Fire and Ice/Cliffnotes

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*A group of cats make their way through a wasteland.
**They pass several Twolegs sitting by a fire.
**It is revealed that WindClan have been driven out from their territory by ShadowClan.
**The cats argue, fearing for their safety, and Tallstar says they will be safer here than in their old territory.
**The Twolegs hear them, throwing a hard object at them, which injures Ashfoot.
*Deadfoot and Onewhisker hunt for rats.
**They discover a sewer under a tangle of Thunderpaths, and the Clan decides to shelter there.
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*Fireheart and Graystripe, after being made warriors, guard the camp in a silent vigil.
**Fireheart is suspicious about Tigerclaw and is troubled by dark thoughts.
**The cats wake up and begin their daily tasks.
*The sun rises, and the two new warriors finish their vigil and sleep.
**Fireheart has a dream about WindClan fleeing their territory.
*Fireheart and Graystripe discuss Tigerclaw's treachery and what they should do about it.
*Bluestar calls a Clan meeting.
**Longtail is given his first apprentice, Swiftpaw.
*On the night of the full moon, the ThunderClan cats travel to the Gathering.
**Fireheart tells Bluestar that Ravenpaw is still alive and that Tigerclaw killed Redtail.
**Bluestar is happy to hear that Ravenpaw is alive, but does not believe Fireheart's accusations of Tigerclaw.
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*ThunderClan arrives at Fourtrees.
**Graystripe remarks that ShadowClan look strong and well-fed, even if the battle and Brokenstar's leadership left them half-starved and in disarray.
**Nightpelt is ShadowClan's new leader.
*The Gathering starts.
*Bluestar announces that ThunderClan has two new warriors and a new medicine cat, Yellowfang.
*Nightpelt announces that he is leader, but has not made his journey to the Moonstone yet.
**He assumes that Brokenstar left the forest with the other banished warriors.
**He demands that RiverClan continue to allow them to use the river to hunt, but Crookedstar refuses.
*Nightpelt and Crookedstar plan to share WindClan's abandoned territory.
**Bluestar argues that WindClan must be brought back, and the cats argue.
**Nightpelt half-heartedly agrees that WindClan should return.
*There seems to be a shift in the Clan alliances, with ShadowClan siding with RiverClan.
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*ThunderClan return to their camp.
*Bluestar calls a Clan meeting to discuss the Gathering.
**She talks about the other two Clans' reluctance about allowing WindClan to return.
*Fireheart has another dream about the fleeing WindClan.
*The next morning, Bluestar calls Fireheart and Graystripe in her den.
**She and Tigerclaw ask Fireheart and Graystripe to go look for WindClan, and bring them back.
**Tigerclaw prepares them for the journey, and warns them about Nightpelt.
**The two warriors get traveling herbs from Yellowfang.
*Fireheart and Graystripe leave the camp.
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*Fireheart and Graystripe start their journey.
*They get to Fourtrees, then continue their journey through WindClan territory.
**They smell fresh RiverClan scents and notice several cats on a hunting patrol.
**The patrol almost spots them, but the two warriors manage to hide in an abandoned badger set.
*Fireheart and Graystripe find the abandoned and ravaged WindClan camp.
*They follow a scent trail through a field.
*They pass Barley's territory and wonder if Ravenpaw made it safely to the farm.
*They come to a Thunderpath and lose the scent trail.
**Fireheart concludes that WindClan crossed the Thunderpath.
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*Fireheart crosses the Thunderpath and picks up the WindClan scent on the other side.
*Fireheart and Graystripe find a WindClan scent marker, revealing that WindClan has sheltered nearby.
**They see a tangle of Thunderpaths in the distance.
**They decide to rest until the next morning and sleep in a tunnel under a Thunderpath.
*The next day, Fireheart and Graystripe continue their search.
**They notice a fire, some sleeping Twolegs, and shapes of cats.
*They follow the WindClan cats from a distance and see them disappearing in the tunnels under the Thunderpaths.
*They enter the tunnels, and the WindClan cats are about to attack them.
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*Tallstar appears and asks the ThunderClan cats why they came.
*Fireheart and Graystripe explain that they want WindClan to return home.
**They reveal that Brokenstar was driven out.
*Tallstar decides that WindClan will return home, and Fireheart and Graystripe offer to accompany them.
*The cats see themselves fit for the journey, except Morningflower's kit.
*They exit the tunnels and start their journey.
**Fireheart offers to carry Morningflower's kit.
*They have to cross a Thunderpath.
**One group almost gets hit by a monster.
*It starts raining, and all cats are weak and exhausted.
