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: The Kissing Booth 3 Culminates The Series' Coming Of Age Arc Says Director
Director Vince Marcello has reportedly announced that The Kissing Booth 3 will culminate the franchise's core coming-of-age story. The Kissing Booth film series is an adaptation of Beth Reekles' hit teen-romance novel series of the same name. The Netflix rom-com line kicked off in May 2018, with the release of the original Kissing Booth film. The movie narrated the story of high school student Elle Evans (Joey King), who falls in love with her best friend's (Joel Courtney) older brother, Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi). Despite being panned by critics, the movie amassed a huge fan following, prompting Marcello to come up with a follow-up feature. The Kissing Booth 2, subsequently, premiered in July 2020.
The Kissing Booth 2 revolved around Elle and Noah's long-distance relationship while highlighting the characters' respective struggles in high-school and college. The film debuted to immense popularity on Netflix, perching atop the streamer's Top 10 list internationally. It was due to this overwhelming fame of The Kissing Booth 2 that Netflix ordered a third installment for the film series only days after the launch of its second part. Initially, fans were anxious that the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic would jeopardize and delay the premiere of The Kissing Booth 3. However, Courtney revealed that the filming for the forthcoming film had already secretly taken place back-to-back with The Kissing Booth 2, and the movie is now tipped for a 2021 release. Now Marcello has teased the third film in the trilogy.
Marcello, in a recent conversation with Variety, dished out some details about the upcomingKissing Booth film. And, in his discourse, he allegedly pointed towards the wrap-up of a significant story arc. In his talk, Marcello revealed that although the film series is primarily a rom-com, it's core motif has always been a coming-of-age plotline. The Kissing Booth 3, however, will culminate this recurring theme and offer all the lead characters a safe passage out of adolescence. Marcello believes that although the paths of the leads characters intervene, "each has their own journey with a set of challenges that they need to overcome." Only then, the characters can begin a"new journey into adulthood.”
Marcello did not explicitly mention about ending the Kissing Booth franchise after a third film, but his dialogues mutedly suggested the idea. The prolific director is grateful to fans for showering their love on his movies, and he credits them for developing The Kissing Booth series into a brand. Marcello wants to conclude The Kissing Booth with a definitive, jubilant, sentimentally-rewarding ending, because that, he believes, is something that the franchise's fans deserve.
While the first two Kissing Booth films haven't gotten stellar reviews, closing out the film franchise by finishing the coming-of-age arc is probably a good move. Fans may love the characters in the movies, but giving the series more than three films may be pushing it. Sure, The Kissing Booth 4 could focus on a more adult-themed storyline, but Netflix may be better off investing their time and money into a fresh franchise at that point. Regardless of what happens to the franchise after The Kissing Booth 3, it's reassuring to hear that the director seems to have a solid plan to close out a significant story arc.
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: Talking to the cast of ‘The Kissing Booth 2’
“The Kissing Booth 2” leaves Elle Evans, played by the brilliant Joey King, with a big decision to make. Where should she go for college? Harvard, where her boyfriend Noah Flynn (Jacob Elordi) already is or Berkeley where her best friend Lee (Joel Courtney) is going? “I hope Netflix lets us find out what she does at some point,” Joey said in a Zoom interview just before the second movie came out last month.
“I’m hoping for part three,” we said.
“Oh, part three is coming, based on the reactions to the trailer alone,” said another journalist.
He turned out to be right. Soon after the second movie’s release, the cast made the big announcement. “The Kissing Booth 3” will be out on Netflix in 2021.
Where would the third film take us? Joey said, “I would like to see Elle take a gap year, become a cat lady and a serial knitter, maybe just starting an Etsy shop. I mean, wishful thinking, am I right?”
“I feel like those are your personal aspirations in life, Joey,” Joel said.
While they couldn’t tell us much about part 3 yet, we had a blast talking to Joey, Joel and “The Kissing Booth 2” newcomers Taylor Zakhar Perez and Maisie Richardson-Sellers who play Marco and Chloe about “The Kissing Booth 2.”
What do you think it is about this franchise that makes it so popular?
