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Best MJ Strain

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I've heard endless talks about strain traits, effects, potency, phenotypes and quality. The terp profiles, sativa, indica and vaping, which I don't like. Using a nail to vape dabs or other concentrates is not healthier on the lungs. The high heat from the nail makes the vapor harsh and sore on the lungs. You also build up an insane tolerance to THC making herb unusable.

My all time favorite is an off cross of Gainesville Green or the original Bubba OG Kush from the 90's. It was the most potent strains back when and available in FL. Lately, I've tried a few heavy hitters and put Lemon Diesel and Wedding Cake an offshoot of GSC at top. Once in awhile you get a batch from a rare strain that has virtually no ceiling. This is a odd and sought after quality, especially for Medical users who rely on a daily dose of medicine as effective as the day before. NYC Diesel, OG kush, Wedding Cake and a few other strains exhibit the ability to get the user high again only hours after last consumed. I once grew a strain crossed with Blueberry, White Widow x Hindu Kush (2004) that was POTENT beyond almost LSD. The plants were literally white with trichromes, offset by dark maroon hairs. It smelled like a cross between feet, lemons and skunk and was so sticky you couldn't touch without gluing your fingers too it. My friends called it the one hit destroyer. By far the most lethal strain ever I saw. I actually wouldn't wish for it again for anybody, too strong.

What a lot of West Coast sellers won't tell you is that strain history doesn't always equate to a quality batch. I've seen resin covered nugs that looked like they should've leveled the Hulk that barely made my nose twitch. Bad nutrients, poor cycling, early harvesting, poor cure or something caused the negative output. And yet I've smoked buds that were barely sticky blow my head off. It seems our personal makeup reacts to different MJ chemical profiles.

So,,, what's been your consistently favorite strain?
 
A nail; heat?

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Hits like a big iced bong, no heat. No smoke (water vapor). I prefer sativa then hybrid then indica. Strains are largely flavors to me, as I'm not much concerned with minor differences among strains.
 
I've heard endless talks about strain traits, effects, potency, phenotypes and quality. The terp profiles, sativa, indica and vaping, which I don't like. Using a nail to vape dabs or other concentrates is not healthier on the lungs. The high heat from the nail makes the vapor harsh and sore on the lungs. You also build up an insane tolerance to THC making herb unusable.

My all time favorite is an off cross of Gainesville Green or the original Bubba OG Kush from the 90's. It was the most potent strains back when and available in FL. Lately, I've tried a few heavy hitters and put Lemon Diesel and Wedding Cake an offshoot of GSC at top. Once in awhile you get a batch from a rare strain that has virtually no ceiling. This is a odd and sought after quality, especially for Medical users who rely on a daily dose of medicine as effective as the day before. NYC Diesel, OG kush, Wedding Cake and a few other strains exhibit the ability to get the user high again only hours after last consumed. I once grew a strain crossed with Blueberry, White Widow x Hindu Kush (2004) that was POTENT beyond almost LSD. The plants were literally white with trichromes, offset by dark maroon hairs. It smelled like a cross between feet, lemons and skunk and was so sticky you couldn't touch without gluing your fingers too it. My friends called it the one hit destroyer. By far the most lethal strain ever I saw. I actually wouldn't wish for it again for anybody, too strong.

What a lot of West Coast sellers won't tell you is that strain history doesn't always equate to a quality batch. I've seen resin covered nugs that looked like they should've leveled the Hulk that barely made my nose twitch. Bad nutrients, poor cycling, early harvesting, poor cure or something caused the negative output. And yet I've smoked buds that were barely sticky blow my head off. It seems our personal makeup reacts to different MJ chemical profiles.

So,,, what's been your consistently favorite strain?

The secret to mj is that there are hundreds of ingredients that get you messed up, thc is just the most prominent. The varience in quality has to do with growth and strain type, often times the growth type can produce wildly different results, by yeilding less thc and more of other secret ingredients.
 
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Hits like a big iced bong, no heat. No smoke (water vapor). I prefer sativa then hybrid then indica. Strains are largely flavors to me, as I'm not much concerned with minor differences among strains.

