This sounds like an I can top this statement, but I was reminded of what I
do. I use a Braille display and keep my iPod in my bag, so it's invisible.
Since the Braille display has no lights or screen, what I'm doing with it is
completely off the visual spectrum, though rarely, some folks will
I'm going to take a look on AppleVis, but can anyone recommend either an app or
even a simple website that isn't too cluttered?
Thanks,
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what you're at'
--Lewis Carroll
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Hello Teresa,
The Larousse English/French dictionary is very accessible and easy to use.
Here's the link to it in the French Appstore, just replace the fr with your
country code such as us for the States:
https://itunes.apple.com/fr/app/english-french-dictionary/id338712994?l=enmt=8
Cheers,
Hi Ann,
Is this the French dictionary you suggested?:
English / French dictionary
By Editions Larousse
$5
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/english-french-dictionary/id338712994?mt=8
Joseph
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From: Anne Robertson annefromo...@gmail.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
I was going to speculate that we may start seeing 64 bit only features
in iOS 8 such as the Alex voice. Just speculation.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 30/06/2014 03:10, Alex Hall wrote:
The 64-bit arcetechture isn't noticeable
If Alex was only possible on devices with the 64 Bit processor this would
mean that the iPhone 4S and 5 which don't have the A7 chip would not get the
Alex voice. While this is possible I somehow don't think it likely.
Regards,
Sieghard
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Wow, looks like I wasted my $10 on the Numbers app--I should have waited for
your message. Smile.
In all seriousness, I took this Google Sheets for a test drive and found it
incredibly accessible, but it has some annoying quirks.
List of quirks:
1. I don't like the ribbon of command buttons at
Thanks for trying that Alex, I was curious to see how the website would
respond. I think that's as far as one can go, as an end user, in terms of
being able to read the diagnostic report. It would be great if one day we
could see more.
Grant
From: viphone@googlegroups.com
Hello Joseph,
Yes, that looks like the one. I can't check on the price as I'm in France and
the prices here are in euros, and besides, I've had the app for some time so it
shows as EURO 0 for me.
Cheers,
Anne
On 30 Jun 2014, at 08:35, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi
Well let's hope this is the case.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 30/06/2014 08:02, Sieghard Weitzel wrote:
If Alex was only possible on devices with the 64 Bit processor this would
mean that the iPhone 4S and 5 which don't have the A7 chip
Hi! As with any application, some practice would make you better! Before
I found this application, I could do everything with my iPhone except
spreadsheets and the laundry. Now, thanks to Google, I'm just looking for an
app to do my laundry.
I love working on spreadsheets on the go. I was
Yes, this is the correct French/English dictionary. I have it also.
Cheryl
Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2014, at 2:35 AM, Joseph FreeTech
Thank you very much, folks! I will give this a spin. Having dictionaries is
still a novelty. I remember my last hardcopy Braille one years ago. Even though
it was an extremely abridged softcover, it still took up seventeen volumes!
Thanks,
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what
Unfortunately, it is not only likely, it appears to be the case.
I listened to two podcasts demoing accessibility features in iOS 8. Alex is
only available on the 5S, and it takes up 809 MB of storage.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from
David and all I speculate that also. If true then I will definitely
upgrade early to a 5s or later to take advantage of him grin. He's one
of the best voices I've ever heard. Nothing comes close to him. I tried
the currently available voices and nothing cuts him I'm afraid. Sure
speech is a
I'm assuming that Alex will be available on the ipad Air and mini with retina
display, as those have the a7 chip.
Was this not a similar situation to Siri's introduction: i.e. Siri was
introduced with an iOS upgrade, but only for iPhone 5?
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder
Subject changed to reflect thread.
Obviously we cannot confirm nor deny anything but we can speculate that
this particular feature will be available on devices with an A7 chip.
