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Gremlins Trivia
Don't feed them after midnight! Test yourself with 150 trivia questions about Joe Dante's 1984 horror-comedy classic "Gremlins" and its 1990 sequel "Gremlins 2: The New Batch", from Gizmo and Stripe to the mogwai rules, the cast, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the creatures' WWII folklore origins.
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During which holiday season does the original "Gremlins" take place?
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How is science teacher Mr. Hanson killed by a gremlin?
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What vehicle do the gremlins crash into the Futtermans' house?
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Which of these can kill a mogwai or gremlin?
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Which department store chain is the setting of the first film's climax?
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Where does Billy work in "Gremlins"?
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Which horror icon played mad geneticist Dr. Catheter in "Gremlins 2"?
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In Roald Dahl's "The Gremlins", what are baby gremlins called?
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Which film critic gives "Gremlins" a bad review in the sequel and gets attacked?
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What is the name of the lipstick-wearing female gremlin in "Gremlins 2"?
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Which veteran actor played Mr. Wing?
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Where does Rand Peltzer find Gizmo?
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After drinking a genetic formula, Mohawk becomes a hybrid of a gremlin and what?
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Which legendary composer scored "Gremlins"?
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What does Billy's dog Barney knock over, angering Mrs. Deagle?
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Who sells Gizmo to Rand behind Mr. Wing's back?
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Which teen actor played Billy's young friend Pete Fountaine?
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How does Gizmo finally destroy Stripe?
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How do Billy and Kate wipe out most of the gremlins at the movie theater?
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What is the name of Billy's ambitious boss at Clamp Centre?
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What is the name of Daniel Clamp's high-tech skyscraper in "Gremlins 2"?
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Which blockbuster opened on the very same day as "Gremlins" in June 1984?
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Which famous filmmaker served as executive producer of "Gremlins"?
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Where does Stripe hide during the first film's final showdown?
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What job does Kate have in the first film?
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In what year was Roald Dahl's book "The Gremlins" published?
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Which actor played Mr. Wing's grandson, who sells Gizmo to Rand?
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What do mogwai form after eating past midnight, before emerging as gremlins?
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What is the name of the gremlin ringleader with a white mohawk in the first film?
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Which two Looney Tunes stars appear in the opening of "Gremlins 2"?
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At the inventors' convention, a man vanishes inside a prop from which 1960 sci-fi film?
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Glynn Turman (Mr. Hanson) later played Colonel Bradford Taylor on which sitcom?
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What leftover food do the mogwai trick Billy into feeding them after midnight?
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Along with "Gremlins", which 1984 film's violence prompted the creation of the PG-13 rating?
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Where did "Gremlins" rank among the top-grossing films of 1984 at the domestic box office?
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Polly Holliday, who played Mrs. Deagle, was famous as waitress Flo on which sitcom?
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In Roald Dahl's "The Gremlins", what are female gremlins called?
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What contraption launches Mrs. Deagle out of her upstairs window?
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Which film was the first released in theaters with the new PG-13 rating, in August 1984?
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How many new mogwai pop out when Pete spills water on Gizmo?
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Which actor played Billy in both "Gremlins" films?
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Which actor played Donald Trump-esque tycoon Daniel Clamp in "Gremlins 2"?
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Which 1985 Joe Dante film starred Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix as kids who build a spaceship?
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Who designed and built the mogwai and gremlin puppets?
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Besides the microwave, what other appliance does Lynn Peltzer use to kill a gremlin?
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The word "mogwai" means something like "monster" or "devil" in which language?
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Which hyperactive gremlin in "Gremlins 2" shares his name with a Looney Tunes star?
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What are Gizmo's fur colors?
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What does Gizmo cry out when a camera flash hurts his eyes?
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Gremlins creature-maker Chris Walas later won an Academy Award for which film?
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What happens to Mr. Wing at the start of "Gremlins 2"?
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Chris Columbus said the "Gremlins" idea came from hearing what scurrying in his Manhattan loft at night?
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Which character actor played cranky WWII veteran Murray Futterman?
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What kind of creature is Gizmo?
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Who starred as the terrified passenger in the original "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"?
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What is the name of the small town overrun by gremlins in the first film?
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Which 1993 Joe Dante film stars John Goodman as a William Castle-style schlock showman?
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What is the name of Dr. Catheter's genetics lab in Clamp Centre?
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On what exact date did "Gremlins" open in U.S. theaters?
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According to Kate's grim story, how did her father die on Christmas?
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Kingston Falls' town square was a Universal backlot set later made famous in which film?
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Approximately what was the production budget of the original "Gremlins"?
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What is the full title of the 1990 sequel?
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Phoebe Cates's famous 1982 film role came in which teen comedy?
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Who played horror host Grandpa Fred in "Gremlins 2"?
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Which comedian provided the voice of Gizmo?
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Hoyt Axton, who played Rand, wrote which No. 1 hit for Three Dog Night?
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What weapon hanging on the wall does Billy use to behead a gremlin attacking his mother?
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Which Darlene Love song plays over the opening of "Gremlins"?
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What is the name of the wise old shopkeeper who originally owns Gizmo?
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What type of comic artist does Billy dream of becoming?
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The original poster tagline lists five words: "Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent..." What is the fifth?
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In "Gremlins 2", Kate starts another sad holiday story about which occasion?
