CONSTITUTION OF THE CITY DARTBALL LEAGUE

                                                          ARTICLE I

                                                             NAME

Section 1. The name of this Organization shall be  called The City Dartball League.

Section 2. There will be no principal office of this organization.

                                                           ARTICLE II

                                                          MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Any man of good character is eligible for membership in this Organization.

                                                           ARTICLE III

                                                         GOVERNMENT

Section 1. The government of this organization shall be vested in an Executive Board,

                consisting of a President, 2- Vice- Presidents, Treasurer, Secretary, Asst. Secretary,

                3 Rules Board Members; and a Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Executive Board of this Organization shall be elected in the manner prescribed

                in the By-Laws and shall hold office for apreiod of one year, or until their

                successors are elected.

             A. Rules Board Member is to be elected for a 3 year period.

                 1 year member to be Board Chairman.

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Section 3. The Board of Directors will consist of one member from each team in the

                City Dartball League as stated in the By-Laws.

                                                         ARTICLE IV

                                                        AMENDMENT

Section 1. This Costitution may be amended by a three-fourths vote of the Board of Directors

                present at any regular or special meeting.

                              THE BY-LAWS OF THE CITY DARTBALL LEAGUE

                                                         ARTICLE I

                                                      GOVERNMENT

Section 1. The Government of this Organization shall be vested in an Executive Board which

                 shall be subject to the will of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. The Board of Directors shall consist of one member from each team and shall be

                Captain of that team.

Section 3. A vacancy on the Executive Board shall be filled by vote of the Executive Board.

                Such appointee to serve until the next regular election.

Section 4. A vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled immediately by the will of their

                team. Such appointee to serve until duly relieved by his team members.

Section 5. The Executive Board will vote an annual elections, or at times provided

                 in the By-Laws only.

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                                                         ARTICLE II

                                                        MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership in the Organization shall be as provided in the Costitution.

Section 2. Membrship shall be defined as those who are playing members of a team that

               he has signed with, and he shall be referred to as a player for that team.

Section 3. Those accepted to membership by the teams, may remain an active member of

               the City Dartball League as long as their names are placed on the annual roster of

               their team. However, active membership ceases if the member's name does not

               appear on the roster and he shall not take part in meetings, or games of Dartball

               unlesss otherwise as stated in Article II, Section 6.

Section 4. The names of the team players of each team shall be given to the League Secreteary

               at the December meeting and if not by then, will forfeit each game until roster

                is in. The name, address, and phone number of the member to serve on the

                Board of Directors shall be sent to the League Secretary before the season starts

                of each year.The member from each team that serves on the Board of Directors

                shall be Captain of his team

Section 5. Any member partaking in one game of Dartball with any team becomes the sole

                property of that team for the current season and cannot partake in any game of

                Dartball with any other team in the League with the exceptions as stated in

                Article II, Section 8.

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Section 6. No player shall be signed after January 1st of each year, however, in case of a

                member being called into Military Service, death of a player, or a player that

                transfers to working hours during the regular season, or a season ending injury

                a team may sign a replacement after January 1st with approval of Executive Board.

Section 7. The team that signs a new player that is not on the roster that was sent to the

                Secretary, must notify the opposing Captain that the new player will start in the

                game, and his name must be sent to the League Secretary the same night with  

                $15.00. Any team playing a game of Dartball with an unsigned player shall lose

                the game by forfeit.

Section 8. Any change of players from one team to another team during the season must be

                brought before the Executive Board for action before the player can partake in a

                game of Dartball with another team. Ther will be no transfers after January 1st.

                                                          ARTICLE III

                                                          ELECTIONS

Section 1. The Executive Board shall be elected by single majority by the membership. In case

                a tie occurs in any eletion, that tie shall be broken on the same date by another

                ballot or ballots necessary.

