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• No place like home for Dion Phaneuf as Senators get set for game in P.E.I.

  24-09-2017 23:50 via ottawacitizen.com
  SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. — This will be a homecoming for Dion Phaneuf.
  Yes, this small city of 14,500 is thrilled to host a National Hockey League exhibition game between the New Jersey Devils and the Ottawa Senators, but the most excited person in the Credit Union Centre may be wearing a No. 2 jersey with Phaneuf on the back.
  As the Senators arrived Sunday for rest and relaxation before facing the Devils in the Kraft Hockeyville Game being held at the 4,228-seat building on Monday night, the 32
  
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• Transit tax credit was getting more and more expensive: Documents

  24-09-2017 23:37
  The credit on public transit passes began in 2006 and was ended by the Liberal government in their budget this spring.
  
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• September is finally bringing what July forgot — heat records

  24-09-2017 23:29 via ottawacitizen.com
  Someone forgot to pull the plug on summer.
  Want a weather record for Sunday? You can pick your favourite because we broke a lot of them at once, the way Wayne Gretzky used to. Here’s a sampling:
  • Hottest Sept. 24. It reached 31.4 C at 3 p.m. The old heat record for Sunday’s date was 28.5 back in 2010, but Ottawa burned through that around lunchtime.
  For context, the average high for Sunday’s date is 17.7 C.
  • We just had our 13th day in a row with a temperature of at
  
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• Surgeries cancelled at Hull Hospital during nursing shortage

  24-09-2017 21:02 via ottawacitizen.com
  A shortage of nurses has forced the cancellation of some surgeries at the Hull Hospital, and will force some patients to travel to out-of-town hospitals.
  The hospital has six vacancies on its nursing staff, other nurses are on sick leave or parental leave, and those who are working have been run ragged trying to keep up, said hospital spokeswoman Geneviève Côté.
  “We can’t keep asking them to work overtime,” she said. “They are going to be worn out.&rdq
  
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• City tearing turf out of Minto Field after all for $800,000

  24-09-2017 20:57 via ottawacitizen.com
  The City of Ottawa has changed its mind about Minto Field, deciding it will rip out the artificial turf after all and replace it with another less-punishing product.
  Dan Chenier, the general manager of parks and recreation, said the city will pay just under $800,000 to replace the turf, rather than the nearly $1.2 million quoted by a single bidder last spring.
  “We are addressing the issues brought forward by users and moving forward this fall with the replacement of the synthetic turf on t
  
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• Canada is actually running short of bugs

  24-09-2017 20:51 via ottawacitizen.com
  When Jeff Skevington’s parents used to take the family camping in Algonquin Park, they needed to stop the car halfway and buy windshield washer fluid because of all the squished bugs. But Canada is actually running out of bugs
  Skevington is now 52, and his windshield rarely hits bugs today. He is also an Agriculture Canada scientist who studies insects — and why there’s a shortage of them.
  “Insect numbers are way down,” he says. “It’s a little
  
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• ICYMI: A pedestrian hit by a car on Clyde Ave. at Baseline Rd. remains in critical condition.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-09-2017 20:34 via twitter.com
  ICYMI: A pedestrian hit by a car on Clyde Ave. at Baseline Rd. remains in critical condition.… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• .@OttawaPolice have made an arrest in a murder along Montreal Rd., which left a 25-year-old man dead. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-09-2017 20:00 via twitter.com
  .@OttawaPolice have made an arrest in a murder along Montreal Rd., which left a 25-year-old man dead. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Hintonburg Community Centre focus of police investigation

  24-09-2017 18:42 via ottawacitizen.com
  Ottawa Police say a body found on the O-Train tracks Sunday morning is not considered to be a suspicious death.
  But early Sunday, they set out yellow tape around three sites: the tracks themselves; both the front and rear of the Hintonburg Community Centre; and around the Somerset Street bridge over the O-Train tracks, about seven blocks away.
  Details of what was being investigated at the community centre were unknown, but area residents said there were blood stains in front of the building. Off
  
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• O-Train down, body found, police investigating sites

  24-09-2017 18:41
  
  Ottawa Police say a body found on the O-Train tracks Sunday morning is not considered to be a suspicious death.Early Sunday, they set out yellow tape around three sites: the tracks themselves; both the front and rear of the Hintonburg Community Centre; and around the Somerset Street bridge over the O-Train tracks, about seven blocks away.
  
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• Hardcastle: We worry about opioids – but what about alcohol?

