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9:45 AM, 45ºF, junction of Vanocker Canyon Road & Runkle Road (USFS Road No. 168) – Another balmy day in January.  Lupe was back in action!

Gonna get your Lists of John mini-blitz off to a good start this morning, Loopster!  This first peak should be easy!

I’ve noticed that the first one almost always is, SPHP!  It’s the ones that come after the first one that always seem to be the challenge.

Peak 5100 certainly started out easy enough, just a stroll down Runkle Road into a minor drainage.  After crossing it, the road began to climb.  Lupe was barely 0.25 mile from where she’d left Vanocker Canyon Road when SPHP ventured off into the woods.  Quickly taking the lead, the American Dingo sniffed her way S through a forest of aspens and pines up to a saddle.

At the saddle, young pines encroached on a grassy clearing.

Which way, SPHP?

Peak 5100 is that hill to the E, Loop.  200 foot climb, and you’re there!

Looked easy.  Above the young pines, the forest was all nice and open.  Must have been thinned.   Lupe trotted up the slope, checking out the scents, while SPHP trudged behind her.  No obstacles, not even a rock.

Might not have been any rocks along the way, SPHP, but there’s one up here!

No joke!  It was a huge one, too, right at the top!  Could Lupe even get up there?  First impressions were not good.  So much for a trivial ascent, and a quick, easy Lists of John peakbagging success.

Lupe reached Peak 5100’s summit ridge near the N end.  Clearly, no way up onto that enormous rock from this direction.  The N, E, and W sides were all vertical.  Staying toward the W, Lupe explored S.

Turned out that the big rock was really the N end of a 20 to 30 foot high limestone ridge.  Loop didn’t have to follow the ridge S very far before coming to a bit of a break where she managed to scramble up onto it.  The ridge was narrow with small cliffs on both sides, yet wide enough to make it relatively easy to get to the high point at the far N end.

Congratulations, Loopster!  Wasn’t so bad after all, was it?  When I first saw this big rock, I thought we were doomed to failure.

So your super simple Peak 5100 threw a scare into you, aye, SPHP?

Yeah, it did!  You just never know what might lurk at the top.  Thought this was going to be a romp.

Buried in trees, there wasn’t a thing to see up here.  Lupe stayed on the summit rock only a couple of minutes.  Although it seemed obvious that the Carolina Dog had just been on the true summit, the limestone ridge extended farther S.  Better check things out that direction, just in case.

Lupe only got so far before the ridge became discontinuous.  More large rock formations were still in sight farther S.  Going back N to where she could scramble down again, the American Dingo then followed the base of the ridge S.

Although she didn’t make it up onto the high point near the S end, Lupe was able to scramble partway back up again.  By now, it seemed pretty clear that the rock she had been to at the far N end really was the true summit.  Beyond the S end of the ridge, a limestone platform offered a nice view overlooking the Elk Creek valley.

Well, Looper, think you’ve done about all we need to here.  Certainly been way more interesting than I expected.

Back to the RAV4, then, SPHP?

Yup!  (End, 11:12 AM)

11:24 AM, 46ºF, junction of USFS Roads No. 170 and No. 170.3A –

You’ll never guess where we’re going now, Loop!

Probably not.  Do tell, SPHP!

Peak 5100!

You’re confused, SPHP.  Check that map again!  We were just at Peak 5100.

I know!  That was kind of a trick question, Loop.  This is another, different Peak 5100 that we’re going to now.

So, we’re doing Peak 5100 twice, except they’re different mountains?

Exactly, Looper.

We ought to be giving all these peaks names, SPHP.  How about Confusion Hill for this one?

Soon after setting out on USFS Road No. 170.3A, Lupe came to a barbed wire fence across the road.  Opening a gate, SPHP let her through.

The road was soft with melting snow, and almost level as it continued N.  After 0.3 mile, No. 170.3A curved NE.  Lupe left it here, heading NW up onto a little ridge.  HP4929 was visible ahead.  Aiming for a pass W of HP4929, the Carolina Dog climbed slowly through a pine forest full of thickets of tall bushes with orange leaves.

A valley was ahead.  Rather than continue across it toward the pass, Looper turned W and kept climbing.  Soon the traverse got so steep that going SSW directly up the slope appeared to be the best option.

