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Rating breakdown 63 reviews
5 Stars
11
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
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1 Star
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19 out of 60(32%)reviewers recommend this movie.
Customer reviews for (Unknown)
Review 1 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
What a disappointment!
PostedNovember 12, 2012
ksb44
from Chicago
Age:65 or over
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
2
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5
Special Effects
3
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5
Art Direction
4
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
Great acting, no doubt. But the story itself is poorly thought out, badly written, confused, and self-indulgent. Apparently animated by an intense dislike and distrust of gurus, which could be compelling, but this narrative is totally unconvincing because it gives us so little that’s appealing about this particular leader. We can almost feel sorry for Freddie, the other major character, but not really (since paradoxically he’s also the only free spirit), and there’s nobody else we care about. Everybody else is faking it, or a dupe. A real mess of a movie, with a void at its heart.
Pros great actors, interesting subject
Cons too complex, slow, poorly written
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 2 for (Unknown)
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The Master
PostedOctober 20, 2012
KGA53
from Chicago, IL, USA
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
3
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5
Special Effects
2
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5
Art Direction
3
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5
Acting
3
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5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
3
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5
This is a terrible movie. It was so boring and the story line was confusing, and everything was left unresolved at the end. Also way too long.
Cons boring
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 3 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Disappointed
PostedOctober 9, 2012
Amlili
from Brooklyn, NY, USA
Age:25 to 34
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
2
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5
Special Effects
2
/
5
Art Direction
4
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5
Acting
4
/
5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
4
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5
I was very interested in seeing this movie- the story, the actors, the technique......... I actually was tempted to leave the theater mid-film because I was so bored.
Pros great actors
Cons slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 4 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Horrible
PostedOctober 8, 2012
Jiggyloves
Dialogue
2
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5
Acting
4
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5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
3
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5
Hated this movie. Usually love Phillip Seymour, but I could not get through this movie. I left in the middle of it and so did many others.
Cons too complex, slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 5 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
THE MASTER
PostedOctober 8, 2012
DICKIEBOY
from Massachusetts, USA
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
3
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5
Special Effects
3
/
5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
2
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
THIS MOVIE WAS 30 MIN. TOO LONG. OVERALL STORY WAS OK. DIALOGUE WAS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHEN J PHOENIX WAS SPEAKING. HIS ACTING WAS OUTSTANDING. SEYMOUR & ADAMS WERE VERY GOOD. CAMERA AND DIRECTION WERE FABULOUS.
Pros great actors
Cons too complex, slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 6 for (Unknown)
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Don't Waste Your Time.
PostedOctober 7, 2012
kamharper
from Cincinnati, OH, USA
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
2
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5
Special Effects
2
/
5
Art Direction
2
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5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
2
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5
This movie has no story. The cuts in this movie leave you wondering what was the point? Never felt connected with the movie and was wondering 5 minutes in when will it end.
Cons slow, no story
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 7 for (Unknown)
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Don't Waste Your Time and Money
PostedOctober 7, 2012
Dialogue
2
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5
Special Effects
2
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5
Art Direction
2
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5
Acting
4
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5
Story
1
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5
Camerawork
2
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5
Totally disappointing. Where's the plot? I didn't care what happened to any of these characters. The story came across really contrived, and anything that might have given it some depth was missing. Seems like a movie made only with the perspective of Hollywood people in mind. I am totally interested in cult-like religions, Scientology, etc., and I still found this incredibly boring and unpleasant.
Pros great actors
Cons slow, lame plotline
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 8 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
The Master
PostedOctober 6, 2012
Dialogue
1
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5
Special Effects
1
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5
Art Direction
1
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5
Acting
1
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5
Story
1
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5
This is one of the WORST movies that I have ever seen. Sometimes there would be complete silence. Crazy story. That Hubbard guy from Scientology was nuts and this whole movie is nuts. Makes no sense. It should have been rated XXXXXXX.
I should have walked out but thought it just HAD to get better. WRONG. It never did. Don't waste your money. Not even on a rental.
I should have walked out but thought it just HAD to get better. WRONG. It never did. Don't waste your money. Not even on a rental.
Cons bad acting, too complex, slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 9 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Beguilingly odd
PostedOctober 3, 2012
Sweetums
from Boston, MA
Dialogue
5
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5
Special Effects
4
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
2
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
The movie was is a disjointed patchwork quilt of various well-acted scenes that did not provide comfort. I understand the premise is of one man's beguiling dominance and control over others who are mentally weaker, but I left the theater wondering if I should have saved money and waited until it was available on DVD.
