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Legendary model Christie Brinkley talks body image ahead of her 70th birthday

<p>Christie Brinkley may be pushing 70 but she’s showing no signs of switching up her sensual public image.</p> <p>The 69-year-old Vogue model will still be donning bikinis for social media and says she feels as good as she did 40 years ago.</p> <p>“I feel strong,” Brinkley told <em>People</em>, “I pretty much feel, as I'm approaching 70, the same way that I felt when I was approaching 30. I feel good.”</p> <p>She spoke to the outlet while hosting Pet Life Unlimited’s Forever Young senior dog adoption event at the Animal Haven shelter in New York City.</p> <p>“I feel like the number doesn't match my spirit, so I may as well just keep spiriting on,” she added. She will turn 70 on February 2, 2024.</p> <p>“I think they all signal to us certain things,” she said.</p> <p>“I've been shocked by not feeling the way I thought I was supposed to be feeling at that age,” she explained.</p> <p>“I don't believe that focusing on age is going to make you feel any better about it.” And her advice for looking young was, “I think curiosity in the world around you and just wanting to do something with each day, that is what keeps you young and going.”</p> <p>The 69-year-old shared that her family keeps her grounded. She has two daughters, Alex Ray, 37, and Sailor, 24, and one son Jack, 27.</p> <p>“I just love any time I have any family and friends around, just being able to sit and laugh — I think laughter heals everything,” she continued.</p> <p>In 2022, Brinkley spoke about her figure. She was seen in a crop top and shorts while stretching on the beach and offered some solid advice.</p> <p>“When you eat too much, it’s not as easy to lose the weight, so here’s a tip that’s tried and true, that will make you feel like your best you,” she said.</p> <p>She also advised, “avoid the sugar and do exercise, it’s not about the size of your thighs.”</p> <p>“Vibrant good health will be your prize! Reminder this month when you buy a bottle, you’ll put planting trees into full throttle!” she said.</p> <p>The mum-of-three was spotted in a light blue swimsuit while walking on the shore in the Caribbean and took to Instagram to reveal to followers what she eats to stay in shape.</p> <p>She broke down her healthy diet tips and tricks that don’t skimp on flavour but rely heavily on freshly picked fruit.</p> <p>In one post she uploaded an image of freshly cut papaya sprinkled with greens.</p> <p>“My neighbors grew this papaya! Look at the rich color! I'm planting the seeds from this papaya!”she wrote.</p> <p>Another post showcased her breakfast which appeared to consist primarily of fresh fruit.</p> <p>“Today's breakfast! Chia seeds really fill you up fast, great source of fiber and quercetin an antioxidant that can reduce your risk of developing several health conditions including heart disease!”, she wrote.</p> <p>Another post saw blueberries and raspers over chia seeds mixed with a “milk replacement” and pecans on top.</p> <p>“Easy to make too just put 2 tablespoons of chia seeds for every half cup of your milk replacement of choice. I love it made with coconut milk or Oatmilk, Just pop it in the fridge and it will puff up. Ta Da!</p> <p>“Add fruit dribble with honey if you have a sweet tooth.”</p> <p><em>Image credit: Instagram</em></p>

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Here’s why this doghouse will likely sell for hundreds of thousands

