Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Projects. Show all posts

Monday, April 5, 2010

"My Number One" - Self Review

My Number One (Rough Demo/ Beta version)
Song/words: Ejoy
Genre: Pop
Recorded: Between 6pm – 7pm, Sunday April 05, 2010.

Listen and Download here.

Verse:
Whenever it makes you worry
and even plagues your mind

When ever you feel so lonely
don't be shy to call my name
and I'll be there for you

You don't seem so happy
though you try to show your smile

We never knew it'd feel so empty
why must we keep ourselves apart
and pretend like we haven't met

Pre-Cho:
Throw your doubts out
stand beside me
close your eyes
and be my shelter

Just in one breath
say it loudly
that you love me

Chorus:
Can you ever be my number one
can you ever be my only one
as if the affection has just begun
and slowly we fade into the sun


My first attempt to compose a fully English Song. Over the past 2 years, I discovered one melancholy tune while improvising few chord progressions with my Les Paul Fender Acoustic Cutaway-Dreadnought. The tune was meant for those who are confused with the definition of love, yet feeling lonesome. However, as I kept playing the tune again and again, I knew there were something wrong with the verse and the lyric.

The tune of the verse did not sound good enough and I believe it was too depressing – did not too catchy I should say. Until one day, I learned one of the most fundamental secret of how our brain functions and how does it related to creativity and arts, how does it inspire musicians to compose a wonderful piece of song and how does it influence thinkers to come up with ideas and thoughts. The class is so called a Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) and it was part of the communication module in BeST program.

That night, I grabbed Pjoe's Mitchell acoustic-electric guitar, just a moment before I dozed off, and ran on this particular pop's chord progression (I usually don't play or cover people songs, but I love to run some random progressions). The room surrounding was dark; though the moonlight was still be able to go through the window, and it was just a right atmosphere for us to fall asleep. Suddenly, there it came. Too fast which I almost did not realize how could I come up with the verse, and it suits well with the pre-chorus and the chorus I mentioned earlier. Malays call this as “Ilham”.

Later, the words were again revised and I decided to make it sounds more 'general' instead of making it sounds too passionate. You may sing this song to your friends, closed friends, or even your loved one. It depends upon that person understanding, as if how he or she to interpret the whole message, but I believe the song is all about “Friendship, Trusty, and Love”.

Recorded using my built-in web-cam microphone (ASUS EeePC), indeed the sound's quality is so cheap. I was singing while playing the guitar, and the laptop was exactly in front of me (to record my play), placed about 30cm in distance. I turned on the fan in purpose since it was damn really hot that evening. So, you may hear lots of noise, jumping and breaking up, here and there. Nothing much could be done since I left my 'real' recording tools in Taiping. In the first place, this is just a real rough demo and my intention of posting this version is just to show how the melody/words and the rhythm sound together in order to receive some feedback. Like I said before, this is “My first attempt to compose a fully English Song”, and I still need feedback and guidance.

Talking about feedback, I do receive comments from friends, mostly FB friends. I would like to share some of the comments here, listed from the most precise to the most general:


Yanglin Yeo (via FB, BeST friend)

“hey, i cant listen clearly,but just roughly the melody. i dont have any idea on the lyrics since my English very poor...hehe...the melody is okay too...did u turn on the fans during recording? maybe u can try to use headphone microphone to record and at the same time turn off the aircond and fans, this is what i tried last time and it's quite clear.”

“Then need to improve on the arrangement which i could not help (haha, i didnt touch music for more than 5 years), since just have guitar (if not mistaken), it's quite simple now, like create different 'scenes' from verse to pre-cho and lastly to chorus, something can bring the audience to the 'climax'.”

“Dont know how to express, like got 'rise and fall'. now i feel that the pre-cho is abit stronger than the chorus and the current chorus sounds like going to the end of the song. Same goes to the vocal, haha...like the song just now also, the voice sounds like u stand quite far away from the mic.”

“the sentence 'and pretend like we haven't met' maybe can do some changes, coz like all the words clump together...from the end of pre-cho to beginning of chorus, not very smooth, coz it's like 'putus' halfway...but like i said i just can give u my 'not professional' comments.”


