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junior stuff - then

Head i.Radical mp **
Babolat Pure Drive Team **
Head Microgel Instinct ***
Prince o3 white ***
Prince o3 tour ***
Wilson nCode 6.1 95 **
Head YTK radical mp **
Wilson BLX prostaff 95 ***

And for the last couple years and foreseeable future I have settled on the Babolat Pure Storm ltd. which is by far my favorite racquet of all time. Best specs and control. Only only only wish is that they made this exact stick in a 16x18 or something a bit more open. I would never buy another racquet again. Oh well, I really enjoy them and now that they've stopped making them I'm glad I've got five stashed away :)
 
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Just remembered in the mid 1990s I cheated with the Donnay ProOne mid for about 3 years after the PS 6.1...
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UPDATED: just went back down memory lane...
Donnay Pro One Ltd. Int'l mid
Donnay Pro Cynetic 1 85
Donnay Cobalt 95
Wilson Ultra FPK mid (best stick ever made in my opinion)
Prince POG 100 LB
Wilson 6.1 90
Wilson 6.1 95 (Classic series)
Dunlop 300g... terrible stick. Vibrated like crazy
Wilson Blade 93
Donnay Black 99
Kneissl Tom's Machine
Kneissl White Star (during my Lendl phase)
 
Dunlop 200G
Pure drive 2001
Yonex Xi 98
Yonex Ai 98

I spent almost 12 years playing the 2001 Babs. I had a dozen of them........;)
 
Prince Classic II
Prince Graphite II Os
Prince EXO3 White
Prince Graphite 90
Prince Exo3 Tour 16x18
Prince Exo3 Tour 18x20
Prince Diablo Mid
Prince Graphite Pro 90
Back to the Tour 18x20
Back to the Diablo Mid
Back to the Graphite 90
Back to the Diablo Mid
Back to the Tour 18x20
Prince Tour 100T ESP

I have owned a bunch of others but just had them to try and never really made them my main stick:
Wilson PS 85 St Vincent
Head Pro Tour 280
Head Flexpoint Prestige MP
Prince Graphite OS
Various other Prince OS - Supreme, Comp, Pro
Pro Kennex Copper Ace 90
Pro Kennex Graphite Destiny
Babolat Pure Drive Team Plus
Babolat Aero Pro Drive Plus (2013)
 
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Junior racket
Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.2 OS
Volkl Quantum V1 MP
Prince Tour Diablo MP
Wilson Pro staff six-one team 95
Prince Ozone MP
Volkl V1 Classic MP
back to the Ozone
 
Junior Wilson racquet
babolat pure drive 110
prince tt scream
prince precision graphite 95
Babolat aeropro drive
Yonex vcore tour 97 330 gram

Love the feel of the vcore. I can't believe that I am able to generate even more spin than with the APD and have better accuracy on my serve. Not as much pop as the APD but still able to generate penetrating balls.
 
Ukranian/Russian no name wood racquet
Prince Pro 110
Wilson (tie die color) frame from Sports Mart
Wilson Hammer 6.2 (Davenport racquet)
Volkl Classic C10
Volkl C10 Pro Tour
Volkl DNX 10 mid
Volkl PB10 mid
Volkl C10 Pro Tour

Of course I tried most of the well known brands inbetween those racquets like the APD original and the plus, Prince 03/Ozone Tours and Pro Tours, Babolat Pure Drive & Storm, Blackracquet (aka Gamma RZR 98 ), Yonex RDX500mid, RDS001mid, RD-7...
Now I am fooling around with the Head Prestige line, I have the MG MP, LM MP and the Youtek MID.

I just keep coming back to the old C10 Pro Tour :)
 
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Some cheap junior crap machine
Wilson nSix.One 26
Wilson [K]Six.One 95 (18x20)
Head YouTek Graphene Speed Pro

As you can see, my racket history is admirably extensive. And yes, that is a jump from a sub-250g junior stick to a heavy mid. Served me for over three years too. Went to the Speed Pro for a little more forgiveness, but I'm looking into some of the 2014 frames (Graphene Prestige, Pure Strike/Control, etc.) because it turns out I don't really need that forgiveness and I'm struggling to perform my all-court game comfortably with confidence.
 