That looks like ceramic with heating coils? Vaporizing may be low heat but it still takes some temp reaction to transfer the shatter from solid to fumes? Like you, I'm not that interested in the hype of strain types (sativa-indica) or phenotypes.
 
That looks like ceramic with heating coils? Vaporizing may be low heat but it still takes some temp reaction to transfer the shatter from solid to fumes? Like you, I'm not that interested in the hype of strain types (sativa-indica) or phenotypes.

I notice the difference between sativa and indica. Within those groups, there's variance in effects. But basically, it's sativa head high and indica body high. Like light and dark hash.
 
I notice the difference between sativa and indica. Within those groups, there's variance in effects. But basically, it's sativa head high and indica body high. Like light and dark hash.

I can tell a good Indica is more of a couch lock effect, while the sativa's are mostly racy buzzes. Hybrids are usually my consistent favs. They start off with a good energy and euphoria, then morph into the munchies and 12 hr night's sleep. Hash to me was just like today's concentrates, which I've tried Shatter, Live Resin, Bubble Hash and Kief. You get part of the high but somethings missing from the overall effect.
 
I can tell a good Indica is more of a couch lock effect, while the sativa's are mostly racy buzzes. Hybrids are usually my consistent favs. They start off with a good energy and euphoria, then morph into the munchies and 12 hr night's sleep. Hash to me was just like today's concentrates, which I've tried Shatter, Live Resin, Bubble Hash and Kief. You get part of the high but somethings missing from the overall effect.

Live resin is underwhelming when one utilizes the disposable atomizer it comes in, but put that in a coil and it's like shatter. I don't find it's missing anything except lung damage.
 
I love vaping, but I have only dabbed a few times. I agree, it is too harsh. Dabbing is to vaping what a bong hit is to taking a puff on a joint. A one gram vape cartridge lasts me a couple weeks. When my THC tolerance builds up I just take a couple days off and I am back. I have never had any issues with harshness on the lungs due to the heat but that might be because I suck it into my mouth first and then inhale rather than just inhaling it straight into the lungs from the pen.

I really don't like smoking MJ. It seems like a waste of THC as so much of it is lost during combustion. The smoke is much harsher on my lungs than a vape pen ever is. And the odor follows you everywhere. When I vape the smell doesn't "cling" to me.

When I do get my hands on actual leaf my preferred method of consuming it is to vaporize it. Note for the noobs: vaporizing and vaping are two different things. With vaping you are inhaling from the heated concentrate. With vaporizing you pass heated air over the MJ leaf and inhale that. It is hot enough to get all the goodies and taste out of the leaf without combusting it. However, I do find the heat from the small vaporizers uncomfortable on the lungs. So I use a desktop vaporizer similar to a Volcano. I can either run a long tube from it, which gives it time to cool down as it passes from the machine to the mouth, or you can simply fill up a bag with the vapor and sip on it from that, in which case it is room temperature.

As for strains? While I prefer Sativa to Indica, I can't honestly say I have a preference among the substrains. The conditions it is grown in has almost as much to do with their flavor profiles as their genetics do, so you can have different experiences with the same strains if they were grown by different cultivators. But I have never really been one who is good at noticing the finer differences between various cigars or wines either so maybe my palate just isn't refined enough to notice the differences.
 
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Live resin is underwhelming when one utilizes the disposable atomizer it comes in, but put that in a coil and it's like shatter. I don't find it's missing anything except lung damage.

You're one of those that isn't overly affected negative or super positive. Actually most of my friends from youth were similar in that they could live with or without it. I loved it much better than booze or other chemicals but I never liked the paranoia. I wasn't a big party head. I've never seen a vape that didn't use heat or batteries. I had a vape rig that I couldn't control the damned nail heat, especially with the torch lighter. Too hot and it seared, too cold and it delivered a harsh low buzz, a real PITA.
 
I love vaping, but I have only dabbed a few times. I agree, it is too harsh. Dabbing is to vaping what a bong hit is to taking a puff on a joint. A one gram vape cartridge lasts me a couple weeks. When my THC tolerance builds up I just take a couple days off and I am back. I have never had any issues with harshness on the lungs due to the heat but that might be because I suck it into my mouth first and then inhale rather than just inhaling it straight into the lungs from the pen.

