05x16 - Reconcilable Differences

[bunniefuu]

Uh, Gary, I-I just want to know why you're doing this audit.

I think it's time that Abby became aware of the fact

that, uh, I know what's going on.

One little accusation from me,

just like you did to Mack,

and your political career would be over.

You ignore everything that doesn't have to do with you!

Yeah, well, I've got my own problems.

-Bring them to me! -You don't listen!

For the last four years, your living address

was Post Office Drawer 32 in Pine Block.

-What does that mean? -It's a prison.

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We've got to find out what happened.

That apartment building that Sid's uncle left me,

that has something to do with it, right?

Well, I know I can find out what happened.

You just have four days left in the program.

They've had me off all the pills since Monday,

even the stereogram. I'm okay now.

Dr. Helfand says that you're going right along on schedule.

Everything is okay.

Karen, everything is okay.

You want me in here, don't you?

You just think I'm going to get in the way.

-Hey, hey, I want you home. -Then get me out of here.

I can't.

I can't. I can't postpone Lotus Point.

How could Gregory Sumner do something like that to you?

The interest payments have already started to pile up.

He put you on the 11 o'clock news.

MacKenzie is the one that has to answer questions.

Look, if we make a move, the spotlight's gonna be on us.

I'm not going to be intimidated by Gregory Sumner's grandstand.

Well, I'm not going to lose everything

because you trusted him.

Laura, if you want out, just say so.

I don't want out. I just want to be careful.

Our first order of business is to get through Gary's audit.

Well, that shouldn't be too hard, should it?

I think we're okay.

And our second order of business

is to keep Apolune out of the news.

How are we going to do that?

If anybody finds out that Apolune has been buying up

all of Lotus Point.

Got to get it off the records,

and we've got to do it fast.

[intercom buzzing]

-Yeah? - Phillip Barbanell is here.

[woman] The auditor?

[sighs]

Send him in.

I went to the Coastal Commission to find out who applied

for that variance at Lotus Point.

Yeah, I should've gone with you.

Ain't nothing I can't handle myself.

-Yeah. -How is she?

She's okay.

They took her off the substitute drug.

-That means the worst is over. -Yeah.

Except she's got nothing to cushion the blows, you know?

She's like a raw nerve.

[sighs] It's gonna be tough on her.

How you holding up, man?

What did you find out this afternoon?

A guy named...

Mark St. Claire applied for the variant. You know him?

No.

For, uh, Apolune Inc.

Never heard of that either.

Must be a Wolfbridge front.

Sure.

When the Wolfbridge group found out that Karen MacKenzie

owned half the apartment house at Lotus Point,

they must have gotten a variance. Sure.

They leaked the information to the DA, the DA discredits me.

-That's as good a theory as any. -That's it, man. That's it.

Sure.

We've got to prove that Apolune is Wolfbridge.

-Valene. -Okay, fine.

Yeah, we'll talk in a few days.

[chuckles] Oh, thank you.

Yeah, bye-bye.

What was that? Huh?

-My agent. -Oh?

The publisher accepted my manuscript.

Oh!

Darlin'!

-Oh! Now tell me what he said! -Isn't that great?

And don't you leave out a word.

Well, um, they said they loved the book.

Well, of course they loved the book.

And they said it has the best heroine

since Scarlett O'Hara.

Oh, great ba*ls of fire.

Mama.

Now tonight, you and Ben and I

have got to do something special to celebrate.

It'd be my treat, huh?

I don't know if that's such a good idea.

Oh, well, I'm sure he'd drop whatever he's doing.

You all ready to go?

Well, aren't you at least gonna call him with the good news?

Mama, Ben and I are not seeing each other anymore.

What?

It's just something that happened.

Oh.

First he gets you pregnant, then he deserts you.

He did not desert me, mama.

Did you walk out on him?

I mean, you told me how much you liked him.

Look, mama, you ready to go? We're already 20 minutes late.

-Oh, Valene. -Oh, go on.

We'll talk about it later.

-Bye, Mr. Markle. Thanks a lot. -Bye-bye.

[screaming]

I can't believe you, you've got all these millions,

and you're excited over a few thousand dollars.

Our first stud for you. And nobody gave it to me.

