IN Week of June 28-July 4, 2016 brooklynYour Key to the Borough A Special Section of EAGLE Publications

Real IN Estate Music Mecca in East Williamsburg

ONCE UPON A TIME, IT WAS A BREWERY. NOW 260-272 MESEROLE ST. IS KNOWN AS DANBRO STUDIOS, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE THE LARGEST COLLECTION of musicians working under one roof in the Northeast — and possibly the world. Read all about it in EYE ON REAL ESTATE, pages 6-7. INBrooklyn photo by Lore Croghan

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vate a broad and diverse public. When: Wednesday through Arts Sunday, through Aug. 7, 11 Queer Home Sweet Home a.m. - 6 p.m. An exhibition by Tony Whitfield Where: Prospect Heights/ and Whitfield CoLabs in the Brooklyn Museum (200 Eastern PlusSpace. Parkway) When: Thursday through Sunday, through July 10, 1-6 Exhibit: 50th Anniversary Of Fred Trump’s Demolition p.m. Park presents “Checkmate 101” on Where: Crown Heights/Five Of Steeplechase Pavilion Myles (558 St. John's Place) This exhibit examines — in Sunday, July 3. Image courtesy of photos, ephemera and oral history — the importance of for a rollicking good time listen- p.m. Transit Etiquette or “How I the pavilion and the memo- ing to stories, singing songs and Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park/ Learned To Stop Spitting and ries of local personalities who enjoying the breeze from the Pier 2 Step Aside in 25 Languages” dealt with Trump before and nearby water. This exhibit explores the creative after the tragic demolition of When: Tuesday, July 5, 10:30- and engaging visuals and broad a Coney Island landmark. 11:30 a.m. scope of humor that transit When: Saturday and Sunday, Where: Brooklyn Heights/ Family Fun agencies in the U.S. and abroad through Sept. 5, 1-7 p.m. Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 1 have used to cajole and scold Where: Coney Island/Coney Granite Terrace) Yoga for Toddlers passengers into better behavior. Island History Project (3059 Toddlers have a chance to When: Daily, through July 10, 8 West 12th St. at boardwalk) explore the exciting world of a.m. - 8 p.m., except Saturdays yoga under the supervision of and Sundays (10 a.m. - 6 p.m.) Underground: Educational an experienced and expert Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ Joan Iaconetti Watercolors instructor. New York Transit Museum This exhibition features 22 Checkmate 101 When: Thursday, June 30, (Boerum Place and Schermer- large-format paintings that Come learn how to take your 10:30-11 a.m. horn Street) imagine the chess game to the next level Where: Greenpoint/Leonard subway system as an ominous with Zeebedee Collins. Best Library (81 Devoe St.) Places for People underworld full of shadowed for beginners; limited boards A solo exhibition of Björn corners, dizzying angles and available. Jodi’s Jamboree Meyer-Ebrecht’s large-scale ghost-like commuters. When: Sunday, July 3, 11 a.m. Song and Storytime ink drawings. When: Daily, through Sept. - 12 p.m. Enjoy songs, books, stories, fin- When: Thursday through Sun- 30, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/ ger plays and rhymes, specifi- day, through July 17, 1-6 p.m. Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6) cally tailored for toddlers ages Where: Bushwick/Studio 10 New York Transit Museum 18 months to 3 years old. (56 Bogart St.) (Boerum Place and Schermer- City Stories, City Spirit: Write Space is limited; tickets are horn Street) With NY Writers Coalition required and will be distributed Summer Sampler, In collaboration with Green- prior to the event on a first- A Front Room Favorite Paparazzi Dogs Wood Cemetery, this work- come, first-served basis. A selection of works preview- Gillie and Marc’s “Paparazzi shop is free and open to the When: Thursday, June 30, ing upcoming exhibitions and Dogs” sculptures have gone public. Writers of all genres, 11:15-11:45 a.m. a review of past shows, with a from being an art experiment experience levels and back- Where: Carroll Gardens/Carroll fresh look at artists’ new about photographing celebri- grounds are welcome. Gardens Library (396 Clinton St.) works. This is a view of Front ties to being sought-after When: Wednesday, July 6, 5- Room’s favorites and is a fun celebrities in their own right. 6:45 p.m. Summer Celebration way to kick off the summer. When: Daily, through October Where: Greenwood Heights/ This event will feature When: Friday through Sunday, Where: DUMBO/Pearl Street Green-Wood Cemetery (500 music, snacks, games, sports, through Aug. 7, 1-6 p.m. Triangle 25th St.) free raffles, prizes and more. Where: Williamsburg/Front Summer Celebration will pro- Room Gallery (147 Roebling St.) Double Dutch vide a fun and safe environ- Books & Learn to double dutch in a block ment for families and friends Agitprop! party environment with experi- to kick off the summer in Bay “Agitprop!” connects contem- enced Brooklyn-based Double Ridge. porary art devoted to social Readings Dutch Empire instructors. Open When: Saturday, July 2, 4-7 p.m. change with historic moments to all abilities and recommend- Where: Bay Ridge/Shore Road in creative activism, highlight- Summer Reading Storytime ed for ages 15 and up. Park (Gazebo at Shore Road ing activities that seek to moti- Join the Brooklyn Public Library When: Wednesday, July 6, 7-9 and 90th Street) Image courtesy of Front Room Gallery

