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how to play well.

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 1. understand the roll of your tank and its strongpoints and weaknesses. a t-34 should not be up on a hill sniping , and a toaster should not be up at the front of a charge. don't ******* if your a sc [..] View

Loading times and FPS

5:03 am, October 23, 2014 Ever since 9.3 any mod I install makes my game take an immensely long time to load, even simple stuff like a minimap mod to show the render distance. It also reduces my FPS to pretty sad levels (20-30 [..] View

Tiger 2. What's so good about this tank?

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Why do so many people like this tank? I don't get it at all. I've played it, and to be honest I thought it was going to be great before I played it. It's my second tier 8 heavy behind the T32, so I g [..] View

Why arty cannot be removed

4:03 pm, October 18, 2014 To start off, I'm not saying arty makes me think rainbows and butterflies. Most of the time, arty is just that annoying brat, the one who hits you but you can't hit back. I don't even play arty. But, [..] View

Leo On Track: Guide+Replays

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 Preface: My stats in the leo, http://i.imgur.com/JyNeD1L.jpg A wonderful (very generous) benefactor on reddit is gifting me a fury e8 if I do a leo 1 guide as well as guide him a bit in game, so here [..] View

Need help...

5:03 am, October 15, 2014 Got a WOT problem. I know there are better places to ask such as the forums but I've been there and I have created a support ticket too, all I have received is useless help. Basically I don't have a r [..] View

SU-152

4:03 pm, October 10, 2014 So, if you all remember my previous thread, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do, since I had enough exp to get into a Tier VII tank. I chose the SU-152. I chose Derp. I chose well. It's not [..] View

[Tank Rally] Finally! - How to circumvent the glitches.

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 After what feels like forever I finally completed the mission 'Long-Distance Run'. Now, let me just say this - I have a love-hate relationship with this map now. The rewards: http://puu.sh/bVx1Q/b19b8 [..] View

XVM troubles after update

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 After the 9.3 update I went through my usual mod updates. I only use Quickybaby's XVM modpack and YasenKrasen. My problem is that I cannot get XVM statistics to work. When using Quickybaby's modpack I [..] View

Questions regarding the M24 Chaffee Sport events and mission

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 If I were to clear the Long Distance Run Mission while my advanced crew training was off, meaning the tank itself will have 50,000 exp on it, what will happen to that exp when the tank disappears? Als [..] View

FPS increase! YES

4:03 pm, September 26, 2014 I dont know what you guys did...but I am getting about 20 FPS more than pre 9.3.   I have a really good GPU and was pissed that I was always getting 30fps when I should have been getting 60fp [..] View

Since I see a lot of people complaining about FPS...

5:03 am, September 22, 2014 WoT uses CPU, not GPU. Yes, a dedicated GPU helps, a little, but just get a 7750 and a 4690k CPU and call it a day. If you want to go overboard, get a GTX970, they just came out. I use my 4690k @ 4.4 [..] View

How I came to love the B1:A True Story

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 Few more battles until 2k with my loveable B1...It is wrong to get emotionally attach to a tank and giggling like a girl every time I think of it? That tank emotionally help me get back into WOT, I fe [..] View

HARDCORE mode (Think DayZ meets WoT!)

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience.  Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..] View

[Arty] I'm doing some research that necessitates having a good understanding of SPGs. I have a few questions to ask and if you own a Tier 10 SPG, I could use your help.

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 This post comes in two parts: a favor to ask, and a few questions in regards to SPGs. As I'm sure some people are aware, the German Sturmpanzer branch (including tanks such as the Brummbär an [..] View

Moronic Mondays #2: Armor Angling, Sidescraping/Wall hugging and Face hugging

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 For the second installment, we'll go over armor angling and sidescraping (also called wall hugging, not to be confused with actively bumping enemy tanks up close so they miss shots). SIDESCRAPING In e [..] View

Moronic Monday #1: Spotting, Camo and Bushes

4:03 pm, September 8, 2014 We'd like to introduce a new feature for this subreddit. To help all you new players out there too afraid to ask a question or don't know what questions to ask, this will be your home. Any and all que [..] View

Confused how to correctly use cover

2:01 pm, August 29, 2014 I like sniping so I tend to use tanks like the MS-1 with the 45 or TD's. I've added a cammo net and I'm saving up for binos. I am very confused how to use cover. Most maps have bits of pieces of bush [..] View

Laptop users please help me please!

