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• Primark to launch their own bridal range - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 23:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Primark are set to launch their own bridal range – and everyone is going crazy for it. The fashion giants, known for their slightly cheaper alternatives to other clothing stores like Topshop and River Island, are set to introduce its own pre-wedding ...
  
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• Primark to launch their own bridal range

  03-05-2017 23:04 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Primark are set to launch their own bridal range – and everyone is going crazy for it. The fashion giants, known for their slightly cheaper alternatives to other clothing stores like Topshop and River Island, are set to introduce its own pre-wedding bridal range including lingerie and nightwear. Taking to Snapchat and Instagram, Primark, who have a store on North End in Croydon, revealed the first glimpse of the new range. The collection starts at around £5 with brides able to...
  
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• What sentences will those guilty of killing Andre Aderemi get ... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 22:28 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  What sentences will those guilty of killing Andre Aderemi get ...
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  Three young men have been found guilty of killing Andre Aderemi, who was stabbed and beaten to death on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon last August.
  Three convicted of death in Croydon of Andre Aderemi, 19, who had moved to Chatham just weeks beforeKent Onlineall 9 news articles »
  
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• Croydon Council is launching the Croydon Choice system for social ... - Your Local Guardian

  03-05-2017 22:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council is launching the Croydon Choice system for social ...
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  The council have launched a new scheme, allowing eligible social housing users in the borough to have a 'choice system'.and more »
  
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• Croydon Council is launching the Croydon Choice system for social housing - Your Local Guardian

  03-05-2017 22:22 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
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  Croydon Council is launching the Croydon Choice system for social housing
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  Croydon Council is set to launch a new scheme this month giving people on the housing register choice over where they want to live. The Croydon Choice system – due to go live on May 22 – means people on the list can 'bid' for available social housing ...and more »
  
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• What sentences will those guilty of killing Andre Aderemi get?

  03-05-2017 22:15 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Three young men have been found guilty of killing Andre Aderemi, who was stabbed and beaten to death on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon last August.Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, in Shirley, and Ali Zahawy, 19 of Bramble Close, in Shirley, were found guilty of Mr Aderemi's murder by a jury on Wednesday (May 3) at the Old Bailey after an 11-week trial.Femi Cela, 20, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, also known as Fabio, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.READ NEXT: Ugly
  
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• Missing New Addington teenager who has special needs found safe...

  03-05-2017 22:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A teenage boy from New Addington with special needs who went missing at the weekend has been found "safe and well".Bailey Warda, 19, is now back home with his family in Claygate Crescent, New Addington, after disappearing on Saturday afternoon (April 29).He was found on Bank Holiday Monday (May 1).His family were "very worried" for him because he left the house "in a huff" with very little money and no phone - raising concerns as to how he could get back in touch...
  
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• The way social housing works in Croydon is changing in a big way

  03-05-2017 22:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The council have launched a new scheme, allowing eligible social housing users in the borough to have a ‘choice system’.
  
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• Police confirm body found in 'secluded area' in Sutton linked to...

  03-05-2017 21:48 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed the body of a young man found in a "secluded area" in Sutton was linked to the train disruption through Croydon earlier today.Officers searching for missing teenager Edvinas Jankevicius found the body at 12.30pm today (Wednesday, May 3).Metropolitan Police officers remain with a cordon in place where the body was found near to the junction where Upland Road meets Kings Lane, which goes over the railway tracks near Sutton station.It has yet to be confirmed exactly...
  
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• ​One of Croydon's most well-known pubs is changing its name ... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 20:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  One of the most well-known pubs in Croydon, The Goose on the Market, will reopen with a new name after a £325000 refurbishment. The pub, on Surrey Street, ...and more »
  
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• ​One of Croydon's most well-known pubs is changing its name

  03-05-2017 20:37 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  One of the most well-known pubs in Croydon, The Goose on the Market, will reopen with a new name after a £325,000 refurbishment.The pub, on Surrey Street, which is owned by Stonegate Pub Company, closed its doors on Bank Holiday Monday (May 1) for three weeks while work is carried out.When it reopens on Thursday, May 23 at 8am it will be known as Market Tavern.The transformation of the pub coincides with the £1.1 million renovation of the 700-year-old Surrey Street Market, which is..
  
