3rd Travellink Mag by TravellInk Mag

Laguna Ink Festival

Interview

Tattoo Artists

Frank Lanatra Loish

Musician

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Tattoo Shop

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Illustrator

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CONTENT

FRANK LANATRA

TATTOO ARTIST

MUSICAN

GASPAR

STREET INK

SANTA PIELL

EDITORIAL

WE BLESS THIS MESS

OSKAR &

TATTOO SHOP

Direction Jéssica Costa Tiago Pereira

Art Direction Jéssica Costa

Revision Robert Rozendaal

ISAAC BRAHAM TATTOO ARTIST

Articles & Interviews Tiago Pereira Robert Rozendaal

Collaborations Femke Fatale

Cover Photo Rose Richards Make-Up Miru Morna Models Priska Gomez

LOISH

ILLUSTRATOR

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Ink Thoughts Dammmnnn, even as a visitor, i would never ever pay for this. You can totally tell the lions are barely awake and unnaturally sleepy. How can u take photos with them at this point? You must realize this is fucked up and totally wrong. And this can’t be good for the lions as well.... Aah sometimes I hate mankind ! And money! Its all about the money.... Think before you do something! Is it ok? If not....DON’T do it, DON’T support this shit! I’m not saying that I am a saint, i made mistakes too, but learned from them.

By Femke Fatale

TravellInk Ambassadress As you know I am a big animal lover! For me they deserve more respect and love... This world is so fucked up! Every day you see videos on facebook and read stories in the newspaper about abuse! Damn... I really do not understand how you can do that to a living creature. Last week I saw a video of Taman Safari in Indonesia, they drug the lions so their visitors can take pix with them.. It is all about money, people pay for these shots, the owners do not care about the animals, only the money!

I also hate the circus. Don’t go see wild animals ‘perform’ ,it is not natural, they are WILD! If only you knew how they made animals do the tricks... Believe me.. You’d cry your eyes out.... I am so happy animals are banned from it in most countries. We are already making a huge progress. Let’s keep fighting and save animals like Brutus ( read more about him below) A year ago i went to South Africa, that time i had a really bad depression, i was so angry, sad & down and needed a break so i decided to go to Cape Town and Johannesburg. I wanted to avoid people and work with lions and tigers. My friend recommended a place to me so i booked a stay there. For like 2 weeks. Then after that I was going TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

to go to Paarl and volunteer at Drakenstein and also hang out with my friend Jon Monsoon, another animal rights fighter. He is an amazing guy! Respect. So i arrived at the first place and they immediately introduced me to the cubs. 2 little tigers and 2 little lions. I was in love and a bit stupid as well... You’ll find out later.. They had those 4 small babies, then like 12/13 other lions under the age of 1 year. They were all separated from the mothers, which raised some questions for me. I asked why they were not brought up by the parents.. Vague answers, they were abandonned by their parents.. All of them?!??? Really??? Then we went cuddling them all, we fed them, swam with the baby tigers, to be honest i had the time of my life but then also not...i felt like a fraud, it didnt feel right.. I knew i was doing something i did not support.... I asked questions.. Never got real answers! They had over 200 lions but none older than 3-4... Another big alarm! Why???!!!! Sold to canned hunters????? No they said ‘sold to zoos and game reserves’ mmm are there soooo many in the world?! Do not think so... I want to tell you this so you don’t make the same mistake like me. I supported this shit by paying to volunteer there. I felt aweful.. So inform yourself before you go to a park... Research TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

and find out if it is ligit or not... Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t support breeding farm that eventually sell big cats to canned hunters. After that I did voluntary work at Drakenstein... OMG big difference, they did not support cub handling, they only have rescued lions and tigers! All taken from abusive situations like zoos... No breeding big cats, no interactions. Those people are amazing!!!! They rescue the animals and give them a nice home..... In 2010 I followed Brutus and his rescue from the French circus!! So sad... They repeatedly hit him and abused him; they declawed Brutus and because of the beatings he took his jaw was broken at an early age & they never fixed it! He has a crooked jaw now but OMG i think he looks amazing!! When i saw all this on the news i wanted to see him, I fell in love with his strength, his face! What a strong beauty! He was taken to Drakenstein to live a good life, enjoy nature and be at ease. The Brigitte Bardot Foundation, Assistance aux Animaux and Natuurcentrum Belgium made this happen with Drakenstein Lion Park! So nice to see people work together for a good cause. When I was there and I saw him,.. I cried!!! So happy he was finally safe! Damn! I immediately adopted him. This means I pay every year to help pay for the medical care, food,... It is the least we can do!

