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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, …
Date Range
1956-2018
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M590
V810
Sous-Fonds
M590
V810
Accession Number
2021.20
2024.01
Reference Code
M590 / V810 / S61
GMD
Digital image
Drawing
Negative
Newspaper clipping
Photograph
Photograph print
Postcard
Published record
Textual record
Video
Transparency
Date Range
1956-2018
Physical Description
ca. 7.9 metres of textual records -- ca. 274 maps -- 29 VHS tapes -- ca.15 discs with digital files -- 21 cassettes -- photographs -- oversized materials -- USB stick with 15 sldeshows
History / Biographical
Ben Gadd (1946-) is a retired naturalist, guide, geologist, instructor, freelance writer and award-winning author based in the Canadian Rockies. Ben was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1946. He met his wife, Cia (Langdon) Gadd at Colorado College in 1965, and the couple married four weeks later. Ben and Cia had two sons, Will and Toby. Ben and his family relocated to Jasper in the late 1960s. Ben later attended the University of Lethbridge and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Earth Science in 1972. Between 1976 and 1980, Ben taught classes at Mount Royal College and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; he later taught additional classes at Grant MacEwan College and Lakeland College. From 1981, Ben also worked as a seasonal naturalist/guide for Parks Canada. Ben left Parks Canada in 1985 to start an independent naturalist guiding business with Cia based in Jasper and other parts of the Canadian Rockies, which the couple continued to operate for over two decades. Ben published his best-known work, "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies", through his publishing company Corax Press in 1986. The second edition of "Handbook of the Canadian Rockies" received multiple awards after its release in 1995. Ben's fiction book, "Raven's End" won the title of Best Canadian Rockies Book at the Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in 2001 and became a Canadian bestseller. Overall, Ben has authored or co-authored 11 books and received nearly one dozen awards for his achievements as a writer, researcher and guide. Ben continued to lead guided hikes and school programs until his retirement in 2016.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of materials pertaining to Ben Gadd's personal life and career as an environmental researcher, educator, interpretive guide, publisher, public speaker and author, ca.1956-2018. Fonds includes maps, research materials, publication notes/drafts, correspondence, contracts, photographs, video and sound recordings, and other related material. Materials donated in 2024 include one USB stick containing
Notes
Ben Gadd fonds arrangement: Series I : Personal records - Subseries A : Travel guides and maps - Subseries B : Education and early writings - Subseries C : Personal interest files - Subseries D : Other personal and collected Series II : Research and publication records - Subseries A : Handbook of the Canadian Rockies - Subseries B : Other publications Series III : Professional records - Subseries A : Parks Canada Records - Subseries B : Interpretive guiding - Subseries C : Teaching records - Subseries D : Other contracts and projects Series IV : Legal and financial records - Subseries A : Legal records - Subseries B : Financial records
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Gadd, Cia
Subject Access
Education
Research
Publication
Environment
Geology
Tourism
Family and personal life
Personal and Professional Life
Academics
Guiding
Guides
Businesses
Finances
Conservation
Wildlife
Natural history
Sports and recreation
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Jasper National Park
Banff National Park
Yoho National Park
Kootenay National Park
Lethbridge
United States of America
Colorado
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Reproduction Restrictions
Copyright restrictions apply
Language
English
French
Dutch
Category
Education
Environment
Family and personal life
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of fonds
Processing Status
Processed / Unprocessed
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Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds

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Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60. M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Rider…
Date Range
ca.1908-ca.2011
Reference Code
M573 / V797 / S60
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Transparency
Textual record
Sound recording
Lantern slide
Part Of
Jean A. Hembroff MacDonald fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
M573 / V797 / S60
Sous-Fonds
M573
V797
S60
Accession Number
2019.111
Reference Code
M573 / V797 / S60
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Private record
Published record
Newspaper clipping
Transparency
Textual record
Sound recording
Lantern slide
Date Range
ca.1908-ca.2011
Physical Description
26 cm of textual records.-- 109 photographs (42 prints, 67 lantern slides). -- 2 sound recordings.
