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  • Instrumental Music: Sonata Octavia / Octavia's Vision / In memory of Broken Heartstrings

    by Sethisto
    So... Octavia.  She has a lot of music apparently. It's all pretty orchestral this time around, so go grab some dark coffee and a good book. Relaxation is the name of the game.

    1.) Sonata Octavia
    2.) Brony MACH - Octavia's Vision
    3.) In memory of Broken Heartstrings














    Friday, January 20, 2012 op 9:00 PM
    Labels: Media, Music, Music: Instrumental, Not-Fanfiction
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    1. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      I guess that Octavia has become the face of symphonic music in this fandom.


      I like it.

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    2. XanneoJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      Yay more instrumentals.

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    3. Dezmond Pauline-GallJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      Seth, y u make Equestria Daily so awesome? <3

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    4. TheMegaloJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:00 PM

      YES! Just Yes...

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    5. Marine726January 20, 2012 at 9:03 PM

      #2 is awesome!

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    6. Dr.Dͪ͊ͦḮ̘ͯS̔̐̓C̹̔Ã’͓͙̫R̀͠͞D͙̫January 20, 2012 at 9:06 PM

      ┌─┐
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      these songs are quite good

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    7. Cobalt CometJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:09 PM

      It's more often than not instrumental and classical when it has my name apart of it's title in some form. ;)

      I liked all three. Especially the second two. The second is nice and robust just as I like'em. And the third is very sweet-sounding and calm.

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    8. Kitsunekun VIIJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:10 PM

      Ah, why I like Octavia. A representative of class. It's been awhile since I heard some attempts at contemporary music of this genre. Crossing my fingers.

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    9. fatalfelineJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:10 PM

      A friend of mine made #2! AWWWW YEEEEEEAHHHH!!!

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    10. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:11 PM

      I hath subscribed to every one of these arttists and downloaded every song (the viedeo itself for number two!). This is the first time that I have ever done that, and I have been frequenting EqD since summer. Well done. I am a classical pianist, and I am a sucker for classical/symphonic music.


      Baschfire, you always were the best IMO for classical music from this fandom. Makkon is the best instrumentalist IMO, however.....but that might be a bit biased, considering it's his music that got me into this fandom

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    11. Ren FoxJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:11 PM

      lol I heard the strings like "GARRITAN PERSONAL ORCHESTRA!" Fantastic music, it's truly beautiful

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    12. D. ShadowsJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:13 PM

      Why do you despise me so Mr. Sethisto?


      Anything that has caffeine in it is quite poisonous to me. I really don't like mountain dew as it made me deathly sick once and it's a heavily caffeine ladened drink.

      One of the reasons why Sprite and fruit juices are all I basically drink other then water.

      Good music, but I've been listening to Waterflame's 'Race around the World' for the last hour. (Spagonia Day Rooftop Run from Sonic: Unleashed and Super Mario Galaxy 2: Puzzle Plank Galaxy respectively are some of my favorites. At least classical music isn't dying out.)

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    13. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:17 PM

      @D. Shadows

      I love me a good Sprite~

      Classical music will never die out. It has withstood the test of time, something that barely any other genre can account for.


      Super Mario Galaxy Puzzle Plank galaxy.....man that song takes me back.......... Good song

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    14. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:17 PM

      @Bombedrumbum That makes two of us then. I enjoy rock and roll as much as the next guy, but there's something about classical music that keeps me coming back to them. It has the ability to go from soft & sweet to downright insane with dozens of instruments bombarding your ears at the same time. What's more, over half my music library is classical or some kind of instrumental music.

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    15. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:23 PM

      Funny. I enjoy my classical music racing down the highway. LOL

      #1 An interesting blend of instruments and a good drum beat made for an enjoyable song.

      #2 Love the gradual swings in intensity. Goes from tame to powerful and then back to tame.

      #3 I couldn't help but close my eyes and get lost in the melody. It was just so sweet and relaxing.

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    16. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:24 PM

      @CityFlyer502 same here.


      As a classical pianist, I have learned to enjoy the music from all of the ages, be it the Romantic era, Baroque era, or just plain contemporary. Classical music has been downplayed a lot in today's society, and it really is a shame.....