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• RECAP - Police incident disrupted trains between West Croydon and Sutton - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 20:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  RECAP - Police incident disrupted trains between West Croydon and Sutton
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  Train lines between West Croydon and Sutton were blocked this afternoon (Wednesday, May 3) as part of a police incident. Southern Rail services were disrupted as the line was closed to allow British Transport Police (BTP) officers to deal with the ...
  Trains between Sutton and Croydon cancelled after man dies on lineSutton Guardianall 3 news articles »
  
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• RECAP - Police incident disrupted trains between West Croydon and... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 20:09 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  RECAP - Police incident disrupted trains between West Croydon and...
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  Train lines between West Croydon and Sutton were blocked this afternoon (Wednesday, May 3) as part of a police incident. Southern Rail services were ...
  Trains between Sutton and Croydon cancelled after man dies on ...Sutton Guardianall 3 news articles »
  
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• Crystal Palace legend sets off for massive cycling challenge across Europe - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 19:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace legend sets off for massive cycling challenge across Europe
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  Former Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas has today (Thursday) set off on an incredible cycling challenge across Europe. The Palace legend is leading a team of five cyclists - including Doug McKinnon, Marcus Leach, James Maltin and Hayden Groves ...and more »
  
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• Crystal Palace legend sets off for massive cycling challenge across ... - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 19:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Crystal Palace legend sets off for massive cycling challenge across ...
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  Former Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas has today (Thursday) set off on an incredible cycling challenge across Europe. The Palace legend is leading a ...and more »
  
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• Why a film crew were in a Croydon town centre park today - Croydon Advertiser

  03-05-2017 18:49 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Why a film crew were in a Croydon town centre park today
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  If you were out grabbing lunch today (Wednesday) in Croydon you may have seen a camera crew filming in Queen's Gardens, in Croydon town centre. Passers-by told how they saw big cameras, a stage and props including a chaise lounge with a red drape ...
  
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• A scared and damaged estate - Monks Hill residents react to Andre...

  03-05-2017 18:40 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  The horrific murder of Andre Aderemi continues to cast a shadow over Selsdon's Monks Hill estate, even as those responsible are brought to justice for the crime. Andre was just 19 when he was savagely stabbed, kicked and beaten after being chased by three young men with whom he was locked in a fatal feud. He died of the injuries he suffered on August 16 last year, and those who stripped him of life will be sentenced tomorrow at the Old Bailey. Rodney Mukasa and Ali Zahawy, both 20, could face...
  
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• Police searching for a missing schoolboy have found a body in a...

  03-05-2017 17:55 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police searching for missing teenager Edvinas Jankevicius have found a body this afternoon, in a "secluded area" in Sutton.The 15-year-old was last seen on Albion Road at about 4.20pm on Saturday (April 29).Detectives investigating the disappearance said that at about 12.30pm today they found a body of a young male in Upland Road - near its junction with King's Lane.READ MORE: The shocking number of Croydon teenagers reported missing each day in 2016Formal identification is still due...
  
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• Leisure centre operator outlines plans for Croydon's Fairfield Halls - The Stage

  03-05-2017 17:54 via thestage.co.uk
  
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  Leisure centre operator outlines plans for Croydon's Fairfield Halls
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  The new operator of revamped arts complex Fairfield Halls has outlined its initial plans for the Croydon venue for the first time. BH Live has said around half the venue's estimated 800 events a year will be community-based, involving local groups ...
  
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• Watch Ed Sheeran perform personal concert for brave New Addington...

  03-05-2017 17:36 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Pop superstar Ed Sheeran has made a young New Addington girl's dreams come true - by performing a number of his hit songs especially for her at the 02 Arena. On Tuesday afternoon Melody Driscoll was treated to a VIP experience like no other when she got to meet her hero for the second time in six months. During a soundcheck ahead of a concert tonight (Thursday), Sheeran sang four of his hit songs to Melody. The 26-year-old also signed Melody's cast and wheelchair, while he let her choose...
  
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• Have you seen this man? He has been missing from Norwood for days

  03-05-2017 17:23 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Police are looking for a missing man who ‘requires daily medication’.
  