2:01 am, August 27, 2014 I am about to go to college and am deciding on a laptop. I will have a spare monitor to use in my dorm, which I will use to game on. This at the moment is the only game I play (I have played SC2, Mine [..] View

It seems there is a significant in-game delay involving enemy guns swinging around to aim/shoot at you

2:01 am, August 26, 2014 I just experienced this phenomenon for the umpteenth time tonight. I own a BDR G1b, so I am painfully aware of its slow aim time and its inaccuracy when firing without any aiming, especially at target [..] View

Mechanics Change in Team Damage?

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 I know it happens, people can be trigger happy and artillery is bound to miss shots... but I recently had a game wherein I was basically shot by my team's artillery platoon not once, but twice, the fi [..] View

How to Hellcat

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 So last night, I finally got into my Hellcat. I've had it for over a week now, but I was waiting until I had elite'd my Wolverine before transferring the crew over, hence the delay. I& [..] View

Had an idea for an interesting piece of equipment - snorkel

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 I was talking to a friend that plays as well and I had an idea for a new piece of equipment you could use on tanks a snorkel. Obviously it would only work on tanks that are not open topped but it coul [..] View

First day fighting, already had something incredible happen!

2:01 am, August 10, 2014 To start off with, I'm brand new to the game. This morning was my first actual day of playing, even though a friend had clued me in to watch "the Mighty Jingles" and "Quickybaby" o [..] View

Recent Map Trends

2:01 pm, August 8, 2014 It seems as though it has been a recent trend of new maps and map reworks to feature much less opportunity for long distance sniping and a much broader focus on close range contained brawls. This has [..] View

Question on spotting mechanics

2:01 pm, August 5, 2014 I'm wondering if someone can help me to understand how the maximum spotting range of 445m factors in when you use equipment like binocs or coated optics that could extend it beyond that limit. [..] View

T54E1 troubles

2:01 am, August 5, 2014 Alright guys. I can't figure this thing out. Everywhere I read says it plays just like the T69, but I just can't find the same success. I think my issue is its larger hull. I used to [..] View

My World of Tanks

2:01 am, August 1, 2014 One thing, I think we don't do enough of on these forums, is talk about the game in a larger sense. It's all well and good to discuss arty changes or gold rounds specifically but I think a lot gets lo [..] View

Map strat PSA : North America North Spawn Defense

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 Right I'm sick of seeing this Stop sitting on this ridge when they can spot you: Reasons : 1. Because they can see you now, you dangus. 2. You aren't even remotely in any cover. 3. You c [..] View

The myth that all Waffles just sit on the back to win

2:01 pm, July 28, 2014 Once again, after another 4k Waffle game. And once again accusation of "sitting in the back" by an enemy. But looking at stats of couple of my last games playing Waffle, my "distance [..] View

VonCurry's/DennisZodman's T-34-3/112 Module/Consumable/Tank Setup

2:01 pm, July 26, 2014 I'm on parole, and as a thank you to WGing, I want to give back to the community... So here is a poast I made on Wotlabs many months ago, perhaps it can help some of you guys play the 112/T-34-3 bette [..] View

Can anyone explain the KV-2.....? Worst tank of the game?

2:01 pm, July 24, 2014 Okay, so I've now bought the KV-2 for the "3rd" time...... and for the life of me, I can't get it. I've played nearly every tank of the game and I've never played such a bad tank, as well t [..] View

ARTY, and the lack there of

2:01 am, July 21, 2014 I have posted several time on this matter, within the arty page, but to no lack luster. So I am going to put it here into the general discussion.. WG has been reducing the ability of artillery, due t [..] View

Indirect Fire Aiming

2:01 am, July 20, 2014 Why has smaller caliber arty have more accurate shooting ability vs larger caliber? Indirect shots should be exactly the same, same calculations for both to fire indirectly. Angle, velocity, distance. [..] View