If you are interested In volunteering at Drakenstein Lion Park.. Visit www.lionrescue.org.za I recently adopted another lion called Leonidas. Leonidas had spent his entire life in solitary confinement in a six meter shipping container. His arrival at Drakenstein marked the first time that he was able to walk on earth, experience grass under his feet and see others of his kind. Leonidas ended up in the shipping container because of the greed of a Lebanese zoo which sold him for profit and a complete disdain for his welfare. Wanna adopt a lion? Check the Drakenstein site as well... Make a change! To support Drakenstein lion Park we sell prints... TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

FEMKE FATALE (model) & MIEKE DE VLIEGER (artist) PRESENT TO YOU: The TRUE LOVE print*. Because of our mutual love for animals; We will donate 5â&#x201A;Ź per sold print to Drakenstein Lion Park in South Africa <3 * Signed [by Femke Fatale & Mieke De Vlieger] and numbered on matte photo paper - UV & water resistant - A3 size For prices and other questions, please contact mdv_artistry@hotmail.com

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FRANK LANATRA TRAVELLINK

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How did you discover the art of tattoo?

tattoo on November 5th 1997. I had just turned 21.

When I was a little kid I would always get the temporary tattoos at the amusement parks. That was really when I started to notice them and think they were cool. At the time, tattooing was illegal in NY and very underground, so there wasn’t much exposure to them other than that and the few people you might see with them.

How was your learning process?

At what age did you start tattooing? I began my apprenticeship in the Spring of ’97 and did my very first

My learning process was your traditional old school apprenticeship. It was just legalized and shops were just beginning to open up. I apprenticed in one of the first legal shops in Brooklyn and I learned from guys who were working out of their kitchens and houses prior. At the time no one was really using mags and the guys who taught me hadn’t even heard of em. It was Flats and round shaders. It was chewing up skin and learning the hard way.

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How would you describe the work you do?

Is music important in your creative process?

I describe my work as Illustrative Cartooning. My primary focus is good character design and strong narratives.

Well I spent most of my life as a musician, so music is very important to me. Sometimes it helps with the creative process and sometimes it just distracts. It all depends on what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m doing or where my focus needs to be.

What is your greatest source of inspiration? Animators and Character designers are my biggest source of inspiration. The artists of Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, etc. are really what drives me and keeps me striving to grow.Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their level of technicality and artistry that I hope to achieve one day.

Do you remember any work that gave you more pleasure in creating and making? Music. Writing and playing music was something euphoric for me. I spent 7 years in a band and had opTravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

portunities to play on stage in front of thousands of people. That was probably the only thing that can surpass the feeling I get when creating or designing my characters. What was the strangest work that someone asked you to do? This is always a difficult question for me. Probably one that always stands out is a young girl who had me tattoo 3 small lines on the side of her finger so she could count them because she suffered from severe OCD. She would cut lines into the side of her finger to count and now she could just count the tattooed lines instead. TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

Which country marked you the most to visit as an artist? Right now I enjoy visiting the UK the most. They seem to have such a huge appreciation for what I do out there and it really makes me feel special to receive that kind of warmth and love from the Brits. We know that soon you will be present at a seminar, what can people expect from this event? I do a lot of conventions all year long and its one of my favorite things to do. As far as seminars, I don’t have one fully planned yet, but what I am putting together will revolve around the art of character design and illustration. I will focus less on tattoos and more on the art behind it. As a form of expression of art, we feel that is important that the artist must have the freedom to define the work that he will tattoo, to be able to create the most creative piece possible. What is your opinion about this? I find that to be very true. At this point in my career, the only clients I take on are the ones who don’t care what or how I design the piece. There main goal is just to collect from me and that is an amazing feeling. What is your perspective for the future of the tattoo and what do you think of this new generation of tattoo artists? You know, to be honest I’m just excited to see where it goes. I don’t really try and speculate what will happen. I feel too many people have opinions on where the tattoo industry is going and I prefer not to be one of them. I’m just

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enjoying the ride and focusing all of my energy on just becoming a better artist. I think the new generation of artists are so strong and are really helping to bring our industry to a new level. I think this generation is one that finally realizes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about sharing knowledge not hording it. That is the key to the future of tattooing. Any advice that you wanna give to people who are now discovering the art of tattoo? My advice to anyone interested in tattooing is to focus less on the actual technicality of tattooing and focus on the study of art. Your tattoos will only ever be as good as your art. Tattooing is a medium and can be learned and practiced, but understanding of lighting, perspective, values, color theory, anatomy and other aspects of art that take years to master. The lack of understanding of these fundamentals will always reflect in your tattoo. Remember, Tattooing is just a medium, how you use that medium is the art form.