-Nobody left it to me. -We earned it.

You got it. I want you to have a share in Lightning Dance.

-Oh, no. -Yeah, come on.

You were the one that convinced me about him in the first place.

Why don't you let me buy you something?

You're going to buy me something?

-From the salary I pay you? -Yeah.

What're you going to buy me, a bar of soap?

Oh, come on.

-Laura. Good news. -Hi.

We just got our first stud fee. First horse on the ranch.

Well, that's great.

-Congratulations. -Thank you.

Uh, could I talk to you alone for a second?

Sure.

Yeah, I'll see you at the, uh, paddock.

Uh, Gary, I-I just want to know why you're doing this audit.

You're not nervous about it, are you?

No.

It's got nothing to do with you.

No, I'm keeping you up to date on everything.

Yeah, I know.

Well, then why are you doing it?

Because you don't have access to the books.

Besides, I think it's time that Abby became aware of the fact

that, uh, I know what's going on.

I just need one.

I feel so awful.

You know, I can't give you anything.

Look, I-I'll pay you for it.

I'll give you $50. I have... I got it in my purse in my room.

-I just, I just need one. -Mom.

-Hi. -Hi.

Am I going home?

I came to see how you are.

-Where's Mack? -With Ben.

Tell me the truth, it was all my fault

this happened to him, right?

No. No, it had nothing to do with you.

Are you okay?

The doctor said I could go home.

I don't think so.

Everybody's lying to me.

No, they're not.

They think I don't know.

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Thanks for the dance.

Mr. Barbanell, can I get you a cup of coffee

or something to drink?

Mr. Barbanell?

Uh, no, thank you.

Why did you make that speech?

-I never mentioned your name. -You might as well have.

I'm more involved in this whole thing

than Mack or anybody else, and you know it!

Look, you know who these guys are. I was forced to do this.

Yeah, like they were forced to burn down

those poor old people's house?

I don't know anything about old people.

All I know is you wanted to play the game.

-These are the rules. -No, they're not my rules.

-I don't play this way. -You got what you wanted.

Nothing comes free. I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do about it.

Don't you understand?

You could be involved in this. What if your name comes up?

-It won't. -How do you know that?

'Cause I never put it on a piece of paper.

And I never spoke publicly to anyone on your behalf.

I'm clean.

-Yeah, you are, aren't you? -Absolutely.

Well, just know that all it would take

would be one little accusation from me.

Just like you did to Mack.

Your political career would be over.

You wouldn't do that to me, would you?

Hm?

Excuse me, I'm looking up

the property ownership records on Zone 86.

And the Lotus Point pages seem to be missing.

Is this the only copy you've got?

For public viewing.

Well, then there is another copy.

Well, on microfilm, but that's not for public viewing.

That includes the press.

Well, this office is sure something.

-Is this your responsibility? -Yeah.

I don't suppose your bosses would appreciate hearing on TV

that documents are being stolen from your office.

-Zone 86? -Please.

[breathing heavily]

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[sobbing]

[screaming] Diana!

[sobbing]

Where's my daughter? Where are you keeping her?

Your daughter's not here. You're in the hospital.

Where's my husband? What have you done with him?

What have you done with my husband?

Why are they k*lling him?

Y-you wanted Sumner to k*ll him, so you put me in here.

The parts were stolen, and Sumner couldn't keep them quiet.

Even Laura couldn't get me to give it up.

You're just having a dream.

I figured it out. I figured it out.

-I've got to tell him. -Tomorrow.

Tomorrow. You can tell him tomorrow.

He wouldn't quit.

Something happened because he wouldn't quit.

Ssh.

Something...

I figured it out.

Mack...

Oh, Mack. Something...

Now you're trying to tell me it wasn't a frame-up

to get me off the crime commission?

No, no, no. Probably it was.

Come on, probably.

It's not as simple as we thought, man.

Apolune was buying up Lotus Point

since way before Wolfbridge had any reason on Earth

to want to embarrass you.

Nah, that's not enough proof.

They had bought all of Lotus Point

with the exception of Karen's apartment house.

Did Karen receive any offers?

None that she told me about.

I wonder if Abby Ewing knows anything.