Ahmad Aziq (via FB, ex-schoolmate)

“ejoy, i simply love the song, bila nak buat yang btul punyer? Aku ingat macam pernah gdr lagu ni kat sini, ade sket2, hehe..just nak cakap bile dgr lagu ko, teringat kat lagu yang kat utube tue.. cepat2 sket ye ejoy, bagi aku first yg dengar, yeargh!!”


Hare (via SMS, Bandmate PseudoAudio)

“Srsly lagu sedap do. Tone best. Chord biasa tapi x pa. Haha x dpt on fb dah, st*lker dah stat kaco”


Chong Min San (via FB, BeST friend)

“No wonder... I was trying so hard to connect the song and the lyrics. Anyway, it's a nice song. Thanks for sharing. Gambateh!!!”

P/S: She was first confused while listening and referring to the lyric. It turned out that I accidentally gave her the “Enigma” song, but the lyric is “My Number One”. Obviously both songs are in different language, Haha. Clumsy me..


Mohd Fadhli Hamdan (via mulut ke mulut, kawan karib)

dude, you pronounce 'met' for this part “and pretend like we haven't met” as if “and pretend like we haven't MATE

*Mate = Mating. LOL


That's “My first attempt to compose a fully English Song”. I would like to thank Ranald Ho for his words contribution in this song, although it is just one sentence long. Last but not least, I would like to dedicate this song to all friends who know me, both from the bad side and from the bright side, and also to all BeST Programme 2010 members. I'm looking forward to record this song professionally in the near future, but do comment and correct my grammar, choice of words, sentence structure.. Please, it is still in Beta. And I'm still learning :) Till then, see you in the future, and in Facebook!

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Wednesday, December 16, 2009

PseudoAudio 2nd Single


Single terbaru PseudoAudio bertajuk Kota Kita (コタ キタ) kini sudah pun dirilis dengan rasmi. Tentu ramai tertanya-tanya, mana datang tersesat karakter Jepun tu. Kalau yang pernah belajar bahasa Jepon, mungkin diorang tahu maksudnya, tapi buat readers yang kurang pasti, itulah huruf katakana jepon yang digunakan untuk menulis bahasa asing dalam teks2 rasmi, supaya blended dengan huruh hiragana dan kanji diorang. Dan cara sebutannya, kalau tunjuk je tulisan ni (コタ キタ) kat orang jepon yang asli, diorang akan sebut "Ko-Ta Ki-Ta". Cakap banyak tak guna, link2 berikut mungkin dapat membantu anda, sedikit sebanyak..

Free listening - http://myspace.com/pseudoaudio (both singles "Enigma" dan "Kota Kita")

Free download - http://taipingku.com/pseudoaudio/Kota%20Kita.zip (full "Kota Kita" single, dijamin tiada virus)

Free review - http://zulsyazwan.blogspot.com (by Hare Potter a.k.a PA's bassist)

Free hugs - http://estom.blogspot.com (eh.. apa kena mengena?)


P/S: Punya Facebook? Add kitorang okay.. cuma masuk facebook and search "PseudoAudio". Jangan lupa juga untuk membaca diari AF diari PseudoAudio menerusi blog rasmi kitorang. Buat mereka yang terlepas download single Enigma, boleh cuba download di sini. (Enigma versi piano akan diberi hanya jika terdapat permintaan). Sekian, selamat menyambut tahun baru, jumpa lagi tahun depan.. Jya-Matta.. (bapak panjang engkau punya P/S wahai ejoy..)
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

PseudoAudio - 1st Chapter


PseudoAudio a.k.a P.A or
- Coming this October with our first Single -
pseudoaudio.blogspot.com



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Thursday, May 14, 2009

Kailan n Tempoyaks: The First Outbreak

Salam bloggers. 

Pernah dengar tak istilah asimilasi? Pertama kali aku jumpa perkataan ni adalah ketika aku menuntut di sekolah rendah, yakni ketika menduduki darjah 5 (lama dah dulu), tapi bukan menerusi buku ilimiah atau buku teks bahasa melayu, mahupun kamus dewan, tapi aku kenal perkataan ni ketika aku membaca komik Dragon Ball Z yang sungguh panas (dan meletup ala-ala lagu "Oh-La-La" KRU) sekitar pertengahan dekad 90'an. 

