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Course materials available on a USB drive

35th Annual

Advanced Civil Trial Course

MCLe CReDit 175 HOURS (35 ETHICS)

LIVE San Antonio LIVE Dallas LIVE Houston VIDEO AustinJuly 25-27 2012 August 22-24 2012 October 17-19 2012 December 5-7 2012

bull Lunch provided on Wednesday amp Thursday

bull Coffee amp pastries provided each day

bull Complimentary parking

bull Complimentary wireless Internet

bull Networking Breaks on Wednesday amp Thursday

bull Judges Panels on Supreme Court Decisions and Evidence Issues

bull Update on Rules Changes

bull Creative Litigation Strategies on Topics from Special Exceptions to Damages

bull Collecting Judgments

bull The Latest in Social Media Issues and Courtroom Technology

bull Arbitration Update Techniques and Trends

bull Mandamus Trends

bull Governmental Immunity

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H i g H L i g H t s

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MCLe CReDit

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Wednesday 675 hours including 125 ethics

800 Registration Coffee amp Pastries Provided

845 Welcoming Remarks SAN ANTONIO Course Director Hon Lora J Livingston Austin Judge 261st District Court

DALLAS Course Director Hon Mary L Murphy Dallas Justice Fifth Court of Appeals

HOUSTON Course Director Hon Brett Busby Houston Justice Fourteenth Court of Appeals

900 Supreme Court Update 5 hr Moderator Hon Thomas R Phillips Austin Retired Chief Justice Baker Botts

Panelists SAN ANTONIO Hon Phil W Johnson Austin Justice Supreme Court of Texas

DALLAS Hon Scott Brister Austin Former Justice Supreme Court of Texas

Andrews Kurth

HOUSTON Hon Wallace B Jefferson Austin Chief Justice Supreme Court of Texas

930 Rules Update as a Result of House Bill 274 5 hr

David E Chamberlain Austin Chamberlain - McHaney

W Bradley Parker Bedford Parker McDonald

1000 Chapter 33 5 hr SAN ANTONIO Karen S Precella Fort Worth Haynes and Boone

DALLAS amp HOUSTON George Parker Young Fort Worth Haynes and Boone

1030 Break

1045 Proving Mental Anguish 5 hr Mark L Kincaid Austin Kincaid amp Horton LLP

1115 Social Media Discovery Juror Issues Getting It into Evidence 5 hr (25 ethics)

John G Browning Dallas Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard amp Smith

1145 Break - Lunch Provided

1200 Luncheon Presentation ABOTA Civility and Professionalism 1 hr ethics SAN ANTONIO Moderator Mary Schaerdel Dietz Austin Cox Smith

Panelists Patricia Alvarez Laredo The Alvarez Law Firm

Hon Fred Biery San Antonio Chief Judge U S District Court Western District of Texas

Norma Gonzales San Antonio Gonzales amp Torres-Stahl

Hon Larry Noll San Antonio Judge 408th District Court

DALLAS Moderators Mary Schaerdel Dietz Austin Cox Smith

Winford L Dunn Jr Texarkana Dunn Nutter amp Morgan

Panelists Carlyle H Chapman Jr Dallas Locke Lord

Hon W Royal Furgeson Jr Dallas Judge U S District Court Northern District of Texas

Grace A Weatherly Denton Wood Thacker amp Weatherly

HOUSTON Moderator Don Jackson Houston Ware Jackson Lee amp Chambers

Panelists Wayne Fisher Houston Fisher Boyd Brown amp Huguenard

Hon Patricia J Kerrigan Houston Judge 190th Judicial District Court

Kenneth Tekell Sr Houston Tekell Book Allen amp Morris

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texasBarCLE presents the 35th Annual

Advanced Civil Trial CourseCosponsored by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas

TexasBarCLE Advanced Courses are sponsored by LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier Inc

175 HOURS (35 ETHICS)MCLE COURSE NO 901241196Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law Personal Injury Law Civil Appellate Law and Civil Trial Law

tBCLecivil

LIVE san antonio July 25-27 2012 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