How to discourage camping and make armor more relevant

2:01 pm, July 16, 2014 Make the penetration loss over distance mechanic actually relevant, it's basically a joke right now, when it has the potential to be a dynamic and intuitive mechanic. Vastly increasing pen-los [..] View

Spotting System Changes

2:01 pm, July 15, 2014 http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/07/15/storm-announces-spotting-changes/ The following lines require at least general knowledge of how the spotting check system works if you dont know that, please rea [..] View

Programmers, R&D and other positions of influence

2:01 pm, July 12, 2014 Some may take what I am going to say as a rambling rant, but don't be fooled by fools. This will be a wall of text, and if you honestly have care for the product you sell, you will want to read to the [..] View

I would like to clear up some misconceptions about arty arcs

2:01 pm, July 11, 2014 A huge misconception I see about artillery, in almost every discussion of artillery, is that they have different arcs. I'm going to try to use trajectory instead of arc though, because it& [..] View

Are "Fail Platoons" supposed to be reported?

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 So I recently played a tier 7 game in my Comet (would have been a decent x2 as well). Anyways, there was a KV-2 who platooned with a T18 (tier 2 td) and a Cruiser IV (tier 3 light tank). I am well aw [..] View

Better computer eye candy only or improves play?

2:01 pm, July 5, 2014 I play on a laptop that can manage a reliable 20-40fps with the lowest graphics settings (but high draw distance). I can manage with it and can't really complain, but I may have an opportunity [..] View

El Halluf 9.2 - no place to hide...

2:01 am, July 1, 2014 FTR: http://ftr.wot-news.com/ The vid is in Russian - but you can see; major rework to the map. A LOT less bushes, numerous new routes. TDs will not have a lot of places to hide / shoot from safe [..] View

Pitched Battle Mode

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 I'm still quite novice at this game at little over 5k battles, and many may detest me as I have done over half of them as Artillery. However, I do feel that most of the maps feel rather small and not [..] View

anyone really good at maths and pyhsics? (velocity, loss of speed, travel time, accelelration, comparison)

2:01 am, June 27, 2014 this is something i regularily wonder about when trying to be the first at a spot in my tank.: http://imgur.com/kAbqjEv given that both tanks are the same, ground friction and wind resistance is disre [..] View

Sand River. How do you use the Southern half of the map? (Includes diagram)

2:01 am, June 24, 2014 I got a little fed up with pubbies always dooming themselves on Sand River. Please let me know if you agree or not. The strategy below might be totally wrong, but it is my best opinion. Feedback, plea [..] View

Destroyed tanks' hit boxes don't seem to coincide with their visual model. Is there a workaround?

2:01 am, June 22, 2014 Well what the title says. I once again got into the situation where I had to hide behind a comrade's wreck (it wasn't my fault!) and tried to shoot at an enemy tank at some distance, b [..] View

TNTomer's MODPack 9.1

2:01 pm, June 19, 2014 A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..] View

Gold rounds and sniping.

2:01 pm, June 18, 2014 OK, this is a serious question. Has anyone noticed less accuracy with gold rounds? I ask this, because yet again, i was having such a good round today, that I ran out of AP rounds. I only had my 8 [..] View

Make the max render distance a circle instead of a square.

2:01 pm, June 10, 2014 I've been reading a lot of complaints about the nerf coming up on TDs camo while firing so just to start things off, i find it reassuring that WG imho made a change to that because as a fairly [..] View

Comprehensive Ammunition and Damage Rework

2:01 pm, June 7, 2014 This is going to be a long one, so let me break this down. Ammunition Changes First and foremost would be the move to a system comprising a total of nine different ammo types(ten if you want to [..] View

Tiger I camo sniping

2:01 pm, June 6, 2014 Greetings all, I like to play my Tiger I. When I am in the top five of a match, I will generally move up and often brawl. Any thing lower, I will set up shop and snipe. So, my question is: I ha [..] View

How do you successfully battle on Murovanka from the south spawn?

