NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. FORM 990-T … of goods sold (Schedule A, line 7) Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D) Net gain (loss)

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.2015 FORM 990-T

EXEMPT ORGANIZATION BUSINESS INCOME TAX RETURN PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY

FISCAL YEAR ENDED 09/30/2016

Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return OMB No. 1545-0687Form 990-T (and proxy tax under section 6033(e))

For calendar year 2015 or other tax year beginning , 2015, and ending , 20 . À¾µ¹I Information about Form 990-T and its instructions is available at www.irs.gov/form990t.Department of the TreasuryOpen to Public Inspection for501(c)(3) Organizations OnlyInternal Revenue Service I Do not enter SSN numbers on this form as it may be made public if your organization is a 501(c)(3).

D Employer identification number(Employees' trust, see instructions.)

Name of organization ( Check box if name changed and see instructions.)A Check box ifaddress changed

B Exempt under sectionPrint

orType

Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions.501( )( ) E Unrelated business activity codes

(See instructions.)408(e) 220(e)

408A 530(a)City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code529(a)

C Book value of all assetsat end of year IF Group exemption number (See instructions.)

IG Check organization type 501(c) corporation 501(c) trust 401(a) trust Other trust

IH Describe the organization's primary unrelated business activity.

II During the tax year, was the corporation a subsidiary in an affiliated group or a parent-subsidiary controlled group? Yes Nom m m m m m mIIf "Yes," enter the name and identifying number of the parent corporation.

I IJ The books are in care of Telephone number(A) Income (B) Expenses (C) NetUnrelated Trade or Business Income Part I

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Capital loss deduction for trustsIncome (loss) from partnerships and S corporations (attach statement)

Rent income (Schedule C)Unrelated debt-financed income (Schedule E)

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m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mUnrelated business taxable income before net operating loss deduction. Subtract line 29 from line 13Net operating loss deduction (limited to the amount on line 30)Unrelated business taxable income before specific deduction. Subtract line 31 from line 30Specific deduction (Generally $1,000, but see line 33 instructions for exceptions)

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For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Form 990-T (2015)5X2740 1.000 JSA

1610/01 09/30

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC.X 52-0907625C 3

1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NE

WASHINGTON, DC 20002 541800 515100

347,015,705. XUNQUALIFIED SPONSORSHIP

X

NPR, DEBORAH A. COWAN 202-513-2000

877,868.877,868.532,669.345,199. 345,199.

-361,085. ATCH 1 -361,085.

18,626,758. 8,879,536. 9,747,222.

1,982,790. ATCH 2 1,982,790.20,593,662. 8,879,536. 11,714,126.

108,396.1,502,494.

37,849.

500.

122,048.122,048.

283,081.9,747,222.

ATTACHMENT 3 1,025,149.12,826,739.-1,112,613.

-1,112,613.

-1,112,613.

ATTACHMENT 4

ATTACHMENT 5

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Form 990-T (2015) Page 3Schedule C - Rent Income (From Real Property and Personal Property Leased With Real Property)

(see instructions)

1. Description of property

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

2. Rent received or accrued

(a) From personal property (if the percentage of rentfor personal property is more than 10% but not

more than 50%)

(b) From real and personal property (if thepercentage of rent for personal property exceeds50% or if the rent is based on profit or income)

3(a) Deductions directly connected with the incomein columns 2(a) and 2(b) (attach schedule)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Total Total(b) Total deductions.Enter here and on page 1,Part I, line 6, column (B)

(c) Total income. Add totals of columns 2(a) and 2(b). Enterhere and on page 1, Part I, line 6, column (A) I Im m m m mSchedule E - Unrelated Debt-Financed Income (see instructions)

3. Deductions directly connected with or allocable todebt-financed property2. Gross income from or

allocable to debt-financedproperty

1. Description of debt-financed property(a) Straight line depreciation

(attach schedule)(b) Other deductions

(attach schedule)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

4. Amount of averageacquisition debt on or

allocable to debt-financedproperty (attach schedule)

5. Average adjusted basisof or allocable to

debt-financed property(attach schedule)

6. Column4 divided

by column 5

8. Allocable deductions(column 6 x total of columns

3(a) and 3(b))

7. Gross income reportable(column 2 x column 6)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

%%%%

Enter here and on page 1,Part I, line 7, column (A).