It was a long way up, but the terrain finally leveled out.  Lupe reached a sunlit forest on a gently rounded hilltop.  Ready for a breather, SPHP sat down for a look at the topo map.

Is this the summit, SPHP?

One of ’em, Loop.  Three 5100 foot contours on this mountain.  This is Peak 5100’s E summit, site of the smallest contour.  There is a SW summit 0.25 mile W of here, and another one N of that one.  Both of those contours are significantly larger, so the true summit is likely at one of those locations.  We’re going to have to visit all three high points to be certain you’ve been to the true summit.

No harm in having a chocolate coconut bar right here, is there, SPHP?

Oh, I don’t suppose so.

Not much to be seen up here with all the trees.  SPHP’s pack was soon one chocolate coconut bar lighter as the American Dingo continued on, heading W in search of the true summit.  A rounded ridge led down to a shallow saddle where a forested hillside was ahead.

Did seem like Lupe had maybe gained a little more elevation than she’d lost on the way over here by the time she reached a single modest-sized rock near the W end of a small, flat ridge.

1:52 PM, 46ºF, SW summit of Peak 5100 – Lupe stood on the SW summit.  Again, not much to see.  Narrow glimpses of Veteran Peak (5,333 ft.) and Custer Peak (6,804) were about it for views.

Soooo, SPHP!  How about a chocolate …

Oh, no you don’t, gluttonous Dingo!  You’re not getting 3 chocolate coconut bars out of this mountain.  Didn’t even bring that many.  Have some Taste of the Wild, instead.  Better for you.

Taste of the Wild was graciously accepted.  SPHP munched an apple.  A pleasant enough spot, but not much reason to linger here, either.  As soon as the apple disappeared, Lupe headed N.

Another forested slope led gradually down to a broad saddle where the terrain began to rise again.  Peak 5100’s N summit region proved to be rockier than the other two high points.  A little ridge of gray stone rose several feet above the rest of the region.  The high point was toward the N end, beyond a big bush.

Congratulations, Looper!  You’ve done it!  Climbed your second Peak 5100 of the day.

Thank you, SPHP!  Is this the true summit?

Hah!  No idea, Loop.  Might be.  These high points all have too many trees, are too far apart, and too close to the same elevation to tell.  You’ve been to all three, though, so mission accomplished somewhere along the way.

Exploring farther N along the N ridge, Lupe eventually came to a saddle.  Turning W here, she wandered down to USFS Road No. 171.

Once on No. 171, Looper went S.  The road curved around the end of a short W ridge, then down to an area SW of Peak 5100 where 2 men were setting up for target practice.  Knowing that gunfire would make Lupe super nervous, SPHP didn’t stop to chat, instead taking a shortcut SE down to USFS Road No. 170.

Heading E along No. 170, SPHP collected Lupe treasures during the 0.7 mile return to the RAV4.  (End 2:36 PM)

3:13 PM, 48ºF, Whitewood Peak Road off 76 Ranch Road – 

I don’t know about this, Loopster.  Thought we would find better access.  Maybe this isn’t such a hot idea?  Dark before we get back for sure.  Might be dark before we even get to Peak 5177.  Still want to try it?

The Carolina Dog was game.  Alright then.  Advisable or not –

Onward, Puppy, ho!

Lupe set out on a short flat stretch of road that the map showed going through private property to USFS land.  Not posted, not even fenced, and no tracks in the snow.  Probably no big deal.  No harm done in any case.

Took Loop only a few minutes to get to a USFS sign.  The road continued NW toward a green gate.  More private property beyond it.  Lupe was far more interested in several deer staring at her from beyond the gate.

Nope, not going that way!  Going to stick with USFS land the rest of the way.  At this point, that meant heading N.  Surprisingly, a faint dirt road covered with pine needles started up in the right direction.

The road climbed fairly aggressively for almost 200 feet, when off to the L, a strange structure came into view.  Having never seen one quite like it before, Lupe went over to check it out.

A wooden wigwam!  Although in good condition, the wigwam was poorly furnished.  Two short sections of a log served as seats, but that was it.  How long it had been here, who had built it, and whether or not they might return was an archeological mystery.  The wigwam would be a good landmark, though, on the way back from Peak 5177.

