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Lonesome Valley
03:12
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Black Waters
03:29
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Whitehouse Blues
03:11
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7. |
He's Coming to Us Dead
03:34
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Young Emily
03:05
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9. |
Just Because
01:40
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10. |
When I Get Home
01:55
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When my Savior calls me over yonder
I’ll have me a mansion on the other side
Gonna tell my neighbor how glad I am to see him
When I get home I’m going be satisfied
I’ll have me a harp of gold just like David’s
When i get over on the other side
Gonna sing and play with a band of a million angels
When I get home I’m gonna be satisfied
I’ll have a little talk with Abraham and Isaac
Have a little talk with Peter James and Paul
Gonna sit and have a talk with dad and mother
Gonna have a talk with Jesus first of all
Now when I meet my Savior over yonder
I’ll have me a mansion on the other side
I’ll leave my worldly troubles here behind me
When I get home I’m going be satisfied
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11. |
As Time Draws Near
02:57
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AS TIME DRAWS NEAR, MY DEAREST DEAR
WHEN YOU AND I MUST PART
HOW LITTLE YOU KNOW OF THE GRIEF AND WOE
IN MY POOR ACHING HEART
'TIS BUT I'D SUFFER FOR YOUR SAKE
BELIEVE ME DEAR IT'S TRUE
I WISH THAT YOU WERE STAYING HERE
OR I WAS GOING WITH YOU
I WISH MY CHEST WERE MADE OF GLASS
WHERE IN YOU MIGHT BEHOLD
UPON MY HEART YOUR NAME LAYS WROTE
IN LETTERS MADE OF GOLD
IN LETTERS MADE OF GOLD, MY LOVE
BELIEVE ME WHEN I SAY
YOU ARE THE ONE I WILL ADORE
UNTIL MY DYING DAY
THE BLACKEST CROW THAT EVER FLEW
WOULD SURELY TURN TO WHITE
IF EVER I PROVED FALSE TO YOU
BRIGHT DAY WOULD TURN TO NIGHT
BRIGHT DAY WOULD TURN TO NIGHT, MY LOVE
THE ELEMENTS WOULD MOURN
IF EVER I PROVED FALSE TO YOU
THE SEAS WOULD RAGE AND BURN
AND WHEN YOU'RE ON SOME DISTANT SHORE
THINK OF YOUR ABSENT FRIEND
AND WHEN THE WIND BLOWS HIGH AND CLEAR
A LIGHT TO ME PRAY SEND
AND WHEN THE WIND BLOWS HIGH AND CLEAR
THEN SEND YOUR LOVE TO ME
THAT I MIGHT KNOW BY YOUR HAND WRITE
HOW TIME HAS GONE WITH THEE
AS TIME DRAWS NEAR, MY DEAREST DEAR
WHEN YOU AND I MUST PART
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12. |
Banks of the Ohio
04:24
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I asked my love to take a walk
Just a little ways with me
And as we walked and we would talk
All about our weddingday
Darling say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
I took her by her pretty white hand
I let her down that bank of sand
I pushed her in where she would drown
Lord, I saw her as she floated down
Darling say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
Returning home about twelve or one
Thinking "Lord, what a deed I've done?"
I killed the girl I love, you see
Because she would not marry me
Darling say that you'll be mine
In our home we'll happy be
Down beside where the waters flow
On the banks of the Ohio
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13. |
Jubilee
02:51
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It's all out on the old railroad,
It's all out on the sea,
All out on the old railroad,
Far as I can see.
chorus:
Swing and turn, Jubilee,
Live and learn, Jubilee.
Swing and turn, Jubilee,
Live and learn, Jubilee.
Hardest work I ever done,
Workin' on the farm,
Easiest work I ever done,
Swingin' my true love's arm.
If I had a needle and thread,
As fine as I could sew,
I'd sew my true love to my side
And down this creek I'd go.
If I had no horse to ride,
I'd be found a-callin'
Up and down this rocky road
Lookin' for my darlin'.
Some will come on a Sat'day night,
Some will come on Sunday;
If you give 'em half a chance
They'll be back on Monday.
I won't have no other girl
Neither will my cousin,
You can get such stuff as that
For fifteen cents a dozen.
Coffee grows on a white oak tree,
Sugar runs in brandy,
Girls are bright as a lump of gold,
And twice as sweet as candy.
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Skin and Bones
01:36
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there was an old woman who was skin and bones
she lived down by the old graveyard
one night she thought she'd take a walk
down by the old graveyard
she saw the bones a layin' around
and she thought she'd sweep the old church house
she went to the closet to get a broom
she opened the door and...
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17. |
Hard Working Miner
03:37
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Black is the color of my true love's hair.
Her face is like some rosy fair,
The prettiest face and the neatest hands,
I love the ground whereon she stands.