*They meet Ravenpaw who lets them have food and shelter at the barn.
**The WindClan cats are hostile and wary, but Tallstar finally agrees that they should enter the barn.
**Barley, Ravenpaw, Fireheart, Graystripe, Deadfoot, and Onewhisker hunt for fresh-kill.
**Fireheart and Ravenpaw exchange news.
*The next morning, Barkface receives a warning from StarClan about an unnecessary death.
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*The cats discuss the omen, and are worried about it.
*WindClan continues their journey, accompanied by Fireheart and Graystripe.
*They enter WindClan territory and finally reach their camp.
*Tallstar is grateful for ThunderClan's help.
**He sends Onewhisker and Deadfoot to escort Fireheart and Graystripe to Fourtrees.
**Onewhisker catches a rabbit, and they share the prey.
*Deadfoot suggests they took a shortcut through RiverClan territory.
**They get ambushed by a RiverClan patrol consisting of six cats.
**Tigerclaw's patrol arrives to help them.
**Fireheart saves Sandpaw from falling off the gorge.
*A RiverClan warrior, Whiteclaw, is killed when he falls from the gorge while battling Graystripe.
**Fireheart recalls the omen about the unnecessary death.
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*The RiverClan cats are furious because of Whiteclaw's death.
*Leopardfur blames Graystripe and calls her warriors off to settle the matter another time.
*The ThunderClan cats return to camp.
*Bluestar calls Fireheart and Graystripe to her den to ask how the mission went.
**Fireheart tells that WindClan has returned to their territory.
**Tigerclaw tells about the fight with RiverClan and the rift it caused.
*Bluestar decides to give both Fireheart and Graystripe an apprentice, despite Tigerclaw's protests.
*The Clan congratulates Fireheart and Graystripe for bringing WindClan home.
*Bluestar calls a Clan Meeting.
**Cinderpaw is apprenticed to Fireheart, and Brackenpaw is apprenticed to Graystripe.
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*The next morning, Fireheart takes Cinderpaw to explore ThunderClan territory.
**They visit the sandy hollow where most apprentice training sessions are held.
**They follow the stream to the Owl Tree, and Fireheart tells Cinderpaw about the owl.
**They visit The Great Sycamore and Snakerocks.
**They arrive at the Thunderpath and scent ShadowClan.
**They take the long way home through Tallpines and Treecut Place.
*They meet a kittypet near Twolegplace and scare her off.
*Fireheart and Cinderpaw return to the camp.
*Fireheart and Graystripe talk about their apprentices and share tongues.
*Fireheart later realizes that the kittypet they saw was Princess, his sister.
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*The next morning, Fireheart is still thinking about his sister, and not even the daily routine of Clan life can distract him.
*He decides to go find her and leaves Cinderpaw to train with Graystripe and Brackenpaw.
*He heads for Twolegplace and finds the garden where he saw the kittypet disappear the day before.
*Princess appears, and Fireheart greets her.
**Princess finally recognizes him.
**She reveals that she is expecting kits.
*Fireheart returns to camp, hunting on the way back.
**Tigerclaw is angry that Fireheart left Cinderpaw with Graystripe.
*Graystripe is still downcast because of Whiteclaw's death.
*Fireheart begins to question his own loyalty to ThunderClan.
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*Fireheart continues to visit Princess, slipping away nearly every day to see her.
*Fireheart, Cinderpaw, Graystripe, and Brackenpaw go on a hunting assignment to Sunningrocks.
**They rest on Sunningrocks, enjoying the sunshine.
**Fireheart catches a vole.
*Cinderpaw realizes the river is frozen and enters RiverClan territory to get a closer look.
*Graystripe falls through the ice when hunting a water vole.
**He almost drowns, but is rescued by a RiverClan she-cat, Silverstream.
**Silverstream is displeased to find them in RiverClan territory, but lets them go.
*They return to camp.
**Tigerclaw is displeased, as they did not bring any prey.
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*Cinderpaw tells Tigerclaw that the accident was her fault, to get them all out of trouble.
*Graystripe visits Yellowfang to get some herbs, and she tells him that he must stay in camp.
*Cinderpaw reveals that she admires Tigerclaw, and Fireheart is worried.
*Fireheart still visits Princess, and Graystripe starts to slip away from camp to meet with Silverstream at Sunningrocks.
**A patrol finds RiverClan scent near Sunningrocks.
*Tigerclaw tells Fireheart that it is time Cinderpaw and Brackenpaw were assessed.