I really don't like smoking MJ. It seems like a waste of THC as so much of it is lost during combustion. The smoke is much harsher on my lungs than a vape pen ever is. And the odor follows you everywhere. When I vape the smell doesn't "cling" to me.

When I do get my hands on actual leaf my preferred method of consuming it is to vaporize it. Note for the noobs: vaporizing and vaping are two different things. With vaping you are inhaling from the heated concentrate. With vaporizing you pass heated air over the MJ leaf and inhale that. It is hot enough to get all the goodies and taste out of the leaf without combusting it. However, I do find the heat from the small vaporizers uncomfortable on the lungs. So I use a desktop vaporizer similar to a Volcano. I can either run a long tube from it, which gives it time to cool down as it passes from the machine to the mouth, or you can simply fill up a bag with the vapor and sip on it from that, in which case it is room temperature.

As for strains? While I prefer Sativa to Indica, I can't honestly say I have a preference among the substrains. The conditions it is grown in has almost as much to do with their flavor profiles as their genetics do, so you can have different experiences with the same strains if they were grown by different cultivators. But I have never really been one who is good at noticing the finer differences between various cigars or wines either so maybe my palate just isn't refined enough to notice the differences.

Okay, a vape rig with a digitally controlled temp gauge and long hose for cooling would definitely make a difference compared to silicone or glass rigs. With temp control, the smoke would definitely not be as harsh. Those are $200-300, which for now I don't intend on investing in.
 
Okay, a vape rig with a digitally controlled temp gauge and long hose for cooling would definitely make a difference compared to silicone or glass rigs. With temp control, the smoke would definitely not be as harsh. Those are $200-300, which for now I don't intend on investing in.

Good to see you posting!

As an old Florida born and bred hippie, currently 62, marijuana played an integral part of my life. Bought, sold and smoked plenty of it... lived in Gainesville Florida in the late 1970s and went to the University of Florida. In that era, Gainesville growers specialized in Sensimilla. I also took trips to Negril Jamaica during my student years and made friends with a Rasta family that lived in a mountain hut.

Twice busted on Conspiracy Charges, 1973 and 1986, never convicted.... I changed my ways after the 2nd arrest. A few years later, close friends immersed themselves in hydroponics. I did not join them in their hobby. I became (and remain) a real estate broker.

Today, the quality and choices available blow me away! In my area, quite a bit comes shipped in from Colorado and California. Beyond smelling it, I don't engage. Blessings to all of you who do!


 
Good to see you posting!

As an old Florida born and bred hippie, currently 62, marijuana played an integral part of my life. Bought, sold and smoked plenty of it... lived in Gainesville Florida in the late 1970s and went to the University of Florida. In that era, Gainesville growers specialized in Sensimilla. I also took trips to Negril Jamaica during my student years and made friends with a Rasta family that lived in a mountain hut.

Twice busted on Conspiracy Charges, 1973 and 1986, never convicted.... I changed my ways after the 2nd arrest. A few years later, close friends immersed themselves in hydroponics. I did not join them in their hobby. I became (and remain) a real estate broker.

Today, the quality and choices available blow me away! In my area, quite a bit comes shipped in from Colorado and California. Beyond smelling it, I don't engage. Blessings to all of you who do!




Thanks Trip. Another Ol`Fla Boy here. Sounds like you've had your share and made a good decision. The region grown bud, when we got it was top notch, like Acapulco and Colombian Gold, Thai Stick, Panama Red, Koni Bud and Maui Waui. The choices now, besides Mexican brick are astonishing.
 
Thanks Trip. Another Ol`Fla Boy here. Sounds like you've had your share and made a good decision. The region grown bud, when we got it was top notch, like Acapulco and Colombian Gold, Thai Stick, Panama Red, Koni Bud and Maui Waui. The choices now, besides Mexican brick are astonishing.

Many grins! Going to rein in my temptation to further spill my guts.

I plea (cough cough) the 5th!
 
