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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott announce 2022 UK headline tour

The duo, whose new album 'N.K-Pop' arrives in October, will be joined by Billy Bragg at the upcoming shows

Paul Heaton  and  Jacqui Abbott have announced a UK headline tour for later this year – tickets will be available from here .

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The duo will hit the road this November in support of their fifth studio album ‘N.K-Pop’ , which is due for release on October 7 via EMI. They’ll be joined at the gigs by “very special guest” Billy Bragg .

Kicking off at Swansea Arena on November 26, the tour will also stop off in Blackpool (28), Glasgow (December 2), Portsmouth (5), Sheffield (9), Manchester (10) and other locations across those two months.

The stint is set to culminate with a performance at London’s O2 Arena on December 17.

Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am BST next Thursday (September 1) and will be priced at £30. You can purchase yours from here and find the full live schedule below.

NOVEMBER 26 – Swansea Arena, Swansea 27 – Cymru Arena, Llandudno 28 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool 

DECEMBER 01 – Bridlington Spa, Bridlington 02 – OVO Hydro, Glasgow  03 – Stockton Globe, Stockton-on-Tees 05 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth  06 – Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham  08 – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham  09 – Utilita Arena, Sheffield  10 – AO Arena, Manchester  17 – The O2 Arena, London

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Heaton and Abbott have already previewed the forthcoming ‘N.K-Pop’ with the singles ‘Still’ and ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ .

With the former song, the pair aimed to “raise awareness for folk who have lost a child, whether by miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy”.

The full tracklist for ‘N.K-Pop’ is as follows:

01. ‘The Good Times’ 02. ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two)’ 03. ‘Who Built The Pyramids’ 04. ‘I Drove Her Away With My Tears’ 05. ‘When The World Would Actually Listen’ 06. ‘Still’ 07. ‘I Ain’t Going Nowhere This Year’ 08. ‘Sunny Side Up’ 09. ‘Baby It’s Cold Inside’ 10. ‘New Fella’ 11. ‘My Mother’s Womb’ 12. ‘His Master’s Game’ Earlier this year Heaton spoke to  NME  about how he and Abbott had played a number of free concerts for NHS staff as a thank you for their efforts throughout the COVID pandemic.

He also discussed giving away free pints at 60 UK pubs to mark his 60th birthday , and why he thinks the Royal Family should be privatised.

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• I Drove Her Away With My Tears ( Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott  song) Play Video
• From Under the Covers ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Too Much for One (Not Enough for Two) ( Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott  song) Play Video
• One Last Love Song ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Everybody's Talkin' ( Fred Neil  cover) Play Video
• Old Red Eyes Is Back ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• A Good Day Is Hard to Find ( Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott  song) Play Video
• A Little Time ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death ( The Housemartins  song) Play Video
• Five Get Over Excited ( The Housemartins  song) Play Video
• I'll Sail This Ship Alone ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Liars' Bar ( The Beautiful South  song) ( The Beautiful South song ) Play Video
• My Mother's Womb ( Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott  song) Play Video
• Me and the Farmer ( The Housemartins  song) Play Video
• Prettiest Eyes ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Manchester ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Heatongrad ( Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott  song) Play Video
• Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Song for Whoever ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Think for a Minute ( The Housemartins  song) Play Video
• Happy Hour ( The Housemartins  song) Play Video
• Perfect 10 ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• You Keep It All In ( The Beautiful South  song) Play Video
• Caravan of Love ( Isley Jasper Isley  cover) Play Video

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• A Good Day Is Hard to Find by Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott
• A Little Time by The Beautiful South
• Caravan of Love by Isley Jasper Isley
• Everybody's Talkin' by Fred Neil
• Five Get Over Excited by The Housemartins
• From Under the Covers by The Beautiful South
• Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) by The Beautiful South
• Happy Hour by The Housemartins
• Heatongrad by Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott
• I Drove Her Away With My Tears by Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott
• I'll Sail This Ship Alone by The Beautiful South
• Liars' Bar by The Beautiful South
• Manchester by The Beautiful South
• Me and the Farmer by The Housemartins
• My Mother's Womb by Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott
• Old Red Eyes Is Back by The Beautiful South
• One Last Love Song by The Beautiful South
• Perfect 10 by The Beautiful South
• Prettiest Eyes by The Beautiful South
• Rotterdam (Or Anywhere) by The Beautiful South
• Song for Whoever by The Beautiful South
• The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death by The Housemartins
• Think for a Minute by The Housemartins
• Too Much for One (Not Enough for Two) by Paul Heaton + Jacqui Abbott
• You Keep It All In by The Beautiful South

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Paul Heaton has announced a huge show in Wales for the summer.

