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From: johneco@cns.nyu.edu (John Econopouly)
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Newsgroups: alt.drugs
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Subject: Ketamine trip
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Message-ID: <2cr6nt$og2@cmcl2.NYU.EDU>
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Date: 22 Nov 93 20:17:01 GMT
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I've heard some talk of Ketamine on this group, and thought a first-person
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account might interest some of you.
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My drug history: I'm a very experienced pot smoker, have drunk alot of alocohol, tripped on LSD about 10 times, and tried some MDA, mushrooms, coke, opiates, X,
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amphetamines. I'm coming off a 5-month hiatus wherein I've avoided drugs.
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I tried to get some info from the net gurus as to what a correct dosage of
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Ketamine would be, but never got a response. So I guesstimated, and took
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4 mL of Ketaset (equal to 400mg Ketamine HCl). I had an empty stomach. I
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took it orally, pouring it down my throat with a spoon -
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I had heard that it tasted awful, which it did, so I avoided my tongue,
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and chased it down with an immediate mouthful of orange. No problem.
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In retrospect, this was a good dose for me, I had a great trip. When I toom it
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it was 7pm.
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I was surprised, and a bit scared, when I got the first whoosh of effect
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already 15 mins later, at 7:15, and 5 mins after that I was totally gone. This
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was scary because I had been assuming that like LSD or X or Mushrooms or
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orally ingested cannabis there would be a gradual increase of the effect
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over the first couple hours, and I basically wouldn't feel anything for the
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first 45 minutes; so I was worried that I had taken way too much, since I
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was feeling so much so soon. What I was feeling at this point: very
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disoriented, normal reality had just disappeared, physically dizzy and
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unable to walk without bumping against walls, a bit of paranoia that I was
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going to die because I had taken way too much (this never got out of hand),
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mixed with periodic flashes wherein my surroundings would hang motionless
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and appear really beautiful and I felt totally painless. I went out on
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the balcony in a t-shirt (very cold yesterday) and the cold felt very distant.
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I was a bit irked at this point that my housemates weren't looking out for
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me more closely, since although I wasn't about to do it, I felt that jumping
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off the balcony wasn't that bad! (In all fairness to them, they really
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didn't know it was affecting me yet, this was only 15 mins after I took it).
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And sounds were incredibly amplified - I felt like I was in a machine shop
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or factory. This is what clued in my housemates, when I came in and asked
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if they too could hear "that noise", or was it just my buzz. I was
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pretty confused about what was real. I was too dizzy to stand up, I crashed
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out on the living room cushions. I started to space on the cieling, which was
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flowing. I was cold. I cautioned my friends that they should keep a close
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eye on me because I might die without them noticing - I couldn't feel if I
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was breathing (they were watching me the whole time). I could hear them talking
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but couldn't respond. I had asked for the newest William Burroughs cd to be put
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on, but it was weirding me out, so I asked for some more normal dance music.
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Anyway, this period lasted for about an hour, not that pleasant, but probably
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not as unpleasant as it sounds, it was interesting to me even at the time.
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I started to feel much more in control, I started to feel physically really warm,
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I could talk but it was much nicer to just kind of curl up and feel cozy. I was
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basically under the impression that the trip was over already, 1 hour later, I
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felt my thoughts very settled and normal. I decided to go lie in bed under
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my comforter -- I was still extremely dizzy when I stood up. It was here that
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the real trip started for me. The next 2-3 hours were totally amazing. I just
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lay completely motionless and very warm under my comforter. My thoughts were
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very clear, and I could basically guide my trip in whatever direction I wanted.
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Most of the time I felt like a pure light that could flow like lava and make
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sweet guitar-distortion sounds, I was burning very bright. I could just "be"
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in this state, it felt beautiful. Other times I would have conscious thoughts,
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I would note that I felt godlike, I would love myself, it was great. When I'd
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think of my friends I'd feel very warm, but the couple times I tried explaining
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to them how I was feeling (I had to get up and piss quite a few times, was still
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dizzy), I felt the words totally inadequate, and I'd lose the feeling. I
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realized that it was best to save the feelings till later, and just enjoy it
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myself while it lasted. Unlike LSD/mushrooms, there was none of the physical
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on-edge feelings, my body felt very warm/snug/relaxed, and I could completely
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ignore it, I felt bodyless. And the trip was less idea-based and more
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feeling-based, sort of like X (except I've never done X by myself, always w/ a
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friend).
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This phase ended at around 11, and things started to get much less trippy.
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I was in a really excellent mood, but I still felt really dizzy when I stood
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up, so I had to lie down continuously. We went to some friends' party nearby,
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I wanted to do some socializing (did it all while lying on the floor). Walking
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around, crossing the street, climbing stairs were very difficult. Got
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progressively more burnt out, felt weaker, never lost the dizzy sensation,
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they took me home and I went to sleep at 1:30. Woke up today at 10, and feel
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good. Psychologically, I'd say I feel great, I feel alot of warmth towards
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everyone around me, and toward myself, a real pleasant afterglow and fondness.
