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Artist
Gordon Adaskin, R. C. A. (1931 – 2001, Canadian)
Date
1968
Catalogue Number
AkG.13.01
Description
Down the left side are dark blue and pale yellow narrow vertical stripes. Another quarter of the picture in from left side is a patch of pale yellow, which almost goes to the bottom. Beside it in the center is a very narrow vertical black line - wider at the top. The rest is white shapes on top of …
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Title
Bright Outside
Date
1968
Dimensions
49.7 x 72.0 cm
Description
Down the left side are dark blue and pale yellow narrow vertical stripes. Another quarter of the picture in from left side is a patch of pale yellow, which almost goes to the bottom. Beside it in the center is a very narrow vertical black line - wider at the top. The rest is white shapes on top of white ground.
Credit
Purchased from Griffith Galleries, Vancouver, 1969
Catalogue Number
AkG.13.01
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Lantern Slide Accessories

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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
paper, glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.1023 a-g
Description
Lantern slide supplies, roll film, film cement; (a) grey paper box (11.1x2.6x9.1) for holding lantern plates; label:Imperial "Velona" Lantern Plates, with directions for use; (b) orange paper box (11.3x2.2x9.3) for holding lantern slide plates; label "Royal Lantern SlidePlate, Canadian Kodak Co."; …
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Title
Lantern Slide Accessories
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
paper, glass
Description
Lantern slide supplies, roll film, film cement; (a) grey paper box (11.1x2.6x9.1) for holding lantern plates; label:Imperial "Velona" Lantern Plates, with directions for use; (b) orange paper box (11.3x2.2x9.3) for holding lantern slide plates; label "Royal Lantern SlidePlate, Canadian Kodak Co."; writing on box lid; (c) unopened box with greypaper wrapping (9.2 x2.1x12.3); label on front "Imperial Orthochrome Plates; special sensitive Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd. with illustration of boy in sailor suit photographing girl and small child on rocks by seaside; back label listing material quality; (d) 16 mm motion picture film box; stickers w/B.Harmon; Harmony Drug Store Ltd.. (9.8x2.7x9.7); (e,f) 2 roll film each box (6.3x2.3x2.3)\ labelled "Kodak Verichrome film; (g) glass bottle (empty) film cement, cork in top with tape wrapped total height around label: A.S.N. withuse mentioned; (bottle: 10.2 x 4.0 dia.).
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
104.41.1023 a-g
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Date
1946 – 1949
Material
metal, glass, leather
Catalogue Number
104.41.1014 a,b
Description
Kodak twin reflex camera and case; (a) black, two lens on front, waist level view finder; film choice dial and film advance on side; lens cover; film counter display lever on back; straploops each side top; tripod mount on bottom; film take-up spool included; (b)brown leather field case, carrying …
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Title
Camera And Case
Date
1946 – 1949
Material
metal, glass, leather
Description
Kodak twin reflex camera and case; (a) black, two lens on front, waist level view finder; film choice dial and film advance on side; lens cover; film counter display lever on back; straploops each side top; tripod mount on bottom; film take-up spool included; (b)brown leather field case, carrying strap; viewing hole for frame number, tripod mount on bottom.
Subject
photography
Catharine Whyte
CRW
Credit
Gift of Marie Sinclair, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.41.1014 a,b
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Motion Picture Camera

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Date
1965 – 1978
Material
plastic, glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.1034
Description
Hand held 8 mm movie camera; generally black body; lens with "Chinon F:1.1 f = 13 mm"; viewfinder andbutton above lens; manufacturer's name and model; handgrip with shutter trigger and lock lever; body door and release button right hand side; film loading instructions inside plus gate, drive mechan…
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Title
Motion Picture Camera
Date
1965 – 1978
Material
plastic, glass
Dimensions
17.0 x 18.4 x 5.5 cm
Description
Hand held 8 mm movie camera; generally black body; lens with "Chinon F:1.1 f = 13 mm"; viewfinder andbutton above lens; manufacturer's name and model; handgrip with shutter trigger and lock lever; body door and release button right hand side; film loading instructions inside plus gate, drive mechanism; eyepiece, battery check button on back; feet/meters counter left hand side; filter screw on top; tripod mount on bottom. Made in Japan.
