81. Gallery Information big. geysers The park was initially set aside to preserve the thousandsof hot springs and geysers that can be found here. Upper http://www.travelsinbearcountry.com/id16_m.htm

Lower Falls Gallery Information Gallery Click on any image for a larger view Park Information Yellowstone National Park was the world's first national park. At over two million acres it provides home to more than 300 geysers, 1,700 different types of plants, 300 species of birds, and 94 species of mammals. The park encompasses parts of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana with the park headquarters located in Mammoth Hot Springs, Montana. Many come in anticipation of Old Faithful, Upper and Lower Falls and it's canyon, the herds of bison and elk, as well as grizzly and black bears. They find much more. Yellowstone National Park Size: 2.2 million acres Campgrounds: Mammoth, Indian Creek, Pebble Creek, Slough Creek, Tower Fall, Norris, Canyon Village*, Bridge Bay*, Fishing Bridge*, Madison*, Grant Village*, and Lewis Lake. (*- denotes campground where reserations are accepted). In Park Lodging: Mammoth Hot Springs (L,C), Roosevelt (C), Canyon Village (L,C), Lake Yellowstone (L,C), Grant Village (L), and Old Faithful (L,C). (L= lodge, C = cabins). Visitor Centers: Albright (Mammoth Hot Springs), Canyon, Fishing Bridge, Grant Village, Old Faithful, and Norris.

82. BioInteractive -- Web Video -- Yellowstone Hot Water to grow at the high temperatures found in hot springs; proteins can thrive in highlyacidic and fiercely hot thermal pools and geysers, environments that http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/web_video/yellowstone.htm

Here are 12 clips from CNN on infectious disease with a lesson based on each. click on the links below. Hantavirus Salmonella Antibiotic Abuse Fingerprinting ... Anatomy of an Outbreak Yellowstone Hot Water Science of Anthrax New Antibiotics Flesh-Eating Bacteria Jurassic Resurrection ... Click and Learn Yellowstone Hot Water Summary and Background Click to Play Video Which are more important, hot tubs or irreplaceable microbes? This CNN clip highlights a boiling controversy at Yellowstone National Park. Scientists are keenly aware that the scalding waters in Yellowstone's geyser pools are teeming with life. An enzyme from a thermophilic (heat-loving) bacterium isolated from one of these pools has revolutionized molecular biology because of its ability to replicate DNA at high temperatures. This enzyme is now widely used in a procedure called the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). International scientific teams are going to Yellowstone to collect samples with the hope of making equally important discoveries. Some scientists believe that answers to fundamental questions about the origins of life on Earth will be found in Yellowstone's waters. However, a large number of people living in nearby communities want to tap into the hot water system to fill their hot tubs. Park naturalists are alarmed because the appropriation of natural resources has damaged geyser basins in other areas of the world and could harm the geysers of Yellowstone and their life forms.

83. Yellowstone Park Traveler | Geology geysers geysers are hot springs that erupt steaming water violently into the area.The eruptions are caused by pressure building up and releasing periodically. http://www.yellowstoneparktraveler.com/science/geology.shtml

Site Map Orientation Lodging Activities ... Summer Internet Rate Special! no notices were found no events were found Yellowstone Park Geology Geology The geology of Yellowstone National Park is some of the most interesting in the world. No where else on earth is there a site with some much geothermal activity going on in one place, from hot springs to geysers to mud pots and fumaroles and other features. The reason for this is that molten rock is only three miles below the surface in Yellowstone, very close to the surface in geologic terms. Hot Springs Some of Yellowstone's hot springs and geothermal pools are brightly colored with blues, oranges, reds, and other colors. These colors are caused by the pools water temperature, mineral content, algae, light refraction, and absorption by of the light by suspended particles in the water itself. Geysers Geysers are hot springs that erupt steaming water violently into the area. The eruptions are caused by pressure building up and releasing periodically. Some geysers erupt continuously, others are inactive for months or even years. The park has over 150 active geysers. Mud Pots A hot spring caused by heated water and caustic chemicals mixing with clay and soft stone to create a thick, bubbling cauldron of chemical activity and sulfurous smells.

