Sunday, July 27, 2025

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See our DVP-made gear ready to buy directly on Amazon. See the whole store here.

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Black Hills Sunset Buffalo of South Dakota Pullover Hoodie

Mandala Colored Cow in Pasture T-Shirt


Majestic American Bison with Bold Colors Raglan Baseball Tee



Hermosa, South Dakota Long Sleeve T-Shirt


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To be fully transparent, we are also an Amazon affiliate, which means we may receive compensation for these products in addition to our store profits. 

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Thursday, June 15, 2017

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 - New Features and Performance Updates Now Available


ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 New Features and Performance Updates

ON1, Inc. announced ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5, the latest update to their all-in-one photo organizer, editor, raw processor and effects app for macOS® and Microsoft® Windows®. Version 2017.5 adds powerful new features optimized for performance and ease of use.

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 Enhancements Include:
  • LENS CORRECTION – The new Lens Correction pane will automatically detect supported lenses and reduce distortion, chromatic aberration and peripheral fall-off


  • COMPARE MODE – Select a series of photos (up to 15) and zoom and pan each of them all at the same time


  • DETAILS PANE – Sharpening and Noise Reduction are improved and have been merged into a new Details Pane in Develop for global corrections tailored for raw photos giving better results in both areas


  • IMPROVED SEARCH – Search using a variety of metadata fields and decide if the search must match all or any of the search criteria


  • CLONE STAMP – The powerful clone stamp retouching tool from Layers is now inside Develop and Effects as part of the non-destructive workflow


  • STACKING PRESETS – The Insert Preset command is now available to stack presets in Effects


  • IMPROVED PRESET MANAGEMENT – Delete and rename preset categories as well as export categories for sharing and back-up
  • LIGHTROOM® MIGRATION ASSISTANT – Migrate photos, their metadata and collections from Lightroom to ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5


  • CAMERA UPDATES – Apple iPad Pro 9.7, Canon EOS T7i/ 800D / Kiss X9i, Canon EOS M6, Canon EOS 77D / 9000D, Fuji X100F (compressed), Huawei Mate 9, Panasonic LX10, Olympus Pen F, Panasonic DC-ZS70 / TZ90, Pentax KP, Olympus E-PL3, Sony NEX5n, and Sony Alpha ILCE 9
  • UPDATES AND BUG FIXES – Several more performance upgrades and bug fixes including reduced memory footprint, increased stability and fixed user-reported issues

Price and Availability
ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 is available today with an introductory price of $99.99, regularly $119.99. Previous owners of ON1 Photo (or Perfect Photo Suite) can upgrade for just $79.99, regularly $99.99. For a limited time, ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 is bundled with some excellent training materials. Four ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 Master Courses by industry leading educator Matt Kloskowski and Director of Product Dan Harlacher are free with purchase. Also included is activation via user account for up to five computers. A full-functioning 30-day free trial is also available for download from the ON1 website.

About ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5
The NEW all-in-one photo organizer, editor, raw processor, and effects app is just what photographers have been waiting for. It includes the best new and must-have ON1 editing features and tools for opening, viewing, and editing photos in an instant. The next generation of ON1 Photo works as a standalone photo editor, a plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop® & Lightroom®, or a host app for other editing apps.

ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 also supports the key online storage services, including Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft’s OneDrive. ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 works on both macOS and Microsoft Windows. Version 2017.5 also supports Adobe® Photoshop® CC or CS6, Lightroom® CC/6, 5, Photoshop Elements® 15, 14 and 13.

ON1 Isn’t Done Yet
There are still more free updates coming to ON1 Photo RAW 2017.5 this summer. Prioritizing user feedback is a top priority for the company. ON1 President Craig Keudell states, “We can’t be successful unless we listen to the photography community.  Our main goal and something people rarely see from other companies, is the transparency with the way we develop our products. Several features and improvements in this release are the result of feedback from the ON1 community.” Today, ON1 users can go to the ON1 Photo Project and submit ideas and feature requests. Every submission is reviewed and the more votes each idea or submission gets, the higher the likelihood it will get added into development of the app.

About ON1
ON1 was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. It is a privately held company consisting of a team of professional photographers, photography enthusiasts and software experts who share a passion for photography.

For over ten years, ON1 has delivered upon the ON1 promise of saving photographers time and frustration editing their photos so they can spend more time behind the camera. The ON1 promise includes the belief customers should have complete control of their photography software.  From the feature set, training topics important to them, the workflow they choose (plug-in or standalone app), the preferred computing platform or cloud service, or even how they purchase their software (subscription or a perpetual license). With ON1, the customer is in complete control of their photography experience today, tomorrow and well into the future.