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• A teenager dead, his killers' lives ruined - this is the ugly...

  03-05-2017 17:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Whether we like it or not, there will always be gangs on Croydon's streets and always be kids only too willing to join them. You'll never stamp out the problem completely. But what you can do is educate as many children as possible about the brutal realities of what happens once in a gang. The more that realise it isn't half as glamorous or cool as they think, the more who should come to the decision that they should resist the lure. And that ultimately should save lives. If ever there was a...
  
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• These are the pieces of evidence that proved three men were...

  03-05-2017 16:50 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Today a jury decided that three men were guilty of killing Andre Aderemi on the Monks Hill estate. Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, in Shirley, and Ali Zahawy, 19 of Bramble Close, in Shirley, were found guilty of Mr Aderemi's murder by a jury at the Old Bailey after an 11-week trial. Femi Cela, 20, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, also known as Fabio, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter. But how were the jurors able to come to that conclusion?READ MORE: Police...
  
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• A man has died on train tracks near Sutton station

  03-05-2017 16:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A man died on the train tracks near Sutton station this afternoon (Wednesday, May 3). Southern Rail services between West Croydon and Sutton were stopped from running earlier today following the incident on the line.A spokeswoman for the British Transport Police (BTP) said enquiries are ongoing but the death is not being treated as suspicious.READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder trial: Live coverage as jury return verdictsPolice have not been able to say how the man came to his death.Although the BTP
  
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• Three young men convicted after aspiring rapper stabbed to death on south Croydon estate

  03-05-2017 15:55 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Three young men have been convicted after an aspiring rapper was stabbed to death in a violent pre-planned attack on a south Croydon estate.
  
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• This is how many patients needed the help of London's Air Ambulance in your borough last year

  03-05-2017 15:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  London’s Air Ambulance was dispatched to treat almost 2000 patients across the capital last year.
  
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• A woman's been forced to pay £200 to get rid of fly-tipping

  03-05-2017 15:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A furious resident has lashed out at the council after the fly-tipping meant she couldn’t see the path beyond her garden.
  
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• A woman has been forced to pay £200 to get rid of fly-tipping

  03-05-2017 15:46 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  A furious resident has lashed out at the council after the fly-tipping meant she couldn’t see the path beyond her garden.
  
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• Police searching for missing 17-year-old girl who could be in...

  03-05-2017 15:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are appealing for the public's help to find a missing teenage girl who is believed to potentially be in Croydon.Danni Moss, 17, from Hersham was last seen on Sunday (April 30) and police believe she could be in the Croydon, Kingston or Chessington areas. Police have now made an appeal in an attempt to locate the teenager. READ MORE: Police incident disrupting trains between West Croydon and Sutton Inspector Paul McDowell said: "We are concerned for Danni and urge her, or anyone who...
  
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• Police release mugshots of Andre Aderemi's killers and pay...

  03-05-2017 15:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have released the mugshots of the three men guilty of the "senseless" killing of Andre Aderemi in Selsdon.Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, in Shirley, and Ali Zahawy, 19 of Bramble Close, in Shirley, were today found guilty of Mr Aderemi's murder by a jury at the Old Bailey after an 11-week trial.Femi Cela, 20, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, also known as Fabio, was cleared of murder but found guilty of manslaughter.READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder trial: Live coverage as...
  
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• Trains between Sutton and Croydon cancelled after man dies on line

  03-05-2017 14:58 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Services between Sutton and West Croydon have been diverted or cancelled after a man died on the track earlier this afternoon.
  
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• RECAP - Police incident disrupted trains between West Croydon and...

  03-05-2017 14:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Train lines between West Croydon and Sutton were blocked this afternoon (Wednesday, May 3) as part of a police incident.Southern Rail services were disrupted as the line was closed to allow British Transport Police (BTP) officers to deal with the situation. Network Rail said there was a trespasser on the line. #WestCroydon Staff are on site with @BTP dealing with a trespass incident. @nationalrailenq— Network Rail (@networkrail) May 3, 2017 READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder...
  
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• Police incident disrupting trains between West Croydon and Sutton...