Subject
photography
Banff Camera
Credit
Gift of Banff Camera Shop Ltd., Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.41.1034
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
plastic, metal, leather
Catalogue Number
104.41.1055 a-d
Description
Flash (a) with case (b), rain hood (c); reflector (d), white coloured "Ikoblitz" embossed on the side; sync cord on one side; red button at top to release bulb; green at back for testing; reflector detaches;thin plastic hood with 3 sides: blue, clear, frosted (to prevent bulb shattering damage); b…
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Title
Flash Attachment
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
plastic, metal, leather
Description
Flash (a) with case (b), rain hood (c); reflector (d), white coloured "Ikoblitz" embossed on the side; sync cord on one side; red button at top to release bulb; green at back for testing; reflector detaches;thin plastic hood with 3 sides: blue, clear, frosted (to prevent bulb shattering damage); brown case with white trim, zipper close.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.41.1055 a-d
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
plastic, glass, metal
Catalogue Number
104.41.1051
Description
Instantmatic with flash and bulbs in case; grey plastic body, colour black and white selection knob with manufacturer's name on face plate; fitted lens; viewfinder window top left corner; camera back release on bottom next to film advance knob; cloth strap;viewfinder eyepiece top left corner; frame…
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Title
Camera
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
plastic, glass, metal
Dimensions
22.3 x 9.6 x 13.4 cm
Description
Instantmatic with flash and bulbs in case; grey plastic body, colour black and white selection knob with manufacturer's name on face plate; fitted lens; viewfinder window top left corner; camera back release on bottom next to film advance knob; cloth strap;viewfinder eyepiece top left corner; frame number window in middle of back; 2 sockets for flash attachment; red button on top for shutter release; flash attachment - 2 brass prongs on bottom; reflective concave dish with bulb socket in centre; red button on back for releasing spent bulbs; screw for opening to insert batteries; 2 packages "Sylvania" flashbulbs; hard grey plastic case; depressions inside for flash and camera.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Robert N. Smith, Canmore, 1985
Catalogue Number
104.41.1051
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Date
1940 – 1966
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
104.41.0010
Description
Camera or enlarger stand on wooden base. Polished steel shaft having cast metal support for either enlarger orcamera, one tightening knob. Metal strap connected to support wound onto spring loaded spool housed at top. Female electric connector at top, male electric connector on bottom. Stabilizing…
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Title
Enlarger Stand
Date
1940 – 1966
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
125.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
Camera or enlarger stand on wooden base. Polished steel shaft having cast metal support for either enlarger orcamera, one tightening knob. Metal strap connected to support wound onto spring loaded spool housed at top. Female electric connector at top, male electric connector on bottom. Stabilizing bar connecting top to bottom. Except for shaft, all parts black matte finish, laminated wooden base.
Subject
photography
hobbies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.41.0010
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Date
1941 – 1952
Material
metal, cardboard, glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.1041
Description
Brownie six-twenty (basic box camera); cardboard body detaches into two pieces; body back has round amber window to read frame number; film wind knob on side; front section metal; has twoviewfinders, one on top, other at side; 2 round windows for viewfinders neartop; below is lens and shutter; shu…
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Title
Box Camera
Date
1941 – 1952
Material
metal, cardboard, glass
Description
Brownie six-twenty (basic box camera); cardboard body detaches into two pieces; body back has round amber window to read frame number; film wind knob on side; front section metal; has twoviewfinders, one on top, other at side; 2 round windows for viewfinders neartop; below is lens and shutter; shutter release on side with pull post to keep shutter open; "Brownie Target six-20" marked on front.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Richard Colley, Calgary, 1986
Catalogue Number
104.41.1041
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Date
1940 – 1968
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.05.1028
Description
Oval bronze plaque "Banff Park Boundary", oval shape. Lip goes around entire plaque. Raised letters: "BANFF PARK BOUNDARY", 3 drilled holes down centre. On back in relief: "Lawson Foundry Ottawa Ont."