The former Beautiful South and Housemartins vocalist will be joined by special guest Rianne Downey for a performance at Cardiff Castle on June 26. The concert will see Heaton performing songs from throughout his career, including tracks from his previous bands. Tickets go on general sale at 9.30am on Friday (January 26).

Heaton's last album was 2022's 'N.K-Pop' with Jacqui Abbott.

NEW // Summer at @cardiff_castle just keeps getting bigger and bigger, with The Beautiful South and The Housemartins frontman @paulheatonsolo now set to play in June too! He'll be joined by special guest @riannedowney_ . Grab tickets 9:30am Friday!👉 https://t.co/TKYR897cwZ pic.twitter.com/rlt1IDyPoc — Stereoboard (@stereoboard) January 23, 2024

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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott  have announced an autumn UK tour playing some of the biggest shows they have ever done as a duo. They will be joined by very special guest Billy Bragg at all shows. Dates include London The O2 Arena, Manchester AO Arena and Sheffield Utilita Arena. Tickets for Paul & Jacqui’s tour dates will remain at £30 and will be available at 9.30am on Thursday 1 st  September from  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22 . The full list of shows is:

NOVEMBER 26       SWANSEA Arena 27       LLANDUDNO Cymru Arena 28       BLACKPOOL Opera House

DECEMBER 1          BRIDLINGTON Spa 2          GLASGOW OVO Hydro 3          STOCKTON Globe 5          PORTSMOUTH Guildhall 6          NOTTINGHAM Motorpoint Arena 8          BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena 9          SHEFFIELD Utilita Arena 10       MANCHESTER AO Arena 17       LONDON The O2 Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott’s  new album  ‘N.K-Pop’  is released on 7 th  October. They have already made two songs available from the album – the poignant ballad ‘Still’, which was described as ‘ beautifully heartbreaking’  by Dawn French, and the gospel pop song ‘Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two). Paul & Jacqui’s previous album ‘Manchester Calling’ went straight to No 1 on its release in March ’20.

Paul Heaton ’s songwriting genius was recognised at the prestigious Ivor Awards 2022 where noted author/radio DJ Stuart Maconie presented him with a long overdue gong for ‘Outstanding Song Collection’.  Heaton  is one of the UK’s most successful songwriters with some 15 million album sales under his belt. He first came to prominence in the early 80s as front man of The Housemartins (the same group that gave us Norman ‘Fatboy Slim’ Cook).  The Housemartins released two albums ‘London 0 Hull  4’ (’86) and ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death’ (’87).  In ’88  Heaton  formed The Beautiful South, who released 10 hugely successful albums – ‘Welcome To The Beautiful South’ (’89), Choke (’90), ‘0898 Beautiful South’ (’92), ‘Miaow’ (’94), ‘Blue Is The Colour’ (’96), ‘Quench’ (’98), ‘Painting It Red’ (2000), ‘Gaze’ (’03), ‘Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs’ (’04) and ‘Superbi’ (’06).   In 2001  Heaton  took a break from The Beautiful South and released his first solo album ‘Fat Chance’. The Beautiful South called it a day in 2007 citing ‘musical similarities’.   Jacqui Abbott  was lead vocalist in The Beautiful South from ’94 to 2000 and she sang many of their signature hits including ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Perfect 10’, ‘Don’t Marry Her’ and ‘Dream A Little Dream’.   Paul Heaton  went on to release two further solo albums: ‘The Cross-Eyed Rambler’ (’08) and ‘Acid Country’ (’10).  In 2011  Heaton  wrote a musical called ‘The 8 th ’ based on the Seven Deadly Sins and asked  Jacqui  to sing one of the parts.  They have since released four acclaimed albums as a duo: ‘What Have We Become’ (’14), ‘Wisdom, Laughter and Lines’ (’15), ‘Crooked Calypso’ (’17) and ‘Manchester Calling’ (’20).  In 2019 Paul released a career spanning compilation of his biggest hits entitled ‘The Last King Of Pop’.

