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Comedian’s Guide to Survival a funny, realistic look at how to make it as a stand-up comedian

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By Stuart Nulman mtltimes.ca

hoever said “dying is easy, comedy is hard” certainly had a point.

Trying to be a successful stand-up comedian is an exercise in perseverance.

If one becomes a successful stand-up comic, it can be quite rewarding both artistically and financially.

However, the road to reaching that comedy pinnacle is indeed a long, difficult one.

There are those who have to juggle a day job with trying to fulfill those stand-up aspirations.

There’s plenty of long, lonely travel on the road from one club gig to another. Most times, the performance venue is not always the most ideal one.

The audience – sometimes in small numbers – can be unresponsive to your material or even worse, outright hostile.

And the pay is very little or next to nothing.

There are plenty of those horror stories that have been told or written about by generations of comics, professional or amateur, successful or not.Veteran British comic (and current New Brunswick resident) James Mullinger has had his share of similar ups and downs on his journey to pursuing his dream of being a successful comedian in his native England.

But this time, he offers his story not as an oral or written narrative, but as a more illustrative version in the form of an autobiographical feature film called “The Comedian’s Guide to Survival”.

Filmed last year in England and at the Just For Laughs festival, “The Comedian’s Guide to Survival” was previewed last month at this year’s edition of Just For Laughs before its official premiere in the UK this October. It tells the story of Mullinger (played by popular British actor James Buckley), as he struggles to make it as a professional stand-up comic in Britain, while working as a magazine journalist as he spends every waking hour • August 20, 2016

during his nights and weekends travelling across the country performing in club and pub gigs, withstanding every form of public humiliation and at times, sleeping in empty train stations overnight when he misses that final train back home to face another day at the office.

Nick Secker, James’ editor-in chief boss at the magazine (played with hilarious, spittle-spraying snarkiness and nastiness

by Kevin Eldor) is determined to have him focus on his journalistic duties and forget his comedy ambitions, by hanging over James’ head the threat of termination if he ever finds out that he performed another comedy club gig again. However, strange enough, he decides to put James in charge of the magazine’s upcoming special issue on comedy. He is sent to Montreal and L.A. to interview a series of comics for the publication (and includes “interviews” with such comics as Omid Djalili, Gilbert Gottfried, Brendon Burns, Gina Yashere and Mike Ward, who make cameo appearances throughout the movie). If Secker’s intention was to have James stick to his job and forget about being a stand-up comic, this assignment has a boomerang effect, and only serves to strengthen James’ ambition to take up the mic even further, no matter what the consequences may be.

“The Comedian’s Guide to Survival” is a movie that gives a genuine, gritty look at how tough it can really be to carve out a career as a stand-up comic, and all the sacrifices and obstacles that go with it. James Buckley fits into the role of James Mullinger so easily, and convinces the audience that he is James Mullinger the struggling comic

(Mullinger himself makes a cameo appearance, as narcissistic veteran comic Brad Macey, who offers the aspiring young comedian some valuable career advice). And there’s plenty of laughs interspersed with the drama and dilemmas that young James faces on his career path, with Buckley performing stand-up sets with material that Mullinger actually used throughout his own career (which adds to the film’s sense of authenticity).

Thanks to a finely crafted screenplay by Mullinger and director Mark Murphy, and a strong cast, “The Comedian’s Guide to Survival” should be essential viewing for anyone who is interested in the world of stand-up comedy, or those brave souls who want to pursue a career in it. Many veteran comics will certainly identify with many of the situations that are portrayed in this movie; however, many aspiring stand-ups should take it as a realistic lesson about what they are about to face as they head out on the road to living their own dreams as a successful stand-up comedian.

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COVER STORY Sebastien Bourgault, French Canadian Comedian is laughing his way to LA

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eing a comedian isn’t always easy, especially when you’re cracking jokes in a new language. It takes a lot of work, and includes a few crickets along the way.

However, French Canadian comedian, Sebastien Bourgault, leaves English comedy clubs chuckling. He fills rooms with laughter from his fresh jokes and inspiring story.