Also Teresa may I correct you and say Siri was introduced as an iOS
upgrade but only on the new iPhone 4s. The 5
I asolutely agree. I used him on my Mac for years. He is a very, uh, stout
fellow for iOS, though, at almost 1 GB. :)
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I wonder what you're at
--Lewis Carroll
On Jun 30, 2014, at 4:48 AM, Christopher Hallsworth
christopher...@gmail.com wrote:
David
Joseph,
You demonstrate an excellent grasp of statistics. I am impressed. When the time
comes, I will outsource the statistical number-crunching for my research.
That said, when conducting professional research at the masters and PhD levels,
it is imperative that the researcher read any and
Siri has always only been available on the 4S or higher, so there is
precedence. Apple will only allow features on devices where said features will
run properly.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 30 Jun 2014, at 23:53,
Good day/night all. I am attempting to watch the second season of a Netflix
show, but it will only show me the episodes in the first season with an
accompanying Play button. I have viewed the entire first season already. Any
ideas on how to get to the second season?
Thanks much.
Christine
It's a very simple and nice way to read particularly for pleasure
reading. Teresa gave you the basics in her reply. It may take a bit to
get used to the two-finger swipe down to read continuously. You can
also single tap to pause. A three-finger swipe left or righnt will
turn pages back or
I agree. However, as I will be acquiring an iPhone 6 shortly after they become
available, I can wait a little while.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchitten...@gmail.com
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 30 Jun 2014, at 23:48, Christopher Hallsworth christopher...@gmail.com
I am noticing that too.
When ever I try to search for a show and type season 2 after typing the name of
the show it is only showing one season of the show.
isaac
isaac.heb...@gmail.com
Skype gold_wildcat
On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:10 AM, Christine Grassman cgrassman1...@gmail.com wrote:
Good
The other thing that would be nice is if they would allow you to open
spreadsheets from dropbox.
Richard
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2014, at 12:34 AM, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com
wrote:
Wow,
first for Alan it doesn't provide as good information as some of the
other apps. Since I live in Columbus Wx alert definitely works in
Ohio. It also provides alerts when the phone is off. For those who
want information on multiple cities it does that as well. I found it
on AppleVis. Just my
This is an excellent dictionary. I used it all the time growing up
with the Optacon. It was a necessity living in Montreal at the time.
I'm really appreciative of the question.
On 6/30/14, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote:
Thank you very much, folks! I will give this a spin. Having
Hi,
When I go to appstore and click top chart, it only shows 20 items, and I
can't scroll down with voiceover three finger swap down.
However, a sighted person can scroll down to see more than 20 items.
Any workaround for this?
I use IOS7.
Thanks,
JL
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Here is a work aroundd you can do.
First turn off voiceover.
Next swipe up with three fingers.
Next turn back on voiceover.
isaac
isaac.heb...@gmail.com
Skype gold_wildcat
On Jun 30, 2014, at 8:28 AM, James Lee jameslee...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi,
When I go to appstore and click top chart,
Hi, all,
Sorry if this got posted twice. I didn't see it the first time I posted.
I find no buttons or links for playing videos in the PBS US public television
ap. Am I missing something? There used to be a large button that said play
video.
Thanks,
Teresa
Twinkle, twinkle, little bat
How I
You can do this, but it's tricky with touch. You can also double-tap and hold
on a word to highlight it. I haven't played with the notes feature, so I don't
know how well that works.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jun 30, 2014, at 6:39 AM, Paul Ferrara
Teresa, Is there a way to get the app to read a line at a time; say I want to
stop and read or reread a line, spell a certain word, etc. I bought 2 academic
textbooks to really look at in detail.
Thanks.
Paul
From: Teresa Cochran
Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:15 PM
To:
Yes, turn the rotor to words or lines and do a single finger flick up to move
back, down to move forward.
HTH,
Richard
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education. - Victor Hugo
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2014, at 6:39 AM, Paul Ferrara paul.ferr...@insightbb.com
I use him on my mac as well, always have done, always will.