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Hits like a big iced bong, no heat. No smoke (water vapor). I prefer sativa then hybrid then indica. Strains are largely flavors to me, as I'm not much concerned with minor differences among strains.

Ok, so here's my question: I haven't smoked or consumed marijuana since probably 2002, and I didn't smoke much then. Prior to 2002, I hadn't smoked it since 1997-ish. I've literally never seen or experienced ANY of the modern 'concentrates', such as the "shatter" in your picture(correct terminology?). I've never been a pot head per se, only partaking occasionally even back in the day. Back in the mid 80s to early 90s when I was between 16-23 years old, I knew a guy who grew quite a lot of what was top quality pot for the time. Most people, even hardcore pot heads in the general border regions of the quad-state region of NJ, DE, MD, PA had never experienced really good quality pot. I could bring an 1/8oz or 1/4oz bag of that stuff to a party, and it would be a MAJOR hit with everyone who saw, smelled, tasted or smoked it. Having said that, I would bet that many of the modern 2010s strains are probably 2-3 times stronger in THC content, and probably 7-10x stronger than the more common commercial pot from the 1984-1991 era.

So, all ^that taken into consideration, how badly would a few strong hits of top quality pot or high % concentrates(like shatter) get a person like me stoned?
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Ok, so here's my question: I haven't smoked or consumed marijuana since probably 2002, and I didn't smoke much then. Prior to 2002, I hadn't smoked it since 1997-ish. I've literally never seen or experienced ANY of the modern 'concentrates', such as the "shatter" in your picture(correct terminology?). I've never been a pot head per se, only partaking occasionally even back in the day. Back in the mid 80s to early 90s when I was between 16-23 years old, I knew a guy who grew quite a lot of what was top quality pot for the time. Most people, even hardcore pot heads in the general border regions of the quad-state region of NJ, DE, MD, PA had ever experienced really good quality pot. I could bring an 1/8oz or 1/4oz bag of that stuff to a party, and it would be a MAJOR hit with everyone who saw, smelled, tasted or smoked it. Having said that, I would bet that many of the modern 2010s strains are probably 2-3 times stronger in THC content, and probably 7-10x stronger than the more common commercial pot from the 1984-1991 era.

So, all ^that taken into consideration, how badly would a few strong hits of top quality pot or high % concentrates(like shatter) get a person like me stoned?
!

Top quality flower is a bit over 20% THC. Shatter (I don't like the term, but it appears to be the popular one, as pictured above) is 80%. So a coil hit of shatter is like four hits of top stuff. Minus the cancer.

Live Resin, which comes in a disposable atomizer and tank, is about the same % but doesn't hit hard from the little disposable atomizer. It's more liquid than shatter.

I'd liken the disposable atomizer Live Resin to a joint, and a coil with shatter to a bong.

By the 2000s, commonly available "crips" (meaning top stuff) was over or about 20%.
 
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Top quality flower is a bit over 20% THC. Shatter (I don't like the term, but it appears to be the popular one, as pictured above) is 80%. So a coil hit of shatter is like four hits of top stuff. Minus the cancer.

Live Resin, which comes in a disposable atomizer and tank, is about the same % but doesn't hit hard from the little disposable atomizer. It's more liquid than shatter.

I'd liken the disposable atomizer Live Resin to a joint, and a coil with shatter to a bong.

By the 2000s, commonly available "crips" (meaning top stuff) was over or about 20%.

1). So I'm guessing that 3-4 good coughing bong hits of 20%++ bud, would probably really stone up a person who hadn't smoked ANY weed for 17 years?
2). I'm guessing that 3-4 good hits of an 80% concentrate would practically be a psycadelic experience?
3). Is there much difference between the general 'feeling' of smoked concentrates like shatter, compared with top quality bud?
4). Is there really much difference in the 'feeling' between the different modern strains of bud, or is it like comparing the difference between a Schlitz beer buzz versus a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer buzz(Lol)?
 
1). So I'm guessing that 3-4 good coughing bong hits of 20%++ bud, would probably really stone up a person who hadn't smoked ANY weed for 17 years?
2). I'm guessing that 3-4 good hits of an 80% concentrate would practically be a psycadelic experience?
3). Is there much difference between the general 'feeling' of smoked concentrates like shatter, compared with top quality bud?
4). Is there really much difference in the 'feeling' between the different modern strains of bud, or is it like comparing the difference between a Schlitz beer buzz versus a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer buzz(Lol)?

