On today's MASH Hawkeye told Trapper to run up an alley and holler fish. Then
on tonight's Gomer Pyle, Sgt. Carter was out on a date with fun girl Skippy.
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We are a member of a Lutheran church that has four pastors. Our senior
pastor was preaching today and he was talking about people and their
talents. He said that many of us know people but we do not realize that
they do special things with their talents. Then suddenly he points right
at me and
I had an unexpected Mayberry moment in church this morning. When the
scripture reader went up to read the first lesson I saw it was our friend
Judy. So I leaned over to my wife and said, "Judy, Judy, Judy, Judy".
Judy and I were laughing about that after church and our pastor asked w
True Story:
When I voted this morning I asked the poll worker if they had been busy.
He said,"Earlier this morning we had one and a half voters per minute".
I said, "I have never seen a half a voter."
He looked at me and laughed.
I said, "I bet his name was Horatio".
He just stared at me with a
.When it comes time for the drawing only the tickets with are in the
hat, so obviously she wins. Now this sounds just like something Sheriff Taylor
would do for good old Henry Bennett, doesn't it?
I hope she didn't pull out 6 7/8.
Don Good, who
I am reading an Irish novel. In the story there is a woman who has three
children and no husband and it is Christmas time. The village doctor wants
to find a way to get the woman some money so she can buy Christmas gifts.
So he organizes a raffle for a turkey. Also when they sell the tickets
Today I went to a local restaurant for a bite to eat. On their music system
they were playing music by Madeline Peru(sp?). All of a sudden I noticed
she was singing the song that Rafe Hollister sang in the talent show,
Lonesome Road.
On Gunsmoke today the man in a hurry (Robert Emhardt)
Saturday night into Sunday morning I had a local religious station on the
radio while I slept. They play music during the overnights. I woke up at
one point during the night and to my surprise they were playing Lose All
Them Guilty Stains, the hymn Andy and Barney were singing in the Courthouse
There was a fire recently to a old brick building built in 1897. The building
is part of a quaint and historic downtown area in Nelsonville, Ohio where my
family and I lived for 3 years. This is a quote from an article about
rebuilding the old structure...Ms. Oakley is hoping that any new
After church this past Sunday, my wife and I decided to have brunch at IHOP.
When the waitress came over to take our order I took the opportunity to create
a Mayberry Moment. In true Barney Fife fashion I claimed that I really wasn't
that hungry and proceeded to order two eggs over easy, 2
A Mayberry moment. I was leaving the house the other evening and my husband
was reclining in his recliner. I went in to tell him good-bye and give him a
quick kiss. However, I decided that either I would have to reach him or he
would have to raise the chair up. So, I just stuck my hand out
I had another Mayberry moment today at my first visit to the grocery store
in my new home area. The lady taking my purchases to the car was named Judy
so when I asked her if she ever watched Mayberry, she said yeah, I know,
Judy, Judy, Judy! copied by Goober from Cary Grant. As I am so fond
I had a Mayberry moment recently in moving up the road about 15 miles. I had
my handyman unload my pistol (kept on my nightstand) in order to transport
it up here. When we got here and I went to re-load it, he handed me one
bullet and said Here Barney. I about fell off my chair!
Aunt Bee
In the Great Gildersleeves episode I listened to tonight, the Gildy's
nephew LeRoy was competing for the quarterback position for the Community
Chest Football Game. LeRoy won the position and was going to be the
starter. Then he found out that the other boy could not even walk two
years earlier
I had another Mayberry Moment last night while listening to Old TIme Radio
and The Great Gildersleeves.
Just before leaving on a river boat trip in a houseboat, the Great
Gildersleeves and the Jolly Boys decided to sing a song. Gildy got out his
ukulele and they sang, We'll be sailing along
I attended an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting and a fellow was talking about
his problems with alcohol. He had said he had named his higher power
Otis. This generated a lot of laughter, and he added I named him after
the elevator company because of all the ups and downs in my life, not that
drunk on
I missed out on a perfect Mayberry opportunity yesterday. I went to our
pharmacy to order a new pair of shoes. Whilst the young gal was measuring
my feet I got to thinking about how I should have brought my harmonica
along to play while buying the shoes. But then all the employees at the
My wife and I had two funerals for close friends this week. This morning I
read the scriptures and spoke at one of them. They had a Bluegrass Group
sing Amazing Grace and The Old Rugged Cross. For a while there I thunk it
was Briscoe and his boys but then I noticed there was no jug playing.
