Vol. 28 (2008), No. 6

M I N N E S O T A HERPETOLOGICAL S O C I E T Y N

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IN THIS ISSUE: JUNE IS CHAMELEON MONTH WITH SPEAKER BRUCE LARSON LAST MONTH’S SPEAKER’S JIM GERHOLDT AND

TONY GAMBLE 2008 MHS FIELD SURVEY INFORMATION June

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President Jennifer Hensley

Vice- President David Dewitt Treasurer Nancy Haig Membership Secretary Chris Smith Recording Secretary Ellen Heck News Letter Editor James Soos MEMBERS AT LARGE Jeff LeClere \ Pete Kazeck Christina Dunathar Kathy Claugherty

COMMITTEES Adoption Sara Richard

Education Jan Larson

Library Carmelita Pfar Webmaster Anke Reinders

Cover Animal Usumbara Three-horn Chameleon By Allen Blake Sheldon

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MHS VOICE MAIL: 612.624.7065 MHS WEBPAGE: HTTP://WWW.MNHERPSOC .ORG GROUP E MAIL : HTTP ://WWW. GROUPS.YAHOO.COM/ GROUP/ MNHERPSOC The Purpose of the Minnesota Herpetological Society is to: • Further the education of the membership and the general public in care and captive propagation • Educate the members and the general public in the ecological role of reptiles and amphibians; • Promote the study and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.

The Minnesota Herpetological Society is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization. Membership is open Newsletter is published monthly to provide its members with information concerning the society’sto all individuals with an interest in amphibians and reptiles. The Minnesota Herpetological Society activities and a media for exchanging information, opinions and resources.

General Meetings are held at Borlaug Hall, Room 335 on the St. Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota on the first Friday of each month (unless there is a holiday conflict). The meeting starts at 7:00pm and lasts about three hours. Please check the MHS Voice mail for changes in schedules or cancellations.

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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Members of the Society, I wish to apologize for the recent events at the last meeting. Unfortunately a slide projector was not procured before the meeting as it should have been. Steps were taken to insure that the projector room was open however, they were not followed up with and security locked that room before we arrived. The meeting was a bit haphazard and I want to thank all of the members who came through in a pinch to make the talk happen. I especially want to thank Jim Gerholdt for his patience and delivering a great talk and also would like to thank Tony Gamble for sharing his pictures from his recent trip to Peru .

Recently as many of you know there has been some unrest on the list serve, I want to assure you that we as the board take this very seriously and have been addressing these issues as they arise. However, I urge every member if you have ideas or suggestions of how to make things better PLEASE bring them to the board members or even come to a board meeting as they are open to the public and are held every first Saturday of the month after the general meeting. We welcome your opinions and suggestions with open arms.

Right now as a board we are addressing the fact that many of the vital tasks of the MHS have been performed by several single individuals for many years. Those people have done an excellent job. However, many unforeseen and unfortunate events can and will take place in life. In those events things can get lost, overlooked and forgotten. In an effort to prevent this in the future, the board has undertaken the task to clearly and accurately define the responsibilities required to make the MHS function as a whole and which positions have the responsibility to take care of those functions and then document them for prosperity.

I myself would like to personally thank everyone again that came together and truly showed what this society is made up of during the last meeting. Thank you everyone for being patient and taking the changes in stride.

Must Humbly your President, Jennifer M Hensley

A NIGHT WITH JIM GERHOLDT AND TONY GAMBLE.

by Elllen Heck

As everyone at the general meeting knows, the order of the evening ended up being a bit – chaotic. But many thanks and kudos to the main speaker Jim Gerholdt for sticking in there and delivering a great talk, Tony Gamble for stepping up with a brief overview of his recent geckohunting trip to Peru (fuller details later perhaps? hint, hint) and Jeff, Bill and everyone else who assisted in the procuring of the equipment.

The main speaker of the evening was Jim Gerholdt. Jim is a founding member of the MHS, the second newsletter editor and worked for the Minnesota Zoo for 21 ½ years.

He has written 32 books for children on snakes, amphibians, spiders and birds and works part-time at the Science Museum teaching classes on herps.

Jim got his first rattlesnake in 1961, when owning herps was even less generally accepted than it is now. He had asked his parents if he could get a venomous snake, and

they, thinking that since it was late February they would have some time to deal with this, said yes. The next day Jim came back with a young Northern Pacific rattlesnake.