I love my love and well she knows
I love the ground whereon she goes
If you no more on earth I see,
I can't serve you as you have me.
The winter's passed and the leaves are green
The time is passed that we have seen,
But still I hope the time will come
When you and I shall be as one.
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19. |
Short Life of Trouble
02:36
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Short life of trouble
A few more words to part
Short life of trouble, dear girl
For a boy with a broken heart
Remember what you promised
Not more than a week ago
You promised that you'd marry me
Standing in your mama's door
Now you've gone and left me
I don't know what I'll do
I'd give this world and half of my life
Just to be married to you
Now you've broken your promise
Go marry whom you may
In this old world so big and so wide
I'll ramble back some day
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20. |
That Old Mountain Dew
02:43
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On my first day in court I wish to report
Now witness my story so true
When the state closed its case a young man raised his face
And began all these facts to review
Yes, they call it that old Mountain Dew
Said those who refuse it are few
While I know I've done wrong, the temptation is strong
When they call for that Old Mountain Dew
The deacon drove by in his auto so they
Said his family was down with the flu
Said he thought that I ought to just get him a quart
Of that good Old Mountain Dew
Yes, he called it that Old Mountain Dew
Said those who refuse it are few
So I thought that I ought to just get him a quart
Of that good Old Mountain Dew
My attorney began to turn the lid on the can
I knew then my case was lost
Said his honor to me
I will set you free if you will pay the cost
For they call it that old Mountain Dew
And those who refuse it are few
But you acted the man when you took that stand
To swear what is so true
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21. |
That's All Right
02:46
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Well now, that's all right, now mama
That's all right for you
That's all right now, mama
Anyway you do
But that's all right
That's all right
That's all right now mama
Anyway you do
Well, my mama she done tol' me
Papa tol' me, toy77 o
'The life your livin, son
Now, women be the death of you'
That's all right
That's all right
That's all right, now mama
Anyway you do
'Yeah, man!'
(guitar & instrumental)
Baby, one an one is two
Two an two is fo'
I love that woman
But I got to let her go
That's all right
That's all right
That's all right, now mama
Anyway you do
Babe, now if you don't want me
Why not tell me so?
You won't be bothered wit' me
'Round yo house no mo'
But that's all right
That's all right
That's all right, now mama
Anyway you do
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22. |
Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow
03:42
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I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow,
Cast out in this wide world to roam;
Uncertain of life for tomorrow,
I want to make heaven my home.
Sometimes I am both tossed and driven;
Sometimes I know not where to roam;
I hear of a city called heaven,
I am striving to make it my home.
They tell me its walls are of jasper,
The streets are all paved with pure gold,
My Jesus is the building master,
He is making a home for my soul.
The city is way over yonder,
A city that's quite out of sight;
I have a few days yet to wander,
A few more hard battles to fight.
I am now in a waste howling desert,
Not a foot of its land to call mine;
No cottage nor tent for a shelter,
Tho' storms are descending sometimes,
I have friends that are now up in heaven,
And others still walking in sin;
If brothers and sisters don't own me,
My Jesus says he'll take me in.
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Oh, Go Away Devil
02:46
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Oh, go away devil
Leave me alone
I'm gonna do better
From this day on
Oh, I ain't gonna worry
about you no more
ain't gonna worry
about you no more
Oh, what you gonna do
when the lake runs dry
when the lake runs dry
sit on the banks and
watch the lake run dry
Oh, go away devil
leave me alone
I'm gonna do better
from this day on
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24. |
Deep Down In My Heart
03:52
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You know I love everybody deep down in my heart
amen amen amen
Preacher
Deacon
Brother
Savior
Everybody
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Black Sheep
01:54
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The wife began to hate the old man More and more each day
Once he heard the three declare The old fool’s in the way
They then agreed to send him
To a poor house which was near When like a flash the black sheep’s Words came ringing in his ear
Don’t be angry with me dad Don’t turn me from your door I know that I’ve been wayward But I won’t be anymore
Give to me another chance
Just put me to the test
You’ll find the black sheep loves his dad Far better than the rest
A wagon drives up to the door
It was the poorhouse men
The brothers pointed to their dad Saying, “Sir there is your man.”