Christopher Hallsworth
Student at the Hadley School for the Blind
www.hadley.edu
On 30/06/2014 12:58, Teresa Cochran wrote:
I asolutely agree. I used him on my Mac for years. He is a very, uh, stout
fellow for iOS, though, at almost
Christine, I had the same problem. The only way I was able to get
to the next season was to have my sighted husband do it for me. It is
very very frustrating. Maybe someone else has had success in figuring
it out.
On 6/30/2014 7:10 AM, Christine Grassman wrote:
Good day/night all. I am
I have several droids, battery life works fine, granted, I switch off
the lte to get a longer battery life, since I don't download huge files
over my data connection. In the United States, nearby explorer is the
best GPS app for android, works as well as blindsquare and the seeing
eye app, and
Can anyone tell me how do I delete personal Documents from Kindle Cloud?
If so, how do I do it?
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Hi VIPhoners,
First of all, I'd like to say a big, sincere and heartfelt thank you to those
of you who contributed to our Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. As you can see
from visiting our Indiegogo page, we did not reach our goal of $50,000. The
question you're asking yourself is, What happens
Hi Christopher,
I thought I had my phone set-up to back-up to the cloud. Apparently, I
didn't. When I checked it said my phone hadn't been backed-up to the cloud
for 12 weeks. Once everything was backed-up, the request to sign in to
Itunes went away.
Thank you very much for suggesting I look
Hi all, and thank you very much for the help. Whenever I try to play level 22
of BlindfoldRacer it crashes when I try to get the drum I can get the bell and
the bongo. I was wondering if anyone else has this problem I have deleted and
reinstalled BlindfoldRacer but that doesn't seem to help
I'm the same way, I use IOS and Android, I like them both for different
reasons.
Original message:
Hello Eric,
I am sorry you are so unhappy with your iPhone 5 since updating to iOS
7.1. I know what it is like to have a phone running perfectly only to
have things seemingly get messed up
Yes, it does this same thing when I try to play that level, too. The developer
is extremely friendly. I don't have the email handy right now, but you can use
the game link or look it up on AppleVis. He's posted a lot to the forum there.
HtH,
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On
How do you move from row to row on iOS numbers?
Sent from my iPad
On Jun 30, 2014, at 1:34 AM, Joseph FreeTech joseph.freet...@gmail.com
wrote:
Wow, looks like I wasted my $10 on the Numbers app--I should have waited for
your message. Smile.
In all seriousness, I took this Google
It crashes on me too.
Has he said as to what we can fix this problem?
If any one can guide me, i'll be very greatful.
Regards,
Chandan.
Sent from my iPad
On 30-Jun-2014, at 9:19 pm, Teresa Cochran batsfly...@me.com wrote:
Yes, it does this same thing when I try to play that level, too. The
I personally am not seeing much difference in battery drain between my
iPhone 4, my 5s and my iPad air..
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
I think this is something the developer will have to fix in the next release.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jun 30, 2014, at 9:46 AM, chandan mokashi chandanmoka...@gmail.com wrote:
It crashes on me too.
Has he said as to what we can fix this problem?
If any one can
You can download 7.1.2 now.
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Wonder if this fixes the bug where the microphone stays on after
dictating, causing the battery to drain much faster.
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Hi all
The subject pretty much says it. I just tested on my iPhone5, running iOS7.1.2,
and the dictation bug is still present. So, remember to play media or activate
Siri after dictating, or you might have severe battery drain.
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Alex, is this problem only if you use a dictation app or does it also looks her
if you Siri to dictate? I do the latter. So if one uses Siri, is one still have
to reactivate Siri to take care the battery drain issue? Hope this makes sense.
Thanks.
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2014, at 2:46
I think it's only if you use dictation in a text field, not Siri.
On Jun 30, 2014, at 2:53 PM, Les Kriegler kriegle...@gmail.com wrote:
Alex, is this problem only if you use a dictation app or does it also looks
her if you Siri to dictate? I do the latter. So if one uses Siri, is one
still
I was going to say much the same thing. With the 5s and the iPad Air both
being 64 bit, so far the most I can say about it is so what. I have
suspected though that Apple has bigger plans for it.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous -
Your French?
