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Synopsis:

Male, middle-age or older.
Gandrel is a monster hunter we encounter outside the Hag's lair. He's pleasant, cheerful, and a little eccentric - but shows his experience and expertise when warning us about the hag. He's affable and unassuming, but shows moments of steel when discussing his quarry (Astarion). A younger General Iroh from Avatar is a good reference - someone who makes you feel good about yourself just by conversing with you.

How to trigger:

Repro steps:
1) To trigger Astarion's branch:
1. Start the game
2. Make sure Astarion's not in party
3. SetGlobalOsirisFlag ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness
- goto -19.11, 1.99, 255.22. The swamp illusion check will trigger.
4. Speak to Gandrel. He will eventually mention he's hunting someone (Astarion). Tell him you don't know who Astarion is.
5. After dialog ends, add Astarion into party
6. Speak to Gandrel again.
7. Astarion will make sarcastic remarks about the creature Gandrel is hunting. Choose to end the dialog peacefully and leave
8. Talk to Gandrel again. This time choose to give up Astarion to him.

2) Meeting Gandrel after dealing with Hag:
1. Meet the Hag, fight her and spare her life
2. goto -27, 5, 241
3. Speak to Gandrel.

63. [Alias] HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey = False, HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse, HAG_GurHunter_MetAgainAfterTeahouse, HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
- Alias to Node 172
- 193. [Jump] Jump to Node 136 (1)
- 108. Player: The thing you hunt - it's my companion, Astarion. I didn't know what he was.HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey, HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Astarion, ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness = False
  - 0. [Alias]
    
    Alias to Node 2
    
    207. [Jump] Jump to Node 71 (1)
- 117. Player: Astarion's the monster you seek. I wanted to protect him before.HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey, HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Astarion, ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness
  - 65. [Jump] Jump to Node 198 (1)
- 60. [Jump] Jump to Node 121 (1)
104.
Gandrel
: Go ahead. The lady of the house awaits.HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey, HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse = False, HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
End
170.
Gandrel
: You've tracked me down again, my friend. Would that I had as much luck with the beast I'm hunting.HAG_GurHunter_HasMet, HAG_GurHunter_COM_HasMet
- 22.
  Gandrel
  : [TagAnswer] ORI_Inclusion_Astarion
  - 152. Player: What'll you do when you find the vampire? Kill him?HAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan = False, REALLY_ASTARION
    
    150.
    Gandrel
    : Not this time. My orders are to capture him.
    
    143.
    Astarion
    : Oh? And bring him where, exactly?
    
    15.
    Gandrel
    : Baldur's Gate. My people wait for me there.HAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan
  - 173. Player: I'm here to help. This is Astarion - the vampire you're hunting.HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness, REALLY_ASTARION
    
    174.
    Gandrel
    : What?^devnote
    
    142.
    Astarion
    : What?!^devnote
    
    55.
    Gandrel
    : It isn't possible.
    
    166.
    Astarion
    : You idiot. What have you done?^devnote
    
    114. Player: I've delivered a monster to a monster hunter.
    
    89.
    Astarion
    : You treacherous little worm!
    
    21. [TagCinematic] ^devnote
    
    16.
    Gandrel
    : A just choice.^devnote
    
    43.
    Gandrel
    : I thank you for your help. My people work to rid this world of evil - you are a friend to our cause.
    
    5. Player: It's my pleasure. Really.
    
    42.
    Gandrel
    : It's amazing you survived, travelling with a beast like that.
    
    189.
    Gandrel
    : I have a cage ready nearby - it will hold him when he wakes.^devnote
    
    109.
    Gandrel
    : Thank you for this. And for cleansing this swamp of the hag. You have done good here today. Safe travels.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_IsDeadHAG_GurHunter_Event_HandedAstarionOver, GLO_Companion_LeaveDisappearInstantly
    End
    192.
    Gandrel
    : I would have made a deal with the hag to find this. I'm very glad that I did not. Thank you and safe travels.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_IsDead = FalseHAG_GurHunter_Event_HandedAstarionOver, GLO_Companion_LeaveDisappearInstantly
    End
    
    204. Player: What will happen to him?
    
    64.
    Gandrel
    : I'll return him to my tribe, as ordered. Whatever fate awaits him there, I'm sure it is deserved.
    
    Link to Node 189
    
    180. Player: Take the spawn, just leave his stuff with me.
    
    149.
    Gandrel
    : It's yours. This is the only prize I need.
    
    Link to Node 189
    
    146. Player: Relax, he's not taking you anywhere.
    
    48.
    Gandrel
    : There, I'm afraid you're wrong.^devnoteHAG_GurHunter_State_HunterMetAstarion, HAG_GurHunter_State_Hostile
    End
  - 92. Player: I'd like to trade.
    
