Continental Rails II
Game # 19 - Turn # 21
Headline News 1881 to 1882
WORLD & NATIONAL NEWS
1881: Thomas Edison announces invention of electric light.
1882: Gunfight at the O.K. Corral leaves 3 dead, 2 wounded.
Railroad News
Private Companies Purchased: Stepp bought A&P for $5648, Jay Gould bought M&W for $12500.
PCs Incorporated: DP, C&S, DRGW.
New Engines Acquired: SCL bought Atlantic 4-4-2, M&LR bought Pacific 4-6-2.
New Technologies Acquired: GT bought steel bridges, READ bought automatic brakes, READ bought refrigerated cars, B&O bought refrigerated cars, C&H bought steel bridges, SCL bought block signal system, WBSH bought steel bridges, MP bought steel bridges, M&LR bought automatic couplers, M&LR bought Pullman sleepers, M&LR bought automatic brakes, CP bought steel bridges, MKT bought steel bridges, SLSF bought steel bridges, GN bought automatic brakes.
RoWs built: TN6 by READ, WV4 by N&W, WY3 by C&NW, CO8 by CB&Q, CA12 by MP, TX4 by V&T, OK5 by L&A, MO5 by SLSW, WI5 by GN.
NYC doubled PA11, C&H doubled KY7, V&T doubled CT.
New RoWs acquired: P&LE got AL8, CB&Q got IA8, M&LR got LA3, SLSW got OK6, L&A got TX8, MP got TX13, C&NW got MT4, CRIP got WY2, MKT got NM3, GN got OR1, V&T got TX5.
Old NYC wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $27053.
Old PENN wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $34983.
Inadequate brakes on SCL locomotives results in numerous collisions; damages are $25443.
SLSW bridge collapsed! Many passengers killed in plunge. Damages amount to $7110.
Old SV wooden bridges inadequate for new locomotives. Repairs cost $1500.
Loan Recalls: Stepp.
Cornered stocks: WBSH, SV.
New railroad Presidents: Henry Farham of L&A, Jim Hill of SV.
B has a Transcontinental system.
Casey Jones has a Transcontinental system.
Cornelius Vanderbilt has a Transcontinental system.
Frederik Conrad has a Transcontinental system.
Jay Gould has a Transcontinental system.
Henry Farham dominated the social pages by conspicuously spending $22117. Other tycoons prominently displayed in the news for lavish spending were: Stepp, Frederik Conrad, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, B, Jim Hill
Wall Street Report: During last turn, the economic climate changed from Recession to Improved.
Best locomotive available: Pacific 4-6-2
Technologies available are: Grand Station, switch yards, steel rails, coal burning engines, block signal system, automatic couplers, Pullman sleepers, automatic brakes, refrigerated cars, steel bridges
Top Victory Points
The top five Tycoons in each Victory category are (listed first to fifth):
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Robber Baron
|
Jim Hill (8)
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Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
B (1)
|
Griffes d’argent (5)
|
|
Rail Mogul
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Builder
|
B (1)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
|
Rail Magnate
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Prodigal
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
B (1)
|
Henry Farham (6)
|
Stepp (10)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
|
|
Rail Baron
|
B (1)
|
Jay Gould (7)
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt (3)
|
Casey Jones (2)
|
Frederik Conrad (4)
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Player Summary
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|
|
President of
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PCs owned
|
|
Player #
|
Tycoon name
|
RR 1
|
RR 2
|
PC 1
|
PC 2
|
|
8
|
Jim Hill |
GT
|
SV
|
....
|
....
|
|
7
|
Jay Gould |
WBSH
|
CP
|
M&W
|
....
|
|
2
|
Casey Jones |
CNJ
|
C&NW
|
....
|
....
|
|
4
|
Frederik Conrad |
C&H
|
SLSF
|
....
|
....
|
|
3
|
Cornelius Vanderbilt |
NYC
|
GN
|
....
|
....
|
|
5
|
Griffes d’argent |
....
|
CB&Q
|
....
|
....
|
|
1
|
B |
P&LE
|
MP
|
....
|
FW&D
|
|
6
|
Henry Farham |
L&A
|
MKT
|
....
|
....