Sebastien’s lifelong dream is to live and perform in Los Angeles. The biggest challenge that stood in his way: he was almost forty, and couldn’t speak English.

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Suicide Squad’s villain, Alain Chanoine

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race yourselves…there is a new villain in town, and he goes by the name of Alain Chanoine. Sharing the screen with Cara Delevingne, Will Smith and Margot Robbie, our very own Montreal-born actor plays the demon “Incubus”, in this summer’s most anticipated movie, Suicide Squad.

Suicide Squad is about a U.S. intelligence officer who decides to assemble a team of dangerous, incarcerated anti-heroes to fight a demon who is trying to take over the world, which inevitably ends in chaos.

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arrived on site just in time for the skies to open up and try to extinguish the barbecue flames of Ribfest 2016 in a futile attempt. Some made a mad dash for their vehicles while others headed for the cover of the tents.A couple of stubborn folk, perhaps too hungry to care, refused to give up their spots in line and were drenched through to their skins. How she goes, I suppose. Like a river, the rain water came cascading down around our feet, coffee colored from all the gravel on the festival grounds and relentless. And as fast as it had come, it had gone, and the lines filled up again as the feast carried on.

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Just For Laughs 2016 - 23 shows in 21 days and what I saw (and laughed at)

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By Stuart Nulman mtltimes.ca

n the evening of Saturday, July 30, around 11 p.m., Sarah Silverman concluded her solo show in front of a large crowd at the Maison Symphonique. It was the second Just For Laughs show of the night for me (I caught the Mega Stars of Comedy gala earlier that evening at Place des Arts), and the 23rd for me during the whirlwind three weeks that was the 34th edition of the worldrenowned comedy fest.

After spending about 90 minutes at the Hyatt Hotel bar doing a final round of schmoozing, I wrapped up my 30th year at the festival.

Although a previous commitment in Milwaukee didn’t give me the opportunity to catch Carrie Fisher’s festival debut as a gala host and P.K. Subban’s official farewell to Montreal as host of his own all-star gala, I got to enjoy a well-rounded comedy experience at Just For Laughs hopping from one show to another, and trying to catch as many of the best names in comedy ply their trade to consistently packed houses.

Here are some of my favorite highlights from Just For Laughs 2016. *** Biggest Surprise of the Festival: Comedian Kevin Hart, who agreed to accept all 10 proposed TV comedy projects that were vying to be part of his new comedy streaming network at his Laugh Out Loud Network Pitch Panel, which attracted over 300 people to the Hyatt’s Grand Salon Opera.The line-up of proposed projects was a very strong one, and it must have been difficult for Hart to choose just one or two, so as a firm believer in developing up and coming comedy talent, he decided to accept

tival: Quebecois comedian Mike Ward. Just as he was about to embark upon his second year as Nasty Show host, this controversial comic found out he lost a case with the Quebec Human Rights Commission, who ordered him to pay a total of $42,000 to the family of a disabled boy that was a target of one of his jokes. Although Ward took the decision with a great deal of class and humour, his fellow Nasty Show comics quickly rallied by his side, and Just For Laughs decided at the last minute to hold a “Free Mike Ward” bilingual benefit show on July 30 at the Metropolis to help pay his legal fees for the appeal that he will be launching. The show, Kevin Hart surprised the festival with accepting all 10 propsed TV comedy projects which quickly sold out, inall 10 projects. in which the online voting JFL time warp, two of the cluded Jeff Ross, Jimmy One of them was “The process is underway until comedians that I saw durand Brad Williams Review”, which was Aug. 23, and the comedi- ing that first year in 1986 Carr on the line-up. pitched by Montreal ans with the most num- – Louie Anderson and ** comic Abdul Butt. The ber of votes will compete Emo Phillips – returned to The Best *Show I Didn’t show is described by Butt in a special showcase dur- perform a series of solo See at the Festival: Jeff as a comic version of ing the JFL 42 Festival in shows and gala appear- Ross Presents Roast BatCBC’s “Marketplace” Toronto on September ances. I have to admit, that Ross, known as “The newsmagazine show. “It 29, which will be hosted their comic timing and tle.