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Title
Identification Sign
Date
1940 – 1968
Material
metal
Dimensions
28.0 x 37.8 cm
Description
Oval bronze plaque "Banff Park Boundary", oval shape. Lip goes around entire plaque. Raised letters: "BANFF PARK BOUNDARY", 3 drilled holes down centre. On back in relief: "Lawson Foundry Ottawa Ont."
Subject
parks
wardens
government
boundary
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Bill de Haan, Canmore, 1968
Catalogue Number
105.05.1028
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Date
prior to 1984
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1057
Description
Don't step on flowers crest, circular patch (6.1 in diameter) with a picture of a brown boot stepping on red flowers. Across this central picture is a red slash symbolizing keep off the flowers. A red border around the circumference.
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Title
Club Crest
Date
prior to 1984
Material
fibre
Description
Don't step on flowers crest, circular patch (6.1 in diameter) with a picture of a brown boot stepping on red flowers. Across this central picture is a red slash symbolizing keep off the flowers. A red border around the circumference.
Subject
organizations
Lake O'Hara Trails Club
Myrtle McKnight
Credit
Gift of Lake O’Hara Trails Club, Lake Louise, 1984
Catalogue Number
105.02.1057
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Date
1940 – 1955
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1029
Description
Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blu…
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Title
Pennant
Date
1940 – 1955
Material
fibre
Dimensions
21.2 x 53.3 cm
Description
Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blue pennant with white border, two pair of purple felt ribbons off pennants left side.
Subject
Parks
Waterton Lakes
tourism
souvenir
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1029
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Date
prior to 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1035
Description
Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
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Title
Crest
Date
prior to 1960
Material
fibre
Description
Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
Subject
Parks
Glacier National Park
Indigenous
tourism
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1035
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Date
prior to 1984
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1058 a-r
Description
An 18 pin collection (a) Banff enamel crest with gold & silver plant leaves (3,5) (b) "Banff" enameled crest centered on ice ax & rope (4.4 x 2.0) (c) Banff enameled crest hanging from hat on ice ax (4.8 x 4.3) (d) Banff enameled crest on ice ax with rope, boots and flower (5.0 x 2.0) (e) "Marmot…
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Title
Pin Collection
Date
prior to 1984
Material
metal
Description
An 18 pin collection (a) Banff enamel crest with gold & silver plant leaves (3,5) (b) "Banff" enameled crest centered on ice ax & rope (4.4 x 2.0) (c) Banff enameled crest hanging from hat on ice ax (4.8 x 4.3) (d) Banff enameled crest on ice ax with rope, boots and flower (5.0 x 2.0) (e) "Marmot Basin Jasper" circular gold band, enameled triangular (2.7) skiing Jasper, the Bear, & red Maple Leaf (f) shield shaped; "Banff" on red bar across top, ram's head on green (4.0 x 2.3); (g) shield shaped; "Banff" on red bar across top. Stylized picture of main street Banff in colour (4.0 x 2.3) (h) "I ski Fortress" enamel, pentagon shape,skis and maple leaf (3.0 x 3.0) (i) "Ski Fortress" enamel 'Fortress' shaped (2.5 x 3.0) (j) "Ski Sunshine" enameled, circular, gold sun on red (2.5) (k)"Sunshine Banff" enameled, shield-shaped, skier, gold on green (3.0 x 3.0) (l) "1885-1985" yellow on brown, "100 years of Heritage Conservation" (4.5). (m) "Lake Louise" heart shaped, blue, white, red (2.2 x 2.3) (n) "Ski Louise" stylized snow flake with cartoon skier (3.0 x 2.5) (o) "Banff" ice ax with cabin and rope (4.3 x 2.0) (p) "Banff" gondolas, flowers, mountains (4.5 x 3.5)(q) "Banff" flowers (3.5 x 3.0) (r) "Ski Norquay" enamel, oval,skier (3.8 x 1.8).