  03-05-2017 14:47 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Train lines between West Croydon and Sutton are blocked while police deal with a trespasser on the tracks.Southern Rail services are being disrupted as the line has been closed to allow British Transport Police officers to deal with the situation.Network Rail has said there is a trespasser on the line.#WestCroydon Staff are on site with @BTP dealing with a trespass incident. @nationalrailenq— Network Rail (@networkrail) May 3, 2017 READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder trial:...
  
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• Ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as youngsters found...

  03-05-2017 13:54 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There were ugly scenes in the dock at the Old Bailey as two youngsters were found guilty of murdering Andre Aderemi, with one of the convicted murderers lunging at the other.Rodney Mukasa, 20, and Ali Zahawy, 19, were this morning found guilty of the murder of Mr Aderemi, who was stabbed to death after a feud that culminated in a brutal attack on the 19-year-old last summer.Femi Cela, 20, was cleared of murder, but found guilty of manslaughter. The fourth defendant, Jamell Lonergan, 19, will...
  
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• Why a film crew were in a Croydon town centre park today

  03-05-2017 13:45 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you were out grabbing lunch today (Wednesday) in Croydon you may have seen a camera crew filming in Queen's Gardens, in Croydon town centre. Passers-by told how they saw big cameras, a stage and props including a chaise lounge with a red drape over it in the park at about 12.30pm. Film crews were seen setting up equipment in the area from around 10am, drawing a crowd and prompting local residents to question what was going on, on social media.READ MORE: Andre Aderemi murder trial: Live...
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Live coverage as jury return verdicts

  03-05-2017 12:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A jury at the Old Bailey are due to deliver verdicts in the trial of the four youngsters accused of the murder of Andre Aderemi. Mr Aderemi was stabbed to death on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon on August 16 last year, in Heather Way. Ali Zahawy, 20, of Bramble Close, Shirley, Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, Jamell Lonergan, 20, of Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, and Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, Shirley, have all pleaded not guilty to murder, and have been standing...
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Jury give verdicts on 3 of the...

  03-05-2017 12:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A jury at the Old Bailey are due to deliver verdicts in the trial of the four youngsters accused of the murder of Andre Aderemi. Mr Aderemi was stabbed to death on the Monks Hill estate in Selsdon on August 16 last year, in Heather Way. Ali Zahawy, 20, of Bramble Close, Shirley, Femi Cela, 19, of Fryston Avenue, Addiscombe, Jamell Lonergan, 20, of Woodcroft Road, Thornton Heath, and Rodney Mukasa, 20, of Greenview Avenue, Shirley, have all pleaded not guilty to murder, and have been standing...
  
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• Andre Aderemi murder trial: Ali Zahawy and Rodney Mukasa found...

  03-05-2017 12:08 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Ali Zahawy and Rodney Mukasa have been found guilty this morning of Andre Aderemi's murder on the Monks Hill estate. Femi Cela has been found guilty of manslaughter but not guilty of murder. The jury were unable to reach a verdict with regards to the fourth defendant, Jamell Lonergan, and have been discharged. As he was found guilty of manslaughter, Cela held his head in his hands and then burst into tears. When the unanimous guilty verdict was returned against Zahawy, he started to unbutton his
  
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• Mayor urges probe into claims Croydon tram drivers fell asleep at ... - Evening Standard

  03-05-2017 11:07 via standard.co.uk
  
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  The chief inspector of rail accidents was today asked by Sadiq Khan to investigate “alarming” claims that tram drivers on the Croydon line where seven people ...
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• Schools targeted in latest Met effort to combat knife crime

  03-05-2017 08:54 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  The Metropolitan Police will focus on schools in their latest effort to crackdown on knife crime across the capital under Operation Sceptre. 
  
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• Police offer £20,000 reward to find man known in Thornton...

  03-05-2017 08:42 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police are offering a £20,000 reward to find a man known to frequent Thornton Heath who is wanted in connection with the murder of an 80-year-old grandmother.Lea Adri-Soejoko was found strangled in a lock-up at an allotment plot in Colindale, north London. Officers are appealing for information which will lead to the "arrest and prosecution" of 37-year-old Mubarick Duat in connection with the murder of the pensioner on February 28 this year.READ MORE: 'Despicable' Thornton Heath...
  
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