Roastmaster General”, involves real stories, real by Tom Green. styling hasn’t changed a has taken the art of insult people getting ripped off *** bit over the past 30 years; that was masand going after the people The Most Emotional Mo- they seemed to get even humour tered by the Friars Club who are ripping them off, ment of the Festival: This better with age. to a whole new level, and but this time using com- belongs to Australian co*** that was quite edy,” said Butt during an median Adam Hills. Dur- Cause Celebre of the Fes- with his series ofevident Roast interview at the Hyatt bar ing his set at the Nathan the night after the pitch Lane Gala, he talked about panel. “I had the idea for a video segment he did on two years and I pitched it a show called “Naked across Canada. There was Tuesday” with a British interest in it, but never fan named Craig, who was any real money to do any- diagnosed four years ago thing with it. When I with thyroid cancer. After heard about what Kevin the video was finished, he Hart was doing, I decided told the audience that to give it a shot, so I tight- Craig was now cancer ened it up and out of 500 free, and appeared onapplicants, I somehow stage with Hills, which managed to make it to the ended up with an emotop 10.” tional standing ovation.

Butt admitted he was He even gave Craig an opshocked when he found portunity to tell a couple out about Hart’s decision of jokes to the crowd, to to accept all of the proj- help him kick off his new ects. “It’s something that ambition of being a comedoesn’t happen very dian. often, and it’s a huge mile*** stone in my career,” he The Spirit of ‘86 Revisadded. While he waits for ited: It was exactly 30 the next step in this years ago that I attended process, Butt will be com- Just For Laughs for the peting in the Sirius XM very first time. And in a Top Comic competition, somewhat coincidental

Battle shows, which were introduced at last year’s festival. Tickets for this year’s Roast Battle shows at the L’Astral quickly sold out and became one of the hottest tickets at JFL this year (next to the Midnight Surprise shows that were hosted by Piff the Magic Dragon). And to make this raunchy insult fest even more interesting, an impressive roster of celebrities such as Judd Apatow, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Rogen, David Spade and Whoopi Goldberg served as judges for this four night spectacular.

Luckily, Comedy Network aired these Roast Battle shows every morning live to tape, so I got to see what all that roasting excitement was all about. *** Discoveries of the Festival: British comic Nish Kumar, whose routine about board games was one of the highlights of the David Cross gala; and Piff the Magic Dragon, who proved that comedy and magic (not to mention dragon costumes) can work when it’s done by the right dragon costume-wearing individual.

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The many lives of the Montreal World Film Festival

By Sergio Martinez mtltimes.ca

s the saying goes "cats have nine lives," but regarding the number of lives and being "hard to die," the Montreal World Film Festival may well surpass our feline friends.

Since the first (failed) attempt in 2005 by federal and provincial bureaucrats to mount a parallel event, to the recent years when one by one government agencies have been withdrawing their support, some journalists have been writing the obituary for the festival which in a few days will be holding its 40th edition.

The latest journalistic piece trying to dismiss the festival ("an embarrassment to the city" he called it) was written by Gazette columnist Brendan Kelly this past August 15. A vitriolic attack on Serge Losique, founder and president of the WFF, whom he called on to "shut down the Festival des Films du Monde."

However, things are somehow more complicated than what Kelly was portraying: Has the WFF

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been in a decline in the last few years? Yes. Have there been embarrassing financial problems? That's also true. But the columnist fails to mention some of the root causes of the WFF's troubles. Financial support from Telefilm Canada (federal) and SODEC (the provincial agency that funds cultural events) was withdrawn for reasons that are not very clear. They say that the WFF has failed to provide detailed balances, but there is also the impression among many people that they have just echoed criticisms aimed to Losique's personality. Perhaps the WFF has not been very punctual in providing accounting information to the government agencies, but I wonder if the WFF is the only one in that situation. (I have heard that submitting late or sometimes incomplete information to the funding agencies is a common occurrence among the dozens of organizations that put together any kind of festival, but it seems that not all of them are penalized).