**The deputy wants them to hunt near Twolegplace.
*Fireheart sends Cinderpaw and Brackenpaw on a hunting mission, following them from a distance.
**The apprentices make good progress.
**Fireheart tells Cinderpaw about his kittypet past.
**Once again, he questions his own loyalty to the Clan, remembering his comfortable life as a kittypet.
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*At sunset, Fireheart, Cinderpaw, and Brackenpaw return to the camp.
*Tigerclaw remarks that Graystripe is missing, and asks Fireheart if he knows where he is.
*Fireheart eats with Tigerclaw and Bluestar to report back on the two apprentices.
**Bluestar praises him for his mentoring abilities.
*Graystripe shows up, and Fireheart questions him about his absences from camp while he's supposed to be resting.
**Graystripe refuses to say where he was, but thanks Fireheart for covering for him.
**Fireheart decides to find out what is his friend up to.
*The next day, Runningwind offers to help Fireheart to train Cinderpaw and Brackenpaw.
*Fireheart excuses himself from mentoring duties, saying that he has a bellyache, and goes looking for Graystripe.
**He notices Graystripe slipping away from camp and heading for RiverClan territory.
**He follows Graystripe to Sunningrocks, where he meets Silverstream.
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*Fireheart reveals himself, startling Graystripe and Silverstream.
**He tells them off, talking about the danger and about breaking the warrior code.
*Silverstream leaves, and Fireheart escorts Graystripe back to the ThunderClan camp.
**Fireheart warns Graystripe that he should stop seeing Silverstream.
**Graystripe says he can't because they love each other.
*Yellowfang says that there is whitecough in the camp and that she needs more herbs.
*Fireheart leaves to hunt.
**He decides to talk to Silverstream about her relationship with his friend and heads for Sunningrocks.
**He finds Silverstream, but she is followed by two RiverClan warriors.
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*Silverstream swims across the river, and the other two warriors disappear.
**She scents Fireheart and asks him to reveal himself.
*Fireheart speaks with Silverstream.
**He asks her to stop seeing Graystripe, but she refuses, saying that she loves him.
**She tells Fireheart that RiverClan are starving as fishing is scarce because of the Twolegs.
*A RiverClan patrol comes, and Fireheart has to leave, heading back to the camp.
*Fireheart visits Yellowfang's den.
**Yellowfang reveals that the sickness in the camp is getting worse.
**Bluestar is sick with whitecough.
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*Fireheart stays in camp, worried about ThunderClan's leader.
*Bluestar's condition gets worse and she develops greencough.
*Tigerclaw sends a message back with Dustpaw, asking for Bluestar to meet him at the Thunderpath.
**He claims that ShadowClan have invaded ThunderClan's territory, and Tigerclaw is waiting next to a burned ash tree.
**Bluestar cannot go because of her illness.
**Cinderpaw offers to go to give Tigerclaw the message, but she is refused.
*Yellowfang sends Fireheart to fetch catmint from Twolegplace.
**He brings back as much catmint as he can carry.
**When he gets back to the camp, he notices that Cinderpaw is missing.
*Fireheart follows Cinderpaw's scent to the Thunderpath and finds her body lying motionless beside it.
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*Cinderpaw is still alive but badly hurt, one of her hind legs twisted and bloody.
*Tigerclaw appears and is shocked.
*They take Cinderpaw back to the camp.
**Fireheart feels that he is responsible for Cinderpaw's injury, being unable to teach her obedience as a mentor.
*Yellowfang treats Cinderpaw.
*Fireheart and Goldenflower watch over Bluestar.
**Bluestar loses a life and reveals that she only has one remaining.
*It snows, and the next morning everything is covered with snow.
*Yellowfang tells Fireheart that Cinderpaw will never be a warrior because her leg is injured too badly.
*Fireheart again confronts Graystripe about his meetings with Silverstream.
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*More snow falls, lying thick on the ground.
*Fireheart and Graystripe talk about Bluestar and about Cinderpaw.
*There is an outbreak of greencough in the nursery.
**Two of Brindleface's kits are sick.
**Speckletail says that all is up to StarClan, and Fireheart is angry that the Clan takes every tragedy so resignedly.
*Fireheart goes to Twolegplace to fetch more catmint.
**He meets Princess, who reveals that she had five healthy kits.
**Fireheart tells her about Clan life.
**Princess suggests that Cinderpaw's accident was a trap aimed at Bluestar.
*Fireheart returns to the camp, and Tigerclaw asks him where Graystripe is.
**Tigerclaw orders that Graystripe must stay in the camp and that Fireheart is not permitted to visit Bluestar.
*Cinderpaw develops an infection in her injured leg.
