Cartier International SNC, or simply Cartier (; ), is a French high-end

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that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, leather goods, and watches. Founded by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) in

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in 1847, the company remained under family control until 1964. The company is headquartered in Paris and is a wholly owned

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of the Swiss Richemont Group. Cartier operates more than 200 stores in 125 countries, with three Temples (Historical Maisons) in

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, and Paris. Cartier is regarded as one of the most prestigious jewellery manufacturers. ''

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'' ranked Cartier on its Most Valuable Brands list as 59th in 2018 and 56th in 2020, with a brand value of $12.2 B and revenue of $6.2 B. Cartier has a long history of sales to royalty.

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referred to Cartier as "the jeweller of kings and the king of jewellers." For his

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in 1902, Edward VII ordered 27

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s and issued a

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to Cartier in 1904. Similar warrants soon followed from the courts of Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Russia and the

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History

Early history

Louis-François Cartier founded Cartier in Paris in 1847 when he took over the workshop of his master, Adolphe Picard. In 1874, Louis-François' son Alfred Cartier took over the company, but it was Alfred's sons

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, and

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who established the brand name worldwide. Pierre Cartier (cropped)

Louis ran the Paris branch, moving to the

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in 1899. He was responsible for some of the company's most celebrated designs, such as the mystery clocks (a type of clock with a transparent dial and so named because its mechanism is hidden), fashionable wristwatches and exotic orientalist Art Deco designs, including the colorful "Tutti Frutti" jewels. In 1904, Brazilian pioneer aviator,

Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both l ...

complained to his friend Louis Cartier of the unreliability and impracticality of using pocket watches while flying. Cartier designed a flat wristwatch with a distinctive square bezel that was favored by Santos-Dumont and many other customers. This was the first and only time the brand would name a watch after its original wearer. The "Santos" watch was Cartier's first men's wristwatch. In 1907, Cartier signed a contract with Edmond Jaeger, who agreed to exclusively supply the movements for Cartier watches. Among the Cartier team was Charles Jacqueau, who joined

Louis Cartier Cartier International SNC, or simply Cartier (; ), is a French high-end luxury goods conglomerate that designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells jewellery, leather goods, and watches. Founded by Louis-François Cartier (1819–1904) in Paris ...

in 1909 for the rest of his life, and

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, who was Director of Fine Jewellery from 1933. Pierre Cartier established a New York City branch in 1909, moving in 1917 to 653 Fifth Avenue, the

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mansion of Morton Freeman Plant (son of railroad tycoon

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), designed by architect

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. Cartier purchased it from the Plants in exchange for $100 in cash and a double-stranded natural pearl necklace valued at the time at $1 million. By this time, Cartier had branches in London, New York and

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and was quickly becoming one of the most successful watch companies. Designed by Louis Cartier, the

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watch was introduced in 1919 and was inspired by the newly introduced

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s on the

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. In the early 1920s, Cartier formed a

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with Edward Jaeger (of

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) to produce movements solely for Cartier. Cartier continued to use movements from other makers:

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, and

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. It was also during this period that Cartier began adding its own reference numbers its watches by stamping a four-digit code on the underside of a lug. Jacques took charge of the London operations and eventually moved to the current address at

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Re-organization

After the death of Pierre in 1964, Jean-Jacques Cartier (Jacques's son), Claude Cartier (Louis's son), and Marion Cartier Claudel (Pierre's daughter)—who respectively headed the Cartier affiliates in London, New York, and Paris—sold the businesses. In 1972, Robert Hocq, assisted by a group of investors led by Joseph Kanoui, bought ''Cartier Paris''. In 1974 and 1976, respectively, the group repurchased ''Cartier London'' and ''Cartier New York,'' thus reconnecting Cartier worldwide. The new president of Cartier, Robert Hocq, coined the phrase "Les Must de Cartier" (a staff member is said to have said "Cartier, It's a must!" meaning something one simply must have) with Alain Dominique Perrin, who was a General Director of the company. As a result, in 1976, "Les Must de Cartier" became a

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of Cartier, with Alain D. Perrin being its CEO. In 1979, the Cartier interests were combined, with ''Cartier Monde'' uniting and controlling Cartier Paris, London, and New York. Joseph Kanoui became vice president of Cartier Monde. In December 1979, following the accidental death of president Robert Hocq, Nathalie Hocq (daughter of Hocq) became president.