History / Biographical
Jean Alexandra Hembroff was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba on April 5, 1908 to Walter B. Hembroff (d. 1945) and Sarah Jane Hembroff (d.1952). Jean was accepted to the MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art at the University of Minnesota, from which she graduated in 1927. She returned to Winnipeg to begin teaching courses in speech arts and drama. To establish herself, she first volunteered as the "story lady" at the Williams Avenue Public Library and quickly became known as an excellent speaker sought by many different organizations. She taught at St. Mary's Academy and the Evening Institute at the University of Manitoba, as well as offered private sessions. Many of her students used the skills they learned from Jean as they entered radio, television, politics, and business. Jean was also very active in organizing and adjucating Speech Arts festivals in Manitoba, often going to inaccessible places to give workshops. Her teaching, broadcasting, adjucating, coaching, and speaking career spanned more than 50 years. Jean was hired by the Canadian Pacific Railway's promotions manager to give presentations and broadcast interviews across Canada and the United States. In 1937, Jean joined the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and participated in their summer trail ride in the same year. For that year's issue of the Trail Rider's Bulletin Jean wrote an article - and became the first woman to ever do so. In 1938, during her lecture titled "Trail Riding in the Rockies" on January 18, 1938 at the Royal Alexandra Hotel, Jean met John David (Jack) MacDonald. Jack and Jean were married on June 18, 1938, and the couple had one son, Bruce Walter James MacDonald (August 28, 1946-August 25, 2016). Jean participated in several trail rides with the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Trail, and produced articles reflecting her experiences. Jean loved to travel and visited places all around Canada and the United States, Borneo, Tangier, Montevideo, Stockholm, New Delhi, and Tonga. At the age of 102, Jean passed away on February 2, 2011 and is buried in Winnipeg.
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of three sous-fonds: M573 / V797 / S60.
M573 consists of three series, 26 cm of textual records, 1924-2005. Series I: Personal Papers, 19 cm, ca.1930-2005 (including notebooks and drafts of various talks that Jean delivered and records related to her participation in the Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies and the Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies, particularly 1937-1939). Series II: Correspondence and Newspaper Clippings, 4 cm, 1924-2000 (including correspondence with John Murray Gibbon, former students, and attendees at various talks, as well as newspaper articles that Jean wrote about various subjects and articles of her achievements). Series III: Collected Materials and Ephemera, 3 cm, ca.1930-1950 (including a variety of collected poems and ephemera, as well as a copy of The Beaver Magazine from 1940, for which Jean wrote an article titled "On the Trail of Sir George").
V797 consists of two series, 24.5 cm of visual records, ca.1928-1939. Series I: Photograph Prints, 3 cm, ca.1928-1939 (includes personal photographs of Jean and her family and friends as well as photographs of Jean and Jack's visit to Lake Louise in 1939). Series II: Lantern Slides, 21.5 cm, ca.1937-1939 (Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1937 to Mt. Assiniboine; Sky Line Hikers of the Canadian Rockies official ride of 1939 to Ptarmigan Valley and Skoki; collection of trail ride songs).
S60 consists of two sound recordings, 1 cm, 2004 and 2007 (Winnipeg at Christmas, narrated by Jean, broadcasted on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation).
Notes
Lantern slides include wooden case.