ISAAC BRAHAM

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How old were you when you touched for the first time on a tattoo machine?

ever I could, but I’m still learning, I am a learner and i’ll always be.

I was 21 when I touched a machine for the first time. I was studying graphic design at that time, maybe i was a little old to start in the world of tattoo, but I think “ it’s better late than never” , and ever since that day I haven’t stopped tattooing.

How did you find out that this was what you wanted to do with your life?

How was your learning process and who was your mentor? The process was relatively easy because I already had the foundation, i studied design and art, i only had to learn the technique and get familiar with the machine and voila! My first teacher was a guy from my town called Omar Martinez, after that i visited the United States and I went to Dallas Tx. I learned with Angel Azul, an excellent artist in the realistic style tattoo, i also took seminars with many artists when-

I realized when I opened my studio, Indeleble Tattoo, there began the real commitment, there began this love and respect for what I do and I learned to see it as my lifestyle and a way to bring up my family, that mixture art, commitment and permanence convinced me forever. Who were your biggest influences? Do you have any artist you wanna refer? My biggest inspiration is the Mexican culture, colors and shapes, characters and parties in Mexico, i have everything here for inspiration, a world full of colors and traditions. I am not of those who see much TV shows about tattoo or buying magazines or anything, what inspires

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me more is art in general, the engravings of José Guadalupe Posada, the murals of Diego Rivera, graffiti, illustration, comics and art toy, my biggest influences are “Saner” in graffiti, jeremy Fish in illustration, and tattoo, the work of Luis Bonilla and Jorge Membreño of Costa Rica, they really inspire me and they are really good friends. How do you describe your work? My work can be defined as a new school or full of color, I like to represent Aztec gods, sugar skulls, revolution characters in my country, urban characters, animals, tacos and a little of everything, my work is a mixture of culture and cartoons that represent what I like personally. Is there any style that you do not like to do? When I started i did all styles, but eventually i made the decision to focus more

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on the new school, it was what filled me the most, but if you ask me, tribal tattoos, I made a lot for many years and they are a bit boring, I respect it a lot because they demand precision and technique, but personally they are not my thing. What kind of music motivates you? I like cheerful and happy music, reggae, instrumental, for example Golden Ganga from Mexico, Sublime, Slightly Stoopid, Rebelution and the Green they are always in my playlist and when drawing or working I prefer intrumental music, Wax Taylor, Nujabes , Fat Jon and Suchlike. What is your biggest dream as an artist? My dream is that someone will see my work and know just by looking that I did it, to have my “signature”, my mark, something from me, dont know if that day will come, but I’m working hard, and hopefully i can reach it one day, but even if i

canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, at least iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll die trying and that is a point in my favor. What do you think about the tattoo industry today? The industry is large and uncontrolled, is no longer what it was when I started, everyone wants to be a tattoo artist but has lost the magic of being an apprentice, everything is immediate, the media have found a good deal and have made tattoo a fashion and have created rockstars, but everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not lost, there are young tattoo artists, very interesting true artists that the only thing that interests to them is to express and create, there are new styles and our

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tools get more sophisticated everyday, I remain out of this revolution, I prefer to dedicate myself to my work and let the world go round. Would you like to leave some personal note for those who are now discovering the world of tattoo? To study, to learn, to ask, but above all to draw a lot, to stop looking outside and look inward, we all have a way of interpreting our reality, we all have a creative side to be discovered, to respect what they do, take it seriously and responsibly and never stop growing, dont copy anyone, tear down their idols and never give up, no limits!

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How did you start your career as an artist? I’ve been drawing my whole life, and I guess without realizing it, I started my career as a teenager (16 years old) when I started posting my work online. I did study animation, but the work that I do to pay the bills is mostly based on the kind of art I did in my free time and shared on the internet. By the time I graduated animation school, I was already getting job offers to do freelance illustrations and character designs. I did “officially” start when I registered as a freelancer in 2010. Your works show us female characters in different environments and states of mind, what is your inspiration in the creation process? I usually want to capture a certain kind of mood, usually something peaceful and harmonious. I like creating characters that look like they are at peace with their environment, and in control of their own world. I want people to get that feeling from my art. Speaking of inspiration, is there any artist that you have followed his work and that has been important in your growth as an artist? I have a lot of artists that inspire me enormously. My main inspiration is Alfonse Mucha (has been my main inspiration since I was a teenager), but I also love the art of Bao Pham and Andrew Hem, amongst many others. What is your opinion about the art of tattooing? Do you have any tattoo? I personally don’t have a tattoo but I think tattoos can be incredible. I especially love black and white tattoos that do incredible things with linework. My favorite artists who make great tattoos are Nomi Chi and Natalie Hall.

