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Hello, Paul. What are you doing? Trying to draw this tree.

Isn't it a bit cold to be outside? Not really.

# Swift as herds of rushing horses

# Over swift hills only tread

# Whip! Crack! Now you leave Horrible stuff that frightens me...

'..or Harry the Worm.'

'One day, Harry the worm tunnelled out of his hole

to find that he'd tunnelled into jail.

As soon as the robbers saw him, they said,

'How on earth did you get in here?'

All right, children, you carry on with your reading. I'll be back in a minute.

It's Mrs Regan, isn't it? Yes.

She's got an appointment at the school dentist, 11 o'clock.

Didn't you tell you? Yes, yes she did. Yesterday.

Sorry, I'm a bit late. But Susie didn't come to school this morning.

She did. Well, she isn't here.

I thought... Well, I thought you kept her at home for the appointment.

She must be here!

Susie! What time did she leave home this morning?

The usual, quarter to. Can I have your attention, please, children?

Has anybody seen Susie Regan this morning? - No.

- In the playground? - No.

She's got to be here somewhere. She's just got to be!

Do you know, I was looking at a list.

There's millions of pounds' worth of jewellery and private safes

all over the country that a handcuffed chimpanzee could open.

What does your nose tell you, then, Stan?

It's definitely on, Mr Regan.

You know I wouldn't let you down. You haven't done...yet.

Did you cover those people I mentioned?

Yeah, I've been asking a lot of questions and getting nowhere.

Has to be a new firm, then.

Yeah, yeah. If anybody knew, they'd cut my heart out.

You'll put your ears about against that.

I'll see you at the same time next Thursday, right?

Thursday.

Buttons, buckles, laces. Laces.

Sort of patterned.

She's very particular about what she wears.

Long white socks. And a coat?

Dark blue duffle, erm, with a hood.

How was her hair done?

Like mine but longer. With a fringe.

What is it? Is there some news?

I think Paul may be able to help. Did you see?

Did you see who took Susie? You must tell us everything!

Let me question Paul, Mrs Regan. We've just got to get her back.

Right, now, do you know something, son?

I saw Susie this morning. He lives just round the corner.

What happened? She was in front on the other side.

Where? Right Avenue.

Are you were real detective, Mister?

Go on, son. There was a woman with a car.

A woman? Yes, a woman.

She was talking to Susie, then they got in the car, went up the road.

You haven't booked your holiday period. I need to know.

It's only bloody October. Can't it wait?

August would be convenient.

I'm still owed 11 days this year. Nine.

Regan.

This morning?

Who's with you now?

Yeah, I know him. I'll come right away.

I need to know by Friday!

Tuesdays and Fridays, I can't take her. Well, why not?

I have to open the office at 9:15. It takes half an hour on the bus.

She's only eight. A lot of kids of her age go to school on their own.

Lots of mothers need a kick up the arse, then.

Don't you dare criticise me!

When will Knowles be back? He said seven.

This, er, neighbour's boy. Where does he live?

He can't tell you anything more. Where does he live?

Jack, I know you. You'll go screaming in there like a stuck pig.

Why don't you think of me for once, and Susie?

Let Knowles deal with it.

It isn't your case anyway. It's my daughter!

How many times have you been to see her in the last six months?

Less than I wanted to. Twice!

That's not fair. It's a fact.

I phone her every week. That's not the same.

I didn't come because of the situation. What situation?

Your Aryan language laboratory boyfriend.

That's all over.

You didn't tell me. No.

Well, what happened to true love? Holding hands into the sunset?

Did he take his bed with him?

Must be a good market in second-hand four-posters?

Among divorcees.

So you will have to think of another excuse for not visiting Susie.

If we ever get her back.

Alive.

I'm sorry.

I thought it was all going to work out for you.

So did I.

So did I.

Come in.

You two know each other?

Hello, Jack. How's Division?

Well, I get to eat, see the wife, take the dog for a walk.

I never had a dog. You had a wife.

Who thought a policeman was a man on a bicycle with a funny hat and a pension.

Well, you know the basic facts.

I want the details. There aren't many yet.

I've implemented all standard procedures.

That sounds like Section 10 from the Good Policeman's Manual.

But, then, you were always one for standard procedures.

And they get results. Sometimes.

You haven't changed much, have you?