<p dir="ltr">A doghouse up for auction could sell for more than $400,000 - the same price as a Brisbane apartment - and it's thanks to one small hole in its tin roof.</p><p dir="ltr">In 2019, a meteorite tore through the sky towards the city of Aguas Zarcas in north central Costa Rica, crash landing in the doghouse while the pooch was still inside.</p><p dir="ltr">The resulting seven-inch hole has made the simple wood and tin structure a highly sought after item, which is now estimated <a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-martian-lunar-other-rare-meteorites/aguas-zarcas-doghouse-4/142783?ldp_breadcrumb=back" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to sell</a> for between $280,000 and $420,000 at Christie’s “<a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-martian-lunar-other-rare-meteorites/lots/2134" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Deep Impact: Martian, Lunar and other Rare Meteorites</a>”.</p><p dir="ltr">“On April 23, 2019 at 9.07pm, a German Shephard [sic] named Roky experienced quite a fright. A meteorite, part of a shower of exotic stone meteorites loaded with organic compounds, crashed through his doghouse, barely missing him,” Christie’s <a href="https://www.nine.com.au/property/news/doghouse-struck-by-meteorite-400k-dollars-christies-space-auction/ab31a7b3-7fb6-483b-8770-f024f90a0df5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">explains</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">“Aguas Zarcas meteorites are the same type as Murchison, among the most researched meteorites of all time.</p><p><span id="docs-internal-guid-41333ea3-7fff-466c-e226-f7e961f0f6e6"></span></p><p dir="ltr">“These samples not only contain tens of thousands of prebiotics, including amino acids, but also pre-solar grains ranging up to twice the age of the solar system. Today, many cosmochemists throughout the world are either investigating Aguas Zarcas specimens or waiting to obtain them.”</p><p dir="ltr"><img src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/2022/02/meteorite-doghouse.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" /></p><p dir="ltr"><em>A meteorite and the kennel it crashed into have both been put up for auction, with the doghouse expected to sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Image: Christie’s</em></p><p dir="ltr">With meteorites usually landing in the ocean or ending up buried deep underground in remote areas if they do end up on land, the one that struck Roky’s kennel is incredibly rare.</p><p dir="ltr">Unfortunately, Christie’s explains that the house belonging to Roky’s owners won’t see an increase in value thanks to the meteorite, and that objects are what benefit most.</p><p dir="ltr">“Although the few homes hit by falling meteorites do not become worth much more when struck, that is not the case with other objects,” the site reads.</p><p dir="ltr">The high-end auctioneer is also selling off the <a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/deep-impact-martian-lunar-other-rare-meteorites/aguas-zarcas-cm2-meteorite-doghouse-8/142785" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meteorite</a> itself, which is expected to go for between $56-$84,000.</p><p dir="ltr">Though he may be separated from the meteor, Roky is leaving a permanent mark on the space stone.</p><p dir="ltr">“The front face of the meteorite is accented with a sienna-hued streak caused by the meteorite’s passage through the oxidized [sic] tin roof of Roky’s Doghouse.”</p><p dir="ltr">Currently, there are 16 bids on the doghouse and eight on the meteorite, with bidding due to end on February 23.</p><p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-1f0fb625-7fff-68db-e96a-c8ac088d7103"></span></p><p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Christie’s</em></p>

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Stunning at 65! Christie Brinkley kicks off 2020 in incredible red bikini style

<p>Christie Brinkley spent New Year’s Eve in Turks and Caicos with friends and family, kicking off 2020 with a bang.</p> <p>The 65-year-old model and actress flaunted her incredible figure in a red bikini and a sarong, pairing with a cute, raffia bucket hat as she sailed through the “beautiful islands” surrounding Parrot Cay where she attended American fashion designer Donna Karan’s annual New Year’s Eve dinner.</p> <p>She even revealed how she was kickstarting her resolution “to go to places we’ve never been in 2020.”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B63YoDanZPz/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B63YoDanZPz/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I think one of the best ways to start off the new year ( besides a good snorkel adventure ) is with some self care – one of my favorite ways to treat myself and those I love is with an Ultherapy® consultation! I recommend Ultherapy to all my girlfriends and encourage them to go in for consultations. I know firsthand how well it works to boost collagen and elastin for natural-looking results. What better way to jump start your post-holiday energy and start feeling like a new you than with some Ultherapy®?! 💫 #ChristieLovesUltherapy</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on Jan 3, 2020 at 9:10am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>“On the first day of the year we ventured a little further and we found three beautiful islands just around the bend!” she captioned an Instagram post. “May your new year be full of happy beautiful adventures near far and even within your heart and soul!”</p> <p>And despite sailing with her 24-year-old son, commenters couldn’t believe how youthful she looked.</p> <p>“Not the first time I thought you were a teenager,” wrote one person.</p> <p>Another said: “Forever young. Living your best life.”</p> <p>The blonde bombshell shared a number of photos from Donna Karan’s new year bash, as she’s dressed in a long-sleeved white maxi-dress.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yBL4inFYG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B6yBL4inFYG/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank">I can really get down! Getting back up tho 😂 show us how it’s done @thethirdearl 😘❤️🌴🌊🎄⭐️👑🎩🔥💥🌺🍾🥂💃🏼💃🏼🌴</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on Jan 1, 2020 at 7:32am PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Many people called the mother-of-three an “inspiration” and provided well wishes for the new year, which Brinkley rang in while “dancing on tabletops,” according to an earlier post.</p> <p>“I can really get down,” she captioned the video of herself and her 21-year-old daughter, Sailor Brinkley-Cook, dancing the night away.</p> <p>“Stay young as long as you can,” said one user. While another wrote, “I really want to know what your secret it you look amazing.”</p>