I mean, she owns the building, too.

Yeah, I wish Karen was here.

She'd answer these questions for us.

I can just see her with her sleeves rolled up,

jumping barricades, fighting all the way.

She'll be home soon.

How are you and Val?

-She didn't tell you? -What?

-It's over. -Come on. What happened?

I think I'll let her tell you when she's ready to discuss it.

Oh.

You alright?

Both Val and I are better off this way.

[chuckles] Answer the question.

Don't ask.

Karen?

-When is the doctor coming? -You have a visitor.

Hi.

Hi.

How you feeling?

Fine. Why are you here?

[sighs]

Uh...

I've been thinking about you.

Well...

I haven't been feeling very well.

Mm.

-I'm here for a checkup. -Ah.

You know...

when I was in the detox ward,

the nurses kept telling me that my body was cleaning itself,

that it was getting rid of its toxins.

I guess that was true, but I've got to tell you,

it was a hell of a lot worse than being drunk.

I guess that's the price you had to pay.

Yeah.

I wanted to drink more than life itself.

And nobody gave me one.

But somehow, I got through it.

Why are you saying these things to me?

Because I know that you can get through it too.

How dare you talk to me like this?

I'm not like you. You're a drunk.

-You're nothing but a drunk. -Karen, I'm sorry.

Get out of here.

If you want to talk, give me a call.

Get out of here. Get out of here.

Get out of here.

Get the hell out of here.

Gary Ewing Enterprises has established

a political action committee.

Well, there's certainly no problem with that.

I'll have to have the tax exempt number.

Sure. I'll have Elizabeth get it for you.

I suggest that it is a tax shelter.

[intercom buzzing]

Excuse me.

I'll have to have a copy of the loan statements

for the purchase of the Gilbert Bottling Plant.

-Yeah. - Gregory Sumner is on line 14.

I can't talk to him now.

And I'll have my office send it to you, bud.

Well, if you tell me what you're looking for.

-Will there be anything else? -That completes my job.

-Well. Bye. -Goodbye.

Thank you for your cooperation.

-Lilimae. -Oh, what're you doing here?

I came to see Karen. How you doing?

I'm doing just fine.

But I didn't come here to pass the time of day with you.

How's Val?

Well, the publisher accepted her new book.

Nashville Junction. They say it's gonna be a best-seller.

-Well, that's great. -Uh-huh.

I suppose you've met Ben Gibson, her new beau?

In passing.

He and Val will probably get married.

That's nice.

She's in love with him.

Says he's the finest man she's ever met.

Oh, and he thinks the world of her.

They're going to get married.

I mean, after all, Val's going to have his baby.

What?

I guess you could say her life is finally in order.

She has everything she could possibly want.

Oh, Karen.

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[Dr. Helfand] Mr. MacKenzie?

Yes.

I'm Dr. Helfand, Karen's therapist.

Oh, yes.

Karen will be coming out of group in a few minutes,

but she will be going to sleep very soon,

so there's no need for you to stay. However, I would like to--

Well, after what Karen went through last night,

I want to be here.

We have staff to handle that.

However, as a part of the program,

we would like to urge that you, as Karen's husband,

attend some individual counseling sessions with her.

Oh, that sounds like a good idea.

I appreciate your cooperation.

Well, if there's anything I can do to help me understand

Karen's problem better, I'm all for it.

Uh, you won't be going there as an observer.

What do you mean?

Well, Karen's not the only one who has a problem.

The sessions are for you, too.

Goodnight.

[breathing heavily]

I need some sleep. I've got to get some sleep.

It's part of the drug.

It's normal for what you're going through.

I can't go through another night like this.

-It's going to be alright. -No!

I am not going to be alright.

You got through last night without using anything.

I've got to get some sleep. You've got to get me something.

I don't care what it is. Get me an escandine.

Get me anything. I need to get some sleep.

Get me some...

-Karen. -Get the doctor.

-Keep him away from me. -Oh, no, no. I'm not leaving.

I'm not going anywhere. Hey, hey, come on.

Take it easy now.

Call the doctor, he's trying to k*ll me.

-Easy! -Karen!

-Get the doctor here! -You're not getting anything.

-You've got to get through this. -Get me something.