Subject
souvenirs
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Purchased from Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
105.02.1058 a-r
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Date
prior to 1980
Material
metal; rubber; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1046
Description
Summit register and container from Mount Louis. A narrow (5.0 diameter), long (20.0 high), metal cylinder, somewhat rusty,topped by a black, rubber cork (chewed), two link chains are attached to a metal ring on the cylinder's side, one runs to a similar ring on top of the rubber cork, the other han…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
prior to 1980
Material
metal; rubber; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 cm
Description
Summit register and container from Mount Louis. A narrow (5.0 diameter), long (20.0 high), metal cylinder, somewhat rusty,topped by a black, rubber cork (chewed), two link chains are attached to a metal ring on the cylinder's side, one runs to a similar ring on top of the rubber cork, the other hangs free with frayed and broken string on the loose end.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Louis
Credit
Gift of Parks Canada, Banff, 1980
Catalogue Number
105.02.1046
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Date
1941
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
105.02.1071
Description
"Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
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Title
Commemorative Pin
Date
1941
Material
wood
Dimensions
3.7 x 4.4 cm
Description
"Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
Subject
events
Banff Winter Carnival
sports
winter
animal
buffalo
Credit
Gift of F. Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1071
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1060 a,b
Description
Alberta and Canada small felt crests. (a) 7.5 x 5.5; shield-shaped, stylized Alberta crest with yellow field, green hills, white mountains, blue sky and a red, rectangular cross on white (b) 7.2 x 7.8 maple leaf shape, red body on white background with "CANADA" in yellow stitched across centre.
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Title
Crest
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Description
Alberta and Canada small felt crests. (a) 7.5 x 5.5; shield-shaped, stylized Alberta crest with yellow field, green hills, white mountains, blue sky and a red, rectangular cross on white (b) 7.2 x 7.8 maple leaf shape, red body on white background with "CANADA" in yellow stitched across centre.
Subject
souvenirs
Alberta
Canada
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
105.02.1060 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1016
Description
Sunshine Banff, shield-shaped, white background, blue pinked edging around inner whiteshield, across top: "SUNSHINE BANFF" (screened) lower half has a large blue "S" sewn on with 2 red flags on black poles , cut out to show the blue background and centered is a yellow circle.
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Title
Crest
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
9.3 x 7.3 cm
Description
Sunshine Banff, shield-shaped, white background, blue pinked edging around inner whiteshield, across top: "SUNSHINE BANFF" (screened) lower half has a large blue "S" sewn on with 2 red flags on black poles , cut out to show the blue background and centered is a yellow circle.
Subject
sports
skiing
industry
Sunshine
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
105.02.1016
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Date
1940 – 1945
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1077
Description
Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in bla…
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Title
Sweater Crest
Date
1940 – 1945
Material
fibre
Dimensions
10.2 x 7.9 cm
Description
Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in black ink "Frank A Gourlay Banff".
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Frank Gourlay
Credit
Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
105.02.1077
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Date
1965 – 1975
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.1067
Description
A long narrow souvenir matchfolder, "Souvenir of Banff National Park" matchfolder. Green and yellow with 4 scenes across front: Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain, Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes and The Banff Centre. 5 scenes above the gritty matchstriker on the back: Banff Cable Cars on Norq…
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Title
Matchfolder
Date
1965 – 1975
Material
paper
Dimensions
5.0 x 39.0 cm
Description
A long narrow souvenir matchfolder, "Souvenir of Banff National Park" matchfolder. Green and yellow with 4 scenes across front: Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain, Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes and The Banff Centre. 5 scenes above the gritty matchstriker on the back: Banff Cable Cars on Norquay, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, Castle Mountain, and Sulphur Mountain gondola lift. On top of folder, yellow letters on green, it states: "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints". Housed inside, four rows thick are green-headed, papermatches.
Subject
souvenirs
Banff National Park
Credit
Purchased from Luxton Museum, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
105.02.1067
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Date
1969
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.02.1065 a,b
Description
1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square…
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Title
Commemorative Coin
Date
1969
Material
metal; plastic
Description
1969 Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar, in envelope, INDIAN DAYS 1889-1969 value one dollar in Banff. Shows picture of tepee with mountain background. Obverse: BANFF CANADA KIWANIS DOLLAR EXPIRES SEPT.30.69. with head wearing buffalo horn headddress. Plastic envelope with flap, pocket is 4.7 square, rounded flap has 2.7 fold-over.
Subject
events
Banff Indian Days
organization
Kiwanis
artists
Charlie Beil
George McLean
Chief Walking Buffalo
Indigenous
Credit
Purchased from Robert Smith, Banff, 1969
Catalogue Number
105.02.1065 a,b
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