84. PBS Online: Yellowstone: Teacher Resources Objectives Students will research the geologic wonders (geysers, hot springs,mud pots, canyons, and waterfalls) of Yellowstone National Park. http://www.pbs.org/edens/yellowstone/teach1.html

Let's Go! Virtual Yellowstone Tour Grade Level: 4-6 Background Objectives Standards Materials ... Resources Background Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, is known for its unique geologic features and stunning wildlife. Geysers, mudpots, hot springs, and waterfalls are just a few of the natural attractions that Yellowstone has to offer. A geyser is a column of hot water and steam that erupts from the earth's surface. Pools of water deep under the earth's surface are heated to the point of boiling. As the pressure builds from the boiling, the water and steam explode into the air through underground cracks in the earth and burst into the air in the form of a geyser. Hot springs are pools of hot water that have seeped to the earth's surface to form small ponds. At Yellowstone, algae and bacteria flourish in the hot springs and give the rocks beautiful hues of color. The mineral deposits from the water form terraces and other rock formations. Boiling ponds of mud ( mudpots ) are also present and are formed by sulfuric acid in the water. The acid dissolves the rock into tiny pieces of clay and the clay mixes with the hot water to make mud. As the steam rises from the within the earth, the mud bubbles as the steam releases into the air. Yellowstone River runs right through the park. The river flowed during a time period of massive uplift of the area that was caused by forces deep within the earth. The combination of river erosion and uplift has resulted in spectacular canyons and waterfalls within the park.

85. NATURE: Yellowstone Otters - Inside The Hot Zone When surface water seeps down and meets the molten rock's heat, geothermalactivity occurs, in the form of hot springs, mud pots, and geysers. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/otters/hotzone.html

Yellowstone Otters Home The River Otter Life of the Otter Inside the Hot Zone Resources INSIDE THE HOT ZONE Hot springs lie beneath Yellowstone Lake. Yellowstone National Park, established in 1872, is a geothermal landmark. This unique environment has a built-in heating system that melts ice floes, keeping rivers and lakes from freezing completely, even in the middle of winter. At Yellowstone, winter effectively lasts from September to April, but hot springs underneath 320-foot-deep Yellowstone Lake keep ice from covering up some of it, so that resident otters can find places to fish even in the coldest weather. While much of the park's 2.2 million acres freezes in the cold months, the geothermal activity near the center of the park creates an unusually temperate atmosphere for wildlife. In the dead of winter, bison can be seen grazing near the park's geysers, which remain clear of snow and ice. However, danger lurks underfoot. In many places, the ground at Yellowstone is but a thin crust of earth stretched over a scalding hot spring. If a bison wanders too close to the mouth of a geyser, its two tons of weight may break through the ground, plunging the animal into a 175-degree underground pool. No scientist completely understands the underground plumbing system here; it is simply too hot to explore at close range.

86. SEPM/PALAIOS- Microbial Construction Of Siliceous Stalactites At Geysers And Hot Microbial Construction of Siliceous Stalactites at geysers and hot springs Examplesfrom the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Geothermal Area, North Island, New http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/sepm/palaios/0102/jones.html

PALAIOS Volume 16.1 February 2001 Microbial Construction of Siliceous Stalactites at Geysers and Hot Springs: Examples from the Whakarewarewa Geothermal Geothermal Area, North Island, New Zealand BRIAN JONES Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E3, Canada ROBIN W. RENAUT Department of Geological Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5E2, Canada MICHAEL R. ROSEN Wairakei Research Centre, Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Wairakei Research Centre, Private Bag 2000, Taupo, New Zealand Figure 15 Siliceous stalactites, formed of opal-A laminae that are concentrically arranged around a hollow soda-straw, are common features structures of in some of the geyser and hot spring deposits in the at Whakarewarewa and other geothermal areas of New Zealand. These siliceous stalactites contain diverse biota of bacteria (including cyanobacteria), fungi, and diatoms that lived on the stalactite surfaces, with locally abundant pollen grains, and springtails. The microbes are the templates for much of the opaline silica precipitation and thereby controlled most of the fabrics in that form the stalactite laminae. Siliceous stalactites form at sites of dripping water below the overhanging edges of geyserite rims that surround geyser vents, and along the the steep margins of sinter terraces on discharge aprons. Stalactites may hang as isolated individuals or may coalesce to form dripstone draperies along terrace or rim margins. Stalactite growth is controlled by the volume, temperature, and the silica concentration of the water supplied to the growth site. These waters mainly originate from geyser or hot spring discharge. The microbes preserved in the stalactites, however, imply that silica precipitation took place after they these waters had cooled.