I need something. Get me something.

-No. Calm down. -Get me something.

Something.

[sobbing]

You've got to do something.

I'm not getting you any pills.

I've got to find a way.

Help me.

I'm not leaving.

I'm sorry, Mr. MacKenzie.

It's 30 minutes past visiting hours.

I'm gonna have to ask you to leave.

[sighs]

-I'm not leaving. -Hospital policy.

Can you leave us alone for a few minutes?

Alright.

It's okay.

I'm okay.

Maybe you should leave.

Actually, Gary Ewing Enterprises

has some of the best-kept books I've ever seen.

That's good news.

I feel a little stupid.

Now, these are the ranch expenses.

-If you'd just look them over. -Something wrong?

There are no complete expense records.

-Oh, that's my fault. -I know.

Oh, you made a mistake here.

The ranch hands get $250 a week,

and you've got Cathy Geary's salary listed at $1,250.

I thought perhaps your bookkeeper had made the mistake

but then I found the canceled weekly checks

made out to and endorsed by Cathy Geary.

They were signed by your wife.

Would you, uh...

Would you like me to investigate this further?

No, I'll look into it myself.

-You've been a big help. -Thank you.

I hope Abby pays you overtime.

There were just a few last-minute things

I had to look over.

For the audit?

[scoffs]

You look like you could use a drink.

Look, Abby's at the ranch.

The auditor had a meeting with Gary,

and she thought she ought to be there.

Of course, you knew that already.

You could be in a lot of hot water.

No, no, no, we could be in a lot of hot water

if certain things show up.

How'd you like to go to work for my campaign?

I really don't have the time.

No, I mean in a full-time paid position.

Why? Do you want to shut me up?

No, because I think you're terribly efficient.

Or is it to get back at Abby for something?

My relationship to Abby is not what you assume.

You keep saying that.

Look, this can't be right, I mean, some of these checks

are dated before I ever met her.

Yeah, when you get a chance.

Yes, I would like to see them.

Thank you.

Gary?

[sighs]

I guess I owe you an apology.

[chuckles]

[both chuckle]

Why don't the two of us take a vacation together?

You know, we never had a real honeymoon.

Oh, honey. Anywhere you want to go.

Well, uh...

-How about Europe for a month? -I love it. I love it.

Oh, I had another inquiry about a second stud fee.

[chuckles] This time for Great Bishop.

-Oh. -Ah!

That's wonderful.

So I'm going up the coast next week to look at some colts.

You taking Cathy with you?

Well, I don't know. Some problems have come up.

-With Cathy? -Yeah.

I'm thinking about firing her.

Really?

Yeah, I don't think she's working out.

But what do you think?

Well, I don't know.

You always said you were so happy with her.

I-I thought she was the main reason

the ranch had started to make money.

Yeah.

I'll think about it.

Well, you do whatever you want, but...

it seems to make good business sense to keep her.

Mm-hmm.

-Um... -Mm?

I think I'm gonna go take a shower.

-Mm. Well, I'll be right there. -Okay.

Okay?

[phone ringing]

Hello.

Hi.

Well, that's great.

It's good news.

Okay, I'll, uh, I'll see you tomorrow morning.

Bye.

Um...

It seems that, uh, Gary Ewing Enterprises

got the seal of approval.

Did I?

Absolutely.

There were moments I thought I would scream so hard

I would never stop.

And no one would hear me.

I thought I was going to die.

Actually, physically die.

I didn't think I was gonna get through the night.

But I did.

I can't believe how much I pretended nothing was wrong.

Where have I been? You were saying that in group.

All those sessions about...

denial and acceptance.

I was in the room with you. Words went by me.

But where was I?

You just weren't ready to hear it, that's all.

I feel like I'm talking about a stranger.

-Mrs. Ewing? -What can I do for you?

I'd like to ask you a couple of questions about Lotus Point.

Well, I don't have anything to do with Lotus Point.

I thought you owned an apartment house there

with Karen MacKenzie.

-Who are you? -Ben Gibson is my name.

Well, Mr. Gibson, I don't have anything to say,

and, uh, I'm already very late.

Have you received any offers on the property?

I couldn't sell without Karen.