I was excited that Joaquin had returned to movies (my motivation to see this movie); and if he deliberately wanted to look like Calibos from the 1981 version of "Clash of the Titans" he did an excellent job - very hard, rough.
Amy Adams is outstanding as Hoffman's wife, and a great contrast to his character.
The ending scene is interesting - mocking or mimicking.
I am recommending this movie to not dissuade people interested in the movie to avoid it; but that they should see it and make their own opinions.
Pros great actors
Cons purpose
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 10 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Complex, introverting
PostedOctober 2, 2012
Dialogue
5
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5
Special Effects
3
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5
Art Direction
4
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
5
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5
Camerawork
3
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5
Tangles you in its struggle to reign in the dragon within. You will side with each character at every turn and twist. You'll gain faith, you'll lose faith, you'll become insecure, you'll become empowered. The Master with alternate between your wise uncle and your charlatan in-law, and you'll want to get on a motor cycle and leave all of them behind. Have to see it again just to calm my nerves.
Pros great story, great actors, entangling
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 11 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
One Strange Movie
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
Piotzar
from Belmont, MA
Age:65 or over
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
Dialogue
4
/
5
Special Effects
3
/
5
Art Direction
3
/
5
Acting
5
/
5
Story
3
/
5
Camerawork
4
/
5
The story of this movie moves in a kind of bell curve, giving you the sense that it's building up to something and then rolling over into nothing much, leaving behind (in it's wake, so to speak) a jumble of interpretations. But the acting! Phoenix is amazing, I guess playing crazy is easier if you know what you're doing. Puts all the hammy portrayals of the disadvantaged to shame, which is most of them. Riveting. Hoffman, good, as always. You wind up watching this movie just to see the acting. The ending is just where it ends.
Pros great actors
Cons slow
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 12 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Don't waste your time
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
pwslaw
from Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
4
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5
Special Effects
2
/
5
Art Direction
4
/
5
Acting
5
/
5
Story
1
/
5
Camerawork
4
/
5
This slow plodding movie features excellent acting by both Hoffman and Phoenix. The characters are not particularly likeable and towards the end, I was cheering for the end rather than any particular resolution. The costumes and sets were very well done for a circa 1950 film. The music/score was annoying and grating at times.
Pros great actors
Cons slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 13 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
The Master
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
Doraz
from MD
Needs a new script. Was too repetitive. Characters were not to be admired or enjoyable to watch. Story went nowhere and was pointless.
On the bottom of my list of great or good movies. Maybe engaging in a few scenes but otherwise boring but then my back was hurting, maybe because of the movie.
On the bottom of my list of great or good movies. Maybe engaging in a few scenes but otherwise boring but then my back was hurting, maybe because of the movie.
Pros good acting
Cons slow, not engaging, went nowhere, bad story
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Review 14 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
The Master
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
Jan17
from Westchester, NY, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Female
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
2
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5
Art Direction
1
/
5
Acting
4
/
5
Story
1
/
5
Camerawork
1
/
5
Weird, painful to watch, boring, and pointless. Joaquin Phoenix was a tortured and disturbed character, great acting, but unlikeable. Philip Seymour Hoffman was his typical self.
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 15 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
The Master
PostedSeptember 30, 2012
Parker44
from White Plains, NY, USA
Age:45 to 54
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
1
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5
Special Effects
2
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5
Art Direction
2
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5
Acting
4
/
5
Story
1
/
5
Camerawork
2
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5
Waited an hour for some sort of plot line to develop...to no avail. Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix were the only redeeming qualities of the film. We walked out after an hour because it was so bad.
Pros great actors
Cons slow, no discernible plot, walked out early, terrible
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 16 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Excellent Movie. See unskewed rating at IMDB.
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
EnthetaTater
from Baltimore, MD, USA
Age:65 or over
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:once every few months
Dialogue
5
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5
Special Effects
4
/
5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
5
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5
Camerawork
5
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5
It will be an historic movie when folks really figure out what it is all about - and how it relates to its base of inspiration - Scientology.
The acting is magnificent. It will hold your attention and give you a glimpse into HOW someone can lock themselves into a belief system that disempowers them while creating an illusion of empowerment.
IMDB gives it an 8.1 out of 10. Much more accurate than the skewed vote here of 2.5 of 5. Why do I call the results for "The Master" skewed on movietickets? The 1's here on this review site are by Scientologists. A common tactic on Amazon for anti-$cientology books. You see - they don't like this movie because it may turn eyes in their direction. They fear that. You see - the "technology" of the Master does NOT stand up to scrutiny.
