Mosquito Books Catalogue 2021

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C ATA LO G U E

2021


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MAPAMUNDI Format: 280 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Raquel Martín / Author: Irene Noguer

Mapamundis. Everything that can be told on a map. There’s so much more in a map than a representation of a territory. In fact they are a journey with the imagination of places that awaken our interest. The main concept of this book is trying to explain, with a fun, visual, motivated and easy way, all those things explained in a map, and how are we able to understand them in a better way, from the migration of the animals up to the flowers that you can find anywere in this world, the dresses and races and cultures. Raquel Martín is a young illustrator that its first album “Antártida, el continente de los prodigios”, published by Mosquito Books was traduced to nine languages. Irene Noguer is a journalist and documentalist editorial. This is her first book.



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MARCO POLO Format: 150 x 255 mm Pages: leporello 12 pages Release: spring 2021 Illustrator: Mathias Shefield / Author: 足足足足Francesca Ferretti de Blonay

Francesca Ferreti has created for Mosquito a collection that reunites three basic concepts: the history through its characters, the coloured and friendly illustrations and the concept of the journey as an adventure. This brilliant union, applied to a book in accordion format, leads to MapAdventure, with 8 titles programmed in two years.


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DARWIN Format: 150 x 255 mm Pages: leporello 12 pages Release: autumn 2021 Illustrator: Mathias Shefield / Author: 足足足足Francesca Ferretti de Blonay

The real map of the amazing adventure of one of the best explorers ever!

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HAPPY ACCIDENTS Format: 230 x 270 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Montse Galbany / Author: Soledad Romero MariĂąo

Dozens of advances and a very significant number of discoveries have been due to mistakes, misdirection and human error. Here we have the book that presents the 16een most fun and significant mistakes, from coffee or Fireworks to penicillin or post-its. Montse Galbany is an extraordinary illustrator who plays with strong colours and compositions of scattered elements that are unified in her design. Soledad Romero MariĂąo is the author of several books for Mosquito Books, although she began her literary career by directing some biographies for Reservoir Books.



GATO ENCERRADO

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BARBERÍA CLUB Format: 200 x 240 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Xiana Teimoy / Author: Soledad Romero Mariño

Mosquito Books introduces to the world a new concept of editorial: the story of the B series, a story of police fiction, dressed as a large-format illustrated book. In the city of the gangsters nothing is what it seems. When you begin to read this B series album, it is hard to stop reading, but neither can you stop thinking about the evidence and the clues (true or false?) that will help you discover the culprit. Look closely the movements of Big Tulio and his daughter Lucrecia, but don’t even think about leaving Valdamar aside. Xiana Teimoy is a biologist and after some years classifying animals she decided to study illustration, where she graduated with honours, and continued her journey with a master in design and illustration. She has published some children’s books but this is it’s first large-format album.


GATO ENCERRADO


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CITIES. UP&DOWN Format: 257 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Laura Fernández / Author: Irene Noguer

This book will surprise you because you could never have been able to imagine that under your feets, when you visit some cities, another world is sheltered and hidden that has nothing to do with the one that takes place in the sunlight. For the most diverse and curious reasons, the subsoil of many cities hides another unknown city, which will leave you speechless. Laura Fernández, who’s artistic name is Laufer, is an illustrator born in Valladolid, who’s currently living in Barcelona. She has published several illustrated books and often directs illustration workshops for children and youth.



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POISON Format: 257 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover

Illustrator: Tania Garcia / Author: Ico Romero

A book that explores, in a didactic and entertaining way, the use of poison in the animal kingdom. As a defense against predators or a weapon for prey, poison is used by organisms from all over the tree of life. Find unexpected toxic creatures and highly sophisticated delivery mechanisms, as well as the most iconic venomous animals. The spectacular theme is accompanied with illustrations by the talented Tània García, who illustrated Uno, un millón for Mosquito Books, which has become a classic of quality illustration. Ico Romero is from the Canary Islands and has lived in Barcelona and New York. For years, she worked at the American Museum of Natural History, creating highquality science content. With her first book, she makes learning about nature an astonishing experience.