Here's mine:

Babolat Drive Z-Max
Babolat AeroPro Drive (1st edition)
Babolat Pure Drive Cortex
Wilson KBlade Tour
Wilson 6.1 K90
Babolat Pure Storm Tour
Prince Exo3 Rebel 95 (1st edition)
Babolat AeroPro Drive GT
Yonex VCore 100s
Head Youtek Prestige Pro
Head IG Prestige Pro
Head IG Prestige MP
Babolat Pure Strike 18x20
 
Rackets I've actually switched to:

Started:

Head Flexpoint 5.2
Prostaff 6.1 Classic
Wilson K Prostaff 88
Head MG Prestige Mid Prostock
Head Youtek Prestige Mid
Babolat Pure Drive Roddick GT Plus
Babolat Pure Storm LTD
Babolat Pure Storm Tour
Wilson Steam 99S


Basically the 99S has been my main frame since May, but I still go back to the Prestiges to hit, along side the Pure Storms every once in a while.

That's in the past 4 years roughly? Of course I've demoed every frame under the sun, but those were my main rackets.

-Fuji
 
HS late 1980s-early 1990s
Prince Response
Prince Triple Threat graphite mid

(No tennis for 15 years)

Last 10 years
KProstaff 88 (too demanding, used very infrequently)
KFactor 90 (not bad, hard on the arm)
BLX 90 red black gold (softer and better feel)
BLX 90 ProStaff white and red (much better feel -Current Weapon of Choice)

In the demo bag (2013/2014)
New Prince Response (hell no)
Prince 98 Esp (a strong maybe)
Prince 100t esp (prob no-too light)
Head Radical Pro Graphene (too stiff-ouch)
Wilson BLX six one 95s (maybe not -slightly too powerful)
Wilson BLX Pro Staff 95s (a definitely maybe)
 
Uppdated 07.13 2016

Donnay Allwood
Prince Classic
Prince Pro
Wilson Avenger
Wilson Pro Staff Mid Org
Dunlop Max 200G
Wilson Sting SC
Head Special Edition Pro
Head Prestige Pro (1987, best frame ever?!)
Head YT Extreme MP
ProKennex Qtour 295 16x19
Donnay Pro One Tricore 16x19
 
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Assorted Junior Racquets
Wilson Hyper Hammer 6.3
Wilson H Tour 95
Yonex MP Tour 1 98
Wilson N Tour 95 - My Junior Mainstay
Wilson Blade 98 18X20 (2013) - First Stick since becoming an adult
Pro Kennex Black Ace 86 - Current Stick
 
Spalding Rebel
Prince Magnesium Pro
Prostaff 125 (ugh, set my game back years)
Wilson Profile 2.7 I think.
Prince Precision Graphite (there were a couple models with similar names)
???
Wilson Hyper carbon 5.0
Prince POG mid
Wilson Prostaff 6.0 85
 
Just getting started-Some old hand me down head
High School-Wilson Hammer 6.2 stretch
College-Wilson Hammer 6.2 and Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 5.1 Surge X
This past year-Babolat Pure Drive Roddick GT
for 2014-2012 Babolat Pure Drive Roddick
 
Dunlop Maxply Fort
Wilson Jack Kramer
Wilson Pro Staff Woodie
Head Master
Wilson Pro Staff 85
Wilson nCode 90
Wilson KFactor 90
Wilson BLX 90
Wilson ProStaff BLX 90
Whatever 90 Wilson comes out with next........
 
Wilson Six One Comp
Babolat Aero Pro Drive GT
Wilson Six.One Tour BLX 90
Head Flexpoint Prestige XL MP
Back to the Tour BLX
Wilson Blade 93
Wilson KPS88

Basically every frame I have had since beginning Tennis my sophomore year of High School.
 
