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Words that are similar to English have either a Spanishflag in the picture, or the Spanish colors red and yellow.

Where possible we use a famous person in the cartoon,

as famous people are more easily remembered.

To learn a word, read it aloud, absorb it, write it down,

then try the tests. Absorb the picture and its details.

The mind never forgets a picture! When trying to

remember the word - think of the pic!

Be sure to review completed lessons after a day, a week,

a month, 3 months and a year to reinforce the learning.

This book is ideally to be used with the 200 Words a

Day! PC computer course which has all the words

and Triggers spoken aloud so that you can hear the

Spanish words pronounced by native speakers.

The CD-Roms for this are available from

www.200-words-a-day.com, and feature extensive

testing facilities, and accelerated learning features.

Using these techniques, doing one or two lessons per

hour, you will be able to learn over 200 words a day,

while remembering the genders.

If in doubt think of the pic.

Enjoy the course.

Kevin Crocombe

www.200words-a-day.com

The Memory Masters tell us that to most easilymemorise something you need to visualise it in a zany,

crazy, goofy scene. To take the work out of visualising,

we provide you with a cartoon.

So to remember the word rice, which is arroz we

have a picture of ROWS of rice and a Chinese man

with A ROSE.

We call this the Memory Trigger.

The Chinese man acts as a Gender Trigger to tell

you that the word is a masculine word, because inSpanish, all nouns have a gender, and are either

masculine or feminine.

Masculine words are identified by the word el which

is the masculine word for the. Usually, but not

always, nouns ending in the letter o are masculine.

Feminine words are identified by the word la which

is the feminine word for the. Usually, but not always,

nouns ending in the letter a are feminine.

So when you look at the picture, remember the gender

of the main character when learning nouns.

There are two words for a in Spanish. Uno for

masculine words, and una for feminine.

Introduction and

How to use this book

The 200 Words a Day! system of vocabulary learning uses the techniques of the

worlds Memory Masters, combined with cartoon graphics to make learning and

recall easy and fun.

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ll is like lli in million, and in some regions is more

like a y. In Argentina it is more like zh like the

dge in ridge or like aj as in June.

m is like m mum.

n is like n as in now.

is like ny as in canyon.

p is like a p as in pork.

qu is like k as in kill.

r at the beginning of a word, and rr, is rolled or

trilled like a Scottish r.

r between vowels is lightly rolled, one roll less than

the rr.

s is like s as in silk.

t is t and in tilt.

v is similar to a b as in boob.

x is like an s in test.

y is like a y as in yo-yo, with a hint of j sound.

z in Latin America and Southern Spain, sounds like

an s as is silk, or in the rest of Spain is

pronounced th.

Word Stress

In words of more than one syllable, one of the syllables

is pronounced more strongly than the others.

If word has an accent, that syllable is stressed.

e.g. organisacin.

If the word ends with a vowel, the letter s or the

letter n, the stress falls on the next to last syllable.

e.g. naranja.

If the word ends in a consonant except the letter s or

the letter n, the stress falls on the last syllable.

Vowels

a is like the a in dark.

e is like the e in hen

iis like ee as in peek

o is like o as in job

u is like u as in hoot

Consonants

b is like the b in boob.

c followed by e/i is like s in Latin America and

Southern Spain; but like th as in think in the rest

of Spain.

ch is like the ch in change.

c followed by other letters is like a k.

d at the beginning of a word is like a d as in deep.

d between vowels, and at the end of a word is like a

soft th. When at the end of a word it is sometimes

silent in some regions.

f is like f as in firm.

g followed by e/i is like the ch in the Scottish

guttural loch.

g followed by other letters is a hard g as it got.

h is mute, and not pronounced. It is silent.

j is like a ch in the Scottish guttural loch.

k is like k as in kit.

l is like l as in lady.

Pronunciation

Guide

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CommonWords 1las palabras communes 1

goodbye!

adis!exclamation

sayinggoodbye to your rADIOS!

also, besides,whats more

adems deadverb

your teacher says toyou, And besides,you are A DUMBASS! and what'smore, youre alsoA DIM ASS!

Notesadems + de

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good morning!

buenos das!

good

buenoadjective

Jack, from Jack andthe Beanstalk saying,What agoodBEAN -and hes also got theBEANO comic in his hand.

Notes

buena (f.adj.).ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).e.g.ella es buena = shes a good person.estar bueno = to be well, in good health(presently). e.g.ella est buena = shes well.

day

el danoun

every day SantaClaus (m) has tofeed his DEER.

