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Astro Boy Part of SPTI Diverse Slate At MIPCOM

Sony Pictures Television Interna-
tional (SPTI) will bring a diverse slate
of programming to MIPCOM, including
the animated series Astro Boy and Cy-
borg 009, as well as Stephen King’s
Kingdom Hospital, Joan of Arcadia,
Missing and Residents, plus the hit
Chilean telenovela, Machos, according
to SPTI distribution evp Peter Iacono.
Astro Boy was created 50 years
ago by the legendary Tezuka Osamu,
the pioneer of Japanese animation and
known as the father of manga (Japa-
nese comic books). In 1963, Astro Boy
became the first Japanese show im- Astro Boy from Sony Pictures Television International.
ported to the U.S. and one of the
country’s top rated syndicated series. generations.
This beloved classic character has The new Astro Boy is a futuristic INSIDE
been a favorite amongst American story of an atomic-powered robot who
and Japanese audiences for many [See SPTI, Page 8]
Entertainment Rights
Launches New Properties
Transformers Energon & Duel
Sparx* Hopes to Charge Up Masters rights acquired. p.3
DIC to go Sonic at MIPCOM
Interest in Zoé Kézako Responding to ongoing demands for
brand value programming, DIC Ent.
Paris-based Sparx* is charging Loups, by Solotareff). The opening offers Totally Sonic! p.3
into MIPCOM with epsiodes to show of music has been provided by Dragibus,
its Zoé Kézako. a major cult group acclaimed from Elastic Rights Seeks Partners
The 3D animated series is based Paris to Tokyo. [See Sparx*, Page 7] ER is looking to secure strategic,
on books of the same name written by local partners. p.4
Véronique Säuquère, a lady from the TV-Loonland Loads Up
south of France who has never been StudioWorks On New series and pilots unveiling. p.6
known for mincing her words. The
show revolves around the adventures The Lookout For Monster! Distributes Greens
Up Christmas Special
of a seven-year-old girl and her friends.
Zoé loves to speak her mind about an- New Product Launching new one-hour program
based on children’s book. p.7
noying things that others would choose
to ignore, then learns how to transform StudioWorks Entertainment, a Fremantle to Bounce New
the negative into a positive. year-old North American home enter-
The 26x13 series was turned over tainment distribution company, is
Animated Concepts
Introducing innovative shows for
to talented director, Fabrice Fouquet looking to acquire more properties at
kids and young adults. p.8
(still gleaming with the success of his MIPCOM. A division of Ventura Enter-
highly inventive short, Le Petit Vélo tainment, StudioWorks has emerged Mike Young Prods. Loaded
Dans La Tête) and the equally talented as one of the leading forces in the Busy producer has many new 3D
Serge Elissalde (Loulou et Autres [See StudioWorks, Page 9] entries to present at MIPCOM. p.11
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Duel Masters (above) the latest anime craze from Japan and Transformers
Energon (right) the next chapter in the Transformer franchise.

Entertainment Rights
Launches New Transformers
& Duel Masters Properties
In conjunction with its trip to MIP- distribution and merchandising of chil- re-mastered, color-enhanced ver-
COM, Entertainment Rights has an- dren’s and family programming, charac- sions of original episodes from Sonic
nounced its acquisition of the TV and ters and brands. Entertainment Rights the Hedgehog and Sonic Christmas,
video rights to Transformers Energon, portfolio of characters includes proper- with new contemporary music and
the next chapter in the Transformer ties such as Postman Pat, Basil Brush main titles. Additionally, DIC will un-
franchise. The new 52x30 minute epi- and Merlin the Magical Puppy. For more veil Secret Sonic, an all new director’s
sodes follow up the success of Trans- information visit www.entertainmentrig cut episodes of Sonic.