Heading NW from the wigwam, Lupe discovered a single track path.  The path persisted all the way to a fence at the NE corner of private property.  Just N of the fence on USFS land was another road, a better one than the faint road Lupe had abandoned near the wigwam.

Following this new road W, it went over a little rise, then led to a small, sunny clearing.  A short distance beyond the clearing, the Carolina Dog arrived at a fork.  The better road remained quite level as it headed off to the NW.  A fainter road angled W up a slope.

Which way, SPHP?

Keep going W, Loop.  Stay to the L.

A short trek on the faint road got Lupe up onto a ridge.  The road turned S here, heading downhill.  Before long, the American Dingo came to a pile of branches laid across the road in line with a fence.

Alrighty, I think I know where we are again, Loop.  Still private property S of us here, so we need to follow this fence W to wherever it ends.

Following the fence W, Lupe continued losing elevation while traversing a fairly steep slope covered with slick pine needles.  No problem for the Carolina Dog, but inconvenient for SPHP.  Entirely manageable, but not much fun.

The fence went on for quite a long way before Lupe finally came to what seemed to be a corner.  Whether it really was one or not, wasn’t entirely clear.  The fence didn’t go any farther W, but more USFS boundary posts could still be seen at intervals that way.

Maybe Loop ought to go a little farther W?  She needed to cross a valley to the S, though, to get to Peak 5177, and the farther W she went, the more elevation she would have to lose.  Passing another USFS boundary marker, Lupe continued W down to a saddle leading to a small hill.  Here she turned S, descending into the valley.

By the time Lupe reached the valley floor, she had already lost hundreds of feet of elevation.  About time to start regaining it, and then some!  First, though, Loop went a little farther W, looking for an opening in the trees and bushes on the S side of the valley.

Before long, she found one.  Scrambling only a little higher, Lupe came to yet another road.  It went gradually downhill as it went farther W, but at least it was a fast route.  Loop followed this new road, hoping it would turn SW and lead up to the saddle just E of Peak 5177.

No such luck!  The road soon dead-ended at a turn-around loop.

Well, shucks.  A big steep climb was unavoidable now.  Turning S, Lupe started up a slope thick with bushes and white-barked aspens.  Since this was a N slope, in some places snow made the going slick.  At the top of this long climb was yet another road.

By now, the sun was close to the horizon.

Turning W again, this latest road soon brought Lupe to a small clearing.  Just to the S was a better road.  Taking it W, it immediately went down to the saddle leading to Peak 5177.  On the way, Lupe passed another USFS boundary sign.  Apparently, the American Dingo hadn’t gone far enough W before turning S, but nothing to be done about that now.

After crossing the saddle, the road continued W, winding higher through an increasingly gloomy forest.  Lupe hurried on, finally reaching Peak 5177’s N ridge.

A chilly 10-15 mph NW wind was blowing.  Still some light in the sky, but the world looked dark.  Rock formations along the W edge of the ridge provided a big view of both Terry Peak (7,064 ft.) and more distant Deer Mountain (6,652 ft.) beyond the lights of Deadwood.

Wow, quite a view, SPHP!

It is!  Kind of a unique vantage point.  Too bad, it’s so dark already.  The camera overcompensates in these low light conditions, making things much brighter than they really are, but fuzzy, too.

Use the flash then, SPHP!

Heh.  That only works close up, Looper.  Can’t light up the entire Black Hills!

Still rising, the road Lupe had been following curved N.  The topo map, however, marked Peak 5177’s presumed true summit 0.2 mile farther S at the SW end of the mountain.

Pines swayed in the breeze as Loop roamed S through the woods looking for it.  Coming to a small ridge a bit higher than the rest of the mountain, SPHP encouraged her to leap up onto the highest rock.

5:18 PM, 40ºF, Peak 5177 – It wasn’t much farther to another minor high point about where the true summit was supposed to be.  Maybe this was it?  Hard to say for sure in the dark forest.  Probably was, if that last little high point hadn’t been it.  20 feet away, surrounded by cliffs on 3 sides, a tall pole stood on a level platform of limestone that jutted out to the W.

Oh, look at that view, SPHP!  Highlight of the day!  A shame we didn’t get here while the sun was still up.