Notesde da = by day, in thedaytime.de da en da = from dayto day.

good

buenoadjective

Jack, from Jack and the Beanstalksaying, What agoodBEAN -

and hes also got the BEANO comicin his hand.

Notesbuena (f.adj.).

ser + bueno = good (by nature, characteristic).e.g.ella es buena = shes a good person.estar bueno = to be well, in good health

(presently). e.g.ella est buena = shes well.

friend

el amigo /la amiganoun

a little boy (m) says, ME GO withmy friend!

Notes

la amiga (f.) = female friend.hacerse amigos = to become friends.ser muy amigos = to be close friends

el amigote (m.) / la amigota (f.) = mate, buddy.

from, of

depreposition

an agentfrom the DEA, theDrug Enforcement Agency,saying,I am a member of DE club.

before

antes deadverb

that before visiting AUNT TESSyou must always ring DE oldbattle-axe!

Notesantes (adv.) sooner. antes de (prep.) = before.

antes (de) que (conj.) = before.antes bien = (but) rather.antes mucho / antes poco = long before /shortly before.cuanto antes mejor = the sooner the better.


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after

despusadverb

you see DES PRESSthe ESPRESSO

button aftereachcup of coffee.

Notesdespus de (prep.) = later,

after (time), since, next to (order).eg. despus de comer = after lunch.

Also means; afterwards.hasta despus = until later,

see you later.

big

grandeadjective

standing in the Rio GRANDE

and saying, Wow, the RioGRANDE is big!

NotesIf placed before the noun, 'grande' = great.e.g. un grande hombre = a great man.If placed after the noun, 'grande' = big. e.g.un hombre grande = a big man.

again (over again)

de nuevoadverb

a group of wolvesstanding outside theirden waving againand again andagain - its theDEN WAVE!

NotesMeans over again -from the beginning.See also; otra vez (adv.)= again (one more time).

other, another

otroadjective

the otherbilly goat says,Not anotherOLDTROLL!, and he buntshim off the bridge.

Notesotra (f.adj.).el otro (m.) / la otra (f.) = theother one.los otros (m.pl.) / las otras (f.pl.)= the other ones.

our

nuestropronoun

a salesman for estrogensupplements says,

OurNEW ESTROgensupplements are thebest on the market.

Notes

nuestra (f.prn.) / nuestras (f.prn. pl.).un amigo nuestro = a friend of ours.es el nuestro = it is ours. los nuestros = our people, our team.

also (as well)

tambinadverb

a cowboy saying,I also want some ofT EM BEANs

NotesAlso means; as well, too.yo tambin = me too, me as well.

almost

casiadverb

that the boxer CASSIus Clay(later known as Mohammed

Ali) was almostknockedout by Henry Cooper.

Notescasi todo = almost everything.casi nunca = almost never.casi nada = almost nothing,next to nothing.

either or

o oconjunction

someone saying, You can

eitherhave this letter Oorthis letter O.

NotesSee also; no ni = neither nor.

again (one more time)

otra vezadverb

that girls listen to those OLDsongs by the singer, TRAVIS,

again and again.Notesagain (one more time - repetition).See also; de neuvo.

always

siempreadverb

your Muslim friend, and you alwaysSEE IM PRAY several times a day.

Notescomo siempre = as usual / para siempre = for ever.siempre que = whenever, provided that.Es lo de siempre = Its the same old story.



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to have(auxiliary verb)

haberverb

it is good to have hadgood HABITS.

Noteshaber is an auxiliary verb - used tomake up the past perfect tense.E.g. I have eaten = he comido.

but

peroconjunction

President PERON saying, butIcan never find a PAIR O socks thatmatch!

time, occasion

la veznoun

a Moroccan girl (f) saying to her friend,

Love is not waking me time and time again unlessthere is an occasion other than a new FEZ!

Noteslas veces = times, occasions. alguna vez = sometime.See also; algunas veces = sometimes.See also; muchas veces = often (many times).

above, over, on

sobrepreposition

above the people in thecourtroom is a verySOBERjudge.

Notessobre todo = above all.Can also mean; about.e.g. un libro sobre animales = abook about animals.el sobre (m.) = envelope.See also arriba (adv.) = up, above,upstairs.See also encima de (prep.) = above,on top of, over.

because

porqueconjunction

because you likepigs you dont eatPORK.

a

un, uno, unaarticle

a baby with one tooth says,I only have a tooth, YOU KNOW.

Notes1) uno becomes un before masculine nouns,

even in compound numerals.e.g. cuarenta y un libros = 41 books.

2) uno becomes una before feminine nounse.g.setenta y una muchachas = 71 girls.