I think the only danger is "whoa, I'm so high, dude" and you forget where you put the coil down.

For a person just trying concentrates, I'd recommend the disposable atomizers; they hit mild and one can decide when is enough.


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A $10 "pen" battery will suffice for power.

Note: with concentrates, one will notice strain (sativa vs indica) more. Sativa (head) can get a little edgy while indica (body) is mild but lends one to lazy. I prefer sativa when actively engaged mentally and indica for laid back time. There are many variants of hybrids.
 
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1). So I'm guessing that 3-4 good coughing bong hits of 20%++ bud, would probably really stone up a person who hadn't smoked ANY weed for 17 years?
2). I'm guessing that 3-4 good hits of an 80% concentrate would practically be a psycadelic experience?
3). Is there much difference between the general 'feeling' of smoked concentrates like shatter, compared with top quality bud?
4). Is there really much difference in the 'feeling' between the different modern strains of bud, or is it like comparing the difference between a Schlitz beer buzz versus a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer buzz(Lol)?

I will tell you like it is, thc quality does not equal quality of high, rather just how high you get, the quality of it is determined by a balance of various canniboids and terpenes, differing ratio's of each result in entirely different experiences.

The concentrates focus on just a thc high, and if that it what people want that is what to go for, but for those who want more than the thc high and want the full experience different strains deliver different results as well as growing tequniques.

I have not smoked since 2008 before I joined the army, But I quite well remember the stuff, and how two different buds of different growing means and strains with the same thc would give completely different highs.
 
Ok, so here's my question: I haven't smoked or consumed marijuana since probably 2002, and I didn't smoke much then. Prior to 2002, I hadn't smoked it since 1997-ish. I've literally never seen or experienced ANY of the modern 'concentrates', such as the "shatter" in your picture(correct terminology?). I've never been a pot head per se, only partaking occasionally even back in the day. Back in the mid 80s to early 90s when I was between 16-23 years old, I knew a guy who grew quite a lot of what was top quality pot for the time. Most people, even hardcore pot heads in the general border regions of the quad-state region of NJ, DE, MD, PA had never experienced really good quality pot. I could bring an 1/8oz or 1/4oz bag of that stuff to a party, and it would be a MAJOR hit with everyone who saw, smelled, tasted or smoked it. Having said that, I would bet that many of the modern 2010s strains are probably 2-3 times stronger in THC content, and probably 7-10x stronger than the more common commercial pot from the 1984-1991 era.

So, all ^that taken into consideration, how badly would a few strong hits of top quality pot or high % concentrates(like shatter) get a person like me stoned?
!

go slow
stay hydrated
and enjoy finding out what amount works best for you
 
Having done my share of growing, i never ordered seed with proven genetics. Call me crazy but i like the variation in random bag seed (as rare as those seeds are these days) IMO. Organic greenhouse grown, is best.
 
I can tell a good Indica is more of a couch lock effect, while the sativa's are mostly racy buzzes. Hybrids are usually my consistent favs. They start off with a good energy and euphoria, then morph into the munchies and 12 hr night's sleep. Hash to me was just like today's concentrates, which I've tried Shatter, Live Resin, Bubble Hash and Kief. You get part of the high but somethings missing from the overall effect.

Carbon monoxide and other combustion products are what's "missing". Add one puff of weed to a concentrate buzz and WHOOHOO!.
 
I love vaping, but I have only dabbed a few times. I agree, it is too harsh. Dabbing is to vaping what a bong hit is to taking a puff on a joint. A one gram vape cartridge lasts me a couple weeks. When my THC tolerance builds up I just take a couple days off and I am back. I have never had any issues with harshness on the lungs due to the heat but that might be because I suck it into my mouth first and then inhale rather than just inhaling it straight into the lungs from the pen.