2022 saw  Heaton  reach a significant birthday, which he celebrated in typically idiosyncratic style by putting £1,000 behind the bar of 60 carefully chosen pubs across the UK and Ireland so that fans could have a drink on him. PHOTOS OF PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT HERE:  https://bit.ly/3JQxrR1

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S NEW ALBUM ‘N.K-POP’ IS RELEASED ON 7th OCTOBER. PRE-ORDER IT HERE:  https:// paulheatonandjacquiabbott.lnk. to/NKPop

PAUL HEATON & JACQUI ABBOTT’S AUTUMN TOUR – TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE:  http://gigst.rs/PHJA22

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have announced plans for a winter UK tour, with Billy Bragg joining them in support.

The pair, formerly of The Beautiful South, will take their old band’s back catalogue, plus their own collaborative one, to 12 venues across the country in November and December. The duo will take in shows in Swansea, Llandudno, Blackpool, Bridlington, Glasgow, Stockton, Portsmouth, Nottingham, Birmingham, Sheffield and Manchester, before wrapping up with a massive show in the capital at the O2 Arena. The full dates and details are below.

Paul & Jacqui UK tour announced with special guest @BillyBragg including dates at Manchester @AOArena & London @TheO2 . All tickets £30! Qualify for presale access by pre-ordering the new album at https://t.co/iXyR5p7hCq by 4pm Monday. Presale codes/links emailed from 5pm Monday. pic.twitter.com/RTjD2d8DZl — Paul Heaton (@PaulHeatonSolo) August 25, 2022

Support will come from politically-charged stalwart Billy Bragg , who joins the duo on all 12 dates. Whilst the Bard of Barking remains out on the road in support of last October’s tenth solo studio album, The Million Things That Never Happened , Heaton and Abbott will be drawing from N.K-Pop , their fifth full-length collaborative effort, which is due for release on October 7. They’ll doubtless also air tracks from 2020’s Manchester Calling , with the COVID-19 pandemic having prevented them from taking that full-length on tour in earnest. It went to number one on the UK album chart just weeks before the first lockdown.

Tickets are on sale on September 1 at 9:30am. All tickets have a face value of £30, a modest sum in the current arena climate but one in line with the two-piece’s politics. Back in May, Heaton turned 60, and with work on N.K-Pop preventing him from his traditional birthday celebration of riding a bike cross-country in order to visit his favourite pubs, he instead drew up a list of 60 choice hostelries and put cash behind the bar for locals to enjoy a free pint on him.

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26 – Swansea, Arena

27 – Llandudno, Cymru

28 – Blackpool, Opera House

December 2022:

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2 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro

3 – Stockton, Globe

5 – Portsmouth, Guildhall

6 – Nottingham, Motorpoint Arena

8 – Birmingham, Resorts World Arena

9 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena 10 – Manchester, AO Arena 17 – London, O 2  Arena

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Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott have scored their second UK No.1 album as a duo with their fifth studio set N.K-Pop . It entered the Official Albums Chart at the top just 19 months after its predecessor, Manchester Calling , achieved the same feat.

The former members of the Beautiful South also have three 1990s UK bestsellers to their name as members of that group, with the 1994 compilation Carry On Up The Charts , 1996’s Blue Is The Colour and the 1998 release Quench .

Coming over 36 years after my first ever release, it’s an unbelievable privilege to reach Number 1 again,” Heaton tells Officialcharts.com. “I count this as yet another memento of my beautiful relationship with this country and its music fans.”

Adds Abbott: “I’m delighted and very proud to see the album reach the top of the Official Chart. I hope you’ve all enjoyed listening to it and I can’t wait to see you all on our tour next month!”

Ahead of the album, Heaton and Abbott released the song “Still” in July, accompanied by a lyric video. The song saw the duo teaming up with Sands UK to raise awareness for those who have lost a child, whether via a miscarriage, stillbirth or in infancy. They followed it in August with “Too Much For One (Not Enough For Two),” also featured on the new album.

The pair start an extensive arena tour on November 26 in Swansea with special guest Billy Bragg. That leg of their itinerary concludes with a December 17 date at London’s O2 Arena, then they resume with shows in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from February 17.

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England vs France World Cup game will be screened at massive Manchester gigs this weekend

Artists have been praised for 'putting the fans first'.

England’s next World Cup match will take place this Saturday – but clashes with some huge gigs taking place in Manchester.

Thankfully, fans with tickets for either Blossoms or Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott will now be able to watch the game in a massive setting.

Arrangements have been made to show the quarter final game at the AO Arena and at the O2 Apollo – and Paul Heaton’s even gone a step further for fans who don’t actually like football.

