Steel City LUG | Bob Grier | Activity https://steelcitylug.com/members/rcgrier3406/activity/ Activity feed for Bob Grier. Mon, 05 Oct 2026 23:32:02 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4a70483117554f5ff26d99826a56782e Bob Grier replied to the topic Forum badges for interests in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/forum-badges-for-interests/#post-71116 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:15:08 -0400 @joshhall, how about “Microscale” as a theme?!

]]> 0 2a0427db03de055624b69b746e3bf9cd Bob Grier replied to the topic 2026 Q3 build challenge - I can see clearly now in the forum Build challenges! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2026-q3-build-challenge-i-can-see-clearly-now/#post-70932 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:15:28 -0400 Winners for the Q3 Build Challenge were:
1. @loganc Logan for his “All the transparent parts I had Space Bug”!
2. @erunaamo Dan Efran for his “Microscale Mountaintop Crystal Palace”!
3. Bob for my “Klar (clear plastic in Danish) the Space Man”!

Thanks to everyone who participated! We had a total of 10 great entries!!

]]> 0 bacf6c90e67f2d4ffa40376edc09bd18 Bob Grier replied to the topic Get Paid To Design & Build - Westinghouse Atom Smasher in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/get-paid-to-design-build-westinghouse-atom-smasher/#post-70696 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:24:39 -0400 @schu54321, I just emailed you some information from another proposal that Krista and I did last year. Hope that helps!

]]> 0 a339378fcf7a8dcd796d427716d98abf Bob Grier replied to the topic Get Paid To Design & Build - Westinghouse Atom Smasher in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/get-paid-to-design-build-westinghouse-atom-smasher/#post-70690 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:49:39 -0400 @playingwithechoes, once you have a digital design put together, do enough of a test build to check it for overall stability and for it’s ability to maintain the bulb like shape. @carlsonf ran into issues with the stability of her Cooling Tower when going from the digital design she found online to the real thing. We were able to change a few…Read more

]]> 0 9c4b315914114181d352f689cbdae434 Bob Grier replied to the topic Westinghouse Atom Smasher in the forum All Things LEGO! https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/westinghouse-atom-smasher/#post-70483 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:53:34 -0400 I’d also be glad to help with this @carlsonf!! I did the initial draft of the proposal for the Airport Model, as well as the material take-offs and parts estimate. Fair warning though, I am NOT the person to help out with a Studio model!!

]]> 0 ec8b322334260f2b538be7e633840cdc Bob Grier replied to the topic SteelCityLUG has a LEGO Ideas Fan Designer! in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/steelcitylug-has-a-lego-ideas-fan-designer/#post-69449 Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:01:44 -0400 Congrats Jason!! Truly a marathon for you to get there, but you got there!! Great news!!

]]> 0 d03847983a84b752b9e1757306e8ef0f Bob Grier replied to the topic sorting desc or asc by date in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/sorting-desc-or-asc-by-date/#post-68403 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:04:07 -0500 @joshhall, It works fine now. Thanks!

]]> 0 ecf173746398ba6b4f732b7ad895a67f Bob Grier replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/page/2/#post-68318 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:18:21 -0500 Personally, I’d prefer click what you want and then click where you want it.

]]> 0 df9916c205dbbe221f4a6c1683d92964 Bob Grier replied to the topic Member Inventory in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/member-inventory/#post-68287 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 20:24:39 -0500 @joshhall, had to play around a little but got it to work. I tried it in Layout Designer and was able to access it, rotate it and place it into the Locomotion Weekend layout. It assigned it a short code of CLN which wasn’t readily recognizable, so I went into My Inventory and edited the short code to DQI. When I went back into Layout Designer the…Read more

]]> 0 b29d0d2b48f5b5f4c0bd961075651803 Bob Grier replied to the topic Member Inventory in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/member-inventory/#post-68284 Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:03:00 -0500 @joshhall, I was able to add a MOC for the Duquesne Incline, description and size first, and then add a photo using the “edit” function after the initial save. When I did that and opened via “edit” again, my name shows up in the “description” field, and there was nothing in the “short code” field??