I really don't like smoking MJ. It seems like a waste of THC as so much of it is lost during combustion. The smoke is much harsher on my lungs than a vape pen ever is. And the odor follows you everywhere. When I vape the smell doesn't "cling" to me.

When I do get my hands on actual leaf my preferred method of consuming it is to vaporize it. Note for the noobs: vaporizing and vaping are two different things. With vaping you are inhaling from the heated concentrate. With vaporizing you pass heated air over the MJ leaf and inhale that. It is hot enough to get all the goodies and taste out of the leaf without combusting it. However, I do find the heat from the small vaporizers uncomfortable on the lungs. So I use a desktop vaporizer similar to a Volcano. I can either run a long tube from it, which gives it time to cool down as it passes from the machine to the mouth, or you can simply fill up a bag with the vapor and sip on it from that, in which case it is room temperature.

As for strains? While I prefer Sativa to Indica, I can't honestly say I have a preference among the substrains. The conditions it is grown in has almost as much to do with their flavor profiles as their genetics do, so you can have different experiences with the same strains if they were grown by different cultivators. But I have never really been one who is good at noticing the finer differences between various cigars or wines either so maybe my palate just isn't refined enough to notice the differences.

I recently got an "electric nail" vaporizer for concentrates. My lungs don't like the "cut" they put in the pens to make them work properly. This device will give a fifteen second draw so you can get dab sized hits. Or you can sip it as much as you like.

I really like it. But I will never give up flowers.

It has a built in slilicone jar and with a full charge you could get a pretty big crew faded. No muss, no fuss. (Once loaded. Still kinda a sticky process)
 
Ok, so here's my question: I haven't smoked or consumed marijuana since probably 2002, and I didn't smoke much then. Prior to 2002, I hadn't smoked it since 1997-ish. I've literally never seen or experienced ANY of the modern 'concentrates', such as the "shatter" in your picture(correct terminology?). I've never been a pot head per se, only partaking occasionally even back in the day. Back in the mid 80s to early 90s when I was between 16-23 years old, I knew a guy who grew quite a lot of what was top quality pot for the time. Most people, even hardcore pot heads in the general border regions of the quad-state region of NJ, DE, MD, PA had never experienced really good quality pot. I could bring an 1/8oz or 1/4oz bag of that stuff to a party, and it would be a MAJOR hit with everyone who saw, smelled, tasted or smoked it. Having said that, I would bet that many of the modern 2010s strains are probably 2-3 times stronger in THC content, and probably 7-10x stronger than the more common commercial pot from the 1984-1991 era.

So, all ^that taken into consideration, how badly would a few strong hits of top quality pot or high % concentrates(like shatter) get a person like me stoned?
!

Use caution! Start with one hit. I would advise staying away from sativas at first because they tend to be the culprit when people have bad first experiences (or recent experiences by those who haven't smoked in a long time). Too intense and high energy. Causes anxiety in my wife. No problem with indicas and most hybrids.
 
1). So I'm guessing that 3-4 good coughing bong hits of 20%++ bud, would probably really stone up a person who hadn't smoked ANY weed for 17 years?
2). I'm guessing that 3-4 good hits of an 80% concentrate would practically be a psycadelic experience?
3). Is there much difference between the general 'feeling' of smoked concentrates like shatter, compared with top quality bud?
4). Is there really much difference in the 'feeling' between the different modern strains of bud, or is it like comparing the difference between a Schlitz beer buzz versus a Pabst Blue Ribbon beer buzz(Lol)?

I would say you would he risking the spins with three or four rips. I actually got a little angry the first time I got the spins from weed.

The vape high is a little different as it is missing the effects of the products of combustion.

And indicas make me sleep while sativas give me the "awake-thinking-interesting-thoughts"? buzz I most enjoy.

Sour Diesels are my favorite.
 
I would say you would he risking the spins with three or four rips. I actually got a little angry the first time I got the spins from weed.

The vape high is a little different as it is missing the effects of the products of combustion.

And indicas make me sleep while sativas give me the "awake-thinking-interesting-thoughts"? buzz I most enjoy.

Sour Diesels are my favorite.

Love Sativa but Indica is much easier to grow. Sativa takes a long time to finish and grows very tall.
 
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