I'm always jumping in and hangin' on with a Mayberry reference whenever I can.
My dad's old dump truck has a gas leak and must be fixed asap. My husband was
telling me the truck smells like gas. So, of course, I said What do you
think that truck runs on, coal?
Bee in New Concord, OH
On tonight's episode of Thriller on MeTV a man named Paul (William
Shatner) visits his aunt (Natalie Schaefer). Turns out her name is Bee
and throughout the show he calls her Aunt Bee.
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I belong to a Facebook page where we discuss the history of the county where I
live. There was a comment made about them having to call Sarah to reach their
party. I commented to the guy that he must have some Mayberry blood. He
replied--Doesn't everyone? I replied that I hoped everyone did.
Here lately, in the late afternoons, I have been watching a new show (new to
me, actually made in the 70's) on our local PBS station.The name of the
show is Last Of The Summer Wine.It is a show about nothing basically,
except 3 old men who walk around the English countryside, talk a
I saw all the postings about people now a days forgetting about TAGS and
Mayberry. Then tonight I was watching TV with Martha.One of the first
things Martha does in the evenings when she comes home from work is to watch
her soap opera that she has TiVoed from earlier in the day.I do
We had a family get-together over a fish fry this week. My great uncle was
telling a story about a man in town that my great-grandfather didn't have much
appreciation for. A guy who fell into money and liked to flaunt it around
town. He said, I mean this guy, he would go to the barber shop,
I had a Mayberry moment this week when I asked a neighborhood lady, likely in
her late 80's, to do a men's pants alteration for me. When I asked her the
cost, she said, Well, it's a little more than $5, but not quite $10, so would
$7 be okay? In this day of what often seems to be stinging
I had a Mayberry moment this week when I asked a neighborhood lady, likely
in her late 80's, to do a men's pants alteration for me. When I asked her
the cost, she said, Well, it's a little more than $5, but not quite $10,
so would $7 be okay? In this day of what often seems to be stinging
service
Can't you just picture Andy and Barney doing this for Otis.
Johnna Fayetteville, AR
Town drunk was so beloved that even the local police mourn his death9 hrs ago
Alvin Cote racked up 843 public drunkenness arrests during his time as a
homeless alcoholic in Saskatoon, Canada. So by the
Yesterday, the governor of Georgia came to Macon to sign a bill related to
background checks for daycare workers. I couldn't help but notice that the
governor's helicopter was parked on the front lawn of the school where the
ceremonial signing was held. I didn't see an official helicopter
We had a Mayberry moment at church yesterday. The pastor was making an
announcement about sending kids to camp, and he asked if those who didn't have
kids of their own might consider paying for a whole kid to go, then he
realized that sounded odd so he added I guess you can't send half a kid. I
As my wife and I were walking to our church this morning,we passed a tree full
of chirping birds.
Yep,my first thought was but don't the trees seem nice and
full.Mayberryit's everywhere.
Dewey in NC
Ladies,if a man says he will fix it,he will.There is no need to
remind him every six
Friends of TAGS,
I had to write and let you know of a true Mayberry Moment that my daughter
had. She is currently in China preparing to teach English in Mongolia. She
went to a Chineese resturant last night and pointed to a picture of what
looked to her like sweet and sour chicken (I'll have
i am reading The Presidents Club, an insightful look at the bond formed
by former and current presidents. As I watched Andy episodes lately, it
made me think of President Jimmy Carter, a southern man who has long served
the nation and the world. Andy's intelligence, gentle humor and wacky
friends
Yesterday I was watching The Color of Money starring a young Tom Cruise and a
not-so-young Paul Newman. This film is sort of a sequel to Newman's earlier
film The Hustler. Both films are about young hotshot pool (billiards) players.