I'm not sure how to take that.

I thought you would have been promoted by now.

What would I do with an office carpet and a tin of paperclips?

What's happening? We're taking a description of the woman to see if she's known.

Between 20 and 40, blonde-head, medium height,

trouser suit, no distinguishing marks.

We think the car was a Capri.

Gold, vinyl roof. Registration? They didn't notice.

If you said she was wearing a moustache and driving a Rolls

you couldn't be sure. Not with a kid.

Well, he seemed intelligent enough to me.

Let me speak to him.

No. Why not?

Look, Jack, I do know how you feel. Do you?

I sympathise but this is Division

and I've dealt with two other cases of this nature before.

Now, you listen to me. I don't give a toss whether you're the best bloodhound around.

Now we can do this together. But don't you waste my time with departmental politics.

Look, Regan, I'm telling you-

Stop it, you two! Stop it!

There is one thing that puzzles me though. What?

If it had been a man instead of a woman...

or if it had been the woman abducting a baby rather than an eight-year-old...

the psychological pattern would have been far more easily recognisable.

Sexual or sick. A woman abducting a grown child.

It's unique in my experience anyway.

Look, there must be something you can do!

Just standing here talking about it isn't going to find her!

We'll find her, Kate.

Not for me, thank you.

That isn't going to help, you know? It hasn't been helping you for years!

Regan.

No.

No, I told Haskins I couldn't make it until three.

Three! George Carter is still on sick leave.

Any news? Nothing yet.

But I brought some photographs around I'd like you to have a look at. OK, come in.

Photographs? This woman may have been seen hanging around the school recently.

You may have noticed her.

Come on, it's worth a try.

Who are they? They're basically women that have been convicted

for child molesting, you know, that sort of thing.

She's not blonde. She may have been wearing a wig.

Sorry.

Nothing? Nothing.

I've also advised the school.

We want to keep this away from the media for the moment.

Even the local press. Wouldn't it help? No.

Especially since Susie's a policeman's child.

You see, every anti-copper crank would be sending us in ransom letters.

- Regan. - You got the shoe?

I want to talk to Susie. She's safe and well.

I want to talk to her! Don't waste my time, Inspector Regan.

I was expecting a woman. Were you?

What do you want? Your nose out of our business.

What business? You know what I'm talking about -

I'm not a bloody mind-reader!

Did you enjoy a chat with Proctor?

Now do you know what I mean?

I'm beginning to. Forget about your enquiries, Inspector Regan,

and you'll get your little girl back.

When? Soon. Where? She'll be quite safe.

If you do as we say.

Listen, you lay one sweaty finger on her and I'll kill you.

If it takes me ten years, I'll find you and I'll kill you.

Now, that's a promise. You're wasting time again.

What you want? Precisely nothing.

No more questions, no more enquiries.

And no more meetings with Proctor.

Tell no-one, no-one about this call.

Because, if you do, it could be very unfortunate,

and I promise you that.

I sometimes hate this place.

It's a holiday camp for thieves and weirdos.

Load of rubbish.

You age prematurely, trying to sort some of them out.

You try to protect the public and all they do is call you fascist.

You nail a felon and some pin-striped barrister screws it all up on a point of procedure.

Then he pops off for a game of squash and a glass of Madeira.

He's taking home 30 grand a year and we can just about afford

10 days in Eastbourne and a second-hand car.

Is he around? He's still on sick leave.

This won't take long. All right.

Hello, Governor. There's not much wrong with him.

Yeah, yeah.

She won't let me go to the gym.

Look at that, I've got a gut starting.

Well, tea or coffee? Coffee if it's not too much trouble?

I'm driving her mad being at home all day.

It's nice to see you, Gov. This isn't exactly a social call, George.

Well, no, I hoped it wasn't. You haven't heard?

No, you wouldn't have done. Heard what?

Susie's been snatched.

Straight up. Who?

Well, that's the point. They contacted me this morning.

But I'm not to tell anyone or do anything about it.

No one else is to know they've contacted me.

Not Kate, not Alison. No one.

They obviously know about Proctor.

He's convinced it's no one he knows.

A new firm? Yeah.

Heavy duty at that. They are, and he is. I'm nowhere near them.

They must think you are.

At some point during the last few days, I must have touched a nerve.