  24-09-2017 18:19 via ottawacitizen.com
  With the Ontario government’s recent promise to devote $222 million to the opioid crisis, substance abuse is at the forefront of the minds of policymakers and the public. 
  Yet despite evidence to the contrary, many don’t see alcohol as a particularly harmful substance. This perception is wrong. What’s more concerning is that the government has little incentive to do anything about it.
  Before criticizing the Ontario government’s conflict of interest, I
  
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• ICYMI: A fire on Albert St. at Booth St. continues to be investigated. #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/09/24/leb… https://t.co/sVYMftdiNl

  24-09-2017 18:00 via twitter.com
  
  ICYMI: A fire on Albert St. at Booth St. continues to be investigated. #ottnews 1310news.com/2017/09/24/leb… https://t.co/sVYMftdiNl
  
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• Ottawa paramedics say a man in his 30's is clinging to life after being hit by a car on Clyde Ave. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-09-2017 17:32 via twitter.com
  Ottawa paramedics say a man in his 30's is clinging to life after being hit by a car on Clyde Ave. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• Second degree murder charges for a 22-year-old after a Vanier homicide back in April. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

  24-09-2017 17:00 via twitter.com
  Second degree murder charges for a 22-year-old after a Vanier homicide back in April. #ottnews… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
  
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• The O-Train is down at the moment while police allegedly investigate a body on tracks. 107 has replaced service. twitter.com/JLeiper/status…

  24-09-2017 15:55 via twitter.com
  The O-Train is down at the moment while police allegedly investigate a body on tracks. 107 has replaced service.twitter.com/JLeiper/status…
  
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• Man in critical condition after being hit by car on Clyde Ave.

  24-09-2017 15:31
  
  Paramedics responded to a call for pedestrian struck that occurred on Clyde Ave just north of Baseline Rd. around 12:30 am.Paramedics treated a male patient, believed to be in his 30’s, for multi-system trauma – cardiac arrest as a result of being struck by a car travelling in southbound lane of Clyde Ave.
  
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• Man in critical condition after being hit by car

  24-09-2017 15:17 via ottawacitizen.com
  Paramedics responded to a call for pedestrian struck that occurred on Clyde Ave just north of Baseline Rd. around 12:30 am.
  Paramedics treated a male patient, believed to be in his 30’s, for multi-system trauma – cardiac arrest as a result of being struck by a car travelling in southbound lane of Clyde Ave. Aggressive life-saving manoeuvers were initiated by paramedics on scene and patient was transported to The Ottawa Hospital Trauma Centre in critical condition.
  
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• Part of Somerset closed in Hintonburg, as @OttawaPolice investigate. #ottnews twitter.com/DutyInspector/…

  24-09-2017 15:07 via twitter.com
  Part of Somerset closed in Hintonburg, as @OttawaPolice investigate. #ottnews twitter.com/DutyInspector/…
  
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• Renegade filmmaker: Short-lived CFLer Matthew A. Cherry gets animated

  24-09-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  If things had turned out differently 12 years ago, Mike Sutherland might be able to attach the memory of a face to the name Matt Cherry.
  On the other hand, if things had been different, Chelsea Clinton might not have pledged financial support to an animation project led by independent director Matthew A. Cherry.
  Same guy, different fates, based in part on a 12-day period in September 2005.
  The struggling Ottawa Renegades brought in Cherry on Sept. 9 and worked him out as a wide receiver. A Unive
  
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• Director Matthew A. Cherry tells you why he's making Hair Love

  24-09-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Matthew A. Cherry has directed music videos, commercials and a handful of live-action films, both shorts and feature projects. His first animation project is Hair Love, about a black man who helps care for his daughter’s hair for the first time.
  The former professional football player, who has no daughter, explains why he decided to produce this film.
  • The idea started with online videos of black men attending to young girls’ hair. “To me, those viral videos proved that t
  
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• Animation 101: Money matters, director Matthew Cherry says

  24-09-2017 14:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  Animation always seemed like a bigger market in the mind of Matthew A. Cherry.
  A live-action feature might attract one adult accompanied by another, he says, but animated films can draw a crowd of youngsters: Perhaps one child with several friends along for a birthday party, often shepherded by a parent.
  The downside to animated production is significant cost.
  A former professional football receiver with several directing credits for live-action shorts and features, commercials and music videos,
  
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• Hardcastle: We worry about substances – but what about alcohol?