Anyway, in the film Newman's character (Fast Eddie) presents
...I wonder if the All Souls Church of Mayberry ever put a pool table in the
basement, as Elmo suggested?
--
And losers buy the beer.
Don Good
(who wouldn't look good even in a new choir robe)
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My husband and I had a mayberry or more accurately a Howard Sprague moment at
the bowling alley last night. The lane we were on kept screwing up, so the
manager moved us over a lane. Daniel joked with him that he had screwed up his
perfect game he had going. The manager told that just a few
Here in Middle Georgia this week, Byron police issued a warning to NBA great
Shaquille O'Neal after he was stopped on I-75. His Mercedes had windows that
were tinted darker than Georgia law allows. The officer shrugged off the
celebrity traffic stop saying, We treat everybody the same. Makes me
I am a medical courier for my hometown hospital.I service several satellite
clinics in a three
county area.Yesterday,one of the clinics was vandalized/robbed.Someone gained
entry by
throwing a large rock through a window.
Ernest T immediately came to mind,with one exception...this person also
My wife and I had lunch at The Cracker Barrel today.I'm sure everyone knows
that this chain
restaurant decorates with a variety of antiques/replicas.Well,lo and behold,I
spotted an axe
hanging from the ceiling.I looked around to see if there were a pair of roving
eyes behind an
old framed
Cotton is a huge crop in my neck of the woods.Each year we have a cotton
festival,and this
past weekend was a very successful one.During church Sunday,the choir dressed
in period
clothing.Our preacher donned a pair of bib overalls,shirt and tie,coat and work
boots.I'm sure
by now you know
I ironed a pair of pants this morning before work. When I put them on I had
hot knees.
Andy's got hot knees.
Bee in New Concord, OH
Brenda J. Higgins
Colonial Cottage
120 Arch Hill Rd.
Zanesville, OH 43701
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How cool it was today to see Goober on Gunsmoke. - The Gollywobbler
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3) My Mayberry Moment - Saturday morning, I had returned from grocery
shopping and was unloading my car in my building’s garage. An older woman
(about my age, probably!) came walking in and got into a large, late-model
sedan parked several spaces away from my car. I wasn’t paying much attention
Ken, it's always so good to hear about your Mayberry moments. I couldn't help
but smile
when I read about your Mayberry moment at the medical clinic. It's really nice
that you
were recognized from an earlier presentation. How wonderful that you keep the
spirit
of Mayberry alive with your
I had my best Mayberry moment ever this morning. I had a scheduled appointment
this morning to have some lab work done at one of our city clinics. I checked
in at the designated time. The receptionist asked me for my name and date of
birth. When I told her Ken Anderson and my birth date she
My hair stylist told me that he is moving to a two chair shop. I said a two
chair shop? But, I did not explain any further. I kept my Mayberry moment to
myself.
I think he has the magazines to swing it.
Bee in New Concord, OH
Brenda J. Higgins
At lunch I drove by the Richardson City Hall and Library complex nearby and
saw a sign saying Community Band Concert Sunday 7:00pm'...
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Of course when people hear the music, they'll know it's a concert.
Don Good
Forget the sign? I would.
At lunch I drove by the Richardson City Hall and Library complex nearby and
saw a sign saying Community Band Concert Sunday 7:00pm. I was relieved
they have several days notice in order to get the uniforms fixed, and the
band members rehearsed. It should be a relaxing evening under the stars
We recently made a trip to Helen, GA. For those who don't know, it is a small
Georgia mountain town with German heritage, and is set up to look like an
Alpine village. It is quite fun, and the food and German shops are great.
While riding through town, my wife spied a restaurant called the
I shared a Mayberry moment yesterday with my daughter. We were on the
highway in the left-turn lane waiting for the light to turn green. A sheriff's
car was ahead of us. When the light changed, the sheriff's car did a U-turn to
head back in the opposite direction. In my best Gomer voice
This past Tuesday I was a presenter on Medicare fraud at an area health fair.