The Front Room Gallery presents “Summer Sampler, A Front Room Favorite” through Aug. 7.

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Bargemusic Independence Day grab your picnic blankets and Chair Yoga Lessons Visit Bargemusic for the free In Prospect Park join the Downtown Brooklyn For seniors, this event is subject Neighborhood Family Concerts. Enjoy family-friendly activities Partnership for family-friendly to change without notice. Before This one-hour performance at the Prospect Park Audubon film nights this summer. attending, or for additional infor- includes a Q&A session with the Center, Lefferts Historic House When: Wednesday, July 6, 8- mation, call 718-630-7588. musicians. Doors open 15 min- and the 1912 Carousel. 10 p.m. When: Friday, July 1, 10:30- utes prior to the performance; When: Monday, July 4, 12-5 Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ 11:30 a.m. no reserved seating is available. p.m. Metrotech Commons at Metro- Where: Bay Ridge/Shore Hill When: Saturday, July 2, 4 p.m. Where: Prospect Park tech Center (1 Metrotech Cen- Neighborhood Center (9000 Where: Brooklyn Heights/ ter) Shore Road) Brooklyn Bridge Park Pop Up Pool Take in the sunshine and cool Hip-Hop Dance Aerobics Pier Kids: A Royal Shindig waters at the Pop-Up Pool! The This Dodge YMCA class gets And Brooklyn Beanstalk 30’x50’ pool includes a sandy Food & your heart pumping with Hip- Sing, act, dance and draw! Join beach and play area with Hop music and hot step-by- the crowds on Pier 6 for a week- refreshing food and drinks from Drink step dance moves. ly celebration of the arts. Lizzmonade. Swim lessons are When: Friday, July 1, 7 p.m. Brooklyn Bridge Park will host a GRIT workout on Sunday, Engaging activities will vary each available. Free St. George Spirits Tasting Where: Brooklyn Heights/ July 3. Image courtesy of Brooklyn Bridge Park week and be accompanied by an When: Daily, through Sept. 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 3 Taste three gins, all-purpose Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 2) Featuring Jazzmeia Horn outdoor pop-up reading room 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. and green chile vodka and Granite Terrace) from The Uni Project and art Where: Brooklyn Heights/ See the George Gray Groove fruit liqueurs. NYRR Open Runs Coalition in concert, featuring projects from Private Picassos. Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6) When: Thursday, June 30, 6 GRIT When: Sunday, July 3, 11 a.m. An explosive high-impact body The run begins at 7 p.m. and Jazzmeia Horn. p.m. the course comprises a full 5K When: Thursday, June 30, 12- - 1 p.m. Where: DUMBO/Mount Indie weight-based workout, GRIT Where: Brooklyn Heights/ provides the double whammy — it is open to all ages. 2 p.m. Film Sprits and Wine Gallery (192 Strollers and dogs on leashes Where: Downtown Brooklyn/ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6) Water St.) of maximizing calorie burn dur- ing the workout and burning fat are welcome. MetroTech Commons at Metro- Brooklyn Flea Live (Film) Performance for hours afterward. When: Tuesday, July 5, 7-9 p.m. Tech Center (1 Metrotech Cen- The Flea will feature 75 vendors With Mark Street When: Sunday, July 3, 4 p.m. Where: Brooklyn Heights/ ter) selling antiques, collectibles, A live performance of “A Train Where: Brooklyn Heights/ Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 6) food, vintage clothing, furniture, Ride Can Be a Tracking Shot.” Health Brooklyn Bridge Park (Pier 2) Live at the Archway: housewares, rugs and textiles at When: Thursday, June 30, 8- Greg Humphrey’s Electric Trio Pearl Plaza. Drop by for some 10:30 p.m. Positive Aging Waterfront Workouts: Zumba Theater/ The group’s latest album amazing finds and good food. Where: Carroll Gardens/Court And Wellness Class Dodge YMCA fitness instructor “Lucky Guy” includes songs When: Sundays, through Nov- Tree Collective (371 Court St.) Chair exercise and meditation. Alma Bonilla’s Zumba classes that highlight the trio’s musical ember, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. When: Thursday, June 30, 10- are so much fun, you’ll forget Music relationship and collaboration. Where: DUMBO/The Archway Midweek Movie Escapes: 11 a.m. that you’re burning calories. When: Thursday, June 30, 6-9 (Water Street at Anchorage Ferris Bueller’s Day Off Where: Carroll Gardens/Carroll When: Sunday, July 3, 4:30 p.m. BAM R&B Festival: George p.m. Place) Gather your friends and family, Gardens Library (396 Clinton St.) Where: Brooklyn Heights/ Gray Groove Coalition Continued on page 4INB

