[NEohioPAL]Beck Center & INSIDE World Music Present Gypsy Fire: The Carpathian Folk Quartet, October 1st

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PHOTO TO BE EMAILED SEPARATELY TO PHOTO DISTRIBUTION LIST

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 11, 2006

For more information:

Walter Mahovlich, (216) 288-8727

Yvette Hanzel, (216) 521-2540, x225

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The Beck Center for the Arts

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INSIDE World Music

present

GYPSY FIRE

Gypsy and Folk Music from Hungary and Romania

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THE CARPATHIAN FOLK QUARTET

S=E1ndor Kuti, cimbalom ~ Attila Jakab, violin

L=E1szl=F3 Mester, br=E1csa ~Robert Do=F3r, bass

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Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.

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Lakewood, OH - The Beck Center for the Arts and INSIDE World Music come =
together to bring you a season of rich and breathtaking world music =
concerts.  Our 2006-2007 season begins with the Carpathian Folk Quartet =
live in concert on the Beck Center's Mackey Main Stage on Sunday, =
October 1 at 7:00 p.m. =20

Leading the group, Roma (Gypsy) virtuosi cimbalom player S=E1ndor Kuti =
and violinist Attila Jakab collaborate to present a program of the best =
of folk and Gypsy music from Hungary and Romania.  A product of the =
virtuoso traditions of the Budapest Gypsies, S=E1ndor Kuti early on =
became interested in other music as well, including Balkan, Klezmer, and =
village traditions, all of which he incorporates into his music.  Attila =
Jakab brings to the mix his years of experience as a prim=E1s (violinist =
bandleader) playing for the Hungarian, Romanian and Roma (Gypsy) =
communities in his native Transylvania.  Drawing from these rich =
sources, together they produce a varied and breathtaking concert. (More =
about the artists below.)

Don't miss the Carpathian Folk Quartet and their unforgettable =
performance!  Advance tickets are available for $17 for adults and $12 =
for students ($20 at the door).  To order tickets or for more =
information regarding this concert series or other events at the Beck =
Center, call the Box Office at 216-521-2540.  The Beck Center for the =
Arts is located just 10 minutes west of downtown Cleveland at 17801 =
Detroit Avenue in Lakewood.

The Beck Center is very excited about partnering with INSIDE World Music =
and its founder, Walt Mahovlich.  A specialist in the music of Eastern =
Europe and the Balkans, Mahovlich has been performing with East European =
musical groups since 1971 and actively involved in cultural programming =
and folklore research since 1977.  He has independently sponsored and =
curated the successful and continuing INSIDE World Music series bringing =
world music events to Cleveland since 1999.  Originally based in Tremont =
under the name "World Music at INSIDE," the series has focused on =
bringing a cultural participation aspect to its audiences through dance =
parties and workshops in addition to its concerts; striving to provide =
the audience with an insider's experience of the music and its culture.  =
Over the years, INSIDE World Music has featured musicians from Hungary, =
Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, =
The Republic of Georgia and India, as well as Klezmer, world music =
fusion, and world music influenced jazz groups.  In 2006, Mahovlich =
served as artistic director of Resonance: A World Music Festival that =
brought ten groups from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and South =
America to Cleveland for a two-day festival that featured performances, =
workshops and participatory dance events.

            The Beck Center for the Arts is one of the area's largest =
performing arts organizations and the only institution of its kind on =
Cleveland's Westside.  Each year, the Beck Center provides professional =
theater performances and high-quality arts education programs for =
thousands of patrons throughout Northeast Ohio.  Programming includes a =
professional theater performing on two stages; an arts education program =
with instruction in dance, music, theater, and visual arts; a Creative =
Arts Therapies program, an Outreach Education program, an Early =
Childhood program, and art gallery exhibits in three on-campus =
locations.  For more information regarding the Beck Center for the Arts, =
visit our website at www.beckcenter.org <http://www.beckcenter.org/> .