I also tried to access it in the Layout…Read more

]]> 0 baae0f59a161c25509496845b6d9c9cc Bob Grier replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/#post-68142 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:23:42 -0500 Agree @gabevistica. One other footnote, I was able to place smaller baseplates “on top” of the LRC (Long Radius Curve) 4×4 block, which temporarily solved the issue you brought up the other day about that LRC box not being the actual baseplate footprint for those long radius corners.

]]> 0 c8695dcaead3f67a0080f693f066087f Bob Grier replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/#post-68139 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 16:53:36 -0500 @joshhall, I played around with trying to replicate the Locomotion Weekend layout some more this morning and it worked pretty well. Couple of comments:

1. The “snap to grid” and “duplicate” both worked well for placing baseplates.
2. I was also able to place a couple of text boxes but noticed that once they were on there and I went back using…Read more

]]> 0 4c559ccc2b532dd9887130e2d198d1ac Bob Grier replied to the topic Layout Designer in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/layout-designer/#post-68101 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:12:33 -0500 Played around with this a little bit today by starting to build the Locomotion Weekend layout for 2026. Still lots to do, but I plan to try to replicate that layout in the Layout Planner.

Here’s a link to the Google Sheets file that shows what I used for baseplate color coding/legend for Locomotion Weekend 2026. Certainly nothing set in stone,…Read more

]]> 0 08e988be01afb17d1f258e41e594462a Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-68064 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:26:26 -0500 @joshhall, couple things after trying these latest fixes:
1. Oldest/Newest pagination: Being able to switch from page to page of a multiple page thread now works, but when I open a thread with multiple pages in it (like Winter Trolley or International LEGO Day ’26), and I’m set on “Newest First”, it opens to the newest post on the last page of the…Read more

]]> 0 89da06afeeae5f2735bfb836fc9db3cd Bob Grier replied to the topic rotating display sign up in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/rotating-display-sign-up/#post-68055 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 23:33:07 -0500 @joshhall, I worked within the template that you initially provided to add BAM Allison Park, but after doing it I think it would be better and easier for locations with multiple display cases if each case had its’ own dimensions and description of who has what in each case. Odds are that the displays in each case, and maybe even on each shelf,…Read more

]]> 0 e00a80bf174e73112085b5610a828ea1 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-68020 Mon, 26 Jan 2026 03:32:19 -0500 @joshhall, I tried these fixes with mixed results (used my laptop and didn’t try on mobile):

1. Log-in and Search forums don’t show up on the Home Page when it first opens, but if I click on one of the forum topics and I’m not logged in the boxes for both show up (there’s actually (2) different sets of Log-in boxes).
2. Most Recent Topics on the…Read more

]]> 0 865949a1dd42bd4d91f96a6fe16b3c53 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67903 Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:42:13 -0500 @joshhall, one more item I noticed. When you click on a forum thread that has multiple pages, and you have the sort set for “newest first”, it opens to the top post on the

    last page

of the thread and not to the most recent post.

]]> 0 942bca3df34d7f5fbf313913017341a8 Bob Grier replied to the topic What's John Up To? in the forum MOCs https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/does-john-even-build-anything/page/2/#post-67888 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 18:55:14 -0500 Pretty cool!! “Magneto” strikes again!!

Someone’s going to ask you what gauge is that!!! LOL

]]> 0 f2e598617587923b110e0e326c4f3458 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67874 Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:17:13 -0500 3) what ‘bottom bar’?

@joshhall, scroll down to the bottom of any page. These are all there but hard to see.

2026 Steel City LUG. LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group of companies which does not sponsor, authorize or endorse this site.
Contact
For Members
View my PAB history
Inventory
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Rotating Displays
Member Map…Read more

]]> 0 19743b01526701c4594fa53e04d14211 Bob Grier replied to the topic new theme for the website in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-theme-for-the-website/#post-67861 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:55 -0500 Hey @joshhall, the new theme looks GREAT!!