*Graystripe finally recovers from his cold.
**Fireheart tells Graystripe that Tigerclaw has noticed his disappearances.
*Fireheart finds himself longing to see Princess again.
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*Whitestorm asks Fireheart to take Sandpaw out on the dawn patrol the next day.
**Sandpaw is eager, and Fireheart is surprised by her lack of hostility.
**Whitestorm suggests that they check out the RiverClan border.
*Sandpaw and Fireheart head towards Fourtrees.
**They get along well and engage in a play-fight.
**They hunt and share the fresh-kill.
*They get to Sunningrocks and find the river frozen again.
*They return to the camp and report to Bluestar.
**Bluestar plans a raid on RiverClan, as they can now cross the river.
*Fireheart offers to go so that Graystripe won't have to fight Silverstream's Clanmates.
*Tigerclaw leads the raiding party of Willowpelt, Darkstripe, Longtail, and Fireheart.
*When they arrive at the border, the ice has already melted, and it is impossible to cross.
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*The patrol returns home, and they explain that the river has thawed.
*Graystripe attacks Fireheart because he feels Fireheart does not trust him anymore.
**They fight and are separated by Bluestar.
**Bluestar asks Fireheart about why he and Graystripe were fighting, but he refuses to tell her.
*The next morning, Fireheart visits Yellowfang's den to see Cinderpaw.
*Fireheart goes hunting with Sandpaw and Mousefur, while Graystripe is sent to hunt with Whitestorm and Brackenpaw.
*Fireheart separates from the hunting patrol to visit Princess.
**Princess gives him her firstborn kit to take back to ThunderClan.
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*Fireheart eventually agrees to take the kit to ThunderClan, so he could be raised there.
**Fireheart is pleased there will be another cat in the Clan who is kin to him.
**He takes the kit to the ThunderClan camp.
*Bluestar demands an explanation, and Fireheart reveals that the kit is his kittypet sister's son.
**The Clan is outraged at Fireheart's actions and suggest to get rid of the kit.
**Graystripe is the only cat to stand up for Fireheart.
*Frostfur asks Brindleface to look after the kit, and she agrees.
*Bluestar decides that they will take the kit in the Clan and announces this in a Clan meeting.
**She names him Cloudkit, but refuses to hold a naming ceremony.
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*The next days, Fireheart divides his time between Cloudkit, Cinderpaw, Brackenpaw, and patrols.
**Graystripe still neglects his mentor duties and keeps meeting Silverstream.
*Fireheart visits Cinderpaw, and she is eager to resume her training.
**Fireheart tells her that she will never be a warrior, and Cinderpaw accepts this, having suspected the same.
**He questions her about the accident and starts to suspect that it was a trap set by Tigerclaw.
**They talk about Cloudkit.
*Bluestar allows Fireheart and Graystripe to go to the Gathering that evening.
*Cloudkit gets a fever.
**Dustpaw and Longtail make fun of Cloudkit.
**Sandpaw reassures Fireheart it's nothing and points out the benefits to his fluffy white coat.
*Sandpaw is very friendly towards Fireheart, which lifts Fireheart's spirits.
*The cats go to the Gathering.
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*Fireheart and Onewhisker share news, and it seems that WindClan have recovered.
*The Gathering takes place.
*Bluestar accuses RiverClan of hunting at Sunningrocks.
**Crookedstar retaliates by bringing up Whiteclaw's death and reports scenting a ThunderClan warrior on RiverClan territory.
**Fireheart is worried, realizing the warrior the RiverClan patrols have scented is Graystripe.
*Tigerclaw mentions the ShadowClan scent they have found in ThunderClan territory.
**Nightstar states that those were rogue cats.
*All the leaders argue, accusing the other Clans of hunting in their territories and forming alliances.
*StarClan send clouds to cover the moon.
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*Clouds block the moon and the Gathering ends.
*Bluestar leads ThunderClan back to their camp.
*Fireheart argues with Graystripe, telling that he should not meet Silverstream again.
**Graystripe disagrees, but at least promises that he will meet Silverstream only at Fourtrees.
**The friendship between Fireheart and Graystripe comes to an end.
*Back at camp, Bluestar calls a Clan Meeting.
**She reveals that ShadowClan and RiverClan have possibly united against them.
**She orders more patrols to cope with the threat.
*Cloudkit recovers from his cold and plays in the clearing.
*Tigerclaw shows up, and Fireheart wonders again if he was responsible for Cinderpaw's accident.