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Other INSIDE World Music shows at the Beck Center during the 2006-2007 =
Season:

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006 Balkan Voices! THE KOLEVI ENSEMBLE=20

The haunting voices, fascinating folk instruments and mesmerizing =
rhythms of Bulgaria in a concert and dance party.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 The Music of Old Russia! THE WASHINGTON =
BALALAIKA SEXTET=20

An all-star Russian ensemble in a concert of traditional Russian music =
and a post-concert vecherinka/party.=20

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About the Artists: About the Artists The Carpathian Folk Quartet

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S=E1ndor Kuti [cimbalom] From a famous dynasty of Gyspy musicians, =
cimbalom virtuoso S=E1ndor Kuti is a remarkable representative of the =
younger generation of Roma musicians from Budapest.  His instrument, the =
cimbalom, is the 125 stringed hammered dulcimer of Central and Eastern =
Europe.  He became a member of the world renowned RAJK=D3 Orchestra at =
the age of 14 and has played with virtually of the famous Hungarian =
prim=E1s violinists, including all of the Lakatos dynasty, S=E1ndor =
J=E1roka, K=E1roly Puka, and Ern=F5 K=E1llai Kiss.  S=E1ndor was also =
attracted to music of the Balkans and other areas of Eastern Europe.  A =
well-rounded Gypsy musician true to his generation, he's toured =
frequently with the K=E1lm=E1n Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom Band, played =
classical music with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Klezmer music with =
Budowitz, and also tours with his own band in Europe, the Gypsy =
Brothers.

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Attila Jakab [violin] As much at home in Hungarian as Romanian folk =
music, Attila Jakab is one of Transylvania's most talented folk =
musicians.  Growing up he learned from the authentic village musicians =
and spent his youth playing at weddings for the Hungarian, Romanian and =
Roma (Gypsy) communities.  He is the lead violinist - prim=E1s - of the =
Maros Ensemble, the professional Hungarian folk group from =
Marosv=E1s=E1rhely [Tirgu Mures], Transylvania.  Attila has toured in =
many countries around the world, including Western Europe, Japan and in =
North America. His superb technique and warm personality mesmerized =
American audiences during the 2004 tour of the Gypsy Spirit, Journey of =
the Roma show.=20

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L=E1szl=F3 Mester [br=E1csa - folk-viola] is one of the most respected =
br=E1csa players on the Hungarian folk music scene. A classical trained =
violinist, he was attracted to folk music at an early age and sought out =
and learned from the masters of traditional folk music. Subsequently he =
has played and toured with most of Hungary's leading folk groups, =
including the =D6kr=F6s Ensemble, with great success.,=20

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Robert Do=F3r [folk-bass] was initiated to music through jazz. However =
once he discovered folk music, it became his passion. He is considered =
one of the best bass players in Hungary folk music circles.  Currently a =
member of the Hungarian State Folk Ensemble, Robert has played and =
toured with many most important folk musicians in Hungary including the =
world renowned =D6kr=F6s Ensemble.

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World Music<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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FIRE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Gypsy
and Folk Music from <st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Hungary</st1:country-region>
and <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Romania</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></f=
ont></b></p>

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size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>THE
CARPATHIAN FOLK QUARTET<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><b><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>S=E1ndor
Kuti, cimbalom ~ Attila Jakab, violin<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>L=E1szl=F3
Mester, br=E1csa ~Robert Do=F3r, bass<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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font-style:italic'>Sunday, October 1, 2006 at 7:00 =
p.m.</span></font></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
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b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">OH</st1:State></span></b> –
The <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Arts and INSIDE =
World
Music come together to bring you a season of rich and breathtaking world =
music
concerts.=A0 Our 2006-2007 season begins<font color=3Dblue><span =
style=3D'color:blue'>
</span></font>with the Carpathian Folk Quartet live in concert on the =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s
Mackey Main Stage on Sunday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m.=A0 <o:p></o:p></p>

