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Aardvarks
Abenaki Indians
Abigail Adams (1744-1818)
Ability
Abolitionists
Aboriginal Australians
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Absentminded
Accidents
Accordions
Acorns
Acrobats
Acrostic poetry
Actors and actresses
Adam (biblical figure)
Adaptations
Addition see math menu
Adelaide Herrmann (1853-1932)
Adjectives
Adoption (general)
Adventure see theme menu
Adverbs
Advice
Aesop Awards
Aesop's fables
Afghanistan (country)
Africa (Central)
Africa (country)
Africa (Eastern)
Africa (Northern)
Africa (Southern)
Africa (Western)
African Americans
Afternoon (day)
Aging (growing older)
Agriculture
AIDS (disease)
Air quality
Air shows
Airplanes
Airports
Airships
Alabama
Aladdin (legendary character)
Alaska (state)
Albatross
Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Alberta (Canada)
Alchemy
Alcoholism
Alexander Calder (1898-1976)
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)
Alfred E. Beach (1826-1896)
Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
Algebra see math menu
Algonquin Indians
Alice Coachman (1923-)
Aliens (extraterrestrial beings)
All Souls Day (Day of the Dead)
Allergies
Alligators
Almost wordless books
Alphabet (letters)
Alphabet books (potpourri)
Alphabet books (story)
Alphabet books (theme)
Alta Weiss (1890-1964)
Althea Gibson (1927-2003)
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
Alzheimer's disease
Amazon
Ambition
Ambulances
Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)
America (miscellany)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Americas, The
Amhara (African people)
Amish
Amphibians
Amusement parks
Anagrams
Anansi (legendary character)
Anatomy
Androcles and the Lion
Andy Warhol (1928-1987)
Anemone
Angels
Anger (temper)
Animal behavior
Animal camouflage
Animal flight
Animal habitats
Animal movement
Animal parts
Animal reproduction
Animal rescue
Animal shelters
Animal sounds
Animal tracks
Animals (infancy)
Animals (nocturnal)
Animals (species)
Animals (various)
Anna May Wong (1905-1961)
Anna Pavlova (1881-1931)
Anne Carroll Moore (1871-1961)
Anne Frank (1929-1945)
Annie Edson Taylor (1838-1921)
Annie Oakley (1860-1926)
Antarctica (South Pole)
Anteaters
Antelope
Anthems
Antiques
Antlers
Antoine de Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)
Antoni Gaudi (1852-1826)
Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Antonyms
Ants
Anxiety (nervous)
Apache Indians
Apartheid
Apartments (flats)
Apes
Aphids
Aphrodite (Greek deity)
Apologizing
Apostles
Appalachian Region (United States)
Applause
Apples
Apprentices
Appreciation (gratitude)
April (month)
April Fools' Day
Aquariums
Arab Americans
Arab countries
Arbor Day
Archaeology
Architects and architecture
Arctic regions
Ares (Greek deity)
Argentina (country)
Arithmetic
Arizona
Arkansas
Armadillos
Armor
Arms and legs
Art appreciation
Arthritis
Arthur Ashe (1943-1993)
Arthurian romances
Artichokes
Artists
Ashanti (African people)
Asia
Asian Americans
Asparagus
Asperger's syndrome
Assertiveness
Assimilation (sociology)
Asthma
Astrology (zodiac)
Astronauts
Astronomy and astronomers
Athapascan Indians
Athena (Greek deity)
Athletes
Atlantis
Atomic bomb
Attention (focus)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-seeking
Attics
Attitude (psychology)
Auditions
Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)
August (month)
Aunts and uncles
Aurora borealis (northern lights)
Australia
Austria (country)
Authors
Autism
Autumn/Fall (season)