87. Kamchatka:trekking In Nalychevo Nature Reserve Season June September. Highlights Valley of geysers, hot springs, climb to thesummit of an active volcano Dzendzur. Accommodation Wooden lodges and tents. http://astravel.rosnet.ru/adventure/kamchatka.htm

TA homepage Adventure tourism Tours in Russia News ... Hotels in St. Petersburg Sightseeing in Moscow Sightseeing in St. Petersburg Visa support Useful links Our history Our location ... Russian version Kamchatka: trekking in Nalychevo Nature Reserve 13 days / 12 nights Duration: 13 days Season: June - September Highlights: Valley of Geysers, hot springs, climb to the summit of an active volcano Dzendzur Accommodation: Wooden lodges and tents Meals: Full board on the trail Transport: Helicopter, local bus, air, on foot , sea boat - as per itinerary Guidance: Authorised multi-lingual tour leader throughout Nalychevo Nature Reserve is officially recognised as a Nature Park of world's significance. Nalychevo Valley lies among the great volcanoes of Kamchatka and boasts of hot and cold mineral springs and geothermal waters you can swim in. Tourists stay at wooden lodges (sleeping bag accommodation), meals are prepared by cook, there is a guide who will accompany you in the treks around the area. You can take an option to trek at the top of volcano and marvel hot geysers and surrounding volcanoes Zhupanovski Avacha Koryakski . During this ascent you stay in tents at the foot of the volcano. Sightseeing of the Valley of Geysers by helicopter is also provided.

88. Get Outdoors - State And National Park, Forest, And Monument Finder They Work With half of the earth's geothermal features, Yellowstone holds the planet'smost diverse and intact collection of geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and http://www.getoutdoors.com/go/golearn/349

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89. Nuteeriat: The Origin Of Volcanos geysers and hot springs. As geysers and hot springs are very oftenassociated with volcanic regions, but they need not be. Along http://www.aoi.com.au/matrix/Nut02.html

CHAPTER 8 The Origin of Volcanos Volcanos are hot hot enough to contain molten rock. It has been more or less taken for granted in the past that this hot rock has welled up from the molten core of the Earth, which has pushed up through 'lines of weakness' in the crust. In the next chapter, we will see that the concept that the Earth has a molten core is quite wrong. Leaving the evidence of this point aside for the moment, we can see that it has a vital implication for the origin of volcanos. If their heat does not come from the molten core of the Earth, where does it come from? It appears likely to me that the heat in volcanos is generated by frictional heating of the edge rocks of two domains sliding one against the other. The intense heat generated through friction is well known a classic example is making fire by rubbing two sticks together. The heat generated through friction is usually dependent on the coefficient of friction ('roughness') and the masses and relative speed of the objects rubbing together. When we are talking about about Earth domains, these masses are enormously large compared to the everyday objects we see involved in friction, and their capacity to generate heat is equally enormous. It is certainly easily great enough to melt rocks. Proposition 8D Volcanos are created by the friction between rubbing domains This proposition accords well with the fact that the molten rocks coming out of volcanos are generally of similar overall chemical composition to the surrounding country. If they were really formed by molten core rock, pushing up through 'weak places' in the Earth's crust, they might all be expected to be of 'basic' composition like the rock assumed to underlie the 'acidic' continental material. In practice, only volcanos sitting on oceanic-rock sea beds produce basic-rock flows, those which are sited on typical continental rocks produce acidic-rock flows.