Ceritanya ketika tu, Piko yang baru tiba di Planet Nameck dalam usaha untuk menentang Fliza telah terjumpa dengan Neil (orang suku kaumnya juga, warga Nameck) yang dah tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan. Memandangkan Neil sudah pun bersemuka dan bertarung dengan Fliza sebelum itu (dah tahu taktik pertarungan dia la), dan Piko juga tengah sihat dan kuat wal'afiat waktu tu, maka mereka bersetuju la untuk berASIMILASI - terus menjadi seseorang yang sangat hebat, fizikal dan mental!

Assimilasi wujud dari perkataan 'Assimilation' (noun) yang membawa pelbagai erti:
  • The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
  • The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
  • The state of being assimilated; people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family
Tapi Alhamdulillah la, orang melayu kita ni kreatif. Perkataan assimilation tu diubahsuai sikit, seperti menukar plate jenama "Perodua kancil" kepada "Daihatsu Mira" (padahal interior, chasis, engine, dashboard memang Kancil), siap status perkataan assimilation tu yang asalnya "noun", terus ditukar kepada "verb" atau kata kerja. i.e Piko berasimilasi dengan Neil. Bangga siot, melayu memang kreatif..

Okay, cukup sudah merepak panjang-lebar-tinggi pasal assimilasi, point aku untuk posting kali ini pendek saja sebenarnya. Hujung minggu lalu, bertarikh 9 Mei 09, kitorang baru saja selesai mempersembahkan lagu-lagu terbaru kitorang untuk Senior Nite atau lebih dikenali dengan Malam Graduasi. Tapi kali ini, kami bukan sahaja berdua (Ejoy dan Pjoe), seperti Senior Nite sebelumya. Kami sudah berasimilasi dengan seorang lagi rakan, bertindak selaku drummer, iaitu Zali, lalu lahirlah nama "Kailan n Tempoyaks". Kenapa mesti Kailan? Kenapa mesti Tempoyak? Sebab kitorang suka makan kailan masak belacan di samping satu tupperware berisi segenggam tempoyak. Kedua-dua makanan tu pun berbau, dan sesetengah orang tak suka atas alasan busuk, tapi kena ingat juga asal usul kita.

Walaupun tanpa khidmat pemain Bass atau Keyboard/Synthsizer, Alhamdullilah, lagu-lagu berjaya disampaikan dengan jayanya. Terima kasih korang, especially adek-adek di RIT, dan rakan-rakan seperjuangan sekalian. Lepas ni besar kemungkinan kita susah untuk berjumpa lagi, jadi lagu-lagu ini merupakan hadiah dari kitorang, yang tak lah seberapa, tetapi moga-moga dapat dirujuk balik ketika kita di hari tua kelak - Itu pun kalau Facebook, Blogspot dan Youtube wujud dan tak bankrupt lagi la waktu tu, LOL.

Buat mereka yang tidak menghadirkan diri, jangan bimbang. Dibawah ini ada 3 lagu (video), khas dari "Kailan n Tempoyaks" kepada anda semua. Enjoy~ Diskripsi dan lirik lagu aku malas nak tulis balik, panjang sangat, jadi aku cuma "salin dan lekat" dari diskripsi yang ada dalam Facebook Pjoe (apa lagi, add la dia, khokhokhokho...).

Tips: Klik "HQ" pada setiap video untuk kualiti video yang terbaek!


1) Acai Berry



kepada semua mangsa acai berry, enjoyyy~. 
kalau korang prasan melodi time chorus same mcm chorus "di RIT". 
sebenarnye kitorang da rekod lagu ni almost sebulan before buat "di RIT". 
sori byk kantoi, mmg rekod spontan je time ni semua tgh lepak2 dan tetibe ade idea nk wat lagu merapek pasal acai berry.
melli tumpang main microkorg dia main music/ string essemble background.


