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<h1 class="entry-title" style="">Tectonics and Structural Geology</h1> </div> </header> <div id="content-wrapper" class="container"> <div id="content"> <div class="post-wrapper blog-masonry"> <article class="post-loop post-11432 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geomythology tag-crater-lake tag-native-american-mythology tag-subduction-zone tag-volcanism"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2025/02/28/geomythology-crater-lake-from-love-war-and-or-natural-phenomena/" title="Geomythology. Crater Lake: from Love, War and/or natural phenomena" target="">Geomythology. Crater Lake: from Love, War and/or natural phenomena</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/filippocarboni/" title="Posts by Filippo Carboni" class="author url fn" rel="author">Filippo Carboni</a></span> <span class="meta-date">February 28, 2025</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2025/02/28/geomythology-crater-lake-from-love-war-and-or-natural-phenomena/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2025/02/Featured-Image-700x400.png" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2025/02/Featured-Image-1400x800.png" width="700" height="400" alt="Geomythology. Crater Lake: from Love, War and/or natural phenomena" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> <div class="featured_caption">Crater Lake from Watchman Overlook. From Athleticamps through Wikimedia Commons.</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>The worldwide relatively frequent recurrence of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and tsunamis, as well as their strong impact on society make them the most common sources of myths. The most intriguing part is how different cultures describe relatively similar events in very different ways. Among them, the myths at the base of the origins of the Crater Lake in Oregon (USA), mainly orally inherited f ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2025/02/28/geomythology-crater-lake-from-love-war-and-or-natural-phenomena/" class="read-more more-link" title="Geomythology. Crater Lake: from Love, War and/or natural phenomena">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11407 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-must-read-papers tag-fault-mechanisms tag-must-read-papers tag-salt-tectonics tag-seismic-reflection"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/09/23/ts-must-read-3d-seismic-analysis-of-the-structure-and-evolution-of-a-salt-influenced-normal-fault-zone-a-test-of-competing-fault-growth-models-jackson-rotevatn-2013/" title="TS Must Read – 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models, Jackson & Rotevatn (2013)" target="">TS Must Read – 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models, Jackson & Rotevatn (2013)</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/the-must-read-team/" title="Posts by The Must-read team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Must-read team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">September 23, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/09/23/ts-must-read-3d-seismic-analysis-of-the-structure-and-evolution-of-a-salt-influenced-normal-fault-zone-a-test-of-competing-fault-growth-models-jackson-rotevatn-2013/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="TS Must Read – 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models, Jackson & Rotevatn (2013)" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>In this Must Read paper “3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models (2013)”, by Christopher A-L. Jackson and Atle Rotevatn used detailed 3D seismic reflection data from the Suez Rift, Egypt, to gain a better understanding of the structural evolution of normal faults. Specifically, the paper shows th ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/09/23/ts-must-read-3d-seismic-analysis-of-the-structure-and-evolution-of-a-salt-influenced-normal-fault-zone-a-test-of-competing-fault-growth-models-jackson-rotevatn-2013/" class="read-more more-link" title="TS Must Read – 3D seismic analysis of the structure and evolution of a salt-influenced normal fault zone: a test of competing fault growth models, Jackson & Rotevatn (2013)">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11381 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-podcasts tag-exoplanets tag-geology tag-plate-tectonics tag-podcast"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/09/02/geology-bites-podcast-conversations-about-geology-with-researchers-making-key-contributions-to-our-understanding-of-the-earth-and-the-solar-system/" title="Geology Bites: Podcast conversations about geology with researchers making key contributions to our understanding of the Earth and the Solar System" target="">Geology Bites: Podcast conversations about geology with researchers making key contributions to our understanding of the Earth and the Solar System</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/davies/" title="Posts by Hannah Davies" class="author url fn" rel="author">Hannah Davies</a></span> <span class="meta-date">September 2, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="entry-content"> <p>As