Regarding Losique's supposedly authoritarian management style there are many versions. However, even if

The beautiful Imperial Theatre, the last of the great movie palaces of Montreal will be the main venue for the Montreal World Film Festival (August 25-Sept. 5) that were the case, why to wanted the WFF to colpunish a whole event lapse and be replaced with which, despite what The something that is conGazette's columnist af- trolled by "real Québéfirms, still enjoys a great cois" (some producers deal of public support. A complained during the support especially high first editions that there among ethnic communi- weren't enough films from ties since none of the Quebec). One just has to other festivals—which I remember last year's respect and support acerbic exchange between too—offers the wide film the former WFF director selection from all over the Danièle Cauchard, and world as the WFF does.

Monique Simard, Is there something SODEC's executive direcdeeper that nobody dares tor. Simard—a PQ apto mention in the dispute pointee, former MNA for between the WFF and that party, disgraced after some of the funding agen- some irregular ballot macies? Could it be that nipulation in a municipal some sectors in the Que- election—is certainly no bec film industry were friend of immigrants or against the WFF from its ethnics, and she doesn't very beginning? It is quite hide her dislike for the possible that some WFF.

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Ironically, Losique has tried hard to please some of those people, in 2013 he was present at the screening of "La langue à terre" a mediocre propaganda film by Jean-Pierre Roy and Michel Breton that repeated old stereotypes about Anglophones, Italian-Canadians, and other allophones.

We are just a little more than a week from its official start, and little has been said about the festival itself. There was no press conference this year to announce the lineup, only press releases.

Quebec-made "Embrasses-moi comme tu m'aimes" ("Kiss me like a Lover") by André Forcier a drama touching the complex issue of incest, will be the opening film. It will also be in the World Competition category together with "The Unexpected" (An Zhanjun, China), "My Hindu Friend" (Hector Babenco, Brasil), "Tiger Theory" (Radek Bajgar, Czech Republic), "Everybody Happy" (Nic Balthazar, Belgium Netherlands), "The 4th Company" (Amir Galván Cervera, Mitzi Vanessa Arreola, Mexico – Spain), "Boundless" (Goutam Ghose, India), "The Con-

stitution" (Rajko Grlic, Croatia - Czech Republic), "Good Morning Show" (Ryoichi Kimizuka, Japan), "While We Live" (Dani Kouyaté, Sweden), "The Mother" (Alberto Morais, Spain - France – Romania), "Tatara Samurai" (Yoshinari Nishikori, Japan), "Summer's Over" (Radu Potcoavã, Romania), "Bench Cinema" (Mohammad Rahmanian, Iran), "Breadcrumbs" (Manane Rodríguez, Spain – Uruguay), "The Bear Skin" (Marco Segato, Italy), "The Night Peacock" (Dai Sijie, China – France), "Titanium White" (Piotr Smigasiewicz, Poland), "Contribution" (Sergey Snezhkin, Russia), "Toril" (Laurent Teyssier, France), "The Fury" (André Van Duren, Netherlands), "Swaying Waterlily" (Seren Yüce, Turkey), and "House Without Roof " (Soleen Yusef, Germany – Kurdistan - Qatar).

The Montreal World Film Festival will take place between August 5 and September 5, at the Imperial Theatre and Cineplex Forum. For detailed information about films in other categories, Jury members, and tickets visit: www.ffm-montreal.org/en

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alafel St. Jacques is fal-awfully good, and they have the abundance of clientele to prove it! Very recently, we visited during the Wednesday suppertime rush to sample several of their dishes and desserts. Here are the delicious details: Approaching the neat, black-painted exterior, it became clear the restaurant was lively and filled with happy customers.

Once inside, we ordered a hummus falafel plate with three salads, a hummus shish taouk and shawarma combination plate with more salads, and fries. To drink, there was the wildly refreshing lemonade, ice cold with real mint leaves (not to sweet, not too tart), which was just lovely.

