John Murray (publishers, London)
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Found in 51 Collections and/or Records:
Accounts concerning the publication by John Murray, publishers, of 'Nineveh and its remains' and 'Nineveh and Babylon' by Austen Henry Layard. Also included is a letter of John Murray III to Benjamin Austen forwarding a set of accounts for the sale of the fourth edition of Layard`s 'Nineveh and its remains., 1849-1881.
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Identifier: MS.42413
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Austen Henry Layard was a British archaeologist and politician. He is perhaps best remembered for his excavations at Nimrud and Nineveh. Layard was keen to publicise his discoveries and worked with John Murray to produce lavish publications about his discoveries. These were popular books and went through many editions.The papers here concerning Austen Henry Layard offer a detailed insight into the publishing process surrounding his works about his excavations.The...
Dates:
1849-1881.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Correspondence of or concerning authors published by John Murray, with related manuscripts.
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Papers of and concerning Austen Henry Layard.
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Financial and legal papers concerning Austen Henry Layard and the publication of the narratives of his travels and excavations.
Correspondence, 1803, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable, publisher: and, correspondence, 1804-1805, between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers., 1803-1805.
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Identifier: MS.40238
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1803. Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable. Folios 1-14.1804. Letter, 19 October 1804, of Alexander Gibson Hunter to John Murray II. Folios 15-16. Fragment of a letter, 29 December 1804, of A. Constable and Co. to John...
Dates:
1803-1805.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-June 1806.
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Identifier: MS.40239
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1806.
January: folios 1-20;
February: folios 21-35;
March: folios 36-65;
April: folios 66-91;
May: folios 92-119;
June: folios 120-138.
Dates:
January-June 1806.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., July-December 1806.
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Identifier: MS.40240
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1806.
July: folios 1-14;
August: folios 15-23;
September: folios 24-37;
October: folios 38-54;
November: folios 55-102;
December: folios 103-137;
undated, ?1806: folios 138-139.
Dates:
July-December 1806.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1807.
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Identifier: MS.40241
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1807.January: folios 1-30;February: folios 31-50;March: folios 51-80;April: folios 81-95.Notes. Folios 91-92. Letter, 21 April 1807, of Edward Mangin to Archibald Constable concerning the...
Dates:
January-April 1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., May-August 1807.
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Identifier: MS.40242
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. Copies of letters of Sydney Smith, Francis Jeffrey and Sharon Turner concerning the “Edinburgh Review”, with copies of letters to Longman and Co. concerning the same, are included among the letters. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1807.May: folios 1-39;June: folios 40-86;...
Dates:
May-August 1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1807.
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Identifier: MS.40243
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers.
1807.
September: folios 1-28;
October: folios 29-64;
November: folios 65-90;
December: folios 91-124;
undated, ?1807: folios 125-126.
Dates:
September-December 1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1808.
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Identifier: MS.40244
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1808.
January: folios 1-29;
February: folios 30-63;
March: folios 64-107;
April: folios 108-128.
Dates:
January-April 1808.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., May-August 1808.
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Identifier: MS.40245
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.1808.May: folios 1-18;June: folios 19-33;July: folios 34-47;August: folios 48-74.Note.Folios 59-60. Letter, 19 August 1808, to “Dr Alexr Mackay”. Given the nature of the letter, an account for “46...
Dates:
May-August 1808.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1808.
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Identifier: MS.40246
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1808.
September: folios 1-20;
October: folios 21-53;
November: folios 54-77;
December: folios 78-100;
undated, ?1808: folios 101-103.
Dates:
September-December 1808.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1809
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Identifier: MS.40247
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.1809.January: folios 1-23;February: folios 24-30;March: folios 31-42;April: folios 43-46;June: folios 47-52;October: folios 53-54;November: folios 55-77;December: folios...
Dates:
1809
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-May 1810.
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Identifier: MS.40248
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1810.
January: folios 1-12;
February: folios 13-22;
March: folios 23-28;
April: folios 29-59;
May: folios 60-96.
Dates:
January-May 1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., June-August 1810.
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Identifier: MS.40249
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1810.
June: folios 1-54;
July: folios 55-83;
August: folios 84-107.
Dates:
June-August 1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., September-December 1810.
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Identifier: MS.40250
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.
1810.
September: folios 1-14;
October: folios 15-35;
November: folios 36-59;
December: folios 60-85.
Dates:
September-December 1810.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1811-1812.
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Identifier: MS.40251
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.1811.January: folios 1-13;March: folios 14-23;April: folios 24-27;May: folios 28-33;June: folios 34-47;July: folios 48-51;August: folios 52-55;September: folios 56-65;...
Dates:
1811-1812.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1813-1814, 1820-1826, and undated.
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Identifier: MS.40252
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically.1813.January: folios 1-4;February: folios 5-10;March: folios 11-16;April: folios 17-23;May: folios 24-27;May-July 1813, invoices sealed together: folios 28-31.1814: folios 32-33....