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Tell us a little about the connection that exists between your work and tattoo, you think it would be easy to adapt one of your works in a tattoo? I think that would be really hard actually. My work is very painterly - it’s shaded like a painting, which is really hard to translate into a tattoo - you have to get the values just right. It’s also tough to get the colors right - my work has very vivid, bright colors. I have seen some beautiful tattoos of my work, so it is possible, but very hard. Is there any music inspiration in your creating process? Tell us about it. Music is not often the inspiration for me, but it is a really important part of my process because I need to listen to something when I work. When drawing, I want the mood of the music to reflect the mood I’m trying to create in my art - peaceful, melancholy, relaxing. I like to listen to bands like Sufjan Stevens and Bombay Bicycle Club.. but sometimes I need something more upbeat and feminine like Grimes!

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What is the best experience you’ve ever had as an artist? That was when I did a kickstarter campaign for my artbook (The Art of Loish) and it went more than 10 times over the funding goal. That was incredible! I felt so supported and appreciated. The project was a great success in terms of positive feedback from my followers. What is your biggest goal in life? I’m not really the type of person to have big goals. I just want to live a happy and peaceful life - it’s more like a long-term goal that takes lots of small steps every day to get there!

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How did you discovered the world of tattoo?

get. That is the magic formula to everything we do in our life.

It was really funny because when I was about 10 years old my mom arrived home with her 1st tattoo, she showed me and in that moment i knew i was going to cover my body with those “skin drawings”. And when I was 17 I got my first tattoo and I really enjoyed all the process, so I thought: “I like arts and drawing so maybe i’ll like to do tattoos” and that what I do for living since i’m 18 years old. Beside music of course.

How was your learning process as a tattoo artist?

When did you realize you wanted to be part of both music and tattoo worlds? Pretty much when I started doing both of them, because I only do things that I feel love with. So for me those 2 worlds are connected by love. And I found that tattoos and music have so much thing in common, the more you practice and focus the better you

I started tattooing in my mother place for one year, I was searching for information everywhere and after a while I got invited to join Monsters Family, a tattoo shop in Porto, where Carlos Martins gave me some really good advices. And it was in Monsters Family when i first felt that i could really be a tattoo artist. How would you describe the style of work you do as a tattoo artist? For me its really hard to label my style because is a work in progress, but i have some influences in the traditional, old school tattoo in one way and in the other hand that graphic, sketch style.

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Tell us about your career as a musician, what inspires you, what are your roots, what drives you? A lot of stuff happen meanwhile in my life as a musician, I started with classical violin when i was 9. And since that time music is an adventure for me. But I think that my punk rock roots are the ones that I feel more. Punk rock influenced everything in my life. D.I.Y. Music, Tattoos and Skateboarding. Three of my greatest loves were brought to me through Punk rock! But for this project, We Bless This Mess, I got some influences in the Folk Americana and Country Music, and I found a “new love”. “We Bless This Mess”. How did this project born and why this name? Tells us about the musical style. When I started to write WBTM’s songs i didn’t knew what was coming, I was just making those songs for myself and for my friends. It was the most simple way to express myself and the

message I want to bring to people, that this life is amazing and we really need to pay attention to this moment, this breath, this great opportunity of being alive. How do you associate music to tattoo? I try to do the best I can to associate those two things, some times I get overloaded with work but I think I’m learning how to balance things so I can do both things in a professional way for many years to come. It can be said that are two types of art that are easy to reconcile? Yes they are, because both of them are expressions of yourself that you show to the world, through skin or though sound. And I have a similar approach to them. But even when I’m doing tattoos I can’t stop listening to music and be thinking about music. My head is like a little radio always playing songs and ideas for me. TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

where I got so inspired by everyone, great musicians, great vibe and amazing shows. In the end of the day I can say to myself that i love my life, and I mean it. What is the future of “We Bless This Mess”? Any plans for the future?

Tell us a little about the last experiences you had thanks to music. Best trip or a show that you remember. In this first year of WBTM I had amazing experiences, I did more that 50 shows in a little bit more than one year and that was unbelievable.I played in Brazil, and that show I’ll always remember, it was so intense; Germany and UK as well so I can really say that the Universe is giving me a hand. Restless Tour was a great experience

I’m working on a lot of new songs because I want to record my first album. I’m focusing on learning some stuff about music business so I can understand how the Music world works. I want to do things right. Would you like to leave some personal note for people? Live your life, one day at the time. Because they will come one day at the time. Don’t rush and don’t be lazy. Find your balance, create a plan and stick to your plan. Enjoy every moment, because they’re all important someway and somehow. It’s this moment that leads you into the next one.