Recent development

In 1981, Alain Dominique Perrin was appointed Chairman of Cartier SAA and Cartier International. The next year, Micheline Kanoui, wife of Joseph Kanoui, became head of jewellery design and launched her first collection "Nouvelle Joaillerie." In 1984, Perrin founded the

Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain The Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain, known simply as the Fondation Cartier, is a contemporary art museum located at 261 boulevard Raspail in the 14th arrondissement of Paris, 14th arrondissement of the France, French capital, Paris. H ...

to bring Cartier into the twenty-first century, by forming an association with living artists. In 1986, the French Ministry for Culture appointed Perrin head of the "Mission sur le mécénat d'entreprise" (a commission to study business patronage of the arts). Two years later, Cartier gained a majority holding in

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and

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. From 1989–1990, the Musée du Petit Palais staged an exhibition of the Cartier collection, "L'Art de Cartier." Perrin founded an international committee in 1991, ''Comité International de la Haute Horlogerie'', to organize its first salon, held on 15 April 1991; this has become an annual meeting place in Geneva for professionals in this field. The next year, the second exhibition of "L'Art de Cartier" was held at the

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. In 1993, the "Vendôme Luxury Group" was formed as an umbrella company to combine Cartier, Dunhill, Montblanc, Piaget, Baume & Mercier,

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, Sulka, Hackett, and Seeger. In 1994, the Cartier Foundation moved to the Rive Gauche and opened headquarters in a building designed for it by

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. The next year, a major exhibition of the Cartier Antique Collection was held in Asia. In 1996, the Lausanne Hermitage Foundation in Switzerland exhibited "Splendours of the Jewellery", presenting a hundred and fifty years of products by Cartier. In 2012, Cartier was owned, through

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, by the South African

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, and Elle Pagels, a 24-year-old granddaughter of Pierre Cartier.

Managing directors

* Laurent E. Feniou - (25 March 2013 – present). * Rupert J. Brooks - (16 December 2015 – present). * Francois M. J. R. Le Troquer - (1 September 2010 – 28 March 2013). * Bernard M. Fornas - (21 January 2003 – 16 December 2015). * Guy J. Leymarie - (2 September 2002 – 28 October 2002). * Grieg O. Catto - (2 April – present). * Denys E. Pasche - (2 April 2002 – 17 July 2002). * David W. Merriman - (2 April 2002 – 17 July 2002). * Richard P. Lepeu - (1 November 2000 – 1 April 2002). * Sophie Cagnard - (1 November 2000 – 1 April 2002). * Gerard S. Djaoui - (12 June 1997 – 1 April 2002). * Francois Meffre - (11 June 1993 – 28 September 2000). * Richard N. Thornby - (11 June 1993 – 7 October 1996). * Luigi Blank - (11 June 1993 – 1 April 2002). * Joseph W. Allgood - (22 June 1992 – 8 April 1993). * Arnaud M. Bamberger - (4 June 1992 – 16 December 2015). * Mario Soares - (22 June 1991 – 5 March 2002). * Joseph Kanoui - (22 June 1991 – 31 January 2000). * William A. Craddock - (22 June 1991 – 31 October 1997). * Christopher H. B. Honeyborne - (22 June 1991 – 31 October 1997). * Pierre Haquet - (22 June 1991 – 8 April 1993). * Phillipe Leopold-Metzger - (22 June 1991 – 4 June 1992).

Jewelry and watch manufacturing

Notable products

* 1911 - Launch of Santos de Cartier wristwatch. *1918 - Creation of batons for Field-Marshals Foch and Pétain. * 1919 - Launch of the Tank watch. *1921 - Creation of the Tank cintrée watch. * 1922 - Creation of the Tank Louis Cartier and Tank Chinoise watches. * 1923 - Creation of the first portico mystery clock, crowned with a statuette called Billiken. * 1926 - Creation of the Baguette watch. Cartier jewellery in its red box appeared on the Broadway stage in Anita Loos' play ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes''. * 1928 - Creation of the Tortue single pushpiece chronograph watch. * 1929 - Creation of the Tank à guichets watch. * 1931 - Creation of the mystery pocket watch. * 1932 - Creation of the Tank basculante watch. * 1933 - Cartier filed a patent for the "invisible mount", a stone-setting technique in which the metal of the mount disappears to show only the stones. * 1936 - Creation of the Tank asymétrique watch. * 1942 - Creation of the "Caged Bird" brooch as a symbol of the Occupation. *1944 - Cartier created the "Freed Bird" to celebrate the Liberation of France. * 1950 - Creation of a watch in the form of a ship's wheel. * 1967 - Creation of new watches in London including the Crash. * 1968 - Creation of the Maxi Oval watch. * 1969 - Creation of the Love bracelet. Cartier Santos 1988

