(September 1976)
Archie,
1974 Series
- Price
- 0.60 USD
- Pages
- 164
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Close-Up Inc.
- Barcode
- 0271000699709
- Editing
- ?
[no title indexed]
Archie / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dan DeCarlo; Harry Lucey; Joe Edwards
- Inks
- Rudy Lapick; Marty Epp; Joe Edwards
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Doesn't the last day of school make you feel sort of sad?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Archie Andrews; Super Duck; Li'l Jinx; Jughead Jones; Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Rebel; Little Archie Andrews
- Reprints
in Indexer Notes
The Bingo, Samantha & Rebel illustrations are from the "Dunes of Doom" story. The Super Duck illustration is from "The Good Scout" story. The small Jughead & Archie illustration is from the "Dog Daze" story. The small Betty & Veronica illustration is from the "Bully for You" story. Lastly, the "Li'l Jinx" illustration is from "The Grand Sand Play" story.
Redrawn from the cover of Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica #44
Bully for You
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle; Bertha; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica hires a burly woman to bully all the boys away from Betty and her at the beach so they can ogle a handsome lifeguard.
- Reprints
-
from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #106 (October 1964)
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Lest You Forget
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Fred Andrews; Joe
- Synopsis
- Archie has images of Betty and Veronica on everything, including a reversible picture that allows him to display either one of them depending on who's there. Meanwhile, Betty has pictures of Archie all over the house, including an Archie tie, an Archie coffee cup, and an Archie pin-up calendar.
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #186 (November 1968)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How do you like daddy's new custom convertible?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge's new convertible is so big the spare in the trunk is a spare car.
- Reprints
- from ?
The Pizza Pusher
Jughead / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Pop Tate
- Synopsis
- Pop Tate's pizza delivery boys Archie and Jughead keep trying to deliver a pizza to a "Mrs. Webber," but every time they do, Jughead eats the entire pizza and then pays Pop to make another one. Finally Pop reveals to Archie that there is no Mrs. Webber and this is all a plot to get money out of Jughead.
- Reprints
- from Jughead (Archie, 1965 series) #184 (September 1970)
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Palm Trees and Pussycats
Josie / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- adventure; teen
- Characters
- Josie; Melody; Alan M.; Valerie; Alexander Cabot III; Festerly; El Bosso
- Synopsis
- Caught in a tropical storm on a trip to Florida, the Pussycats take shelter in an abandoned beach house, where a spy mistakes them for his contacts and gives them a book containing U.S. military secrets.
- Reprints
- from Josie and the Pussycats (Archie, 1969 series) #59 (December 1971)
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[no title indexed]
Li'l Jinx / activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Li'l Jinx has two favorite fruits! Fill in the even numbers to find out what they are!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You really love going on these hikes ...huh Pop!?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Pop [Fred Andrews]; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Archie and his father are hiking simply because the mother thinks they should.
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-04-21
The Amorous Anglers
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Stan; Charlie
- Synopsis
- Betty and Veronica's sudden interest in fishing just happens to coincide with their learning of Stan, the handsome man who rents the boats at the dock.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #106 (October 1964)
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Taken for a Ride!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy [George Smith]; Pierre; Pony-Tailed Girl
- Synopsis
- The pony-tailed girl wants a ride in Pierre's boat.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #44 (January 1960)
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Fair Warning!
Shrimpy / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; children
- Characters
- Pierre; Pony-Tailed Girl
- Synopsis
- The girl is warned that George Smith is mad at Pierre for taking her on his boat.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #44 (January 1960)
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Beauty or the Beast
Wilbur / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Alec; Wilbur Wilkin; Laurie Lake; Linda Moore
- Synopsis
- Wilbur and Alec plan to knock on Laurie's door in the early morning to see if she's a natural beauty.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #132 (April 1959)
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Ice Going
Jughead / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Mr. Bloop; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- The completely broke Jughead gets a job delivering an ice sculpture to Mr. Lodge.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #45 (December 1957)
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The Grand Sand Play!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Daddy
- Synopsis
- Li’l Jinx digs up buried pirate treasure at the beach, then cannot remember where she was digging.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #124 (November 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Golly! A complete set of the great classics!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Pop [Fred Andrews]
- Synopsis
- Betty looks at Pop Andrews' bookshelf.
- Reprints
- from ?
Troubled Waters
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Jughead Jones; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Archie launches Mr. Lodge's new boat without tying it to a line beforehand.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #165 (September 1969)
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Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica goes on a road trip to “rough it” because she feels confined at home.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #107 (November 1964)
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Delightful Sightful
Ethel / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Big Ethel Muggs; Betty Cooper; Lifeguard
- Synopsis
- Big Ethel flirts with a lifeguard.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #202 (November 1974)
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Scrambles
Betty and Veronica / activity / 0.5 page
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Unscramble the given words to see what the girls bought while shopping.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #202 (November 1974)
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Gold
Super Duck / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Professor; Fauntleroy
- Synopsis
- Super Duck takes a gold detector to the beach and finds a treasure chest.