Section 2. Elections shall be held annually during the month of April at a predesignated place

                in the vicinity of the League. At the annual election, there shall be elected a

                President, 2 Vice-Presidents, 1 each in the American League and the National League

                a Treasurer, a Secretary, an Asst. Secretary, and three Trustees for 1,2,&3yr. terms.

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Section 3. Voting shall be by members of the City Dartball League that played as a player of a

                team during the immediate past season, and no members shall cast more than one

               ballot. Proxies and absentee ballots will not be recognized.

Section 4. The Executive Board shall take office on the same date of the elections.

Section 5. Teams may elect their member to serve as Captain and on the Board of Directors

                as they wish.

                                                         ARTICLE IV

                                                  DUTIES OF OFFICERS

Section 1. The duties of the President shall be as follows:

            A. Supervise the affairs and activities of the Organization.

            B. Preside and maintain order at all meetings.

            C. Supervise and assist the officers in the performance of their duties.

            D. Appoint members to be approved by the Board of Directors to serve

                on committees.

Section 2. The duties of the 2 Vice-Presidents shall be as follows:

            A. Perform the duties of the President in his absence, if appointed.

            B. Assist the President with all committees.

            C. Shall assume Treasurer duties, in his absence, if appointed.

Section 3. The duties of the Treasurer shall be as follows:

            A. Maintain an adequate set of finance records and prepare a financial

                report for all meetings.

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            B. Be responsible for dues owed and be responsible for their colletion.

            C. Be responsible for all funds of this Organization.

Section 4. The duties of the Secretary and Asst. Secretary shall be as follows:

            A. Record the minutes of all regular and special meetings.

            B. Maintain a complete file of the meetings and attendance.

            C. Prepare and provide a league schedule for all games for the current

                season for each team.

            D. Prepare and provide score sheets for all games, along with current

                roster and rules for all the teams.

            E. Prepare and provide the league standings.

            F. Prepare and provide means of getting game totals, wins and losses from

               each team within the same week that the game is played.

            G. Prepare and provide publicity for the local newspapers.

Section 5. The duties of the Board of Directors (Captains) shall be as follows:

             A. Inform his members of all the activities in the league and keep his members

                 fully informed of the league rules.

             B. Attend all meetings during his stay in office, or if unable to attend, appoint

                 a representative to attend in his place.

             C. Be responsible for all rules of the City Dartball League and collecting $15.00

                  per man on roster.

              D. Be responsible with the team sponsor for paying entrance fee, obtaining score

                  sheets, schedules, and all necessary material for the season before season starts.

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             E. Notify Treasurer or Executive Board member of a death of a player, or his

                 immediate family, or any other business that pertains to the City Dartball League.

Section 6. RULES COMMITTEE

            A. Interpret rules and recommendations to Executive Board and Board of Directors.

            B. Inspect places of play or new courts of teams that change places of play.

                                                            ARTICLE V

                                                     FINANCE AND DUES 

Section 1. Annual dues for each team's membership shall be $80.00 a year, payable at a set

                date by the Executive Board before the start of the season.

            A. New teams pay $180.00 nonrefundable deposit.

Section 2. All teams, whose dues remain unpaid after October 15th shall be dropped from

                the City Dartball League by vote of the Executive Board.

Section 3. Dues shall be broken down as follows:

            A. $35.00 for League expenses.

            B. $15.00 for Secretary expenses and fees.

            C. $30.00 Meeting fee deposit payed back at banquet meeting if you attend

                 July, December, and Banquet meetings.

Section 4. Any team filing a protest will send in a $10.00 fee. If protest is upheld

                fee will be refunded.

Section 5. Teams will be fined double enrty fee at beginning of next season for failing

                to play previous seasons final scheduled week.

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Section 6. All expenditures of this Organization will be approvred by a simple majority

                vote of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.

Section 7. Funds of this Organization shall be withdrawn from the bank with which they

                are on deposit by joint signature of two of three joint signature of the

                President, Treasurer, and Secretary.