Autumnal equinox
Avocados
Avalanches
Awards and prizes
Aztecs
B
Baba Yaga (legendary character)
Babe Ruth (1895-1948)
Babies (infants)
Baboons
Baby animals see Animals (infancy)
Babysitters and babysitting see also Nannies
Backhoes (diggers)
Backpacks
Backwards
Backyards
Badgers
Bagels
Bagpipes and bagpipers
Bahamas
Bakers and bakeries
Baking
Balaam (biblical figure)
Balalaika
Baldness
Ballads
Ballet (plots)
Ballet and ballerinas
Balloons
Balls (sporting goods)
Balls and dances
Bananas
Bandicoots
Bands (music)
Bangladesh
Banjo
Banshees
Baobab trees
Barack Obama (1961-)
Barbers and barbershops
Barns
Barnum Brown (1873-1963)
Barter (trading) see math menu
Baseball (players)
Baseball (sport)
Baseball (women)
Based on actual events
Bashfulness (shyness)
Basketball (sport)
Baskets
Batchelder Awards
Bathrooms
Baths and bathtime
Bathtubs
Batman (fictitious character)
Bats
Battle of Antietam (1862)
Battle of Baltimore (1814)
Battle of Dunkirk (1940)
Battle of Fort McHenry (1812)
Battle of Gettysburg (1863)
Battles
Beachcombing
Beans (lima beans)
Bear and the Bird King variants
Beards and mustaches
Bears and cubs
Bearskin variants
Beatles (music group)
Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)
Beauty (appearance)
Beauty and the Beast variants
Beauty shops
Beavers
Beds and bedrooms
Bedtime
Bedwetting
Beekeepers
Bees
Beetles
Befana (legendary character)
Before and after
Beggars
Behavior
Belarus
Belching (burps)
Belgium
Belief and doubt
Bells
Belly buttons
Benin (West Africa)
Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806)
Benjamin C. Holmes (1846-1870)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Berries
Bessie Coleman (1896-1926)
Bessie Smith (1894-1937)
Bestiaries
Betrayal
Betsy Ross (1752-1836)
Betty Mae Jumper (1923-2011)
Betty Skelton (1926-2011)
Bible (N.T.)
Bible (O.T.)
Bicycles and bicycling
Big Bang theory
Bilbies (marsupial)
Bilingual titles (Arabic)
Bilingual titles (Cherokee)
Bilingual titles (Chinese)
Bilingual titles (French)
Bilingual titles (Hawaiian)
Bilingual titles (Hebrew)
Bilingual titles (Hmong)
Bilingual titles (Japanese)
Bilingual titles (Khmer)
Bilingual titles (Korean)
Bilingual titles (Michif)
Bilingual titles (Ojibwa)
Bilingual titles (Panjabi)
Bilingual titles (Spanish)
Bilingual titles (Tagalog)
Bilingual titles (Vietnamese)
Bilingual titles (Zulu)
Billie Holiday (1915-1959)
Biodiversity
Bird watching
Birdbaths
Birdhouses
Birds (aves)
Birdsongs
Birth order
Birthdays
Biscuits (baked goods)
Bison (buffalo)
Bites and stings
Biting
Black (color)
Black Elk (1863-1950)
Blacks (Africa)
Blackberries see Berries
Blackbirds
Blacksmiths
Blame
Blankets
Blessings
Blizzards
Blocks
Blondin (1824-1897)
Blue (color)
Blue Jays
Blueberries see Berries
Bluegrass music see Music (bluegrass)
Blues music see Music (blues)
Boa constrictors
Boarding houses
Boarding schools
Boars
Boats and boating
Bob Dylan (1941-)
Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Bobby Orr (1948-)
Bogeyman
Bombings
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)
Bookmobiles
Books and reading
Bookstores
Boredom
Borneo
Borrowing and lending
Bossiness
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Tea Party
Botanists
Bouncing
Bowling
Boxers and boxing
Boy Who Cried Wolf variants
Boy Who Drew Cats
Boys (male)
Braces (dental work)
Bragging (boasts)
Braille
Brain
Brave Little Tailor variants
Bravery
Brazil (country)
Bread
Breakfast
Breastfeeding
Bremen Town Musicians variants
Bridges
British Columbia (Canada)