2) Pantun 101



band: the kailan & tempoyaks
lagu: pjoe, ejoy & zali
lirik: pjoe, sheila (song title & idea2)
videos taken by taufik
video edited by pjoe

lagu pertama utk grad dinner 2009. selamat tinggal & berjaya kawan2!
terima kasih byk tak terhingga kpd taufik kerana mengambil video2 ini.
terima kasih kpd munirah kerana jaga slides.

*dahimi: sejenis permainan kad yg kami selalu main time bosan2
*MySA: Malaysian students association
*din: seorang pelajar RIT yg slalu menang main dahimi (dan besar kemungkinan kerana selalu menipu...=( )



3) Di R.I.T (Here in R.I.T)



band: the kailan & tempoyaks
lagu & lirik: pjoe, ejoy & zali
videos taken by taufik
video edited by pjoe

lagu kedua utk grad dinner 2009. didedikasikan kpd semua pelajar2 RIT!!! nak tag semua orang mcm susah jek...selamat tinggal & berjaya kawan2!
terima kasih byk tak terhingga kpd taufik kerana mengambil video2 ini.
terima kasih kpd munirah kerana jaga slides.
dan terima kasih kpd semua yg sing along dan yg naek atas pentas tolak ejoy.
di RIT...aaaaAAaaaAAaaaaa...



Kailan n Tempoyaks. Photo by Nur Athirah Yusof.


::: Senyum Lembu :::

Pakcik A: Best aaa baca posting kali ini, sangat menambahkan ilmu, boleh belajar peribahasa baharu..
Pakcik B (for botak): Apa yang ko belajar?
Pakcik A: Seperti menukar plate jenama "Perodua kancil" kepada "Daihatsu Mira".
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Hilang - Single Ketiga


Salam bloggers! Seperti yang dijangka, Alhamdullilah, single kami (Ejoy & Pjoe) yang terbaru akhirnya telah berjaya disiapkan selepas tertangguh beberapa ketika dek kerana jadual sebagai seorang pelajar U yang agak ketat. Sebagai hadiah kepada mereka yang penat menanti, EP terbaru ini tidak hanya menampilkan satu lagu, tetapi dua! (Bak kata orang "2 dalam 1").

Trek pertama bertajuk "Hilang" adalah merupakan single itu sendiri, manakala trek kedua bertajuk "Pertemuan" adalah versi istimewa 'remade' single pertama kami yang lebih music enriched and mellow, dinyayikan semula oleh Ina dan rakan-rakan R.I.T yang lain termasuk Ajiem, Gazali, dan Najmi. Info, lirik, chord guitar, dan fail mp3 untuk kedua-dua trek telah disertakan bersama-sama posting ini, seperti berikut:  


01 - Hilang

Ejoy: Song, Vocal, Lead (Guitar), Audio/Recording Engineer.
Pjoe: Lyric, Guitar.

VERSE 1:
Biar terasa bahagia
walau untuk seketika
telah kucuba mensuci dosa

VERSE 2:
Bintang yg terang semalam
yang kuharap xkunjung tiba
sesak terjerat untuk selamanya

PRE-CHO:
Lihatlah di luar sana
semuanya tiada
haruskah ku keluar
bila semua yg ku kejar

CHORUS:
Hilang..
menembus ruang yang hitam
Hilang..
merentas malam yang kelam
Hilang..
terus menghilang..

(Bridge, repeat Pre-Cho and Chorus)

Sampai Waktu..
kan ku temu..
pasti temu...


The Chords (Capo 2nd fret):

Intro:
Cadd9 D Em7M G6
Cadd9 D G6
Cadd9 D Em7M G6
Cadd9 D Cadd9 D

Verses:
Cadd9 D G G6 Cadd9 D G6 (Repeat 2X)

Pre-cho:
Cadd9 D G G6
Cadd9 D G
Cadd9 D G G6
Cadd9 Cadd9 D

Chorus:
Cadd9 G G6 D (Repeats)


02 - Pertemuan 2009 (Ina feat. bebudak R.I.T)

Pjoe: Song, Guitars, Audio/Recording Engineer.
Ejoy: Lyric.

VERSE 1:
Pertemuan kita
pertemuan sementara
bila tiba masa
perpisahan pasti tiba...