Section 8. The League will pay $50.00 to the President, Teasurer, and Asst. Secretary,

                and $20.00 per team in the League to the Secretary each year for their services.

Section 9. The League will buy all necessary trophies at the end of the season that are not

                donated. The number of trophies and total price to be spent shall be set by the

                Board of Directors each year, as soon as possible after the total amount to be

                donated has been announced.

Section 10. The total amount of trophies to be bought by the League shall be for the awards

                  of standings for first place through third place and playoff winners.

Section 11. A $50.00 donation shall be sent by the League for the death of a City  Dartball

                  League Member, or his immediate family. Mother, Father, or Child.

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                                                           ARTICLE VI

                                                            MEETINGS

Section 1. All meetings shall commence at 7:30 p.m. and no new subject shall be considered

                after 10:30 p.m. at any meeting.

Section 2. At least three regular meetings shall be called each year; during the months of

                April, July, and December. Special meetings may be called by the President at

                any time with the approval of the Executive Board.

Section 3. All team Captains must be notified by the League Secretary at least one week

                prior to the meeting date.

Section 4. Meeting places must b e kept Quiet and from all nonmembers interference.

Section 5. Meeting places can be held only at a team's place of play.

Section 6. All teams must have an opportunity to host a League meeting. This will be done

               by drawings, leaving the team that was drawn for the previous meeting out of the

               drawing for the next meeting until all teams have been host. If a team cannot be

               host for a City Dartball League meeting, a second drawing will be held, or until a

               place can be available to host a meeting. If a team is drawn and cannot be host,

               the team must remain out of the drawings until all teams have had their chance

               to hold a meeting at their place of play. New teams entering the League are not

                eligible to host a meeting until all original teams have been host.

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Section 7. To be eligible to host a meeting, the team drawn must be present at the drawing,

                 which is held at the conclusion of each regular meeting.

Section 8. Meetings during the season shall be among the Executive Board, the Board of

                Directors, and team sponsors only.

Section 9. Members of the Executive Board cannot answer roll call for their team at any

                meeting, except if two members of the same team is on  the Executive Board

                and at the meeting.

Section 10. Only one vote per team will be counted at all meetings except for the annual

                  election of Officers.

Section 11. Robert's Rules of Order shall govern all meetings of this Organization at the

                  discrepancy of the President.

                                                          ARTICLE VII

                                                     AUTHORITY TO BIND   

Section 1. No member of this Organization shall contract for or incur any debt or enter into

                any agreement, or otherwise obligate this Organization except by authorization

                of the Board of Directors.

Section 2. Every team shall have a right to submit a bid for any activities concerning the

                City Dartball League.

                                                        ARTICLE VIII

                            GENERAL ORGANIZATION OF TEAMS AND LEAGUES 

Section 1. The City Dartball League shall be divided into two seperate leagues, American

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                 and National, and each league shall be divided into two divisions, American-

                 Red and White, and National- Blue and Gold, each having the same amount of

                 teams when ever possible.

Section 2. Each division, American and National League, shall have seperate standings to

                determine positions in each league and they shall conduct play-offs in the same

                manner in each league. Each league will be awarded the same amount of trophies.

Section 3. If any team loses a team, a replacement team may enter the league by a two-thirds

                majority vote of the Executive Board and the Board of Directors after the season is

                over and before the next season begins.

Section 4. All new teams wishing to enter the City Dartball League must make their wish known

                by the last Monday in July of each year. New teams wishing to enter have their place

                of play inspected by the Executive Board or designated members of the Board of

                Directors for sufficient room and lighting. Height of the ceiling from the floor level

                shall be a minimum of 7 foot 4 inches.

Section 5. All new teams entering the league must pay their entrance fee immediately after

                acceptance into the League.

Section 6. If a team changes their place of play, regardless of the amount of players moving

                with the team, will be considered as a new team.

Section 7. Teams that have to change their place of play because of a natural disaster,

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                closing of, destruction of, or sponsor request, may request an appeal to Article VIII,

                Section 6. The Executive Board will rule on the matter and their decision shall

                be final.