Bronte family
Bronx (New York City)
Brooklyn (New York City)
Brooms and brushes
Brothers (siblings)
Brothers and sisters
Brothers into birds variants
Brown (color)
Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
Brunswick (Canada)
Bubble gum
Bubbles
Buckets and pails
Buddha (Gautama Buddha)
Buddhism
Buddy Holly (1936-1959)
Building (construction)
Buildings
Bulgaria
Bulldogs
Bulldozers
Bullfights and bullfighters
Bullies and bullying
Bulls
Bumblebees see Bees
Bus drivers
Buses (city)
Buses (school)
Butchers
Butlers see Household employees
Butterflies
Buttocks
Buttons
Buzzards and vultures
C
Cabbage
Cable cars (streetcars)
Cactus
Cadmus (Greek mythology)
Caedmon (poet)
Cajun culture
Cakes and cupcakes
Cal Ripkin (1960-)
Caldecott Awards
California (state)
California Gold Rush of 1848
Calligraphy
Cambodia (country)
Cambodian Americansts
Camels
Cameras
Cameroon (country)
Camille Claudel (1864-1943)
Campaigns
Camps and camping
Canada
Canals
Canaries
Cancer
Candles
Candy
Canoes and canoeing
Canterbury Tales
Canyons
Capacity (volume) see math menu
Cape Verdean Americans
Car washes
Caravans
Cardboard boxes
Cardinal numbers see math menu
Caribbean Area
Caribou
Caricatures and cartoons
Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)
Carnivals and fairs
Carnivorous plants
Carpenters
Carpets and rugs
Carrots
Cars (automobiles)
Cartography
Carvers and carving
Casey at the Bat
Casey Jones (1863-1900)
Casey Stengel (1890-1975)
Castaways
Castles
Cat shows
Caterpillars
Cathedrals see also Churches
Cats and kittens
Cauliflower
Cave dwellers
Caves
Celebrations
Celebrity (fame)
Celebrity author
Celia Cruz (1924-2003)
Cement mixers
Cemeteries
Census
Centipedes
Central America
Cerberus (Greek mythology)
Cerebral palsy
Ceremonies
Ceres (Roman deity)
Cesar Chavez (1927-1993)
Chad (country)
Chameleons
Chance
Change
Characters in literature
Charity
Charlemagne (742-814)
Charles A. Lindbergh (1902-1974)
Charles Atlas (1893-1972)
Charles Darwin (1809-1882)
Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Charlie Parker (1920-1965)
Cheating
Chechnya
Cheese
Cheetahs
Chelm (Poland)
Cherokee Indians
Cherries
Chesapeake Bay
Chess
Cheyenne Indians
Chickadees
Chickasaw Indians
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicken pox
Chickens and hens
Chihuahua (dog)
Children (general)
Child abuse
Child labor
Children and war
Children of presidents
Chile
Chimney sweeps
Chimpanzees
China (country)
China (dishes)
Chinatown
Chinese (people)
Chinese Americans
Chinese writing
Chinese New Year
Chinese zodiac
Chingis Khan
Chinook Indians
Chipmunks
Chivalry
Chocolate
Choctaw Indians
Choice
Choirs (music)
Chopsticks
Christian life
Christmas decorations
Christmas (holiday)
Christmas carols
Christmas spider variants
Christmas trees
Christmas Truce of 1914
Christopher Columbus
Churches see also Cathedrals
Cicadas
Cinco de Mayo
Cinderella variants
Circles
Circus (circus animals)
Cities and towns
Civil Rights
Civilization
Clams and oysters
Clara Barton (1821-1912)
Clara Lemlich (1886-1982)
Clarinets
Classical music see Music (classical)
Claude Monet (1840-1926)
Cleaning (household)
Cleanliness (hygiene)
Cleopatra
Clergy
Cleverness
Climbing
Clocks and watches
Clothing and dress
Cloud forests
Clouds
Clover (shamrocks)
Clowns
Clubs and clubhouses
Clumsiness
Coaching (athletics)
Coal
Coast Guard
Coats and jackets
Cobras
Cockroaches
Coco Chanel (1883-1971)
Cocoons
Coffee
Coincidence
Coins
Cold (temperature)
Collective nouns
Collectors and collecting
Colombia