*1969 First inclusion of a Cartier Chronometer in a Luxury Car * 1971 - Creation of the Juste un Clou bracelet at Cartier New York. * 1973 - Creation of Les Must de Cartier by Robert Hocq with Alain-Dominique Perrin. * 1974 - Launch of the first leather collection in burgundy. * 1976 - First collection of Les Must de Cartier vermeil watches. Creation of the first oval pen. * 1978 - Creation of the Santos de Cartier watch with a gold and steel bracelet. Creation of the first Cartier scarf collection. * 1981 - Launch of the Must de Cartier and Santos de Cartier perfumes. * 1982 - Launch of the first New Jewellery collection on the theme of gold and stones. * 1983 - Creation of the Collection Ancienne Cartier (later the Cartier Collection) to record and illustrate how the jeweller's art and its history have evolved. Creation of the Panthère de Cartier watch. * 1984 - Launch of the second New Jewellery collection on the theme of gold and pearls. Creation of the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in

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. * 1985 - Launch of the Pasha de Cartier watch. * 1986 - Launch of the third New Jewellery collection on the theme of the panther. * 1987 - Launch of the Panthère de Cartier perfume. Creation of Les Maisons de Cartier tableware (porcelain, crystal and silver). * 1988 - Launch of the fourth New Jewellery collection on the theme of Egypt. * 1989 - Launch of the Tank Américaine watch. ''The Art of Cartier'', the first major retrospective in Paris, was held at the

Petit Palais The Petit Palais (; en, Small Palace) is an art museum in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. Built for the 1900 Exposition Universelle ("universal exhibition"), it now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts (''Musée des beaux-arts ...

. * 1995 - Creation of the Pasha C watch in steel. Launch of the So Pretty de Cartier perfume. * 1996 - Creation of the Tank Française watch collection. Launch of the sixth New Jewellery collection on the theme of Creation. Creation of the Tank ring. * 1997 - Cartier celebrated its 150th anniversary with creations including a necklace in the form of a serpent, paved with diamonds and set with two pear-cut emeralds of 205 and . * 1998 - Creation of the Collection Privée Cartier Paris Fine Watch collection. * 1999 - Creation of the Paris Nouvelle Vague Cartier jewellery collection, inspired by Paris. * 2001 - Creation of the Délices de Cartier jewellery collection. Launch of the Roadster watch. * 2003 - Launch of the Le Baiser du Dragon and Les Délices de Goa jewellery collections. * 2007 - Launch of Ballon Bleu de Cartier watch. * 2016 - Launch of the Drive de Cartier watch.

Environmental rating

In December 2018,

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(WWF) released a report assigning environmental ratings to 15 major watch manufacturers and jewelers in Switzerland. Cartier (being a subsidiary of the Swiss Richemont Group) was ranked No. 2 among the 15 manufacturers and assigned an average environmental rating of "Upper Midfield," suggesting the manufacturer has taken first actions addressing the impact of its manufacturing activities on the environment and climate change. According to Cartier's official company document, the company is committed to conduct businesses "in an environmentally responsible manner" and "minimising negative environmental impacts."

Notable patrons and owners

Celebrities

* 1904 -

requested a watch from Louis Cartier, leading to the creation of the Santos de Cartier, the first men's wrist watch, first sports watch, and first pilot's watch *1928 -

Marjorie Merriweather Post Marjorie Merriweather Post (March 15, 1887 – September 12, 1973) was an American businesswoman, socialite, and philanthropist. She was also the owner of General Foods Corporation. Post used much of her fortune to collect art, particularly Im ...

bought from Cartier in London earrings once worn by Queen

Marie-Antoinette Marie Antoinette Josèphe Jeanne (; ; née Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria, and was the penultimate child and ...

of France. *1950 - The Hollywood actress

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appeared in ''

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'' wearing the two diamond and rock crystal bracelets that she had bought from Cartier in 1930. * 1955 - Creation of

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

's sword for his election to the Académie française, to the artist's own design. *1957 -

Barbara Hutton Barbara Woolworth Hutton (November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American debutante, socialite, heiress, and philanthropist. She was dubbed the "Poor Little Rich Girl"—first when she was given a lavish and expensive debutante ball in 1930 a ...

bought a tiger brooch in yellow gold, onyx and jonquil diamonds. *1968 - The Mexican actress

María Félix María de los Ángeles Félix Güereña (; 8 April 1914 – 8 April 2002) was a Mexican actress and singer. Along with Pedro Armendáriz and Dolores del Río, she was one of the most successful figures of Latin American cinema in the 1940s an ...

commissioned Cartier to make a diamond necklace in the form of a serpent. *1969 - Robert Kenmore, the chairman of Cartier's parent company, acquired a pear-shaped diamond which it sold to

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and

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

. The Cartier Diamond was thus renamed the Taylor-Burton Diamond.