- Reprints
- in Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #87 (September 1959) which is reprinted
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jughead! Can't you keep your darn cat home nights?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Pop [Fred Andrews]
- Synopsis
- Archie complains about Jughead's cat making noises outside his window.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #3 (July 1982)
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-04-07
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Deserted Village
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Sampson Smythe; Samantha Smythe; Bingo Wilkin; Willie Wilkin; Sheila Wilkin; Teddy Tambourine; Buddy; Rebel
- Synopsis
- Both families decide to go to the beach thinking they won't see each other for the day.
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (August 1969)
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Dunes of Doom
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Willie Wilkin; Bingo; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Wilkin; Wilma Smythe; Samantha Smythe; Teddy Tambourine; Buddy; Rebel
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (August 1969)
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Pyramid Club
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Teddy Tambourine; Buddy; Sampson Smythe; Willie Wilkin; Rebel
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (August 1969)
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Sand Bagged
That Wilkin Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Willie Wilkin; Sampson Smythe; Sheila Wilkin; Wilma Smythe; Bingo Wilkin; Samantha Smythe; Rebel
- Reprints
- from That Wilkin Boy (Archie, 1969 series) #4 (August 1969)
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[no title indexed]
Nature's Notebook / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- One of the most highly regarded game fishes is the Marlin, classified as “Big Game” to the ardent fisherman.
- Reprints
- from Little Archie Giant Comics (Archie, 1957 series) #10 (Spring 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Brief article on marlins accompanied by a nearly half-page illustration.
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look! I don't mind you totin' em but I do mind you pointing them at people!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge objects to Archie's pointing his toy guns at people.
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #3 (July 1982)
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-12-13
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Arrivederci Archie
Archie / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Pop [Fred Andrews]
- Synopsis
- Mr. Lodge and Smithers dance for joy when they learn that Archie is moving South, until Archie arrives to say goodbye and demonstrate all the sports he'll be able to play in his new home.
- Reprints
- from Life with Archie (Archie, 1958 series) #30 (October 1964)
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Guess What I Am
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle; Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews; Dilton Doily
- Synopsis
- Guess what the masquerading characters came as.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Joke Book Magazine (Archie, 1953 series) #204 (January 1975)
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Good Sport!
Shrimpy / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; teen; children
- Characters
- Shrimpy; Bridget
- Synopsis
- Shrimpy gives up playing a board game with Bridget.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #21 (Summer 1962)
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Past Blast
Sabrina / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- George Gladir
- Pencils
- Gus Lemoine ?
- Inks
- Jon D'Agostino
- Colors
- Barry Grossman
- Letters
- Bill Yoshida
- Genre
- humor; teen; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Sabrina Spellman; Roger
- Synopsis
- Sabrina inhabits the bodies of various historical figures to get a first hand view of history.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Madhouse (Archie, 1959 series) #63 (September 1968)
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Interior Design
Betty / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Midge Klump
- Synopsis
- Betty shows Midge her heavily Archie-decorated room and talks about all the plans she has to get his attention.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pals 'n' Gals (Archie, 1952 series) #32 (Spring 1965)
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Fashion Photo Model
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- An article about being a fashion model as an occupation. Accompanied by a small illustration.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #103 (July 1964)
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Makes the Eel Kneel
Little Archie / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Bob Bolling
- Pencils
- Bob Bolling (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Bolling
- Colors
- Victor Gorelick
- Letters
- Bob Bolling
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Little Archie Andrews; Eel; Fats; Little Moose Mason; Little Reggie Mantle; Fred Andrews; un-named policemen
- Synopsis
- A bank robber stashes his loot at the bottom of Carson's Creek. When he comes back to get it, Little Archie, Reggie and Moose are diving there, looking for old bottles.
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Little Archie (Archie, 1961 series) #24 (Fall 1962)
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[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How does their bond club work?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Pop [Fred Andrews]; Archie Andrews; Reggie Mantle
- Synopsis
- Pops Andrews wants to join the boy's “bond club.”
- Reprints
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-05-03
Ice Cream for You
Jughead / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; unnamed ice cream representative
- Synopsis
- An ice cream company representative wants to pay Jughead ten thousand dollars for his “Goo Heaven” ice cream formula.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Pal Jughead (Archie, 1949 series) #38 (October 1956)
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Zoo Pooh!
Li'l Jinx / comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Li'l Jinx; Daddy
- Synopsis
- Li’l Jinx prefers Gregory's zoo to the real one.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #125 (January 1958) [Length reduced from 4 pages to 3 pages by removing two panels and Li'l Jinx Pen Pals promo]
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Bully Girl
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews; Betty Cooper; Jughead Jones; Reggie Mantle; Midge Klump; Big Moose Mason
- Synopsis
- Veronica learns judo and begins trying it out on all of her friends.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #106 (October 1964)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is Archie grumbling “darn moon”?