90. Yellowstone National Park - Information The former Bachelor Off icers ’Quarter s is now the Albright Visitor Center wherethe story of Yellowstone's colorful history is told. geysers, hot springs. http://www.yellowstonewebsites.com/informationf.htm

Selections Park Information History Rules and Regulations Services Visitor Centers Recent News Exploring Yellowstone National Park's Highlights - National Park Service Historically, visitors often referred to Yellowstone as "Wonderland," and that is still appropriate today. An unparalleled array of geothermal phenomena—geysers, hot springs, steam vents, and mud pots—are pre-served here, evidence of a volcanic past (and future?). The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is famous for its colors, shapes, and waterfalls (the Lower Falls, at 308 ft [103m], is one of the highest in the park). SERVICES, FACILITIES See page 7 for a directory of visitor services. All facilities, accommodations, and services are available from approximately mid-June to late August; more limited services are available at other times. Please note opening and closing dates (and request a separate in-formation packet for winter information).

91. The Ancient Environment And Modern Analogues Similarly, changes in biota and the colour of cyanobacterial mats are also evidentin overflow channels from geysers and hot springs, marking the temperature http://www.abdn.ac.uk/rhynie/analogueslgscl.htm

The Ancient Environment and Modern Analogues: Large-scale features The spatial distribution of the biota with respect to the hot springs, apart from available soil moisture, nutrients and sunlight, is dependant primarily on two environmental factors: water temperature and pH. Both these factors are important, especially in hot spring areas, because different forms of life have specific tolerances to both, and thus temperature and pH tend to govern which plants and animals may flourish. These constraints would also have been applicable at Rhynie 400 million years ago. The following table gives a general idea of the upper temperature limits of a number of animals, plants and micro-organisms (after Brock, 1994 Group Upper temperature limits ( o C) Animals Fish Insects Ostracods (crustaceans) Plants Vascular plants Mosses Eukaryotic micro-organisms Protozoa Algae Fungi Prokaryotes Bacteria Cyanobacteria (O producing photosynthetic bacteria) Other photosynthetic bacteria (do not produce O Heterotrophic bacteria (use organic nutrients) Archaea Methane-producing bacteria Sulphur-dependant bacteria Eukaryotic organisms are unable to adapt to high temperatures, the upper limit (for fungi) being 60-62

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93. Learning Family Studies Geysers, Old Faithful, Bison, Elk Yellowstones geysers hot springs and Fumaroles (Field Guide) by Carl SchreierA small pocket field guide to the geothermal attractions at Yellowstone. http://www.learningfamily.net/reiser/9806-yellowstone/980614.htm

Learning Family studies geysers at Yellowstone Sunday, June 14, 1998 Y ellowstone is famous for its "Thermal Features." We learned that there are four kinds of thermal features: mud pots, fumaroles, hot springs and geysers. Yellowstone has about 10,000 thermal features, which include over 300 geysers. Geysers, which are close cousins of volcanoes, are made by water seeping down throught the ground, then gets heated by a hot spot of magma many miles below the surface. This water is heated past boiling temperatures, and rises up again as hot steam. This steam builds up pressure until it comes out through holes making a thermal feature. It takes 5 years for water to go from precipitation to geyser eruption. This picture of the Lowere Geyser Basin shows just how many there are. Prev Next S ilex Spring. Hot springs are made by the same forces as geysers, but they have wide openings in their plumbing, so they don't build up any pressure as the hot water rises from deep within the earth. A Fumarole is also like a geyser, but it doesn't have enough water to make an eruption. Only hot steam and gas come out, making a hissing sound. Sometimes it has a sulfer smell, which comes from the

94. Beth And Marv's Yellowstone Page Yellowstone contains more than 2 million acres which include many steaming geysers,brilliantly colored hot springs, roaring waterfalls, and beautiful http://amber.rc.arizona.edu/vacation98/yellowstone.html