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    17. BronyoffJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:24 PM

      YES!!! THE OCTAVIA ONE IS UP!!! #2

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    18. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:27 PM

      @Bronyoff Congratulations, man! 'Tis a great honor...

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    19. ZeroHeroJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:33 PM

      Dark coffee? Man, i'm already on my third cup of the night! I'm ahead of the game for once. :P

      Sup' Bomb. Been a while, how's everything going with BROHOOF? :)

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    20. RZJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:37 PM

      <3

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    21. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:37 PM

      @ZeroHero Brohoof.......is dead.


      The spirit, however, lives on

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    22. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:39 PM

      @Bombedrumbum Well like you pretty much said, it's been a constant over the years. And there's so many different "flavors" of classical music. There's a really good classical station here in New York that touches all the bases. Shame about the downplaying. If people would get rid of their inhibitions and pre-conceived notions, they could come to enjoy it. Kind of sounds like our fandom if you think about it.

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    23. ZeroHeroJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:40 PM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Sweet Celestia! What happened?! I missed the fallout? Dear me, i feel even worse now.

      You gotta fill me in, bro. I missed you guys while i was gone. I have many tales for the group, if you would permit me to rejoin that is.

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    24. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:42 PM

      @ZeroHero we've actually been looking for you to reinvite you :)

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    25. BronyoffJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:43 PM

      @Bombedrumbum
      This may sound weird but it is a big deal to hear you finally subscribe to us!! have been a fan of your comments and stuff for awhile now!!!

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    26. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:46 PM

      @CityFlyer502

      MusicChoice- Light Classical station.

      Here's some Classical music if you're ever in the mood. I sometimes just tune into Classical music, and if I hear a song that I like, i'll write it down on a little heavy-duty waterproof, camping notepad that I have. It has hundreds of songs written down in it, and these are just the best ones that I like!! Here's a list of some of them:

      Chopin Etude No. 12 in C minor Op. 10

      Johann Strauss, II "Du Und Du Waltz" from Die Fledermaus

      Bach "Partita No. 1 in B Flat major/Preludium/cerrente"

      Satie "Gymnopedie No. 2"

      Faure "Impromptu No. 2 in F Minor, op. 31"

      Offenbach "Orpheus in the Underworld/Overture"

      Beethoven "Rage over a Lost Penny; Rondo Op. 129"

      Bizet "L'arlesienne, Suite no. 1/Prelude"

      Chopin "Etude No. 3 in E Major Op. 10"

      Rachmaninoff "Prelude in G, Op 32, No. 5"

      Bach "Italian Concerto in F, BWV 971"

      Granados "Zarabanda" HIGHLY RECOMMEND

      Sibelius "Karella Suite/Intermezzo"

      Guastavino "Baile (from Tres Romances)"

      Beethoven "Piano Sonata no. 13 in E Flat Op. 27 1. Adante

      James Galway- idunno why I wrote this in my notepad, but all I wrote was his name

      Mozart "Rondeau"

      Scarbo by Ravell (Ravell is the one who wrote it, Scarbo is the name of the song)

      Liebermann nocturne no. 4 op. 38

      Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C# minor

      Suggestion Diabolique (song name)

      William Sterndale Bennet "Impromptu No. 3/Presto"

      Respighi "The birds: the Hen"

      Camille Saint- Saens "Piano Concerto No. 5 in F/Motto Allegro"

      Field "Rondeau Ecossois"

      Granados "Zarabanda" (apparantly I wrote this twice)

      Johann Strauss "Travel Adventures"

      Juan Vicente Lecuno "Valse Venezolano"

      (i'm writing this straight frlm my notepad:) SCHUBERT/LISZT "Standchen"

      Offenbach "Orphee Aux Enfers/Overture" (you might know it as "The can-can")

      Granados "Minueto"

      Vaughan Williams "March past of the Kitchen Utensils (The wasps)"

      Friedrich Nietzche "Im Mondshein Auf Der Puszta"

      Thaikovsky "Capriccioso in B Flat Major, Op. 19, No. 5"

      ETCETERA.

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    27. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:47 PM

      @Bronyoff LIKE MY COMMENTS, YOU SAY?!