Affiliate Disclaimer
Dakota Visions Photography, LLC is an affiliate of ON1 and has received free copies of the software, but not with strings attached for positive reviews. Dakota Visions Photography, LLC uses ON1 software products in our normal, daily routine for post-processing and strongly feels that ON1 is worth our effort in being an affiliate.

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Thursday, November 24, 2016

Richard's Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallow Pecan Crumble

A HUGE change for us on here! We are posting a recipe here because SO MANY people have asked for it, we needed an easy place to send them. So here it is...our famous sweet potato casserole recipe.

For my fanatic photography friends, I apologize for the posting...but it's well worth it! Oh, yes, and especially for the photo below. We weren't exactly expecting to post this today and it got demolished for Thanksgiving!



For the Filling
5-6 lbs of sweet potatoes (pre-cooked weight)
1/2 cup of packed dark brown sugar
1 stick of butter (8 tbsp.) butter, melted
1/3 cup of heavy cream
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
1/2 tsp. kosher salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 (1") piece of ginger, finely grated (can use crystallized ginger pieces)

For the Crumble Topping
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup crushed Oats Blenders cereal (rolled oats or similar cereal can be used)
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
5 oz. chopped pecans, finely chopped or crushed
5 tbsp. butter, melted
Mini marshmallows

Instructions
Heat oven to 425°. Place sweet potatoes on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet and bake until soft, about 1.5 hours; let cool for 30 minutes, and then remove skins. Pass potatoes through a food mill into a large mixing bowl; stir in sugar, butter, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, eggs, ginger, and pepper. Pour mixture into a 1.5 quart or 2 quart baking dish (if you want thicker filling, use smaller dish) and smooth top; set aside. This step can be done the evening before and stored overnight, covered in the refrigerator.

Reduce oven temperature to 350°. Stir together flour, oats, sugar and pecans in a bowl; add melted butter and mix until crumbles form. In a diagonal pattern, mound crumble mixture over filling with alternating strips of mini marshmallows. Bake until filling is hot and crumble with marshmallows are browned, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 15 minutes before serving. j


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Sunday, September 18, 2016

ON1 Launches the Photo RAW Sweepstakes

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Portland OR ­– September 18, 2016

ON1 Inc. today announced the Photo RAW Sweepstakes, ahead of their November release of ON1 Photo RAW.

Individuals can enter for the chance to win ON1 Photo RAW and some great photography prizes including Wacom® tablets, Sony® Mirrorless cameras, both B&H and Amazon® gift cards, an Apple® Ipad® Pro, and a DJI® Phantom 4 Quadcopter. New prizes are awarded to lucky winners each week for the next 8 weeks.

The ON1 Photo RAW Sweepstakes
Each week, for the next 8 weeks, new prizes will be awarded to lucky winners. Individuals can enter once per week within the dates listed below. Winners of the weekly sweepstakes will be selected in a random drawing and announced each following week. For official rules and eligibility, visit www.on1.com/sweepstakes. New videos showing the key features of their new raw processor, ON1 Photo RAW, are available also.

  • Sept. 18-24: ON1 Photo RAW and a Wacom Cintiq 13 HD Interactive Pen and Touch
  • Sept. 25-Oct 1: ON1 Photo RAW and a 12.9-inch Silver 128GB Apple iPad Pro
  • Oct. 2-8: ON1 Photo RAW and a $1000 B&H Photo Gift Card
  • Oct. 9-15: ON1 Photo RAW and a Sony Alpha α6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm Lens
  • Oct. 16-22: ON1 Photo RAW and a Wacom Cintiq 13 HD Interactive Pen and Touch
  • Oct. 23-29: ON1 Photo RAW and a Sony Alpha α6300 Mirrorless Digital Camera with 16-50mm Lens
  • Oct. 30-Nov. 5: ON1 Photo RAW and a $1000 Amazon Gift Card
  • Nov. 6-12: ON1 Photo RAW and a DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter with 4K/12MP Camera


Enter to Win: http://www.on1.com/sweepstakes

About ON1 Photo RAW
Coming in November, ON1 Photo RAW is the future of RAW Photo Editing. It combines a fast browser, state-of-art RAW processor, a powerful effects engine and a layered pixel editor into one cohesive, fast and affordable app. ON1 Photo RAW will feature a new, modern raw processing engine, tuned for today's sensors and graphics chips. Combined with the extensive set of ON1 tools, Photo RAW will bring photographers the world's fastest, most flexible, and easiest to use raw processor and photo editor available. ON1 Photo RAW will continue to work where you want, as a standalone app, a plug-in for Adobe® Lightroom® and Photoshop®, or as a host app for other editing apps.