Dates:
1813-1814, 1820-1826, and undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Anna Bicknell., 1886-1900.
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Identifier: MS.40096
Scope and Contents
The letters are mostly probably to John Murray IV. Included with certain letters are receipts for payments made by Messrs Cope and Murray to Anna Bicknell.
The letters are arranged chronologically.
1886-1889: folios 1-41;
1890-1894: folios 42-79;
1895-1900: folios 80-126.
Undated receipt. Folio 127.
Incomplete and undated letter, in French. Folio 128.
Dates:
1886-1900.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of A.P. Watt Literary Agency, later A.P. Watt and Son, literary agents., 1889-1914.
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Identifier: MS.41248
Scope and Contents
The letters are of Alexander Pollock Watt, the founder of the agency, and of his son, Alexander Strahan Watt, to John Murray IV and to Hallam Murray. Originally “A.P. Watt Literary Agency”, the business became “A.P. Watt and Son” in 1892.The letters are arranged by writer, and by date under the writer.Watt, Alexander Pollock.1889-1890, 1892, 1894, 1896-1898: folios 1-14;1900-1905, 1907: folios 15-60.Watt, Alexander Strahan....
Dates:
1889-1914.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., 1803-1826, 1907-1928.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.40238-40259
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The incoming correspondence consists of letters of individuals and companies sent to John Murray, publishers, mostly relating to the business, but also including private letters. The correspondence largely covers the period from the 1760s to the 1920s. Where enclosures exist, they have been kept with their original letters. This series contains most of the extant letters received by the publishing house up to the 1920s, but others are to be found throughout the archive. One...
Dates:
1803-1826, 1907-1928.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Charles Lyell, with related papers., 1861-1874, late 20th century.
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Identifier: MS.40729
Scope and Contents
The letters comprising folios 1-90 appear to be all to John Murray III. They are arranged chronologically. Those letters that have a supplied year and no other date are placed at the end of the relevant year.1861: folios 1-5 [Note 1];1862: folios 6-19;1863: folios 20-33 [Note 2];1864: folios 34-41;1865: folios 42-53;1866: folios 54-59;1867: folios 60-63;1868: folios 64-69;1869: folios...
Dates:
1861-1874, late 20th century.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885)., 1845-1884 and undated (? 1836).
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Identifier: MS.41304
Scope and Contents
The letters appear to be to John Murray III and to Robert Cooke. They concern the publication by John Murray, publishers, of various works by Christopher Wordsworth. The letters are arranged chronologically.1845-1849: folios 1-30;1850-1858: folios 31-98 [Note];1861, 1863,1866: folios 99-117;1878, 1882,1884: folios 118-125.Undated letter, watermark 1836: folios 126-127.[Note] Folio 88. Receipt, 14 April 1856, concerning...
Dates:
1845-1884 and undated (? 1836).
Letters to John Murray, publishers of correspondents of, or associated with, William Blackwood, publishers., 1806-1912.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.40109-40120
Scope and Contents
Also included are letters of John Murray, publishers to William Blackwood, publishers, together with letters of other members of the book trade. The letters relate to the business relationship between the two firms, particularly Blackwood as the agent of John Murray.
Dates:
1806-1912.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Bellot, H to Benham, W., 1812-1956.
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Identifier: MS.40084
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged chronologically under each correspondent.Bell’s Weekly Messenger.Letter, 1866, of John Cox, of Bell’s Weekly Messenger, to John Murray III. Folios 1-2. Beloe, Charles.Letter, 1815, of Charles Beloe probably to John Murray II. Folios 3-4.Beloe, Henry Parr.Letter, 1814, of Henry Beloe to John Murray II. Folios 5-6.Beloe, William.Letters, 1812, 1815-1816, of William Beloe...
Dates:
1812-1956.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Horwitz to Housman., 1827-1910.
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Identifier: MS.40583
Scope and Contents
All the letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Horwitz, Ernst.Letters, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV. Folios 1-7.Folio 3. Visiting card, ?1904, of Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of letter, 1904, of Ernst Horwitz to John Murray IV, folios 1-2.Folios 4-5. Prospectus, ?1904, for a work entitled ‘Aryan Civilisation in the Light of Language’ by Ernst Horwitz. Sent as an enclosure of...
Dates:
1827-1910.
Letters to John Murray, publishers, of correspondents with surnames and company names from Scott, M. to Scouller., 1812-1924.
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Identifier: MS.41072
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged alphabetically by the surnames of the writers. Where more than one letter is held for a writer, the letters are arranged by date.Scott, Anne, 1830. Folios 1-2.Scott, Mary Monica Maxwell, 1880-1919. Folios 3-53. Partially dated. Folios 54-69.Scott, Percy, estimates for “Antarctic Expedition”, by Captain Percy Scott. Folios 70-71.Scott, Peter, 1854. Folios 72-73.Scott, R.A., 1812. Folios 74-75....
Dates:
1812-1924.
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