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Neal Kinsey's hands-on agronomy / by Kinsey, Neal.(CARDINAL)531101; Walters, Charles,1926-(CARDINAL)505552;
Includes index.
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; Agriculture.; Soil management.; Crops.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Aquaponic design plans : everything you need to know from backyard to profitable business / by Dudley, David H.,author.(CARDINAL)817061;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 521-524) and index.Part 1. Aquaponic fundamentals. Aquaponics defined -- Benefits of aquaponics -- History of aquaponics -- Aquaponics globally and the big picture -- Toxic food vs. healthy organic aquaponic food -- The different types of aquaponic systems -- Aquaponics for you -- Location, location, location -- Nitrogen cycle -- Part 2. Plants and fish. Plants/crops, keys to success -- Fish, everything you need to know -- Fish feed -- Part 3. Components of aquaponics used in aquaponics. Equipment & component overview -- Plumbing -- Fish tanks -- Liner material -- Making a water tight container -- Growing media for plants -- Pumps and choosing the right pump. Filtration (mechanical, biofiltration, natural) -- Greenhouses -- Alternative energy options & operating off-the-grid -- Part 4. N.F.T. & D.W.C. design and layout. Nutrient film technique -- Deep water culture/raft system -- Part 5. Flood-and-drain system design and layout. Flood-and-drain system instructions & procedures -- Flood-and-drain system drain options, plans, and instructions -- How to make a auto siphon (bell siphon) -- Design plans and construction details DIY flood-and-drain system -- Design plans and construction details using IBC containers flood-and-drain system -- Part 6. Operation and maintenance. Starting and managing your aquaponics system -- Water quality -- Fish breeding, fish reproduction, and raising your own crop of fish -- Greenhouse energy management -- Canning and saving produce from your harvest -- Part 7. Making money and earning a profit from aquaponics. Cost-benefit analysis ( aquaponic economics) -- Creating a profitable aquaponics business -- Selling your aquaponic products -- Bartering your aquaponic products -- Marketing and selling fish -- Aquaponics business plan (a real-world 'go-by' example) -- Appendix -- Aquaponic resources -- References -- Vendors -- Best places for you to live in America -- Best places to live for autism cognitive and physical disabilities -- Aquaponics : how to do everything -- Aquaponics : plans and instructions -- Earning money from aquaponics -- Recommended resources -- Conversion units.This 546-page book provides detailed directions to create and maintain different types of aquaponic systems for all sizes so you can consistently feed your family environmentally friendly sustainable healthy organic food and earn extra income. This valuable how-to resource consists of three important sections: design plans, instructions & everything you need to know about aquaponics; how to set up & operate different types of aquaponic systems of any size; how to turn aquaponics into a profitable venture.
Subjects: Aquaponics.; Hydroponics.; Aquaculture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Barefoot biodynamics : how cows, compost, and community help us understand Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course / by Poppen, Jeff,author.(CARDINAL)890531; Katz, Sandor Ellix,1962-author of foreword.(CARDINAL)673760;