2:01 pm, June 4, 2014 North side has advantages on both west and east side of the map. On the east - north spawn is within spitting distance from the forest while the south spawn needs to expose itself to scouts if it want [..] View

On track to: purple stats - tips & tricks

2:01 pm, June 1, 2014 What is this? A collection of little things that, to my feeling,contribute to a next-level gameplay. Many people have the experience of hitting a 'skill-ceiling'. They find it hard to perform better a [..] View

Arty Players are NOT unskilled clickers!

2:01 am, May 27, 2014 Everyone I've ever heard say that Arty players are unskilled clickers, wouldn't last 2 minutes in an Artillery Vehicle in any battle, unless they were hiding. I'm tired of hearing that I have no skill [..] View

Review of T8 TDs

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 I want to talk about my experiences with the T8 TDs I've played so far. T28P JPII RHM SU-101 AMX 48 Let me start with my favorites. The JPII is my all time favorite TD with the RHM being secon [..] View

AP vs APCR

2:01 pm, May 20, 2014 So I got to thinking a bit about gold APCR rounds in this game. What I was thinking about is, why do AP and APCR rounds do the same damage? AP had a small explosive round to do damage once it pe [..] View

Firing on a silhouetted tank

2:01 am, May 20, 2014 Hey, So I have about 6k games under my belt now and feel that I have a solid understanding of game mechanics. One thing however that is still giving me grief however is how to actually hit a tank at s [..] View

Recent Map Designs

2:01 pm, May 19, 2014 Over the last few patches, they've changed a lot of maps, turning a lot of them into three lane brawling maps. Which I think is causing lots of problems. 1. It's literally impossible to scout in li [..] View

Pay to win this... pay to win that

2:01 am, May 17, 2014 General Chat Bystander : So yeah lube is very important. ... ... Best_Player_NA : HAY GUYS, BUY HEAT SHELLS, BYE ALL PREMIUM TANKS, AND CONVERT FREE EXP. YOU LOSE SKILL BUTT YOU WIN THE GAME AL [..] View

I want a particular kind of mod, but I don't know if it's legal/possible/in existence.

2:01 pm, May 16, 2014 I want the mod to add something to my HUD to tell me the numeric camo value of the foliage I can see - so I can tell the difference at a glance, from a distance, between the ones that will keep me ali [..] View

What's That In The Distance?

2:01 am, May 16, 2014
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Why do you give arty drivers so much trouble?

2:01 pm, May 15, 2014 I enjoy playing artillery, mostly because the POS laptop I play on has a lousy frame rate. Tanks are playable until someone fires off a MG, then phbhtt. I'm not a great player, and that&#3 [..] View

Invisible Tanks? Not your standard camo mechanics whine, either

2:01 am, May 12, 2014 Since 9.0 I've had a number of instances where a tank would seemingly completely fail to render. No intervening bushes, at distances of less than 50m. Sometimes I even get the tracer from thei [..] View

More Q&A via ftr

2:01 pm, May 9, 2014 Not sure if this was already posted, search failed on me. info via http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/05/08/8-5-2014/ Todays QA will be mostly about patch 9.1 you probably already saw the preliminary p [..] View

Favorite "bad" tank

2:01 pm, May 8, 2014 So, there are some tanks and configurations that are generally considered "bad", such as M3 Lee, B1, or AMX 38. However, some of them, when in certain positions, can really do well. [..] View

New to the game, looking for some suggestions on which tanks to use for various play styles.

2:01 am, May 7, 2014 I currently have a KV-1, a Marder 3BT and a Lorraine 39L AM. KV-1 is fun to play when I feel like going face to face and blowing things up. Marder 3BT is fun to play as like a long distance damage sup [..] View

That Stuart ammo rack was impressive, but I think this IS3 has it beat on distance.

10:05 am, May 6, 2014 submitted by Protuhj [link] [11 comments] View

Two Suggestions, Neither of Them My Own.

10:05 pm, May 5, 2014 Two simple suggestions that are not original. I claim no credit for either and would rather appreciate if others could find where these ideas originated. First is to do with "Poll Only Topics& [..] View

PROScout Tutorials: What is Scouting?