    183.
    Gandrel
    : [Trade]
    
    94.
    Gandrel
    : May your road be kind.
    End
  - 101. Player: Leave.
    End
172.
Gandrel
: Moonmaiden's light upon you. And may she spare a little for me, too.^devnoteHAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey, HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse, HAG_GurHunter_MetAgainAfterTeahouse, HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
End
181. [Alias] ORI_Astarion_State_MetGurHunter
- Alias to Node 170
- Link to Node 22
184. [Alias] HAG_GurHunter_HasMet
- Alias to Node 104
- Link to Node 193
- Link to Node 108
- Link to Node 117
- Link to Node 60
188.
Gandrel
: If you'll forgive me, my friend - you have the stink of fey about you.^devnoteHAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse, HAG_GurHunter_MetAgainAfterTeahouse = False, HAG_GurHunter_HasMetHAG_GurHunter_MetAgainAfterTeahouse
- 186.
  Gandrel
  : You met with this Auntie Ethel, I take it. But did you pay her price?^devnote
  - 158. Player: The only price paid was hers. She's dead.HAG_Hag_State_IsDead
    
    51. [Jump] Jump to Node 86 (1)
  - 138. Player: Price? She was lucky to keep her life.HAG_Hag_State_IsDead = False, HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    
    85. [Jump] Jump to Node 58 (1)
  - 14. Player: She made me an offer - but I refused.HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse, HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal = False, HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated = False
    
    148.
    Gandrel
    : Your wisdom does you credit. Mine, I'm afraid, is outweighed by need.
    
    74.
    Gandrel
    : The thing I hunt has eluded me too long. The hag can have what she wants, so long as she helps me find him first.
    
    12.
    Gandrel
    : I bid you fair fortune on the road. Though you seem the type to make your own.
    End
  - 19. Player: And if I did?HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal, HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated = False
    
    169.
    Gandrel
    : I won't pry - not when I have need of her myself.
    
    Link to Node 74
  - 144. Player: Leave.
    End
208.
Gandrel
: Ah, a fellow wanderer. Forgive the aroma.^devnoteHAG_GurHunter_HasMet = FalseHAG_GurHunter_HasMet
- 82.
  Narrator
  : *You catch a waft of something foul - metallic and sickly-sweet.*
  - 96.
    Gandrel
    : Powdered iron-vine. Most monsters will think twice before making a meal of me.^devnote
    
    151.
    Gandrel
    : An old hunter's trick - if you can't mask your scent, spoil it.^devnote
    
    113. Player: Who are you?
    
    11.
    Gandrel
    : Today? The same as you - a humble supplicant, come to bargain with the lady of this house.
    
    185. [Jump] Jump to Node 131 (2)
    
    88. Player: I prefer a weapon to a stench, thanks.
    
    130.
    Gandrel
    : Sharp steel is not proof against all the monsters of this world, my friend.
    
    131.
    Gandrel
    : A sharp wit will serve you better, if you're to bargain with the lady of this house.
    
    123.
    Gandrel
    : Though... perhaps I speak too swiftly. You have an odour of your own.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    
    159.
    Gandrel
    : The stench of fey blood. You've already met the hag, then?^devnote
    
    86. Player: I have. She didn't survive the encounter.HAG_Hag_State_IsDead
    
    147.
    Gandrel
    : Truly? I won't mourn her passing, though I hoped she would help me on my hunt.^devnote
    
    160.
    Gandrel
    : I can wait. You, on the other hand, should already be running. Her coven will hear of this.^devnote
    
    50.
    Gandrel
    : They'll stop plotting to kill one another just long enough to focus all that energy on you, instead. ^devnote
    
    4. Player: I can handle it.
    
    119.
    Gandrel
    : Courage has played its part in this story, my friend. Caution will see you live to tell it.^devnote
    
    33.
    Gandrel
    : Selûne's light go with you. I fear you will need it to face what is coming.^devnote
    End
    
    26. Player: Who is it you're hunting?HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey = FalseHAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey
    
    105. [Jump] Jump to Node 136 (2)
    
    10. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    58. Player: I did - but I let her keep her life.HAG_Hag_State_IsDead = False, HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    
    115.
    Gandrel
    : Honourable, but unwise. Her kind don't share your forgiving nature. ^devnote
    
    206.
    Gandrel
    : I hoped she might help me on my hunt - but I have no desire to be the first face she sees after yours.^devnote
    