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Continued from page 3INB the studio and get lost in is the kind of record you Where: DUMBO/The Archway sound. want to take with you on a (Water Street at Anchorage When: Thursday, June 30, road trip, to the gym or to Place) 7:30-9 p.m. the office. Theodore Living- Where: Fort Greene/BRIC ston (aka GrandWizzard B-Side: Kendra Foster House (647 Fulton St.) Theodore) is known world- See BRIC TV’s live intimate, in- wide for his role in the studio music series, featuring Summerstage 2016: advancement of turntable performances from Brooklyn’s Vivian Green/ manipulation, having invent- hottest emerging and estab- GrandWizzard Theodore ed both the “scratch” and lished musicians. Come sit in Green’s most recent release, the “needle drop” tech- niques. When: Thursday, June 30, 7-9 p.m.

Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/ Image courtesy of Kingsborough Herbert Von King Park (670 Lafayette Ave.)

The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra With Special Guest Lindy Hoppers from the Syncopated City Dance Company The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra celebrates Independence Day with swing-era classics, patriotic songs and lesser- known gems from artists like The Glenn Crytzer Orchestra with Special Guest Lindy Hoppers from the Syncopated City Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Dance Company will perform as part of “On Stage at Kingsborough” on Saturday, July 2. Benny Goodman and Count Basie. performance; J. Cole, Janelle producer and Hip-Hop expert. When: Saturday, July 2, 8-10 Monáe and Lion Babe have He is a noted collector and p.m. all taken the stage at previ- curator based in New York Tours Where: Manhattan Beach/On ous Everyday People shows. City. He throws a weekly party Waterfront Walks: Stage at Kingsborough (2001 Dance like no one is watch- in homage to the 45” record Guided Park Tours Oriental Blvd.) ing? Better adage: Dance under the handle Operator Join docents on a tour to learn like you’re at Everyday Emz. about the history of the Summerstage 2016: People. When: Sunday, July 3, 7-9 Brooklyn waterfront, Brooklyn Everyday People When: Saturday, July 2, 7-9 p.m. p.m. Bridge Park’s sustainable design With DJs mOma and Rich Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/ Where: Bedford Stuyvesant/ and how the park came to life. Knight, the turn-up is immi- Herbert Von King Park (670 Herbert Von King Park (670 When: Sunday, July 3, 11 a.m. nent and eminent. Expect to Lafayette Ave.) Lafayette Ave.) Where: Brooklyn Bridge Park be singing, dancing and (Pier 1) sweating to an eclectic mix Summerstage 2016: The Wizard of Oz of hip-hop, Afrobeat, R&B Trouble Funk/Operator Emz Nicolas Coppola, Puppet- Historic Trolley Tour and reggae, plus a live guest Michael Greene is a DJ, music works’ artistic director, has Experience the most magnifi- adapted this classic tale to cent and historic 478 acres in the Marion-ette stage, fea- New York City. Join expert turing an original country/ tour guides to hear fascinating western score for the famous stories of Green-Wood Cem- Oz characters to sing and etery’s permanent residents, dance to, as well as special plus see breathtaking views of effects like the Tornado, the Manhattan, tread where Great Oz mask and the melt- George Washington and his ing of the Wicked Witch of troops fought the Battle of the West. Brooklyn — and much more. When: Saturday and Sunday, When: Wednesday, July 6, 1-3 through Aug. 21, 12:30 p.m. p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Where: Greenwood Heights/ Where: Park Slope/Puppetworks Green-Wood Cemetery (500 (338 Sixth Ave.) 25th St.)