Section 8. No league or division can have more than two teams playing at one place.

Section 9. Teams may be moved from one league to the other by two-thirds majority vote of

                 the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.

Setion 10. Each team shall have a minimum of nine players and a maximum of tweny-five.

Section 11. Each team will appoint a Captain who will serve on the Board of Dirctors as stated

                  in Article I, Section 2.

                                                        ARTICLE IX

                                               OFFICIAL GAME BOARD

Section 1. The official game board shall have a minimum measurement of 48 inches square,

                diamond shaped, made of a suitable material to accept darts.

Section 2. The center of the board shall be 50 inches from the floor.

Section 3. The playing diamond shall be 36 inches square, divided into 12 inch squares and

                shall be inclosed bby a strip 4 inches wide, designated as a foul space, bordered

                by a minimum of a 2 inch "out" strip.

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Section 4. The bases shall all be diamond shaped and have the following sizes:1st base-8 inches 

                2nd base- 7 inches; 3rd base- 6 inches; Home Run- 4 inches; all square. The double

                play, triple play and sacrifice shall be 3 inches square and diamond shaped.

Section 5. All boards shall be painted the same in a flat paint, in the following colors:

                Strikes in red, Bases in green, Ball in yellow, a Foul area in light green. Outs,

                double play, triple play, and sacrifice in white. The brand and shade of the paints

                will be set at the discretion of the Board of Directors. 

Section 6. Metal strips only can be used for the dividing lines and shall be as thin as possible,

               consistend and being clearly defined, and shall extend a maximum of one-eighth inch

               and a minimum of one-sixteenth inch of the playing surface.

                                                        ARTICLE X

                                               OFFICIAL GAME RULES

Section 1. All teams will meet during the year as scheduled by the League Secretary. If the

                Home team's grounds are not available on a scheduled night, the team Captain

                may play the games at any court in the league, or change the date by mutual

                agreement of the opposing Captain.

Section 2. To change the date of the game, or the place of play, the opposing Captain shall

                be notified at least 48 hoursin advance, unless change is due to weather conditions,

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                then the opposing Captain shall be notified at least by 1/2 hour before the

                scheduled starting time.

Section 3. All postponed games shall be played in three weeks, unless the last night of play

               during the season, then the games shall be played that same week.

Section 4. If a team postpones a game, the other team Captain shall give the team that

                postpones the game at least one night during the week that his team is able to play.

               If no date is agreed upon each team will awarded a win with a coin flip deciding                   the third game.

Section 5. All postponed games must be brought to the attention of the League Secretary, by

                the team that postpones the games, at least 48 hours after the postponement and

                the date the games will be played.

Section 6. A. The League games shall start at 7:30 p.m. Any team showing up after 7:45 p.m.

                     will lose one game, after 8:00 p.m. will lose two games, and after 8:15 p.m.

                     will lose all three games.

                B. Teams that forfeit three complete nights of play will be dropped from the

                    League after the third night. All games they have played will be changed to byes.

Section 7. Each team shall have 15 minutes practice time before the first game, the Home

                team being first to practice. There shall be no practice if a team shows up later

                 than 7:30 p.m. There shall be no practice between games, unless players have

                 not been in the line up, prior.

Section 8. The Home team will provide a score keeper and at least one umpire at all scheduled

                games during the regular season. A line Judge may be used upon request by either

                Captain. The two Captains shall write their line up on the score sheets and the 

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                  scorer shall keep an accurate score. Two score sheets must be used, each Captain

                  getting a copy after each game. Home team to have a score board.

Section 9. The teams must bat in the order as written on the score sheet. If a player bats out

                 of turn, he shall be automatically out provided that the next batter has thrown at

                 least one dart, regardless of where the dart lands. If several players bat after a

                  player has batted out of turn, outs shall be scored back to the correct player bat-

                  ting in his turn. A mxaimum of three outs per inning and no hits or runs shall be

                  scored regardless how many players bat out of turn in one inning. The corrected

                  batting order shall be agreed on by both Captains before play can be resumed.