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PHASE I - Starting to play tennis regularly in Fall 2011:
1) Prince ThunderBlast Oversize 107
Just started and found this in Salvation Army for only $3.
2) Volkl PowerBridge 8-315
Played with a friends Pure Drive and bought this on clearance as lower price alternative, but decided I wanted more of a "players" racquet.
3) Head Microgel Prestige MP
Liked the control, but decided I needed more power.

PHASE II - Players racquets with more power:
4)Wilson N-Code 6.1 95
Played great, good power - little harsh and just too heavy over time.
4) Head I.prestige MP (bought at same time as N-code 6.1 95)
Played great, amazingly solid and great feel - just too heavy over time.
5) Pro Kennex 7G
Played good & good at everything & not too heavy, but not as good as the i.prestige MP which left an impression on me.
Wife took up tennis with me, but wrist was hurting while using Prince TB 107 while I was playing the 7G. So I gave her the 7G and pain went away + she still loves the racquet to this day.

Phase III - TALL ORDER - Players racquets with more power (like N-Code 6.1) + great feel (like i.prestige MP) + < 12oz strung:
6) Donnay Platinum 99 - Could not get used to overly thin beam.
7) Vantage 95 (70 flex) - WINNER and have been playing with it for over a year without even considering other racquets other than just trying out the 100" and the 63 flex versions.
I find them very solid even at lighter weights probably due to being foam filled and with the extra layers & quality graphite. They have plenty of power and customizable if needed as the pallets can be taken off to change around the weights in the handle. Plus, they can be found for low prices second hand.
 
Head MicroGEL Radical MP>Prince O3 Original White>Prince EXO3 Tour 100 (16X18)

Probably a few days away from switching to a Volkl PB10 mid
 
prince junk racquets from sports authority
head tis6 (4 broken at sports authority and replaced with warranty until they gave me a free wilson 4.3 100. moved on to wilson triad 4.0 then finally hyper prostaff surge 5.1 with syn gut at 68
wilson pro staff rok and h blase (control and power combo) and then pandora's box opened and i tried everything.

first prince - thunder garbage series - favorite pog oversive and precision equipe longbody

first head - tis6 - favorite youtek extreme pro (mostly yellow) and agassi limited edition (if i had racquet head speed the first youtek speed pro 98 was awesome)

first wilson - hammer4.3 100 - favorite juice pro , pro staff 85, k 90

first prokennex - garbage sports authority favorite - ki5pse

first babolat - pure control 97 , favorite pure control 97

first slazanger - pro x1 , favorite same

first gamma - g325 , favorite g310 (i miss that frame soooo much)

first becker - becker special edition , favorite - none yet

first volkl v-1 classic , favorite tour 8 v-engine

first tecnifibre - tfight 325, favorite tfight 325 v02 max (samurai)

first powerangle - PowerAngle Power 98/K and favorite

first dunlop - hotmelt 200g , favorite the 90 all black that was customized by bosworth for gimelstob (12.6 strung)

first fischer - pro no 1 105, favorite progressor 98

first kneissle - toms machine (green 27.5) , favorite toms machine 98 (green)

yonex - first rdis 001 (Red 93) favorite Yonex RD Ti-70 Oversize Long
 
Volkl Scorcher 5
Volkl PB8 315
Volkl Tour 10 Gen I MP

Next: Volkl PB9, w/ lead tape (caught the customization bug lately)
 
OMG, I can't remember that many!

Some POS Pro-Kennex aluminum Prince Pro wanna be copy in 95 Sq in

Yonex R22 (yeah baby. Great improvement in racquet and play)

Wilson PS85 (really helped me prefect form)

Yonex R24

Wilson Profile 3.6

Wilson Ultra FPK95 (longed for my PS85 which Edberg and Sampras used but was out of production. stayed with for 20+ years since I hardly played. Had I continued playing, I may have caught on of the PS85 runs during the period.)

Wilson PS90 BLX (trying to learn the modern forehand)

Wilson PS85 (thank you TW! Woohoo!!!)

Update 4/9/14: Goofing with a Wilson Juice 100 BLX and testing Babolat Pure Drive 2012 when I feed balls to my daughter and a few USTA JTT teammates.
 