Includes bibliographical references and index."With decades of knowledge and proven, common-sense methods from 'The Barefoot Farmer,' this practical guide to biodynamic principles and practices will appeal to growers of every scale and experience level. In Barefoot Biodynamics, organic grower Jeff Poppen--'The Barefoot Farmer'--combines tales from his personal history of building a harmonious farm community in rural Tennessee with the practical applications of biodynamic principles and the deep aspects of the biodynamic methods that continue to make his farm a success today. Jeff's friendly, direct, and humorous writing will appeal not only to the biodynamic-curious, but also to farmers and gardeners who have experimented with the biodynamic approach and are looking for a deeper understanding of the practice. Rooted in the teachings of biodynamic pioneer Rudolf Steiner, Jeff's unique insights and deep reflections on 'guiding lines' of biodynamic growing are an invaluable resource. Those 'guiding lines' include: -producing a farm's fertility using cover crops, compost, and other on-farm inputs -enjoying the renewing power of farm festivals -augmenting scientific knowledge with the power of observation and intuition -avoiding chemical fertilizers -understanding that carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen make up 95 percent of the physical structure of plants and are freely available in the air around us -enhancing the availability of critical minerals such as silica and lime through good farming practices -building humus-rich soil teeming with microbial life -using homeopathic preparations to heal and enrich the soil In addition, Jeff walks the reader through the eight lectures on farming given by Steiner in 1924, summarizing important points from each lecture and 'translating' them from Steiner's profound yet sometimes impenetrable vocabulary into plain language. In Barefoot Biodynamics, Jeff provides new insight to this these enigmatic lectures, revealing an often overlooked yet cost-effective farming method rooted in common sense" --
Subjects: Steiner, Rudolf, 1861-1925.; Organic gardening.; Biodynamic agriculture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Edible perennial gardening : growing successful polycultures in small spaces / by Kelsey, Anni.(CARDINAL)616814;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Do you dream of a low-maintenance perennial garden that is full to the brim of perennial vegetables that you don't have to keep replanting, but have only a small space? Do you want a garden that doesn't take much of your time and that needs little attention to control the pests and diseases that eat your crops? Do you want to grow unusual vegetable varieties? You can have all of this with Edible Perennial Gardening. Anni Kelsey has meticulously researched the little-known subject of edible perennials and selected her favorite, tasty varieties. She explains how to source and propagate different vegetables, which plants work well together in polycultures, and what you can plant in small, shady, or semi shady beds, as well as in sunny areas."--from publisher's description.
Subjects: Perennial vegetables.; Vegetable gardening.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Soil. by United States.Department of Agriculture.(CARDINAL)138479;
Drainage Problems and Methods / T.W. Edminster / Ronald C. Reeve -- Systems -- Cropping Systems and Soil / W.H. Allaway -- Soil Classification and Surveys / Guy D. Smith / Andrew R. Aandahl -- The Use of Soil Maps / A.M. Hedge / A.A. Klingebiel -- Three Farming Systems / E.L. Langsford / Charles P. Butler / C.W. Crickman / Trimble R. Hedges -- Economics of Cropping Systems / Earl O. Heady -- Factors of Income / Orlin J. Scoville -- Longtime Investments in Soil Management / M.L. Upchurch -- Financing Changes in Soil Management / J.H. Atkinson / Lowell S. Hardin -- Regions -- Soil Management in Regions / Carleton P. Barnes -- The North Pacific Valleys / H.B. Cheney -- The Dry Mild-Winter Region / D.G. Aldrich -- The Pacific Northwest Wheat Region / C.M. Horner / W.A. Starr / J.K. Patterson -- The Grazing-Irrigated Region / Wynne Thorne -- The Northern Great Plains / E.B. Norum / B.A. Krantz / H.J. Haas -- The Winter Wheat and Grazing Region / J.A. Hobbs -- The Southern Plains / J.R. Johnston -- The Mississippi Delta Region / Perrin H. Grissom -- The Coastal Prairies / R.K. Walker / R.J. Miears -- The Midland Feed Region / W.H. Pierre / F.F. Riecken -- The Northern Lake States / R.J. Muckenhirn / K.C. Berger -- The East-Central Uplands / Eric Winters -- Southeastern Uplands / R.W. Pearson / L.E. Ensminger -- Florida and Flatwoods / J.R. Henderson / F.B. Smith -- The Northeast / N.C. Brady / R.A. Struchtemeyer / R.B. Musgrave -- Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain / William J. Hanna / S.S. Obenshain -- Special Uses -- Soil Management for Pastures / R.R. Robinson / R.E. Blaser / H.B. Peterson -- Soil Management for Ranges / C.H. Wasser / Lincoln Ellison / R.E. Wagner -- Grasses / E.A. Hollowell -- Legumes / E.A. Hollowell --Tobacco / W.E. Colwell -- Managing Soils For Rice / M.B. Sturgis -- Field Crops / John H. Martin -- Home Gardens and Lawns / Charles E. Kellogg -- Ornamental Plants / S.L. Emsweller / N.W. Stuart / Curtis May -- Vegetables / Victor R. Boswell -- Soil Management for Orchards / Damon Boynton / John R. Magness -- Soil Management for Forest Trees / Frank W. Woods / Otis L. Copeland, Jr. / Carl E. Ostrom -- Shelterbelts and Windbreaks / Ernest J. George / Ralph A. Read / E.W. Johnson / A.E. Ferber -- Soul and the Growth of Forests / Earl L. Stone, Jr. / Paul E. Lemmon -- Forest practices and Productivity / V.L. Harper / Bernard Frank / W.E. McQuilkin -- Research Services / H.C. Knoblauch.Principles -- We Seek; We Learn / Charles E. Kellogg -- The Basis of Fertility / Sterling B. Hendricks / Lyle T. Alexander -- What Soils Are / Roy W. Simonson -- Physical Properties / M.B. Russell -- Growth of Plants / C.H. Wadleigh -- Soil Moisture / L.A. Richards / S.H. Richards -- Use of Moisture by Plants / Sterling A. Taylor -- PH, Soil Acidity, and Plant Growth / W.H. Allaway -- The Chemistry of Soil PH / N.T. Coleman / A. Mehlich -- Fertility -- Plant Nutrition and Soil Fertility / L.A. Dean -- Nitrogen and Soil Fertility / Franklin E. Allison -- Soil Phosphorus and Fertility / Sterling R. Olsen / Maurice Fried -- Soil Potassium and Fertility / R.F. Reitemeier -- Sulfur and Soil Fertility / Howard V. Jordan / H.M. Reisenauer -- Iron and Soil Fertility / R.S. Holmes / J.C. Brown -- Zinc and Soil Fertility / Lloyd F. Seatz / J.J. Jurinak -- Boron and Soil Fertility / Darrell A. Russel -- Copper and Soil Fertility / Walter Reuther -- Manganese and Soil Fertility / G. Donald Sherman -- Trace Elements / P.R. Stout / C.M. Johnson -- Organic Matter / F.E. Broadbent -- Living Organisms in the Soil / Francis E. Clark -- Toxic Elements in Soils / Firman E. Bear -- Practices -- How To Determine Nutrient Needs / Frank G. Viets, Jr. / John J. Hanway -- Soil Reaction and Liming / K. Lawton / L.T. Kurtz -- Trends in Fertilizer / J. Richard Adams -- Materials and Mixtures / K.D. Jacob -- New and Better Fertilizers / E.L. Newman / W.L. Hill -- Applying Fertilizers / R.L. Cook / Walter C. Hulburt -- Farm Manure / Myron S. Anderson -- Composts, Peats, and Sewage Sludge / H.W. Reuszer -- Maintaining Organic Matter / W.V. Bartholomew -- Green Manure and Cover Crops / T. Hayden Rogers / Joel E. Giddens -- Soil Management and Crop Quality / Kenneth C. Beeson -- The Economics of Fertilizers / L.B. Nelson / D.B. Ibach -- Soil Care -- Principles of Tillage / W.A. Raney / A.W. Zingg -- Saline and Alkali Soils / C.A. Bower / Milton Fireman -- Erosion on Cultivated Land / B.D. Blakely / J.J. Coyle / J.G. Steele -- Erosion of Soil By Wind / W.S. Chepil -- How to Control a Gully / C.J. Francis -- Stabilizing Sand Dunes / A.D. Stoesz / Robert L. Brown -- Soil Management and Insect Control / Walter E. Fleming -- Soilborne Plant Diseases / Francis e. Clark / William J. Zaumeyer / John T. Presley -- Moisture -- Conserving Soil Moisture / Chester E. Evans / Edgar R. Lemon -- Irrigation in Arid Regions / Wayne D. Criddle / Howard R. Haise -- Irrigation in the East / T.H. Quakenbush / M.D. Thorne."The purpose of this book is to indicate the extent to which that warning has been heeded and at times to repeat it and to describe the knowledge about soils that scientists and farmers have since gained. This book devoted considerable space to classifications of soils, technical aspects of soil science, and the use of land".