He’s said that the group have arranged to have some live entertainment in the arena concourse, and are hoping to serve free mulled wine to those who don’t want to watch England vs France.

Kick off is around 7pm on Saturday, leaving many fans facing missing the start of the gigs to go and watch the action in nearby pubs and bars.

So Paul announced earlier this week that they were ‘working on plans’ to show the match ahead of their arena show.

And it’s full steam ahead, with a statement confirming a new running order for Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott at the AO Arena.

He wrote in a statement: “Following some lengthy thought and discussion, we have decided that we will now be showing the England v France match on the screens at AO Arena Manchester on Saturday evening.

“The venue have kindly agreed to open doors from 5pm so that you can all get in on time to see the fantastic Billy Bragg who has also shown great sportsmanship by agreeing to take to the stage at the earlier time of 6:15pm. This means the match can then be shown on the screens from 7pm.

“We are mindful that there will be people that won’t be keen on watching the match (we did, unsuccessfully, look at alternative entertainment within the arena itself) and also worried about transport home, but we assure you that Paul & Jacqui will still take to the stage by 9pm, meaning the show will finish around 10:40/45pm.

Following some lengthy thought and discussion, we have decided that we will now be showing the England v France match on the screens at the @AOArena Manchester on Saturday evening. For full information please read the attached statement… pic.twitter.com/rg6T00hCF5 — Paul Heaton (@PaulHeatonSolo) December 7, 2022

“This does mean we won’t be showing any extra time if that occurs, but if it does Paul and Jacqui will be very keen to keep you updated from the stage. With the right result this could be a great night!

“Times for the evening are as follows: 5pm Doors open, 6:15pm Billy Bragg, 7pm England v France game on the Arena screens, 9pm Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott.”

Blossoms have made similar moves, and will be showing England vs France over at the O2 Apollo.

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An email circulated to ticket-holders said: “The England v France FIFA World Cup quarter final match will be shown live on the big screen prior to Blossoms’ performance at O2 Apollo Manchester on Saturday 10th December.

“Doors: 17:00. Brooke Combe: 18:10. England v France: 19:00 kick off Blossoms: 21:15*

“*In the event of extra time/penalties, times will be adjusted accordingly.”

One person tweeted Paul Heaton to say: “I’m unfortunately not going but I think what you have done is brilliant – ensuring that given the occasion people can still watch the match and watch you at the agreed time as well. As usual, you put the fans first.”

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Friday night’s gig at New Century Hall was one of those where you’re so stunned by the show that you’re left wishing the act in front of you was Manc so you could claim them as you’re own – but sadly Novo Amor is a Welshman and we had to give him back.

The stage name for the highly impressive multi-instrumentalist and producer, Ali John Meredith-Lacey, in truth seeing him for the first time here in Manchester proved that the Novo Amor really is the sum of many talented parts.

Much like Bon Iver in that sense and in style, sound and approach to making music, for without Justin Vernon and co. there would be no Novo, one of our first worries was that he would be unable to carry over the level of production and sound design heard on the albums to the stage performance.

That’s where his full band came in, who ensured not only that the whole thing sounded virtually studio-perfect but took a step beyond what we ever thought we’d get to hear at a Novo Amor gig. And it all started with Ed Tullet performing under his own stage name Lowswimer for the opening act.

Anyone who listens to Novo will likely be aware of the little sub-group of artists that all swim in the same circle, from Ali himself to the likes Gia Margaret, Sean Carey (part of Bon Iver) and Yvette Young, to Hailaker – Tullet being one-half opposite Jemima Coulter – as well as Lowswimmer and several others.

He might have only played a handful of songs with only a guitar, including a couple of beautiful Hailaker tracks, but it was more than enough to leave an impression of the very sincere artist who clearly has a massive influence on all of those around him.

Explaining that this would be his second to last show perform with Novo Amor due to health issues and the general toll of touring, having helped write, record, produce and play the bulk of music ever put out under that name since day dot, it was a fittingly sombre and intimate warm-up.

However, even in delivering the more stripped-back set we were already half expecting from the headliner, we almost managed to get both sides of this little mini-music community: the quieter acoustic stuff where big vocals moments are left to shine, and they did, as well as the real deal.

When Ali and the rest of his band finally walked out on stage, with Ed himself receding back into what looked to be the more comfortable position just outside of the spotlight, it suddenly dawned on us that it wouldn’t just be a few folky guitars and some nice piano playing.