|
|
11
|
Thomas Durant |
READ
|
CRIP
|
....
|
....
|
|
9
|
Railroad Bill |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
15
|
Cyrus Holliday |
SLSW
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
14
|
Dan Drew |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
13
|
William Ogden |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
|
10
|
Stepp |
V&T
|
....
|
A&P
|
....
|
|
12
|
William Palmer |
....
|
....
|
....
|
....
|
Railroad Summary
|
RR
|
Name
|
Tracks
|
Revenues
|
Expense
|
Efficiency
|
Bonds
|
Loans
|
Profit / share
|
Dividend / share
|
Grant
|
Land
|
|
GT
|
Grand Trunk
|
952
|
129343
|
67259
|
99
|
194126
|
5179
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
NYC
|
New York Central
|
2081
|
410214
|
213312
|
99
|
789725
|
447327
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
CNJ
|
Central New Jersey
|
1863
|
282684
|
146996
|
99
|
658466
|
356833
|
5
|
7
|
0
|
4
|
|
PENN
|
Pennsylvania
|
2691
|
470525
|
249378
|
98
|
859610
|
289763
|
9
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
|
READ
|
Reading
|
2648
|
373643
|
194295
|
99
|
655929
|
223150
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
|
B&O
|
Baltimore & Ohio
|
1816
|
234283
|
121828
|
99
|
539602
|
282624
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
2
|
|
N&W
|
Norfolk & Western
|
2466
|
322769
|
232396
|
79
|
458553
|
22361
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
C&H
|
Charleston & Hamburg
|
1969
|
314123
|
163344
|
99
|
602711
|
359054
|
6
|
4
|
0
|
1
|
|
SCL
|
Sea Coast Line
|
2827
|
378996
|
257716
|
83
|
556390
|
54141
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
|
P&LE
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
|
2999
|
483694
|
251521
|
99
|
931880
|
509395
|
7
|
4
|
0
|
8
|
|
WBSH
|
Wabash Line
|
2928
|
537110
|
279296
|
99
|
808349
|
441030
|
10
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
|
C&NW
|
Chicago & Northwestern
|
3156
|
381017
|
213370
|
95
|
727181
|
531197
|
3
|
11
|
0
|
268
|
|
CRIP
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific
|
3066
|
367603
|
198506
|
97
|
685077
|
101932
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
302
|
|
CB&Q
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
|
2010
|
281110
|
146177
|
99
|
425690
|
96067
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
|
MP
|
Missouri Pacific
|
2379
|
260243
|
143133
|
96
|
441061
|
327308
|
4
|
9
|
0
|
2717
|
|
M&LR
|
Memphis & Little Rock
|
1356
|
133662
|
73514
|
96
|
234507
|
97564
|
3
|
2
|
0
|
15
|
|
V&T
|
Vicksburg & Texas
|
2306
|
281331
|
146292
|
99
|
559321
|
325950
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
444
|
|
L&A
|
Louisiana & Arkansas
|
1836
|
193596
|
100671
|
99
|
352010
|
269280
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
169
|
|
CP
|
Central Pacific
|
2983
|
395888
|
205863
|
99
|
707937
|
383940
|
6
|
9
|
0
|
821
|
|
MKT
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
|
1569
|
159282
|
84419
|
98
|
350063
|
226479
|
3
|
1