Enter here and on page 1,Part I, line 7, column (B).

ITotals m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mITotal dividends-received deductions included in column 8 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

Schedule F - Interest, Annuities, Royalties, and Rents From Controlled Organizations (see instructions)Exempt Controlled Organizations

1. Name of controlledorganization

2. Employer identification number

5. Part of column 4 that is included in the controlling

organization's gross income

6. Deductions directlyconnected with income

in column 5

3. Net unrelated income(loss) (see instructions)

4. Total of specifiedpayments made

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Nonexempt Controlled Organizations10. Part of column 9 that isincluded in the controlling

organization's gross income

11. Deductions directlyconnected with income in

column 10

8. Net unrelated income(loss) (see instructions)

9. Total of specifiedpayments made

7. Taxable Income

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)Add columns 5 and 10.

Enter here and on page 1, Part I, line 8, column (A).

Add columns 6 and 11. Enter here and on page 1, Part I, line 8, column (B).

ITotals m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mForm 990-T (2015)JSA

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Investment Income of a Section 501(c)(7), (9), or (17) Organization (see instructions)Schedule G - 3. Deductions

directly connected(attach schedule)

5. Total deductionsand set-asides (col. 3

plus col. 4)4. Set-asides

(attach schedule)1. Description of income 2. Amount of income

(1)(2)(3)(4)

Enter here and on page 1, Part I, line 9, column (A).

Enter here and on page 1, Part I, line 9, column (B).

ITotals m m m m m m m m m m m mSchedule I - Exploited Exempt Activity Income, Other Than Advertising Income (see instructions)

4. Net income (loss)from unrelated tradeor business (column2 minus column 3).If a gain, computecols. 5 through 7.

3. Expensesdirectly

connected withproduction of

unrelatedbusiness income

7. Excess exemptexpenses

(column 6 minuscolumn 5, but not

more thancolumn 4).

2. Grossunrelated

business incomefrom trade or

business

5. Gross incomefrom activity thatis not unrelatedbusiness income

6. Expensesattributable to

column 51. Description of exploited activity

(1)(2)(3)(4)

Enter here and onpage 1, Part I,

line 10, col. (A).


line 10, col. (B).

Enter here andon page 1,

Part II, line 26.

ITotals m m m m m m m m m m m mSchedule J - Advertising Income (see instructions)

Income From Periodicals Reported on a Consolidated Basis Part I

7. Excess readershipcosts (column 6

minus column 5, butnot more than

column 4).

4. Advertisinggain or (loss) (col.2 minus col. 3). Ifa gain, compute

cols. 5 through 7.

2. Grossadvertising

income

3. Directadvertising costs

5. Circulationincome

6. Readershipcosts1. Name of periodical

(1)(2)(3)(4)

ITotals (carry to Part II, line (5)) m mIncome From Periodicals Reported on a Separate Basis (For each periodical listed in Part II, fill in columns Part II 2 through 7 on a line-by-line basis.)

7. Excess readershipcosts (column 6

minus column 5, butnot more than

column 4).

4. Advertisinggain or (loss) (col.2 minus col. 3). Ifa gain, compute

cols. 5 through 7.

2. Grossadvertising

income

3. Directadvertising costs

5. Circulationincome

6. Readershipcosts1. Name of periodical

(1)(2)(3)(4)

ITotals from Part I m m m m m m mEnter here and on

page 1, Part I,line 11, col. (A).


line 11, col. (B).

Enter here andon page 1,

Part II, line 27.