That’s the way it goes, Loopster.  Guess we knew it might get dark on us.  Just such a long, winding, up and down route to get here trying to avoid all that private property, that it chewed up all of our daylight.

Not entirely dark yet, though.  As Lupe ventured out onto the platform, the last fiery glow of sunset was still fading on the horizon.

Although the view from the platform was awesome, the cold NW wind made it an uncomfortable spot to relax.  Heading a little farther S, Lupe came to a grassy slope sheltered from the wind.  Looking S, residential lights twinkled in an otherwise black abyss, while off to the SW, it was still possible to see the lights of Deadwood, and silhouettes of Terry Peak and Deer Mountain against the sky.

Well, quite a day, Loopster!  3 Lists of John peaks climbed!  Peak 5177 has been a rather memorable one, too.  Ready for that last chocolate coconut bar now?

Silly question, SPHP.  I’ve been ready, and you know it!

The last chocolate coconut bar vanished.  So did most of the remaining Taste of the Wild supply, and the last apple.

Oh, it was a long dark trek back!  In the faint beam of the little flashlight, the American Dingo explored a somewhat different route.  Although she must have passed close to the wooden wigwam again at some point, SPHP never could find it again, getting lost in the inky black forest while wandering a maze of unfamiliar, unmarked roads to who knew where?

At last, the lights of a big house appeared to the S.  Lupe crossed a huge field, and there, near the end, was the RAV4.

All’s well that ends well, Loop!  Couple more outings and your Lists of John mini-blitz will be complete!

Is that all, SPHP?  I’m that close to my achievement?

Oh, yeah!  Not much more to do now!  You go, Dingo!  (7:16 PM, 44ºF)

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Lupe treasures gathered – 3 plastic bottles, 16 aluminum cans.

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8:29 AM, 33ºF, Centennial Trail No. 89, Brush Creek trailhead –

Been awhile since we’ve been here, SPHP!

Yes, it has, Looper.  We’re back because there’s a Lists of John peak that we’ve never visited before real close by.  About time we had a look at it!

Oh, are we still doing the Lists of John mini-blitz?

Absolutely!  That’s why we’re out in the hills again so soon – to let you work on your upcoming accomplishment!  Onward!  Puppy, ho!

Fabulous!  Which way, though, SPHP?

S on Centennial Trail No. 89, Loop.

The trail started out among some aspens by Brush Creek, which was a mere trickle near the trailhead, and totally underground by the time the Carolina Dog had gone 100 feet.  A steepish climb along a couple of short switchbacks, and the aspens were left behind, too.  Centennial Trail No. 89 then led gradually up a pine-forested valley.

0.33 mile from the trailhead, Loopster reached a saddle where the trail crossed Victoria Lake Road (USFS Road No. 159).  Abandoning the trail, Lupe took the road NE.  It soon curved SE, and reached a high point.

OK, Loop!  We’re pretty close already.  All we have to do is climb the ridge N of us. Once we’re up there, the high point should be toward the NW end.

Leaving the road, Lupe headed NE toward the lowest part of the ridge.

Upon reaching the ridge, Lupe turned NW.  A short climb past small rock formations led to a narrower part of the ridgeline where the terrain was almost level.  The forest up here was thick enough to effectively hide the views, so there wasn’t much to do except start tagging all the minor highpoints along the way.  No doubt one of them would prove to be the true summit.

Almost immediately after passing the first high point, Lupe came to a hollow cairn.  Beyond it, a pile of slash covered most of the ridgeline.  A second high point was just past the slash.

The true summit was only a little farther.  250 feet from the cairn, Lupe came to a lichen-covered rock near the NW end of the ridge that was a little higher than the others around it.

9:21 AM, 40ºF –

Congratulations, Loopster!  You have just climbed Peak 5180!

This is the top, already?  Sure was easy, SPHP!

Not every peak has to be an ordeal, Loop.

Oh, I’m not complaining, SPHP!  Just a little surprised.  Guess it means we’re off to a good start on the Lists of John mini-blitz today, doesn’t it?

Yes, indeed!  Of course, no guarantees on what the next peak might be like.  We got off to a good start on Expedition No. 289, too, but then got bogged down on the second peak, remember?

I do!  Seems like only yesterday!  Or the day before.

That’s because it was the day before yesterday, Looper.