Subjects: Soils.; Soil conservation; Soils;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Gardening indoors with soil & hydroponics / by Van Patten, George F.(CARDINAL)369810;
Introduction -- Credits -- History of Hydroponics -- Table of contents -- Internet -- Trade shows & expos -- 1: Horticulture -- Introduction -- Life cycle of annual vegetables and flowers -- Germination -- Seedling growth -- Vegetative growth -- Mother plants -- Taking cuttings -- Flowering -- 2: Seeds & Seedlings -- Introduction -- Seeds -- Germination -- Water -- Temperature -- Air (oxygen) -- Two popular germination techniques -- One: pre-soaking in water -- Two: direct seed -- Ordering seeds -- Storing seeds -- Seed pests -- Seedlings -- Buying seedlings -- 3: Vegetative Growth -- Introduction -- Cuttings and taking cuttings -- Mother plants -- Getting ready -- Precautions -- Rooting hormones -- Before taking cuttings -- Taking cuttings: step-by-step -- Cuttings from a flowering plant -- Storing cuttings -- Transplanting -- Transplanting: step-by-step -- Hardening off -- Pruning and bending -- Pruning -- Bending -- Air pruning roots -- Root pruning -- Chemical root pruning -- Stress -- 4: Flowering -- Introduction -- Long-day plants -- Hermaphrodites -- Seed crops -- Life cycle -- 5: Harvest -- Introduction -- Harvest -- 6: Indoor Gardens And Greenhouses -- Introduction -- Setting up the indoor garden: step-by-step -- Indoor garden checklist -- Greenhouses and cold frames -- Coverings -- Climate control -- 7: Light, Lamps & Electricity -- Introduction -- Light, spectrum, and photoperiod -- PAR and light spectrum -- Measuring light -- Light meters -- Photoperiod -- Intensity -- Inverse square law -- Lamp spacing -- Side lighting -- Rotating plants -- Plant spacing -- Reflective hoods -- Horizontal reflective hoods -- Vertical reflective hoods -- Air-cooled lamp fixtures -- No reflective hood -- Reflective hood study -- Reflective light -- More free growing light -- Light movers -- Setting up a light mover: step-by-step -- High intensity discharge (HID) lights -- HID ballasts -- HID bulbs -- Metal halide systems -- Construction & operation -- Lumen maintenance and life -- Metal halide ballasts -- Metal halide bulbs -- High pressure sodium systems -- Operation and construction -- Life and lumen maintenance -- HP sodium ballasts -- HP sodium bulbs -- Conversion bulbs -- HP sodium to metal halide -- Metal halide to HP sodium -- Mercury vapor lamps -- Fluorescents lamps -- Construction and operation -- Other lamps -- Incandescent lamps -- LP sodium lamps -- Tungsten halogen lamps -- Electricity & safety -- Electricity consumption -- Generators -- Timers -- Setting up the HID system: step-by-step -- 8: Soil And Containers -- Introduction -- PH -- Humates chelate -- Soil temperature -- Potting soil -- Mushroom compost -- Soilless mix -- Cutting and seedling -- Cubes and mixes -- Soil amendments -- Soil mixes -- Compost -- Growing medium disposal -- Growing medium problems -- Containers -- Drainage -- Container shape, size, and maintenance -- Green roots -- 9: Water & Nutrients -- Introduction -- Water quality -- Hard water -- Sodium chloride -- Osmosis -- Reverse osmosis -- Irritation -- Overwatering -- Underwatering -- Drip systems -- Misdiagnosed disorders -- Nutrients -- Macronutrients -- Nitrogen (N) mobile -- Phosphorus (P) mobile -- Potassium (K) mobile -- Secondary nutrients -- Magnesium (Mg) mobile -- Calcium (Ca) immobile -- Chelates -- Sulfur (S) immobile -- Micronutrients -- Zinc (Zn) mobile -- Manganese (Mn) immobile -- Iron (Fe) immobile -- Boron (B) immobile -- Chlorine (chloride) (CL) immobile -- Cobalt (CO) immobile -- Copper (Cu) immobile -- Molybdenum (Mb) immobile -- Silicon (SI) immobile -- Nickel (Ni) -- Sodium (Na) -- Fluoride (F) -- Other elements -- Fertilizers -- Chemical