To save $50 register by July 11 2012

LIVE Dallas August 22-24 2012 Westin Galleria

To save $50 register by august 8 2012

LIVE Houston October 17-19 2012 Westin Oaks

To save $50 register by October 3 2012

VIDEO austin December 5-7 2012 Thompson Conference Center

To save register by November 21 2012

Register early and save $50To save see dates for each site below

Litigation Section members can save up to $75

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115 Mandamus Trends 5 hr SAN ANTONIO Yvonne Y Ho Houston Bracewell amp Giuliani

Jeffrey L Oldham Houston Bracewell amp Giuliani

DALLAS amp HOUSTON Warren W Harris Houston Bracewell amp Giuliani


145 Jury Charge Objections 75 hrs Charles ldquoSkiprdquo Watson Austin Locke Lord

230 Creative Use of Special ExceptionsSummary Judgments 5 hr

Jeffrey S Levinger Dallas Levinger PC

Hon Kenneth H Molberg Dallas Judge 95th District Court

300 Networking Break

330 Economic Loss Rule 5 hr Christopher B Dove Houston Locke Lord

400 Punitive Damages 5 hr Douglas W Alexander Austin Alexander Dubose amp Townsend LLP

Susan S Vance Austin Alexander Dubose amp Townsend LLP

430 Advocating Damages 5 hr James E lsquoJimrsquo Wren Waco Baylor University School of Law

500 Adjourn

Thursday675 hours including 1 ethics

825 Announcements Coffee amp Pastries Provided

830 A Party Filed for Bankruptcy Protection Now What What Civil Litigators Need to Know 5 hr

SAN ANTONIO amp DALLAS Tricia R DeLeon Dallas Bracewell amp Giuliani

Lauren C Kessler Dallas Bracewell amp Giuliani

HOUSTON William A lsquoTreyrsquo Wood III Houston

Bracewell amp Giuliani

900 Business TortsFiduciary Litigation 5 hr Brian P Lauten Dallas Sawicki amp Lauten

930 Attorneyrsquos Fee Recovery Recent Cases and Developments 5 hr ethics

Philip Durst Austin Deats Durst Owen amp Levy

1000 The Law of Arbitration - New Trends 5 hr bull ATampT v Concepcion bull Wall Street v NAFTAA bull Arbitration in State and Federal Courts

Michael D Napoli Dallas KampL Gates LLP

1030 Break

1045 What Will Happen in Arbitration Know Where You Can Go What the Rules Are and How to Advocate for Your Client

5 hr Dawn Estes Dallas Taber Estes Thorne amp Carr

Robert L Tobey Dallas Johnston-Tobey

1115 Recent Developments and Trends in Discovery 5 hr

Monica Wiseman Latin Dallas Carrington Coleman Sloman amp Blumenthal


1200 Luncheon Presentation Effective Motions 5 hr

Chad Baruch Rowlett The Law Office of Chad Baruch

1230 Break

1245 What Litigators Need to Know About Employment Law 5 hr

Katrina Grider Cypress Attorney at Law

115 What Civil Litigators Need to Know About Insurance to Avoid Malpractice

5 hr (25 ethics) Robert M lsquoRandyrsquo Roach Jr Houston Roach amp Newton

Paul K Stafford Dallas Carter Stafford Arnett Hamada amp Mockler

PLLC

145 Continuing Developments in Jury Selection 75 hr (25 ethics)

David E Keltner Fort Worth Kelly Hart amp Hallman


300 Law Regarding the Corporate Representative Deposition 5 hr

Joseph F Brophy Austin Hohmann Taube amp Summers

330 A Judgment Is Just a Piece of Paper Tips on How to Effectively and Efficiently Collect Upon State and Federal Judgments 5 hr