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Wilson N Six-Two

Dunlop Aerogel 300

Dunlop Aerogel 4D 200

Dunlop Biomimetic 200

Dunlop Biomimetic F 2.0 Tour

Back to the Dunlop Biomimetic 200

Now currently with the Dunlop Biomimetic M 2.0
 
Wilson ProStaff Tour 90 (5 Seasons)
Head i.Prestie Mid (3 Seasons)
Yonex RDIS100 Mid (2 Seasons)
Dunlop AG 4D 300 Tour (1 Season)
Dunlop Revelation Tour 95 (1 Season)
Babolat Aero Pro Drive Original - current stick
 
This is just from the last 4 years:

Off the shelf Prince Bandit -> Head YT Speed MP -> Head Graphene Speed Rev -> Babolat Aero Pro Team

I'm all over the place. But I'm really settling in with the Babs at this point I think. lol
 
From What i can remember

Prince Thundercloud
Prince Triple Threat Hornet
Some new version of the Hornet
Prince 03 Blue
Prince 03 Citron
Wilson K Pro Team
Dunlop M4.0
 
yonex rdx500
aerogel 100, (good with everything but hard when on defense)
kblade tour (little more pop and forgiving but string pattern too tight)
blx 90 (good with everything but too heavy and again bad on defense)
head agassi os (uncontrollable at the time)
yonex rds001 mid (muted and soft. too soft)
yonex 93 (spinless and heavy with a thick beam)
apd 2012 (easy)
head speed ig youtek mp (great racket. but needed to lead up a bit. and surprisingly low powered for a 100)
head radical mp (loved it when playing with other peoples, but hated it once i owned it.)
APD 2013 and PDR - less angles and more errors but just easier to play with.
 
Wilson ksix.one team(sold)
Babolat contest(cracked)
Wilson K blade team(sold)
Slazenger pro x(gave away)
4x IG Prestige Pro(current stick)
4x IG Prestige Mid
2x Wilson Prostaff 6.0 85
2x Tec 325
 
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Age 41. This is what I can remember so far. There are phases when I had multiple racquets and use overlapped a bit. Highlighted frames I used in in competition and more seriously than others. Usually had mutiple frames of the "competition" models.

1. Unspecificed wood racquets beloging to my parents
2. Prince Pro II aluminum
3. Wilson Sting midsize, Head Graphite Edge
4. Head TXD
5. Some Yamaha white graphite frame, Pro Kennex White or Silver Ace (not sure)
6. A maroon Prince OS frame (there was a mid version as well) where the hoop was flat at the throat area.
7. Dunlop Max 400i (my best junior/high school tennis with this frame, seems so tiny now, LOL; unspecified graphite Head frame purchased at sporting goods store.
8. An OS teal racquet from the Prince CTS line
9. Head Ventoris 660
10. Dunlop Revelation 200g
11. Prince Diablo mid
12. RACQUET JUNKIE PHASE - Dunlop Hotmelt 200g, Dunlop Aerogel 200g, Prince Graphite OS, an 11.3 ounce Fischer black/red graphite frame, Wilson K-Factor 6.1 18x20, Wilson ncODE 6.1 18x20, Babolat Pure Drive (older version), Babolat Pure Storm Tour (many of these bought used for cheap to just play around).
13. Wilson Six.One BLX 95 (16x18) (playtested it for TW and loved it, but have hardly used it since and really don't like it), Prince Graphite OS, again, after selling my previous two.
14. Babolat Pure Drive Roddick

I almost want to buy a Prince Diablo mid on clearance while they're still around. It's such an important frame in my tennis life. I had not played for 4 years throughout law school and thereafter. When I returned to tennis (not knowing anything about tennis specs or modern frames yet), I went up to Chicago to the old Chicago Tennis and Golf and tried a bunch of frames on their hitting lane and went with the Diablo (with a Head multi that I'd probably hate today). Got back into league and tournament play using the Diablo and it was may main racquet for three years. But, I'm not sure it would be good for me today.
 