Name Access
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Subject Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Camps
Canadian Pacific Railway
Discovery and travel
Discovery and exploration
Empress Hotel
European travel
Family and personal life
Guides
Hiking
Horse packing
Horses
Horseback riding
Kananaskis Ranch
Lake Louise
Lantern slide
Mount Assiniboine
Mountain
Organizations
Personal and Professional Life
Photography
Poetry
Scenery
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Sports and recreation
Sunshine area
Trails
Trail guides
Tourism
Travel
Travel and Exploration
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Women
Geographic Access
Assiniboine
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
British Columbia
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Ireland
Kananaskis Country
Lake Louise
Lake O'Hara
Manitoba
Mount Assiniboine
Rocky Mountains
Victoria
West Indies
Winnipeg
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Copyright, privacy, commercial use and other restrictions may apply
Language
English
Creator
Hembroff MacDonald, Jean
Category
Arts
Education
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Biographical Source Notes
Contents of the fonds
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/122854759/jean-alexandra-macdonald
https://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-174851/MACDONALD_JEAN
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/winnipeg-mb/bruce-macdonald-7064958
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1970
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1074
Description
Light wooden plaque with simulated rolled paper top and bottom has a rectangular copper coloured metal plaque centered. Inscribed "Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce wishes to honor Mrs. Ann Boon for many years of outstanding dedication and service to the Chamber of Commerce, the community of …
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Title
Achievement Plaque
Date
1970
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
28.8 x 22.5 cm
Description
Light wooden plaque with simulated rolled paper top and bottom has a rectangular copper coloured metal plaque centered. Inscribed "Banff Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce wishes to honor Mrs. Ann Boon for many years of outstanding dedication and service to the Chamber of Commerce, the community of Banff, and the tourist industry.
Subject
towns
Banff
Lake Louise
Chamber of Commerce
Ann Boon
tourism
Credit
Gift of Ann Boon, 1975
Catalogue Number
103.09.1074
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Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal; enamel
Catalogue Number
105.01.0004
Description
A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
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Title
Advertising Pin
Date
1930 – 1960
Material
metal; enamel
Dimensions
1.1 cm
Description
A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
Subject
tourism
travel
Everett Travel Service
uniforms
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.01.0004
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American art, education and culture

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E.…
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 49
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / F : Collected material
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / F1 : Textual
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / F1 / 49
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
[1900-1905]
1929
1930
1937
1955
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records (5 items ; 15 x 30.5 cm and smaller)
Scope & Content
File consists of information pamphlets and a bound reference handbook. Content pertains to an exhibition at Heinz Ocean Pier in New Jersey featuring the painting "Custer's Last Rally" by artist John Mulvaney; the Kihn-Ten Eyck Art School in Stamford, Connecticut; the art collections of the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery in California; "This is the Place Monument" in Salt Lake City; and various community events and a state fair in Minot, North Dakota.
Notes
Handbook is signed "N.K. Luxton" inside front cover
Name Access
Mulvaney, John
Luxton, Norman
Subject Access
Activities
Advertising
Community events
Art
Artist
Painting
Tourism
History
Education
Airplane
Geographic Access
United States of America
New Jersey
Connecticut
Stamford
California
Salt Lake City
Utah
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Two items placed in mylar due to staining, creasing and fragile material
Category
Arts
Education
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Less detail
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Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
Catalogue Number
103.08.0048
Description
A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
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Title
Bag
Date
1950 – 1960
Material
fibre, plant; fibre, raffia
Dimensions
23.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
A very loosely woven bag of straw with the straw warp only woven together in five rows. The bag has a braided edge at the top, and a braided handle that threads through the top row of straw. The bag is decorated with a red and green raffia design sewn on the front.
Subject
households
souvenirs
tourism
crafts
decorative
weaving
needlework
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0048
Images
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Banff Highland Gathering Lithograph Poster

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
Date Range
ca. 1931
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 5 / 92 O.S.
GMD
Textual record
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
ca. 1931
Physical Description
Poster: lithograph; colour
History / Biographical
The Banff Highland Gathering (September 3-5, 1931) was part of a series of cultural events which were directed by John Murray Gibbon between 1927 - 1931 and held across Canada. Gibbon was a publicist for the CPR for thirty years, and coined the concept of Canadian culture as a 'mosaic'.
Scope & Content
Poster with lithograph colour image of art by Louis Moen (Scotsman playing bagpipes in kilt, with Banff Springs Hotel in the background), promoting the 1931 Banff Highland Gathering. Includes text describing event and date.