formers Armada. Picking up where hts.com. DIC ceo Andy Heyward states:
Armada left off, Energon follows the Totally Sonic! is the definitive Sonic
defeated evil Unicron and Megatron the Hedgehog package and a must
teaming up to take over Earth. see for loyal Sonic fans around the
In addition, Entertainment Rights DIC to go Sonic world. The property, which has been
has signed an exclusive deal for the one of the most endearing children’s
rights to Duel Masters, the latest an- at MIPCOM properties in the past 20 years,
ime craze to sweep Japan. The 26x30 boasts a proven track record world-
animated series is scheduled to de- Responding to an ongoing de- wide in ratings and sales. The collec-
but in the U.K. in 2004. Based on a mand in the marketplace for brand tion is simply irresistible to any buy-
comic book series, Duel Masters fol- value programming, DIC Ent. will of- ers looking for ratings success. It is
lows Shobu Kirifuda as he competes fer 91 half-hour animated episodes one of the few franchises that per-
in the Duel Masters tournaments, in the Totally Sonic! package, which forms over and over and over.”
added by the power to access the all- includes a private collection of nev- Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the
powerful Zone. er-before-seen episodes available few properties ever to debut in the
for the first time to international buy- U.S. on both network television (ABC)
Entertainment Rights Plc is one of the ers in all major language versions, at and domestic syndication simultane-
U.K.’s leading media companies special- booth 17.01 during MIPCOM. ously. Based on the title character
izing in the ownership, development, Totally Sonic! includes digitally [See DIC, Page 12]

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Elastic Rights seeking key partners in Spain and

Elastic Rights Portugal for Gundam Wing.

Seeks Partners
for Sales
Portfolio
Elastic Rights is looking to secure
strategic, local partners at MIPCOM,
including theatrical, TV, home enter-
tainment, licensing, publishing and
Internet companies for its portfolio of
projects. The aim is to add value, by
developing an integrated brand man-
agement strategy for each property.
Ignacio Orive, former commercial
managing director of BRB Internacio-
nal (Spain), set up the company in Ma-
drid two years ago, with backing from
the founders of Spanish investment
group Inveralia. Elastic Rights (ER),
which works primarily in Spain, Portu-
gal and Italy, is handling a number of
complementary projects ranging from
animation to live action, for children,
youth and family audiences.
Priorities at MIPCOM include
ER offers Flash Kicker from
placing CINAR’s highly successful Japanese producer Enoki Films.
pre-school animation series Caillou
(46 x 30 minutes) in Spain (all media) toon Network U.S.A. and U.K., as name, the film tracks the charming
and Portugal (all media excluding TV). well as a number of European terri- adventures of Mampato, a young boy,
ER concluded a deal for Caillou to air tories including France (M6), Italy who is able to travel through time with
on TVE (Spain) from August 2003, and (Mediaset), Benelux (RTL) and Ger- the aid of his amazing magic belt.
the award-winning series has already many. “At Elastic Rights, our aim is to
been licensed to RTP (Portugal). Cail- In addition to these two contrast- focus on a small number of comple-
lou has been licensed to a raft of major ing TV series, ER is also offering two mentary properties across a wide
broadcasters worldwide, including animated football series produced by range of media platforms,” said Elas-
PBS KIDS (USA), where it has consis- Japanese producer Enoki Films, Flash tic Rights president Ignacio Orive. “In
tently ranked as one of the five most Kicker (128x30) and Captain Tsubasa order to build long-term brands, it is
popular TV series amongst pre- (52x30). essential to see the big picture and
schoolers, as well as TELETOON ER has also secured multimedia work strategically with all multimedia
(Canada), ABC (Australia), TV3 (New rights for Spain, Portugal and Italy for partners. MIPCOM is an exciting mar-
Zealand) and Living (U.K.). the Oscar-nominated Chilean feature ket for us because we have been busy
ER is looking to sign up key part- film, Ogú Y Mampato (80 minutes). ER securing product, and now we are
ners across all media (except toys) in has already singed a deal with leading ready to select appropriate local part-
Spain and Portugal for Gundam Wing independent film distributor Aurum ners in each territory and build up
(52x30). The Bandai animated sci-fi for theatrical and home entertainment brand visibility.’
franchise targets an older demo- rights in Spain and with Mediafilm for
graphic, boys aged seven years plus. all Italian rights. Aurum plans to Orive, will be at MIPCOM, based at the
The long-running Japanese show, launch Ogú Y Mampato in July 2004, in Spanish producers’ stand FAPAE/ICEX,
created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, is a ma- Spain, with +100 prints. Based on the R31.29. Elastic Rights’ website is
jor international brand, sold to Car- popular Chilean comic of the same www.elasticrights.com.