|
332
|
0
|
|
SLSF
|
St Louis & San Francisco
|
3062
|
385485
|
208162
|
97
|
701820
|
348468
|
5
|
4
|
0
|
1132
|
|
SLSW
|
St Louis & Southwestern
|
711
|
75598
|
41579
|
99
|
156820
|
71428
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
GN
|
Great Northern
|
2981
|
392305
|
207922
|
98
|
755265
|
477224
|
5
|
1
|
0
|
636
|
|
SV
|
Sacramento Valley
|
150
|
18546
|
13724
|
80
|
21139
|
14842
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
C&S
|
Colorado & Southern
|
116
|
13365
|
9623
|
82
|
20943
|
16457
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DRGW
|
Denver & Rio Grande Western
|
116
|
13150
|
8547
|
89
|
20943
|
16457
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
DP
|
Denver Pacific
|
106
|
12703
|
8638
|
86
|
19403
|
15247
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
Railroad Lines:
(Region Key: A=Atl D=DpSouth O=Ohio L=GtLakes C=Central M=Miss G=Gulf W=MidWest S=SWest T=Mtn P=Pacific N=Canada X=Mexico)
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Grand Trunk (GT )
|
|
GT
(Double)
|
C2
|
B&M
(Double)
|
B&H
(Double)
|
ME1
|
C1
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AN]
|
|
New York Central (NYC )
|
|
NYC
|
HRL
(Double)
|
C&A
(Double)
|
NYNH
(Double)
|
NY3
|
B&A
(Double)
|
C3
|
|
C4
(Double)
|
C5
(Double)
|
MI1
(Double)
|
PA11
(Double)
|
TP&W
|
C&C
(Double)
|
|
IN3
|
PA2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALCN]
|
|
Central New Jersey (CNJ )
|
|
CNJ
(Double)
|
ERIE
(Double)
|
PA9
|
PA10
|
NY1
|
LS
(Double)
|
OH3
|
OH5
|
|
FW&C
|
OH6
|
OH8
|
KY3
|
KY4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOLC]
|
|
Pennsylvania (PENN)
|
|
PENN
(Double)
|
LV
(Double)
|
PA5
|
PA6
|
WV2
|
WV3
|
PA8
|
NY2
|
KY2
|
|
P&FW
(Double)
|
A&GW
|
IN5
(Double)
|
IN7
|
IC
(Double)
|
IL4
(Double)
|
|
IL2
|
KY5
|
PA3
(Double)
|
A&T
|
TN5
|
KY6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOLCM]
|
|
Reading (READ)
|
|
READ
(Double)
|
PA1
(Double)
|
MD1
(Double)
|
RF&P
(Double)
|
VA7
(Double)
|
VA1
(Double)
|
|
NC2
|
SC3
|
G&C
(Double)
|
TN2
|
TN4
|
BRL
(Double)
|
SC1
(Double)
|
|
GA2
|
PA4
(Double)
|
GA3
|
GA5
|
SC2
|
NC1
|
VA3
(Double)
|
SC5
|
|
TN6
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AD]
|
|
Baltimore & Ohio (B&O )
|
|
B&O
|
WV1
|
OH1
|
OH2
|
MC
|
MN
(Double)
|
MS
|
MI6
|
MI2
|
MI5
(Double)
|
|
MI3
|
MI4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ALC]
|
|
Norfolk & Western (N&W )
|
|
N&W
|
N&S
|
R&D
|
W&W
|
VA4
|
VA5
|
KY1
|
IN4
|
IN8
|
M&C
|
OH7
(Double)
|
|
IN1
|
IL5
(Double)
|
IL3
|
VA6
|
TN1
|
TN3
|
WV4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: AOCM]
|
|
Charleston & Hamburg (C&H )
|
|
C&H
(Double)
|
NER
(Double)
|
W&M
|
SC4
(Double)
|
GA1
(Double)
|
GA8
(Double)
|
|
AL3
|
TN10
(Double)
|
TN12
|
KY13
|
IN10
(Double)
|
IL7
(Double)
|
KY7
(Double)
|
|
KY8
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOM]
|
|
Sea Coast Line (SCL )
|
|
SCL
(Double)
|
GA4
(Double)
|
FL4
|
FL5
|
FL6
|
AL5
(Double)
|
AL2
(Double)
|
|
FEC
|
TN7
|
FL3
|
SM