Joey: I think people crave those classic ‘80s rom-coms that we just weren’t getting anymore. This movie is kind of tipping our hat off to those wonderful ‘80s rom-coms and we have the lovely Molly Ringwald to prove it. It’s pure fun. No one can be in a bad mood from watching this.
What is your favorite rom-com?
Joey: I will say the one of my favorite rom-coms of all time is “50 First Dates.”
Joel: That is an amazing movie. Um, maybe not like a classic rom com, but “The Proposal” is one of my favorite movies of all time like I could sit down and watch “The Proposal” just about any time.
Maisie: Right now it’s “The Half of It” on Netflix. I really really love that.
Taylor: I’m not gonna lie, I’m not a rom-com guy. But anything Matthew McConaughey from those days was awesome.
What were your points of inspiration for playing Elle?
Joey: When I tackled this character I felt like she’s just a girl that I would want to be really close friends with and somebody that I would want to introduce my friends to as well. I just kind of took pieces of the people in my personal life that mean the most to me to just create this fun rambunctious girl who just has a big personality and a really big heart. But also her sense of humor is very similar to mine, so I feel like Elle and I are pretty similar in a lot of ways.
How did you balance those like more emotionally wrenching parts of the film, and keep it flowing and fun?
Joel: The way that I look at Lee is he loves with his whole heart. So when he’s joyful, he is the happiest guy in the planet. And when he’s hurting, he is in pain on his like deepest level. He just lives to love, you know, and he loves with his entire being. So when he feels like he’s hurt someone or maybe messed something up a little bit, it really hurts him. So it was really fun during those heavy scenes, Meganne Young (Rachel) is just insanely talented. She and I were able to just really click and work with each other so well on both of these films and there’s honestly no one else that I would have rather had across from me in those scenes. She’s such a talent. And we had just an amazing time filming heartbreaking scenes.
Is there a scene your character wasn’t part of that you wish you had filmed?
Joel: Field Day is one thing that I wish I could have done more of. I really liked those kind of activities so when I read that scene I was like, “Oh my goodness this is gonna be so much fun.” And then we got there, Vince (Marcello, director) was like, “So here’s what’s happening, you’re not doing any of that, you’re going to be over here and I was like, “Noooo.” I was really bummed.
What advice would you give Elle?
Joey: I think my biggest advice to Elle would be don’t throw your life away that you have planned for somebody that could be not the best partner to you. But also don’t make your decision based on what your friend just wants you to do. You have to make a decision that makes you happy so weigh your options, think about it hard… I think Elle’s biggest problem is being honest with the two people who mean the most to her and she tries to keep everybody happy and hide things. So I think my biggest advice would just try to be a little more transparent.
One of the best things about the movie is Elle and Lee’s friendship. How much closer have you guys gotten now? How much fun do you have together while filming?
Joey: When we get in a room together, oh my gosh, it’s just non-stop laughter. It was so fun shooting with him.
Joel: This was one of those times where you get to come back and be the character but you also just get to come back and hang out with your best friends for three and a half, four months. It was such a pleasure. I am exactly as goofy as I can possibly be when I’m around Joey, I don’t know what it is, she just brings it out of me and totally supports me in it.
What was it like joining the cast?
Taylor: Going into such a strong IP from Netflix was a little intimidating for me because you have all these fans from the first film that were diehard Noah and Elle fans. You’re bringing these characters into the mix that are gonna stir the pot a little bit…
You’re the other guy.
Taylor: I am, I’m the other guy and I hope that Marco comes across as respectful of Elle and supportive of Elle and you know, a value add to The Kissing Booth universe. I think that it’s just very exciting to add this new dynamic to the pre existing world.
Maisie: It is a little nerve wracking because you’re going into a family that’s already been created. It’s like first day of school except everyone else has already been at school for a year and you’re like, are they gonna like me? It just smashed all of my expectations. Everyone just opened their arms to us. We all met and we just talked and talked and talked and I just really relaxed… it was just a sort of instant bond and instant family. When you are on location for four months together, you are kind of all that you have for a support network. We’ve spent every time we were off-set together, we were climbing mountains, we were doing tasting menus and traveling around… which was a really special experience.
Do you have a favorite memory from filming in South Africa?