Section 10. Article II, Section 1-8 reference as to membership and players will apply in all

                  games of Dartball.

Section 11. Nine players constitute a regular team and nine players must be used if nine

                  players are present.

Section 12. Games can not be played with less than seven players. If seven players are used,

                 the vacancies in the line up will be Dummies and an out shall be scored for each

                 Dummy's turn at bat. Dummies can be placed any where in the line up and can 

                 not be moved once the line up is established. Players arriving late may

                 replace a Dummy.

Section 13. Players must be seated in  their batting order, in front of the throwing line, if at

                  all possible, or 10 feet behind the throwing line, or 5 feet to the side of the

                  batters box, if at all possible. Spectators must be kept 10 feet behind the

                  throwing line and 5 feet from the side of the batters box at all times.

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Section 14. The man throwing must be the only man in the batters box. Other players  must

                  remain seated until their turn at bat, except for an emergency and places where

                  all players can not be seated. No player may leave his chair unnecessarily or to

                  intimidate the opposing team by crossing the center line.

Section 15. The umpire on plays must make his decision before touching or removing a dart

                  from the board. If a dart is close to a wire, he shall give the team the right to

                  check his call before removing the dart.

Section 16. Nine innings shall constitute a game, but if a game is tied after the regulation

                  nine innings, extra innings will be played to determine the winner.

Section 17. There shall not be over a 15 minute recess between games and any team not

                  complying shall forfeit the game.

Section 18. Three games constitute a nights play during the regular season.

Section 19. Four feather darts shall be used, and all teams shall use the same style

                 and brand of darts.

Section 20. The delivery of darts shall be optional and must be thrown from a line 25 feet in

                  front of the game board, from a batters box 8 feet wide & 5 feet deep minimum.

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Section 21. Any darts thrown by a batter is in play. Any darts sticking in the floor, ceiling, or

                  any object hanging from the ceiling before hitting the game board is an out.

                 Darts sticking in other darts on the board shall be scored the same as the dart on

                 the board. Darts hitting the board and failing to stick are "Dead Darts" and shall 

                 be played over if they fall in front of the game board. If the dart sticks in the

                 game board  and a large chunk of material or square falls out, the dart shall be

                  counted and scored accordingly.

Section 22. The game of darts shall be based on the game of baseball.

Section 23. Darts sticking in the Fouls, Outs, Strikes, Ball, and Base spaces shall be scored

                  the same as baseball. Base advances shall be done on a minimum. (Example:

                   Man on 1st base and dart hits the 1st base, the runner will only advance 1 base.

                   Man on 1st base and a dart hits the 2nd base, the runner on 1st goes to 3rd base.

                   Man on 2nd base and dart hits 1st base, man on 2nd base advances to 3rd base.) 

Section 24. The spaces marked Double Play and Triple Play with no one on base shall count as

                   a Strike. Sacrifice with no one on base will count as a Ball.

Section 25. Double Play with one on base shall be counted as a Double Play, batter and man 

                  on base are out. Double Play with two or more on bases shall be counted as a

                  Double Play, batter and the lead man on base are out. Triple Play with one on

                   base shall be counted as a Double Play, batter and man on base are out. 

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                   Triple Play with two or more on base retires the side. Base on Balls advance

                   runners only when forces. Sacrifice with one or more on base and two outs

                   retires the side.

Section 26. The batter shall be out when: the dart sticks in a space marked Out; the dart

                  sticks in the Double Play, Triple Play, or Sacrifice, except when conditions are

                   as stated in Article X, Section 24; by scoring three Strikes; by stepping over the

                   throwing line; or out of the batters box when in the act of throwing; when the

                   dart misses the game board; or by intentionally delaying the game after one

                   warning was given by the opposing Captain.