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Age is just a number! Christie Brinkley flaunts incredible bikini body

<p>Christie Brinkley may be 65, but she’s proven once again that age really is just a number.</p> <p>The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model took to Instagram to flaunt her bikini body, as she shared photos from her beach getaway.</p> <p>The mother-of-two looked incredible as always, with her famous figure going virtually unchanged despite being in her 60s.</p> <p>The photos show Christie rocking a skimpy black string bikini as she lies in the sand to soak up some sun.</p> <p>“Early morning Swim … Fish were jumping Pelicans swooping by and warm Rays of Sunshine … just soaking it all in ! #luckyhousepc,” she captioned the photos.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr_f1mn6WC/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxr_f1mn6WC/" target="_blank">Early Morning Swim...Fish were jumping Pelicans swooping by and warm Rays of Sunshine ...just soaking it all in ! #luckyhousepc</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/christiebrinkley/" target="_blank"> Christie Brinkley</a> (@christiebrinkley) on May 20, 2019 at 7:16am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Brinkley had made a promise to herself previously to never pose in a bikini again, but her latest snap has not only revealed the reason for her backtracking but have also had fans label the model as “inspiring”.</p> <p>“Goodness you are so inspirational! Your posts make me happy,” one person wrote.</p> <p>“Age really is just a number. Thank you for reminding us,” said another.</p> <p>One wrote: “Once a swimsuit model always a swimsuit model. Damn woman you are an inspiration.”</p> <p>It was only last month that the ‘70s supermodel revealed her secrets to her youthful appearance.</p> <p>“I hear actresses constantly talking about how you hit a certain age and offers don’t come in anymore,” Brinkley told <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/"><em>The Mirror</em></a>. “We’re changing that a lot, and that is because, frankly, we’re healthier today.”</p> <p>Brinkley also lives a clean lifestyle.</p> <p>“We’re a generation that has been exercising, has been eating right, and so we feel good,” she explained. “But so many women despite that still get influenced. There are so many things that influence us to feel we should be thinking about slipping away and winding things down. (Keeping young) is to be able to be out there active, doing things, learning new things.</p> <p>“Being curious about the world, taking on challenges, and constantly growing and learning, that’s the fountain of youth… Those things are the things that keep invigorated.”</p>

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Top 5 Agatha Christie mysteries