First of all, the hummus at Falafel St. Jacques is smooth and light, but still substantial, and very wellblended. What's most notable about it, however, is that unlike some hummus elsewhere, it has the perfect amount of lemon and garlic and is therefore not overpowering or sour, but just right. This is good because it forms a base for

A plate of fresh desserts at Cafe Falafel St. jacques the dishes we had, which The puffy pita that is were equally well-balanced served with all three overall. The falafel itself plates is soft, fresh, and pilwas extremely tasty, well- lowy perfect. blended (again) and skillBut wait! ..there`s more. fully seasoned with good The plates are served with flavour in every bite, which a side of crisp Meditercan be further enhanced ranean vegetables (cucumby the light sauce that is ber, tomato, etc.), and drizzled on top, along with white and purple cabthe option of some spicy bages. All are fresh and of sauce as well. The spicy a high quality, with a possisauce, should you choose ble standout being the to try it, has a deep chili beautiful purple cabbage, flavour and real kick to it tossed in a mild dressing which we found very that preserves its essence worthwhile. The shish and lets it shine. The side taouk and shawarma salads are also very implates come with these pressive; the rice and lentil sauces as well, and they salad with fresh green are also cooked in their herbs, spices, and finely own appetizing and com- chopped delicate purple plex sauce mixed with onion was amazing. Each onions and mushrooms. salad had its own unique

Fresh made Falafel’s at Cafe Falafel St. Jacques tastes yet somehow all the try – a crispy, fried pastry, various ingredients com- covered in honey and plemented each other. sesame seeds, very much a Before we run out of treat. Don`t skip the space we should talk dessert! about desserts. We tried The blending and balance chocolate halva, chebakia, of the food and flavours a Moroccan sweet, and shows the care that Falafel two varieties of baklava. St. Jacques puts into makThe halva was exceptional: ing wholesome, satisfying layers of soft pastry rolled meals. They also offer with chocolate, and catering (you can build Cafe Falafel St. Jacques topped with powdered your own platters) and 345 Rue Saint-Jacques, sugar. The baklava was as take-out, and a wide variMontréal, QC H8R 1E6 flaky and sweet as one ety of baked goods and (514) 595-7482 would expect, and the beverages. www.felafelstjacques.ca chebakia was also a must-

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The best part? It’s okay if you’re feeling hungry re you a hesitant from all that learning. around a cutting After cooking, students board? Do you enjoy the fruits of their learn new recipes and try rely on your de- labour in the dining room. new things.”

“I want people to realize livery guy? Maybe you Let’s get julienning! that cooking is fun. It’s not know your way around “It’s all different types of the kitchen for easy food,” says Maria.The first hard!” says Maria. Cookmeals, but want to learn class promises a pizza ing is something that cousomething totally new to party hosted by one of ples, families and friends amp up your repertoire.

Imparate’s qualified chefs. can learn together. The Atelier de Cuisine Im- Next in line is pasta, fol- cook-and-dine set up alparate invites Montreal to lowed by tartare, chicken lows students to share join them in their kitchen and sushi. At the pizza the rewards of a fresh beginning this September party, students choose to meal as well. Cooking for cooking classes that build a classic Italian, fo- should be an enjoyable promise to kick-start caccia, or steamy cal- experience. “Our classes your taste buds. zones. The pasta party are not the same as Atelier de Cuisine Im- promises spinach and ri- school. It’s not stressful. parate’s classes are both cotta stuffed ravioli, as It’s a fun night!”

Imparate hopes to exinformative and delicious. well as fettuccine BologBefore everyone gets to nese. Fast-forward to plore more adventures in chopping and frying, the sushi night for a fun few the kitchen after the chef shares a bit of back- hours learning to make opening season. “There’s a ground knowledge on the Hosomaki, California lot of things that we are ingredients, tools and rolls, Kamikaze, Tartare techniques that will be and desert sushi. used in each class. Each These cook-and-dine class teaches the basics of classes are perfect for a cooking that particular date night with your boo, style of meal and how or one-on-one time with flavours work together. friends and family. Large Students learn how to ex- parties and solo students ecute each dish from start are also welcome to try to finish.