THE EARTH

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HIMALAYA Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover

Illustrator: MarĂ­a Beorlegi / Author: Soledad Romero MariĂąo

The Himalayas are probably the most magical place on Earth. Not by chance its mountains rise prodigiously reaching the stars. This tribute book discovers the towns that inhabit its rugged lands, talks about its legends and colors in an extraordinary way and shows each of the adorable places in the mountain range.


THE EARTH

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AFRICA A continent full of colours

Illustrator: Raquel Martin Author: Soledad Romero MariĂąo

Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover

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ANTARCTICA The wonder continent

Illustrator: Raquel Martin Author: Mario Cuesta Hernando

Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover


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HIGH LANDS Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Mountains are the great unknowns nature monuments. They are home to 25% of terrestrial biodiversity and a multitude of fragile ecosystems. What if we had wings Illustrator: Marcos Navarro to discover inaccessible places and the inAuthor: Mia Cassany credible fauna that live in these mountains, volcanoes, hills or valleys? Each page shows a magnificent landscape with a lot of details. The reader observes, searches, finds and learns at the animals while discovering them. 16 regions around the world with a search and find game and 3 pages to learn more about many different mountain animals. Do you want to know more? 3 pages at the end of the book containing all the names of the hundreds of animals apearing in the book, how many times do they appear and some of its most amazing curiosities.


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OCEANS Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Marcos Navarro Author: Mia Cassany

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JUNGLES Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Marcos Navarro Author: Mia Cassany

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ILLUSTRATED TRIBUTE

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EVOLVED Format: 280 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Svoboda / Author: Lucas Riera

llustrated tribute to the evolution of species. We often talk about the evolution of species as a process that took place for thousands of years but that is now over. As if evolution could only explain the reason why the species have made it to the current times but wouldn’t look into the future. This book talks about the different parts of the body of many animals and tries to explain in an entertaining way the reason why these designs have survived fashion and have become classics. However, we have already hinted the reason: they have succeeded because they help to improve something that the animals need in order to survive, such as eating, flying, seeing, roaring, escaping, hunting, swimming, floating, sleeping‌


ILLUSTRATED TRIBUTE

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EXTINCT Format: 285 x 355 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Jack Tite / Author: Lucas Riera

When children think of extinct animals the first image that comes to their minds are dinosaurs, right? Over the past few years, we have experienced an accelerated pace of wildlife extinction, hence why this book is an illustrated tribute to these animals that have recently disappeared. This book is created to raise awareness of the recent animal extinction from a beautiful and engaging perspective - wonderful illustrations supported by interesting facts and anecdotes relevant to these creatures that you may or may not know they do not exist anymore. This title opens the Illustrated Tribute series. This book is illustrated by the British talented Jack Tite, graduated from De Montfort University with a First-class BA Hons in graphic design and illustration. He is the author of the successful Mega Meltdown published by Big Picture Press.


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COVERED BUGS Format: 240 x 300 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover and inside die cut pages Illustrator: Gemma Perez / Author: Mia Cassany

Discover all types of awesome bugs hidden under the leaves, woods or vegetation of these beautiful pages, drawn with an incredible style. Gemma PĂŠrez. Graduate in Fine Arts by the Polytechnic University of Valencia, finished her training with the master in Illustration and comic by the Elisava of Barcelona. Her work focused on illustration, where the metaphor coexists with poetry and the pleasure for animals, insects and plants. See through book with die-cut pages which hide different cute and mind-blending little bugs.


COVERED BIRDS Format: 240 x 300 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover and inside die cut pages Illustrator: Gemma Perez / Author: Mia Cassany

Discover all types of awesome birds hidden under the leaves, woods or vegetation of these beautiful pages, drawn with an incredible style.