Couple of “punch list” items that I’ve noticed:
* Even though you posted in this thread yesterday, it didn’t show up in the “Latest Activity” list. I had to go to Forums/Site Admin to find it.
* In the “White” version, the text under “Build Community in Pittsburgh with Bricks” doesn’t show. Needs a…Read more

]]> 0 cc2b6af3603b947329d7f37515757140 Bob Grier wrote a new post https://steelcitylug.com/?p=67822 Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:49:25 -0500 Empire Brick CON 2026Mark your calendars! I received information from ROCLUG over the weekend that they have confirmed the dates for Empire Brick Con 2026 with the […]

]]> 13912f79bc71af319240f9ccf051c1a6 Bob Grier replied to the topic Hi, I’m Spencer! in the forum Introductions https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-im-spencer/#post-67708 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:10:05 -0500 Glad you got in Spencer! Welcome to the group!!

]]> 0 f3899ff2140aaa5bac2ac04fc9046abb Bob Grier replied to the topic rotating display sign up in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/rotating-display-sign-up/#post-67428 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 22:09:17 -0500 Dimensions for the (4) lockable glass cabinets at the Bricks & Minifigs Store in Allison Park.
– Shelf Width = 33 1/2″
– Shelf Depth = 13″ from the back glass to the sliding glass door.
– Overall height = Approx. 6 ft.
– (4) shelves per cabinet, adjustable and removable for taller displays.

]]> 0 6b30ffd32fae070944663d98aed4b5cd Bob Grier replied to the topic site migration to VPS in the forum Site Admin https://steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/site-migration-to-vps/#post-67402 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:29:22 -0500 @joshhall, some more items for the punch list from the migration:

1. Except for one or two items loaded after the migration, it looks like the last image in the Media Library is from December 6th. Missing items would include the gallery photos for South Park Light-up Night and Winter Trolley, plus any photo submissions of Christmas ornaments from…Read more

]]> 0 629bddd2f51fe367933acb61f9255cbb Bob Grier replied to the topic New Member - John Santore in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/new-member-john-santore/#post-64119 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 15:09:44 -0400 Uh-Oh, 4960 Route 8 is in Shoppers Plaza!! That IS in @greg and my back yard (and @randomdan, @cybladez101, @skippermike, among others)!!

Welcome @jsantore, look forward to meeting you!! We do have one relatively close event to your new store coming up in Mars PA for the Mars New Year Festival June 6-7th if you want to check out that thread!

]]> 0 7d0b00909f0865c2673c75e2c67cd550 Bob Grier replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/61/#post-62486 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:37:09 -0500 @gabevistica, what I’ve found that works is to attach one photo with the original post and then go back and “Edit” the post after it’s up to add more photos. Doing it that way they stack up with your original post. You have to add them one at a time, and it’s a pain, but it works.

]]> 0 2357f81b6189ce738e42ee3e093c8417 Bob Grier replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/61/#post-62230 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 16:40:41 -0500 Whoa!! It only took them 30+ years to figure out there would be a following for this!! Guess I know what’s on my Christmas list for next year!!

@tcsbgdady, which minifig do you think will be the most in demand? I’m going with either Guinan or Wesley Crusher!

]]> 0 de133d659e2d6f9e53dd91d996b7e2fa Bob Grier replied to the topic The Behemoth (Bridge) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-behemoth-bridge/#post-61506 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:35:05 -0500 This is looking great Michael!! Even without the mechanism working it would still an impressive build!! Can’t wait to see it in action!!

I also agree that leaving the technic holes exposed gives it a more “industrial” look. Not quite “riveted” construction, but it has that “old school” look and feel!!