About ON1
ON1, Inc. is a leading developer of innovative software tools for professional, advanced amateur, and enthusiast photographers. Founded in 2005, ON1, Inc. is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon.

For additional information, please visit https://www.on1.com/.

Disclaimer: We are a user of the ON1 suite of products. We believe in them and the technology they are producing so much, that we agreed to team up with ON1 as an affiliate.

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Saturday, September 3, 2016

September 3, 2016 Photo of the Day | Fiery Antelope in Custer State Park

This fiery antelope buck was found crossing the prairie in Custer State Park.

Fiery Antelope in Custer State Park | September 3, 2016 POTD


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Sunday, August 21, 2016

August 21, 2016 POTD | Young Coyote in Custer State Park

We couldn't get pulled off to the side of the road quick enough to catch both of the coyote pups playing around, but we did catch this curious little guy checking us out before disappearing over the ridge.

Young Coyote in Custer State Park captured by Dakota Visions Photography


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Saturday, March 5, 2016

Photo of the Day March 5, 2016

From a recent trip to the Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary in Spearfish, SD - just feeling a little fiesty this Saturday!

From a recent trip to the Spirit of the Hills Wildlife Sanctuary #bigcatphotography #animalphotography


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Saturday, February 27, 2016

Photo of the Day February 27, 2016

Photo of the Day from Dakota Visions on February 27 2016 #POTD

Master of the Prairie in Color taken at Wind Cave National Park.

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Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Ultimate Infographic Guide to Travel Photography

Travel photography may have been popularized by legendary photographers like Ansel Adams, but technology is putting it in the fingertips of most travelers. However, with the rise popularity of smartphones, what are the differences in techniques that you should be applying in order to get the perfect photo? 

Just check out the Ultimate Infographic Guide to Travel Photography!

The Ultimate Infographic Guide to Travel Photography

Infographic Source: Fairmont Hotels & Daily Mail UK

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Saturday, January 16, 2016

The Ultimate Adobe CC Photoshop and Lightroom Shortcut Cheat Sheet [Infographic]

Check out the the ultimate keyboard shortcut cheat sheet infographic for Adobe CC Photoshop and Lightroom.

If you use either of these Adobe programs, learning the keyboard shortcuts for the tools you most commonly use can save you a LOT of time and improve your work flow. You’ll also feel like an Adobe Pro by minimizing your mouse usage.

Adobe Photographers Cheat Sheet

The Ultimate Adobe CC Photoshop and Lightroom Shortcut Cheat Sheet
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Saturday, October 10, 2015

Parent Test Commercial: Part 1-3

Friend: "Cool, you are in a commercial! What's your part?"

Me: "Ummm, well. I get to play the grey-haired parent-type taking a drug test in a school."

Friend: "Ha-ha......ah-ha...ha-ha....ahhh-ha......." Couldn't say a word because they fell over laughing...

Yep, gone is youth and it's time to accept we are just going to get cast into the grey-haired roles from now on! Ah, such is life.

Parent Test - Version 1

Parent Test - Version 2

Parent Test - Version 3

And for those of you about to make snappy remarks on social media, we really did have to 'act' when it came to not knowing what things were! LOL!

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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Photo of the Day | Meadowlark on the Prairie

Come experience more like Meadolark on the Prairie today.


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Sunday, October 4, 2015

American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 - Part I Video of July-September, 2015 Construction

American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 has, since its inception, been a hub of our small western South Dakota town. The Post is housed in what began as a wooden floored grocery store. In the mid-1960’s, the outer shell of the then vacant building was raised to replace the rotting floors with a concrete foundation, extending the useful life of the structure. But the old building is approaching the end of its life span and is in need of replacement.

Hence, the building of a new structure has begun. This facility is far more than just the American Legion Post home. The new building will be ADA compliant and include restrooms, meeting area, kitchen facilities and office space. This building will be used by the Senior Citizens, Legion Auxiliary, AA, Boy and Girl Scout organizations, plus other community entities and members as well as the American Legion.