Leading
the group, Roma (Gypsy) virtuosi cimbalom player S=E1ndor Kuti and =
violinist
Attila Jakab collaborate to present a program of the best of folk and =
Gypsy
music from <st1:country-region w:st=3D"on">Hungary</st1:country-region> =
and <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Romania</st1:country-region></st1:place>.=A0
A product of the virtuoso traditions of the Budapest Gypsies, S=E1ndor =
Kuti early
on became interested in other music as well, including Balkan, Klezmer, =
and
village traditions, all of which he incorporates into his music.=A0 =
Attila Jakab
brings to the mix his years of experience as a prim=E1s (violinist =
bandleader) playing
for the Hungarian, Romanian and Roma (Gypsy) communities in his native =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Transylvania</st1:place>.=A0 Drawing from these rich =
sources, together
they produce a varied and breathtaking concert. (More about the artists below.)<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font
size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>Don’t
miss the Carpathian Folk Quartet and their unforgettable performance!=A0 =
Advance
tickets are available for $17 for adults and $12 for students ($20 at =
the
door).=A0 To order tickets or for more information regarding this =
concert series
or other events at the <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, call the =
Box
Office at 216-521-2540.=A0 The <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> for the Arts is located just 10 =
minutes west
of downtown <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City> at <st1:Street =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:address
 w:st=3D"on">17801 Detroit Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street> in =
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 =
w:st=3D"on">Lakewood</st1:City></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>=

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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>The
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> is very excited about =
partnering
with INSIDE World Music and its founder, Walt Mahovlich.=A0 A specialist =
in the music
of <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Eastern Europe</st1:place> and the Balkans, =
Mahovlich
has been performing with East European musical groups since 1971 and =
actively
involved in cultural programming and folklore research since 1977.=A0 He =
has
independently sponsored and curated the successful and continuing INSIDE =
World
Music series bringing world music events to <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place> since 1999.=A0 Originally =
based in
Tremont under the name “World Music at INSIDE,” the series =
has
focused on bringing a cultural participation aspect to its audiences =
through
dance parties and workshops in addition to its concerts; striving to =
provide
the audience with an insider’s experience of the music and its =
culture.=A0
Over the years, INSIDE World Music has featured musicians from Hungary, =
Russia,
Ukraine, Slovakia, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Turkey, The =
Republic of
Georgia and India, as well as Klezmer, world music fusion, and world =
music
influenced jazz groups.=A0 In 2006, Mahovlich served as artistic =
director of <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Resonance: A World Music Festival</span></i> =
that
brought ten groups from Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and South =
America
to Cleveland for a two-day festival that featured performances, =
workshops and
participatory dance events.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0 The
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
for the Arts is one of the area’s largest performing arts =
organizations
and the only institution of its kind on <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s
Westside. =A0Each year, the <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType> provides professional theater =
performances and
high-quality arts education programs for thousands of patrons throughout =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Northeast Ohio</st1:place>. =A0Programming includes a =
professional theater
performing on two stages; an arts education program with instruction in =
dance,
music, theater, and visual arts; a Creative Arts Therapies program, an =
Outreach
Education program, an Early Childhood program, and art gallery exhibits =
in
three on-campus locations. =A0For more information regarding the =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>
for the Arts, visit our website at <a =
href=3D"http://www.beckcenter.org/">www.beckcenter.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></s=
pan>

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Other INSIDE World Music =
shows at the
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Beck</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceType
 w:st=3D"on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> during the 2006-2007 =
Season:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2006 =
Balkan
Voices! THE KOLEVI ENSEMBLE <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>The haunting voices, fascinating folk instruments and =
mesmerizing
rhythms of <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Bulgaria</st1:country-region></st1:place>
in a concert and dance party.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2007 The =
Music of
Old <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Russia</st1:country-region></st1:place>!
THE <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">WASHINGTON</st1:State></st1:place>
BALALAIKA SEXTET <o:p></o:p>

An all-star Russian ensemble in a concert of traditional Russian =
music
and a post-concert vecherinka/party. <o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p><span =
style=3D'text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></p>