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TV-Loonland Loads Up on New Shows
Metalheads mixes zany comedy with medieval mayhem.
Munich-based TV-Loonland has
two new series and pilots to unveil at
MIPCOM and screen at MIPCOM Jr. It’s
U.K. production house, Telemagina-
tion, has completed production on its
brand new, madcap animated series,
Metalheads, according to David Fer-
guson, coo operating out of TV-Loon-
land’s London office.
A co-production with German
broadcaster ZDF, in conjunction with
CBBC, this 2x11 series cleverly mixes
zany comedy with the medieval may-
hem as five unlikely kids train to be
true “knights in shining armor.” Di-
rected by Chris Hermans, known for
his directorial work on Rugrats and
Rocketpower, Metalheads debuts fall
2003 on the BBC’s coveted Saturday
morning lineup. TV-Loonland and ZDF
will handle the distribution of all
worldwide rights.
Set in the Middle Ages, the story
centers on a motley crew of five young
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kids who, through a chance
encounter, enroll themselves
in the prestigious Metalheads
Academy for future honor-
able knights. With none of the
qualifications for admission,
these bumbling misfits have
to try and keep up in an insti-
tute that is primarily designed
for a very select few boys of
both skill and nobility – some-
thing these five medieval lads
are sorely lacking in. Metal-
heads is an imaginative com-
bination of Monty Python and
knights of the roundtable,
mixed with a whole heap of
mud and medieval mirth for
kids 6-11.
“Metalheads is a fabu-
lously quirky story, with a
subject matter that has a
true universal appeal,” said
Ferguson. “The knights of
medieval times have been
glamorized and stylized in
countless films and televi-
sion programs over the years, but
rarely has the subject been ap-
proached from such a fun angle for
kids. It was a pleasure working again
with ZDF on this series, as well as
having the fabulous support of BBC.
We can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
TV-Loonland will present its first
CGI series, Dragon’s Rock. A co-pro-
duction with Germany’s Super RTL,
Dragon’s Rock tells the story of a fam-
ily of dragons named the Hoppers – a
regular, scaly-skinned, fire-breathing
family of five just trying to make ends
meet and cope with the chaos of daily
life. Scheduled to be delivered by
March 2004, this new 26x22 minute
series is a visually impressive, high-
budget feast of colors and truly origi-
nal 3D characters, aimed at family
audience.
Pilot series in the offering are
Sam Hamwich, Superhero Sandwich
(26x11) and Rudi (26x11). Starring the
world’s first superhero sandwich,
Sam Hamwich, Superhero Sandwich
is aimed at kids 7-12 and follows the
comic adventures of Superhero Sam
as he takes on unappetizing evildoers.
Rudi is a delightful pre-school series
featuring the mischievous raven, Rudi,
and his best friend, Trudi the kitten.
Both have trailers and pilot scripts
ready for viewing.
TV-Loonland will debut the sec-
ond series of its worldwide smash hit,
The Cramp Twins at MIPCOM 2003.
Other animated offerings include
Something Else, a 26x11 series pro-
duced with Studio B Prods., in Canada,
for kids 5-8 and Pettson & Findus, a
13x13 series produced with Happy Life
Prods., in Sweden, for kids 5-9.
“Highlighted by both the return of
our hugely popular The Cramp Twins
series and the debut of out hotly an-
ticipated Dragon’s Rock series, TV-
Loonland is returning to MIPCOM this
year with a great and varied lineup of
programming,” said Ferguson. “We
are really looking forward to showing
off all of our hot new properties to all
of our broadcasters, while we are
equally excited about discussing our
future co-productions with some top
partners. It should be a great market
for TV-Loonland.”