Governor, you must have got very close to panic them into this sort of gig.

One thing is for certain. It's going to be in the next few days, right?

And it's going to be a monster. Right.

So what do you want me to do? You're not doing anything.

Haven't you got any shopping, love?

You know what the doctor said. Leave it out, love.

You can't let him be for five min, can you? Alison!

I knew it would get like this when he went back with you - All right. That's enough!

I'm not embarrassed to speak my mind!

I wouldn't have come round if it wasn't important. Important?

Anyone would think you were the only two coppers in London.

He's sick! I'm sick of sitting here every day and being treated like a bloody invalid.

Thank you. Now. I'll be two minutes.

You're going? Yes, I'm going.

I'm sorry. No, you're not.

I need him badly. I can't explain, not at the moment.

It's personal. I'm beginning to know how your wife must have felt.

You'd better start growing up, Alison.

Face facts, you're married to a copper and a bloody good copper.

There's no need to swear. He could go straight to the top.

But he's going to need help. From you? Mostly from you.

He gets that. Does he?

OK, Governor, I'm fit. What about your coffee?

I'm sorry, love. Look, I'll phone you.

You've got your pills? Yeah, in my pocket.

Make sure Mr Haskins knows you're back.

I'll phone you later.

Apart from the faces Proctor put me onto,

I've been to see most of the major jewellers.

Jewellery, import people, insurance company specialising in that area.

And banks with safety deposit jewellery.

It's got to be someone in one of those places that I made enquiries at.

And someone that knows that Stan Proctor is a little bird.

Do you want me to check back? It's the only way.

It could be dangerous. Not if we play it right.

And how is that? You're from a special crime prevention squad.

You're there to check their security. Alarm systems.

Well, you told me you did that course when you were away from the Sweeney. That's right.

Yeah, it might work. It's got to work.

There is another way, Gov. What?

Do as they say so that they do the job and you get Susie back safe.

No. No-one could blame you.

I could. Look, Jack, that little kid -

No, look! I'm going to nail those pigs.

And God help them when I do.

Try that one back there. I spoke to a man named Lamson.

Governor, are you sure you want it this way?

We don't have a lot of time, George. All right.

Miss Regan?

I thought Susie might... Just might...

Can I give you a lift home?

What? Home. It's on my way.

Come on, you look tired.

Yes, yes I am.

Car's over there.

If anything happened to Susie... I don't know what I'd do.

So, you're wasting your time Sergeant, er... Carter.

Carter, yes.

I've spent £15,000 on making this place impregnable.

A Swedish firm. They are the best, you know.

They are very competent. No, they're the best.

I went into it in great detail.

Just out of interest Mr, er, Foss,

what is the most that might be held here at any given time?

Well, last year, apart from some lesser stones

I had some uncut emeralds, about a quarter of a million, I suppose.

400,000 altogether.

That's a lot of money. Yes, I suppose so.

I'm sorry, I didn't know you had somebody with you.

This is my son, Alan. Sergeant Carter.

Special Security. Checking up on us.

Really? It's just routine.

I cover a specific district every month, you know?

Can I speak to Mr Regan, please?

When will he be in?

Can you take a message?

Ask him to ring Stan straightaway.

Just Stan.

Who's there?

I know there's someone there!

Tea or coffee, Gov? Er, coffee, please.

Hello, George.

Jack, I'm very sorry. I've only just heard.

If there's anything I can do, anything at all.

Yes, thank you, Frank. I have, of course, arranged compassionate leave.

That won't be necessary but thanks all the same.

I naturally thought that you would - No, Inspector.

Knowles is going to keep me fully informed.

I think you're wise to stay out of it.

I couldn't be much help. I couldn't be objective.

Well, Knowles is a good man.

We just have to wait. That's the worst part, of course.

How's Mrs Regan?

She coping, just about. Is there someone with her?

No, she doesn't want anyone with her.

I phoned her sister just in case.

And I've given this number to the neighbours. Well.

As I say, if there's anything I can do.

There was a telephone message. From? Stan.

What did he want? Call back as soon as you can.

Right. I didn't expect to see you until Monday, George?

No, I couldn't keep away, Gov. How are you feeling?

I could do 15 rounds. With the tea lady, I suppose.

I'd still lose. Yes.

There you go, Gov. Cheers.