See also; uno (num.) = one.

and

yconjunction

an Englishman fromYorkshire saying, EE by

gum, E is ugly andE isorrible andE is fat!

all, everything

todoadjective

you TOTAL up all thenumbers to get the answerNotestoda (f.adj.) = all.e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.e.g. todos los libros = all the books.todo (prn.) = everything, all.e.g. todos = everyone, everybody. e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.

for

parapreposition

you have a packageforaPARAtrooper.

NotesSee also; por =

for, through


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Now test yourself

See how well you have remembered the words by filling in the gaps in each of the tables below,first in Spanish and then in English.

What is the Spanish word for:

a ____________________________________

above, over, on ________________________

after __________________________________

again (one more time)____________________

again (over again) ______________________

all, everything ________________________

almost ________________________________

also (as well) __________________________

also, besides, whats more ________________

always ________________________________

and __________________________________

because ________________________________

before ________________________________

big ____________________________________

but ____________________________________

either or ____________________________

for ____________________________________

friend ________________________________

from, of ________________________________

good __________________________________

goodbye! ______________________________

good morning! __________________________

to have (auxiliary verb) __________________

other, another __________________________

our ____________________________________

time, occasion ________________________

What is the English word for:

adems de ____________________________

adis! ________________________________

el amigo / la amiga ____________________

antes de ______________________________

bueno ________________________________

buenos das! __________________________

casi __________________________________

de ____________________________________

de nuevo ______________________________

despus ______________________________

grande ________________________________

haber ________________________________nuestro ______________________________

o o ________________________________

otra vez ______________________________

otro __________________________________

para __________________________________

pero __________________________________

porque ________________________________

siempre ______________________________

sobre ________________________________

tambin ______________________________

todo __________________________________

un, uno, una __________________________

la vez ________________________________

y ____________________________________



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la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente

a gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente

te la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la ge

nte la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la

nte la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la gente la

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eople People People People People People People People People People People People

ple People People People People People People People People People People People Pe

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Peoplela gente

beauty

la bellezanoun

saying of the beauty of a bayfilled with bikini-clad beauties(f), This BAY HAS A beautywords cannot describe.

NotesSee also: bella (adj. f) = beautiful, lovely.

beautiful (splendid)

bellaadjective

a beautiful BELLE of the ball standingbeside a large BELL at the ball.

Notesbella (f.adj.) bello (m.adj.).

Also means; lovely, handsome, splendid.las Bellas Artes = fine arts.See also; hermosa (adj. f) = beautiful.See also; la belleza (f.) = beauty.

age

la edadnoun

a little girl (f) asking her DADhis age saying, HEY DAD, whatis your age?

Notes

Cuntos aos tiene Utd? = How old are you?Tengo aos (de edad) = I am years of age/years old.

everybody

todo el mundopronoun

adult

el adulto /la adultanoun

a male (m) adultchewing hisADULT TOE (in not a veryadult manner!).

Notesla adulta (f.)

both

ambos, ambasadjective, pronoun

a male musician (m)says, I AM BOSS of

the band, and his wife(f) says, I AM BASSplayer, and togetherthey both play in the

band.

Noteslos ambos (m.adj. pl).

las ambas (f.adj.pl.).

somebody, someone

alguienpronoun

somebody called

AL AGAIN on the phonefor you.

all, everything

todoadjective

you TOTAL up all thenumbers to get the answer

Notes

toda (f.adj.) = all.e.g. todo el mundo = the whole world.

todos/todas (pl.adj.) = all, every.e.g. todos los libros = all the books.

todo (prn.) = everything, all.e.g. todos = everyone, everybody.

e.g. sabe todo = s/he/it knows everything.

world

el mundonoun

Hercules (m) holdingthe worldon hisshoulders, standing ona baseball MOUND.

Notestodo el mundo = everybody(lit. the whole world).tener mundo = to be experienced,know ones way around.no es nada del otro mundo =its nothing special.

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pretty, lovely

lindaadjective

LINDA Carter (f) is verypretty.

Noteslindo (m.adj.).Also means; nice.

People la gente

smoker

noun

el fumador /la fumadora

a male (m) smokerFUMEs

at the DOOR where thesign says, No smokers.

Notesel fumador (m.). la fumadora (f.).

el fumo (m.) = smoke.See also; fumar = to smoke.

gentleman

el caballeronoun

thegentleman Danny de Vito(m), plays a CAB BALD HEROin the TV series, Taxi.

enemy

el enemigonoun

a soldier (m) shooting amachinegun and saying,

Watch the ENEMY GO

Notesla enemiga (f.).

beautiful (fine)

hermosaadjective

a beautiful princess is called HERMOST Attractive, beautiful majesty.