Taylor: One day, I kind of went MIA, I had to keep learning guitar. So I went to the beach, had a yoga session, had a surf session. And then I was just kind of going to spend my day solo, and I look to my right, and there’s just this troop of people coming toward me. And as they get closer, I see it’s Meganne, Maisie, Joey, and Joel, and they all have grocery bags and Maisie is holding a grill. They were like, “What’s up, where have you been? We’ve been texting you.” So they all just sidle up next to me, put their blankets out, Joel made like a fun South African drink… It was the best. It was off-screen it was off-set but it was just a perfect interpretation of our relationship.
How did you want your character to come across when we first meet them?
Maisie: It’s interesting because it’s such a delicate line with Chloe, between wanting the audience to feel that threat, which is a very valid sense of threat, but also, you know, you kind of hate that you like her, but also like that you hate her, and I love sort of playing with that.
Taylor: I want my character to come off so authentically not a threat. Our intention is not to ruin these people’s lives or to change their lives, it’s just to be who we were in this world and if things happen they happen. I love that about Marco, he’s unabashedly himself, and he’s kind of cocky and he’s fun and he’s competitive… I felt that with Chloe and with Marco. They were very authentic and weren’t slimy whatsoever. I’m just so grateful that Vince went in with all good intentions when writing these characters.
Maisie: I think Marco has the best introduction of any character throughout cinematic history. The whole montage, every time it just gets me.
What was it like filming that montage?
Taylor (laughs): It was really funny. My first time reading it, I just started laughing… oh my god, I have to film this scene. When we start doing the setup it was like, “Okay, this is the chest shot.” “This is a sweaty arm shot.” And then the final one was the butt shot… It was an experience, especially because I forgot that we were in kilograms and so I thought I was super buff and I was going to lift 100 pounds. Little did I know that it was 2.2 times the amount of weight. The whole crew was laughing at me for thinking that I was this big muscle guy. Like, “No, I thought this was pounds, everyone!”
What was it like working with Maisie and Taylor?
Joel: Oh my goodness, Maisie and Taylor. The sweetest, most talented kind people in the entire planet. I have not that much time with Maisie on camera and it is one of the saddest things for me. I wish that we had more scenes together. It just didn’t work out, you know, with Harvard and LA and just being across the country. But I had some amazing times on set with Taylor, the sweetest guy, so talented. And he really just like came into like “The Kissing Booth” universe, and just fit perfectly, you know.
Joey: I agree 100% with that. Both of them now are some of my closer friends in life. They came in and our whole cast, our whole crew just welcomed them with open arms and they just fit right and they’re just the nicest people. Both of them are the type of people that would just do anything for anybody. They’re so generous, so loving, so talented. We honestly hit the jackpot, they’re the greatest people ever, truly.
The Kissing Booth 2
How good were you at DDM before being cast in the movie?
Joey: I am terrible at Dance Dance Mania or Revolution. I feel like, you know, I’m very fortunate that we had highly experienced choreographers helping us through because I needed help a lot.
Joel: There’s an eye-foot coordination that you need to like look at the screen and know what you’re stepping on and then knowing what comes afterwards. I remember, actually we did it one time at an arcade, Joey, and you kicked my butt. You were far better than I was, I do remember that.
Joey: Pish-posh.
Taylor: To be completely honest with you I had never stepped foot on a DDM machine in my life. It was always intimidating, growing up, going to the arcades and, you know, seeing like the older kids on the DDM machine and just killing it. So when I found out, I was a little scared because there’s four arrows on each side and four metal squares on each side and you had to hit certain things for step accuracy and your choreography… It was very hard, not even gonna lie, but with hours of rehearsal, and you know just getting the technical down to let it go, it became easier and easier. After like the first week and a half, I was like, “Okay, I got this, I got this.”
Is there anything your character did or said that you don’t agree with?
Joey: I don’t agree with the fact that step patterns are more important than choreography. I think getting the choreography is more important than step patterns. ‘Coz that’s where the fun part is.
Joel: Oh, how wrong you are. Step patterns all the way.
Taylor, Netflix is known to get a lot of fans obsessed with their male characters in their movies and shows. Are you ready to be the internet’s next boyfriend?