Well, I'm speaking specifically about the Apolune Corporation.

-Apolune? -Mm-hmm.

In the last four months, Apolune has bought up

virtually all of the property at Lotus Point,

with the exception of the apartment house

that you and Karen MacKenzie own.

Well, no one's made me any offers.

Has a Mark St. Clair tried to get in touch with you?

Never heard of him. Sorry.

All this time, I kept saying I needed the escandine

because I was upset.

But I figured out in session I was upset

because I wasn't solving my problems.

I was taking the drugs to get away from my problems.

So the problems stayed, and I kept getting upset.

I started taking drugs.

That make any sense?

So good to have you back.

There were times there when, uh...

when I didn't think we would.

-You told me what I was doing. -Mm-hmm.

It couldn't have been easy for you,

especially after all the things I said.

-But you stuck by me. -Mm-hmm.

And you're still with me now.

Yeah.

Bye-bye.

♪ I've had bad dreams ♪

♪ Too many times ♪

♪ Think that they ♪

♪ Don't mean much anymore ♪

♪ Fine times have gone ♪

♪ And left my sad home ♪

♪ Friends who once cared ♪♪

Hi.

What were you doing before I met you?

I told you, I moved here about a year ago,

and I've been doing temp jobs.

-It's not very interesting. -No, sure it is.

Well, maybe to you.

-Where'd you move here from? -Wyoming.

-Cheyenne? -Thereabouts.

Why are you asking me all these questions?

I just want to get to know you better.

You already know me better than anybody.

Come on, boy.

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What I want to know is,

what're you gonna do with my daughter?

I mean, there's more to a relationship

than just jumping in and out of bed.

And there's more than your satisfaction.

I mean, you have to give and you have to take,

but you don't walk away.

Mrs. Clements, sometimes you do just walk away.

Don't you know that Valene loves you?

I can see that you love her.

Sometimes that's not enough.

Don't you think I know what happened?

It's not just you and Valene now.

You have your child to think about.

And I think you're going to be a wonderful papa.

You're probably right.

[sighs]

You won't tell Val I came here.

I mean, she'd get terribly angry if she knew.

I won't tell her.

And you think about what I said, huh?

Now, I hope to see you soon around the house.

What you think?

It was okay.

You were uncomfortable, huh?

No.

Why do you think I was uncomfortable?

'Cause you hardly said a word.

Well, there wasn't anything for me to say.

You two had all the answers.

Well, we were talking about you

about us.

We didn't have any answers.

Certainly seemed that way.

Well, why didn't you say so?

'Cause I already told you how I felt about you and Diana

a long time ago, you didn't listen then

why should I waste my breath now?

Because I've got to figure out what to do about it.

Telling me to forget it is not the answer.

Yeah? Well it's the only answer.

That's what got me here in the first place.

I got you here?

Trying to ignore the problems did!

Going to you and getting nothing did.

Getting nothing, ever since day one

this marriage has been nothing but problems.

You've been nothing but problems!

You're not the only one in this marriage!

I wanted a home, I wanted a family!

-You've got a family! -Our own family!

I'm living with someone else's family.

I'm a visitor in that house!

You're the one who kept pushing me away!

You ignore everything that doesn't have to do with you!

Yeah, well, I've got my own problems.

-Bring them to me! -You don't listen!

You never tell me anything!

This is supposed to be a marriage.

You keep blaming me because you don't know

how to have a marriage

I'm trying everything I can to keep this together.

My life's falling apart out there and I'm here with you!

-Do you love me? -I'm here with you!

Helping you through this crap!

Mack, tell me.

Ask your shrink.

Anyway I thought I would fly up to Sacramento

and get the Apolune file from the Secretary of States office.

Great, we'll be able to get whatever information there is

on public record. What do you think?

Yeah, great.

Hey, why don't you take Val with you?

Not so great.

You love her, right?

Yeah.

Then what're you fooling around for?

Why does everybody believe we belong together?

Because you're good for each other.

Because you love each other.

Because you're playing footsie with each other

without making any kind of commitment.

Mack, you don't know what you're talking about.

Hey, it may not last.

Maybe nothing lasts, huh?

You know...

maybe men and women don't belong together.