TV-Loonland will be exhibiting at booth
09.19. Executives in attendance include:
Peter Völkle, president/ceo
David Ferguson, coo
Marion Edwards, md, Telemagination
Suzanne Berman, vp, creative affairs,
North America, Sunbow Entertainment
Jerry Diaz, evp, Salsa Entertainment
Natalie Gordon, sales manager
Jamie Lynn, sales exec
Bernhard Stephan, sales manager
merchandising
Jennifer Upton, development exec
Dominique Neudecker, producer
Ilona McLean, director of press &
investor relations
Ana Smith, marketing manager
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Monster! Distributes will be
launching Rover Saves Christmas, a
new one-hour program based on
Roddy Doyle’s international best-
selling children’s book of the same
name, at MIPCOM. This is the first
project to emerge from the collabo-
ration between Oscar-nominated
animation studio Brown Bag Films
(Give Yer Aul Sins) and award-win-
ning feature film entity Treasure En-
[Sparx* from Page 1]
The idea was treated and brought
to fruition by the CG and visual effects
studio, Sparx* (www.sparx.com), and
its production company, Sparkling*.
TF1 greenlit the series last October
following a presentation at Cartoon
Forum. Headed by producer Corinne
Kouper, Sparkling was launched in
2000 as part of animation facility
Sparx (www.sparx.com), which was
founded five years earlier in Paris.
Sparx* and Sparkling* have built a
reputation for 3D animation, produc-
ing series Rolie Polie Olie, Bob &
Scott, Meldu and Youri the Space-
man.
The CG is given a 2D rendering
with a 3D process to keep the look
faithful to Saüquère’s original draw-
ings. “I have always imagined Zoé as a
cartoon and I was curious about 3D,”
said Säuquère. “ With Sparx, they are
adapting themselves to my drawings
and not the reverse. They are artists
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Monster! Distributes Greens Up
Christmas Special
tertainment (I Went Down). All three
companies are based in Ireland.
When Rudolf refuses to man the
sleigh for Santa on Christmas Eve,
they need a replacement, fast. None
of the other reindeers are up to the
job, but then someone suggests
Rover, a dog from Dublin. Rover
eventually agrees to take over on the
condition that the kids get to come
along for the ride. They get their
things together and are off to Lap-
land, and the adventure of their life.
The top-selling book is published
by Scholastic in the U.S. in many lan-
guages, including English, Norwe-
gian, Finnish, Swedish, Chinese,
Catalan, Spanish, Italian, Estonian,
German and French.
Recently pitched at Cartoon
Movie in Pottsdam, Rover has already
attracted enormous interest from
Zoé Kézako based on the books by Véronique Säuquére.
and are careful with my work.”
Säuquère, who is writing the series.
Zoé Kézako episodes available for
screening at the Sparx* stand R33.10
include: “Lola The Park Pin-Up,” or,
how not to lose it on a totally show-off
girl who’s a huge big hit with the boys
potential partners and financiers,
and has received significant funding
from The Irish Film Board.
With the combination of a hilari-
ous script by the author, Doyle, the
international scope of the story, the
strong existing international aware-
ness of the book and the creative tal-
ent attached to the project, Brown
Bag and Treasure Ent., aim to have
Rover Saves Christmas available for
Christmas 2004. They also plan to
release it theatrically in Ireland be-
fore worldwide television and DVD
exploitation.
Monster! Distributes will be located in
The Marketplace, H4.35. Monster! is also
screening at MIPCOM Jr. Dominator,
Harvie Krumpet, Why?, Hermie: A Com-
mon Caterpillar and Give Up Yer Aul
Sins.
and “Brother Blues,” or how not to
turn your kid brother into a bath rug.
The first season (26x13’) will be com-
pleted in March 2004 and broadcast on
TF1 in September 2004. The second sea-
son is already in the development.
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Sotaro Ishinomori’s Cyborg 009.