SAN ANTONIO Donna Brown Austin Donna Brown PC

DALLAS Mark P Blenden Dallas The Blenden Law Firm

HOUSTON D Brent Wells Houston Wells amp Cuellar

400 Reasons for Reversal in Texas Courts of Appeals 5 hr

Lynne Liberato Houston Haynes and Boone

Kent G Rutter Houston Haynes and Boone

430 Adjourn

Friday4 hours including 125 ethics


830 Fee Agreements that Work Examples and Samples 5 hr ethics

Mark D White Amarillo Sprouse Shrader Smith

900 Equal Access to Justice 25 hr ethics Carlos Eduardo Cardenas El Paso Law Office of Joseph (Sib) Abraham Jr

915 Panel Governmental Immunity Litigation 75 hr

Chris Coppola Austin City of Austin Law Department

David G Halpern Austin Office of the Attorney General

Rex N Leach McAllen Atlas Hall and Rodriguez

1000 Break

1015 Federal Law Update (Including Jurisdiction Personal Jurisdiction Venue Twombly) 5 hr

SAN ANTONIO Aaron M Pier Lubbock Law Offices of Fernando M Bustos

DALLAS amp HOUSTON Fernando M Bustos Lubbock Law Offices of Fernando M Bustos

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Ways to Save on This Course

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TexasBarCLEcom

Meet the ldquoRegister Byrdquo Deadline and save $50 because early registrations help us ensure that sufficient course books seating and refreshments are available Course materials and seating will be reserved for pre-registrants until the start of the first topic

Litigation section Members Can save $75by registering no later than the ldquoRegister byrdquo date for that course (thereafter save $25) see the registration form Not a member To join e-mail sectionstexasbarcom or phone 800-204-2222 x1425 Please do not send Section membership payment with your registration fee

earn Discounts by Registering Five or Morefrom your firm or agency Contact Firm amp Group Sales Manager Laura Angle of TexasBarSolutions at 512-250-5575 or lauraangletexasbarcom

active state and texas-area Federal Judges and their Court staff attorneys May attend for Freeprovided (1) the course is directly related to the judgersquos tribunalrsquos jurisdiction (2) the judge is a full-time judge or retired under the Texas Judicial Retirement System and (3) space is available for all paying registrants This privilege does not extend to receivers trustees other court staff or persons serving part-time in any judicial capacity NOTE Actual attendance is required in order to receive course materials

Parking information for attendees Not staying at the Hotel is subject to change without notice and is not a guarantee of available space SAN ANTONIO DALLAS HOUSTON amp AUSTIN Complimentary self parking is available at all locations

if you Need special accommodations to attendplease contact us as soon as possible at 800-204-2222 x1797

Registered But Canrsquot attend still earn MCLe Creditand receive course materials by (1) calling 800-204-2222 x1574 to transfer your registration to a later presentation or (2) taking the course online later in which case yoursquoll automatically be sent the course materials see ldquoFREE TO OUR REGISTRANTSrdquo below However if you wish to receive a refund instead mail or fax (512-427-4443) your request so that we receive it at least one business day before the program

FREE TO OUR REGISTRANTSOnline Videos and MP3s of the topics as well as PDFs of Course Materialswill be available to registrants 6-8 weeks after the course Provide us your e-mail address when preregistering and wersquoll alert you when these benefits are available and how to access them (Note Presentation lengths may vary from that which was advertised) Therersquos no extra charge as a registrant yoursquore already entitled

tweet about this Course Include hashtag tBCLecivil

Policy of impartiality The State Bar of Texas does not endorse political candidates When a candidate for public office is included in promotion for or participates in a TexasBarCLE event the State Bar is not taking a position for or against anyonersquos candidacy

1045 Trade Secrets in a Mobile World 5 hr SAN ANTONIO Aaron Fountain Austin DLA Piper

DALLAS amp HOUSTON Claudia Wilson Frost Houston DLA Piper

1115 Therersquos an App for That Using Technology in the Courtroom 75 hr Hon Dan Hinde Houston

Judge 269th District Court

Tom Mighell Dallas Contoural Inc

1200 Judges Panel ldquoI Objectrdquo and Beyond ndash 75 hr (5 ethics) SAN ANTONIO Moderator Tracy McCormack Austin University of Texas School of Law