After the Lowswimmer’s ironically low-lit stage had somehow managed to hide a quietly better-budget backdrop, the stage suddenly began to light up as Novo Amor wandered on to pick up their instruments and play and from here on out we were just as captivated by the lights and effects as we were the music.

Be it thin but sharp white lines tracing the borders of light boxes like a weird game of snake; solid blocks of electric blues, warm yellows and moody reds appearing on perfectly-timed musical cues or dots delicately twinkling into a slow-moving constellation, each song felt like an experience.

Not sure we’ll ever get over seeing this track being introduced in such a stunning way and in a venue as eye-catching as New Century :

Similar to Ed when he was busy tuning his guitar, Ali let on that his talent lies in bringing these intricately built-up tracks to life not only in record form but in translating them for the live shows too, choosing to ask ChatGPT for some ‘on-stage banter in the style of Novo Amor’ to fill the gaps.

Truthfully, as much as both parties said they were ‘not good at this kind of stuff’, he did a good job at handling the short lulls between songs by letting people ask questions, daft or not, as well as making sure water got to those feeling faint in the hot room. Everyone was fine, don’t worry.

In fact, when one girl seemingly passed out nearer to the front of the crowd as he came towards the end of fan favourite Halloween (you have no idea how gorgeous that song sounds with a full room of people singing it back, by the way), he still managed to check on her whilst quietly playing the outro. A total pro.

Those were the three key letters here in every sense the more we think about it; be it the effortless professionalism in recreating what you hear in your headphones down to the tee and then some live, or the production levels and simple but striking set design behind them, it was verging on surreal.

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We might not have been anticipating such a put-together set and overall level of production both in terms of sound and the often mesmerising visuals but we don’t know why, because we absolutely should’ve.

This is what you get when you put a group of extremely talented musicians and multi-instrumentalists together in one place. They might make highly complex, heavily layered and often delicate sounds with electronics and technology playing a big role, but they also know how to ramp it up for an audience.

All we can pray is that the next time Novo is back in Manchester he brings at least one half of Hailaker along again and maybe a surprise showing from another corner of this collective.

A special shout-out has to go to Ed as well; we have no shame in admitting that watching Ali looking on at his long-term creative partner and mate with a smile as he signed off his time with the live band by belting out the final tune had us welling up.

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Two much-loved institutions in this city’s legendary music scene and Manchester’s nightlife culture as a whole are set to collide next month for a brand new live event series, throwing a big old party and supporting the industry in the process – who’s ready for Matt and Phred’s x Jimmy’s?

That’s right, two of the very best venues not only for live music but for booze and a bite to eat have recently announced a new collaboration which will see both Manchester city centre spots doing their bit to support local independent business as well as up-and-coming artists.

With the inaugural event in the new series set to take place at the popular jazz bar, gig venue and pizza spot Matt and Phred’s , the team over at Jimmy’s will be lending a hand to put on a great night of live music this May.

As two of the veritable tastemakers when it comes to the top tunes coming out of 0161, we can’t think of many better places to champion the Manchester music and hospitality crossover than these two.

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Scheduled for 10 May, the Jimmy’s crew are set to work alongside Matt and Phred’s to deliver a mint night of music and Manc nightlife at its finest.

There’s always been a bit of debate as to when the former first opened (most have settled on 1998), but they pride themselves on being “the only true dedicated jazz venue in the North West”, with live performances pretty much every night for the week.

As for Jimmy’s, while they might have had to say goodbye to their original site on the edge of the Northern Quarter and their Liverpool location late last year too, they’ve done a good job of attracting new crowds at their current home on Cutting Room Square in Ancoats .

Hosting rising stars Denver County Council , who recently joined adopted Mancs The Blinders on their UK tour along with Wigan indie four-piece, The Stanleys, we can only hope this will be just the first in a long line of collabs between various local acts and venues.

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Not only are Denver County Council being tipped for big things, having recently got some airplay on the likes of XS Manchester, but the entire ethos of this new live series is something we can all get behind.

It might start with Jimmy’s x Matt and Phred’s, but backing nightlife and other independent businesses through spotlighting new artists has always been part of the very fabric of this city and the region as a whole, so we’re sure it won’t be long before more names get involved on both sides of the stage.

With tickets setting you back just a tenner, you’d be a muppet not to book this one in for a fun little Friday this April. You can grab yours HERE .

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