Here, you haven't been watering this, have you?

They don't like Scotch.

Is that engaged? Continuous tone.

Detective Inspector Regan. I want the priority check on 246970.

Just a continuous tone.

Hey, Governor, was that Ken Knowles? Yeah.

He was here for about a year, wasn't he?

Yeah, he was one of the bright boys for a while.

Why did he give it the elbow? He had a dog.

Pardon? A dog.

Was it reported?

Thank you. Out of order?

The hairs on my wooden leg tell me that something is up.

Well, hold on.

You simply must get some rest.

These will help to calm you down.

And one of these, half an hour before bed, will get you to sleep.

Only one, is that clear? Yes.

You are not to drink at all. Alcohol. Is that quite clear?

Yes!

These tablets- Yes, yes!

Is there somebody who could come over to stay with you?

No. No family, close friends?

I've got a husband. An ex-husband. Susie's father.

But he'll be too busy getting drunk with tarts for information

or beating some poor devil half to death in an alley way.

I could stay. No.

Thank you.

I'll be back in the morning.

There's a back way.

Stan?

No.

It was out of order.

George.

They really laid into him.

63, 5'4" and asthmatic.

He must have really given them a bad time.

Yeah, he must have copped it out there and crawled in here.

That's a long way to go when you're in that condition.

Why?

He could have been trying to get to the street door.

Yeah, or his coat.

What was the name of that importer? Foss. Arnold Foss and Son.

It's dated today. Coincidence?

I don't believe in coincidence when a man's been murdered.

Hello? Yes? And who are you?

Shouldn't that be my question? Where's Kate?

Are you... Mr Regan.

I'm sorry. Can I come in?

Yes, of course.

Is she out?

Asleep.

How is she? The doctor was here earlier.

I'm sorry. I'm Doreen Alexander, Susie's teacher.

Are you a friend of Kate's? No, not really.

I know her through school. I saw her at the school this afternoon.

What was she doing there?

She said she thought Susie might turn up.

Had she been drinking?

I think so.

The doctor's left her some tablets. She's taken one.

Would you like a coffee or something? No. No, thanks.

Well, you get away. I'll stay with her now.

Are you sure? Yes, that's why I came.

Well, I have got rather a lot of marking to do.

Susie's lucky to have a teacher like you.

I remember...a Miss Beaston.

60. Used to shave twice a day.

Had a 50 inch bust. Halitosis. And knuckles like a navvy.

Ooh, if she caught you talking.

I might be like that one of these days.

I don't think so.

I've been trying to contact you. We thought you might be here.

Come in.

Where's Kate? Asleep.

Look, there's something about this case, something that doesn't fit.

Doesn't make sense, the pattern's all wrong.

I haven't got much on patterns and formulas. You can't rely on them.

Then when they're not there - I've been searching for a motive.

Now, if it had been purely sexual...

this woman would have done what she needed to and left Susie somewhere.

Well, maybe.

And if it was for any form of ransom, she would have been in contact by now some way.

What would you be after? My silver-plated truncheon?

Then if she was a complete headcase,

I think she would have probably given herself away by now.

She would have needed to tell somebody about it. Needed the attention.

She'd be looking for the security of arrest.

Now, what other motive might be possible in this particular case?

You're doing the paperback psychology. Revenge.

What? It suddenly occurred to me, the obvious.

You must have made a lot of enemies, Jack.

Are you serious? It fits!

Conveniently, too conveniently!

Well, it's worth working on, isn't it? It's damn all else!

What do you want me to do? Right. I want you to go carefully through

all the arrests you've made, the convictions you've got,

say, over the last two years to start with.

To start with? Come on, this sort of resentment could go back years!

OK. Look, Jack, you've made a reputation by following your intuition.

Backed up by a lot of hard graft.

Well, my intuition screams that I'm onto something.

I've been listening. You should be sleeping.

Is this true? Kate - Is Susie's disappearance connected with Jack in some way?

I think it might be. He's just guessing!

Do you know something we don't, Jack? Like what?

You're hiding something! Why would I want?

I don't know but you are!

Your job's poisoned mine and Susie's lives already.

Now this happens. You're getting hysterical.

Why couldn't she have paid for someone to beat you up or something?

Thanks. I bloody hate you, Jack Regan!

And everything you stand for!