Section 27. Players must refrain from unnecessary motions while sitting in the batting order

                  and while a game is in progress. The Captains will keep all unnecessary noise from

                  from the players and spectators to minimum when asked by the other Captain.

Section 28. The League Secretary must be notified of the out come of all games by Post Card,

                  signed by both team Captains and post marked at least 48 hours after the games

                  have been played.

Section 29. Any game can be protested by a Captain, but he must notify the opposing Captain

                 immediately, and a written protest must be sent to the League President, post

                 marked within 48 hours. The Executive Board will call a meeting of the two 

                 Captains involved and will act on it to the best of their ability, taking in

                  all considerations.

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                 PROTEST--Mark player and inning on score sheet and game card immediately;

                                both Captains initial sheet and card. Send sheet and card to League

                                President. Executive Board will take action 10-14 days after notification.

Section 30. SPORTSMANSHIP--- The decision of the Executive Board and Board of Directors is

                  that any League member who engages in any unsportsman like conduct at any

                  City Dartball League activity shall be subject to any or all disciplinary or

                  appropriate action. Unsportsman like conduct shall be interpreted as belating

                  game conduct or disorderly conduct. Any unsportsman like conduct protest shall

                   be written out and sent to the League President within 48 hours. The Executive

                   Board and Board of Directors will then call a meeting with the players involved

                   and act on the matter to the best of their ability, taking all things into

                   consideration.  

                                                          ARTICLE XI

                                                          PLAY-OFFS

Section 1. All rules shall remain the same for the playoffs except that two neutral umpires

                and a neutral score keeper shall be used if at all possible. Best three out of five

                games will determine the winner in all playoff games. The game shall start at

                7:00 p.m. with a maximum of a ten minute break between games. A neutral line

                Judge will be used with request of either Captain.

            A. If teams tie for a playoff position, the tie breakers will be as follows:

                 1- head to head record

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                 2- record within the division

                 3- coin toss/or playoff to be determined by Captains involved

Section 2. The playoffs shall be among the top fourteams in each league.

Section 3. First Round-- 4 @ 1, 3 @ 2

                 Second round -- Lowest seed  @ Highest seed

                 Host Teams are home for games 1,3,& 5 (If necessary). For the Championship Game

                 a coin toss will determine home team for games  1 & 3. A coin flip will determine

                 home team for game 5 if necessary.

                                                          ARTICLE XII

                                                        AMENDMENTS

Section 1. These By-Laws may be amended by a three-fourths majority vote of the

                 Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

                                        STANDING POLICIES OF THE C.D.L.

                                                          POLICY #1

The City Dartball League Championship Trophy shall not be retired. It shall be awarded

each year to the City Dartball League Championship Team at the Annual Awards Dance.

                                                          POLICY #2

The team that has the Championship Tropy will be responsible for any damage to it, except,

when it is a special display by request of the Executive Board.

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                                                         POLICY #3

The C.D.L. will hold an Annual All-Star Game each year. The game will be played in the

vicinity of the League on a Saturday night in January. Each team will select and send their

players to the All-Star Game. The names, current batting average, and phone number must be

sent to the League Secretary. The American and National League Players will compete against

each other as ateam. Five games will be played with a mximum of a ten minute break between games. The hosting Captain of the All-Star game shall be the Captain of the previous year

Championship winner. His team will be home team for games 1 and 3. A coin flip will

determine home team for game 5. Trophies will be awarded to the Captain and each member

of the winning team. All All-Star players should wear their team shirts, if available. Admission

charge at the door will be at the discrepancy of the Board of Directors.

                                                          POLICY #4

The C.D.L. will make every effort to hold an Annual Awards Dance in the vicinty of the League

as soon as possible after the Playoffs if funds are available and membership agrees. Team's

trophies will be awarded at the dance. Any profit or loss from receipts will be transferred to

or from the League Treasury.

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05.06 | 20:09

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