One of the vendors had a medical device that would measure the amount of
strength in your hands. I was being tested when I had a sudden Mayberry
moment. When the therapist told me to squeeze the device as hard as I
I had a funny Mayberry Moment last Sunday. We are doing a Christmas play at
church, and I am one of the three wisemen. Well, last week we received our
costumes and I am the wiseman carrying gold. They handed me a box, and I put it
aside. Later, I opened it and it was empty. I immediately
i had a mayberry moment this morning at work. i was shipping an order
to toledo ohio. my mind fondly drifted back and i wondered if that
old cascade club was still there. it was a warm memory. have a
mayberry weekend and keep a good thought
I live in Murrells Inlet, SC and today I saw a car with NC tags that read
HEY2GUBR. I tried to get the drivers' attention but it was AC weather so she
had her window up and was chatting on her cell. A nice Mayberry moment.
Rene Solak
I was sitting in a really boring meeting a few weeks ago and we came to
agenda item 14A. It immediately brightened my day as I heard Barney
singing.
Seth Taylor
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I went to a bluegrass festival yesterday in Dade City, Florida, and one of
the bands had a young man who played the fiddle (violin for you classical
folks. hehe).At the end of their set, they said that he was taught the
fiddle with classical training, and his mother loved it when they
I was visiting a friend this afternoon and she told me about some problems they
had with a guy they hired to cut down trees and remove the stumps. Apparently
he kept trying to jack up the bill for ridiculous reasons, and finally her
husband just told him to get out. He tried the same thing
While getting ready to tee off on the first hole at a local golf course
tonight, two guys who I didn't know were approaching the club house from the
parking lot when all of a sudden one of them started yelling Citizens Arrest,
Citizens Arrest. Needless to say it took me several minutes to
Today, I was driving home from work, when my 16-year-old daughter called.
She informed me that our house had been broken into! She wasn't home at the
time, and I was only about 10 minutes from the house. When I got home, I
inspected the damage. My back door out to my deck has a large window in
Wonder if Frank Burns and Ernest T. Bass were related? An episode that aired
the other day, Frank, along with a litany of other comments, says I don't chew
my cabbage twice. I didn't catch the credits in time (and just too darned hot
and lazy to look it up in one of my reference books or the
Just another Mayberry Moment to report. My husband and I were in the grocery
store Sat. night. Going down an aisle, he said What else is on the list? I
paused, looked at the list and said BREAD! Then, I said MEAT! Then he
said, TATORS!.
They twang my buds.
Bee in New Concord, OH
I was helping my 11-year old pack his lunch for school this morning. He's been
taking chili-cheese flavored potato chips the last few days, and here's how the
conversation went:
Dad: Do these chips really taste like chili and cheese?
Son: Yea, Dad, if they didn't, you know what it would be,
Two of my co-workers, Steve and Walter were talking.
Walter: Steve, I took the keys off your toolbox
Steve: You took my keys! Don't take my keys, Walt. I can't stand it
when people take my keys. My mother was the same way.
Me: Yeah, I remember that about your Mother.
I love my job!!!
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Ted
On my way into work, I saw one of those little hybrid cars.? It was red and
looked kinda like a space pod.? Then I noticed the license plate said
Shazaam and I realized if Gomer were to have got a look at that car,
that's exactly what he'd have said.
I bet those things don't have 8 cylinders
On my way into work, I saw one of those little hybrid cars. It was red and
looked kinda like a space pod. Then I noticed the license plate said
Shazaam and I realized if Gomer were to have got a look at that car,
that's exactly what he'd have said.
Kim - Wylie, TX
When we ran out, my daughter? (she's nine years old) softly and
politely yelled BREAD!?? We? couldn't help but laugh! (But, of course, we
don't like for her to raise her? voice at the table)
Oh, you've got to watch that!
Briscoe Darling
Up Beyond The Robert E. Lee Natural Bridge
My wife, daughter and I were recently dining in one of those fine
steakhouses where they bring fresh bread to the table as an appetizer while
you wait
for your order. When we ran out, my daughter (she's nine years old) softly and
politely yelled BREAD! We couldn't help but laugh! (But,
Hey to all,
Frank and I had a nice visit with our grand-daughter Meghan yesterday. She's
being raised right, Mayberry life concepts and all. While we were playing a
board game we heard someone come in the front door. Frank and Meghan went to
see who it was. I heard them talking, and went to se
Well,,, we bought a new car, and was trying to make that new-fangled
homelink thingy work. No matter what the instructions said, and how
well we followed them, my hubby could not make it work. Example:
push the remote for the left garage door and the right garage door went
up, or
I just got back from a conference in GA where I received an ag magazine (Great
Agriculture Agencies - Southern edition) which had an article from Arkansas.