  24-09-2017 13:00 via ottawacitizen.com
  With overdose awareness day on Aug. 31 and the Ontario government’s recent promise to devote $222 million to the opioid crisis, substance abuse is at the forefront of the minds of policy-makers and the public. 
  Despite evidence to the contrary, many don’t see alcohol as a particularly harmful substance. This perception is wrong. What’s more concerning is that the government has little incentive to do anything about it.
  Before criticizing the Ontario governme
  
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• Hudon stands out for Habs in another exhibition loss in Ottawa - Montreal Gazette

  24-09-2017 04:54
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  Hudon stands out for Habs in another exhibition loss in Ottawa
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  The line of Artturi Lehkonen, Tomas Plekanec and Charles Hudon was one of the few bright spots Saturday as the Canadiens lost 5-1 to the Ottawa Senators. Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette More from Pat Hickey, Montreal Gazette. Published on: September 23, ...
  Senators roll to victory against Canadiens in NHL preseason gameOttawa Citizen
  Canadiens vs. Senators Top Six Minutes: All Ottawa, All NightHa
  
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• Add Maxime Lajoie to the list of Senators prospects worth watching

  24-09-2017 04:48 via ottawacitizen.com
  Sometimes it’s hard to separate the, umm, stuff from the shovel.
  Like, when Guy Boucher raves about Ottawa Senators prospects, is he: A) being genuine; B) just over the top with excitement that hockey season is starting; or C) trying to sell some goods that might help general manager Pierre Dorion fetch Matt Duchene, whose speed Boucher must sincerely adore?
  For instance, here was what Boucher said Saturday morning about Maxime Lajoie, a 6-1, 183-pound defenceman who was drafted by the dra
  
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• Senators roll to victory against Canadiens in NHL preseason game

  24-09-2017 04:11 via ottawacitizen.com
  Senators 5, Canadiens 1
  The Ottawa Senators decided to give the kids a chance Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens.
  They were just fine.
  Logan Brown, the Senators’ first-round draft pick in 2016, led the attack with two goals and an assist, while 2017 second-rounder Alex Formenton had two assists in a 5-1 victory against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre.
  Max Reinhart, Jonny Oduya and Mark Stone also chipped in with goals as the Senators improved their National Hockey Leagu
  
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• Add Maxime Lajoie to the list of Senators prospects worth watching - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 04:08
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  Add Maxime Lajoie to the list of Senators prospects worth watching
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  What the young defenceman from Swift Current of the WHL did against the Canadiens was truly impressive. Don Brennan More from Don Brennan. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 10:08 PM EDT. Maxime Lajoie was ...
  
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• Senators roll to victory against Canadiens in NHL preseason game - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 03:54
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  Senators roll to victory against Canadiens in NHL preseason game
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  Senators coaches decided to give the kids a chance Saturday night. They were just fine. Bruce Garrioch More from Bruce Garrioch. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 10:19 PM EDT. The Senators' Mark Stone, left, clears ...
  Hudon stands out for Habs in another exhibition loss in OttawaMontreal Gazette
  Canadiens vs. Senators Top Six Minutes: All Ottawa, All NightHabs
  
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• Ottawa Gee-Gees football team now 4-1 after win over Windsor

  24-09-2017 02:31 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Gee-Gees started strong and cruised to a 39-14 victory against the Windsor Lancers on Saturday, leaving them tied for first in the Ontario University Athletics football league.
  Next up: the annual Panda Game showdown with the Carleton Ravens at TD Place stadium next Saturday.
  The Gee-Gees opened a 23-0 lead in the first quarter and held on to improve to 4-1, tied with the Waterloo Warriors (4-1) for third in the OUA standings behind the undefeated Western Mustangs and Laurier Golden H
  
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• Runners, cyclists arrive day ahead of police, peace officers' memorial service - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 02:26
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  Runners, cyclists arrive day ahead of police, peace officers' memorial service
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  Some on foot, others pedalling their bicycles, they made their way into the streets of Ottawa on Saturday, ending long journeys that had led them to the capital for Sunday's national day of remembrance. Ottawa Citizen More from Ottawa Citizen ...and more »
  
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• Runners, cyclists arrive day ahead of police, peace officers' memorial service

  24-09-2017 02:25 via ottawacitizen.com
  Some on foot, others pedalling their bicycles, they made their way into the streets of Ottawa on Saturday, ending long journeys that had led them to the capital for Sunday’s national day of remembrance.
  The Canadian Police and Peace Officers’ Ride to Remember concluded after a four-day, 700-kilometre trip from Aylmer, Ont., while the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Run to Remember reached the finish line following a three-day, 460-km trek from Toronto.
  Both were leadups
  
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• Senators' Erik Karlsson back on skates

  24-09-2017 01:52 via ottawacitizen.com
  Erik Karlsson has taken a big step in the right direction.
  The Ottawa Senators captain skated Saturday before the club’s morning skate to prepare for the Montreal Canadiens. It was the first time he had been on the ice with teammates since having surgery in June to repair a tendon in his foot.
  Though there is still no timetable for Karlsson’s return to the lineup, this has to be viewed as a positive and, with the National Hockey League regular-season opener set for Oct. 5 against the
  