Panelists Hon Barbara Nellermoe San Antonio Judge 45th District Court


Hon Karen H Pozza San Antonio Judge 407th District Court

DALLAS Moderator Hon Karen Gren Scholer Dallas Jones Day

Panelists Hon Mark Greenberg Dallas Judge County Court at Law No 5

Hon Tonya Parker Dallas Judge 116th District Court

Hon Craig Smith Dallas Judge 192nd District Court

HOUSTON Moderator Gerald R Powell Waco Director Practice Court Program Abner V McCall Professor of Evidence Law Baylor University School of Law

Panelists Hon Jane Bland Houston Justice First Court of Appeals

Hon Harvey G Brown Jr Houston Justice First Court of Appeals

Hon Robert K Schaffer Houston Judge 152nd District Court

1245 Adjourn

OnlineTexasBarCLEcomcredit card only

Phone800-204-2222 x1574during business hourscredit card only

Fax512-427-4443credit card only

MailState Bar of Texas - CLELB 972298P O Box 972298Dallas TX 75397-2298check or credit card

Registeringfive or moreE-mail Laura Angle at lauraangletexasbarcom for group discount information

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Registration Form w a y s t O R e g i s t e R

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PDFs of course materials will be available for purchase 6-8 weeks after the course in the Online Library at TexasBarCLEcom Registrants receive access to the PDFs at no additional charge (see ldquoFree to Our Registrantsrdquo on p 4)

daggerPlus 825 sales tax on total Please include sales tax or attach an exemption certificate Book and USB orders are shipped separately and filled 4-6 weeks after the live program A bill will be sent unless a credit card charge is authorized on this form

QUestiONs 800-204-2222 x1574 bull 512-427-1574

I want my course materials format to beq Electronic materials (PDFs on a USB drive)q Hard-copy materials (notebook) q BOTH so Irsquoll ADD $80

I canrsquot attend Just send course materials FRee shipping amp Handlingq Advanced Civil Trial Course book $155 eachdagger

q Advanced Course materials on USB drive $155 eachdagger

Here are my choices

Advanced Civil Trial Course [5030]

q San Antonio LIVE July 25-27 2012 $745 take $50 OFF Register by July 11

q Dallas LIVE August 22-24 2012 $745 take $50 OFF Register by August 8

q Houston LIVE October 17-19 2012 $745 take $50 OFF Register by October 3

q Austin VIDEO December 5-7 2012 $595 take $50 OFF Register by November 21

Your registration fee includes a complimentary membership in the State Bar Litigation Section through June 1 2013 (if you are not already a member) If you are already a member of the Litigation Section please take advantage of the $25 discount (see next column) If you do NOT want to take advantage of this special offer to join the Litigation Section please check here q

I am paying by

q Check (enclosed) payable to the State Bar of Texas for $__________

q Visa q MasterCard q AMEX q Discover

PLEASE PRINT LEGIBLY Account No _____________________________ Exp Date _______

Name on card (Please print) ________________________________________________________

Signature _______________________________________________________________________

State Bar Membership No ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Name _______________________________________Badge Name________________________

Firm NameCourt ________________________________________________________________

Address for Bar-Related Mail _______________________________________________________

CityState ____________________________________ Zip _______________________________

Phone ( ) ___________________________ Fax ( ) _____________________________

E-Mail __________________________________________________________________________A confirmation of your registration will be sent to the e-mail address you provide

Advanced Civil Trial Course 5030On the Advanced Course save up to $75

Irsquom entitled to 1 or 2 discounts on the courseq $50 OFF because Irsquom registering by the ldquoRegister byrdquo date at

the left (If by mail date of postmark will be determinative )