Royalty

*1904 - Cartier received its first appointment as official purveyor to King

Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910. The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...

. *1904 - Cartier received another appointment as the purveyor for King

Alfonso XIII of Spain Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alf ...

* 1907 - Cartier held its first exhibition and sale in Saint Petersburg, at the Grand Hotel Europe. Shortly after, it was appointed as official purveyor to Tsar

Nicholas II of Russia Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov; spelled in pre-revolutionary script. ( 186817 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer,. was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Pola ...

. *1919 - Appointment as official purveyor to King

Albert I of Belgium Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) was King of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 until his death in 1934. Born in Brussels as the fifth child and second son of Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders and Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-S ...

*1921 - Appointment as official purveyor to the Prince of Wales, future King Edward VIII who, on abdicating in 1936, became the

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. *1924 -

Queen Marie of Romania Marie (born Princess Marie Alexandra Victoria of Edinburgh; 29 October 1875 – 18 July 1938) was the last Queen of Romania as the wife of Ferdinand I of Romania, King Ferdinand I. Marie was born into the British royal family. Her parent ...

wears a Cartier tiara created to resemble the Russian kokoshnik for her portrait painted by

Philip de László Philip Alexius László de Lombos (born Fülöp Laub; hu, Fülöp Elek László; 30 April 1869 – 22 November 1937), known professionally as Philip de László, was an Anglo-Hungarian painter known particularly for his portraits of royal an ...

. *1925 -

Maharaja of Patiala The Maharaja of Patiala was a maharaja in India and the ruler of the princely state of Patiala, a state in British India. The first Maharaja of Patiala was Baba Ala Singh (1695–1765). Yadavindra Singh became the maharaja on 23 March 1938. H ...

commissions the

Patiala Necklace The Patiala Necklace was a necklace designed and made by Cartier in 1928. The necklace had five chains (''ladi'') and included a neck collar. It contained 2,930 diamonds, including as its centrepiece the world's seventh-largest diamond at the t ...

. *1929 - Appointment as official purveyor to King

Fouad I Fuad I ( ar, فؤاد الأول ''Fu’ād al-Awwal''; tr, I. Fuad or ; 26 March 1868 – 28 April 1936) was the Sultan and later King of Egypt and the Sudan. The ninth ruler of Egypt and Sudan from the Muhammad Ali dynasty, he became Sultan ...

of Egypt. *1938 - One of the smallest wristwatches in the world, by Cartier, was given to Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom. *1939 - Appointment as official purveyor to King

Zog I of Albania Zog I ( sq, Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939), Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27 ...

. *1949 - The Duke and Duchess of Windsor bought a platinum panther brooch on a

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cabochon sapphire in Paris. *1954 - Creation for the Duchess of Windsor of a lorgnette in yellow gold, black enamel and emeralds representing a tiger. *1956 - For her marriage to

Prince Rainier Rainier III (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi; 31 May 1923 – 6 April 2005) was Prince of Monaco from 1949 to his death in 2005. Rainier ruled the Principality of Monaco for almost 56 years, making him one of the longest-ruling m ...

Princess Grace Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 – September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956. Kelly ...

received numerous gifts of jewellery by Cartier including her engagement ring, set with a emerald-cut diamond. *2014 -

Kate Middleton Catherine, Princess of Wales, (born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton; 9 January 1982) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to William, Prince of Wales, heir apparent to the British throne, making Catherine the likely next ...

, the Duchess of Cambridge, has been seen wearing the Cartier Ballon Bleu watch.

Use of the Cartier name in other products

From 1976 to 2003, the company lent its name to special editions of several models of the luxury US automaker

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

, designing a Cartier edition of the 1976

Lincoln Continental Mark IV The Continental Mark IV is a personal luxury car that was marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from the 1972 to 1976 model years. The third generation of the Mark series, the Mark IV grew in size over its Continental Mark II ...

, the 1977–79

Lincoln Continental Mark V The Continental Mark V is a personal luxury coupe that was marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company from the 1977 to 1979 model years in North America. The fourth generation of the Mark series, the model line brought an extensive ...

, the 1980–81

Lincoln Continental Mark VI The Continental Mark VI is a full-size luxury car that was produced by Ford Motor Company from 1980 to 1983. The fifth generation of the Mark series, the Continental Mark VI introduced several changes to the model line. Again marketed and servi ...

, and the 1982–2003

Lincoln Town Car The Lincoln Town Car is a model line of full-size luxury sedans that was marketed by the Lincoln division of the American automaker Ford Motor Company. Deriving its name from a limousine body style, Lincoln marketed the Town Car from 1981 to ...

Books

* * * The Cartiers, Francesca Cartier Brickells

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