]]> 0 46caf2bab4838d86e55387997e1647e5 Bob Grier replied to the topic Creepy crawlers in the basement in the forum Off Topic https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/creepy-crawlers-in-the-basement/#post-60853 Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:46:30 -0400 Finished or unfinished, it’s still a basement! It’s considerate of you to reach out and ask, since obviously someone brought it up, but I personally haven’t noticed any real issues in all the years I’ve been coming down there. All of us that own homes have occasional “visitors” (a couple of weeks ago I found a 12″ garden snake in my finished…Read more

]]> 0 5a3f7d9e2c7b29776328c14c89035b5d Bob Grier replied to the topic Q3 2024 Build Challenge in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/q3-2024-build-challenge/#post-60361 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 14:32:19 -0400 I’ve uploaded videos of the SMASH Challenge!! Use the link below to view them, and by all means TURN UP THE SOUND to get the full experience!!

1st Place – Kristen W.
2nd Place – Adam’s Daughter
3rd Place – Marcella
Honorable Mention – Jonny W.

We did have a fifth entry from Dan W., but unfortunately is suffered a catastrophic failure during…Read more

]]> 0 dbcc07e153a7f887e3ecd62f241bc486 Bob Grier replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/8/#post-60106 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 03:32:39 -0400 @knb112 Of course!!

]]> 0 244935151211688a25cff8e6914d337d Bob Grier replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/7/#post-60084 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:05:48 -0400 I copied the photos that were on the LUG Facebook page from this event and uploaded them to the Gallery today. Unfortunately by doing it this way they’re all pretty low resolution jpeg’s.

As far as I can tell, all of the other pics posted in this thread are of other people’s or other LUG’s displays. If there are other photos out there of OUR…Read more

]]> 0 959c63017741b79869f17eb5a1871565 Bob Grier replied to the topic Brickfair VA 2024 AUG 3-4 in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/brickfair-va-2024-aug-3-4/page/5/#post-59591 Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:08:46 -0400 Sure thing @argonvesher! I pulled the minifigs out this morning (they were still in the same bag they came home in from last year) and verified that all of the quantities you listed are still there!! We’ll just have to figure out how to get them to you before the end of the month. Maybe I can drop them with @knb112 or @timf if either of them have room.

]]> 0 f1c1deaa1868e44fd908fa6d4a7d1116 Bob Grier replied to the topic 2024-04 LEGO Store Display in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2024-04-lego-store-display/#post-58647 Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:44:00 -0400 Thanks @watchwmarcella, I added it to the Gallery! Looks great!!

]]> 0 95bdbdf1b1a359978e20da1a14c025a6 Bob Grier replied to the topic 2024-04 LEGO Store Display in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/2024-04-lego-store-display/#post-58622 Thu, 11 Apr 2024 16:29:07 -0400 Congrats @watchwmarcella!! I added your pic to the 2024 LEGO Store Gallery album. If you have a close-up of the display itself, post it here and I’ll add that to the Gallery.

]]> 0 abf3662e8d50166c5ce3fc608cd72573 Bob Grier replied to the topic The Behemoth (Bridge) in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/the-behemoth-bridge/#post-58447 Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:07:17 -0400 Off to a great start! Can’t wait to see it all come together!!

]]> 0 3137f5b7eb2c43c044ef5eb992b56bf0 Bob Grier replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/15/#post-58336 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:54:22 -0400 @greg, here’s the PennLUG standard that we’ve followed for straight track. The track sections are both MILS’d and ballasted. Hope this helps!

]]> 0 6d20b75ab1c14a6d907da1db6d0a8cf1 Bob Grier replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/14/#post-56884 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 16:13:56 -0500 Check the instructions before you do! The spiral galaxy is a sticker, and stars are there, but the Moon and other Planets aren’t!! Call it “deceptive advertising”?

]]> 0 824b6f8983d7cba13539ca1bdfc33514 Bob Grier replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/13/#post-56709 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 01:41:01 -0500 Nice job guys!! The display is certainly big enough that we can find a spot for both!!

]]> 0 af636ecb9f0510332c61fa397bb42b2c Bob Grier replied to the topic First-Time Builder, So Many Questions in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/first-time-builder-so-many-questions/page/3/#post-56505 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 21:34:38 -0500 @carlsonf that looks great!! One suggestion I would have for when you display it would be to bring one or two of the LDD cut-away views for the Reactor Building and annotate what some of the components are. That would help non-nuclear people (like me!) understand what they’re looking at!!