Taylor: I am not sure if I’m ready for that. I’m like looking to my right and I’m seeing like a childhood picture of myself and it was just kind of a funny juxtaposition to your question. I think it will be an interesting ride.
Maisie: I always tease Tay about how many screensavers on people’s phones are just gonna be him topless.
Are you Team Marco or Team Noah?
Joel: I’m Team Marco. He’s just such a good guy. I’m one of those like those classic nice guys so I root for the nice guy when I see him. Noah’s more of the bad boy turned a little softer… Um, but there’s something about a nice guy, you know?
Joey: I’m Team…. Narcos. I just combined the names. Another popular Netflix show. I think that, you know, Elle has a lot of stuff on her plate, a lot of figuring out to do. And here’s the thing, for me, it’s difficult to say because whatever I say will be really read into by all the fans. But I do agree with Joel. There is something so special about Marco. He is such a wonderful guy played by a wonderful person Taylor Perez. And it was just a real treat to watch him and see him in this role. But I think one of my favorite things about Marco is his introduction in the film… That alone is a huge reason to like him, it’s just the funniest thing.
Taylor: I’m unapologetically Team Marco, for sure. I love Marco, I think has the best intentions. I think that they can have a great relationship if they ever had one so I think we should push for Team Marco.
Maisie: It’s so hard. I feel so torn. I am Team Marco because I feel like they are in the same situation in life and they are in the same geographical location and Marco is such a sweetheart. From hanging out so much with Noah, I feel like Noah is in a slightly different chapter of his life. I don’t want them to ever hold each other back, I only want them to bolster each other. That being said, I’ve also seen the intensity of their love for each other, and I am a sucker for love. So, Elle needs to step it up and make decisions for all of us.
The second film in the trilogy just premiered only a few weeks ago, but writer/director Vince Marcello is already teasing the third film.
While he didn’t say much, he did dish that the ending is definitely something the fans deserve.“
Although The Kissing Booth is a romantic comedy, the heart of it is a coming of age story,” Vince told Variety. He added that the third “is the culmination of this coming of age story — not just for Elle, but for Noah and Lee, as well. Although their paths are entwined, each has their own journey with a set of challenges that they need to overcome before closing the chapter of their lives that was adolescence and beginning their new journey into adulthood.”
“I’m most excited about giving fans a joyful and emotionally satisfying ending to The Kissing Booth. After all, the love they’ve shown for this franchise, they deserve nothing less,” Vince said.
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: 10 Plot Holes You Completely Missed In Kissing Booth 2
Netflix's The Kissing Booth 2, derived from Beth Reekles' books of the same name, is a teen rom-com that picks up where the original (2018) leaves off. The plot revolves around the same two main characters, Elle (Joey King) and Lee (Joel Courtney), life-long best friends who are bound by the rules of friendship they established as kids.
The movie follows the duo as they navigate the melodrama of their senior year of high school. Neither the original nor the sequel are winning any awards for their realistic portrayal of the high school experience. Here are ten plot holes from the sequel.
10 Noah Leaves Elle His Motorcycle
As Elle begins her narrated introduction of the film shows an aerial view of her solo riding Noah's beloved motorcycle on empty coastal roads, and ultimately ending up in her own driveway.
Different states have different insurance laws and it is possible that Elle has acquired all the necessary requisites to ride his, but an expensive motorcycle seems a pretty unlikely thing one teenager will gift to another, let alone leave in their care. Plus, Noah's parents could keep it at their house while he is away at college and Elle almost always gets a ride from Lee or runs everywhere anyway.
9 Elle's Podcast Subscribers
Elle also informs the audience that she has started a podcast channel with Lee on video games. She mentions that they already have tons of followers.
Later, when Elle meets with her school advisor about possible college choices, she mentions the podcast to the counselor. Genuinely thrilled that Elle may have a unique application booster, the advisor asks how many followers she has. Elle tells him she has 37 and clarifies, much to his dismay, that she does not mean 37 thousand. Either Elle has a different definition for "a ton of" subscribers or she is a flat-out liar.
8 Elle Forgets All About Rachel
When Lee arrives at Elle's house to pick her up for the first day of school, like clockwork, Elle is clearly confused when Lee makes a pit stop to pick Rachel up, too. She overlooks this detail even though she had mentioned it moments before.