ITotals, Part II (lines 1-5) m m m mSchedule K - Compensation of Officers, Directors, and Trustees (see instructions)

3. Percent oftime devoted to

business4. Compensation attributable to

unrelated business1. Name 2. Title

(1) %(2) %(3) %(4) %

ITotal. Enter here and on page 1, Part II, line 14 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mForm 990-T (2015)JSA

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Form 990-T, Part I, Line 5

FYE 09/30/2016

Ordinary Income from Partnerships FEDERAL

National Public Media LLC (361,086)

Total Ordinary Income (Loss) from LPs (361,086)

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FYE 09/30/2016

Other Income

STUDIO RENTAL 21,870

DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS SATELLITE CAPACITY 1,960,920

Total Other Income 1,982,790

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FYE 09/30/2016

Other Deductions

3,464

Professional Services 77,717

Connectivity 3,666

Communications 34,852

Travel 17

Deductible Meals 9,506

Lease 162,899

Occupancy 65

Printing 1,350

Supplies 2,984

Promotions 5,272

Postage and Freight 3,196

Employee Development 3,455

Equipment 602,363

Administrative Cost 104,902

Bank charges and other fees 3,947

Investment Management Fees 5,494

Miscellaneous

Total Other Deductions 1,025,149

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SCHEDULE I - EXPLOITED EXEMPT ACTIVITY INCOME, OTHER THAN ADVERTISING INCOME

ATTACHMENT 4

2.

GROSS 3. 6. 7.

UNRELATED EXPENSES 4. 5. EXPENSES EXCESS

1. BUSINESS DIRECTLY NET INCOME GROSS INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE EXEMPT

EXPLOITED ACTIVITY INCOME CONNECTED OR (LOSS) FROM ACTIVITY TO COL. 5 EXPENSES

UNQUALIFIED SPONSORSHIP ON.ORG WEBSITE 18,626,758. 8,879,536. 9,747,222. 51,123. 59,539,150. 9,747,222.

COLUMN TOTALS 18,626,758. 8,879,536. 9,747,222.

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SCHD. K, FORM 990-T, COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, & TRUSTEES

BUSINESSNAME AND ADDRESS TITLE PERCENT COMPENSATION

BEACH, MICHAEL F. VP, DISTRIBUTION 20.949590 52,030.1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NEWASHINGTON, DC 20002

GARRISON, STANLEY M. VP, TECH OPS&BROADCAST ENGING 20.538550 56,366.1111 NORTH CAPITOL STREET, NEWASHINGTON, DC 20002

TOTAL COMPENSATION 108,396.

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Net Operating Loss Carryforward

Fiscal Year Ended Income (Loss) Incurred

Net Operating Loss

Used/ Expired

NOL Carryforward available for next year

9/30/1994 (320,635) - (320,635)9/30/1995 (324,624) - (645,259)9/30/1996 (388,320) - (1,033,579)9/30/1997 - - (1,033,579)9/30/1998 (590,045) - (1,623,624)9/30/1999 (481,708) - (2,105,332)9/30/2000 (562,220) - (2,667,552)9/30/2001 (15,110) - (2,682,662)9/30/2002 (601,984) - (3,284,646)9/30/2003 (1,113,126) - (4,397,772)9/30/2004 (1,150,153) - (5,547,925)9/30/2005 (1,313,092) - (6,861,017)9/30/2006 (2,557,159) - (9,418,176)9/30/2007 (1,915,834) - (11,334,010)9/30/2008 (1,050,477) - (12,384,487)9/30/2009 (621,965) - (13,006,452)9/30/2010 (181,951) - (13,188,403)9/30/2011 18,093 18,093 (13,170,310)9/30/2012 319,859 319,859 (12,850,451)9/30/2013 (700,146) - (13,550,597)9/30/2014 (1,112,643) - (14,663,240)9/30/2015 (1,383,701) 307,307 (15,739,634)9/30/2016 (1,112,613) 388,320 (16,463,927)

Carryforward to FYE 09/30/2017 (16,463,927)

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FYE 09/30/2016

Taxes and Licenses

District of Columbia 250

New York 250

Total Taxes Paid 500

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OMB No. 1545-0172Depreciation and AmortizationForm 4562

(Including Information on Listed Property)

I À¾µ¹Attach to your tax return.Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue ServiceAttachmentI(99) Information about Form 4562 and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form4562. Sequence No. 179

Name(s) shown on return Identifying number

Business or activity to which this form relates

Election To Expense Certain Property Under Section 179Note: If you have any listed property, complete Part V before you complete Part I.