A break was taken at Peak 5180’s summit.  No views due to the forest, and too soon to justify the demise of a chocolate coconut bar, so it was a short one.  10 minutes, and the American Dingo was ready to press on.

Returning by the same route, the highlight of the entire Peak 5180 trek occurred as Lupe reached the SE end of the summit ridge on the way down.  Spotting a bunny among the rock formations, the Carolina Dog was off like a shot!  The bunny was no slouch, either.  Hopping away at lightning speed through its home territory, it vanished within seconds.

Panting hard, Loopster returned with nothing to show for her efforts, but a big grin on her face.

10:38 AM, 43ºF, junction of Battle Ax Road (USFS Road No. 386) & Campaign Hill Road (USFS Road No. 727) –  It had been a bit of a drive to Lupe’s next starting point.  After turning W onto Reno Gulch Road a mile S of Hill City, Peak 5960 had come into view shortly before a turn N onto Battle Axe Road.  The RAV4 was now parked at the pass where Campaign Hill Road took off to the NE.

Heading W across Battle Ax Road, Lupe stayed toward the S (L) side of the first hill.  No need to climb it.  The plan was to head SW straight to the saddle N of Peak 5960.  Progress was rapid at first, but as Loop got closer to the saddle, she began to encounter a fair amount of deadfall.

Taking the easiest route through the deadfall, Lupe gained a little more elevation than she really needed to, but soon the saddle N of Peak 5960 was in sight.  Going down to it, Loop crossed the saddle heading SSW.

Beginning to climb, it wasn’t far to an initial rocky high point.  Once there, a small hill was visible ahead.  Upon arrival, Lupe found a line of boulders choked with deadfall along its crest.

Branches snapped and cracked as SPHP forced a way to the top.  Beyond the line of boulders was a small open region containing more deadfall.  Crossing this area, Lupe continued SSW along a forested ridge.

Lupe was still gaining elevation, but the situation was deteriorating.  The ridgeline kept getting rockier, and the deadfall became really icky.

Once past the worst of the deadfall, the rocks along the ridgeline got so big that they slowed progress, too.  However, things were looking up as Loop approached what appeared to be the last big rock formation.

Bet that’s the top, Loop!

It wasn’t.  Instead, as Lupe reached what SPHP expected to be Peak 5960’s summit, a long, deadfall-infested descent along a narrow rocky ridge came into view.  Would have been alright, it if weren’t for another higher region beyond the saddle that the rocky ridge led down to.

This is a false summit, SPHP!

Yeah, kind of looks that way, doesn’t it?  Only one solution, Looper.

What’s that, SPHP?

Onward!  Puppy, ho!

Once down to this next saddle, the situation improved again.  Soon the American Dingo was getting close to what had to be Peak 5960’s summit.  However, as the high point came into view, there was a new worry.

Sheesh!  Don’t tell me we aren’t even going to be able to get up there!

Looking a little dicey, isn’t it, SPHP?

Peak 5960’s summit was comprised of two large knobs of rock practically right next to each other.  As Lupe approached, it wasn’t clear if technical rock climbing skills would be required or not.  The W side looked bad, so Loop swung around to the E.

Luck of the Dingo!  The E side wasn’t bad at all.  Loopster came up at a little gap between the N and S knobs.  The N knob was clearly the true summit, but the S one had the best views, plus room enough to relax.

11:51 AM, 47ºF, Peak 5960 –

Must be chocolate coconut bar time by now, SPHP!

Yes, fair enough!  Almost lunch time.  You can have some Taste of the Wild, too, if you want it, Loop.

Views weren’t spectacular, even by Black Hills standards, but they were pretty nice.  The N end of Zimmer Ridge (6,600 ft.), only a couple miles S, was the most impressive.  Sylvan Hill (7,000 ft.) was visible to the SSE, and Peak 6600 was in sight to the SW.  Lupe rested on SPHP’s lap facing a long snowy ridge to the W.

Although only 0.75 mile from the RAV4, getting to Peak 5960 had been much more difficult than Peak 5180 had been.  With views to the S and W, Lupe was inclined to relax here awhile.  30 minutes drifted pleasantly away on the S knob, before the Carolina Dog finally stirred.

If we’re going to keep our Lists of John mini-blitz going, we better check out the N knob, then be on our way, SPHP!