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Archie Andrews
- Reprints
- in Archie's Double Digest Quarterly Magazine (Archie, 1982 series) #3 (July 1982)
- from Archie daily (King Features Syndicate) 1961-08-05
-
Derby Day
Pat the Brat / comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- humor; children
- Characters
- Pat the Brat; Susie; Blinky; Half-Pint
- Synopsis
- Pat bets Suzie fifty jellybeans that his soap box car can beat hers.
- Reprints
- from Pep Comics (Archie, 1940 series) #131 (February 1959)
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The Good Scout
Super Duck / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Super Duck; Fauntleroy; Uwanna; Dapper Duck
- Synopsis
- Super Duck takes the troop camping and encounters Dapper Duck and Uwanna.
- Reprints
- from Super Duck Comics (Archie, 1944 series) #88 (November 1959)
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Dog Daze
Archie / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews; Veronica Lodge; Betty Cooper
- Synopsis
- Archie vehemently denies that he lets Veronica treat him "like a pet poodle," but obeys whenever he hears her say "sit."
- Reprints
- from Archie (Archie, 1959 series) #184 (August 1968)
-
[no title indexed]
Archie's Gag Bag / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Are you gonna keep that eager beaver??
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Jughead Jones; Archie Andrews
- Synopsis
- Jughead has a pet beaver.
- Reprints
- from ?
Disguise the Limit
Betty and Veronica / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Betty Cooper; Mr. Lodge; Veronica Lodge; Smithers; Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones
- Synopsis
- Veronica treats Betty to a new full body mud pack, then runs off to pick up her mother at the airport. When Betty tries to remove the pack, she ends up scaring everyone she encounters.
- Reprints
- from Archie's Girls Betty and Veronica (Archie, 1950 series) #107 (November 1964)
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Veronica's Coloring Page
activity / 1 page
- Characters
- Veronica Lodge
- Synopsis
- Veronica on a large plastic floating seahorse being towed by a swimming Archie.
- Reprints
- from Archie Giant Series Magazine (Archie, 1954 series) #26 (June 1964)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Doesn't the last day of school make you feel sort of sad?"]
Archie -
1.
Bully for You
Betty and Veronica -
2.
Lest You Forget
Archie -
3.
["How do you like daddy's new custom convertible?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
4.
The Pizza Pusher
Jughead -
5.
Palm Trees and Pussycats
Josie -
6.
["Li'l Jinx has two favorite fruits! Fill in the even numbers to find out what they are!"]
Li'l Jinx -
7.
["You really love going on these hikes ...huh Pop!?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
8.
The Amorous Anglers
Betty and Veronica -
9.
Taken for a Ride!
Shrimpy -
10.
Fair Warning!
Shrimpy -
11.
Beauty or the Beast
Wilbur -
12.
Ice Going
Jughead -
13.
The Grand Sand Play!
Li'l Jinx -
14.
["Golly! A complete set of the great classics!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
15.
Troubled Waters
Archie -
16.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
Veronica -
17.
Delightful Sightful
Ethel -
18.
Scrambles
Betty and Veronica -
19.
Gold
Super Duck -
20.
["Jughead! Can't you keep your darn cat home nights?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
21.
Deserted Village
That Wilkin Boy -
22.
Dunes of Doom
That Wilkin Boy -
23.
Pyramid Club
That Wilkin Boy -
24.
Sand Bagged
That Wilkin Boy -
25.
["One of the most highly regarded game fishes is the Marlin, classified as “Big Game” to the ardent fisherman."]
Nature's Notebook -
26.
["Look! I don't mind you totin' em but I do mind you pointing them at people!"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
27.
Arrivederci Archie
Archie -
28.
Guess What I Am
-
29.
Good Sport!
Shrimpy -
30.
Past Blast
Sabrina -
31.
Interior Design
Betty -
32.
Fashion Photo Model
-
33.
Makes the Eel Kneel
Little Archie -
34.
["How does their bond club work?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
35.
Ice Cream for You
Jughead -
36.
Zoo Pooh!
Li'l Jinx -
37.
Bully Girl
Betty and Veronica -
38.
["Why is Archie grumbling “darn moon”?"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
39.
Derby Day
Pat the Brat -
40.
The Good Scout
Super Duck -
41.
Dog Daze
Archie -
42.
["Are you gonna keep that eager beaver??"]
Archie's Gag Bag -
43.
Disguise the Limit
Betty and Veronica -
44.
Veronica's Coloring Page
This issue was modified by, among others
- Merlin Haas
- Katy Hayhurst
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Steven Samuels
- Jim Van Dore
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