Noteshermosa (f.adj.) hermoso (m.adj.).Also means; lovely, handsome, fine.la hermosura (f.) = beauty.See also; bella (adj. f) = beautiful.

divorce

el divorcionoun

King Henry the Eighth (m)saying, This is my divorce

because I haveDIVORCED YOU.

policeman,policewoman

el/la guardianoun

apoliceman (m) andapolicewoman (f)

standing on GUARDHERE at 10 Downing

Street, London.

stranger

el desconocidonoun

a strangertalking to DES(m) and he looks like a

CONman from the otherSIDE Of the hills.

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faithful person,follower

el fielnoun

afaithful disciple of Jesus(m) FEELs the feet of his

master.

youth

la juventudnoun

the old lady (f) thinking back to heryouth when she played for the

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death

la muertenoun

a lady (f) MORTician

announces the death of aMURDER victim and says,Theres MORE TA thisMURDER than meets theeye!

NotesSee also; morir (v.) = to die.

couple

la parejanoun

a couple of nuns (f) in P-RAYER.

woman, wife

la mujernoun

a wife (f) is more likely toMUCK HER hands upcleaning babies diapers than

the husband.

NotesAlso; la seora (f.) = lady, Mrs, wife,madam.See also; la esposa (f.) = wife.

idiot

el/la idiotanoun

an IDIOT stuck inthe TAR.

NotesSame word is used for male andfemale idiots!

birth

el nacimientonoun

at the birth of his son, boxer

Prince NAZEEMsson (m) kickedA MINT withhis TOE.

Notesnacer (v.) = to be born.

blonde

rubioadjective

a blonde woman witha large RUBY, OH!, on her head,and laden with red RUBIES said,

Gentlemen prefer blondeswith RUBIES!

Notesrubia (f.adj.).

boy

el muchachonoun

you dont like that boy (m)MUCH because he sneezes agreat deal ... he says veryMUCH ACHOO!

NotesCan also mean; servant.la muchacha (f.) = girl (or maid).

fight

la peleanoun

two Brazilian girls (f)have afightoverPELE the football ace.

man

el hombrenoun

a man (m) fromHUMBERside at HOME

who BRAYs like adonkey with his donkey.

NotesAlso; el seor (m.) = man,Mister, gentleman, owner, master.


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crowd

la muchedumbrenoun

that a crowdof girls (f)

watching rock stars actMUCH DUMBERthan when on

their own,and hysteria

can reign.


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adult __________________________________

age____________________________________

beautiful (fine) ________________________

beautiful (splendid) ____________________

beauty ________________________________

birth __________________________________

blonde ________________________________

both __________________________________

boy __________________________________

couple ________________________________

crowd ________________________________

death__________________________________

divorce ________________________________

enemy ________________________________

faithful person, follower ________________

fight __________________________________

gentleman ____________________________

idiot __________________________________

man __________________________________

policeman, policewoman ________________

pretty, lovely __________________________

smoker ________________________________

somebody, someone ____________________

stranger ______________________________

woman, wife __________________________

youth ________________________________


el adulto / la adulta ____________________

alguien ________________________________

ambos, ambas __________________________

bella __________________________________

la belleza ______________________________

el caballero ____________________________

el desconocido__________________________

el divorcio ____________________________

la edad ________________________________

el enemigo ____________________________

el fiel __________________________________

el fumador / la fumadora ________________el/la guardia __________________________

hermosa ______________________________

el hombre ______________________________

el/la idiota ____________________________

la juventud ____________________________

linda __________________________________

el muchacho____________________________

la muchedumbre ________________________

la muerte ______________________________

la mujer ______________________________

el nacimiento __________________________

la pareja ______________________________

la pelea________________________________

rubio __________________________________



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n general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general

al) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en general) la casa (en e

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me (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (gene

(general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (genera

me (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (ge

ome (general) Home (general) Home (general) Home (general

Home ene

Home (general)la casa (en general)

electricityla electricidadnoun

actress CarmenELECTRA (f) ringingher DAD and saying,Im paying for yourELECTRICITY, DAD.

housela casa

noun

Mama CASS (f) in front ofher cosy house for which

she paid CASH.

to switch the light onencender la luzverb

you SEND CINDERella to turn

on the lightwhich is hangingLOOSE from the ceiling.

at homeen casaphrase

a Moroccan saying, I feel athome living IN CASAblanca.