    122.
    Gandrel
    : I'll have to find my quarry by more traditional means. But, one hunter to another - well done.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 26
    
    Link to Node 10
    
    20. Player: What's it to you?
    
    118.
    Gandrel
    : Little enough - I hoped she might help me on my hunt, but I suppose she's... indisposed.^devnote
    
    162. [Jump] Jump to Node 122 (1)
    
    110.
    Gandrel
    : That is why you come to her lair, I take it? To bargain?^devnote
    
    76. Player: Are you talking about Auntie Ethel?HAG_Hag_HasMet
    
    107.
    Gandrel
    : A gentle name. But I speak of her nature.
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    196. Player: 'The lady of this house'?HAG_Hag_HasMet = False
    
    24.
    Gandrel
    : A more innocent name than some I could call her. But it is what she is that ought to concern you.
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    168. Player: Why would you assume that?
    
    167.
    Gandrel
    : Because this is her domain. If you are here, it is because it suits her.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    175. Player: It's a teahouse - hardly a lair.HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse = False
    
    141.
    Gandrel
    : A charming sight, to be sure. But the prettiest web still has a spider sitting at its centre.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    66. Player: Not at all. I was invited for tea.DEN_HagTrader_State_AgreeMeetTeahouse
    
    6.
    Gandrel
    : Of course - as the spider invites the fly. You need something, I expect. And she sensed it.^devnote
    
    102.
    Gandrel
    : Her kind have hidden among us since the first darkness - and their knowledge is matched only by their spite.^devnote
    
    13.
    Gandrel
    : Know how to ask, and they'll share that knowledge. If you're fool enough to pay their price.^devnote
    
    52. Player: Speak plainly. What is she?GLO_Hag_Knows_HagIsHag = False
    
    209.
    Gandrel
    : A powerful friend. A terrible foe. That, I cannot decide for you. ^devnote
    
    127.
    Gandrel
    : For my part - I need her knowledge. The thing I hunt has gone to ground.
    
    199. [Jump] Jump to Node 62 (1)
    
    67. Player: And are you fool enough?
    
    116.
    Gandrel
    : Of course. I'm a hunter who lost his prey, and here I am seeking help from something worse.^devnote
    
    3.
    Gandrel
    : But she thrives on suffering. Once she hears what awaits my quarry when I catch him, she will help. ^devnote
    
    136. Player: Who is it you're hunting?HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey = FalseHAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey
    
    125.
    Gandrel
    : Truth is like a blade, my friend. We can arm ourselves with it.^devnote
    
    72.
    Gandrel
    : Or just as easily find it pressed against our throat. I would not put you in danger.^devnote
    
    35. Player: There's enough deception in this place - don't add to it.HAG_ForestIllusion_State_DroppedIllusion
    
    177.
    Gandrel
    : It is not everyone who can see past her parlour tricks. As you wish - the truth is not mine to keep.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 205
    
    27. Player: Maybe I can help with your hunt.Roll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 15 (0)
    
    95. [RollResult] True
    
    83.
    Gandrel
    : No. This duty is mine alone. But for such an offer, an answer at least is owed.
    
    205. [Jump] Jump to Node 112 (1)
    
    34. [RollResult] False
    
    87.
    Gandrel
    : A kind offer - but to accept it would be no kindness at all, I assure you.
    
    54.
    Gandrel
    : You've done your part in dealing with the hag. Now, my own hunt must continue.HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    End
    163.
    Gandrel
    : Besides - first I must survive what waits in that house. One terror at a time, hm?^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated = False
    End
    
    80. Player: Come now - I've almost certainly killed worse.REALLY_WYLLRoll (Charisma, Persuasion) vs 10 (0)
    
    18. [RollResult] True
    
    37.
    Gandrel
    : I would not be so sure. But I won't keep the truth from you.
    
    112.
    Gandrel
    : I hunt a vampire spawn called Astarion. I'm bound to bring him back to Baldur's Gate - alive.HAG_GurHunter_State_MentionedAstarion, HAG_GurHunter_Event_MentionedAstarionQuestUpdate
    
    203.
    Gandrel
    : Though I cannot swear to his condition once my tribe are done with him. Is he known to you?HAG_GurHunter_Astarion_Knows_GurPlan
    
    120. Player: I know Astarion - he's no vampire.ORI_Astarion_Knows_Vampireness = False, ORI_Astarion_HasMet, ORI_Astarion_State_Dead = False
    
    46.
    Gandrel
    : So you have met him. His kind have charm beyond our mortal means to resist. ^devnote
    
    57.
    Gandrel
    : But you're right - he's no true vampire. Not yet. I don't suppose you'll tell me where he is?
    
    79. Player: Tell him how to find your camp.GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_AstarionHAG_GurHunter_Knows_CampLocation, HAG_GurHunter_Event_RevealedCampLocation, MetGur_ToldCampLocation['Gale -1', 'Karlach -1']
    