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• Senators' Erik Karlsson back on skates - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 01:48
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  Senators' Erik Karlsson back on skates
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  The team captain skated with teammates Saturday. It was the first time he had done so since having surgery in June to repair a foot tendon. Bruce Garrioch More from Bruce Garrioch. Published on: September 23, 2017 | Last Updated: September 23, 2017 ...
  Look who is on the ice todayOttawa Sunall 6 news articles »
  
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• Chris VandeVelde seeking to turn tryout into new beginning with Senators - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 01:34
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  Chris VandeVelde seeking to turn tryout into new beginning with Senators
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  Chris VandeVelde has no shortage of Ottawa Senators connections. A native of Moorhead, Minn., he has the same hometown as Brian Lee, Ottawa's ill-fated first-round draft pick in 2005, and Matt Cullen, a Senator for 21 games in 2010-11. VandeVelde, who ...and more »
  
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• Chris VandeVelde seeking to turn tryout into new beginning with Senators

  24-09-2017 01:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  Chris VandeVelde has no shortage of Ottawa Senators connections.
  A native of Moorhead, Minn., he has the same hometown as Brian Lee, Ottawa’s ill-fated first-round draft pick in 2005, and Matt Cullen, a Senator for 21 games in 2010-11.
  VandeVelde, who is on a professional tryout with the Senators, is wearing the No. 22 that once belonged to Erik Condra. It just so happens the two were teammates with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars 13 years ago.
  “I grew up with Brian,” VandeVelde
  
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• Fire damages townhouse in Centretown

  24-09-2017 01:07
  
  Two people had to be treated for smoke inhalation and three people were forced from their homes because of a Centretown fire on Albert Street. The fire broke out in the second floor of a townhouse at 710 Albert, near Booth Street, a little before 6 p.m. Saturday. Black smoke was visible outside, prompting several 911 calls.
  
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• Tim Kehoe, former Ottawa councillor, enters Chelsea mayoral race

  24-09-2017 01:04
  
  More than two decades after he left Ottawa city council, Tim Kehoe is back in municipal politics — this time in Chelsea, where he announced Saturday he is running for mayor. Incumbent Mayor Caryl Green said in an email Saturday that she is running for a third term. Nominations close Oct. 6 for municipal elections in Quebec.
  
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• Tim Kehoe, former Ottawa councillor, enters Chelsea mayoral race - Ottawa Citizen

  24-09-2017 00:52
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  Tim Kehoe, former Ottawa councillor, enters Chelsea mayoral race
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  More than two decades after he left Ottawa city council, Tim Kehoe is back in municipal politics — this time in Chelsea, where he announced Saturday he is running for mayor. Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen More from Tom Spears, Ottawa Citizen. Published on ...and more »
  
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• Redblacks wait for word on health of QBs Trevor Harris and Drew Tate

  24-09-2017 00:34 via ottawacitizen.com
  The Ottawa Redblacks hope to get some good news from the doctor on Monday, namely that quarterback Drew Tate (shoulder and ribs) will be ready to return to action for next Friday’s home game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
  There’s also an outside chance that Trevor Harris (separated shoulder) says he’s ready to go, if not on Friday, then certainly one week later in Vancouver against the B.C. Lions.
  Third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley, in his first Canadian Football Leag
  
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• Departing GG spends one last afternoon with his Ottawa subjects

  24-09-2017 00:16 via ottawacitizen.com
  “Rain or shine,” the invitation to Rideau Hall said.
  And the sun shone brilliantly on David Johnston as he strolled around his grounds one last time — his final official event in Ottawa as Governor General.
  Former astronaut Julie Payette, 53, replaces Johnson as governor general on Oct. 2.
  He was, as usual, the perfect informal host at an outdoor party, in a white shirt (no tie) and red Canada cap, relaxed and welcoming everyone.
  And, also as usual, Sharon Johnston, his wi
  
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• Departing GG spends one last afternoon with his Ottawa subjects - Ottawa Sun

  24-09-2017 00:12
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  Departing GG spends one last afternoon with his Ottawa subjects
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  A fine time at Rideau Hall Outgoing Gov.-Gen. David Johnston checks out some fresh apples at the Savour Fall event at Rideau Hall on Saturday. Article. Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. “Rain or shine,” the ...
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• Scanlan: Leafs get the love, even after the Senators make the run

  24-09-2017 00:06 via ottawacitizen.com
  In late May, when hockey’s annual war of attrition had reduced 16 NHL playoff teams to four Stanley Cup contenders, the Ottawa Senators stood tall.
  They went toe-to-toe, like Ali-Frazier back in the day, throughout a seven-game Eastern Conference final against Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. Ultimately, the Senators died a hero, falling in double overtime in Game 7 against the eventual Cup champions. A single goal kept them out of the Cup final.
  Four months later, it is as thoug
  
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