Just then a manly farmer rose Came pushing through the crowd Stop you brutes you must stop this This cannot be allowed
You stole this old man’s property And all that he could save Likewise he sold that little lot Containing his wife’s grave
I am his son but not your kin
From now til judgment day
The old man grabs the black sheep’s hands And the crowd does hear him say
Don’t be angry with me lad
I turned you from my door
I know I was old and foolish And I’ve repented o’er and o’er
I wish had gave to you my gold
For you have stood the test
And I find the Black Sheep loved his dad Far better than the rest
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Dark as a Dungeon
04:58
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Come and listen, young fellers, so young and so fine
And seek not your fortune in the dark dreary mines
It will form as a habit and seep in your soul
‘Til the stream of your blood runs as black as the coal
Where it’s dark as a dungeon and damp as the dew
Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few
Where the rain never falls and the sun never shines
It’s dark as a dungeon way down in the mines
There’s many a man who I’ve known in my day
Who lived just to labor his whole life away
Like a fiend with his dope or a drunkard his wine
A man will have lust for the lure of the mines
Well I hope when I’m gone and the ages shall roll
My body will blacken and turn into coal
Then I’ll look from the door of my heavenly home
And pity the miner that’s digging my bones
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Butcher's Boy
04:49
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She went upstairs to make her bed
And not one word to her mother said
Her mother she went upstairs too
Says "Daughter, dear daughter, what troubles you?
"Oh Mother, oh Mother, I cannot tell
That railroad boy I love so well
He courted me my life away
And now at home he will not stay"
"There is a place in London town
Where that railroad boy goes and sits down
He takes that strange girl on his knee
And he tells to her what he won't tell me"
Her father he came in from work
And said, "Where's daughter? She seems so hurt"
He went upstairs to give her hope
But found her hanging on a rope
He took his knife and cut her down
And in her bosom these words he found:
"Go dig my grave both wide and deep
Place a marble slab at my head and feet"
And over my coffin place a snow-white dove
To warn this world that I died for love
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Freight Train
02:19
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Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Please don't tell what train I'm on
They won't know what route I'm going
When I'm dead and in my grave
No more good times here I crave
Place the stones at my head and feet
And tell them all I've gone to sleep
When I die, oh bury me deep
Down at the end of old Chestnut Street
So I can hear old Number Nine
As she comes rolling by
When I die, oh bury me deep
Down at the end of old Chestnut Street
Place the stones at my head and feet
And tell them all I've gone to sleep
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Freight train, freight train, run so fast
Please don't tell what train I'm on
They won't know what route I'm going
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29. |
Cold Rain And Snow
02:45
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Well I married me a wife, she gave me trouble all my life
Left me out in the cold rain and snow
Rain and snow…………
She left me out in the cold rain and snow
She came down the stairs holding back her long yellow hair
And her cheeks were as red as a rose
As a rose………………..
And her cheeks were as red as a rose
Well I’ve done all that I can do to try to get along with you
And I ain’t gonna be treated this old way
This old way……………
Now I ain’t gonna be treated this old way
We’ll she came in to the room where she met her final doom
And I ain’t gonna be treated this old way
This old way………………
Now I ain’t gonna be treated this old way
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I'm leaving you this lonesome song
I'll be gone before too long
I hear a train coming down the line
When I'm gone you'll be left behind
Now don't you cry when I am gone
When I hear your name I'll think of home
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High on the Mountain
02:43
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High on a mountain wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to be
High on a mountain standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
As I looked at the valleys down below
They were green just as far as I could see
As my memory returned oh how my heart did yearn
For you and the day that used to be
High on a mountain wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to be
High on a mountain standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
Oh I wonder if you ever think of me
Or if time has blotted out your memory
As I listen to the breeze whispers gently through the trees
I'll always cherish what you meant to me
High on a mountain wind blowing free
Thinking about the days that used to be
High on a mountain standing all alone
Wondering where the years of my life have flown
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32. |
Sugar Baby
03:11
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Oh I've got no sugar baby now
All I can do is to seek peace with you
And I can't get along this a-way
Can't get along this a-way
All I can do, I've said all I can say
I'll send it to your mama next payday
Send you to your mama next payday
I got no use for the red rockin' chair
I've got no honey baby now
Got no sugar baby now
Who'll rock the cradle, who'll sing the song
Who'll rock the cradle when I'm gone
Who'll rock the cradle when I'm gone?
I'll rock the cradle, I'll sing the song
I'll rock the cradle when you gone
It's all I can do
It's all I can say
I will send you to your mama next payday
Laid her in the shade, give her every dime I made
What more could a poor boy do
What more could a poor boy do?