It was written by a fellow named Andy Mayberry!!! Amazing.
Rande - Sweet Juanite chapter in Chilly Montana... Just had our first frost.
I guess this goes under my Mayberry Moment category.
This past Saturday, four-year old John Clay was playing football coach and he
was heard making the
following remarks:
I will be your football coach.? I know everything about football.
Rule Number One:? If you have any questions, just ask me
Just wanted to tell all of you how much I enjoy reading the posts. Some of you
are detail watchers extrodinaires I had the blessing of babysiting my
little 1 yr old grandson over the holiday weekend and we had the chance to
watch TAGS together. I wish that all of you could have seen his
My wife and I were involved in what could have been a serious accident in
Garrison, Texas last week. All were ok but our car was totaled. The good
people of Garrison offered us rides and even a place to sleep in their
homes--no motels as it is a very small East Texas town. But we rode back
Hi Everyone,
While at a quilting class today ( I need to get ready for those cold
whistlin' winter winds),
one of the woman in class was talking about her daughter and the state fair.
She said
her daughter didn't do as well this year as last year in the horse showing
arena, as her
Me and the Hubby drove into town this morning (Danville, IN) to the Farmers
Market. Bought some freshly picked cuc's and new taters. Grabbed us a bench
across from the Mayberry Cafe. We knew that Andy and Barney were there getting
a bite of something for the squad car was there. We sat a
Another Mayberry moment in church today. A youth group from our Bible Camp
had the service. They did a skit where a boy and girl were walking in a
dark cave. Suddenly they saw bats and the boy pulled his hat down over his
head and hollered Bats. I broke up on that one. Not sure if anyone
Was watching All in the Family the other night. An older couple that were
friends of the Bunkers was played by Burt Mustin and the lady that played
Mrs Pendleton.
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Another Mayberry moment last night. I was reading the lesson out of my Sunday
School book and the writer mentions his favorite episode of TAGS when Barney
was singing in the choir. About how Barney offered to walk around and listen
to find out who was sounding the sour notes, when
I'm a member of an e-mail group called Freecycle. I was looking over the
offers and saw Barney VHS tapes. The first thought that came to my mind was
Barney Fife tapes. But alas it wasn't Barney Fife tapes, just some big purple
dinosaur. How disappointing!
Kim
Wylie, TX
Reading this reminded me of something similar. In summer of '93 was visiting
my aunt in Albuquerque. While there was visiting a shopping district called
Old Town. Making a long story short, the proprietor from who I bought the tee
shirts said he'd been in business long enough that he could
appeared with Elvis Pressley. I didn't have time to read it all and
have not been able to locate it online so if any of you know how I can get a
copy of it I would be forever grateful!
The real Mayberry Moment came right after this. I decided to go back to a
new store called Opie's Candy Store. I got T
The wife and I were walking down a paved road at a state park here in
Texas. It was about sund down. I saidWalk on the left side after
dark...or you'll wind up playing a harp! Her responseYou're always
throwing your education at me!
Take care.and HEYAin't you got a jack?
Paul
Just wanted to share a Mayberry Moment I had the other day at work. Hope it
will bring a smile to your face, as it did to me.
Picture this. I work at the local Home Depot in Wilmington, NC, and while
copying a key at the key machine for a customer, I looked up and, lo and
behold
A co-worker asked me today if I knew Al Becker, who works at a local ad agency.
Of course, I kind of rubbed my chin and said, Al Becker. Al Becker. No, I
don't think I know him. Even though he didn't make the connection, it made for
a nice little Mayberry moment for me!
Doug in Montgomery
Last night my husband and I were watching the news and they announced that the
police have decided to try to use hypnosis to solve crimes. I looked over at
Kit and said, Barney already tried that with Otis.