10:05 am, May 4, 2014 No self-respecting guide or series on Scouting should delve very far into the discussion without defining what Scouting is so lets do that before we go any farther. Through the blinders of most pla [..] View

Server Change Option

2:01 pm, May 2, 2014 There should be an option where players can shift to server to server like I am playing NA server, next battle if I want to play in Europe or Asian server which is not possible now but in next patch i [..] View

Weird question

10:05 am, May 1, 2014 Hi, I was just playing a battle and under heavy fire I tried to hit a nearby enemy tank by locking into it, just to have a barrage of bullets going straight to the back of a friendly ELC AMX who th [..] View

patch to 9.0; white tanks, translucent tracks

2:01 pm, April 30, 2014 Since the patch/temporary fix to 9.0, I have seen: 1) the Japanese Chi-Nu Kai regularly appearing white. 2) tanks with translucent tracks 3) tanks with silver tracks 4) tanks with tracks that mo [..] View

gold redistribution ideas

2:01 am, April 29, 2014 Hello fine folks, I would suggest to rearrange territories gold values after the campaign. Total amount of gold would be relatively same or less so WG revenue will not be affected in any way. I have [..] View

Destructible buildings not so destructible

2:01 pm, April 28, 2014 I keep running into this over and over again. There will be a destructible building that someone is hiding behind and no matter how many times I shoot it (experiments conducted with waffle e100) I can [..] View

Help me get back into the game, please?

10:05 pm, April 26, 2014 Long story short I went on a 14 month or so hiatus from WoT and missed a lot of patches. I saw that 9.0 was released and was eager to start playing again with my new PC. I have 5.5k battles since beta [..] View

How do you think it works heavies?

10:05 am, April 25, 2014 How do you think it works heavies? Do you station yourself at the base and hope the guy with 10mm of armor advances in front of you exposing the enemy position so you can fire from cover? When they ar [..] View

TNTomer's MODPack

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 A selective compilation of a few popular mods that incorporate MeltyMaps Mathmod properly while retaining the benefits of Locastans HD minimap and map markers and WoW Style XVM. Instructions: Download [..] View

9.0 issues stuff and fixes

10:05 pm, April 19, 2014 HI WOT Thank you for this wonderful patch, its been such a wonderful experience that I cant wait for your next patch. I am surprised your patch didnt overwrite my hard drive. Now on to more pres [..] View

Adjusting settings for max game performance

2:01 pm, April 19, 2014 I see that the game "autos selects" settings for max. Gameplay Performance. As I am not a computer guru, can someone at WG do a video on what all the options are and how to best adjust them? [..] View

About the 9.0 new Sound effets "Exploding Tanks"

10:05 am, April 19, 2014 I dislike the new Sound Effect from 9.0 update when destroying a tank. First of all it doesnt sound realistic at all, and its much worse than the previous sound effect. Second of all, if you hea [..] View

Possible overall accuracy nerf

2:01 am, April 17, 2014 Taken from today's news on FTR: - accuracy of tanks will be reduced (SS: thats a big one, unless its Storms brainfart, like that thing with arty nerf) http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/04/16/16-4-2014/#mor [..] View

tips on scouting?

10:05 am, April 14, 2014 I need some tips on playing scout tanks. I seem to consistantly have problems where I move into a bush only to be instantly obliterated by an enemy heavy tank sitting in the bush next to me but I neve [..] View

Pz. IV S - thoughts

10:05 pm, April 13, 2014 I've been thinking of buying this tier 6 premium for sometime, and finally decided to get it since its on sale this weekend. Glad I did. Done 21 battles with 71% win rate (best of all my tanks), and t [..] View

Camo for light tanks worse than TDs

10:05 am, April 13, 2014 According to your videos, camo on light tanks is 100% while moving. So a big TD firing a Large gun doesn't show up, but a Scout 1000 meters away can be seen by those large tanks and shot at from great [..] View

Solo Training Mode

10:05 pm, April 11, 2014 Back in the day...like a hunnerd years ago a bunch of us played a game...THE game Tanarus...the first team-based fps-tank battle game ever...we all still miss that game alot! We were talking about [..] View