VERSE 2:
Perpisahan kita
perpisahan seketika
bila tiba waktunya
kita berjumpa kita berselisih semula..

PRE-CHO:
masih ingatkah kamu pada dia?
masih ingatkah kamu pada kita?

CHORUS:
Bila..
kita berpisah
jangan pernah lupa detik kita
tertawa gembira bersama di sini
Moga..
kita bertemu
bertemu kembali dan bersatu
bersatu seperti waktu itu..


The Chords (Capo 1st fret):

Intro/verses:
G Cadd9 Em7 D (Repeats)

Pre-Cho:
Cadd9 Em7 D
Cadd9 Em7 D Cadd9

Chorus:
G Cadd9 Em7 D (Repeats)

Bridge:
G Cadd9 Em7 D
G Cadd9 Em7 D

Outro:
G Cadd9 Em7(short) D Cadd9
G Cadd9 Em7(short) D Cadd9
G

EP "Hilang" boleh dimuat-turun secara PERCUMA di sini. No hidden fees indeed =D. Atau anda juga boleh mendengar lagu-lagu tersebut secara streaming menerusi laman web Imeem. Kritikan, kutukan, komen, cadangan, request lagu, atau sebagainya adalah amat dialu-alukan dan boleh dibuat menerusi ruangan Comment. Akhir kata, ceria-cerialah selalu dan Terima kasih atas segala sokongan!
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Project X

My 4-year journey at the R.I.T is finally approaching its end. It seems like yesterday was the day when I first opened a new chapter in my life as a freshman. Yet, another 3 months and I shall say goodbye to all memories, professors, friends (indeed only a small circle of american friends), and last but not least, my sweet 'Riverknoll'. 

As one chapter of my life ends, there will be another chapter that comes in unintentionally. Whereas some of my friends are already looking for grad schools, my future as a young scientist are still uncertain. Besides Malaysia's economy nowadays is in its ups and downs, and kinda give me a signal to think twice any next move and decision to be made in my career. 

At this point, some of you might ask, what the heck this posting is all about - it seems like I was talking about my personal life and its dilemma, and yet the title says "Project X". Well, Relax son.. My english teacher used to say, most of the time a good introduction will guarantee a good form of essay, and eventhough I know the introduction of this post is kinda crappy rather than *****y (can't think another good word for this), at least I try to hook up what I've already learned in high school, right? (Giler poyo nak mampus mamat ni, hahaha)

Long story short, I would like to introduce to you what I (we?) call as 'Project X' - when I say project x, and I'm using the CAPITAL letter of X, mathematically known as root/solution for any polynomial equation, it is a serious BIG thing. But wait, what is project X? The answer will be revealed soon, maybe by the end of summer 2009. Moreover, any musician (especially who play bass line and/or piano) who's interested can consult me directly through this posting, or consult our manager Azman Redza via his email pembelit@yahoo.com (don't misunderstand, he's not a kaki putar belit or something like that, he's just a nice guy with a good looking appearance, hehehe). So project X, here we come!!

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Saturday, October 25, 2008

Riverknoll - Single Kedua

Selepas mendapati lagu "Pertemuan" telah mendapat sokongan yang memberangsangkan dari sahabat handai dan saudara mara terdekat (kononnya la, hahaha), usaha kami (saya dan pjoe) untuk berkarya tidak terhenti disitu. Buktinya, kami kini telah berjaya menghasilkan single kedua bertajuk "Riverknoll" yang mana dihasilkan 100% oleh kami - kata orang putihnya Homemade/Mini Home Studio.

Berbekalkan peralatan yang murah (termasuk mic PC yang berharga tidak sampai RM20, dan software percuma seperti Audacity), lagu ini mengambil masa 2 minggu untuk disiapkan termasuklah dari aspek merakam trak lagu hingga ke editing.