Secret Life

BUTTERFLIES Secret Life Format: 280 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover All texts checked and validated by

Illustrator: Rena Ortega / Author: Roger Vila

Getting to know the biggest butterfly on Earth, or the smallest one... is there any butterfly, poisonous butterfly?, can we find butterflies all over the planet?, what do they eat? or not less important, does any of the butterflies behave in a curiously way? Discover all the secrets kept about the butterflies’ world.


Secret Life

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WHALES Secret Life Format: 280 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover All texts checked and validated by

Illustrator and author: Rena Ortega

Browsing through this book you will find out when they migrate and where to, how they sleep, their behavior, singing, motherhood or history. Beautifully drawn and full of amazing and thrilling information about these wonderful animals, the whales. Rena Ortega is an illustrator, designer and explorer of the world. Inspired by nature and her passion for books and travel, she has specialized in powerful watercolor illustrations of whales, nature, travels and maps. She has worked for Penguin Random House, RBA, Mr Wonderful and National Geographic Traveller. “Intrepidas”, published by Pastel de Luna (Spain), is her first illustrated book and she has an art exhibition about whales in the Húsavík Whale Museum (Iceland).


14 WAYS TO

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14 WAYS TO WALK MY PET Format: 200 x 240 mm Pages: 32 Hardcover Illustrator: Abel JimĂŠnez / Author: Mia Cassany

We starting this series with a cool and amusing book about 14 different ways to walk a pet. Do not just think about normal pets like cats, dogs or turtles! The reader would enjoy finding crazy ways to walk crazy pets like crocodiles, birds or even fishes! A cute book to have fun and to play with that contains the pets figure to be built once the reading is finish.

Cardboard envelope box glued to the inside back cover. Containing 5 loose sheets with pre die-cut figures.

A built figure ready to play!


14 WAYS TO


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MY FIRST ATLAS Format: 250 x 250 mm Pages: 20 Hardcover Illustrator: ­­Fernando Martín Author: Mia Cassany

A journey around the world is always an amazing idea and a good book to enjoy! This trip has been thought for the enjoyment of the little ones, who would be delighted discovering the 8 awesome habitats and the many animals that are in them. It has both, beautiful illustrations, lots of things to learn and a look and find game. Let’s start this adventure!

Memory game placed in a transparent blister on the book cover. Contains 20 memory cards.

Magnifying glasses showing image, name and number or times the different animals appear in each page.



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QUERIDO PLANETA 30 acciones cotidianas para dejar de maltratar a la Tierra Format: 255 x 185 mm Hardcover Illustrator: Ro Ledesma / Author: Soledad Romero MariĂąo

It is a book dedicated to children that proposes a change in consciousness. They are actions that children can do to save the planet. But they are also beautiful experiences to connect with nature. Because the best way to take care of something is to love it. Did you know? Useful information about our planet!

Loving the planet Arts & Crafts

Some advisers to become a better Earth keeper.

Activities I can do to help.



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ICONIC FACTS: SPORTS

16 stories that inspire us Format: 230 x 270 mm Hardcover Illustrator: Iker Ayestarรกn / Author: Mia Cassany

16 inspiring stories In this unique and vintage looking book we are not just going to remember historical moments related with sport, or not just name the athletes who have made the best achievements in history, we are going to discover though some sport iconic facts how important is not to give up or overcome, we will discover that some facts that did change the world mind happened on a sport field or we will learn about being oneself and fight for what you believe. An emotional and inspiring book, different from the rest, beautifully illustrated by Iker Ayestarรกn whose clients are not others than The Washington Post, The Economist, The Boston Globe, Soho House Newspaper, The New York Times, Finantial Times, Oxford University.