Either Elle is so self-centered that she forgets that her life-long best friend had seemingly met and fallen head over heels with the girl of his dreams, or the plot overlooks that Elle is otherwise attentive to her peers, especially Lee's, love lives.
7 The Inconsistent Dress Code
When Elle starts her junior year of prep school in the original, she has to wear her "back-up back-ups" uniform, which includes a short skirt she has clearly outgrown. After she is assaulted by another student, both are given detention as if their actions warrant the same punitive measures: the guy who grabbed her butt because how else should the school handle sexual assaults to make sure students know they will be taken seriously and Elle because she violated the dress code.
In addition to the school's questionable policies on sexual assault, this raises some questions about the consistency of the school’s dress code policy when, in the sequel, the OMGs (the trio of popular, mean girls) wear short skirts and the one rebel girl in the series, Heather, has multiple facial piercings.
6 Noah Prank Calls Elle At School
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Apparently, when Elle is unreachable all day via text, even though she has constant access to her cell phone, the next best thing to do is call her school and pretend to be her dad. This is what Noah decides to do when Elle does not return his texts (in fairness, he is probably worried she has sold his motorcycle).
Of course, when Elle is called to the office to speak to her "Dad," who apparently does not have her cell phone number at all, she realizes that it is actually Noah. Considering Elle’s mother passed away a few years before, it seems the thought of a potential emergency regarding her Dad would cause Elle grave concern.
5 Lee Is MIA At Senior Field Day
For some reason, Lee (and Rachel for that matter) are completely missing from senior field day. One reason for this may be so the story could focus on Marco and his evolving connection to Elle.
Or, maybe, Lee (and Rachel) just skipped school that day. Or had detention. Or were the only two seniors in the entire school who hated field day and decided to stay inside instead. Logically, it just seems unlikely that Lee would miss any opportunity to compete alongside Elle. They are otherwise inseparable.
4 Marco's Vague Backstory
Marco is the newest character in the story and he is there to put a pin in Elle's whole entire life. Marco is given little to no back story, but the viewers quickly learn he has many talents, like singing and dancing.
Wait. He dances!? That is a pretty convenient skill considering Elle will need a replacement partner for her dance competition once Lee pretends to hurt himself so he can finally spend some one on one time with the girlfriend Elle always forgets about. But, seriously, who is Marco, and what is his story?
3 Minors Can Drink In Boston
Okay, sure. People can get fake IDs. Some people also look older than they really are. But, apparently, in Boston, anybody can drink and nobody says anything about it.
When Elle heads out to Boston to visit Noah for a few days, the movie pieces in a montage of her trip that includes the couple at a pub together. Elle does show her (fake) ID to the bartender (because she obviously knew she needed one for the trip), who gives it the once-over before sliding her a pint of beer. Noah apparently does not even need an ID. Either being a Harvard freshman allows him so much free time that he is a bar regular or he gets a pass just for being Noah Flynn.
2 Noah Invites Chloe To Thanksgiving
Chloe is a beautiful British girl who befriends Noah during his first semester at Harvard. Elle is immediately jealous of her and her concerns that Noah is hooking up with Chloe only grow more serious when Elle finds an earring under Noah's bed that matches one Chloe is wearing in a photo.
Like a good boyfriend, Noah tries to quell Elle's concerns. What better way to do that than to invite Chloe to his home in California for Elle and his families' Thanksgiving? What could possibly go wrong? Noah goes to Harvard, though, so he must know better than the average person (unless intelligence and common sense are just two completely different things.)
1 The Kissing Booth Crowd
The kissing booth is an actual thing that Lee and Elle create on a whim for their school's annual charity event (this, in itself, is a huge stretch, even before COVID-19).
What makes the booth so intriguing, though, is that everyone can watch all the high school drama unfold in real-time. During the kissing booth scenes, the students' reactions to relationship and hook up revelations are a big part of the film. That is until Marco steps up to kiss a blindfolded Elle and, instead, they have a serious conversation during which Elle reveals "he is not the one." For some reason, the hookup/breakup between Elle and the most popular kid at school is not interesting to the high school spectators who are all seen dispersing during this interaction.