Join us on this journey of creating a new home for American Legion Battle Creek Post 303 in Hermosa, SD.
 



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Saturday, September 26, 2015

ON1 Photo 10 Video - New Filter Stack in Effects

Just wanted to share one of the many cool new features in ON1 Photo 10. The new filter stack in ON1 Effects (part of ON1 Photo 10) has been given an upgrade!

As we mentioned previously in our article, The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10, there has been huge improvements made to the Effects module of ON1 Photo 10. Filters respond faster than ever before and presets are easier to find and apply. New preset categories have been added for popular photography genres, and include settings for color grading and haze reduction. The Perfect B&W module has been fully integrated into Effects, which lets you apply any filter—including the popular Dynamic Contrast effect—to your monochrome images. Lastly, you now have complete control over the organization of your presets and preset categories, making it easy to customize Effects to work the way you want.

Today, let's focus on the filter stack in ON1 Effects (part of ON1 Photo 10) which has undergone some great new changes. You can still work the same way you did in the previous version, but you can also learn some new ways to work. Dan Harlacher shows how the new options make it easier to find, add, and adjust filters in this great little 3 minute video clip.


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Friday, September 18, 2015

The Next Generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10

ON1, Inc. has announced ON1 Photo 10, the next generation of its photo editing and effects app for Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows.

Learn more about the next generation of Perfect Photo Suite ON1 Photo 10 today!


Version 10 is a ground-up rework of Perfect Photo Suite 9, optimized for performance, stability and ease of use. Up to 4x faster than the previous version and requiring less memory to run, ON1 Photo 10 also includes an integrated mobile workflow, a modern
user interface, and the essential ON1 photo editing tools photographers have come to love.

ON1 Photo 10’s enhancements include:

  • A significantly improved Effects module. Filters respond faster than ever before and presets are easier to find and apply. New preset categories have been added for popular photography genres, and include settings for color grading and haze reduction. The Perfect B&W module has been fully integrated into Effects, which lets you apply any filter—including the popular Dynamic Contrast effect—to your monochrome images. Lastly, you now have complete control over the organization of your presets and preset categories, making it easy to customize Effects to work the way you want.
  • Two-way syncing of photos between ON1 Photo 10 and mobile devices with our free Photo Via app for IOS. Photo Via lets you share albums, smart albums and folders of photos between your desktop and your iPad or iPhone using Dropbox or Google Drive. With Photo Via, you can search, rate and share photos easily from any iOS device, and have the metadata synced back to your desktop.
  • Better and faster workflow tools for working with faces in the Portrait module. Find facial features quicker, even with side views or faces at an angle. Portrait is faster and better than ever. The new way of working with facial features makes it easier to retouch the areas you care about.
  • Access to Resize from any module, which lets you use the photo enlargement features of Perfect Resize from any part of ON1 Photo 10. Sharpen, add a watermark, or create a gallery wrap when you want, without jumping to a different module. 
  • Color and tone controls that make sense. Use Enhance’s exposure adjustments, better color controls, and improved highlight and shadow recovery to make your photos pop before taking them into other editing modules.

As most of you know, we not only use ON1 Photo products in our workflow, but we are also an affiliate with them. We strongly encourage you to check out the next generation of Perfect Photo Suite - ON1 Photo 10 today!

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Saturday, September 5, 2015

Mt. Rushmore and Motorcycles - Just Meant To Be

Sometimes, when you are out driving around, and image just hits slaps you in the face. Well, Mt. Rushmore and Motorcycles - Just Meant To Be was one of those shots. We hope you enjoy!

Mount Rushmore and Motorcycles - Just Meant to Be by Dakota Visions Photography


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Saturday, August 22, 2015

Kool Deadwood Nites - 2015

Kool Deadwood Nites brings car lovers together for four days full of classic cars, classic music and classic fun. It’s a 50’s and 60’s sock hop - Deadwood, South Dakota style.

Attendees enjoy classic car parades, show and shines and free concerts on Main Street featuring the biggest names in rock ‘n roll history like The Fifth Dimension and 1910 Fruitgum Factory.

This year's show did not fail to knock our socks off again. Here are three of our favorites from the show.