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However, I still feel a slight dizziness. On the whole,
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I feel alot less drained than after a good acid trip, again sort of like an X
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"day after" psychologically, but with the mild dizziness.
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j
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---
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John Econopouly | To a poor old woman [-WCWilliams, from memory]
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johneco@cns.nyu.edu | munching a plum on of them in her hand.
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| the street a paper bag They taste good to her.
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*** Legalize drugs, suicide, and sodomy. And bring back the death penalty. ***
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From: Matt Thomas <mcthomas@delphi.com>
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Newsgroups: alt.drugs
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Subject: KILLER TRIP! Special K (Ketamine) *READ THIS*
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Date: Thu, 19 May 94 09:49:19 -0500
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Message-ID: <hM7MNtX.mcthomas@delphi.com>
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The following is a first-hand account of the effects of 'Ketamine
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Hydrochloride'. The drug was obtained in liquid injectable form of
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100 mg/ml. It's used for pre-surgical anesthesia. The street name
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for the drug in crystaline form is 'Special K'. Dosage is a line
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about 1" in length and as wide as a paper match, snorted. Full onset
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of drug is in 5-10 minutes. Total trip: 20-30 minutes with residual
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effects lasting up to 1 hour.
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The first effects are a buzzing sound in the ear, increasing in
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volume over a period of 2 minutes. Then a drunken feeling and a quick
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numbing of the body. Shortness of breath occurs and is accompanied by
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a slight fear of not being able to catch your breath. This subsides
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and a deep numbing of the body occurs. A slight increase in heart
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rate was also felt. A few more minutes pass and a giddy, drunken
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stupor overwhelms the mind. Tunnel vision and a feeling of 'being deep
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inside your own body' occurs. Slight visual hallucinations (trails)
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are common after 10 minutes. Major effect is the numbness and drunken
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feeling. No noticeable after-effects or tolerance build-up. All in
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all, a very intersting trip indeed!
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Ok, enough stuffy talk. I liked it =) The only part I didn't care
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for is the fear of not being able to catch your breath. It goes away
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pretty quick. I figure it's because of the numbing sensation. I
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heated the liquid ketamine in a spoon over low heat on the stove. It
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quickly turns into powder. Chop it up finely with a razor blade. It
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takes effect much quicker after the first dose. I especially liked the
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halluciantions! Complete recovery in around half an hour. I don't
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recomend drinking while on this, or mixing with other drugs. I
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wouldn't drive either. Me and two friends got fried on this and drove
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to get some cigs. We took a turn too fast and did a 180 and ran into
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the hill next to the road.
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You can tell if it's good if it tastes kinda salty and like powdered
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aspirin (really bad taste). Burns for a few seconds when snorted too.
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It's a white powder in pure form, could be cut with anything but I had
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the 100% pure shit!
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If you've ever used 'Special K' and got similar or maybe completely
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different effects, then either e-mail me or reply this message with your
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'Special K' trip.
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"I believe in a long, prolonged derangement of the senses to attain the
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unknown" - Jim Morrison
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mcthomas@delphi.com
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=============================================================================
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Newsgroups: alt.drugs
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From: peter@petermc.demon.co.uk (Peter McDermott)
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Subject: Re: KILLER TRIP! Special K (Ketamine) *READ THIS*
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Message-ID: <56@petermc.demon.co.uk>
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Date: Sat, 21 May 1994 18:00:19 GMT
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Account of the intravenous injection of Ketamine:
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Dosage was uncertain. The Ketamine came as tablets that were being
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passed off as Ecstasy. Half a tablet was used. It dissolved completely,
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leaving no residue.
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Before the syringe was removed from the vein, reality as we normally
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experience it had crumbled into a different form. It was as though the
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world broke up, revealing another dimension. The subject was there, and
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not there at the same time - there was no apparent boundary between the
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subject and object - the world and I became one.
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I remained rooted at the spot for what seemed like an eternity. When
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I *did* try to move (not for some time - the experience was too intense to
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contemplate moving) it seemed as though the whole of my body was a
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mechanical entity, connected by hydraulics, pulleys and gear systems.
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Just moving an arm seemed to transform the whole universe. As the drug began
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to wear off, the subject felt like some sort of android - like Robocop.
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The K wore off in a kind of reverse rush. As the universe initially
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disintegrated when the drug was injected, so a reverse re-integration
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occurred as the drug wore off. The whole experience lasted some 20 - 30
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minutes.
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Although it was certainly an extreme experience, it was fundamentally
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unsatisfying. No real insight into the world, or even the experience were
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gained, and there was insufficient euphoria to make the experience seem
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worth repeating for pleasure. Interesting, but of little lasting value.
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--peter
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+--------------------------+---------------------------------------------
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| "What, me worry?" | peter@petermc.demon.co.uk
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| Alfred E. Neumann
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