Aspek Teknikal

Setelah membuat beberapa penilaian dari aspek teknikal, berikut adalah kesimpulan yang dapat kami cetuskan:

1) Bunyi 'Cymbal' (percussion) sedikit kuat walaupun beberapa kali cuba dikecilkan bunyinya.
2) Kualiti yang berbeza-beza sekiranya anda menggunakan earfon atau headfon atau loud speaker atau woofer untuk mendengar lagu ini. Di antara semua alat dengar yang dinyatakan, mendengar lagu ini menerusi headfon adalah yang terbaik.
3) Rakaman hanya menggunakan mic PC yg murah, kualiti asal bunyi adalah kurang memuaskan, namun berjaya dipertingkatkan sedikit kualitinya menggunakan teknologi komputer.
4) Kebanyakan instrumen adalah bunyi MIDI - jumlah trak keseluruhan mencecah hampir 30 trak semuanya.
5) Banyak lagi kelemahan yang perlu diperbaiki - kami masih amatur. Dan ini juga merupakan kali pertama kami merakam lagu sendiri. First attempt bak kata orang puteh. Lalala.

Work Station - very simple, but it is naisss.. I like!


Instruments used


Aspek Lagu


Kembali kepada fokus yang cuba diketengahkan oleh lagu ini - "Riverknoll" menceritakan serba sedikit pengalaman pelajar-pelajar Malaysia di R.I.T (Rochester Institute of Technology). Nama "Riverknoll" yang diselitkan dalam lagu ini mewakili "kehidupan pelajar-pelajar" itu sendiri, termasuklah kami sendiri (Riverknoll adalah nama salah sebuah kawasan kediaman/apartmen di R.I.T).

Kenapa kami pilih Riverknoll? Sebab yang pertama, kebanyakan pelajar-pelajar Malaysia disini PERNAH menetap di Riverknoll, termasuk saya dan Pjoe sendiri. Kedua, Riverknoll juga merupakan destinasi/rumah yang pertama kami tuju ketika kami mula-mula sampai di R.I.T pada tahun 2005 (Rumah abang Faiz, tribute2, hehehe). Dan yang ketiga, Riverknoll kemungkinan besar akan dirobohkan sepenuhnya menjelang tahun 2010, oleh itu dengan menggunakan nama Riverknoll sebagai tajuk lagu ini, secara tidak langsung nama Riverknoll dapat di abadikan bersama dengan kenangan kami semua di R.I.T, diabadikan bersama-sama dalam lirik lagu ini.

Buat mereka yang tidak pernah sampai ke R.I.T dan tertanya-tanya bagaimana rupa sebenar Riverknoll, jangan malu jangan segan, cari saja di Google Earth, Google Maps atau Wikipedia. Sekarang kan zaman dot net dot my dan segala dot lagi.


Info/ Lirik/ Chord Lagu

TITLE: Riverknoll
Pjoe: Song, Vocal, Guitars, Music Box
Ejoy: Lyrics, Backing Vocals, Audio/Recording Engineer, Bass/Drum (computerized)


VERSE 1:
Musim Luruh Tiba Lagi.. (jadi skema lagi..)
Bagasi yang kubawa ini.. (penuh maggi..)

VERSE 2:
Harapanku menggunung tinggi.. (four flate yangku impi)
Tapi kelas 8 pagi.. (ku ponteng lagi...)

CHORUS:
Kan ku cuba semua cara
walau payah perit pasti dirasa
kan ku cuba teruskan jua
untuk menggapai semua cita

VERSE 3:
Bangun pukul 6 pagi.. (cari rezeki..)
Sapu sampah sana sini.. (asal dapat gaji...)

REPEAT CHO (2x)


The Chords:

Intro:
Dsus4/E Cadd9 G D (2x)

Verse/Chorus:
Dsus4/E Cadd9 G D (2x each verse and Cho)

Interlude & Bridge:
Dsus4/E Cadd9 G D
Cadd9 D G G6 Cadd9 D


Sekian buat waktu ini. Segala kritikan amat-amat dialukan. Jya-matta!
Single "Riverknoll" boleh dimuat-turun secara percuma di sini ATAU di sini.

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Updates:
Lagu ini sudah di muat-naik (upload) di dalam website Imeem. Anda boleh mendengar lagu Riverknoll secara online atau meletakkan 'player' lagu tersebut di dalam website/blog anda. Terima kasih atas segala sokongan! Read more...

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