Notes
Poster was stored in poster tube titled "BANFF HIGHLAND GAMES POSTER" Shipping label: "648 MEETING PLACE SANDWICH BOX 55 BANFF ALTA T0L0C0" Also has red stamp on white sticker: " TORONTO ONT. 8 IV '83 "
Subject Access
Highland games
tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff Highland Gathering
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Item must be stored in acid-free barrier to prevent further damage, and to protect adjacent items as this poster has adhesives/ink stains
Creator
Louis Moen, Canadian Pacific (?)
Biographical Source Notes
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cpr-festivals-emc https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/article/john-murray-gibbon-emc
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel 1957

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boatho…
Date Range
1957
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 23
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
4.2 / Sub-sub-sub series
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / I / A : Photography : Negatives and Transparencies
Accession Number
7438
Reference Code
V500 / I / A7 / 23
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Transparency
Responsibility
Produced by Nicholas Morant
Date Range
1957
Physical Description
71 Photographs: negatives and transparencies; b&w and colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 51 negatives (b&w and colour) and 20 colour transparencies. Content pertains to Canadian Pacific Railway hotel, Banff AB. Includes exterior and interior views, views from the hotel and of the hotel from a distance; Banff area views, including Bow River, Bow Valley, Bow River boathouse, Banff Springs Golf Course; activities, including fishing, swimming, shopping, dancing to Moxie Whitney orchestra 1957, golf.
Notes
Negatives and transparencies have been stored in separate file boxes. Contains duplicates of some images. Related to file V500 / I / A7 / 9
Subject Access
Hotel
Banff Springs Hotel
Golf
Travel
tourism
Fishing
Swimming
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Reference use only; no reproduction
Language
English
Creator
Nicholas Morant
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Banff Springs Hotel posters

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 colour promotional posters for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to identical views of the Banff Springs Hotel and the Bow Valley, two of which have explanatory text below. Text reads, "Banff in the Canadian Rockies Travel Canadian Pacific". Image used in posters was taken by Ni…
Date Range
1958
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 52 to 54 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / II / C / 6 : Promotional Items, Awards and Correspondence
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / II / C / 6 / PA - 52 to 54 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
Date Range
1958
Physical Description
Posters: prints; colour
Scope & Content
File consists of 3 colour promotional posters for Canadian Pacific. Content pertains to identical views of the Banff Springs Hotel and the Bow Valley, two of which have explanatory text below. Text reads, "Banff in the Canadian Rockies Travel Canadian Pacific". Image used in posters was taken by Nicholas Morant.
Notes
Originally stored together in cardboard poster tube, labelled as follows: "Banff Poster Sulfur View" "POSTER (1958) BOW VALLEY with B.S. HOTEL"
Storage Range
In V500 oversize storage
Subject Access
Travel
tourism
Banff Springs Hotel
Canadian Pacific
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored with protective mylar barriers in oversize storage to prevent further damage.
Creator
Nicholas Morant, Canadian Pacific
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Bankhead map project

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Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of textual records pertaining to a brochure describing the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced on behalf of Parks Canada in 1981. File includes research notes, reference maps, correspondence, paste-up drafts and finished copies of the brochures.
Date Range
1981
Reference Code
M590 / III / D / 93
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Ben Gadd fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M590
V810
S61
Series
M590 / III : Professional records
Sous-Fonds
M590
Sub-Series
M590 / III / D : Other contracts and projects
Accession Number
2021.20
Reference Code
M590 / III / D / 93
GMD
Textual record
Responsibility
Produced by Ben Gadd, Parks Canada
Date Range
1981
Physical Description
1 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
File consists of textual records pertaining to a brochure describing the history of Bankhead, which Ben Gadd researched, designed and produced on behalf of Parks Canada in 1981. File includes research notes, reference maps, correspondence, paste-up drafts and finished copies of the brochures.
Name Access
Gadd, Ben
Subject Access
Settlement
Townsite development
History
Research
Education
Publication
Tourism
Tourist information
Parks Canada
Government
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Bankhead
Banff National Park
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Category
Education
Environment
Government
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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