Pros well paced, great story, great actors, entheta.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 17 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
What the.......??
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
OldSchoolMovieWatcher
from Dallas
Age:55 to 64
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
Dialogue
1
/
5
Acting
5
/
5
Story
1
/
5
Ok, I have to agree with the rest of the sane people that reviewed this movie and didn't understand it. I too, was looking forward to it because I'm a big Joaquin Phoenix fan and it looked interesting. Joaquin is the only positive thing in this movie. He obviously lost weight to play the role of a down-and-out alcoholic who can't do the right thing in life. He transformed himself into someone 20 years older and I thought it was amazing. However, the good stops right there. The movie was slow, confusing, and doesn't really get into the workings, teachings and beliefs of the group. It's more about Joaquin's character fighting with his inner demons. Philip Seymour Hoffman was good as usual, but don't waste your time on this one, folks.
Pros great actors
Cons too complex, slow
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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Review 18 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Great movie!
PostedSeptember 29, 2012
landrover24
Dialogue
5
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5
Special Effects
4
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5
Art Direction
5
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5
Acting
5
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5
Story
4
/
5
Camerawork
5
/
5
Not PTA best work, but the acting, cinematography, costume design, score, and writing were amazing
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 19 for (Unknown)
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"The Master" is marvelous and Oscar bound
PostedSeptember 27, 2012
TheFilmDiscussion
from Oklahoma City, OK
Age:18 to 24
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:weekly
A man must serve a master, or a higher calling, in order to have peace and purpose. That seems to be the message of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, anyways. And while the message doesn’t seem clear until the very end, there is plenty of cinematic gold to keep your mind ticking through its more than two hours of running time. “The Master” tells not so much a plotted tale, rather it presents us with two men who are both struggling in one way or another with the concept of something more than themselves, something bigger than their own lives. Joaquin Phoenix plays Freddie Quell, a sailor who at the end of WWII is more lost than ever, and whose taste for alcohol, even in toxic forms, grows more every day. He stumbles into Lancaster Dodd, played by Philip Seymour Hoffman, a man whose life is devoted to The Cause, based on a book he wrote that purports to “awaken” humans unto their past and future lives, thus fully unlocking their potential. For some, like the volatile Freddie, it’s a welcome avenue of purpose and belonging. For others, even Dodd’s own son, it reeks of cult. What makes “The Master” so intriguing is the real world questions it raises about greater purpose and whether or not serving a higher power is a necessity. Dodd presents himself as being fully aware and realized, yet cracks begin to show as the years wear on him and his fame grows. We ask ourselves if he can keep it up. What’s “it”? His followers start to wonder too. But who does Dodd serve? Who is his master? For Freddie Quell, his master is Dodd, and he serves him to the best of his ability, yet it’s not enough for him. Freddie is a torn individual, desperate for belonging and purpose yet hell-bent on never being caged up like an animal. The mere presence of these characters is enough to fill hours of potential stories, whether the plot truly goes anywhere or not. With a film like “The Master”, the journey is in the souls of the characters, and with us as well. It’s a beautifully shot film, directed by a man who has yet to commit a cinematic foul, and acted by two men who disappear into their characters so fully we forget we’re watching a movie. And isn’t that the point? Here is a film that should surely earn Oscar noms for Directing, Cinematography, Art Direction, Best Actor (Phoenix), Best Supporting Actor (Hoffman), Best Supporting Actress (Amy Adams, as Dodd’s frigid wife), as well as Best Picture, which it will surely win until I am convinced otherwise (Ben Affleck’s “Argo”, perhaps?). This film just “feels” like a winner. Not only that, but PTA might just have gotten away with presenting an (sometimes harsh) analogy to Scientology, as well as slyly suggesting that both of his lead characters are closeted gays. Talk about a loaded film.
-Thomas Bond, TheFilmDiscussion.com
Pros well paced, great actors
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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Review 20 for (Unknown)
Overall rating
Are you kidding me?
PostedSeptember 26, 2012
Dialogue
2
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5
Special Effects
2
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5
Art Direction
2
/
5
Acting
4
/
5
Story
1
/
5
Camerawork
2
/
5
I was so excited to see this movie because I really like the actors. After watching the movie's trailer, I was not sure what the movie was about. After watching the movie, I still don't know what it was about. The story was lacking, the movie characters were wierd, the dialogue often confusing and non-sensical, and the acting was the ONLY redeeming factor. Joaquin Phoenix's acting was spellbinding, but I would not recommend this movie..
Pros great actors
Cons too complex, double talk dialogue
No, I do not recommend this movie.
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