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Unoaked or very lightly How to serve red wine oaked – Choose unoaked in the summer One of the most impor- or very lightly oaked reds. tant aspects of any wine is They taste generally refreshment. This is par- lighter, fruitier and much ticular commonsense as more refreshing on these the mercury rises, when warm summer days. many red wines can taste Moderate alcohol – Avoid

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Powerful tannic wines can be too much for the palate during the summer.

Great red wines for the rest of the Summer: So, what are some of the wines that fit into my set of rules? Some of my favorite go-to summer reds are:

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Amarone styles for the $15.00 fall.Instead go for the simAromas of ple (and cheaper) Valpoli- honey, flower and apricella normale. cots. On the mouth, rich Gamay - Beaujolais or and decadent with gorother wines made from geous and sunny aromas the Gamay grape of citrus and tropical Cabernet Franc – espe- fruits. Perfect for a late cially from the cooler breakfast on a sunny summer weekend. 85\100.

Masi Masianco 2015 Veneto, Italy SAQ # 10439404 $16.95 On the nose, aromas of honey mead, crisp apple with lemon gelee.

On the mouth, medium body, with a good acidity and crisp white orchard fruit flavours. My choice for fried calamari Very aromatic finale. 87/100 Loire Valley Chinon and Castello Bourgueil appellations della Sala Bramìto del Pinot Noir – While some Cervo 2015. new world Pinot Noir SAQ # wines can be quite over 10781971 the top, there are simple, $23.95 lighter alternatives to On the choose from. Carneros, nose, aromas Sonoma Coast, Bour- of crisp gogne Rouge or village green apple level Burgundy, Red with lime pie filling and a Sancerre or the German touch of zabaglione Pinot Noir are all good cream. On the mouth, options. medium to full body.

Grenache or Grenache Fresh, and mineral with albased blends from the mond-oak undertones.

Rhone Valley or Langue- Crisp with and harmodoc in France or Califor- nious finale. An aftertaste nia’s central coast. Opt for bringing to mind peach the simple wines and cream and nutmeg spice. keep an eye for alcohol.

Good with grilled chicken Austrian reds made 90/100 from Zweigelt or St. Lau- Three BBQ reds: rent Domaine Dolcetto or Barbera La Montagwines from Italy’s Piednette mont area Signargues Bierzo wines (Mencia Rhone, grape) from NorthwestFrance ern Spain.

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cherries, black fruit and dried dates complemented by tobacco leaves and toasted nuts make for a happy union. On the mouth, the wine is velvety with flavours bringing to mind licorice with a mocha note. Velvety tannins give away to spice notes in the finale.Excellent with bbq bison burgers. 90/100

Tenuta Guado al Tasso. Il Bruciato 2014 Bolgheri, Tuscany SAQ # 11347018 $25.95 Aromas of toasty oak, coffee with dry blackcurrants. As well as black olives, mint with stewed prunes. On the mouth, full body and creamy. Balsamic notes complemented by dark chocolate and strawberry sirup. Medium acidity, good balance with a toffee caramel finish. Serve it with New York Strip steak. 92/100

Pierre Gaillard, La dernière Vigne 2014 Rhône, France SAQ # 10678325 $24.25 Aromas of salted rock encrusted with blueberries. Lots of anise, violets and green mint aromas.

On the mouth, full body, bone dry with a polished texture and smooth tannins Flavors bringing to mind thai basil, black pepper with dry beef notes.

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Patient Cаrе Environment – Sliрѕ, triрѕ, and fаllѕ аrе the second most соmmоn cause оf injurу. Thiѕ inсludеѕ injury to thе client or tо the caregiver – ѕо utmоѕt рrесаutiоnѕ ѕhоuld bе taken tо аvоid bоth.

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