readers of this blog know, geology is an awe-inspiring subject, dealing as it does with immensely powerful forces operating on time scales, pressures, and temperatures we can barely fathom. It is geological processes that are responsible for the continents, oceans, mountain ranges, indeed for all the landscapes we see around us. Even though many of these processes operate over deep time and dee ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/09/02/geology-bites-podcast-conversations-about-geology-with-researchers-making-key-contributions-to-our-understanding-of-the-earth-and-the-solar-system/" class="read-more more-link" title="Geology Bites: Podcast conversations about geology with researchers making key contributions to our understanding of the Earth and the Solar System">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11332 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-features-from-the-field tag-features-from-the-field tag-fluvial-history tag-geology tag-gypsum tag-inverted-channels tag-mars tag-planetary-analogues tag-tectonics-and-structural-geology tag-water-on-mars"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/16/inverted-river-channels-in-alcaniz-insights-into-mars-fluvial-history/" title="Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History" target="">Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/farisbeg/" title="Posts by Faris Beg" class="author url fn" rel="author">Faris Beg</a></span> <span class="meta-date">August 16, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/16/inverted-river-channels-in-alcaniz-insights-into-mars-fluvial-history/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/08/Exhumed-channel-body_photograph_upload-700x400.png" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/08/Exhumed-channel-body_photograph_upload-1400x800.png" width="700" height="400" alt="Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> <div class="featured_caption">Photograph showing roadcut view of an exposed inverted river channel in Alcaniz Spain</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>This edition of ‘Features from the field’ is brought to you by Faris Beg, a masters student on the EU Erasmus Mundus program. He will be talking about exhumed river channels in Alcaniz, Spain. Did you know one of the most striking pieces of evidence for the existence of water on ancient Mars comes from certain geological features cropped out from underneath the Earth surface as a resul ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/16/inverted-river-channels-in-alcaniz-insights-into-mars-fluvial-history/" class="read-more more-link" title="Inverted River Channels in Alcaniz: Insights into Mars’ Fluvial History">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11323 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-must-read-papers tag-atlantic tag-marine-geology tag-necking-rifting tag-rift-basin tag-rifted-margins"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/02/ts-must-read-peron-pinvidic-et-al-2013-structural-comparison-of-archetypal-atlantic-rifted-margins-a-review-of-observations-and-concepts/" title="TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts" target="">TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/the-must-read-team/" title="Posts by The Must-read team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Must-read team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">August 2, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/02/ts-must-read-peron-pinvidic-et-al-2013-structural-comparison-of-archetypal-atlantic-rifted-margins-a-review-of-observations-and-concepts/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Rifted margins are regions at the transition from oceanic to continental crust, formed by the stretching and thinning of the Earth’s lithosphere before the creation of new ocean basins. The study focused on three key transects across Atlantic rifted margins. In their 2013 article in Marine and Petroleum Geology, Peron-Pinvidic et al. present a comparative analysis of the architecture of vari ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/08/02/ts-must-read-peron-pinvidic-et-al-2013-structural-comparison-of-archetypal-atlantic-rifted-margins-a-review-of-observations-and-concepts/" class="read-more more-link" title="TS Must-Read – Peron-Pinvidic et al. (2013) Structural comparison of archetypal Atlantic rifted margins: A review of observations and concepts">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11316 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-must-read-papers tag-lithospheric-structure-of-subduction-zones tag-must-read-papers tag-subduction-earthquake-cycle tag-subduction-zone"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/05/13/ts-must-read-wang-et-al-2012-deformation-cycles-of-subduction-earthquakes-in-a-viscoelastic-earth/" title="TS Must-Read – Wang et al. (2012) Deformation cycles of subduction earthquakes in a viscoelastic Earth" target="">TS Must-Read – Wang et al. (2012) Deformation cycles of subduction earthquakes in a viscoelastic Earth</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/the-must-read-team/" title="Posts by The Must-read