Beth and Marvin's Miata Vacation 1998 Yellowstone National Park (Mammoth Hot Springs) Click on any of the thumbnail pictures below for a larger version of the image. Yellowstone National Park was the country's first national park and one of the largest in the contiguous United States. Yellowstone contains more than 2 million acres which include many steaming geysers, brilliantly colored hot springs, roaring waterfalls, and beautiful panoramic vistas. It is also one of the world's foremost sanctuaries for wildlife such as deer, elk, bison, wolves, and bears, as well as many varieties of birds, and fish. This lone bison was seen near the Gibbon River, and several puffs of steam reveal the location of thermal activity in the background. We did see several other groups of bison while driving through the five geyser basins (West Thumb, Lower, Midway, Upper, and Norris) between the South Entrance and Mammoth Hot Springs (the road also crossed the Continental Divide 3 times). We pulled into the parking lot at Indian Creek to obeserve a group of bison, and two male bison were snorting, stamping and threatening to charge each other in the parking lot. I turned the Miata around immediately, as I figured a bison ramming into it wouldn't be very good for the Miata! But what really amazed me was that there were tourists standing and watching this display from no more than 20 feet away! No wonder there are accidents every year in which tourists are gored, sometimes fatally, by bison. Those bisons' fake charges at each other demonstrated to me that they could move extremely fast if they really wanted to. The second account from the "

95. On Campus News Moreover, many fossilized microbes found in hot springs, where temperatures writtenon the subject, Biogenicity of silica precipitation around geysers and hot http://www.usask.ca/communications/ocn/Jan22-99/profile.html

January 22, 1999 Volume 6, Number 9 About OCN Cover Story Other ... World Wide Web PROFILE U of S geologist tracks microbes in extreme environments Professor Robin Renaut in his office. "In what other discipline can you work in Kenya one summer, New Zealand in the February break, and be 4,000 metres up in the Andes the next year?" Professor Robin Renaut , a sedimentary geologist in Geological Sciences, considers himself privileged to work "in a dynamic department where, without exception, everyone is involved with research." His own research - into the role of microbes in mineral precipitation at high temperatures - takes him to exotic locations around the world to seek out geyser and hot-spring activity. "In what other discipline can you work in Kenya one summer, New Zealand in the February break, and be 4,000 metres up in the Andes the next year?" While tracking microbes may seem esoteric, Renaut's work has wide scientific implications and, as evidenced by a number of recent honors, including a television production featuring his and colleagues' work, is regarded by some sedimentary geologists as iconoclastic. "The accepted view until about 20 years ago was that very hot and boiling water in geysers and hot spring vents harbored no life. Microbiologists then discovered bacteria and archea living in boiling waters at Yellowstone. We've shown not only that these environments are teaming with life, but also that the microbes help to build many of the rocks in such settings.

96. Geology Of Yellowstone National Park - Photo Album Surface water seeps down into porous rock layers to be heated underpressure and then rises back up as geysers or hot springs. As http://www.aqd.nps.gov/grd/parks/yell/photos.htm

Surface water seeps down into porous rock layers to be heated under pressure and then rises back up as geysers or hot springs. As superheated water nears the surface, pressure drops and it flashes into the steam of a geyser Hot springs occur when water emerges that is not superheated or under pressure. Fumaroles , lacking enough moisture to flow, vent steam instead. Mud pots form over fumaroles whose acid gases decompose rocks into mud and clay. Lower Falls entering the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River. Yellowstone Lake. Since the late 1800's Yellowstone has been a mecca for travelers. The world's first national park was soon a popular success. These folks hiked into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, where Uncle Tom Richardson served their picnic. Yellowstone has three native subspecies of cutthroat trout (top) , named for the red marks on lower jaws. Mountain whitefish are also park natives. VIEW LARGE ANIMALS ONLY AT A DISTANCE, FROM YOUR CAR OR FROM ROADSIDES. Colorful walls (composed of volcanic ash) of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Ridge-forming columnar jointing in a lava flow (just below the higher set of trees) ; the surrounding slopes are composed of weaker volcanic ash Norris Geyser Basin area steam from geysers Scenic boardwalks allow visitors to come within a few feet of active geysers.