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From left: Councilmember Stephen Levin, President and CEO of Empire State Development Corporation Howard Zemsky, Deputy Brooklyn Borough President Diana Reyna, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, New Lab co-founder David Belt, New Lab co-founder Scott Cohen and Brooklyn Navy Yard President and CEO David Ehrenberg. © Samantha Deitch/BFA.com Center for Hardware-Centric Technology Opens at Brooklyn Navy Yard New Lab, a first-of-its-kind center for “The opening of New Lab is the culmination can engage in, and help define, the future of ware-centric technology in New York, and will advanced, hardware-centric technology, opened of a group effort that began five years ago,” technology, hardware and manufacturing.” serve as a support system for growing compa- recently at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. David Belt said Belt. “We are grateful for the opportunity The opening of New Lab restores landmark nies — any one of which could become New and Scott Cohen, the founders of New Lab, to work with so many talented people in the Building 128 — the former epicenter of York’s next great industrial employer.” were joined by Brooklyn Navy Yard President public and private sectors to support this impor- America’s shipbuilding industry, first built in “We are literally doubling down on well- and CEO David Ehrenberg and leaders from the tant community of people building new tech- 1902 — to its original purpose as a hub of state- paying jobs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. More city and state government, as well as civic nologies and to help grow jobs and companies of-the-art manufacturing. Belt’s development than 15,000 New Yorkers will be working here stakeholders and entrepreneurs, to mark the in this historic space.” company, Macro Sea, oversaw and executed by 2020,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. opening. Inaugural New Lab member companies the design vision for the space in-house. “Companies like New Lab are critical to that New Lab anchors the Navy Yard’s 250,000- include Honeybee Robotics, which develops Working alongside its sister management com- mission by helping innovators design, proto- square-foot Green Manufacturing Center. advanced robotic systems for challenging envi- pany, DBI, with Marvel Architects as the archi- type and manufacture their products all in the Encompassing 84,000 square feet, it is a break- ronments in space, on Earth and inside the tect of record, Macro Sea — led by Belt, same complex.” through ecosystem of shared resources where human body; StrongArm Technologies, which Design Director Nicko Elliott and their small New Lab will open its doors to the larger New entrepreneurs, engineers, designers and aca- creates products that improve the safety and team — fostered the project from the idea’s York City community this fall, when it launches demics — in fields such as artificial intelli- performance for active workers; and inception down to prototyping and building monthly public programming in its 5,000- gence, robotics and connected devices — can Nanotronics Imaging, which makes the invisi- custom furniture for the space. square-foot event space. The programming will take their ideas from concept to prototype to ble visible at an atomic level through nano- “New Lab’s expansion to the Green serve as an amplifier for the innovations unfold- production all under one roof. microscopes. Manufacturing Center will play an important ing within the community and an access point The idea for New Lab came in response to a “Our vision is that New Lab will be a sup- role in attracting the next generation of innova- for the broader public to experience it. lack of central resources for people building portive and collaborative working environment tion-driven manufacturing entrepreneurs to the “It is exciting to see our borough evolve into advanced hardware products and companies in for designers, engineers and entrepreneurs — Yard,” said Ehrenberg. “The completion of the the launching pad for developments in artificial New York City. New Lab’s interdisciplinary people trying to accomplish really hard things Green Manufacturing Center marks the first intelligence, digital manufacturing, robotics space will serve as the professional base for — not in Silicon Valley or at MIT, but right step of the Yard’s largest expansion since and more hardware-centric technological 350 innovative people, representing up to 50 here in Brooklyn,” Cohen said. “Our hope is WWII. New Lab’s facility will make the Yard advancements,” said Brooklyn Borough independent companies. that New Lab will be a place where companies one of the most desirable destinations for hard- President Eric Adams.