$25 OFF because (choose 1 box only) Irsquom a member of the q Litigation Section q State Bar College Classic Membershipq Legal Administrators or Paralegal Division OR q I am licensed 2 years or less

$ ___________ is my total for course(s) and materialsq As a judge or court staff attorney I affirm I qualify for

complimentary admission (see p 4)q State Bar College Gold Membership (complimentary admission)

Questions Visit texasbarcollege com

For information on audio CDs of the course topics contact our DVD CLE service at 800-204-2222 x1575 MP3 files of the course topics will be downloadable from TexasBarCLE com 6-8 weeks after the course

State Bar of TexasP O Box 12487Austin TX 78711-2487

NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

U S POSTAGEPAID

PERMIT NO 1804AUSTIN TEXAS

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35th Annual Advanced Civil Trial CourseLIVE July 25-27 2012 San Antonio

LIVE August 22-24 2012 DallasLIVE October 17-19 2012 HoustonVIDEO December 5-7 2012 Austin

Course DirectorsBrett Busby HoustonHon Lora J Livingston AustinHon Mary L Murphy Dallas

Planning CommitteeEdward B lsquoTeddyrsquo Adams HoustonCarlos Eduardo Cardenas El PasoMary Schaerdel Dietz AustinPhilip Durst AustinT Dawn Estes DallasClaudia Wilson Frost HoustonSean T Hamada DallasMark L Kincaid AustinSofia A Ramon McAllenJorge C Rangel Corpus ChristiMichael Rodriguez BrownsvilleRobert L Tobey DallasWilliam M Toles DallasCharles R lsquoSkiprsquo Watson AustinMark D White AmarilloJames E lsquoJimrsquo Wren Waco

TexasBarCLE Planning TeamHedy Bower Director of Program PlanningKatherine Minardi Program CoordinatorSandra Molina Program Coordinator Assistant

Litigation Section of the State Bar of TexasLinda S McDonald ChairMichael Smith Chair-ElectChristy Amuny Vice-ChairPaula Hinton SecretaryPat Long Weaver TreasurerWalker Friedman Immediate Past Chair

State Bar of TexasBob Black PresidentBeverly Godbey Chair of the BoardBuck Files President-ElectTerry Tottenham Immediate Past PresidentNatalie Cobb Koehler TYLA PresidentDeborah Bullion Chair CLE CommitteeAllan K DuBois Chair Board PDP CommitteeMichelle E Hunter Executive DirectorPatrick A Nester Director TexasBarCLE

Reserve your Hotel Room earlyHotel rooms have been blocked at special rates on a space available basis To make a reservation contact the hotel and indicate that you will be attending this State Bar of Texas course

saN aNtONiO LiveHyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and spa9800 Hyatt Resort DriveSan Antonio TX 78251210-647-1234$205 singledouble roomDeadline June 25

DaLLas Livewestin galleria13340 Dallas ParkwayDallas TX 75240(972) 934-9494$149 singledouble roomDeadline July 24

HOUstON Livewestin Oaks5011 Westheimer Road Houston TX 77056(713) 960-8100$165 single$180 doubleDeadline september 16

aUstiN Videothompson Conference Center2405 Robert Dedman DriveAustin Texas 78712(512) 451-5011No hotel rooms have been blocked

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Wednesday 675 hours including 125 ethics

800 Registration Coffee amp Pastries Provided

845 Welcoming Remarks SAN ANTONIO Course Director Hon Lora J Livingston Austin Judge 261st District Court

DALLAS Course Director Hon Mary L Murphy Dallas Justice Fifth Court of Appeals

HOUSTON Course Director Hon Brett Busby Houston Justice Fourteenth Court of Appeals