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14 now. Not had a lot of rackets. First one was head radical 27, then wilson tour 110, then wilson triad 4.0 and now, it's wilson six one team 95. As you can tell, wilson are my favourite.
 
Bancroft wood racquet
Spaulding Smasher Aluminum
Wilson Jack Kramer Autograph wood
Dunlop Maxply wood
Wilson T2000
Donnay Borg Pro graphite
Rossingnol F200
Prince Spectrum Comp oversize
Head Prestige MP
Wilson 6.0 85
Wilson Ultra 2
Head Atlantis 600
Volkl C10 Pro
Dunlop Muscle Weave 200
Head radical MP Titanium
Prince Chang Longbody
Babolat Pure Dr Roddick
Wilson K Tour
Wilson K Blade
Prince Speedport Tour
Yonex RDS 100
Head Youtek Radical Pro
Vantage 95
Prince EXO3 Tour 18x20
Prince ESP 100t
 
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the problem with my post in here is i switch about every 5 hours.......so my list is about 300 hundred? lol
 
Babolat z-drive tour x1
Head speed MP 18x20 x1
Wilson Ncode six one tour x2
Wilson Kfactor six one tour x2
Head Microgel prestige mid x2
Wilson Blx six one tour x1
Wilson Pro Staff 85 (reissue + fake one)
 
Wilson nCode 5.6 (I think??)
Wilson K4
Mantis 300
Prince o3 Red
Prince Ex03 Red
Prince o3 white
Tecnifibre t Flash 300
Prince Warrior 100
Prince Classic Graphite 100

Yes, I like Prince...
 
Fischer Vacuum 280 (I can't remember the model)
Head Radical tour
Head ti Radical
Head Liquidmetal Prestige
Head Microgel Extreme
Babolat Pure Storm Carbon Xtreme
Dunlop Biomimetic 400 tour
Head IG Radical MP
Babolat Pure Storm Carbon Xtreme (now customized to 337 g strung, 320 SW, 320 mm balance point)
 
Head Ti Radical 26 (10 yrs old)
Head Intelligence IS2 OS (11-12)
Yonex RD-TI 80 bronze colour (12 - 15)
Dunlop M-Fil 300 (15-16)
Dunlop M-Fil 300 +20 grams (17)
Dunlop AG 100 leather grips(17,18)
Dunlop 4D 300 (19,20)
Volkl Organix 10 MP 325 +8 grams (21)
Volkl Organix 10 Mid leather grip (22)
Wilson BLX Pro Staff 95 (22, 23)
Dunlop AG 100 leather grips (23,now)

So after all that im back with the AG100s and ive decided im not switching anymore... unless i bulk up a bit then i will go back to the Volkl organix 10 mids or lead my AG100s
 
Wilson Wood - Jack Kramer
Red Head - Aluminum
Head Graphite Edge

16 years off

Head Prestige Liquid Metal (93)
Head Flex Point (93)
Head Youtek Prestige Mid Plus
Head Youtek Prestige IG Mid Plus

Tried Head Graphene Prestige MP and Speed Pro (arm hated them)

Went back to the 2009 Youtek Prestige Mid Plus. This is the best racquet I've ever played with or tried. Just found a place that still has them brand new. Just got three new of these frames.
 
Radical Bumblebee OS
Radical Twin Tube Candy Cane OS
T.I Radical MP
i.Radical MP
i.Prestige MP
Liquidmetal Radical MP
Liquidmetal Prestige MP
Liquidmetal Radical Tour
Flexpoint Prestige MP
Flexpoint Radical Tour
back to the Liquidmetal Radical Tour - my babies
Microgel Prestige MP
K 6.1 95 18x20
KPS 88
went through a dark period trying to get comfortable with Wilson but it just wasn't happening.
back to the Microgel Prestige MP
Youtek Prestige MP
YT Speed Pro
back to the YT Prestige MP
Donnay X-Blue 99 - really liked these sticks
Donnay x-dual Platinum 99
Donnay Pro One 97
Donnay Formula 100 Pro Stock
Angell TC95 18x20
Donnay Pro One 97 ProStock - sick frames based off the james blake mold
Head TGT292.1 IG Prestige Mid
Dabbled with the Graphene Prestige MP - not terrible but hurt my elbow

just now picked up some Euro IG Speed Pro Pro stocks which are wonderful as well as a truckload of other pro stocks I am going to unload since I am staying with these :)
 