Unfortunately, the animal died that night. Undeterred, Jim got a second one. This animal, according to Jim, was one of the nastiest snakes he ever worked with. Apparently, at one point the animal got on the wrong side of a California kingsnake and was about 2/3 swallowed before the kingsnake was disturbed and regurgitated the rattlesnake (I am personally rather partial to kingsnakes, but I can understand how almost being eaten by one could make anyone a little cranky) Although there isn’t quite the upheaval in classifications in crotalus as there are in other herp species, there is still some disagreement over exact classification. So, there are 16-18 species of rattlesnake in the US, and 33-35 worldwide, depending on who is asked. Over the years, Jim has worked with 20 of them. Many of his snakes have come from people who get a rattlesnake, then change their minds about how cool the animal is. His longestlived was a prairie rattlesnake, which was 27 years and one month when it died. Many of his slides were of specimens from the American International Rattlesnake Museum in Albuquerque, NM. When rattlesnakes hatch out, they have a “pre-button” on the end of their tail, and so cannot rattle. After 7-10 days, they have their first shed, and get a full-fledged button. However, they still cannot rattle until after their

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second shed. The female rattlesnakes guard their nests and the hatchlings until their first shed. One of the Jim’s slides was from a farm in Wisconsin, showing a group of 7 gravid females in one nest spot. And no, he wouldn’t say where this was; the DNR and serious herpers keep the sites secret to prevent casual sightseers from wandering through.

Rattlesnakes are usually distinguished several traits, including a vertical pupil and a heat sensing pit. Most snakes will vibrate their tails when threatened, but only rattlesnakes have an actual rattle, and most crotalus species have one. Even if the rattle is missing, their tails never come to a point. Each time the snake sheds, a segment is added. In the wild, the segments tend to break off more frequently than in captive specimens.

On average, a wild rattlesnake will have 8 or 9 segments, although one was found with 20. They also, of course, have fangs. It is not unusual for these to break off in the prey and be swallowed by the snake. The fangs are then passed out in the feces. Jim said he has quite a collection of fangs collected from cage cleaning.

One thing Jim emphasized during his talk was the danger of making assumptions about the disposition of rattlesnakes based on their species. The mojave has a bit of a reputation for being somewhat testy in nature.

Yet Jim described the one he brought as a “real sweetheart”. Of course, he has also had this animal since she was a baby and proper handling no doubt helps. On the other hand, one of Jim’s a black-tailed rattlesnakes apparently thinks he is a western diamondback and will actually strike off the hooks. He also stressed that, if you did want to keep venomous snakes, make sure you know what you have. Someone dumped what he said was a mojave rattlesnake on his girlfriend. Actually, the snake was a southern pacific. Not all rattlesnake venom is the same; anti-venom for one will not necessarily be affective for bites from another.

The rarest species Jim has worked with over the years is probably the Aruban subspecies of durissus, crotalus durissus unicolor. It is found solely on the island of Aruba, just north of Venezuela. This is a rather pretty snake, running in color from brown/tan to almost pink.

He and others were there in 1989 doing the first radio tracking study of the snakes. In the slides, the snakes are remarkably difficult to spot. Apparently this snake likes to slide off the hooks and tends to break off its rattle as a result.

Jim does a lot of photography with his animals and had numerous suggestions for taking snake photos. For example, although any shot of a snake can be a good one, it is almost always more interesting to catch the snake with its tongue out. Jim’s suggested method – blow on the end of its nose. Of course, this can be a little problematic when shooting venomous species.

Always look closely at the details before tearing down

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the setup and putting the snake away. Few things are more frustrating than getting the pictures back and finding small details, like sand on the snake, that make them unusable. Getting shots in the field can be done, but it usually works better to have a controlled setup. You may get lucky every once and awhile and get a great shot, but for the most part, it simply isn’t going to happen.

Jim also advocated tubing the snake for study, rather than the older pinning method. Pinning the snake can injure it if you pin it too hard. If you don’t pin it hard enough, the snake can get loose and bite. The snake might also end up with a lot of junk in its mouth. Maneuvering the snake into a tube may take a little bit longer, but once it is inside, it is safe to handle. Jim showed shots of his son’s first “timbering” trip – at age 12.

And in case you’re wondering; yes, Jim was bitten once. Apparently one evening his wife found him before dinner, poring over a book on snakebites. “Nipper”, a prairie rattler, had gotten one fang into Jim’s the little finger. But no secondary signs of poisoning appeared, so it was most likely a dry bite. This was also the animal that lived the longest – over 27 years – with Jim, so he obviously didn’t hold a grudge.

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MHS Needs Volunteers: Holiday Banquet Committee Chair Please contact Jennifer Hensley

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mals they had collected, then, acting under Carlos’ instructions, left as quickly as possible. As it turns out, the area above this particular village was being used as a dumping spot for the bodies of dead hobos, and the villagers had mistaken Tony’s group for some of these “undertakers”.