Week of June 28-July 4, 2016 • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • 5INB EYE ON REAL ESTATE there’s nothing else like it.” There are waiting lists for The Brewery the musicians’ rehearsal and production studios, which take up 75 percent of the Is a Music Mecca space in the 80,000-square- Iconic East Williamsburg Property Has a foot property, Gündüz said. Other space is occupied Vacant Concert Venue Available for Rent by the Sweatshop and by a music production, mixing By Lore Croghan at a tenant business called and mastering facility called INBrooklyn the Sweatshop. His House-Innsbruck Stu- This is where the cool “We believe this is the dios. people spend their lives. largest collection of musi- Tenants call the property More than 1,000 musi- cians under one roof in the the Brewery. History lovers cians work in a Civil War-era Northeast — possibly in the know it was part of the Ed- brewery in East Williams- world,” Kenan Gündüz, man- ward B. Hittleman Brewery burg that has been turned ager of Danbro Studios, as complex. into a music-studio mecca. four-building property 260- Gündüz — who showed On any given day, an addi- 272 Meserole St. is known, us around a vacant music hall tional 400 to 500 musicians said in a recent interview. that’s available for rent there come to the property to use “When you’re talking rent-by-the-hour studio space about density of musicians, Continued on page 7INB

This is the Meserole Street block where Danbro Studios (at left, in the background) is located.Welcome to Danbro Studios, aka the Brewery, in East Williamsburg. INBrooklyn photos by Lore Croghan

Kenan Gündüz is the manager of Danbro Studios in East Williams- burg. Up on the roof at Danbro Studios, there are great vistas, including this one of neighboring buildings with murals painted on them.