[SPTI from Page 1]
must fight for justice and peace in a
society that scorns his kind. Created in
Metro City, he lives among a “retro-fu-
turistic” society populated by humans
and robots. Astro possesses superb
strength, including jet rocket feet and
arms that allow him to fly at extreme
speeds; however, the secret to his vic-
tories is not his superpowers. Astro is
the first robot with advanced intelli-
gence and human-like emotions. He’s
clever, resourceful and has a strong
sense of justice, always attempting to
reason with his adversaries.
Astro Boy is produced by Sony Pic-
tures Entertainment Japan and Tezuka
Productions, and is distributed in the
U.S. by Sony Pictures Television. Kids’
WB! will premiere the series during the
2003-2004 television season. There
are 50 half-hour episodes available.
In superstar comic book artist
Shotaro Ishinomori’s masterpiece,
Cyborg 009, nine humans have been
remodeled against their will by the
nefarious Black Ghost Organization
into super-powered Cyborgs. The
main hero, 009 (Zero-Zero-Nine) is
half Japanese, half American, and
equipped with Mach-speed accelera-
tion in addition to other extraordinary
abilities. From different countries, dif-
ferent races, even different eras, and
each possessing unique superpowers,
the nine Cyborgs work together to
fight against Black Ghost and its evil
vision of world chaos. CYBORG 009
airs on Cartoon Network in the U.S.,
where it ranks #1 in its time period
versus all cable competition among
boys 6-11, male tweens 9-14, and male
teens 12-17. There are 51 half-hour
episodes available.
SPTI’s international networks are a key
strategy in the company’s long-range
commitment to the global marketplace,
with 30 channels in more than 100 coun-
tries reaching 230+ million viewers
worldwide. In addition to distributing
U.S. series around the world, SPTI also
recognizes the need for high profile, lo-
cally produced television. With dedicated
offices in Brazil, France, Germany, Hong
Kong, Italy, Mexico, Spain and the U.K.,
SPTI oversees production in eight coun-
tries and regions. SPTI is a Sony Pictures
Entertainment (www.sonypictures.com)
company.

Fremantle to Bounce New Animated Concepts

The Fremantle Corp. will intro-
duce innovative shows for both kids
and young adults at this year’s MIP-
COM beginning with the eye-popping
new 3D animation series, Under-
ground Ernie, for kids 4-8. From the
producers (3D Films and Joella
Films) of the British pre-school hit,
Thomas the Tank Engine, the new
series features a magical collection
of talking subway trains and a char-
acter named Ernie who keeps them
all running on schedule. The rich and
colorful computer visuals are en-
hanced by the voice of Gary Lineker
and music by the U.K. pop group,
Wonderlust.
Another debut scheduled at the
Fremantle stand R35.14 is the world’s
first exercise show for kids
combining animation and
live action. Bouncymation
aims to start a small revo-
lution in kid’s TV by getting
pre-schoolers up out of
their chairs and on to their
feet. A baby tiger named
Bouncy hosts this innova-
tive fun and fitness series
that will debut just at a
time of heightened public
concern over health
threats to children from
inactivity and obesity. Fre-
mantle and Animage in the
U.K. produce this series.
The clip-rich one-
[See Fremantle, Page 12]

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Juanito Jones from Cromosoma.
[StudioWorks from Page 1]
branding, marketing and distribution
of brands through home entertain-
ment channels. From the hit television
series Wiseguy, to successful chil-
dren’s brands such as Winchester En-
tertainment’s Wheels on the Bus, Stu-
dioWorks has amassed a portfolio of
high-profile branded entertainment
from around the world.
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“We are building a powerful ros-
ter of high appeal entertainment for
the home entertainment markets —
and are achieving successful distribu-
tion through the top retailers through-
out North America. We are pleased to
partner with such producers as Ste-
phen J. Cannell, Winchester Enter-
tainment, LevyMann Entertainment,
Bardel Entertainment, Peppers Ghost,
Mondo Media, Cromosoma and oth-
ers, and look forward to forging new
associations at MIPCOM,” said Grego-
ry Yulish, president of StudioWorks.