Part I

1 Maximum amount (see instructions) 1m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m2 Total cost of section 179 property placed in service (see instructions) 2m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m3 Threshold cost of section 179 property before reduction in limitation (see instructions) 3m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m4 Reduction in limitation. Subtract line 3 from line 2. If zero or less, enter -0- 4m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m5 Dollar limitation for tax year. Subtract line 4 from line 1. If zero or less, enter -0-. If married filing

separately, see instructions 5m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m6 (a) Description of property (b) Cost (business use only) (c) Elected cost

7 Listed property. Enter the amount from line 29 7m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m8 Total elected cost of section 179 property. Add amounts in column (c), lines 6 and 7 8m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m9 Tentative deduction. Enter the smaller of line 5 or line 8 9m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

10 Carryover of disallowed deduction from line 13 of your 2014 Form 4562 10m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m11 Business income limitation. Enter the smaller of business income (not less than zero) or line 5 (see instructions) 11

12 Section 179 expense deduction. Add lines 9 and 10, but do not enter more than line 11 12m m m m m m m m m m m m m mI13 Carryover of disallowed deduction to 2016. Add lines 9 and 10, less line 12 13m m m

Note: Do not use Part II or Part III below for listed property. Instead, use Part V.Special Depreciation Allowance and Other Depreciation (Do not include listed property.) (See instructions.) Part II

14 Special depreciation allowance for qualified property (other than listed property) placed in serviceduring the tax year (see instructions) 14

15

16

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m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mm m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mMACRS Depreciation (Do not include listed property.) (See instructions.) Part III

Section A

1717

18

MACRS deductions for assets placed in service in tax years beginning before 2015 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mIf you are electing to group any assets placed in service during the tax year into one or more generalasset accounts, check here Im m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

Section B - Assets Placed in Service During 2015 Tax Year Using the General Depreciation System(b) Month and year (c) Basis for depreciation (d) Recovery

placed in (business/investment use (e) Convention (f) Method (g) Depreciation deduction(a) Classification of property periodservice only - see instructions)19a 3-year property

b 5-year propertyc 7-year propertyd 10-year propertye 15-year propertyf 20-year propertyg 25-year property 25 yrs. S/L

27.5 yrs. MM S/Lh Residential rental27.5 yrs. MM S/Lproperty39 yrs. MM S/Li Nonresidential real

MM S/LpropertySection C - Assets Placed in Service During 2015 Tax Year Using the Alternative Depreciation System

20a Class life S/Lb 12-year 12 yrs. S/Lc 40-year 40 yrs. MM S/L

Summary (See instructions.) Part IV 21 21Listed property. Enter amount from line 28 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m22 Total. Add amounts from line 12, lines 14 through 17, lines 19 and 20 in column (g), and line 21. Enter here

and on the appropriate lines of your return. Partnerships and S corporations - see instructions 22m m m m m m m m m m m m23 For assets shown above and placed in service during the current year, enter the

portion of the basis attributable to section 263A costs 23m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mJSA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see separate instructions. Form 4562 (2015)5X2300 2.000


GENERAL DEPRECIATION

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Form 4562 (2015) Page 2Listed Property (Include automobiles, certain other vehicles, certain aircraft, certain computers, and propertyused for entertainment, recreation, or amusement.)

Part V

Note: For any vehicle for which you are using the standard mileage rate or deducting lease expense, complete only 24a,24b, columns (a) through (c) of Section A, all of Section B, and Section C if applicable.Section A - Depreciation and Other Information (Caution: See the instructions for limits for passenger automobiles.)