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*Fireheart, Sandpaw, Whitestorm, and Mousefur take the sunhigh patrol.
**They scent ShadowClan near Snakerocks.
**They find rabbit bones and go back to camp to tell Bluestar.
*Bluestar is out on patrol, so they report to Tigerclaw.
*Tigerclaw leads an attack on ShadowClan in Bluestar's absence.
**Fireheart realizes that he is the only warrior in the camp.
*Yellowfang recognizes Brokenstar's scent on the bones and tells Fireheart that they carry Brokenstar's scent
**It turns out that it was not ShadowClan who had been hunting in ThunderClan and WindClan territory, but Brokenstar and his rogues.
*Fireheart sends Brackenpaw to find Tigerclaw's patrol, stop the attack, and call them back.
*Brokenstar and his rogues attack the ThunderClan camp.
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*ThunderClan and the rogues fight.
*Fireheart battles with Brokenstar, who is helped by Clawface.
**Graystripe saves Fireheart's life by killing Clawface.
*ThunderClan wins the fight, and the rogues run for their lives.
*Fireheart finds Brokenstar in Yellowfang's den, blinded and losing a life.
**Yellowfang admits to Fireheart that Brokenstar is her son.
**She tells Fireheart about her mate, Raggedstar, and about her kits.
*The warriors return to the camp.
*Sandpaw and Swiftpaw bury Clawface.
*Bluestar praises Fireheart for his actions.
*Brokenstar has his old name of Brokentail reinstated and is kept as a prisoner in the ThunderClan camp.
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*Fireheart tells Bluestar about the brave fight the apprentices put up in the battle.
*Bluestar holds a warrior ceremony for Sandpaw and Dustpaw.
**They receive their warrior names, Sandstorm and Dustpelt.
**Bluestar also praises Fireheart in front of the Clan.
*The cats celebrate and share fresh-kill.
*Fireheart visits Cinderpaw.
**Cinderpaw thinks she is only a burden for the Clan, but Yellowfang appreciates her help with the medicine cat tasks.
**Yellowfang gives Fireheart some herbs for a bite on his neck.
*Sandstorm and Dustpelt sit vigil, and it snows again.
*The next morning Bluestar calls a Clan meeting to tell them that they will keep Brokentail as prisoner.
*Fireheart hunts with Graystripe, but they still don't get along well.
*When the two cats return, Brindleface tells Fireheart that Cloudkit and her two kits are missing.
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*Fireheart and Sandstorm go to look for the missing kits during a heavy snowfall.
**They search around the camp, hindered by a bad weather.
*Eventually, they find Brindleface's two kits, but not Cloudkit.
**The two young kits tell Fireheart and Sandstorm that Cloudkit is hunting.
**Cloudkit has caught a vole.
**Fireheart and Sandstorm take them all back to camp.
*Bluestar tells them off, but does not punish them, sending them back to the nursery.
**She tells Fireheart that he must teach Cloudkit obedience.
*Fireheart has a dream about Spottedleaf warning him about a coming battle, and she tells him to beware a warrior he cannot trust.
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*Onewhisker arrives to ask for help.
**He reveals that ShadowClan and RiverClan are attacking WindClan's camp.
*Bluestar agrees to help and sends two parties of warriors to their aid.
**Tigerclaw takes Darkstripe, Mousefur, Longtail, Dustpelt, Fireheart, and Onewhisker on the leading party.
**Whitestorm leads the second party with the rest of the ThunderClan warriors.
*They notice that Cloudkit and Brindleface's two kits are following them.
**Fireheart orders Brackenpaw to send them home.
*The cats reach the WindClan camp.
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*ShadowClan and RiverClan try to drive WindClan out from their territory.
**WindClan is hopelessly outnumbered.
*The ThunderClan cats join the battle.
*Leopardfur battles with Fireheart, gaining the upper hand, but Tigerclaw watches on without helping him.
**Fireheart throws her off in anger.
*Silverstream attacks Fireheart, and he retaliates.
**He is about to hurt her, but Graystripe stops him.
**He lets her go, and Darkstripe sees everything.
*ShadowClan retreats, and RiverClan is on its own against WindClan and ThunderClan.
*Tigerclaw almost kills Crookedstar.
**RiverClan retreats.
*Tallstar thanks ThunderClan for the help.
*Fireheart's mistrust of Tigerclaw grows, and he realizes that Spottedleaf was referring to Tigerclaw in the dream.
*Tigerclaw challenges Fireheart about letting Silverstream go.
*Fireheart tells Graystripe no matter what happens, he'll always be his friend.
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