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/></a><figcaption>Map of the Outer Banks showing location of Hatteras Inlet</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Hatteras Inlet</b> is an <a href="/wiki/Estuary" title="Estuary">estuary</a> in <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, located along the <a href="/wiki/Outer_Banks" title="Outer Banks">Outer Banks</a>, separating <a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Island" title="Hatteras Island">Hatteras Island</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Ocracoke Island">Ocracoke Island</a>. It connects the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a>. Hatteras Inlet is located entirely within <a href="/wiki/Hyde_County,_North_Carolina" title="Hyde County, North Carolina">Hyde County</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first "Hatteras Inlet" was formed south of the current <a href="/wiki/Inlet" title="Inlet">inlet</a>, but closed around 1764. The modern "Hatteras Inlet" was formed on September 7, 1846, by a violent <a href="/wiki/Gale" title="Gale">gale</a>. This massive storm was the same storm that opened present-day <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Inlet" title="Oregon Inlet">Oregon Inlet</a>. The new inlet at Hatteras became a profitable inlet because it gave the <a href="/wiki/Inner_Banks" title="Inner Banks">Inner Banks</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">NC</a> a quicker and easier route to travel to and from the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_Stream" title="Gulf Stream">Gulf Stream</a>. It was easier to come into this inlet from the north than to <a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Inlet" title="Ocracoke Inlet">Ocracoke</a>. Because of the increase in commerce, <a href="/wiki/Hatteras,_North_Carolina" title="Hatteras, North Carolina">Hatteras Village</a> <a href="/wiki/Post_Office" class="mw-redirect" title="Post Office">Post Office</a> was established in 1858. The initial invasion of the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> coast on <a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Island" title="Hatteras Island">Hatteras Island</a> during the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, called the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hatteras_Inlet_Batteries" title="Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries">Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries</a>, came from Hatteras Inlet on August 28–29, 1861. The two <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_of_America" title="Confederate States of America">Confederate</a> <a href="/wiki/Forts" class="mw-redirect" title="Forts">forts</a> guarding the inlet quickly fell.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hatteras_Inlet_today">Hatteras Inlet today</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hatteras Inlet today"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The inlet today is approximately two miles across, but this distance changes daily because of the convection of <a href="/wiki/Brackish_water" title="Brackish water">brackish water</a>. No <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">bridge</a> crosses Hatteras Inlet. A fleet of eight <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferries</a>, owned by the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Department_of_Transportation" title="North Carolina Department of Transportation">North Carolina Department of Transportation</a>, provides a free 60-minute ride year round to people who want to traverse the inlet from Hatteras to Ocracoke. These ferries connect <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_Highway_12" class="mw-redirect" title="North Carolina State Highway 12">North Carolina State Highway 12</a> between the two islands.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFClaiborne_S._Young2005" class="citation book cs1">Claiborne S. Young (2005). <i>Cruising Guide to Coastal North Carolina</i>. Winston-Salem, NC: John F. Blair. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-89587-314-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-89587-314-1"><bdi>0-89587-314-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Cruising+Guide+to+Coastal+North+Carolina&rft.place=Winston-Salem%2C+NC&rft.pub=John+F.+Blair&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=0-89587-314-1&rft.au=Claiborne+S.+Young&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHatteras+Inlet" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Map">Map</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Map"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=hatteras+inlet,+nc&sll=35.219258,-75.803604&sspn=0.180347,0.376282&ie=UTF8&z=12&t=h&om=1">Google Maps - Hatteras Inlet</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hatteras_Inlet&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070220115701/http://www.hatteras-nc.com/history/hatteras-village-history.shtml">"History of Hatteras Inlet"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hatteras-nc.com/history/hatteras-village-history.shtml">the original</a> on 2007-02-20<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2007-02-12</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=History+of+Hatteras+Inlet&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hatteras-nc.com%2Fhistory%2Fhatteras-village-history.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHatteras+Inlet" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.outerbanks.com/hatteras-inlet.html">"Hatteras Inlet"</a>. <i>OuterBanks.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2022-08-23</span></span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=OuterBanks.com&rft.atitle=Hatteras+Inlet&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerbanks.com%2Fhatteras-inlet.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHatteras+Inlet" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <p><span class="geo-inline-hidden noexcerpt"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Hatteras_Inlet&params=35_11_31_N_75_45_40_W_"><span class="geo-default"><span 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Carolina">Ocracoke</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/Carteret_County,_North_Carolina" title="Carteret County, North Carolina">Carteret County</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_Village_Historic_District" title="Cape Lookout Village Historic District">Cape Lookout Village</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Portsmouth,_North_Carolina" title="Portsmouth, North Carolina">Portsmouth</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Waterways</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_and_Chesapeake_Canal" title="Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal">Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intracoastal_Waterway" title="Intracoastal Waterway">Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_River_(North_Carolina)" title="North River (North Carolina)">North River</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Bays</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Back_Bay,_Virginia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Back Bay, Virginia (page does not exist)">Back Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Knotts_Island_Bay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Knotts Island Bay (page does not exist)">Knotts Island Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Onslow_Bay" title="Onslow Bay">Onslow Bay</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Raleigh_Bay" title="Raleigh Bay">Raleigh Bay</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Sounds</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Albemarle_Sound" title="Albemarle Sound">Albemarle Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Back_Sound" title="Back