]]> 1 27a205034e7bec2963a1ffb972b4f8e8 Bob Grier replied to the topic Inventory Mgmt system in the forum Site Admin https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/inventory-mgmt-system/page/2/#post-56359 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:04:11 -0500 I like it!! Much easier to read and follow!!

]]> 0 3fe74862648e27b635cf4d2f566d2514 Bob Grier replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/13/#post-56226 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 13:43:46 -0500 I got to see this yesterday in person, and these pics don’t do justice to the “stained glass” windows Greg has in this thing, especially the round one in the back!!

]]> 0 0ca85381016e9933a28f0bd7377775f6 Bob Grier replied to the topic Blogged in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/blogged/page/7/#post-56049 Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:58:37 -0500 Hey, @tfdesigns, @joshhall and the LUG got some press in the Winter 2023 edition of the Carnegie magazine for Warhol inspired Campbell’s Soup Can that’s currently on display at the Science Center!!!

]]> 0 42f03870ebc7d997768b6dfacd90e315 Bob Grier replied to the topic Hi Everybody! in the forum Introductions https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/hi-everybody-4/#post-55940 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 13:44:12 -0500 @marquar, Welcome, and thanks for the shout-out! Look forward to meeting you!!

]]> 0 1304d1d08f19c01142a7afeaed94fb92 Bob Grier replied to the topic What's John Up To? in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/does-john-even-build-anything/#post-55220 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 16:27:30 -0400 Nice touch with the Penguin!!

]]> 0 48dc9c7b5f8f5108be487d796bae893d Bob Grier replied to the topic What's John Up To? in the forum MOCs https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/does-john-even-build-anything/#post-55216 Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:44:28 -0400 I’ve used WD-40 on the Incline car wheels/axles to eliminate squeaks and it’s worked pretty well. Haven’t tried it on gears or motors. Looking forward to seeing the skaters “in action”!

]]> 0 2e83a348effd0ae9e78f4671deff9cd9 Bob Grier replied to the topic what the heck is Greg doing? in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/what-the-heck-is-greg-doing/page/11/#post-54882 Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:28:56 -0400 Not sure what you’re building, but if you don’t find one you could always use a 1×1 headlignt brick backwards. No little sloped shelf on the bottom, but it would give you the 1×1 square window.

]]> 0 fe7f31a21f317aeb70dadbaf0e7b080f Bob Grier replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/54/#post-54634 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 22:24:40 -0400 @playingwithechoes, all of my pics from Home & Garden are posted in the Gallery under that event (on page 2). If you right click on any of the images themselves (not the border), you should get a pull-down that gives you the option to “save image as”, and it should let you save it as a .jpeg. If you have trouble, let me know.

]]> 0 29a7ba34ccd4b63b90afc98c8dc0c4a6 Bob Grier replied to the topic Q2 2023 Build Challenge - Reef Madness! in the forum Build challenges! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/reef-madness/#post-53333 Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:06:37 -0400 I’ve added pics from the Q2 Build Challenge to the Gallery. To access them, click on the “Gallery” tab at the top right corner of any page, and then click “2023-06 Q2 Build Challenge”.

For those who couldn’t attend, the winner was @jrosie for her “Deep in the Reef”, followed by @argonvesher 2nd and @cybladez101 3rd! Also submitting entries were @k…Read more

]]> 0 1c6c02c9755385abad429aeb9c40e8e3 Bob Grier replied to the topic Threadjacking in the forum All Things LEGO! https://www.steelcitylug.com/forum/topic/threadjacking/page/52/#post-51878 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 15:33:43 -0400 I typed in “Blocks Magazine Issue 33” into a Bing search and was able to get a link to a .pdf archived copy. Description for “building the road” starts on page 96. Essentially, he’s using multiple strips of staggered 2×2 plates and 2×2 tiles, and then bending those slowly to flex those strips into the curved shape.…Read more

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