<h1 style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><u><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>About the =
Artists: </span></font></u></b><font
size=3D3><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>About the Artists<u> The =
Carpathian Folk
Quartet<o:p></o:p></u></span></font></h1>

<p class=3DMsoNormal align=3Dcenter style=3D'text-align:center'><font =
size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><b><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>S</span></font></b><b><span
lang=3DHU style=3D'font-weight:bold'>=E1</span>ndor Kuti [cimbalom]</b> =
>From a famous
dynasty of Gyspy musicians, cimbalom virtuoso <span lang=3DHU>S=E1ndor =
Kuti is</span>
a remarkable representative of the younger generation of Roma musicians =
from <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Budapest</st1:City></st1:place>.<span =
lang=3DHU>=A0
His instrument, the cimbalom, is the 125 stringed hammered dulcimer of =
Central
and Eastern Europe.=A0 He became a</span> member of the world renowned =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>RAJK</span></i><i><span lang=3DHU =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>=D3</span> Orchestra</i> at the age of 14 and has played with =
virtually
of the famous Hungarian <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>pri</span></i><i><span
lang=3DHU style=3D'font-style:italic'>m=E1s</span></i><span lang=3DHU> =
violinists</span>,
including all of the Lakatos dynasty, S<span lang=3DHU>=E1</span>ndor =
J=E1roka,
K=E1roly Puka, and Ern=F5 K=E1llai Kiss.=A0 <span =
lang=3DHU>S=E1ndor</span> was also
attracted to music of the Balkans and other areas of Eastern Europe.=A0 =
A
well-rounded Gypsy musician true to his generation, he’s toured
frequently with the <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>K</span></i><i><span
lang=3DHU style=3D'font-style:italic'>=E1lm=E1n Balogh Gypsy Cimbalom =
Band, </span></i>played
classical music with the Budapest Festival Orchestra, Klezmer music with =
<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Budowitz</span></i>, and also tours with his =
own band
in <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Europe</st1:place>, the <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>Gypsy Brothers</span></i>.<o:p></o:p></p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Attila
Jakab [violin] As much at home in Hungarian as =
Romanian folk
music, Attila Jakab is one of <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Transylvania</st1:place>’s
most talented folk musicians.=A0 Growing up he learned from the =
authentic village
musicians and spent his youth playing at weddings for the Hungarian, =
Romanian
and Roma (Gypsy) communities.=A0 He is the lead violinist - prim=E1s -
of the Maros Ensemble, =
the
professional Hungarian folk group from Marosv=E1s=E1rhely [Tirgu Mures], =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on">Transylvania</st1:place>.=A0 Attila has toured in many =
countries around
the world, including <st1:City w:st=3D"on">Western Europe</st1:City>, =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">Japan</st1:country-region> and in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">North America</st1:place>.
His superb technique and warm personality mesmerized American audiences =
during
the 2004 tour of the Gypsy Spirit, =
Journey
of the Roma show. <o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

L=E1szl=F3
Mester [br=E1csa -
folk-viola] is one of the most respected br=E1csa
players on the Hungarian folk music scene. A classical trained =
violinist, he
was attracted to folk music at an early age and sought out and learned =
from the
masters of traditional folk music. Subsequently he has played and toured =
with
most of Hungary's leading folk groups, including the =D6kr=F6s Ensemble, with great success., <o:p></o:p>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span lang=3DHU =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Robert
Do=F3r [folk-bass]
was initiated to music through jazz. However once he discovered folk =
music, it
became his passion. He is considered one of the best bass players in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region =
w:st=3D"on">Hungary</st1:country-region></st1:place>
folk music circles.=A0 Currently a member of the Hungarian
State Folk Ensemble, Robert has
played and toured with many most important folk musicians in Hungary =
including
the world renowned =D6kr=F6s
Ensemble.<o:p></o:p>

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style=3D'font-size:
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size=3D3
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