Just another example of Mayberry's forward thinking.
Kim - Wylie, TX
I just returned from a trip on Delta Airlines. Their Sky magazine has an
interesting article about a book entitled Who are you people?. It is about
fanatical passion in America - i.e. Grobanites - fans of singer Josh Groban.
In the article she also refers to the unbelievable ends that Barbie
And this smacks of who and what kind of ppl we are.
This last summer Tom Brokaw was in town stopping on his trip to Cody WYO
Tom lost his wallet containig $319 and one of our local residents found it
with money intact
and turned it into the sheriff's office
They in turn contacted Mr. Brokaw
I had a Mayberry moment yesterday. I found a buffalo head nickle digging
through my change. It's in pretty bad shape as you can't even read the date.
I showed it to my 15-year old daughter, who is a TAGS fan. She asked what it
was worth. I said About a nickle. She said I wonder what
recently my wunderful wife of 26/ almost 27 yrs was in a state she get in about
2 times a year, her hip has a spell, she goes to this young dr. gets a
shot in the hip, recently she got to limpimg roun the house, in much pain. I
told her to call the dr. she said he cost to much we did not
Today at lunch, my wife asked if I had seen the soup ladle – without even
noticing, I said: “don’t you mean loup sadle?” … only to realize afterward
that she was right all along (me, I was just in Mayberry!).
Rev. Ed Mease, Sr. Pastor
St. Paul Lutheran Church School
311 N. 7th St. -
Had to share my latest Mayberry moment. My daughter's school choir sang in a
choir festival this week, along with another choir from her school. I went down
to hear the program, and the second song sung by the other choir was Old Dan
Tucker. They did it almost as well as Andy and Opie! While
I had to travel last week. I was checking in at one of those automated
kiosks to get my boarding pass. Normallly, I don't like to conduct
business with a machine; but that's another story. When the machine spit
out my boarding pass, I glanced down at my seat assignment and it read
14A. Good
I've been trying to help my daughter find a good used car. Learning
from Barney's mistake, when she found a truck she was interested in, I
took it to my local Wally to have it checked over. When we returned
for the report, the mechanic started listing all the things that needed
to be
Those people fleeing the law weren't driving that fast with a trailer
attached to their car were they?
Cheryl
Marietta, GA
Dog hairs, nothing but dog hairs! This is the second suit I've seen
today covered in dog hairs!
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Hello Friends,
In our hometown paper today, there was an article about a couple fleeing the
law. It was a man and wife who had been involved in some kind of
malfeasance. The write-up stated, They were being pursued by police and
were going
over 90 mph on a gravel road.That's fast on
I wanted to share a Mayberry moment with all of you that gave me a good
laugh.
My husband and I were out shopping over the weekend and as we left the
store, my husband said that the security guard was looking at him. I told
him that maybe the security guard liked him, and he then said Well I am
Last night on Discovery Channel there was one of those crime shows - 48 I
think - where they try to solve a murder in the first 48 hours because it is
the critical time for collecting evidence etc. During one of the sessions in
the squad room they interviewed one of the detectives. On the wall
I work at a car dealership. We have a calendar on the wall from one of our
distributors called Montgomery Automotive. Someone (not me) scratched out the
M-O-N-T and the last Y. It now reads---you guessed it GOMER
AUTOMOTIVE!!! Ted in MD
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we had a barney moment at our place of business. someone threw five rock
through our window over the weekend (OK, an ernest T moment too). the police
chief came in, tried to pick up the rock twice with a piece of tape only to
have it drop back to the floor and then picked it up and said, Well, it
we had a barney moment at our place of business. someone threw five rock
through our window over the weekend (OK, an ernest T moment too). the police
chief came in, tried to pick up the rock twice with a piece of tape only to
have it drop back to the floor and then picked it up and said, Well, it
I was reading yesterday's Atlanta Journal/Constituition - an obit about
a genuine war hero of WWII and Korea. He was a navy deep sea diver and
later became a patent attorney with a degree in chemical engineering. He
was helping a veterinarian secure a patent for a furniture polish he
created.
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