Notesir a casa = to go home.salir de casa = to go out, leave home.

entrancela entradanoun

the singer ENya (f)standing at theTRADEsmens entranceto a building.

to switch offor turn off,to put out (fire)apagarverb

you switch offa lightswitch with A PACK OFcigarettes.

electrical applianceel electrodomsticonoun

all the ELECTRICappliances that areDOMESTIC (for the home)and being held by a maleelectrician (m) in hisOveralls.

roomel cuarto

noun

the milkman (m) stands in aroom and pours a QUART

O milk on the floor.

NotesSee also; el cuarto de bao = bathroom.

See also; la habitacin = room.See also; cuarto/a (adj.) = quarter.

See also; el cuarto (m.) = fourth.

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phonecallla llamadanoun

Queen Elizabeth I(f) making aphonecall to theKing of Spain saying,Hi, Spanish ARMADA?YA MIGHT A givenme a call if youwerent coming back.

Notes llamar por telfono = to make a phone call.

keyla llave

noun

a girl (f) saying,Let yourself in! I know

YA HAVE a key ofyour own.

lightla luznoun

LUCy (f) holds a lightbulbbecause it is LOOSE, but shesgetting zapped.

furniturelos mueblesnoun plural

MOBILE furniture is amongstmen (m) with giant MARBLES.

to burnquemarverb

you burn yourself with aCHEMIcal fire.

garageel garajenoun

in the GARAGEis a mechanic (m)with his car. Thegarage is in theSpanish colors.

room (habitat)la habitacin

noun

a nun (f) dressed in her HABIT in a room in thecity of ASCUNCION in Paraguay.

NotesCan also mean; dwelling, abode, habitat. See also; el cuarto (m.) = room.

homeel hogarnoun

a male HOG (m) sitting athome in his lounge.

NotesAlso means; fireplace, hearth, home life.

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stairsla escaleranoun

a mermaid (f)SCALES the stairswhile holding a setof SCALES.

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wave (radio wave, wave in hair)la ondanoun

a girl (f) with wavy hair trying to catch radio waves

riding a HONDA motorbike ON DA beach.Notesla onda sonora (f.) = sound wave.la onda corta / larga / media = short / long/ medium wave (on radio).See also; la ola (f.) = wave (sea). N.B. un saludo (m.) = wave (of hand).

wall (interior)la pared

noun

sitting on the REDwall is a female

PARROT (f).

NotesSee also; el muro (m.) = wall

(interior).

doorla puertanoun

at the dooris a PERT andpretty girl (f) who is going toPOUR TWOjars of waterthrough it.

chairla sillanoun

Celine Dion (f) actsSILLIER when she sits in aSILLY chair.

choreslos quehaceresnoun plural

while a boy (m) with a leg inplaster is doing the chores hisfather says, I dont CARE HOWSERIOUS your injuries are, youmust do your chores.

sofa, setteeel sof

noun

Greek Philosopher

SOPHOcles (m) on a SOFAin the Spanish colors saying,I find the English SOFA

is just like the SpanishSOFA and just as

comfortable.

radiola radionoun

a girl (f) listening to aRADIO in Spanish colors.

TVla telenoun

a TVin Spanish is a TELLY and thereis a flag in the Spanish colors - red,

yellow, red - on top of it. Imagine agirl (f) beside it.

Notesla televisin (f.) = television. la televisin digital = digital television.la tele(visin) en color / por satlite = color / satellite television.

windowla ventana

noun

a girl (f) tries topreVENT ANNAfrom opening the

window.


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at home________________________________

to burn ________________________________

chair __________________________________

chores ________________________________

door __________________________________

electrical appliance ____________________

electricity ______________________________

entrance ______________________________

furniture ______________________________

garage ________________________________

home __________________________________

house __________________________________

key ____________________________________

light __________________________________

phonecall ______________________________

radio __________________________________

room __________________________________

room (habitat)__________________________

sofa, settee ____________________________

stairs __________________________________

to switch the light on____________________

to switch off or turn off,to put out (fire) ________________________

TV ____________________________________

wall (interior) __________________________

wave (radio wave, wave in hair)__________

window________________________________


apagar ________________________________

la casa ________________________________

en casa ________________________________

el cuarto ______________________________

la electricidad __________________________

el electrodomstico______________________

encender la luz__________________________

la entrada______________________________

la escalera ____________________________

el garaje ______________________________

la habitacin __________________________

el hogar________________________________la llamada ____________________________

la llave ________________________________

la luz __________________________________

los muebles ____________________________

la onda ________________________________

la pared________________________________

la puerta ______________________________

los quehaceres __________________________

quemar ________________________________

la radio________________________________

la silla ________________________________

el sof ________________________________

la tele ________________________________

la ventana ____________________________

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