<p>Agatha Christie, the woman behind legendary characters Poirot and Miss Marple, is right up there with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when it comes to writing mysteries that stay with us for decades. And, while you can’t go wrong when it comes to choosing one of her novels, there are a few that really stand out. Here are our picks for the top five mysteries by Agatha Christie. How many have you read?</p> <p><strong>5.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fthe-abc-murders-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007119295.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The ABC Murders</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>A serial killer is on the loose, and they’re working their way through the alphabet, leaving a calling card beside each victim – the ABC Railway Guide open to the name of the town where the murder occurred. The killer has already struck Andover, Bexhill and Churston, but can Poirot stop them before they reach “D”?</p> <p><strong>4.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fa-murder-is-announced-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007120963.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">A Murder is Announced</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>In the village of Chipping Cleghorn, the townsfolk are shaken by an eerie advertisement posted in the local newspaper, reading, “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.” The villagers, fascinated by the advertisement, gather at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm when, suddenly, the lights go out. But is it a hoax? A practical joke? Or the real thing?</p> <p><strong>3.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fand-then-there-were-none-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780062073488.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And Then There were None</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>Ten strangers are invited to a mansion located on a remote island off the coast of Devon by the mysterious “U. N. Owen.” At dinner, a recorded message plays, accusing each guest of harbouring a dark secret. By the end of the night, one of them is dead. One by one, the guests are murdered, stranded by a violent storm. But who is the killer? And will anyone live to see the light of day?</p> <p><strong>2.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fthe-murder-of-roger-ackroyd-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780007141340.html" target="_blank"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Murder of Roger Ackroyd</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>When Poirot retires to a village near the home of his friend, Roger Ackroyd, he soon finds himself back on the case after Ackroyd is found stabbed to death, just one day after his lover, who was being blackmailed about murdering her first husband, commits suicide. It’s down to Poirot to solve the murder, as well as discover the identity of the person blackmailing Ackroyd’s lover.</p> <p><strong>1.</strong> <a href="http://t.dgm-au.com/c/93981/71095/1880?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.booktopia.com.au%2Fmurder-on-the-orient-express-agatha-christie%2Fprod9780062073501.html"><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Murder on the Orient Express</span></strong></em></a> </p> <p>Just past midnight, the Orient Express stops in its tracks during a vicious snowstorm. The next morning, a passenger is found dead, stabbed twelve times with his door locked from the inside. All the evidence Poirot has to go off only confuses him further, leading him to believe a criminal mastermind must be behind the murder. But who is it?</p> <p>Which is your favourite Agatha Christie mystery and why? Let us know in the comment section below.</p>

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Rare New Zealand painting up for grabs at Christie's in London

<p>A rare painting by one of Captain James Cook's crew members is set to go on sale at the famous London store Christie's later this month.</p><p>The painting by Williams Hodges depicts a Maori man standing near Cascade Cove in Dusky Bay, an area now part of the Fiordland National Park.</p><p>The almost 250-year-old piece is set to be sold for about the $200,000 mark.</p><p>Hodges was on Cook's second voyage to the Pacific, and is considered an important contributor to early New Zealand art.</p><p>Ari Edgecombe, curator of visual arts at the Southland Museum & Art Gallery, said while Hodges was employed to draw coastal views for navigation purposes, his main work was to gather material for landscape paintings.</p><p>"He would of made quite a large amount of sketches, and oils. The voyage home was very lengthy, that is when he would of done most of his big oil paintings," he said. </p><p>The Southland Museum has a similar painting by Hodges of Dusky Bay. Edgecombe said it was a popular attraction which people loved spending time with.</p><p>Although the sale at Christie's could go to a private collection, Edgecombe was confident it would one day make it back to New Zealand.</p><p>"These things will make their way back where they came from," he said.</p><p>Written by Tommy Livingston. First appeared on <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz" target="_blank"><strong>Stuff.co.nz</strong></a></span> </p><p><strong>Related links:</strong></p><p><em><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/entertainment/technology/2015/10/iphone-photo-tips/">8 iPhone photo tips you’ll want to know about</a></span></strong></em></p><p><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/home-garden/2015/10/gardening-is-healthy-study/">5 ways gardening is good for you</a></span></em></strong></p><p><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2015/10/woman-discovers-she-is-a-grandma/"><strong><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Lady’s reaction that she’s a grandma is priceless</span></em></strong></a></p>

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