Sad, but true, Loopster!  Let’s do it!

The N knob was an easy little scramble.  In nothing flat, Looper was on the highest rock, the true summit of Peak 5960, enjoying a nice view of Black Elk Peak (7,231 ft.).  SPHP shook Lupe’s paw, congratulating her on another Lists of John peak climbed.

Before departing, just for fun, Lupe went back down to the S knob while SPHP remained at the true summit.

Oh, that looks good, Loop!  Kind of an interesting perspective!

Then it was back to the RAV4 along roughly the same rocky, deadfall-laden route.

1:36 PM, 48ºF – Still time enough for one more peak!  Wasn’t too far to the start of USFS Road No. 425, a little over 0.5 mile from the W end of Hwy 244.  Saint Elmo Peak (6,458 ft.) was in sight back to the SSW as Lupe set out for Peak 5760.

Heading N on No. 425, Lupe went over a little rise.  Beyond it, the road wound first E, then W, as it descended into a valley.  Briefly turning NE again, the road started uphill.  Loop quickly arrived at a junction with No. 425.1A.

Regaining all of the elevation lost on No. 425 and then some, No. 425.1A went NE up to a pass where there was a big green cattle guard.  From here, the road turned E going downhill again, eventually curving N as the terrain started leveling out.  A house was visible in the open forest off to the E (R).

Well beyond the house, the road curved NE again.  Lupe did not make this turn, instead continuing N through the forest.

Wandering N through the forest, Lupe came to an ATV trail.  After winding around a bit, it headed straight to where she needed to go, Pass 5420 between Peak 5760 and Peak 5709.

At the pass, the main ATV route continued NNW over a ramp.  A rough use route split off here that started up Peak 5760’s S ridge.  Following the use trail, Lupe climbed to a small level area.  Beyond this point, the ATV trail curved SE, disappearing down a steep slope.

Abandoning the ATV trail, Lupe ducked under a rusty barbed wire fence, and kept going.  A steady climb NE through the forest took her past some rock formations.  Soon larger formations were visible at a high point a little way off to the E.  Venturing over that way, Loop came to a couple of interesting viewpoints.

Leaving this S high point, the Carolina Dog sniffed N.  After losing a little elevation, the terrain rose again.  Surprisingly imposing rock formations appeared ahead.  Scrambling up a rocky ramp, Loopster reached a small, relatively open, flat region.

This still wasn’t at the top yet, but it couldn’t be much farther.  Staying toward the E, Lupe continued N.  Gradually gaining elevation, she came to a series of small level areas.

Beyond a low wall of rock, the ridge narrowed.  A little dip traveling N through the forest, and a rocky high point appeared ahead.  Had to be it!  Getting there wasn’t much of a climb.

3:06 PM, 48ºF – Not a bad summit!  Although trees hid whatever was off to the E, the rocky top of Peak 5760 permitted some views to the W and N.  SPHP shook Lupe’s paw, congratulating her on attaining her 3rd and final Lists of John peak of the day.  Then it was time to sit down, curl up, and polish off the last chocolate coconut bar while watching traffic creep along like insects way down on Hwy 16.

Cloudy, but calm and comfortable for January.  Zimmer Ridge (6,600 ft.) was off to the SW.  Union Hill (6,120 ft.), False North Point (6,130 ft.), and Five Points (6,221 ft.) were all visible to the N.  The hills and ridges directly W were less distinctive and harder to identify, even though Lupe had been to many of them at one time or another.

Three peaks, SPHP!  Our Lists of John mini-blitz went better today!

Yeah, it did, Loop!  That’s just because of the individual characteristics of the peaks we’ve climbed.  Never know what we might run into!  Although there may be many similarities, each mountain is unique, inhabiting its own special spot on the earth’s surface.

While Lupe relaxed, time marched on as relentlessly as ever.  40 minutes flew by, vanishing forever into the past.  Once again, the American Dingo stood poised on the highest rock.

SPHP started down first.

Plenty of fun sniffing to do yet during the return to the RAV4!  Then it would be home again to await the next adventure.  Shouldn’t be too long before the Lists of John mini-blitz would resume.  Although getting close to success, Lupe still hadn’t completed her achievement.  (4:41 PM, 46ºF)

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