      Lol, have over 10,000 of my comments XD







      You know that I make music to? Look up my YouTube account, Bombedrumbum, for some horrible, yet organic, piano sketches

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    28. ZeroHeroJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:51 PM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Awh. really? I appreciate that. really, i do. :)

      I guess i'll meet you at the new post for discussion then. :D

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    29. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 9:52 PM

      @Bronyoff "finally subscribe to us".........MY GOD, FTFC, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE WHO USES THE WORD WE!!!

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    30. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:15 PM

      @Bombedrumbum Quite the list you've put together here. I've actually got most of these in my library, though I can never be bothered to pick out a favorite. Lately, when I'm not playing pony music, I've been playing back an old Horowitz album that I dug up at a thrift store pretty much on loop. But in any case, thanks for the suggestions.

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    31. SilverwolfJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:15 PM

      #1 seems to electronic while both #2 and #3 had amazing tunes and were natural sounding with #2 being the more exciting fast paced and #3 being calming and peaceful. i greatly enjoyed #2 and #3

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    32. D. ShadowsJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:20 PM

      @Bombedrumbum

      "Whistles"

      I think 'Flight of the Bumblebee' was the first classical music I've ever heard and is the only one that I can ever truly remember the name of other then 'Ride of the Valkries' Or 'Beethovens 9th in D minor'.

      Hold on... 'Night on Bald Mountain', but only because of Earthworm Jim can I remember that.

      My knowledge of music is kind of sporadic in nature in comparison. All I know how to do with a piano is play the star wars theme, which just about anyone could do. (I knew so many talented people and was never good at music myself. Everything ranging from Didgeridoos, Pianos, Saxphones, Trombones, Bag Pipes, Accordians, Susaphones, Drums and Guitar. I know two that can play most of those, sadly don't have the talent to make music myself.)

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    33. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:25 PM

      @CityFlyer502 why, thank you!

      Ahh, Horowitz. Hin and the perfessor Bill Edwards are my favorite performers.





      @D. Shadows my next door neighbor grew up a traditional Italian, and is now very high up in the navy. (That, and a kid in my class who I am rather close to's dad just went to DC to the pentagon to become fleet admiral or something there makes me pretty safe on a naval base) anyways, he gave my brother and I a bongo and a ukulele, which I taught myself how to play. He also has many other exotic instruments, such as two didgeridoos. I actually once seriously considered playing the bagpipes

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    34. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:28 PM

      This song along with Golliwog's Cakewalk are some of my favorite ragtime pieces.


      Ahh, ragtime. So difficult, yet so fun~

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    35. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:39 PM

      @Bombedrumbum Yeah, ragtime is so much fun to listen but I find it a bit of a pain to get right. The funny thing is that I need to invoke that kind of playing style when I'm playing music from Central America. There's quite a few that are marimba based, so I basically gotta find a way to make two hands do what up to 8+ people do behind one instrument. Something ragtime like is what I resort to in those cases.

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    36. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:40 PM

      @CityFlyer502 how long have you been playing the piano?

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    37. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 10:56 PM

      @Bombedrumbum It's been on and off for the past fifteen years or so. Lately, I've been more into guitar, but I still break out the keyboard occasionally. And every once in a while I sneak away to a Steinway showroom that's in midtown Manhattan just to hear what it sounds like on the real deal.

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    38. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:00 PM

      @CityFlyer502 I have been playing for six years now. I have an heirloom grand piano. It sounds incredible for about a month after I tune it, and then for the other eleven months it just sounds fantastic. I still prefer concert pianos, such as Steinways, because of the sheer quality, but I love what I have.

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    39. D. ShadowsJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:09 PM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Trust me, Bagpipes aren't easy and they weren't easy to watch someone else play them badly. Need a set o' lungs for them ye' do, also it is rumored that living on stuffed sheeps lungs can make anyone a blowhard. Humorously enough.

      I've heard good bagpipe players and it's quite the acquired taste if you have even a smidge of Irish or Scottish monster in the blood.

      However played badly, it sounds like you are strangling a cat inside of a cows stomach through the wall of flesh after the demonic cow has swallowed the poor feisty feline whole.

      In other words it's the ancient tale of a Banshee's wale.

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    40. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:15 PM

      @Bombedrumbum Wow. I can only imagine owning the actual instrument for now. Since I live in an apartment, we always have to be noise conscious, so I can't even think of getting so much as a small upright. Concert pianos are great, but I wouldn't want to own one; just too big. I'd be happy with a baby or medium grand.