3862.

Regan. Yeah?

Where are you?

It's gonna be dodgy, Gov, without a warrant.

Yeah, I know. All right. Ta-ta.

'I've got to go out, Kate. Don't wait up.'

'We're due at the Hellings' in half an hour.'

'Ring her.' 'This is the third time we've had to postpone it.'

'I can't help that. Ring her.' 'What do I tell her this time?'

'I'm working, she'll understand.' But they never did.

Understand. One by one, they stopped inviting us.

One by one, the Christmas cards stopped coming.

One by one, I lost every friend I ever had!

Did you ever realise how lonely I became?

And that's how ended up...

Not talking to each other...

Leading separate lives...

Strangers.

The only thing we shared was Susie.

And now we don't even have her.

Which one? The white one on the corner.

Listen, how do you want to play this? The way it comes.

Good evening, madam. As you know, you're due for next week

for a gas conversion. I wondered if I could come in for a few minutes

and - At the moment, no. It could save you a lot of time

and inconvenience - I'm expecting visitors at any moment.

It won't take a couple of minutes. I just want to check the appliances.

I said no. Help! Help!

Police. Police? Flying Squad.

Round the back!

It's locked. I heard Susie.

Get out! That's my kid you've got up there.

I'll shoot. You're going to have to because I'm coming up.

Watch it, Gov.

Get back! You'll get life for shooting a police officer.

Just put it down, lady.

Do what he says, Fay, before someone gets hurt.

Please! I can't let them take you away -

Where's the child?! Back bedroom.

Why did you have to get mixed up in this? We needed the money.

Come on. It wasn't money, you little liar.

It's that man again, isn't it? Your fancy man!

Bloody Alan Foss!

Susie? Daddy!

Love! Princess! Where have you been?

I'm sorry, darling. I'm sorry.

It's all over now, love. It's all over.

Alan was going to phone me. Then I was to take the kid back to school and leave her there.

When? He didn't say, exactly.

Saturday? He didn't say.

Some time after the job?

I don't know anything about a job. You can do better than that.

I don't know anything but what I've told you already.

You didn't know about Proctor? Who? Stan Proctor.

He was an informer. No.

He's dead. Murdered.

They knew he was trying to contact me.

Well, I swear I didn't know.

You are in a lot of trouble, Brenda.

Abduction of a minor, armed robbery - They weren't going to...

What?

Not gonna what, Brenda? I was never part of that. Of what?

The robbery. But you don't know anything about a robbery.

You don't know anything about anything! That's what you said!

I never knew that much. Well, what did you know?!

The ladies are gonna love her in Holloway.

Not many. Nice blonde barnet. Good figure.

Symapthetic nature. Should be a real home from home.

Yeah, well, it's gonna have to be, isn't it? For a long time.

Look, if I tell you everything I know,

will you drop the charges against Fay? No deals.

But I will blow in the right ear if...

if...what you tell us is worth listening to.

We're waiting. I only know what Alan's told me.

Is Alan Foss the draftsman? The what?

Did he planned the robbery? God, no.

He should never have got involved. Why did he?

Money. His old man's rolling in.

That's Alan's problem.

He didn't have his father's acumen. Thinks he does.

He's lost a lot of money lately.

He's got involved with some particularly nasty people

who suggested his involvement as a way out.

But once involved, there was no opting out. They made that quite clear.

He wanted to get out. He told me and I believed him.

And what's your relationship with him?

I like him, and he asked me to help him.

Look, we didn't harm your little girl.

I like children. She's a nice kid.

Pretty, intelligent, the three of us play Monopoly together.

Have you any idea what you've done to her mother?

She could end up in a psychiatric ward because of you.

Sorry.

Sorry?!

It's too bloody late for that.

If you were Alan Foss, I'd take you somewhere quiet

and I'd make sure you never walked straight again.

What was Alan Foss' part in the robbery?

He was responsible for selling the jewellery.

Jewellery, not stones? No, antique jewellery.

It came in from abroad. From where?

I think Singapore, I'm not certain.

Where did it come to? That, I don't know.

Does it have anything to do with his father's place?

Is he the inside man? No, no. They don't do that sort of work.

It's somewhere in Covent Garden, I'm thinking.

Came through Heathrow about five days ago.

That's all I know for certain. I'll go check its value.