Fortunately, they were able to show the villagers the geckos, which more or less convinced them; apparently herping isn’t one of the interests of the people dumping the bodies.

Tony also had a few shots of other animals, like birds and a “creepy tarantula thing”. And a gratuitous cute puppy shot. But hopefully Tony will be back with a presentation of his trip, and the resulting test results, at some point in the future.

Sites for Jim’s talk http://www.remarkablereptiles.com/ http://www.rattlesnakes.com/core.html Sites for Tony’s talk

Photo By Sonja Koolmo

Tony presented some photos from his Peru trip in connection with ongoing studies of gecko evolution. Several species of phyllodactylus were presented, including an undescribed leaf-toed gecko. Initially there were 3 of them making the trip – Tony, Eli Greenbaum, a post-doc from Villanova, and Carlos Raul Miranda Taboada, a student with a background in coral snakes. They were later joined by Pablo, who apparently has quite a collection of snakes, including more than one bothrops, the pit vipers (actually, according to Tony, all the rooms and hallways of his apartment are floor to ceiling shoeboxes containing his collection).

The intrepid adventurers faced the usual obstacles, as well as some not so usual - such as a flood in a desert that washed out the road. They also narrowly avoided some potentially serious trouble when collecting in the mountains north of Lima. After collecting a number of geckos, they headed back down through a village. Several people ran out and stopped them, talking fast and furious. Tony, admitting to poor Spanish skills at best, let Carlos do the talking. They showed the people their permits, but unfortunately the head person couldn’t read. So they showed the people the ani-

http://www91.homepage.villanova.edu/eli.greenbaum/ peru.htm http://www.minnpost.com/from_our_partners/2008/03/28/1298/umn_news_gecko_tech_evolution_ produces_ideal_adhesive

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JUNE SPEAKER BRUCE LARSON ON CHAMELEONS. Bruce Larson, Born in Fairmont Minnesota High School - Blue Earth High School Class of 73 Attended North Central University in Minneapolis MN 1973-1974 Graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Commissioned Air Force 2nd Lt in July of 79 Received Aviator Wings in May 1980 Worked for General Motors (Delco-Remy) 1977-1990.

Worked various jobs at McGhee Tyson ANGB in Knoxville, TN Flew RF-4C Phantom II tactical fighters for Mississippi Air National Guard Meridian MS 1980-1990

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Moved to Maryville TN and retired as a Lt Colonel from Air Force in 1998.

Started family owned Oil Distrib ution Co and was asked by son in law to help with Chameleon business. Built large breeding facility in Maryville, TN and is one of the largest producers of Veiled and Panther chameleons east of the Mississippi.

Bruce is Married to wife Janie and have three daughters Debbie Ivey, Meridian MS Kelli Ray, Maryville, TN Ashley Monge, Estero FL Daughters have blessed them with 6 grandchildren.

Remember if you Contact Bruce and order a Chameleon, he will personally deliever it to the next meeting.

Photo by Allen Blake Sheldon

The Adoption Report Up for adoption this month we had:

MHS TO REVIEW TIMBER RATTLESNAKE RECOVERY PLAN The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Nongame Wildlife Program and various regional workers have developed a draft of a Timber Rattlesnake Recovery Plan to help improve habitat for this species in Minnesota. Members of the Minnesota Herpetological Society may review the plan in part and provide comments. Reviewers should have basic knowledge regarding the natural history of timber rattlesnakes (ideally in Minnesota and/or adjacent regions, but not absolutely necessary) and conservation practices.

If you are an MHS member interested in the conservation of these snakes, please contact me (info in front of newsletter).

Jeff LeClere

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Two Mexican Rosy Boas 1.1 Arizona Mtn. King Snake Mexican common Boa Common Boa Everglades Rat Snake Corn Snake Anole Iguana Spiny Tailed Iguana Asian Box Turtle Snapping Turtle I left the meeting with an empty car so I guess I will be back next month ;-) We also found a home for the Sulcatta that has been in foster for awhile. I believe that the Snapper will be back next month so be thinking of a good home for him.

So far, coming up in June we may have at least 4 water turtles a ball python and another Boa. Who knows what else. Thanks in advance for all the help.

Sarah Richard Adoption Chair Minnesota Herpetological Society

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FIELD SURVEY 2008 IS JUNE 20 - 22 Wanted: volunteer(s) to stay at campsite to welcome and help direct incoming survey members. Do you want to go to the survey event, but would rather not go out on the surveys? This is your chance!

Please contact me (info below) if you are interested.