Sound">Back Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Core_Sound" title="Core Sound">Core Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Croatan_Sound" title="Croatan Sound">Croatan Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Sound" title="Currituck Sound">Currituck Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pamlico_Sound" title="Pamlico Sound">Pamlico Sound</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Sound" title="Roanoke Sound">Roanoke Sound</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Inlets</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Barden_Inlet" title="Barden Inlet">Barden Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Drum_Inlet" title="Drum Inlet">Drum Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hatteras Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Isabel_Inlet" title="Isabel Inlet">Isabel Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/New_Inlet" title="New Inlet">New Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Inlet" title="Ocracoke Inlet">Ocracoke Inlet</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Inlet" title="Oregon Inlet">Oregon Inlet</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lighthouses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bodie_Island_Lighthouse" title="Bodie Island Lighthouse">Bodie Island Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_Lighthouse" title="Cape Hatteras Lighthouse">Cape Hatteras Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_Lighthouse" title="Cape Lookout Lighthouse">Cape Lookout Lighthouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Beach_Light" title="Currituck Beach Light">Currituck Beach Light</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocracoke_Light" title="Ocracoke Light">Ocracoke Light</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Protected areas<br /> and wildlife</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>National seashores</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras_National_Seashore" title="Cape Hatteras National Seashore">Cape Hatteras National Seashore</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_National_Seashore" title="Cape Lookout National Seashore">Cape Lookout National Seashore</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Wildlife refuges</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Back_Bay_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge">Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Currituck National Wildlife Refuge">Currituck National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mackay_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge">Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island_National_Wildlife_Refuge" title="Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge">Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>State parks</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/False_Cape_State_Park" title="False Cape State Park">False Cape State Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jockey%27s_Ridge_State_Park" title="Jockey's Ridge State Park">Jockey's Ridge State Park</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>State coastal reserves</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Buxton_Woods_North_Carolina_Coastal_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Buxton Woods North Carolina Coastal Reserve (page does not exist)">Buxton Woods</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kitty_Hawk_Woods_North_Carolina_Coastal_Reserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kitty Hawk Woods North Carolina Coastal Reserve (page does not exist)">Kitty Hawk Woods</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Game lands</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Buxton Woods Game Land</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Currituck Banks Game Land</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_River_Game_Land" title="North River Game Land">North River Game Land</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Wildlife_Resources_Commission" title="North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission">Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Preserves</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nags_Head_Woods_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nags Head Woods Preserve (page does not exist)">Nags Head Woods Preserve</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roanoke_Island_Marshes_Preserve&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roanoke Island Marshes Preserve (page does not exist)">Roanoke Island Marshes Preserve</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Museums, zoos, and institutes</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Graveyard_of_the_Atlantic_Museum" title="Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum">Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Aquariums#North_Carolina_Aquarium_on_Roanoke_Island" title="North Carolina Aquariums">North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_-_Coastal_Studies_Institute" title="University of North Carolina - Coastal Studies Institute">University of North Carolina - Coastal Studies Institute</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>Other</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Currituck_Banks_North_Carolina_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve" title="Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve">Currituck Banks North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Fort_Raleigh_National_Historic_Site" title="Fort Raleigh National Historic Site">Fort Raleigh National Historic Site</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mountains-to-Sea_Trail" title="Mountains-to-Sea Trail">Mountains-to-Sea Trail</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pine_Island_Audubon_Sanctuary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary (page does not exist)">Pine Island Audubon Sanctuary</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Island_Festival_Park" title="Roanoke Island Festival Park">Roanoke Island Festival Park</a></dd> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Run_Hill_State_Natural_Area&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Run Hill State Natural Area (page does not exist)">Run Hill State Natural Area</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wright_Brothers_National_Memorial" title="Wright Brothers National Memorial">Wright Brothers 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href="/wiki/Chicamacomico_Life-Saving_Station" title="Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station">Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Freedmen%27s_Colony_of_Roanoke_Island" title="Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island">Freedmen's Colony of Roanoke Island</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Graveyard_of_the_Atlantic" title="Graveyard of the Atlantic">Graveyard of the Atlantic</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Hatteras_Weather_Bureau_Station" title="Hatteras Weather Bureau Station">Hatteras Weather Bureau Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pea_Island_Life-Saving_Station" title="Pea Island Life-Saving Station">Pea Island Life-Saving Station</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Roanoke_Colony" title="Roanoke Colony">Roanoke Colony</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_Alley" title="Torpedo Alley">Torpedo Alley</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Whalehead_Club" title="Whalehead Club">Whalehead Club</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt>People</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Marc_Basnight" title="Marc Basnight">Marc 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