    36.
    Gandrel
    : A wise decision. I will do my work - and for what it is worth, I will take no pleasure in it.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_HagDefeatedHAG_GurHunter_DisappearOutOfSight
    End
    190. [Alias] HAG_GurHunter_DisappearOutOfSight
    
    Alias to Node 36
    
    164.
    Gandrel
    : I bid you good fortune with the lady of the house.
    End
    
    84. Player: I honestly don't know where he is.HAG_GurHunter_Event_DidNotRevealCampLocation, MetGur_DidNotToldCampLocation
    
    81.
    Gandrel
    : ...As you say. Then I must redouble my efforts, and pray my delay costs no more lives.^devnote
    End
    
    171. Player: I'm not going to help you find him. Back off.HAG_GurHunter_Event_DidNotRevealCampLocation, MetGur_DidNotToldCampLocation['Gale 1', 'Karlach 1']
    
    191.
    Gandrel
    : Astarion has quite the friend in you. I'll make sure he knows that, at the end.^devnote
    End
    
    211. Player: Attack.HAG_GurHunter_State_Hostile, HAG_GurHunter_Event_AttackedGurHunter, HAG_GurHunter_Event_DidNotRevealCampLocation, MetGur_DidNotToldCampLocation
    End
    
    98. Player: We've met - he's not the type to come quietly.ORI_Astarion_HasMet, ORI_Astarion_State_Dead = False
    
    124.
    Gandrel
    : You do know him? I don't suppose you'll tell me where he is?
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    111. Player: I've never heard of him.ORI_Astarion_HasMet = False
    
    2.
    Gandrel
    : Ah, well. If you had, I could not fault you for lying - his kind have charm beyond our mortal means to resist.
    
    145.
    Gandrel
    : Or so I'm told. With the hag gone, I shall have to wait a while longer to see for myself.HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    End
    56.
    Gandrel
    : But best to take one terror at a time, hm? I've used enough of your time - the lady awaits.HAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated = False
    End
    
    97. Player: You can give up your hunt. Astarion's under my protection.GLO_Origin_PartOfTheTeam_Astarion, ORI_Astarion_HasMet, ORI_Astarion_State_Dead = False['Gale 1', 'Karlach 1']
    
    198.
    Gandrel
    : ...I see. Your loyalty is admirable but misplaced. His kind have charm beyond our mortal means to resist.^devnote
    
    71.
    Gandrel
    : I can show you who he truly is - if you will just tell me where to find him.
    
    155. [Jump] Jump to Node 57 (2)
    
    45. Player: You're wasting your time. Astarion's been dealt with.ORI_Astarion_HasMet, ORI_Astarion_State_Dead
    
    132.
    Gandrel
    : You know him? Not too well, I think, if you believe he is so easily slain. He could be stalking your camp at this very moment.
    
    90.
    Gandrel
    : Perhaps you could tell me where to look, and I could ensure peace of mind for us both?
    
    Link to Node 155
    
    182. Player: What does your tribe want with a creature like that?
    
    100.
    Gandrel
    : My people were recently attacked in the night - our camp set upon by a band of vampire spawn.
    
    195.
    Gandrel
    : In the chaos of battle, one of them stole away with our children. We have been searching for them ever since.
    
    103.
    Gandrel
    : We believe this Astarion knows exactly what happened that night, and where to find our little ones.
    
    39.
    Gandrel
    : If captured, my people will make him talk. So I ask again: is he known to you?
    
    139. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    73. [RollResult] False
    
    154.
    Gandrel
    : Without doubt. But this is a personal quarry - one hunter to another, I'm sure you understand.
    End
    
    32. Player: Your coyness is getting boring. Tell me.BARBARIAN = FalseRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (0)
    
    40. [RollResult] True
    
    128.
    Gandrel
    : You take insult where none is intended, my friend. But fine - I won't add to it.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 112
    
    47. [RollResult] False
    
    9.
    Gandrel
    : I do not think that I will. ^devnote
    
    78.
    Gandrel
    : You made a fine kill today, my friend - content yourself with that.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated
    End
    157.
    Gandrel
    : Questions are free - answers are not. Better to learn that before you meet the lady of the house.^devnoteHAG_Hag_State_HagDefeated = False
    End
    
    59. Player: I like danger. The truth - now.BARBARIANRoll (Charisma, Intimidation) vs 20 (1)
    
    165. [RollResult] True
    
    106.
    Gandrel
    : Perhaps I was... hasty with my words. ^devnote
    
    44. [Jump] Jump to Node 112 (1)
    
    49. [RollResult] False
    
    41.
    Gandrel
    : Strong words may frighten others, my friend, but it takes much more to scare those in my line of work.
    