By now, you should have heard about the 2008 MHS Field Survey. If not, then you are probably still “hibernating” and waking up late with all the other herps this year. If spring ever really gets here, we will be holding the survey at Afton. This year the camping area will be 1/2 mile from the parking area. No RVs or campers will be allowed this year. We have arranged to have park vehicles shuttle your equipment in so you will not have to carry it. The trips to and from the campground will be coordinated with their volunteers, so be prepared if your gear cannot be brought in immediately upon your arrival. Be patient and plan for this and we will do our best.

The herp specimens we catch are often brought back to the “base camp” for a photography session. Jim Gerholdt and Blake Sheldon indicated that they will be at the survey. Both are excellent photographers, and Jim typically brings along a multifunctional set in which to pose our catches. They are always glad to share photography tips with other members. Of course, all of our herp “models” are released where they were caught after everyone gets pictures.

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provides containers for holding specimens, but individuals must bring their own nets, snake hooks, snake bags, etc.· Surveys begin Friday evening and usually go until mid day Sunday. Feel free to stay for the entire survey, or attend one day or part of one day. If possible, let me know what days you plan to attend in advance. · Sign up before attending the survey. Likewise, notifications of cancellations are also encouraged as we try to organize group searches. We don’t want to leave anyone out, but we also don’t want to wait for people who are not going to show. You can sign up for the survey at monthly meetings, by email, or by phone.For more information check out the MHS web site: http://www. bellmuseum.org/herpetology/Research.html or from the main page, click Events and Meetings, then click Research/Field Trips.If you have questions, please contact me at Reptilia74@aol.com or at 651 488 6388. Hope to see you there!Jeff LeClere

If we are lucky this year, we may have some midnight visitors again.

Needless to say, there is much more to the MHS Field Survey than just searching for herps. There are many different opportunities to share knowledge and get to know other members. I hope to see some new faces out there this year. If interested, please sign up at the May or June MHS meeting. If you will not be able to attend those meetings, my contact information is listed below, along with some general information about the survey: You must be a current member of MHS to attend the survey. · Please follow the rules and guidelines set forth by MHS and the Survey Coordinators. · The survey is open to all MHS members from those with no field experience to seasoned herpers. Experienced herpers can teach those with little or no experience.

Typically, this is a group event; please be respectful of others as there will be members with differing levels of field expertise.· MHS provides firewood, park maps, permits, and some food and drinks. Entrance and campsite fees are either furnished or reimbursed

by MHS, depending upon the park.· Please bring your own field clothing and field/camping gear. MHS 2007 MHS Survey Photos By Jim Soos

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Name Elisabeth Pearl Rypka-Hauer, 9lbs 5 oz, 4:05AM Sat, April 19, 2008

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PRESS RELEASE 5th May, 2008. For immediate release.Six critically endangered Grand Cayman Blue Iguanas were killed by unknown persons late on Saturday evening, in the QE II Botanic Park. The crime was discovered by volunteers with the National Trust’s Blue Iguana Recovery Programme, shortly after 9am on Sunday morning.

The iguanas appeared to have massive internal injuries, as if they had been stamped on violently and repeatedly. Some were also cut and partially dismembered. Three were found dead inside their breeding pens, two had been carried out of their pens and left in the tour area outside. The body of the sixth is still missing, but entrails on the trail outside his pen are a grim sign of his fate.

Department of Environment enforcement officer Carl Edwards was on the scene almost immediately, fast followed by the Royal Cayman Islands Police who began forensic work and have commenced an investigation. Dr. Colin Wakelin from the Department of Agriculture closed a large gash in one of the surviving victims and began making arrangements for an autopsy to confirm the causes of death, which will probably take place later today.

Dead on Sunday morning were the adult breeding males “Yellow” (sponsored by Caribbean Publishers), “Pedro” (sponsored by Websters Tours), “Digger” (sponsored by Simon Hicks), and “Eldemire” (christened by Kent Eldemire). The grand matriarch of the captive facility, “Sara”, was also dead.

“Jessica” had been thrown out of the neighboring pen and was in shock, but still moving. Both females had been preparing to lay eggs.

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The effort to save Jessica’s life went on into the night, but despite specialist advice by telephone from the Wildlife Conservation Society and Dr. Wakelin’s resourceful and determined attempts to stabilize her, she passed away during the night.

The persons responsible may have broken into the Park after closing hours, and found a way into the fenced-in captive breeding facility. No motive is known for this act of extreme violence against these unique and much-loved symbols of Cayman’s natural heritage.

Anyone with relevant information is asked to contact the Royal Cayman Islands Police.