They sure as hell don't seem to understand

a damn thing about each other.

You know, sometimes I think, what's the point?

My career's falling apart.

My marriage, forget it.

[sighs]

It's just not what I thought it would be.

You know, I went for all this stuff, the fireplace.

Hey, sweetheart, I'm home. Here's the coffee.

Maybe I'm the biggest schlub of all.

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-Karen? Hi. -Oh. Hi.

You all ready, huh?

Yeah, this is the big day.

All packed?

Look, I've been thinking about a lot of things.

How important it is that everything go right.

-Yeah. -Or at least have a chance.

Maybe I should stay here for a few more days.

You know, just to make sure.

I thought you wanted to go home.

-I do, it's just-- -You can't stay.

I thought we could ask the doctors.

No, you're ready to go home. Your program is over.

Karen.

We're all gonna be with you, okay?

It's going to be alright.

You'll be coming back in for counseling sessions.

-Yeah, well, I know all that. -And I'll be coming in with you.

Well, these are the figures for that Colorado property, okay?

You know, I really think you should look into

some of these ski areas. It's not a bad investment.

Okay.

Okay, well, I'll just leave it at the house for you.

Uh, listen.

Abby ever say anything to you about Cathy?

No, just that she trusted her with you.

You ever seen Cathy around the office?

Is something going on?

Uh, I don't know.

All of a sudden, Abby's Cathy's number one fan.

Can't speak highly enough about her.

Well, do you want me to see what I can find out?

No.

Okay.

Well, I'll, uh, I'll leave these for you.

[mumbling]

[doorbell ringing]

Island, that's not right, should be...

-Where's Lilimae? Lilimae! -She went out.

Good.

Why haven't you told her?

-Ben, I did. -She still thinks it's my baby.

Well, I haven't been able to tell her that yet.

Well, she's not gonna leave me alone until we're back together.

So would you please just tell her the truth?

I'm sorry, it's just not that easy.

What about Mack?

What do you mean, what about him?

What I mean is, why don't you just tell the truth

and let me be free of you?

You are free of me if that's what you want.

Not when everybody in the whole world out there

thinks that the baby you're carrying is mine.

Why did you even tell me?

Because I had to.

Would it have been better if I hadn't?

I don't know.

Does Gary know?

-No. I don't know, I just can't. -Why haven't you told him?

Because you still love him, don't you?

No.

Not like that, not anymore.

You're just carrying his baby.

You have a separate set of lies for each of us.

Sometimes I wonder if you even know the difference anymore.

When she opened her savings account at the Carley Bank...

Here.

She had funds transferred from an account in Arkansas.

Arkansas? She told me she was from Wyoming.

Well, for the last four years her living address

was Post Office Door 32 in Pine Block.

What does that mean?

I hope you don't mind that I already sent a telegram

to find that out.

Oh, I don't mind.

Uh, sir or madam, I need any background information

on Cathy or Cathy Geary which you can provide.

The information's for her benefit.

Thank you for your cooperation.

In what capacity were you thinking of hiring her?

Well, my wife interviewed her as a bookkeeper.

She seemed like a very nice girl.

There just wasn't a lot of background on her.

Well, can't be too safe.

Excuse me.

Yes?

I see.

Alright, we'll get back to you if you have anything else.

Right.

Mr. Ewing, I'd think twice about hiring this Miss Geary.

Why?

Well, they just called to say

they couldn't deliver the telegram.

They needed more information.

It's a prison.

They needed her inmate number.

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Mack?

[Mack] They don't have anything on me, dad. No, no.

It's all hearsay.

No, no. Kids are fine, dad. Yeah.

Dad. Come on.

You can't believe everything you read in the papers.

I didn't do anything wrong.

Yeah, I swear it.

Sumner.

Sumner, he set me up.

Yeah, honest.

I'm not lying.

Yeah, I'm okay. Sure, I'm gonna get through this.

Karen? Karen.

Karen's like the rock of Gibraltar. Yeah, yeah.

She's... She's with me all the way.

She's the one who's getting me through this, dad.

Well, I can't do it without her.

Yeah, I'll be okay, sure.

And I'll talk to you real soon.

Okay.

Yeah, bye.

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