StudioWorks’ upcoming kids and
animated offerings include Happy Tree
Friends from Mondo Media, The
Wheels on the Bus from Winchester
TV, Tiny Planets produced by Pepper’s
Ghost in association with Sesame
Workshop; Itty Bitty Heartbeats from
LevyMann Entertainment, Bardel’s
The Christmas Orange, The Triplets
plus Juanito Jones from Cromosoma
and Star Spangled Baby from Mopo
Entertainment.
In addition, StudioWorks has re-
cently expanded its portfolio to en-
compass the sports and fitness arena,
with such acquisitions as The UFC (Ul-
timate Fighting Championships) Ulti-
mate Knockout series and The God-
dess Life belly dancing series.
StudioWorks offers a diverse range of en-
tertainment services including worldwide
home entertainment distribution, mer-
chandising, television sales and brand
management. Thousand Oaks, California-
based Ventura Ent. is a 10-year-old home
entertainment company that provides full
service sales, marketing, manufacturing
and distribution for independent studios.
In addition, Ventura Ent. exclusively dis-
tributes programming of its in-house la-
bels, UrbanWorks Ent. and StudioWorks
Ent. For more information, please visit ww
w.venturadistribution.com.
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Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks is a 3D series for young children.
Mike Young Prods. Loaded With 3D Shows
Mike Young Prods. has a busy
slate of animated shows with many
new 3D entries to present at MIPCOM.
The busy producer has jumped head-
first into distribution, launching a new
distribution arm in March 2003, head-
ed by veteran TV sales exec Regis
Brown. The U.S. studio, founded by
Welsh animator Mike Young, is bring-
ing its captivating 3D series for young
children, Jakers! The Adventures of
Piggley Winks, which debuted Sep-
tember 7, 2003 on PBS KIDS in the
U.S.
This original 40x22 series, pro-
duced by MYP and Entara Ltd. for chil-
dren 4-7, follows the adventures of
Piggley, a spunky eight-year-old pig,
and his friends Dannan the Duck and
Ferny the Bull on Raloo Farm in Ire-
land. While the intrepid trio enjoys
their escapades, American transplant
Wiley the Sheep (voiced by Mel Brooks)
is busy offering wild and woolly advice
to his all-too-sheepish flock. The
stop-motion style series has a story-
book quality, accomplished entirely in
CGI, blending photographic and tex-
tured elements with a good deal of 2D
design elements transformed into 3D.
MYP has another CGI series
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(52x11), Dive Olly Dive!,
for preschool kids fea-
turing fantasy and bath
time fun. MYP takes
viewers underwater with
Olly the Submarine, and
his friends, for an ocean
of magical deep-sea ad-
venture and learning. For
older kids, 6-11, there’s
Pet Alien, a 26x22 series
featuring Goofy aliens
from another dimension
that take up unwanted
residence in 10-year-old
Tommy’s home. MYP
describes the production style as Tex nominated Clifford the Big Red Dog
Avery meets SpongeBob in 3D. and the recently announced Scholastic
Some of the company’s 2D offer- spinoff, Clifford’s Puppy Days. Other
ings include: the new adventures recent credits include Nickelodeon’s
(39x22) of He-Man and the Masters of Butt-Ugly Martians while its He-Man
the Universe and Teen Counselors. and the Masters of the Universe airs
Created by Kelly Ward, Cliff MacGilli- on Cartoon Network.
vray and David Feiss for MTV, Teen
Counselors is an animated 26x22 sit- Mike Young Prods. will be exhibiting at
com for ages 12-17 described as, booth R34.14. Executives in attendance
“Breakfast Club meets Clueless.” include:
One of the most prolific indepen- Mike Young, partner/producer
dent animation studios in the U.S., Liz Young, partner/producer
MYP produces two other PBS Kids Bill Schultz, partner/producer
series, including Scholastic’s Emmy- Regis Brown, vp, int’l distribution
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from one of the most popular video- leading children’s entertainment company
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[Fremantle from Page 8] videos, undistracted by academic Gina Ruiz
hour Bravo special, The Animated speeches. Can You Tell? Is an edgy, hip
EDITORIAL
Century, produced by Rambrandt new game show from Oxygen Network AWN EDITOR
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