Gotta love these

10:05 am, April 11, 2014 So yeah, I was on Mountain Pass, in my KV-1. Was top tier. We lost the battle, but this was the result: So yeah, I defended a single flank on my own against 5 tanks. The T14, Churchill [..] View

A really noob question (brace yourself)

9:05 am, March 3, 2014 I'm a bit shamefaced to admit I was getting wasted by tanks I never saw on my KV-1. I have of course the rammer but I put binoculars and camo net on my tank hoping I am a bit harder to spot at a dist [..] View

If you shot/crit a spotted enemy that is outside draw distance, would your commander say anything?

9:05 am, February 26, 2014 I had an occasion that I had my commander tell me I hit the target just outside draw distance. I'm wondering if this works at longer ranges. submitted by Udonh [link] [7 comments] View

Why all the IS-4 hate?

9:05 pm, February 24, 2014 Ask most people and they will say the IS-7 is better than the IS-4 and that most other tier 10's are better than the IS-4.In all honesty I PREFER my IS-4 to the IS-7 and here is why. The IS-4 has a mu [..] View

Trying to assign a mod to the "SpaceBar"..... need some help. "BalCalcMod"

9:05 am, February 23, 2014 So, I got this mod that I found on the Russian forum, and if I understand correctly it helps when aiming at distances and tanks are behind things and they move. This is a problem that's much worse wi [..] View

Headed for the Poor Farm

9:05 pm, February 19, 2014 I just acquired the top 122mm gun for my KV-1S. It looks great in the garage, extending way out beyond the front fenders like a huge knight's lance and decorated with tan, brown, and green mottling. I [..] View

Xero's Mod Pack for 8.11

9:05 am, February 17, 2014 This is a JSGME (Generic Mod Enabler)-ready mod pack. JSGME is highly recommended for easy installation and disabling of mods. All mods included are tested and working together with WoT 8.11. Included [..] View

Another lost Mod user

9:05 pm, February 16, 2014 I really like the package that Kings all the basic puts together. However, I have tried out MeltyMaps sights and although way too busy for me, I do like "some" of the added informat [..] View

"Blind shot" over draw distance

9:05 am, February 16, 2014 submitted by Jackhammer92 [link] [3 comments] View

Hellcat is now obsolete!

9:05 pm, February 15, 2014 4skills on my hellcat and now I can't hit anything at distance since the new update.They removed a tonof cover and there is no place to hide. Hellcats have no armor and now no cover to hide in. Our ca [..] View

Arty and how they earn Exp

9:05 am, February 11, 2014 Ok guys.... So I had a round with my GW Tiger that was just killer. I made great coin but got hosed on exp. So I sent in the video and 3 picks of the post game summery. In my ticket I explained that [..] View

The addition of new medals, w/ Re-evaluation of all battles please

9:05 am, February 11, 2014 "Added two new 'Battle Hero' achievements: 'Main Caliber' (credited for dealing the biggest amount of damage during the battle) and 'Sniper Tanker (credited for dealing the biggest amount of dama [..] View

The Edge of Draw Distance

9:05 pm, February 7, 2014 So I get into a battle on Himmelsdorf today and decide to go to the tracks. The battle progresses with my team pushing down the east and getting the flank. I am aiming at an enemy tank down the tracks [..] View

Sigma Buff equalled Buff for Inaccurate Guns, because I STILL see deniers (!)

9:05 am, February 5, 2014 I AM AWARE THIS IS VERY OLD NEWS. However, I still hear people saying "all tanks were buffed equally in the sigma buff". Er, NO. Mathematical proof below (please Ctrl-F4 if you don't feel li [..] View

How to get good at WOT..

9:05 am, February 5, 2014 This post if for people who have below 49% win rate or are orange to yellow stats. Hi you may not know what I just said above means good then this is for you. this will be step by step how to get [..] View

Text is too small and/or dark in post battle screen

9:05 am, February 2, 2014 How do I change the color/size of text in the post battle screen. I cannot read or even see some of the smaller text captions. I cannot read how many points I have accumulated on the left side. It s [..] View

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