team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Must-read team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">May 13, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/05/13/ts-must-read-wang-et-al-2012-deformation-cycles-of-subduction-earthquakes-in-a-viscoelastic-earth/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="TS Must-Read – Wang et al. (2012) Deformation cycles of subduction earthquakes in a viscoelastic Earth" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Large subduction earthquakes cause perturbation of the subduction system, whose response depends on its rheological characteristics. The evolution of the subduction system from earthquake to earthquake is defined as subduction earthquake cycle (SEC), and is characterised by three main processes that operate over decades/centuries: postseismic afterslip, viscoelastic mantle relaxation, and fault re ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/05/13/ts-must-read-wang-et-al-2012-deformation-cycles-of-subduction-earthquakes-in-a-viscoelastic-earth/" class="read-more more-link" title="TS Must-Read – Wang et al. (2012) Deformation cycles of subduction earthquakes in a viscoelastic Earth">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11269 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geomythology category-uncategorized tag-bellerophon tag-chimera tag-gas-vents tag-geomythology tag-greek-mythology tag-serpentinization"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/04/05/geomythology-chimera-the-lion-the-goat-the-snake-and-the-flaming-gas-vents/" title="Geomythology. Chimera: the lion, the goat, the snake and the flaming gas vents" target="">Geomythology. Chimera: the lion, the goat, the snake and the flaming gas vents</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/filippocarboni/" title="Posts by Filippo Carboni" class="author url fn" rel="author">Filippo Carboni</a></span> <span class="meta-date">April 5, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/04/05/geomythology-chimera-the-lion-the-goat-the-snake-and-the-flaming-gas-vents/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/04/Featured-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/04/Featured-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="Geomythology. Chimera: the lion, the goat, the snake and the flaming gas vents" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> <div class="featured_caption">Chimera flames (Alexey Komarov, via WikiMedia)</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Once upon a time in Lycia there was a land of fire, which burned so bright the light was visible by sailors navigating on the Mare Lycium, who were using the fires as a natural lighthouse. “Mount Chimaera in the country of Phaselis is on fire, and indeed burns with a flame that does not die by day or night”; those were the words of Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia (2.110). Ancient Lycia i ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/04/05/geomythology-chimera-the-lion-the-goat-the-snake-and-the-flaming-gas-vents/" class="read-more more-link" title="Geomythology. Chimera: the lion, the goat, the snake and the flaming gas vents">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11163 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-geotandem tag-geotandem tag-internal-geodynamics tag-mantle-convection tag-mars tag-plate-tectonics"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/21/geotandem-the-tectonics-of-mars/" title="Geotandem: The Tectonics (or lack thereof) of Mars" target="">Geotandem: The Tectonics (or lack thereof) of Mars</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/davies/" title="Posts by Hannah Davies" class="author url fn" rel="author">Hannah Davies</a></span> <span class="meta-date">February 21, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/21/geotandem-the-tectonics-of-mars/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/02/Geotandem_banner_ratioadjusted-700x400.png" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2024/02/Geotandem_banner_ratioadjusted-1400x800.png" width="700" height="400" alt="Geotandem: The Tectonics (or lack thereof) of Mars" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> <div class="featured_caption">Figure courtesy: Emily Hinshaw</div> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Welcome to the first of its kind, the Geotandem 01! A collaborative series between EGU divisions. Interdisciplinarity is intrinsic to Geosciences, so we want to showcase how researchers approach the same topics from different but also complementing perspectives. In each edition, we will bring you a high-interest topic for the community seen from the eyes of diverse disciplines. Today, the Tectonic ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/21/geotandem-the-tectonics-of-mars/" class="read-more more-link" title="Geotandem: The Tectonics (or lack thereof) of Mars">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11192 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-must-read-papers tag-metamorphic-rock tag-must-read-papers tag-numerical-modelling