Iconic Facts


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TONS OR ALONE Format: 257 x 320 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Illustrator: Tània García / Author: Mia Cassany

Nature never stops surprising us with its contrasts. Some animals live their entire life almost alone, just joining others from its same species when having babies, or taking care of them. Other animals are just the opposite, they can just live in very big groups. This amazing book, starting the series Tons or Alone, will provide the reader with this weird and surprising feeling of being alone or surrounded by hundreds, showing how some animals live their entire live is such a strong loneliness while others can not live apart from their big families. Tània García is a cool illustrator who knows how to use colors to create great and unique landscapes. She is also an art teacher and a designer in Barcelona. This is her first book.



Van Berkhey

ILLUSTRATED BOTANY Format: 250 x 360 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Co-edition with Royal Botanic Garden (CSIC) Illustrator: Johannes van Berkhey / Author: Esther GarcĂ­a GuillĂŠn

After the success of Illustrated Zoology, Mosquito Books continues to discover the beautiful and amazing collection of the Dutch naturist Johannes van Berkhey, through a co-edition with the Royal Botanical Gardens of Madrid, one of the oldest botanical gardens in the world, which has one of the best vintage image files of a great value. Getting to know plants, flowers and flora in this awesome and wonderful unique book.

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Van Berkhey


A D VA N C E D 2 0 2 2 Preparing the 100 years of the discovery of the Tutankamon tomb anniversary: (1922-2022) “On November 4, 1922, a boy named Hussein stumbled into the sand ... He had just accidentally discovered the greatest treasure ever known ...� Tutankamon the child that was Pharaoh. Join now in this big co-edition and work together with us!


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SURF & KIDS Illustrator: ­­Inês da Fonseca Author: Andrés Cosarinsky

Format: 206 x 220 mm Pages: 120 Hardcover

How does nature work to keep the environment in balance and also allow us to surf? Learn about the swell formation in storm centres thousands of kilometres away, the different seabeds that affect the waves, and the admirable diversity of marine life along the coasts. We all have the power to generate a positive impact on the environment, the marine life and to create the best vibes between each other. This book offers content studied in-depth and supervised by specialists from different areas such as Oceanography, Marine Biology and Meteorology, in an easy, original and fun way.



DROP DROWN BOOK

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TRANSPORTS Format: 200 x 230 mm Pages: 12 Boardbook

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Illustrator: Susie Hammer Author: Mia Cassany Next title coming soon

Fold-out book! A unique book which pages get unfold while reading it, creating an original street or highway mat.

Susie Hammer is a freelance illustrator and author of children books from Poland, based in Barcelona. She uses simple shapes and vivid colors to create a playful, happy imaginary world. When she is not daydreaming about dogs driving cars, Susie can be found making workshops with kids or trying to save the world from plastic.


Hidden

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HIDDEN ANIMALS Format: 230 x 230 mm Pages: 12 spreads Hardcover View Illustrator: Albert Corberรณ / Author: Mia Cassany

For the first time, in Mosquito Books we publish a book designed for the little ones. With this title, we would like to start a series of books specially created for kids aged 2 and up. It would join both, a nice and cute game of finding some hidden animals and the always important learning content, making sure the young kids get to know surprising curiosities about different animals. Albert Corberรณ is a graphic designer and illustrator based in Barcelona, who stands out for his vintage and cool 70 and 80 style. His treatment of the color and shapes makes his art unique and worthy.

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Look & Find games! Find how many and which animals are hidden in each page. Discover which of these colors is not use in the drawing.


Van Berkhey

ILLUSTRATED ZOOLOGY

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Format: 250 x 360 mm Pages: 48 Hardcover Includes 10 unique pull-out posters Co-edition with National Museum of Natural History (CSIC)

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Illustrator: Van Berkhey / Author: MÂŞ Carmen Soria

Discover the wonderful world of the naturalist Johannes Le Francq van Berkhey (1729-1812). A unique collection of beautiful illustrations never published before rescued from the archive of the National Museum of Natural Sciences of Madrid. It features 300 original illustrations selected out of 6,000 images of animals and insects the Dutch collected throughout his life. Treat yourself exploring this treasure and learning about amazing species: from the tiniest beetle to the most magnificent bird. All texts have been reviewed and approved by some of the National Museum of Natural History best experts.