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: The Kissing Booth 2 Cast, Plot, Trailer And Some Interesting News
The drama — The Kissing Booth controlled to reap success. Netflix’s authenticity is one of the movies of 2018. The movie stars Joey King, Joel Courtney, and Jacob Elordi. In February 2019, the fans had been given via way of means of Netflix truly what they needed via way of means of verifying The Booth 2.
A unique promo that consists of Joey and Joel turned into began out to formally claim a second of is happening. As the primary half of grew to turn out to be higher in fashion, the sequel to the film came considering no shock, and fans had been obsessed with the approaching movie.
The movie wrapped filming in August 2019, which elements the time to the errands that had been last and improved to be performed earlier. However, no release date has been introduced. Though Netflix dropped a hint of release in Spring 2020 therefore, we can expect that because the first actual 1/2 of proved in Could 2018, we can suspect the approaching installment to be on displays via way of means of May 2020. If so, then it’s far assumed that Netflix could likely announce the identical via way of means of April 2020.
The Kissing Booth 2 Cast
The number one solid of the movie is supposed to return. Nevertheless, fans had been worried about Jacob Elordi, who portrays Noah Flynn because he was nowhere to be observed, but quickly, he showed his return. Joey King as Rochelle Evans (Elle), Joel Courtney as Lee Flynn, Molly Ringwald as Mrs. Flynn, Meganne Younger as Rachel, Stephen Jennings as Mike Evans, Carson White as Brad Evans can be visible collectively with others.
Maisie Richardson- Sellers and Taylor Perez have moreover joined the solid.
The Kissing Booth 2 Plot
The narrative of this primary season revolves around how Elle and Noah fall in love after kissing withinside the Kissing income distance that Lee and Elle made for fundraising for the school. However, this can’t be knowledgeable via way of means of Elle to Lee, thanks to the recommendations of the friendship they made. The movie concluded with Noah Elle being uncertain of them being together and departing for college.
However, as Netflix defined the plot that Elle and Noah ought to need to address a long-distance relationship. Instantly Elle may be visible befriending a fascinating classmate — Marco, while Noah grows closer to an appealing female in college. It could be fascinating to determine who do they love!? And to peer how they and those changes in lifestyles every war Followers assume the film to be as charming because the first one!
After watching Kissing Booth 2 as quickly because it arrived at Netflix, followers and viewers are already curious to know if there can be a Kissing Sales space 3? Right here’s what we all know so far.
Kissing Booth 2 ended with a kiss, and Kissing Booth 3 will preserve followers guessing over Elle and Noah’s future, performed by Joey King and Jacob Elordi.
Kissing Booth Season 2 Spoilers
Netflix fan most favorite show The Kissing Booth’s second film, with Elle but together with her finest pal Lee (Act by Joel Courtney), decides to just accept the supply from Harvard, the place her boyfriend Noah research in, or from Berkeley completed to do.
Will The Kissing Booth Return For A Third Part?
The movie ends with Elle, clearly overwhelmed by which college to decide on, and with a dialogue “Oh boy”, so there may be undoubtedly 100% scope and inexperienced sign for a 3rd installment.
Kissing Booth is made on books of the identical identity authored by Beth Reekles, who has not but drafted a 3rd novel of the series.
There’s a little story drafted by Beth in early 2020 named Kissing Booth: A Beautiful Road Trip but it surely occurs within the sequel. So now followers and the viewers should wait and see if Elle chooses to be together with her boyfriend or her best friends when and likewise will Reekels decide to jot down one other stunning story.
Do We Have A Release Date For Kissing Booth Season 3?
Given {that a} third a part of kissing Booth is but to be confirmed, we will expect Netflix to formally announce a release date any time as soon as possible.
Until then we will only wait. For its third part, it might take a very long time. However, what can we do? We additionally do not need any details about its third part but. We’ll let you understand as quickly as we get any info from it. I can perceive, you guys can be ready eagerly.
Nevertheless, if there’s a third within the part, it may comply with a two-year gap that ran between one and two.
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From Star Trek to Star Wars, Abrams remains one of the most prolific and profitable directors around. He also runs the production Bad Robot, responsible for television series like Lost. When he isn't directing or producing, Abrams still takes time to return to his screenwriting roots.
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