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EXPO TATTOO LAGUNA INK FESTIVAL

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The first edition of the convention was held with the aim of spreading body art in the city of Laguna, in Mexico there is still much taboo about tattoo, companies do not give you work if you have tattoos and many people judge you as delinquent . That is why this event was created, to help the culture grow. Laguna Ink Fest was in Torreon Coahuila, a city north of Mexico, on 9 and 10 of April. This year the event was better than the last one, with a tattoo area, skate, merch selling, motorcycle exhibition and a stage. The environment was all about art . At Laguna Ink Fest were present about 60 artists from different parts and countries, like Luis Bonilla of Costa Rica, with his amazing new school, Jose Mota port Rico Ortega, Federico Ruiz, Screech McKraken, a Mexican pride in the neo traditional and also Jorge Membre単o of TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

Costa Rica, and all members of Brotherhood Ink crew. The convention bet in local talents from diferents styles like ska, rock and punk. Also have the presentation of a band of Guadalajara Mexico called Golden Ganga, a fusion of reggae and rock and they are growing a great reputation in the Mexican scene. At the skate park, the boys of “Alameda Skate” doing tricks, an exhibition of motorcycles by “custom motors” and also an act of MMA fight in charge of the Cobra school, known school of this city. And ofcourse the tattoo contest.

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SANTA PIELL TATTOO SHOP

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TravellInk had the pleasure of having a quick conversation with the tattoo artits Neto, Guru, Spawn and Vitor from Santa Piell Tattoo Studio about how they met and their personal views about Tattoo these days. How you guys met and why you decided to open the studio together? Neto: Well, Spawn already knew Guru, I met Guru becouse he did my first tattoo in 2000, then i went to Brazil and returned to Portugal seven years later, I went to a shop where Guru use to work at the time, but he went several times to Algarve in the south of Portugal to work in another shop doing some kind of a guest spot, but more often, so I tried my luck to be a full time tattoo artist in the first spot. I met Spawn when he was tattooing a Darth Vader head on his knee many yers ago. You could actualy see the pain in his eyes. hahaa We met Vitor because Guru already knew him, so Guru at the time was the one who knew everyone and made the connection beteewn each other. HAHAHA. But I already had contact with Vitor a few years earlyer when we were still in Brazil at a tattoo convention, we talked later about our goals and ambitions, so years later we all got toguether and it made perfect sense to open a tattoo studio.

Guru Marques

Spawn

How did you guys realize that this was what you wanted to do professionally for the rest of your life? Spawn: I can only speak from myself, i realized I did not want to work. HAHAHA. I wanted to draw and paint. Of course TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

Vitor Cordeiro

Spawn

you have to pay bills at the end of the month and you have your responsibilities, but if you run after it in a passionate way, you can reach it so I am grateful to be able to do what I love and get paid to do it. HAHA Back in the days it was different, it was “outlaw”. I remeber seeing Guru tattooing many years ago, some friends of mine got some ink from him, that inpired me, it was something out of the ordinary and that’s also what fascinated me. But like i’ve said, today is very different, since everyone has tattoos and there are even reality shows about it. What is your opinion about reality shows about tattoo and the banalization of something that for us is art?

Adail Neto

Guru: I think it opened some doors and closed many others, there are good TravellInk Mag | 3rd Edition

Vitor Cordeiro

things and really bad things about it. I have to say that it demystified a bit the concept of “tattoo” but on the other hand made a lot of people to think that they allready knew what tattoo is. Today its so easy to find and buy tattoo material, which makes a lot of people that do not know what they’re doing to acquire this same material and already consider themselfs as tattoo artists and in my opinion and in the opinion of a real professional, there are many people who do not realize what tattoo is, what its about, it almost seems like they just stumbled in the world of tattoo, like forcing they’re way into this “industry”, by creating new products such as machinery equipment or creams, etc. Fifty years ago people used adhesive film after getting tattooed to cover it, today you have a million different prod-

Guru Marques

ucts replacing the film, so they say. I stick with my own methots. Vitor: “Tattoo Age” and “Tattoo Wars” in my opinion were the tv shows about tattoos that caught my attention the most, becouse of the artists or just because I identified with art and its purpose, it was more directed to the tattoo concept and to the community, it wasnt some kind of novel or something with drama. HAHA. But i dont feel much interest in the rest of this type of tv shows. You can expect a really good vibe in the studio and an exquisite artistic range amongst artists. You can catch a glimpse at our website at Travell.Ink The interview with the artists of Santa Piell continues in the next edition ....

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