24a Do you have evidence to support the business/investment use claimed? Yes No 24b If "Yes," is the evidence written? Yes No

(e)(c)(a) (b) (f) (g) (h) (i)(d) Basis for depreciationBusiness/ Elected section 179Type of property (list Date placed

in serviceRecovery Method/ DepreciationCost or other basisinvestment use (business/investment costvehicles first) period Convention deductionuse only)percentage

25 Special depreciation allowance for qualified listed property placed in service duringthe tax year and used more than 50% in a qualified business use (see instructions) 25m m m m m m m m m m

26 Property used more than 50% in a qualified business use:%%%

27 Property used 50% or less in a qualified business use:% S/L -% S/L -% S/L -

2828 Add amounts in column (h), lines 25 through 27. Enter here and on line 21, page 1 m m m m m m m m m m29 Add amounts in column (i), line 26. Enter here and on line 7, page 1 29m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

Section B - Information on Use of VehiclesComplete this section for vehicles used by a sole proprietor, partner, or other "more than 5% owner," or related person. If you provided vehiclesto your employees, first answer the questions in Section C to see if you meet an exception to completing this section for those vehicles.

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)Vehicle 1 Vehicle 2 Vehicle 3 Vehicle 4 Vehicle 5 Vehicle 6

30 Total business/investment miles driven duringthe year (do not include commuting miles) m m m

31 Total commuting miles driven during the year m32 Total other personal (noncommuting)

miles driven m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m33 Total miles driven during the year. Add

lines 30 through 32 m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mYes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No34 Was the vehicle available for personal

use during off-duty hours? m m m m m m m m m m m m35 Was the vehicle used primarily by a more

than 5% owner or related person? m m m m m m m36 Is another vehicle available for personal

use? m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mSection C - Questions for Employers Who Provide Vehicles for Use by Their Employees

Answer these questions to determine if you meet an exception to completing Section B for vehicles used by employees who are notmore than 5% owners or related persons (see instructions).

Yes No37 Do you maintain a written policy statement that prohibits all personal use of vehicles, including commuting, byyour employees? m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m

38 Do you maintain a written policy statement that prohibits personal use of vehicles, except commuting, by youremployees? See the instructions for vehicles used by corporate officers, directors, or 1% or more owners m m m m m m m m

39 Do you treat all use of vehicles by employees as personal use? m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m40 Do you provide more than five vehicles to your employees, obtain information from your employees about the

use of the vehicles, and retain the information received? m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m41 Do you meet the requirements concerning qualified automobile demonstration use? (See instructions.)

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Amortization Part VI (e)

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DISTRIBUTION OPS EXPENSEN/A METHODOLOGY AND NOL 990-T 28,30 -1,009,248.

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Form 8275 (Rev. 8-2013) Page 2Explanations (continued from Parts I and/or II) Part IV

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DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS EXPENSE METHODOLOGY AND NET OPERATING LOSS -

NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO ("NPR") REPORTS REVENUE RECEIVED FROM SALES OF

THE EXCESS CAPACITY OF THE PUBLIC RADIO SATELLITE SYSTEM ("PRSS")

PROVIDED TO NON-PUBLIC RADIO CUSTOMERS (COMMERCIAL) AS UNRELATED

BUSINESS INCOME FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AND IN PRECEDING YEARS (GIVING

RISE TO THE NET OPERATING LOSS CARRY-FORWARD, SHOWN ON 990-T,

LINE 31). NPR DEDUCTS EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH ITS "DISTRIBUTION

OPERATIONS", INCLUDING EACH PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF ADMINISTRATIVE

COSTS, THAT ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMMERCIAL USAGE USING THE

FOLLOWING METHODOLOGY: EXPENSES OF UNITS THAT ARE EXCLUSIVE TO

COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS ARE DEDUCTED FROM GROSS UNRELATED BUSINESS

INCOME. IN ADDITION, EXPENSES OF UNITS (E.G.BUSINESS AFFAIRS,

FACILITIES, ENGINEERING, AND SATELLITE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR)

ARE ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC RADIO USE AND COMMERCIAL USE

BASED ON FACTORS SUCH AS INVOICES PROCESSED, PERCENTAGE OF TIME

SPENT, OR SHIPPING RECORDS, ETC. CERTAIN JOINT EXPENSES ASSOCIATED

WITH SATELLITE OPERATIONS ARE ALLOCATED TO PUBLIC RADIO USE AND

COMMERCIAL USE BASED ON THE TOTAL ACTUAL (WEIGHTED) TRANSPONDER HOURS.

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NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO, INC. FORM 990-T … of goods sold (Schedule A, line 7) Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D) Net gain (loss)

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