fertilizers -- Organic fertilizers -- Organic teas -- Mixing fertilizers -- Fertilizer application -- Foliar feeding -- Spreaders-stickers -- Additives -- Abscisic acid (ABA) -- Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) Aspirin -- Auxins -- Bacteria -- B 9 folic acid -- Cellulase -- Cytokinins -- Enzymes -- Ethylene gas -- Flower saver plus -- Fulvic acid -- Gibberellins -- Humic acid -- Hydrogen peroxide -- Indole 3 butyric acid (IBA) -- Isopentyl adenine (IPA) -- Rhizobuim -- Spray-n-grow -- Sugar -- Trichoderma (002/003) -- Zeatin -- 10: Hydroponic Gardening -- Introduction -- Hydroponic systems -- Ebb and Flow gardens -- Build your own Ebb & Flow system -- Air tables -- Deep water culture (DWC) -- Top-feed systems -- Top-feed buckets -- Multiple bucket top-feed -- Top-feed slabs: slabs in individual trays -- Tables of slabs -- Individual blocks -- Vertical top-feed systems -- Nutrient film technique (NFT) -- Bioponic culture -- Aeroponics -- Growing mediums -- Sterilizing -- PH -- EC, TDS, DS, CF, PPM -- EC meters -- Hydroponic nutrients -- Nutrient solutions -- Solution maintenance -- Hydro-organic -- Nutrient solution composition -- Reservoirs -- Reservoir temperature -- Irrigation -- Nutrient disorders -- 11: Air -- Introduction -- Air movement -- Stomata -- Circulation -- Ventilation -- Intake air -- Temperature -- Thermostats -- Humidity -- Measuring relative humidity -- CO 2 enrichment -- Measuring CO -- Producing CO 2 -- CO 2 emitter systems -- CO 2 generator systems -- Other ways to make CO 2 -- Compost and organic growing mediums -- Fermentation -- Dry ice -- Baking soda and vinegar -- Negative ion generators -- Ozone generators -- Ozone damage -- Activated carbon filters -- Setting up the vent fan: step-by-step -- 12: Pests And Diseases -- Introduction -- Prevention -- Control -- Insect control -- Sprays and traps, chemical fungicides, insecticides, and miticides -- Spreader-sticker for pesticides -- Abamectin -- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) and other bacillus species -- Baking soda -- Bleach, laundry -- Bordeaux mixture -- Boric acid -- Bug bombs -- Copper -- Diatomaceous earth (DE) -- Homemade pest and disease sprays -- Neem -- Neem oil -- Nicotine and tobacco sprays -- Oil, horticultural -- Pyrethrum -- Synthetic pyrethroids -- Quassia -- Rotenone -- Ryania -- Sabadilla -- Seaweed -- Soap, insecticidal -- Sulfur -- Traps -- Water -- Biological controls -- Predators and parasites -- Spider mites and insects -- Spider mites -- Aphids -- Bees & wasps -- Beetle borers -- Caterpillars and loopers -- Leafhoppers -- Leaf miners -- Fungus gnats -- Mealybugs and scale -- Nematodes -- Root maggot -- Slugs and snails -- Thrips -- Whiteflies -- Fungi and diseases -- Prevention -- Control -- Gray mold (botrytis) -- Damping-off -- Downy mildew -- Blight -- Foliar spots and fungi -- Fusarium wilt -- Green algae -- Powdery mildew -- Root rot -- Pythium wilt/rot -- Sooty mold -- Verticilluim wilt -- Viruses -- Tomato problems images -- Spraying -- 13: Plant Selection Guide -- Ornamentals -- Orchids -- Vegetables -- Appendix -- Conversion charts and tables -- Calculations for metric users -- Glossary -- Index -- Advertising.From back cover: A best seller since 1986, now expanded and completely rewritten with all new information! More than 670 full color photos, drawings, charts and graphs illustrate every detail of this authoritative easy-to-understand book. Numerous simple cultivation solutions make it appealing to novice gardeners. Seasoned gardeners are also able to find answers to all their questions. Discover how to achieve the biggest best yields even with limited space and a small budget. Learn how to grow while taking an exclusive photo tour of some of the most interesting indoor gardens and greenhouses in the world.