Colonial period (1600-1775) see also New Plymouth Colony
Color blindness
Color theory
Colorado
Colors
Comanche Indians
Combinations
Comedians
Comets
Comic books
Coming of age
Commedia dell'Arte
Companionship
Comparisons
Competition
Composers
Compost
Compound words
Compromise
Computers
Concentration camps
Concerts
Condors
Conductors (music)
Confidence
Conformity
Confucius
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Conjunctions
Connecticut
Consequences
Conservation of natural resources
Conservationists
Consonants
Constellations
Constitution
Construction equipment
Construction workers
Consumer consumption
Contests
Conversation (talking)
Cooking
Cookies (baked goods)
Cooks and chefs
Copycats (imitation)s
Coral reefs
Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)
Coretta Scott King Awards
Corn
Cosmetics
Cosmic dust
Cosmology
Costa Rica (country)
Costa Rican Americans
Costumes
Cottages
Cotton picking
Couches and chairs
Counting (numbers) see math menu
Country life
Country music see Music (country)
Courtship
Cousins
Cowardice
Cowboys and cowgirls
Cows
Coyote (legendary character)
Coyotes
Crabs (crustacean)
Cradles
Cranberries see Berries
Cranes (birds)
Cranes (derricks)
Crayfish (crawdads)
Crayons
Crazy Horse
Creation
Creative writing
Creativity
Creches (Nativity scenes)
Cree Indians
Creek Indians
Creoles
Crickets
Cries (shouts)
Crocodiles
Crowns
Crows
Crusades
Crying (tears)
Cryptozoology
Crystals
Cuba
Cuban Americans
Cucumbers
Cultural Revolution (China)
Culture
Cupid (Roman deity)
Curiosity
Cut-out books
Cyclopes (Greek mythology)
Czech Republic (country)
D
Dachshund (dog)
Dadaism
Daedalus (Greek mythology)
Dairy farms
Dairy products
Dakota Indians
Dalai Lama XIV (1935-
Dams
Dan (African people)
Dance and dancing
Dandelions
Daniel (biblical figure)
Daniel Boone (1734-1820)
Danish Americans
Daredevils
Dark, Dark Wood variants
Darkness
David (biblical figure)
Davy Crockett (1786-1836)
Daydreams
Day (morning)
Daycare centers
Days of the week
Death and dying
December (month)
Deception
Decimals and percents see math menu
Decisions (deciding)
Declaration of Independence
Deer (fawns)
Deforestation
Delaware
Delaware Indians
Delivery of goods
Demons
Denmark (country)
Dentists
Department stores
Depressions (1929)
Desert animals
Deserts
Design
Detectives
Devil (satan)
Diapers
Diaries and journals
Dick Whittington (legendary character)
Dictionary
Diego Rivera (1886-1957)
Digestive system
Digging
Dinner and dining
Dinosaurs
Dirt and mud
Disasters
Discovery and exploration
Disappointment
Disobedience
Disguise
Diwali (Divali)
Divers and diving
Diversity
Division see math menu
Divorce
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
Django Reinhardt (1910-1953)
Doctors and nurses
Dodgeball
Dodo (bird)
Dog shows
Dogs and puppies
Dolley Madison (1768-1849)
Dolls and dollhouses
Dolores Huerta (1930-)
Dolphins
Dominican Americans
Dominican Republic
Dominoes
Donkeys and mules
Doors
Dots (spots)
Doughnuts
Doves
Down by the Station variants
Down syndrome
Dowsing
Dragon boats
Dragonflies
Dragons
Drawing
Dreamcatchers
Dreams and dreaming see also Nightmares
Dreidels
Dressmaking
Drivers and driving
Droughts
Drug abuse
Drums and drummers
Ducks
Duels
Duke Ellington (1899-1974)
Dump trucks
Dust
Dutch Americans
Dwarfs
Dwellings see Houses and homes
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)
Dybbuk
Dyslexia
E
Eagles
Ears (face)
Earth Day
Earth (planet)
Earthquakes
Earvin "Magic" Johnson (1959-)
East Indian Americans
East Indians