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    41. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:22 PM

      @D. Shadows Well I'm neither Irish or Scottish, yet I can definitely appreciate a good bagpipe tune. If it's a really good tune, I'll take it in whatever form it comes. Though as far as playing them, I'd be as qualified as Fluttershy is at talking loudly (under normal circumstances.) Just don't have the lungs.

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    42. RikuKaiKuuJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:28 PM

      Reading "The Price of Grace" to this selection.

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    43. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:33 PM

      Thanks to my huge dad, I ave lungs about twice or even three times the normal size, and ima ginger with about 1/8 Irish blood. It's a shame that kost people think that Irish people are Scottish....

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    44. BosikJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:43 PM

      More like this, it's rare to see music like this on EQD, usually we getti'n dubstep/rock/other modern music. It's nice to hear some nice sounds from classical instuments, rather than guitar, precussion and beats:)

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    45. BombedrumbumJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:46 PM

      @Bosik so true

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    46. Rodrigo OsorioJanuary 20, 2012 at 11:56 PM

      @Bosik I don't mind my share of electronic music, but this is more along the lines of what I usually listen to. What's more, I never would have heard of dubstep if it weren't for this fandom.

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    47. BombedrumbumJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:03 AM

      @CityFlyer502 I would never have heard of Scatman John either.


      May we continue this conversation elsewhere?

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    48. BosikJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:06 AM

      @CityFlyer502
      Both genres are nice, but I just preffer classic than those modern, these songs, maybe aren't perfect, but they are nice written and performed. I'm just happy to hear something diffrent from modern-dominated fandom:)

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    49. BombedrumbumJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:10 AM

      @Bosik well said.


      I too share such views.

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    50. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 12:35 AM

      I loved all of these. :D
      Also, Octavia is awesome. She inspired me to learn how to play cello.

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    51. BombedrumbumJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:40 AM

      @he is right there!

      What a noble inspiration!

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    52. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 12:44 AM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Indeed. I'm trying to find a teacher now.

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    53. BombedrumbumJanuary 21, 2012 at 12:46 AM

      @He's right there!

      Cello, piano, viola, flute, harp, all these are wondeful instruments

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    54. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 12:51 AM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Agreed, my brother is trying to learn violin. We are thinking about playing together.

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    55. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 12:54 AM

      I've listened to classical music when I slept since I was four. I always found it incredibly peaceful and calming.

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    56. BosikJanuary 21, 2012 at 1:31 AM

      I'm trying to learn how to play violin, but it sucks, that u have to start as a child to play it very good, also most of music schools, don't allow you to study there, because you are older than 6-9

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    57. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 1:44 AM

      @Bosik

      Well I'm 13 so I think I might still be young enough. Maybe.

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    58. BombedrumbumJanuary 21, 2012 at 1:53 AM

      When I was 13, I won a talent show for playing fast songs blindfolded. Easiest 100 bucks I ever made.

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    59. He's right there!January 21, 2012 at 2:02 AM

      @Bombedrumbum

      Congrats to you sir. Most impressive.
      I really wish I started earlier.

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    60. SanguinityJanuary 21, 2012 at 3:16 AM

      Lovely bunch of music. 3 reminds me of something from The Nightmare Before Christmas for some reason.

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    61. Cloudy KittyJanuary 21, 2012 at 3:25 AM

      @Bombedrumbum
      Yay! We are not alone! Sadly according to their Youtube account, they state that they are a group of bronies.

      This was a GREAT music post. We love all of them. As a couple others have already, 3 new subs.

      #2 is by far our favorite one in this set, powerful and beautiful.

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    62. Cloudy KittyJanuary 21, 2012 at 3:27 AM

      @ftfc
      DERP! 3rd one was by Baschfire whom we had already subbed to.

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    63. MasqueradeJanuary 21, 2012 at 6:07 AM

      If I hadn't woken anyone up while I listened to this, I'd continue. That first one sounds so good, even for the paltry amount of time that I'd heard it.

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    64. Bits and Widgets (Gibbinater)January 21, 2012 at 7:28 PM

      This post: 120% cooler. Universally epic.

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