900 Supreme Court Update 5 hr Moderator Hon Thomas R Phillips Austin Retired Chief Justice Baker Botts

Panelists SAN ANTONIO Hon Phil W Johnson Austin Justice Supreme Court of Texas

DALLAS Hon Scott Brister Austin Former Justice Supreme Court of Texas

Andrews Kurth

HOUSTON Hon Wallace B Jefferson Austin Chief Justice Supreme Court of Texas

930 Rules Update as a Result of House Bill 274 5 hr

David E Chamberlain Austin Chamberlain - McHaney

W Bradley Parker Bedford Parker McDonald

1000 Chapter 33 5 hr SAN ANTONIO Karen S Precella Fort Worth Haynes and Boone

DALLAS amp HOUSTON George Parker Young Fort Worth Haynes and Boone

1030 Break

1045 Proving Mental Anguish 5 hr Mark L Kincaid Austin Kincaid amp Horton LLP

1115 Social Media Discovery Juror Issues Getting It into Evidence 5 hr (25 ethics)

John G Browning Dallas Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard amp Smith


1200 Luncheon Presentation ABOTA Civility and Professionalism 1 hr ethics SAN ANTONIO Moderator Mary Schaerdel Dietz Austin Cox Smith

Panelists Patricia Alvarez Laredo The Alvarez Law Firm

Hon Fred Biery San Antonio Chief Judge U S District Court Western District of Texas

Norma Gonzales San Antonio Gonzales amp Torres-Stahl


DALLAS Moderators Mary Schaerdel Dietz Austin Cox Smith

Winford L Dunn Jr Texarkana Dunn Nutter amp Morgan

Panelists Carlyle H Chapman Jr Dallas Locke Lord

Hon W Royal Furgeson Jr Dallas Judge U S District Court Northern District of Texas

Grace A Weatherly Denton Wood Thacker amp Weatherly

HOUSTON Moderator Don Jackson Houston Ware Jackson Lee amp Chambers

Panelists Wayne Fisher Houston Fisher Boyd Brown amp Huguenard

Hon Patricia J Kerrigan Houston Judge 190th Judicial District Court

Kenneth Tekell Sr Houston Tekell Book Allen amp Morris

100 Break

texasBarCLE presents the 35th Annual

Advanced Civil Trial CourseCosponsored by the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas


175 HOURS (35 ETHICS)MCLE COURSE NO 901241196Applies to the College of the State Bar of Texas and to the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Family Law Personal Injury Law Civil Appellate Law and Civil Trial Law

tBCLecivil

LIVE san antonio July 25-27 2012 Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa

To save $50 register by July 11 2012

LIVE Dallas August 22-24 2012 Westin Galleria

To save $50 register by august 8 2012

LIVE Houston October 17-19 2012 Westin Oaks

To save $50 register by October 3 2012

VIDEO austin December 5-7 2012 Thompson Conference Center

To save register by November 21 2012

Register early and save $50To save see dates for each site below

Litigation Section members can save up to $75

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Name _______________________________________Badge Name________________________

Firm NameCourt ________________________________________________________________


CityState ____________________________________ Zip _______________________________

Phone ( ) ___________________________ Fax ( ) _____________________________












U S POSTAGEPAID


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Signature _______________________________________________________________________


Name _______________________________________Badge Name________________________

Firm NameCourt ________________________________________________________________


CityState ____________________________________ Zip _______________________________

Phone ( ) ___________________________ Fax ( ) _____________________________












U S POSTAGEPAID


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TexasBarCLEcom




























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QUestiONs 800-204-2222 x1574 bull 512-427-1574




Here are my choices







I am paying by





Signature _______________________________________________________________________


Name _______________________________________Badge Name________________________

Firm NameCourt ________________________________________________________________


CityState ____________________________________ Zip _______________________________

Phone ( ) ___________________________ Fax ( ) _____________________________












U S POSTAGEPAID


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QUestiONs 800-204-2222 x1574 bull 512-427-1574




Here are my choices







I am paying by





Signature _______________________________________________________________________


Name _______________________________________Badge Name________________________

Firm NameCourt ________________________________________________________________


CityState ____________________________________ Zip _______________________________

Phone ( ) ___________________________ Fax ( ) _____________________________












U S POSTAGEPAID


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