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous -
everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my arrangements and performances played on
the Yamaha Tyros
I believe Siri first appeared on the 4s but please don't shoot me if I'm
wrong.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free
Thanks for this, admitedly, I'm a bit disappointed that Apple did not
fix this when they were clearly aware of it. How were you able to tell
that it wasn't fixed?
Original message:
Hi all
The subject pretty much says it. I just tested on my iPhone5, running
iOS7.1.2, and the dictation bug is
Is there a way one could leave this group by email? The given
link does not work. Thank you.
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Thanks for the suggestions. Appreciate the help.
Tessa
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From: Richard Turner rich...@turner42.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: App for reading on an ipad mini?
Voice Dream Reader was originally designed for a sighted
I can say about the 64 bit architecture that watching TV shows and movies on
the iPad Air is no different then watching them on an HD TV or this is what
my fully sighted wife tells me. I suppose that's good to know more or less
but I would of personally been more excited if the air had stereo
Actually, the email address that should work is toward the bottom of the email
although it says link. It is
viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com Be sure to include the plus sign. So it is
the word viphone and then the plus sign and then unsubscribe all run together.
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I tried and
Golly, then I'm glad that I bought the 64 GB model of the 5s.
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my
I haven't had this problem but I guess that is partly why it's a bug. Some
people get it but not everybody does. It's always nice to find one bug from
which I have been excluded!
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Cheryl
I tried and tried to turn over a new leaf.
I got crumpled wads of tear-stained paper thrown in the
Isn't he the one who you can hear take breath like a real person?
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my
It's easy to tell if you use bluetooth headphones when dictating, at least the
ones I use. When the mic is open, sound quality drops to that of a phone call
instead of the usual full quality. Normally, once dictation is over, sounds,
including VO speech, return to normal. With this bug, though,
Hi all,
I got a warning today that my family's plan was about to go over our 2gb data
limit, with over two weeks left in the billing cycle. I called, and was told
that my iPhone has used 1.15gb so far since June 15, which is crazy as I'm
usually on wifi. I went through and checked the
Hi, if you are talking about weather radio being $10, I thought that is what
I would find as well. But I was surprised to find that it is now $4.95. If
you want lightning alerts, then you are close to $10.
Neal
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how would a person know, if there microphone was still active?
Dave.
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From: Cheryl Homiak cah4...@icloud.com
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: iOS7.1.2 did NOT fix the dictation bug
I haven't had this problem but I
You must manually reset at the beginning of every month. Your carrier
should have a number which you can dial and it will show you what they say
you have used. Check with your carrier.
DJ
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Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
Please click on:
HTTP://WWW.home.earthlink.net/~alanandsuzanne/
There, you'll find free files of my
Thanks. I thought there would be a better way, or that iOS could reset itself
automatically. Yes, Verizon has a code to text, but I like seeing usage by app
instead of all at once. I can then determine if an app is running in the
background or otherwise taking up more data than it should be.
On
Mike,
One way you can tell if the microphone turns off is to do the following.
Make sure that the volume level is different for Siri and regular use. They
each have their own level, so set them apart from each other.
Now, locate and activate an edit field.
Perform a two finger double tap to
No actually I'm Greek but since I grew up in Montreal I had to learn
and speak French.
On 6/30/14, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net wrote:
Your French?
Regards,
Alan
I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being
ridiculous - everyone
hasn't met me yet.
One way you can tell if the microphone turns off is to do the following.
Make sure that the volume level is different for Siri and regular use. They
each have their own level, so set them apart from each other.
Now, locate and activate an edit field.
Perform a two finger double tap to start
You have to turn voiceover off, then tap in the middle of the screen.