East of the Sun variants
Easter (holiday)
Easter Bunny
Easter eggs
Easter Island
Eccentrics and eccentricities
Ecclesiastes
Ecology (environment)
Ecuador
Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892-1950)
Edgar Degas (1834-1917)
Education
Edward Lear (1812-1888)
Edward Teach (Blackbeard)
e. e. cummings (1894-1962)
Eels
Effa Manley (1897-1981)
Eggs (birds)
Eggs (Easter)
Eggs (food)
Eggs (other)
Egypt (country)
Egyptian Americans
Egyptian mythology
El Salvador
Eleanor Creesy (1814-1900)
Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962)
Elections
Electricity
Elephants
Elevators
Elijah (biblical prophet)
Elisha Graves Otis (1811-1861)
Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902)
Elizabeth Freeman (ca. 1742-1829)
Elk
Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996)
Ella Kate Ewing (1872-1913)
Ellis Island
Elves
Elves and the Shoemaker variants
Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
Emancipation Proclamation
Embarrassment
Embroidery
Emergencies
Emigration and immigration
Emiliano Zapata (1879-1919)
Emily Carr (1871-1945)
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886)
Emily Post (1873-1960)
Emma Lazarus (1849-1887)
Emotions (feelings) see theme menu
Emperors News Clothes variants
Empire State Building
Encouragement
End of the world
Endangered Species
Enemies
England
Enormous Turnip variants
Entertainers
Environmental see theme menu
Environmental protection
Environmentalists
Epilepsy
Epiphany
Erie Canal
Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922)
Errors and mistakes
Escapes
Esther (biblical figure)
Esther Morris (1814-1902)
Estimation see math menu
Ethiopia (country)
Etiquette and manners
Europe
Evacuation and relocation
Eve (biblical figure)
Everglades
Evolution (biology)
Ewe (African people)
Excuses
Exercise (physical fitness)
Exodus
Expectation
Expeditions
Experiments
Explorers
Extinct animals
Eyeglasses (spectacles)
Eyes (face)
Ezra Jack Keats Awards
F
Faces
Factories
Fads
Fairies
Fairy godmothers
Faith (belief)
Falcons
Familial behavior in animals
Families
Family reunions
Famines
Famous paintings
Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)
Fans
Farewells (goodbyes)
Farm animals
Farm equipment
Farmer in the Dell variants
Farms and farmers
Farolitos (luminaria)
Fashion
Fasts and feasts
Fate and fatalism
Father Christmas see Santa Claus
Fathers (dads)
Fathers and daughters
Fathers and sons
Fathers Day
Fear (emotion)
Fear of heights
Fear of the dark
Feathers
February (month)
Feces and defecation
Feet and toes
Feminists
Feral children
Ferdinand Magellan (d. 1521)
Ferris wheels
Ferryboats (ferry)
Festivals
Fibonacci numbers see math menu
Fiddles and fiddlers
Fights and fighting
Figure skaters
Filipino Americans
Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)
Finn MacCool (Legendary Character)
Fire (element)
Fire departments
Fire drills
Fire engines
Fire prevention
Firebird (legendary character)
Firefighters
Fireflies (lightning bugs)
Fireworks
First day of school
First Grade
First Ladies
Fishes
Fishing
Fisherman and His Wife variants
Fishermen
Five and dime stores see General stores
Flags
Flamingos
Flanders Field
Flatulence
Flea markets
Fleas
Flies
Floods
Florence Nightingale (1820-1910)
Florida
Flower girls
Flowers
Flutes
Flying and flight
Flying machines
Fog
Folk music see Music (folk)
Folklore--Afghanistan
Folklore--Alaska
Folklore--Appalachian Region
Folklore--Arab countries
Folklore--Argentina
Folklore--Armenia
Folklore--Asia