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10 pull-out posters


Van Berkhey


AROUND THE WORLD

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ยกFIESTA! Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover

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STREETS OF MY LIFE

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Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover

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BAZAARS Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover

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HOUSES Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover

ISBN: 978-84-945616-2-7

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HARBORS

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Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover ISBN: 978-84-945616-8-9

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FLOWERLAND Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover

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TOTEM Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover ISBN: 978-84-948319-0-4 Illustrator: Nacho Eterno / Author: Mia Cassany

This book is a voyage through the main animals in each of the most renowned cultures in history and the legends and stories that surround them. It gathers, for the first time, a wide summary of the animals that have played a main role in the history of men and women. Everlasting animals and symbols that have many secrets to explain...

Nacho Eterno is a multifaceted artist with a strong style that can catch both the adult and children’s attention. He has worked for the NY Times several times.


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THE BIG BOOK OF EVERYTHING Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 40 Hardcover Illustrator: Maria Suarez-InclĂĄn / Author: Mia Cassany

We selected 12 amazing jobs (the most common and attractive for children) and we have represented them, not using people, just objects and material used in this profession. The way in which the reader gets the information is original and different from the rest of the jobs books. We believe that it is a clever way to go towards a great and big topic from children’s books and give it a twist by presenting it in an up-to-now or modern language, that kids will be identify with. The book will have 3 pages at the end in which the different characters/ professionals of each job will appear in a funny game. It will also have some visual games on it, guided by the text. Maria Suarez Inclan is a Spanish illustrator based in London, where she works as a graphic designer in an advertising agency. Her way of using colours and selecting great elements is what make her drawings trendy and rabidly cool.


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ANIMAL KIND Format: 235 x 325 mm Pages: 72 Hardcover ISBN: 978-84-945616-6-5 Author and Illustrator Pablo Salvaje

Alma animal is the book that we’d always wanted to have in our shelves; so we had to create it. More than 250 different animal species, grouped in the most poetic way, telling the most surprising animal curiosities. Each animal is a handmade stamp, done one by one and ink stamped with extreme delicacy. A unique book in the world, crammed with animals and overflowing with soul. A delightful publication created by the well-known stamp artist Pablo Salvaje. He has turned this book into a handmade carved jewel.


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THE SUPERPOWERS OF ART Format: 253 x 273 mm Pages: 68 Hardcover

Illustrator: Brianda Frizt-James/ Author: Pedro Calleja

6 centuries of art history 13 superpowerful painters 2 iconoclastic villains and an adventure with jumps over time Games, illustrations and 13 different adventures to make the little readers discover the big artist they have inside. A messy route around the art world through some of its most famous artists, full of surprises and inevitably educational.


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ILLUSTRATED JOBS Illustrator: Elisa Munsó Author: Mia Cassany

MERMAID WORDS Illustrator: Esther Gili Author: Mia Cassany

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Illustrator: Anna Grimal Author: Marta Pallarès

Illustrator: María Hesse Author: Amaya Ascunce

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GRETA AND HER LOST EAR

BEAUTIFUL RITA, FATTY CAT AND THE END OF THE WORLD

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FRANKFURT Illustrator: Mikel Casal Author: Mia Cassany

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NOWADAY PIRATES Illustrator: Patricia Geis Author: Mia Cassany


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2019 FULL UP Illustrator: Miguel Bustos  /  Author: Mia Cassany

(NOT) ORDINARY PEOPLE Author: Mikel Casal

New edition!

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ATLAS OF THE NON-EXISTING PLACES Illustrator: Ana de Lima  /  Author: Mia Cassany


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