700,000.

You have no idea where it's being held? No.

Or when the robbery's plan for?

Tomorrow, or is it today now?

Thursday? Night.

Alan was going to phone me Friday morning.

Do you know any other names? One of them was called Ken.

I heard Alan on the phone to him. No surnames? No.

He was the one that forced Alan to...

..your little girl.

Anything else?

I didn't know about the man being killed. I swear.

And I know Alan didn't.

People like you and Foss make me laugh.

I find you both about as funny as a broken leg.

You're sure? Yes, thanks.

Look, Jack, nobody could be more pleased I am that you got your kid back unharmed,

it's just the way - It was the only way, wasn't it?

You'll never learn, will you? You could have come to me.

I would have helped. I wanted to in any way that I could.

But you just had to con me.

All this bloody rubbish about not being able to be objective.

What's this all about? Look, I got her back

and I got the inside on a number one setup.

You don't understand, do you?

You don't even want to try to see it from our side.

You deliberately withheld information.

Inspector Knowles is considering bringing a serious complaint against you.

He had the courtesy to come and see me first.

What's the matter? The old ego bruised?

It could have turned out differently.

Susie could have been hurt, badly hurt.

It didn't and she wasn't. You gambled with her life!

Your own daughter, you bloody hypocrite!

Accusing me of a bent ego! You were getting nowhere fast!

You withheld crucial information! You couldn't find an- Regan!

The minute I knew you were on this enquiry, I - What?

Forget it. What you mean by that, Regan?

There are two kinds of Jacks. Some do, some talk. He is a talker.

That's why he couldn't get on in the Sweeney and he knows it.

And that isn't true. Why did you leave, then?

Personal reasons which I don't have to explain to you.

You've got no style, son. If I was making a complaint against another officer,

I'd go to the engine driver not his oil rag. I don't have to take that from you, Regan.

I'm ready to talk to the commander, are you? You are sick, Regan.

Did you know that?

Thank you for your time, sir.

I thought I was getting to know you, Jack.

Knowles is trying it on. He was right.

It could have been more serious, your own child.

Don't you think I know that?

Don't you think my guts turned over every time the bloody phone rang?

What you think I am?

I did it because she was my kid!

You let these animals get away with it once, just once,

and every copper and his wife will be living on a knife edge,

scared to let the kids out of their sight!

Susie's all I've got left.

She's the only thing in my life that's clean and simple.

I don't give a damn what you and Knowles think.

I know why I did what I did.

And you can damn well think what you like.

Jack?

I didn't understand. At least you listened.

Come on, Foss. Move yourself.

Hold it. Are we through the complete alarm system?

He said that the whole lot would be switched off.

This computer's not wired up, is it? I don't think so.

Listen. That ain't good enough, son. We paid your bleedin' mate enough.

Wanna make sure he's earned it, done his job properly.

Well, we haven't had any problems up till now, have we?

No. And you know just what'll happen to the pair of you

if I hear anything in there...

Is it what we expected, Bill? Yeah.

Good, it'll be a doddle? Sure.

You'll be out of here in two minutes.

Lights.

Kenny Jarvis. Bloody Regan.

I thought you sorted them out.

Get him out of here. You, I wanna talk to you.

Take it easy Gov, he's not worth it.

Get the rest of them downstairs.

All right, you heard him. Come on.

All right, Regan. Turn it in.

You find me amusing?

I didn't think Proctor had the bottle, not after - The kicking you gave him?

Dirty, stinking little grass, he is.

Well, he's dead. That ain't funny, Regan.

Am I laughing? Now let's go...

Hey!

Stop, stop! Regan! Gonna kill him.

All right, it's all over now.

It's all over.

Just get him out of my sight, George.

I don't know how you can carry on. Not after this.

What else can I do? There are a thousand other jobs,

better paid, just as interesting. More opportunities.

I suppose so.

You love it, don't you?

Every damn minute of it. Every car chase, every tip-off.

Every interrogation, every arrest. It's a vocation.

If that means it's the only job, your right.

I still love you, Jack.

And I still hate you.

Well, not you maybe. The job.

You can't separate a man from his work, Kate.

That's the trouble.

Hello.

Regan.

Well, give it to Reece. What about Franklyn or Russ?

Well, anyone would think Regan is the only copper in London!

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