97. Water:geothermal Protection For Yellowstone Geysers And Hot Springs basin in the world. It boasts thousands of mud pots and hot springsand more than 200 geysers. These thermal environments provide http://www.greateryellowstone.org/water_geothermal.html

Geothermal Protection Geothermal Features Features Life in Hot Springs Thermophilia Greater Yellowstone is home to the largest intact and most varied geothermal basin in the world. It boasts thousands of mud pots and hot springs and more than 200 geysers. These thermal environments provide unique and diverse vegetation supporting various microbial organisms, mosses, and grasses. This vegetation in turn supports many species of insects, birds, amphibians and ungulates. top of page News Wildlife Water ... Threats

98. Hot Springs The dissolved minerals are rapidly deposited around the hot springs andgeysers as the water cools and can no longer hold it in solution. http://www.hanksville.org/daniel/geology/hot_spring.html

Hot Springs Deep in the earth, beneath your feet, but less deep at Yellowstone National Park than in most places, the molten rock of the earth's interior transmits heat upward through sold rock to ground water which has penetrated to that depth. This extremely hot water then forces its way upward through fissures and fractures, warming rocks and water as it goes. Where the hot water can escape at the ground surface, a hot spring is formed. Extremely hot water has properties important to the development of a hot spring's plumbing system. First, its lower density allows it to rise more easily through small channels. Second, it is a much better solvent than is cooler water; it dissolves astounding amounts of silica, a common component of volcanic rock. In this way, channels are enlarged while others are soon clogged with new deposits. The dissolved minerals are rapidly deposited around the hot springs and geysers as the water cools and can no longer hold it in solution. Hot springs differ from geysers in that their underground systems allow rapid circulation of water. The rising hot water dissipates heat energy by evaporation or runoff, while convection currents return the cooler water to the underground system, keeping it in equilibrium.

99. Earlham College - Geology 211 - Geysers 2000. Microbial construction of silicieous stalactites at geysers and hot springsexamples from the whakarewarewa geothermal area north island, new zealand. http://www.earlham.edu/~baumka/realgeology211.htm

Physical Geology 2002 Photo Courtesy of Ralph Eli ason Related Links http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/geysers.html Courtesy of Ralph's Geyser's Yellowstone National Park Literature Cited Holden, Constance ed. 1997. Secrets of old faithful. Science. 393 Jones, B., Robin W. Renaut and Michael R. Rosen. 2000. Microbial construction of silicieous stalactites at geysers and hot springs: examples from the whakarewarewa geothermal area north island, new zealand. Palious Vol.16:73-94. File name?. Item #. Fulltext. (Accessed 2002 March 8). Nemiroff, R. and Jerry Bonnell. 1995. Astronomy picture of the day. http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap950805.html . Accessed 2002 March 10. Tarbuck, E.J. and Frederick K. Lutgens. 2002. Earth: an introduction to physical geology. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice Hall Inc. The Learning Network. 2000-2002. Geysers in the United States. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001803.html

100. Wolves, Bears & Geysers: A Yellowstone Expedition: Wolves,Bears,Geysers,Yellowst Day 3 springs, geysers WATERFALLS! After breakfast, we will visit Mammoth Hotsprings Visitor?s Center and the site of the historic Fort Yellowstone. http://www.biztravel.com/TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/10727.html

Home Categories Active Adventure Affinity Family Hobby ... Sports Destination Africa Asia Australia Caribbean ... South America Unique Stays Castle Hotel Eco Lodge Resorts Diving Are you interested? Want to learn more about this tour, order travel brochures, pose questions to the tour operator or book this tour? Click for details. Environmental Adventure Company Click here for info As Yellowstone Lake begins to thaw, Canada goose goslings are hatching, grizzly bears are waking from a long winter's hibernation and the bison and elk calves are playing in the meadows. Witness the awesome power of the great bears and then listen to the howling harmony of the gray wolf. It's Springtime in Yellowstone, the Serengeti of North America! Join us on the premiere wildlife viewing adventure of the Rockies! You will be amazed as you witness the abundant wildlife and natural wonders of Yellowstone National Park. Whether you are a professional photographer, amateur naturalist or someone who just loves the beauty of nature - this ultimate wildlife extravaganza is for you! Our tour guides are biologists, historians and educators who have spent years in Yellowstone and are dedicated to ensuring a safe and satisfying travel experience. This is not just a cookie-cutter vacation; our travelers enjoy once-in-a-lifetime experiences that they remember and cherish forever.

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