    75. [Jump] Jump to Node 9 (2)
    
    140. Player: Never mind. I already regret asking.
    
    135.
    Gandrel
    : Questions should never bring you regret, my friend. Answers are another matter.^devnote
    End
    
    69. Player: Any advice on how to deal with her?HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse = False
    
    153.
    Gandrel
    : Scream. Turn. Run the other way - that's what I'd like to say.
    
    197.
    Gandrel
    : But bad as she is, I'm betting whatever drove you to her door is worse.
    
    23.
    Gandrel
    : So instead: know you're outmatched. Know what you're willing to give. And mind your manners.
    
    129. Player: I'd like to trade.
    
    200.
    Gandrel
    : [Trade]
    End
    
    61. Player: I'd advise against helping such a creature thrive. What quarry could be worth that price?HAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey = False, PALADINHAG_GurHunter_AskedAboutPrey
    
    25. [Jump] Jump to Node 125 (1)
    
    121. Player: Leave.
    End
    
    17. Player: So I learned.HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal
    
    38.
    Gandrel
    : Ah - so you did. I thought you were just squinting from the stink.^devnote
    
    201.
    Gandrel
    : But, one fool to another, I can't say I judge you. The thing I hunt has slipped away from me.^devnote
    
    62.
    Gandrel
    : If she can tell me how to flush him out, I'll pay whatever price she asks.
    
    93. [Jump] Jump to Node 3 (2)
    
    133. Player: Speak for yourself - I got what I wanted.HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal
    
    53.
    Gandrel
    : So said the fish 'round the hook in its mouth.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 201
    
    126. Player: What price is that?HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal = False
    
    68.
    Gandrel
    : Whatever's easiest to lose and hardest to do without.
    
    179.
    Gandrel
    : But the thing I hunt has gone to ground. If she can tell me how to draw him out, I'll pay whatever she asks.
    
    Link to Node 93
    
    202. Player: I know Ethel - that sounds nothing like her.HAG_Hag_HasMet, GLO_Hag_Knows_HagIsHag = False
    
    99.
    Gandrel
    : I hope this Ethel is waiting for you when you walk through that door. But I suspect you'll find something else.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 179
    
    161. Player: I think you're mistaken - this place looks innocent enough.HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse = False
    
    212.
    Gandrel
    : That would be nice. I'd welcome a proper cup of tea.
    
    28.
    Gandrel
    : But I'm not wrong. Take her lightly, and she'll serve up your eyes for appetisers.
    
    29.
    Gandrel
    : I'll eat them, too. I need her knowledge - the thing I hunt has gone to ground.^devnote
    
    194. [Jump] Jump to Node 3 (2)
    
    134. Player: Not much of a bargain. She made an offer - I refused.HAG_Hag_HasMet_Teahouse, HAG_Hagspawn_State_MadeDeal = False
    
    8.
    Gandrel
    : Truly? Then you know what she is - what she can do. ^devnote
    
    7.
    Gandrel
    : You're wise to walk away. But I cannot - the thing I hunt has gone to ground. ^devnote
    
    1. [Jump] Jump to Node 62 (1)
    
    187. Player: My business here is my own.
    
    137.
    Gandrel
    : As you like. But you needn't be coy - whatever's worth knowing, rest assured she already knows it.^devnote
    
    Link to Node 102
    
    70. Player: You're a monster hunter? Not what I imagined.REALLY_WYLL = False
    
    178.
    Gandrel
    : Hah. Perhaps that is why I have survived so long where more fearsome peers have not.^devnote
    
    30.
    Gandrel
    : You would be wise to look past the seeming of things, if you intend to bargain with the lady of this house.
    
    Link to Node 185
    
    31. Player: We share a profession, it seems. I'm Wyll - better known as the Blade of Frontiers.REALLY_WYLL
    
    210.
    Gandrel
    : Ah, the Blade of Frontiers! You wield that reputation as deftly as a blade itself.^devnote
    
    176.
    Gandrel
    : Your name should serve you well when you meet with the lady of this house.
    
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    91. Player: Whatever you're hunting, your stench alone will kill it.
    
    156.
    Gandrel
    : Hah! A quick wit is rare indeed. Good manners, however, all beings can aspire to.^devnote
    
    77.
    Gandrel
    : I suggest you find yours before dealing with the lady of this house.^devnote
    
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