(Double)
|
NO&J
(Double)
|
MS6
|
TN9
|
MS7
|
|
TN8
|
KY10
|
FL1
|
KY9
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADMG]
|
|
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie (P&LE)
|
|
P&LE
(Double)
|
MRLE
(Double)
|
GTW
(Double)
|
OH4
|
IN2
|
C&O
|
MD2
|
VC
|
|
PA7
(Double)
|
VA2
|
MON
(Double)
|
IN9
|
KY12
|
KY11
|
IL6
(Double)
|
|
GM&O
(Double)
|
MS3
|
TN13
|
TN14
(Double)
|
MS2
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: AL8 |
[Regions: AOLCMG]
|
|
Wabash Line (WBSH)
|
|
WBSH
(Double)
|
O&M
(Double)
|
IN6
|
C&EI
(Double)
|
COG
(Double)
|
A&WP
(Double)
|
|
A&C
|
AL6
|
AL7
|
S&G
(Double)
|
S&A
(Double)
|
GA6
|
GA7
|
AL1
(Double)
|
|
AL4
|
MS1
(Double)
|
MS4
(Double)
|
MS5
|
N&C
(Double)
|
KY14
|
IL8
(Double)
|
|
L&N
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: ADOCMG]
|
|
Chicago & Northwestern (C&NW)
|
|
C&NW
|
WI4
|
NP
|
ND3
|
SP&P
|
SP&D
|
ND4
|
MT6
|
MT7
|
ID5
|
WA2
|
|
C10
|
WY3
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MT4 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Chicago, Rock Is. & Pacific (CRIP)
|
|
CRIP
(Double)
|
IA7
|
IA5
(Double)
|
NE2
|
NE3
|
UP
|
NE1
|
CO7
|
WY1
|
|
UT5
|
WP
(Double)
|
NV1
|
UT8
|
CA7
(Double)
|
|
|
Unbuilt: WY2 |
[Regions: CWTP]
|
|
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy (CB&Q)
|
|
CB&Q
(Double)
|
IA4
|
MO7
(Double)
|
KC&D
(Double)
|
MO3
(Double)
|
KS4
|
CO5
|
|
IL13
|
IL15
|
CW
|
WI2
|
CO8
|
|
|
Unbuilt: IA8 |
[Regions: CMWT]
|
|
Missouri Pacific (MP )
|
|
MP
(Double)
|
ATSF
(Double)
|
MO6
(Double)
|
OK8
|
NM4
|
NM6
|
LP&W
(Double)
|
|
NM7
|
AZ5
|
AZ6
|
CA12
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX13 |
[Regions: MWP]
|
|
Memphis & Little Rock (M&LR)
|
|
M&LR
(Double)
|
AR4
|
OK3
|
OK4
|
LR&S
|
AR8
|
LA4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: LA3 |
[Regions: MS]
|
|
Vicksburg & Texas (V&T )
|
|
V&T
(Double)
|
TX2
(Double)
|
TX3
|
CT
(Double)
|
TR
(Double)
|
M1
|
M2
|
|
GW
(Double)
|
LA1
|
LA6
|
TX7
|
TX4
|
|
|
Unbuilt: TX5 |
[Regions: MGSX]
|
|
Louisiana & Arkansas (L&A )
|
|
L&A
(Double)
|
LA2
|
TX1
|
TX16
(Double)
|
TX15
|
TX14
|
H&S
|
SA&H
|
OK5
|
|
Unbuilt: TX8 |
[Regions: GS]
|
|
Central Pacific (CP )
|
|
CP
(Double)
|
NV2
|
UT7
|
UT6
|
UT1
|
CASL
(Double)
|
SL&A
(Double)
|
MO1
|
|
MO8
|
KCN
|
IA6
|
KP
|
KS3
|
CO2
|
CO9
|
IA10
|
|
|
Unbuilt: MN3 |
[Regions: CMWTP]
|
|
Missouri, Kansas & Texas (MKT )
|
|
MKT
(Double)
|
KCS
|
KS1
|
KS2
|
CO1
|
NM2
|
NM1
|
NM5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: NM3 |
[Regions: MWT]
|
|
St Louis & San Francisco (SLSF)
|
|
SLSF
(Double)
|
AR7
|
OK1
|
T&P
(Double)
|
TX12
|
TX11
|
TX9
|
AZ1
|
SP
(Double)
|
|
CA4
(Double)
|
CA3
|
AZ3
|
M4
|
AZ2
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: MSTPX]
|
|
St Louis & Southwestern (SLSW)
|
|
SLSW
(Double)
|
AR3
(Double)
|
AR1
|
AR2
|
MO5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OK6 |
[Regions: M]
|
|
Great Northern (GN )
|
|
GN
|
ND5
|
MT1
|
CNS
(Double)
|
M&SP
(Double)
|
MN1
|
WI8
|
SL
|
MT2
|
|