6INB • INBROOKLYN — A Special Section of Brooklyn Daily Eagle/Heights Press/Brooklyn Record/Bay Ridge Eagle/Greenpoint Gazette • Week of June 28-July 4, 2016 EYE ON REAL ESTATE Continued from page 6INB by bands such as A Place to brick walls, soaring ceilings We also went up to see Danenberg as a member sold the question arises about Bury Strangers. Experimen- and a fine old-fashioned in- the Brewery’s roof. 260-272 Meserole St. for $26 whether the purchasers plan — said that there was a spur tal music concerts presented dustrial feel. In the future, the prop- million. Shmuel Stern is a to build condos. What about of the Long Island Rail Road as the Tinnitus Series got en- It has a massive room erty’s owners would like to manager of the LLC that pur- 260-272 Meserole? in the back of the brewery. thusiastic write-ups. with a stage, an overhead DJ lease out the roof, Gündüz chased the property. “It’s my understanding it “Beer from this brewery Gündüz said the Wick booth — and a walled-off said. Danenberg’s LLC had pur- will be kept as a music-studio was sent to Long Island,” he hosted events “but it was corner where the furnace Temporary structures chased the brewery complex building. No one has said any- explained. never fully open.” stood when the building was could be built on it. for $2.65 million in 2007, Fi- thing about residential con- The brewery original- Vishawadia and Rich- a brewery. It certainly would be a nance Department records version,” Gündüz told us. ly belonged to Otto Huber. holt surrendered the space to The space where the fur- picturesque venue. indicate. Gündüz, 39, lives in Bushwick. According to the New York the landlord this past spring, nace was located is the base of The views are every bit Gündüz, who owned a In addition to his job as Food Museum’s website, af- Gündüz said. an eye-catching smokestack as jaw-dropping as you’d ex- minority stake in the prop- the manager of Danbro Stu- ter Huber’s death in 1889 his Vishawadia and Rich- that soars an estimated 150 pect. The Empire State Build- erty prior to its sale, runs the dios, he is a professional mu- sons brewed beer there until holt continue to rent anoth- feet into the air. The smoke- ing and Midtown skyscrapers music-studio rentals busi- sician. the 1920s. Then they sold the er space in the Brewery com- stack could be opened up if a are out on the horizon. Low- ness for the new landlord, He has done session property to another brewer, plex, where they operate the tenant wanted to install a piz- rise East Williamsburg build- is the onsite manager of the work for music producers at Edward B. Hittleman. Well, a bar with a quarter- za oven, Gündüz said. ings covered with murals ap- property and liaises with the the property. The brewery was in op- acre of outdoor space. A second room is a huge pear close at hand. musicians. He was in a now-defunct eration (during Prohibition Anyway. More about the bar. Also, there are ticket “The new owners want Bushwick rock band called it produced “near beer”) un- former Wick space. booths and coat-check space. Sold Last Year for continuity and seamless the Witnesses. He played til shortly after Hittleman’s Select Real Estate’s listing Outside, there’s a 1,750-square- $26 Million communication with the bass. death in 1951. indicates the asking rent is foot concrete patio. City Finance Depart- musician tenants,” he said. “We met some really cool $30,000 per month. Big money has already ment records indicate that When big, historic Brook- people and had a really good Enthusiastic Reviews “We’re offering a 10-year been spent on making the last year, an LLC with Kerry lyn properties change hands, time,” he said. for the Tinnitus Series lease with renewal options if space tenant-ready. New A vacant 8,700-square- it’s the right tenant,” Gündüz electric service, new plumb- foot space in the historic said. ing and a new heating and property has just come onto In 2007 to 2009, before air-conditioning (HVAC) sys- the rental market. the Wick occupied the space, tem have been installed. A Bari Schlosser of Select it was rented out as a do-it- professional kitchen has Real Estate is the exclusive yourself (DIY) music venue. been built. listing agent for the space. Concert promoter Todd All these systems were It had been occupied by a P, an important player in built and installed based on music venue called the Wick. Brooklyn’s underground mu- approved plans for a Public The operators of the Wick sic scene, did some events Assembly Space. Some sign- were Shay Vishawadia and there. offs are already in place. Josh Richholt, both alumni The team that did this of the new-music venue the The Stage Is construction said it would Knitting Factory when it was Already Built cost another $100,000 to fin- located in Tribeca. We walked around the ish the work it had planned The Wick hosted shows cavernous space, which has to do, Gündüz explained. Suitable for Various Types of Tenants The vacant space is suit- able for use as a concert ven- ue or music hall, he said. “Noise is not an issue,” he said. The area, which is indus- trial, is a popular spot for raves and after-hours parties. The incoming tenant could be a part of that scene, up to a point. “We need a [building code-]compliant space and a stable tenant,” he said. Or it would be a good Wheel In The Sky Keeps On Turning (yes, that’s a line from a song spot for an event space or an by Journey). This chandelier inside the former Wick space looks a office for a tech tenant. bit like a wheel, doesn’t it? Also, it could serve as a co-working space for musi- cians and people in the mu- sic industry including small labels, publishing, public re- lations, management and le- gal professionals. I Spy (remember the TV series?) — seen on a mural on the patio of the former Wick space.

Space occupied by a concert venue and bar called the Wick, which never fully opened, is for rent. Inside the former Wick space, there’s a vast room with a stage.

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