tag-tectonic-pressure"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/15/ts-must-read-mancktelow-2008-tectonic-pressure-theoretical-concepts-and-modelled-examples/" title="TS Must-Read – Mancktelow (2008): Tectonic pressure: Theoretical concepts and modelled examples" target="">TS Must-Read – Mancktelow (2008): Tectonic pressure: Theoretical concepts and modelled examples</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/the-must-read-team/" title="Posts by The Must-read team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Must-read team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">February 15, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/15/ts-must-read-mancktelow-2008-tectonic-pressure-theoretical-concepts-and-modelled-examples/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="TS Must-Read – Mancktelow (2008): Tectonic pressure: Theoretical concepts and modelled examples" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Neil Mancktelow published this Must-Read paper on the concept of “tectonic pressure” in 2008. The paper reviews previous work and theoretical concepts published on this fundamental topic. Additionally, numerical models that estimate the magnitude of tectonic pressure variations are presented for several realistic natural structures, such as folds, boudins, and inclusions. The premise of tectonic p ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/15/ts-must-read-mancktelow-2008-tectonic-pressure-theoretical-concepts-and-modelled-examples/" class="read-more more-link" title="TS Must-Read – Mancktelow (2008): Tectonic pressure: Theoretical concepts and modelled examples">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> <article class="post-loop post-11171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-must-read-papers tag-lithospheric-strength tag-lower-crust tag-rheology tag-upper-mantle"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="loop-title"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/02/ts-must-read-burgmann-and-dresen-2008-rheology-of-the-lower-crust-and-upper-mantle-evidence-from-rock-mechanics-geodesy-and-field-observations/" title="TS Must-Read – Bürgmann and Dresen (2008): Rheology of the Lower Crust and Upper Mantle: Evidence from Rock Mechanics, Geodesy and Field Observations" target="">TS Must-Read – Bürgmann and Dresen (2008): Rheology of the Lower Crust and Upper Mantle: Evidence from Rock Mechanics, Geodesy and Field Observations</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="meta-author"><a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/author/the-must-read-team/" title="Posts by The Must-read team" class="author url fn" rel="author">The Must-read team</a></span> <span class="meta-date">February 2, 2024</span> </div>  </header>  <div class="post-thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter"> <a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/02/ts-must-read-burgmann-and-dresen-2008-rheology-of-the-lower-crust-and-upper-mantle-evidence-from-rock-mechanics-geodesy-and-field-observations/"> <img src="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-700x400.jpg" data-rel="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/files/2020/05/pile-of-covered-books-159751-e1589469172918-1400x800.jpg" width="700" height="400" alt="TS Must-Read – Bürgmann and Dresen (2008): Rheology of the Lower Crust and Upper Mantle: Evidence from Rock Mechanics, Geodesy and Field Observations" class="wp-post-image" /> </a> </div> <div class="entry-content"> <p>In 2008 Roland Bürgmann and Georg Dresen published their Must-Read paper on the rheology of the lower crust and upper mantle, based on findings from the lab, the field and space. As stated in the introduction, “rheology is the study of the flow and deformation of all forms of matter,” and as such the rheology of the Earth’s lower crust and upper mantle is closely linked to the evolution and deform ...<a href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/2024/02/02/ts-must-read-burgmann-and-dresen-2008-rheology-of-the-lower-crust-and-upper-mantle-evidence-from-rock-mechanics-geodesy-and-field-observations/" class="read-more more-link" title="TS Must-Read – Bürgmann and Dresen (2008): Rheology of the Lower Crust and Upper Mantle: Evidence from Rock Mechanics, Geodesy and Field Observations">[Read More]</a></p> </div> </article> </div> <ul class='page-numbers'> <li><span aria-current="page" class="page-numbers current">1</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/page/2/">2</a></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/page/3/">3</a></li> <li><span class="page-numbers dots">…</span></li> <li><a class="page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/page/19/">19</a></li> <li><a class="next page-numbers" href="https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/ts/page/2/">»</a></li> </ul> </div> <aside id="sidebar"> <div id="text-2" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widgettitle">About</h3> <div class="textwidget"><p>Welcome to the <a href="/divisions/ts/about/">blog</a> of the <a href=" https://www.egu.eu/ts/home/">Tectonics and Structural Geology (TS) Division</a> of the <a href="http://www.egu.eu">European Geosciences Union</a> (EGU). 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