Cheryl
Be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances;
for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2014, at 9:37 AM, Teresa Cochran
I don't see where you set a volume for siri. Where do you go to do that? my
sound volume is set to 100 percent. When I looked in the settings for siri,
I saw how to enable it, saw the language, voice gender, and the raise to
speak, and voice feedback. I don't see anything about volume.
-
Hi, I just received a set of the Aftershokz Bluez 2 2nd Gen Bluetooth Bone
Conduction Headphones, which really seem pretty nice. Problem is, I'm
looking for accessible instructions to know what to do to make them access
Siri or answer my phone. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Similar to VoiceOver, simply changing the volume while Siri is speaking will do
it. You may be able to adjust the volume with Siri simply open, but I find
waiting until it is speaking to be easier.
On Jun 30, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Gail the U. S. Male gailcrowe1...@gmail.com
wrote:
I don't see
That left-hand button, the triangle on the left sound pad, is your friend. It
will answer an incoming call, hang up an in-progress call, and play or pause
media when no calls are active. Press it twice quickly to fast forward, thrice
to rewind (though I can't get that latter one to work much).
Thanks; that worked. I'm curious; how did you find out about that? It doesn't
seem like the most intuitive thing in the world for a VO user to stumble across.
Thanks,
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jun 30, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Cheryl Lenartiene cheryl.lenarti...@gmail.com
Um, no. I have insatiable curiosity. I took two years in high school and one
year in junior high. Learning other languages is fun. :)
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jun 30, 2014, at 1:17 PM, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Your French?
Regards,
Yep, that's the one. At first, I thought it was gimicky. That is, until I heard
it and realized how subtly natural it makes him sound. Very clever.
Teresa
We're made of star stuff.--Carl Sagan
On Jun 30, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Alan Paganelli alanandsuza...@earthlink.net
wrote:
Isn't he the
Hi all,
Just wondering, anyone on this list uses Fitdit product before?
If so, how accessible to set it up and paring with your smartphone?
Thanks
Joanne
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I use Ting as my mobile provider (Sprint MVNO). Fortunately their iOS app is
completely Voiceover accessible, but the website works just as fine. There I
can check the breakdown of my daily usage (minutes, messages and data) along
with by device as my wife is on my plan.
Just the other day in
I assume the 64 bit is why Downcast runs so much smoother for me on my 5S than
4S. I have a lot of subscriptions and Downcast on the 4S would crash a lot on
the 5S I have never had a problem with Downcast crashing or freezing I am no
computer expert but I assume the 64 bit chip is the reason
I suppose whether 64-bit architecture revolutionized software on PC's or
not is subjective, but I would claim it has. First, you can't separate
the hardware from the software but need to think of it as a 64-bit
system. BTW, the I3 and I5 processors are 64-bit chips.
Allowing the operating
I know this had been discussed before on this list but like most, I didn't
pay attention at that time. I'm looking for a small Bluetooth keyboard that
can switch between at least three different devices without having to pare
each time. I would like it to have nice tactual keys as well. Any
Actually, the free Megadopler app which is publicized by our local ABC
affiliate here in L. A. will work anywhere in the country. last summer I was
in Columbus OH and got alerts about the weather in Columbus through the
Megadoppler app.
Andy
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Thank you Alex for answering her question.
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Of Gail the U. S. Male
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 7:13 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: iOS7.1.2 did NOT fix the dictation bug
I don't
Hi Joanne
The Fit Bit wrist band is easy to set up and very accessible. Just follow
the promps.
Jenny
Jennifer dawson
Phone: 08 94961024
Email: jjdaw...@iinet.net.au
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Hi, I'm a he. hence Gail the U. S. male.
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To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 8:33 PM
Subject: RE: iOS7.1.2 did NOT fix the dictation bug
Thank you Alex for answering her question.
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From:
Hi Mike,
I am actually curious as to how people know that the microphone stays on. I
believe it's the speaker and not the microphone since if you put the bottom
right corner to your ear after dictating you can hear a small hissing noise,
but that of course is the speaker side and not the
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