Kool Deadwood Nites 2015 - 1961 White Corvette from Wyoming
1961 Chevrolet Corvette

Kool Deadwood Nites Car Show 2015 Little Red Corvette
1961 Chevrolet Corvette

Kool Deadwood Nites 2015 - 1955 Chevrolet BelAir 2 door hardtop
1955 Chevrolet BelAir 2 Dr. Hardtop


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Saturday, May 2, 2015

How to Design the Perfect Business Logo [Infographic]

A business logo is more than just a pretty graphic. It is the representation of an entire brand, a symbol that determines how people feel and react about your company. So what ingredients make up a tasty, irresistible logo? This infographic from Company Folders will provide you with ideas that a successful logo design must have.

How to Design the Perfect Business Logo #InfographicHow to Design the Perfect Business Logo

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Friday, April 17, 2015

Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content [Infographic]

Why is visually appealing content so important? Our answer would be that the social media engagement, backlinks, and increased views keep our website continually higher ranked on search engine as well as increased overall readership. Key pieces to keeping the website (and our business) running.

Want to learn how to create more visually appealing content? Then check out this great infographic put together by the folks over at QuickSprout.

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Visually Appealing Content

Courtesy of: Quick Sprout

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Monday, April 13, 2015

New! Perfect Photo Suite 9.5 Update Available Today

New! Perfect Photo Suite Version 9.5 Upgrade Now Available for Download - Technical Details and New Features List

For a list of the technical details and new feature list, see below:

Browse Enhancements


  • Persistent Thumbnail Cache: Stores thumbnails are previews on disk so that when you go back to folder a second time it loads much faster. You can control the size and location in the preferences.
  • Improved Detail View: Our goal was to reduce or eliminate seeing pixelated previews in Detail View. It now generates a larger preview up front so you will see less pixelated previews. It also reads ahead and behind so that when you move between images there is no pixelation. It also continues to process thumbnails and previews in the background.
  • Improved Grid View: The thumbnail grid has been rewritten. It should be faster changing folders. You can also scroll through large folders with no detail.
  • Albums: Create and manage lists of photos that can live anywhere, similar to a collection in Lightroom. Watch Videos


Crash Logger: Automatically logs crashes and hangs and reports them back to on1.


Scratch Disk: You can now configure where you scratch disk is located. This is handy if your boot volume is a small SSD. Adjust this in the preferences.


Mask Enhancements


  • Line Mask Tool: Create or edit masks with a point-to-point polygon tool. Click around the shape you want to mask, then click in the middle to mask that area.
  • Double-click on Blur and Chisel: You can now (or finally again) apply the Blur Mask and Chisel Mask tools to the entire mask by double-clicking on the tool icons.
  • Luminosity Mask: You create a luminosity mask or copy the luminosity to paste it as a mask onto other layers. The commands live in the Layer and or Mask menus.
  • Mask Contextual Menu: When you right click on a mask thumbnail in Layers or Effects there is now a contextual menu with the same options as the Mask menu.
  • Feather in or out with Blur Mask tool: There is now a mode option in the tool options bar for the Blur Mask tool. When it blurs it can either lighten or darken so that the blur goes inside or outside the current mask instead of just along the edge. Handy finishing touch for hair.
  • “O” key now toggles the mask preview on and off like Lightroom.

Portrait improvements


  • Faster Loading, like three seconds instead of 12!
  • Faster Control Point Adjustments. You can still get it to beep occasionally. We will continue to improve this for Suite 10.
  • Updated Control Point Overlay.

GPU Processing for Perfect Effects: We are in the process of converting everything in Perfect Effects to process in the GPU (video card). This make it much faster to adjust the sliders and use tools. For Suite 9.5 the following filters have been updated.


  • Blending Options
  • Antique
  • Color Enhancer
  • Cross Process
  • Lens Flare
  • Photo Filter
  • Split Tone
  • Vintage
  • Vignette

Misc Enhancements


  • Hold down command and option when you launch to delete preferences.
  • Colorize and Invert options added to the Borders and Textures panes in Effects. This gives you more control over what color you want for basic borders like Simple and Emulsion.
  • Crop settings now sticky across sessions and modules.
  • 100% Actual Size option is now available in the Print dialog.
  • Brushes should now behave more like Photoshop. They feather equally in and out instead of just in. The brush profile has also been modified to act more like Photoshop.
  • Color Temp control has been adjusted to be more yellow, less orange. It now tracks closer to Lightroom when you are working on a raw file
  • Suppress Edit What dialog (coming soon). When you use the Suite as a standalone you will not be prompted for your file handling options every time you open a file. These options are being moved to the preferences instead.

Information and image credits: on1 - Focused on Photography®

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