. Clockwork motors working when tested. Generally Excellent. (6) £5-£15
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Leningrad Metal Works (Russia) Twin Track Trains. Tinplate clockwork track toy. Green and yellow tinprinted base with 2 tracks each carrying a four coach train with station buildings. With key. Clockwork mechanism working when tested. Base 9.5"/24cm long. Light play war. Good. Together with a tinplate clockwork dancing doll by the same maker. Blue and white tinprinting. Waltzing action with nodding head. Working when tested. Height 6"/15cm. Fading to finish. Generally Good to Fair; and a similar doll tinprinted in red, yellow and green. Working when tested. Some light fading to front. Generally Good. (3) £15-£30
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Paya (Spain) Tinplate Clockwork Racing Car. Large scale model in blue with racing number 2. Tinprinted driver figure. Fixed key clockwork motor working when tested. Length 13"/33cm. Near Mint. Together with Chinese tinplate clockwork Bugatti T-35 Racer in blue and yellow with tinprinted driver figure. Clockwork motor working when tested. Length 7"/18cm. Excellent in card box with illustrated label to lid. (2) £20-£30
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