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MAY’S BOARD MEETING MINUTES Board Highlights from 4/3/2008; called to order 6:09pm The general meeting was fairly well attended, with over 100 people present.

It may be a good idea to keep a slide projector in the supply cabinet, since we can’t rely on having access to the A/V equipment in the meeting room. The society will also try to get a video camera to record the meetings to DVD. The efforts of the membership committee have started paying off – for the second month in a row, membership has risen rather than dropped. Chris Smith will replace Tony as the student organization president.

The board voted to include a member-at-large on the adoption committee, to act as liaison. Kathy Claugherty volunteered for the position.

A chairperson for the Holiday Banquet still needs to be found.

The MHS use of the U of M phone system was re-evaluated. The society pays almost $100 a month for a main auto-attendant line, a mailbox line, off campus forwarding etc. Since we are no longer eligible under university policy to make changes to the auto-attendant, this line has been dropped as well as the off campus forwarding. This will bring our bill down to less than $40 a month.

Volunteer rewards need to be ordered. According to the numbers, the hours are slightly down but the number of volunteers is distinctly down, meaning fewer people are volunteering but those that do are putting in more hours than in the past.

Meeting adjourned at 9:07pm

Komodo dragon from Minnesota Zoo By Jim Soos

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Why does this Gopher Snake look Angry??

The Herpetological Society needs volunteers, for the Newsletter, Hands on Events and a Holiday Banquet Committee Chair.

Please contact the Committee Chairs or a Board Member to help out.

Remember a newsletter isn’t anything with out your help. If you would like to contribute an article, Photograph or even art please submit them by 5 p.m. on the following Tuesday of every Meeting. Please send all electronic submissions to mhsnewseditor@yahoo.com.

We are currently looking for covers for the rest of the year.

Jim Soos

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Treasurer's Report for March 2008 prepared by Nancy Haig Beginning Checkbook Balance: $24,125.81

TID BIT NEWS:

Income: Membership

$480.00

Library Fines

$0.00

Raffle

$73.00

Adoption

$150.00

Rodent Sales

$670.00

Hands Ons

$172.70

Sales

$0.00

You can now update and pay for your membership online now via Pay Pal. Please check the website for more information.

White Pages are being created and we need your updated info.

Please fill out the following and turn it in.

Name: Address:

Total income:

$1,545.70

Expense: Newsletter

$0.00

Misc. prt/post.

$0.00

Program

$270.00

Library

$0.00

Supplies

$11.99

Hands On Rodent cost

City State and Zip Phone Email

$0.00 $0.00

Adoption cost

$60.00

Donations

$0.00

Voicemail

$92.32

Pet Fair parking

$39.00

List in MHS Directory?

Yes_ No_

Total Expense

$473.31

Cash increase/(decrease)

$1,072.39

Other* Ending Checkbook Balance:

$25,198.20

Placement of cash holdings

Total

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Checking account

$25,198.20

Cash on hand

$155.00 $25,353.20

Herp Related Interests:

G E T YOUR ME S SA GE TO Y O UR T AR GE T A UD I EN CE W I T H A 1 / 4 PA G E A D. $10 PER MONT H $ 1 10 P ER Y EA R *

*12th month is free on a one year commitment Advertising Policies

MHS AD RATES Business card 1/4 Page 1/2 Page Full Page

$5/Month $10/Month $20/Month $40/Month

$55/Year* $110/Year* $220/Year* $440/Year*

* Note: 12th month is free on a one year commitment

New

MHS Ad Policy: The MHS assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY regarding the health or legality of any animal, or the quality or legality of any product or service advertised in the MHS Newsletter. Any ad may be rejected at the discretion of the Newsletter Editor. Due to space limitations, unpaid and complimentary advertisements are subject to occasional omission.

Classified Ads: All active members are allowed a classified ad, run free of charge as space permits. Ads may be run three consecutive months, after which time they may be resubmitted. Corresponding members are allowed a complimentary business card advertisement monthly as space permits. Due to federal restrictions on non-profit mailing permits, we are not allowed to run ads for travel, credit, or insurance agencies.

Submissions: All advertisements should be submitted to the MHS Editor, Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Deadline is the night of the General Meeting for inclusion in the next newsletter. Make checks payable to: Minnesota Herpetological Society.

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Phone

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Corresponding Memberships: Commercial ($25/year, 2 business card ads/year) Required check info. Drivers Lic #

State

DOB

Please enclose the proper payment with your application. Make Checks Payable To: Minnesota Herpetological Society. Membership is for 12 months from the date of approval, a receipt will be sent only upon request. Mail to: Minnesota Herpetological Society, Bell Museum of Natural History, 10 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing.

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Next Meeting:

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