Folklore--Austria
Folklore--Benin
Folklore--Brazil
Folklore--British Columbia
Folklore--Burma
Folklore--Cambodia
Folklore--Cameroon
Folklore--Canada
Folklore--Chile
Folklore--China
Folklore--Congo
Folklore--Cuba
Folklore--Czech Republic
Folklore--Denmark
Folklore--East Africa
Folklore--Eastern Europe
Folklore--Egypt
Folklore--England
Folklore--Estonia
Folklore--Ethiopia
Folklore--Finland
Folklore--France
Folklore--Germany
Folklore--Ghana
Folklore--Ghana
Folklore--Great Plains
Folklore--Greece
Folklore--Haiti
Folklore--Hawaii
Folklore--Hungary
Folklore--Iceland
Folklore--India
Folklore--Indonesia
Folklore--Iran
Folklore--Iraq
Folklore--Ireland
Folklore--Italy
Folklore--Jamaica
Folklore--Japan
Folklore--Jewish
Folklore--Kenya
Folklore--Korea
Folklore--Laos
Folklore--Latin America
Folklore--Latvia
Folklore--Liberia
Folklore--Madagascar
Folklore--Malawi
Folklore--Mali
Folklore--Maori
Folklore--Mexico
Folklore--Mongolia
Folklore--Morocco
Folklore--Netherlands
Folklore--New England
Folklore--Nicaragua
Folklore--Nigeria
Folklore--North America
Folklore--Norway
Folklore--Pakistan
Folklore--Palestine
Folklore--Papua New Guinea
Folklore--Peru
Folklore--Philippines
Folklore--Poland
Folklore--Polynesia
Folklore--Puerto Rico
Folklore--Romania
Folklore--Russia
Folklore--Rwanda
Folklore--Scotland
Folklore--Serbia
Folklore--Slavic countries
Folklore--Slovenia
Folklore--South Africa
Folklore--South America
Folklore--Spain
Folklore--Sudan
Folklore--Sweden
Folklore--Switzerland
Folklore--Tanzania
Folklore--Texas
Folklore--Tibet
Folklore--Turkey
Folklore--Ukraine
Folklore--United States
Folklore--Vietnam
Folklore--Wales
Folklore--West Africa
Folklore--West Indies
Folklore--Zambia
Folklore--Zanzibar
Food and eating
Food chain
Food pyramid
Fools and jesters
Football (sport)
Footprints
Forest animals
Forest fires
Forests and woods
Fortune cookies
Fortune telling
Fossils
Foster children
Fountains
Four elements
Fourth of July
Foxes
Fractions see math menu
France (country)
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)
Frankenstein
Frank Zamboni (1901-1988)
Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945)
Freckles
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi (1934-1904)
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
Freedom (liberty)
Freight cars
French and Indian Wars (1689-1763)
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954)
Friends and friendship
Frog Prince variants
Frog Went A-Courting variants
Frogs
Frontier and pioneer life
Fruit
Frustration
Fugitive slaves
Fundraising
Funerals
Fur
G
Galapagos islands
Galaxies
Galileo (1564-1642)
Gambling
Games (board games)
Gandhi (1869-1948)
Ganesh (Hindu deity)
Gangs
Garage (rummage) sales
Garages
Garbage (trash)
Garbage trucks
Gardens and gardening
Gareth (legendary character)
Gargoyles
Gas (service) stations
Gauchos (cowboys)
Gawain (legendary character)
Gazelles
Geckos
Geese
Geisel Awards
Genealogy
General stores
Genies
Geography
Geology
Geometry see math menu
George Crum (1822-1914)
George Eastman (1854-1932)
George Ferris (1859-1896)
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
George Washington (1732-1799)
George Washington Carver (1864?-1943)
Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
Georgia (state)
Georgia O'Keefe (1887-1986)
Gerbils
German Americans
Germany (country)
Gertrude Stein (1874-1946)
Ghana (country)
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Wangari Maathai (1940-2011)
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