Subjects: Hydroponics.; Indoor gardening.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Think like an ecosystem : an introduction to permaculture, water systems, soil science, and landscape design / by Plantes, Amélie des,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178).Permaculture in a nutshell -- The permaculture bootcamp -- The basic concepts of permaculture -- How permaculture goes beyond organic -- Farming and gardening -- The social aspect of permaculture -- Understanding the philosophy behind permaculture -- The ethics of permaculture -- Principles of permaculture -- The twelve permaculture principles -- The benefits of permaculture -- Interesting facts that you may not know about permaculture -- Busting the common permaculture myths -- Permaculture and the future -- Designing your garden - the whole system approach -- The permaculture zones in a design -- Stacking functions -- Relative location in a permaculture design -- Permaculture turns problems into solutions -- Permaculture designing for diversity -- Design scale - use of space -- Your comprehensive guide to permaculture in 9 steps -- Summarizing permaculture with the 4 Ps -- An essence of regenerative agriculture -- The 9 steps to starting your permaculture practice -- Biomimicry - observe and record the landscape -- What is biomimicry? -- What can biomimicry teach us about our space? -- The patterns of life -- How to survey a site -- From patterns to details - designing -- How to put your observations into design -- Optimizing your permaculture design -- 6 essential maps for your design -- Know your inputs and outputs -- "Sowing" it all together -- Your ecosystem's lifeline - water -- Harvesting rainwater -- How much rainwater can you harvest? -- Rainwater harvesting techniques -- Making the most of recycled plastic for drum rainwater tanks -- Are you ready to build rain garden? -- How can you tell a rain garden from a pond? -- Channeling life through your garden -- A love affair with soil -- What can nature teach us about soil -- All you need to know about compost -- Taking advantage of soil's best diggers: worms -- How to create a no-dig garden -- Improving the quality of your soil -- Hot composting in 18 days -- Mulching for big benefits -- Building gardens in your ecosystem -- Raised bed gardening -- Hugelkultur beds -- Planting a hedgerow -- Creating herb spirals -- Building trellis supports -- Ecology and wildlife habitats -- How to increase biodiversity in your garden -- Where to start with your wildlife -- Birds and bees for biodiversity -- How to attract pollinators -- A new appreciation for insects -- Small animals to bring your garden to life -- Controlling pests -- Preparing the plant guilds -- Why guilds are perfect for permaculture -- 16 beneficial perennial plants for permaculture -- Fruit tree guilds -- Be wise about your weeds -- Creating a medicinal herb garden -- The need for nitrogen fixers -- A closer look at cover crops -- The many benefits of companion planting -- What goes with what? -- Crop rotation systems -- Maintaining your permaculture garden -- Low-maintenance lazy gardening tips -- The best low-maintenance crops -- Inspiring a permaculture community -- Get rid of the waste -- Alternative ways to save water in your home -- The 7 Rs of a permaculture lifestyle -- How you can be part of the solution."Do you want to provide fresh produce for your family through backyard gardening? Do you wish to build an affordable, sustainable, regenerative, resilient, low-maintenance and abundant garden? Permaculture makes the most use of what nature provides for us by using specific designs strategies to maximize nature's gifts such as food, energy, and shelter. A counter to heavy industrial farming, permaculture is all about conscious planning that caters to the human needs while also respecting and healing the natural environment. At its core, it involves drawing inspiration from nature to build an ecosystem that thrives just like a natural forest, grassland, or any other such ecosystem. Think like an ecosystem is a comprehensive 9-step guide to practicing and implementing permaculture (curated for beginners). Permaculture can often feel overwhelming, and while you may plan big for your backyard, you only need to start small--after all, it is an ever-evolving journey. Let nature be your guide to sustainable living."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Informational works.; Permaculture.; Permaculture; Backyard gardens; Agricultural ecology.; Organic farming.; Urban agriculture.;
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