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What is the name of the tavern where Kate works in Kingston Falls?
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Which action hero does Gizmo imitate in "Gremlins 2", complete with headband?
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Which 1998 Joe Dante film features toy action figures that come to life?
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Which future "Breaking Bad" star plays Deputy Brent in "Gremlins"?
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Robby the Robot appears at the inventors' convention; which 1956 film made him famous?
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Who directed the 1943 cartoon "Falling Hare"?
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How are the gremlins in Clamp Centre ultimately wiped out?
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Who wrote the screenplay for the original "Gremlins"?
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Phoebe Cates married which Oscar-winning actor in 1989?
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Keye Luke (Mr. Wing) was famous in the 1930s as the "Number One Son" of which detective?
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In which city is the 1920s-set animated prequel "Secrets of the Mogwai" set?
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What did the Clamp Centre's Brain Gremlin gain after drinking a formula in the lab?
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Zach Galligan starred in which 1988 horror film about deadly wax figures?
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Which Frank Sinatra-associated song do the gremlins perform in "Gremlins 2"?
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Which 1989 Joe Dante comedy stars Tom Hanks as a paranoid suburbanite?
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Where does Steven Spielberg make a cameo in "Gremlins"?
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How do the mogwai trick Billy into feeding them after midnight?
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Which 1981 werewolf film did Joe Dante direct before "Gremlins"?
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Which classic Christmas movie is Billy's mom watching on TV while baking?
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In what year was the original "Gremlins" released in theaters?
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In what year was "Gremlins 2" released?
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Which wrestling superstar appears when the gremlins "break" the film in theaters?
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Which 1943 Bugs Bunny cartoon pits Bugs against a gremlin on an airfield?
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Who played Billy's girlfriend Kate Beringer?
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Dick Miller (Murray Futterman) played beatnik sculptor Walter Paisley in which 1959 Corman film?
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What does Gizmo drive around the department store during the climax?
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Which author wrote the 1943 book "The Gremlins"?
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Which song do the gremlins gleefully sing along to in the theater?
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What weapon does Gizmo use to destroy Mohawk?
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What does Kate use to fend off the gremlins at the bar?
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In Chris Columbus's much darker original script, what happened to Billy's mother?
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Who played Clamp's tough head of security, Forster?
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Which classic film does Clamp's network air colorized with "a happier ending"?
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Which of Rand's inventions sprays juice all over the Peltzer kitchen?
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Frank Welker voiced Stripe; since 2002 he has also voiced which cartoon dog?
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"Gremlins 2" opened on June 15, 1990, the same day as which Warren Beatty film?
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Which 1978 Roger Corman-produced creature feature was directed by Joe Dante?
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Which classic 1963 "Twilight Zone" episode features a gremlin on an airplane wing?
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Which 1987 Joe Dante film shrinks Dennis Quaid and injects him into Martin Short?
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On which streaming service did the 2023 prequel "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai" premiere?
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Which legendary Looney Tunes director cameos in the first film's tavern scene?
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"Gremlins" writer Chris Columbus directed which 1990 holiday smash?
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Which actor played Kingston Falls' skeptical Sheriff Frank?
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In which city is "Gremlins 2" set?
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Which "Maniac" singer recorded "Gremlins... Mega Madness" for the soundtrack?
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What is the name of Billy's dog?
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Who played the passenger in the 1983 "Twilight Zone: The Movie" remake of the gremlin-on-the-wing story?
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According to the rules, after what time must you never feed a mogwai?
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Which Disney animated classic do the gremlins watch in the movie theater?
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Despite its violence, what MPAA rating did the original "Gremlins" receive?
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Which country-folk singer played inventor Rand Peltzer?
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John Glover (Daniel Clamp) later played Lionel Luthor on which series?
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What causes a mogwai to multiply?
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What is the first name of the young Mr. Wing in "Secrets of the Mogwai"?
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What is the name of the furry mogwai Billy receives as a Christmas gift?
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Which Japanese company developed the 1990 "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" NES game?
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Who played Billy's smarmy bank co-worker Gerald Hopkins?
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Joe Dante directed the "It's a Good Life" segment of which 1983 anthology film?
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Which studio planned an animated adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Gremlins" during WWII?
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What is the name of Rand's portable all-in-one grooming invention?
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What is the name of the young hero of "Gremlins"?
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How much does Rand pay for Gizmo?
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Who wrote the screenplay for "Gremlins 2: The New Batch"?
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In which kitchen appliance does Billy's mother make a gremlin explode?
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Which Kingston Falls couple turns up in New York City in "Gremlins 2"?
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What is Rand Peltzer's occupation?
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Who voiced the bespectacled, talking Brain Gremlin?
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The word "gremlin" was popularized by pilots of which military service?
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Which actress played Billy's monster-fighting mom, Lynn Peltzer?
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Daniel Clamp's colorizing of classic films spoofed which media mogul?
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Robert Picardo (Forster) later played the holographic Doctor on which series?
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Who played Clamp's cable cooking-show host "Microwave Marge"?
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Hoyt Axton's mother, Mae Boren Axton, co-wrote which Elvis Presley hit?
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What do the gremlins pretend to be before ambushing Mrs. Deagle?
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Before "Gremlins", Keye Luke played blind Master Po on which 1970s TV series?
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Which studio distributed both "Gremlins" films?
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Who directed "Gremlins"?
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