Oh I've got no honey baby now
Got no sugar baby now
Said all I can say, I've done all I can do
And I can't make a living with you
Can't make a living with you
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A GREETING IS A PLEASURE AND PARTING IS GRIEF
BUT A FALSE HEARTED LOVER IS WORSE THAN A THIEF
A THIEF WILL B MUT ROB YOU AND TAKE WHAT YOU CRAVE
BUT A FALSE HEARTED LOVER WILL TAKE YOU TO THE GRAVE
I'M TROUBLED, I'M TROUBLED, I'M TROUBLED IN MIND
IF TROUBLE DON'T KILL ME I'LL LIVE TILL I DIE
THE GRAVE WILL DECAY YOU AND TURN YOU TO DUST
THERE AIN'T A GIRL IN A MILLION THAT THIS POOR BOY CAN TRUST
THEY'LL HUG YOU AND KISS YOU AND TELL YOU MORE LIES
THAN THE CROSS TIES ON THE RAILROAD OR THE STARS IN THE SKY
I'M GOING TO GEORGIA I'VE SEEN ROME
I'M GOING TO GEORGIA GOING TO MAKE IT MY HOME
GOING TO BUILD ME A CABIN IN THE MOUNTAINS SO HIGH
WHERE THE JAYBIRDS AND TURTLE DOVE CAN HEAR MY SAD CRY
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34. |
Little Maggie
02:48
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Oh yonder stands little Maggie
With a dram glass in her hands
She’s drinking away her troubles
She’s a courting some other man
Oh how can I ever stand it
Just to see them two blue eyes
A shining in the moonlight
Like two diamonds in the sky
Last time a saw little Maggie
She was sitting on the banks of the sea
With a forty-four around her
And a banjo on her knee
Lay down your last gold dollar
Lay down your gold watch and chain
Little Maggie’s gonna dance for daddy
Listen to that old banjo ring
Pretty flowers were made for blooming
Pretty stars were made to shine
Pretty women were made for loving
Little Maggie was made for mine
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I'm just an old coal miner
And I labored for my bread;
This story in my memory I hear told;
For the sake of wife and baby
How a miner risks his life
For the price of just a little lump of coal.
Mother Jones is not forgotten
By the miners of this field,
She's gone to rest above, God bless her soul;
Tried to lead the boys to victory.
But was punished here in jail,
For the price of just a little lump of coal.
When a man has toiled and labored
'Til his life it's almost gone,
Then the operator thinks he's just a fool:
They sneak around and fire him
Just because he's growing old,
And swear they caught him breaking company rules.
Don't forget me, little darling,
When they lay me down to rest,
Tell my brothers all these loving words I say;
Let the flowers be forgotten,
Sprinkle coal dust on my grave
In remembrance of the UMWA.
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36. |
Sun Gone Down
03:01
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Sun gone down
I ain't seen my girl today
Sun gone down
I ain't seen my girl today
Here she comes
I wonder what she will say
Here she comes
She look like she drunk again
Here she comes
She look like she drunk again
She turns to stone
When I ask her where she been
Girl you could
But you can't live here no more
Girl you could
But you can't live here no more
I got another girl
Let me show you the door
Bye bye
Baby goodbye
Bye Bye
Baby goodbye
I hate to leave you
But I'm gonna have to try
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37. |
This Heart O' Mine
03:01
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Oh, that heart of mine,
Oh, that heart of mine,
Oh, that heart of mine,
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
Well, when I was a sinner jus' like you,
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
I prayed in de valley, I came right through.
God's gonna search this heart o'mine.
I went in de valley and I prayed one day,
God's gonna search this heart O' mine.
An' who do you reckon I met on de way,
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
Well, I met ol' Satan on dis way,
God's gonna search this heart o' mine,
Well, what do you reckon Ol' Satan say?
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
Says “Jesus' dead andmy God's gone away.”
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
Made him out a liah and kep' on my way.
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
A n' I never shall forget that day,
God's gonna search this heart o' mine,
When Jesus wash my sins away.
God's gonna search this heart o' mine.
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Ain't but one thing grieves my mind,
Ain't but one thing grieves my mind,
Ain't but one thing ‘at grieves my mind,
Judgement day am a tryin' time.
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down.
My poor mother's dead and gone,
My poor mother is dead and gone,
My poor mother is dead and gone,
Left me here to follow on.
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down.
I've been tempted and I've been tried,
I've been tempted and I've been tried,
I've been tempted and I've been tried,
Been to the river and I been baptized.
God made me a living soul,
God made me a living soul,
God made me a living soul,
Trained me [?] to sing while the ages roll
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down,
Not a-gonna lay my religion down.
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39. |
Hesitation Blues
02:31
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Now I'm no teacher nor no teacher's son,
But I can teach you how ‘til my papa comes.
So say boys, how long must I have to wait?
Can I get her now or must I hesitate?
Talk about the boll weevil flyin' up in the air,
Wherever he lights, he leaves his family there.
Oh say boys, how long must I have to wait?
Can I get her now or must I hesitate?
Workin' on the railroad, sleepin' on the ground,
Eatin' Coolidge meat skin at fifty cents a pound.
Oh say boys, how much longer must I have to wait?
Can I get her now or must I hesitate?
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June Star Baltimore, Maryland
June Star was started up by Andrew Grimm in 1998. For twenty years they have been changing members and releasing records. What started out as primarily americana type music has now just morphed into music... See you around.
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