MT3
|
ID3
|
WA1
|
WA6
|
WI5
|
|
|
Unbuilt: OR1 |
[Regions: CWTPN]
|
|
Sacramento Valley (SV )
|
|
SV
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: P]
|
|
Colorado & Southern (C&S )
|
|
C&S
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: T]
|
|
Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW)
|
|
DRGW
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: T]
|
|
Denver Pacific (DP )
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|
DP
|
|
|
Unbuilt: none |
[Regions: T]
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Stock Market Report
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RR stock data
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|
RR
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Start price
|
Trade price
|
End price
|
Net change
|
# Shares traded
|
# Shares issued
|
# Shares in treasury
|
President
|
Chairman
|
Directors
|
|
GT
|
19
|
28
|
37
|
+18
|
1276
|
4760
|
0
|
8
|
8
|
1 7
|
|
NYC
|
29
|
39
|
49
|
+20
|
1856
|
10412
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
2 4 7
|
|
CNJ
|
36
|
39
|
42
|
+6
|
1299
|
9315
|
0
|
2
|
2
|
1 3 4
|
|
PENN
|
68
|
64
|
60
|
-8
|
4816
|
13460
|
0
|
|
6
|
3 7
|
|
READ
|
31
|
32
|
33
|
+2
|
2441
|
34369
|
201
|
11
|
5
|
15
|
|
B&O
|
19
|
22
|
25
|
+6
|
3482
|
9088
|
0
|
|
1
|
7
|
|
N&W
|
21
|
21
|
21
|
+0
|
5057
|
12301
|
29
|
|
|
|
|
C&H
|
19
|
22
|
26
|
+7
|
2368
|
9851
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
6 8
|
|
SCL
|
17
|
20
|
24
|
+7
|
5261
|
14135
|
0
|
|
3
|
1 4 8
|
|
P&LE
|
33
|
31
|
29
|
-4
|
2331
|
14995
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
4 7 8
|
|
WBSH
|
29
|
38
|
48
|
+19
|
1632
|
14640
|
0
|
7
|
8
|
4
|
|
C&NW
|
47
|
51
|
56
|
+9
|
2097
|
15614
|
166
|
2
|
2
|
3 7
|
|
CRIP
|
16
|
17
|
19
|
+3
|
10560
|
44465
|
0
|
11
|
11
|
9
|
|
CB&Q
|
33
|
33
|
33
|
+0
|
1847
|
18232
|
53
|
5
|
5
|
2 8 11
|
|
MP
|
52
|
42
|
33
|
-19
|
2815
|
11641
|
254
|
1
|
1
|
2 3 4 7
|
|
M&LR
|
36
|
35
|
34
|
-2
|
2168
|
9210
|
0
|
|
7
|
1
|
|
V&T
|
38
|
33
|
28
|
-10
|
3089
|
15638
|
62
|
10
|
10
|
1 6 8
|
|
L&A
|
31
|
38
|
46
|
+15
|
1599
|
10187
|
383
|
6
|
6
|
1 2 8 9
|
|
CP
|
33
|
31
|
30
|
-3
|
3075
|
14171
|
744
|
7
|
7
|
4 8
|
|
MKT
|
26
|
30
|
34
|
+8
|
1768
|
7845
|
0
|
6
|
6
|
1 2 7
|
|
SLSF
|
37
|
39
|
42
|
+5
|
2841
|
15310
|
0
|
4
|
4
|
3 7 8
|
|
SLSW
|
13
|
14
|
16
|
+3
|
1768
|
9584
|
51
|
15
|
15
|
1 6 7
|
|
GN
|
18
|
19
|
21
|
+3
|
3260
|
14849
|
56
|
3
|
3
|
2 4
|
|
SV
|
31
|
46
|
61
|
+30
|
134
|
717
|
33
|
8
|
8
|
1 3 6 7
|
|
C&S
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
522
|
58
|
|
8
|
|
|
DRGW
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
522
|
58
|
|
7
|
|
|
DP
|
0
|
0
|
13
|
+13
|
0
|
477
|
53
|
|
4
|
|
Private Companies Available for Purchase
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
CF
|
Price
|
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|
Price
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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