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Head MG Radical MP (Capped)
Head YouTek Prestige MP
Head TGK238.1 (MG Prestige MP PJ)
Head PT57A (YouTek Prestige MP PJ)
Head YouTek Prestige MP
Head YouTek Instinct MP
Head YouTek Prestige MP
Babolat Pure Drive GT 2013
Head YouTek Prestige MP
Head Graphene Prestige MP


As you can tell, I always went back to my trusty Prestiges :)
 
Yonex mp tour-1 90
N code tour 90
Babolat pure storm ltd
Babolat pure drive Roddick plus
K pro staff 88
Pure control plus swirly
Pro staff 6.0 85
Pro tour 280
Youtek ig prestige mid

I just can't seem to stay away from the mids. I don't know why but I didn't stay with the pure drives long. And the pure control plus was awesome. Best racquet was the old yonex great power for a 90! The prestige is the closest I've found to the yonex. In fact I still have the yonex but the grommets are so worn out and I can't find replacements :(
 
Prince Michael Chang Graphite Longbody
Prince TT Hornet MP
Wilson Hyper ProStaff 6.1 and 6.1 Stretch
Wilson ProStaff ROK
Wilson n6.1 90 (which I then traded for...)
Wilson Tour 90
Wilson KBlade Tour
Wilson BLX Pro Tour
Babolat Pure Storm GT 2009 (Brief stint until it cracked at 10 o'clock)

Still with my BLX Pro Tours, which are both done after 5 years of hitting with them. Currently in the hunt for my next racquet.
 
Babolat Pure Drive
Head Flexpoint Radical MP
Babolat Aero ProDrive
Head YouTek Prestige Pro
Head YouTek IG Prestige Pro
Wilson BLX Six.One Pro Staff 95
 
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From lastest to oldest

-Yonex RQiS Ti-80
-Head YT Prestige MP
-Yonex RQiS 1 Tour
-Prince CTS DB26 Mid
-Babolat PST
-Head iRadical MP
-Prince CTS Graduate OS
-Donnay Oversize (can't remember the model but had interchangable weight at the buttcap)
-Pro Kennex Golden Ace
-Wilson Stan Smith
 
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Random aluminum racquets growing up
Prince Thunderstrike
Head Liquidmetal Instinct Tour XL
Babolat Pure Storm Team
Babolat Pure Storm
Wilson K tour 90
Head Youtek Prestige Pro
 
Dunlop Maxply
Prince triple something
Wilson Hammer
Wilson 6.1.95
Yonex SRD tour 95
Yonex SRD tour 90
Yonex RDX500 MP
Wilson Prostaff 85
Yonex RDS001 MP
Yonex RDS002 Tour MP
Vantage 95 16x19
Vantage 95 18x20
Head PT57a
Solinco Pro10
Solinco Pro8
Yonex VCore 95 Tour

Good grief that is shocking when you put down on paper,,,,,,
 
Wilson Hammer Matrix 110
Prince TT Thunder Cloud 110
Volkl Quantum Tour 10 Mid
Dunlop 300G
Dunlop 4D 300 Tour
Wilson nCode Tour 90
Wilson BLX Tour 90
Wilson BLX Pro Staff 95
Babolat Pure Drive/Aeropro Drive (maybe??)
 
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Wilson Pro Staff Tour 90
Head iPrestige Mid
Yonex RDIS100 Mid
Dunlop AG300 Tour
Babolat AeroPro Drive Original
 
Random Wilson Aluminum
Wilson Titanium
Wilson Hyper Hammer 5.8 OS
Prince More Precision MP
Wilson Hyper Prostaff 6.1
Wilson K Prostaff 88
Yonex VCore Tour 89
Pacific X Feel Pro 95
 
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