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Michael William Krzyzewski ( ; born February 13, 1947), nicknamed "Coach K", is an American former
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coach. He served as the head coach at
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from 1980 to
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, during which he led the Blue Devils to five national titles, 13 Final Fours, 15 ACC tournament championships, and 13 ACC regular season titles. Among men's college basketball coaches, only
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's John Wooden has won more NCAA championships, with a total of ten. Krzyzewski is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball coaches of all time. Krzyzewski has also coached the United States national team, which he has led to three
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at the 2008,
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, and
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. He was the head coach of the U.S. team that won gold medals at the
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and the 2014 FIBA World Cup, and an assistant coach for the "Dream Team" at the 1992 Olympics. Krzyzewski was a
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at
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from 1966 to 1969 under coach Bob Knight. From 1975 to 1980, he was the head coach for his alma mater.Coach K: Duke Basketball
. Accessed on February 18, 2008.
He is a two-time inductee into the
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, in 2001 for his individual coaching career and in 2010 as part of the collective induction of the "Dream Team." He was inducted into the
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in 2006, and the
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in 2009 (with the "Dream Team"). On November 15,
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, Krzyzewski led Duke to a 74–69 victory over
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to become the coach with the most wins in
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men's basketball history. Krzyzewski's 903rd victory set a new record, breaking that held by his former coach, Bob Knight. On January 25,
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, Duke defeated St. John's, 77–68, again at Madison Square Garden, as Krzyzewski became the first Division I men's coach to reach 1,000 wins.


Early life

Krzyzewski was born in
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, the son of
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parents Emily M. (née Pituch) and William Krzyzewski. Raised as a
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, Krzyzewski attended St. Helen Catholic School in
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and, later, Archbishop Weber High School in Chicago, a Catholic prep school for boys.Susan Hines-Brigger
"Mike Krzyzewski: Life Beyond the Rim"
, ''St. Anthony Messenger'', March 2006.
He graduated from the
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, in 1969, where he played
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under Bob Knight. He was captain of the Army basketball team in his senior season, 1968–69, leading the Cadets to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) at
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in
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, where West Point finished fourth. From 1969 to 1974, Krzyzewski served as an
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in the U.S. Army and directed service teams for three years. In 2005, he was presented West Point's Distinguished Graduate Award.


Coaching career


Indiana and Army

He was discharged from active duty in 1974 with the rank of
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, and started his coaching career as an assistant on Knight's staff with the
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during their historic 1974–75 season. After one year with Indiana, Krzyzewski returned to West Point as head coach at age 28; in his five seasons, he led the Army Cadets to a record and an NIT berth in  1978.


Duke

On March 18, 1980, Krzyzewski was named the head coach at
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after five seasons at Army. After a few rebuilding seasons, he and the Blue Devils became a fixture on the national basketball scene with 35 NCAA Tournament berths in the past 36 years and 24 consecutive from 1996 to 2019, which is the second-longest current streak of tournament appearances behind
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, which has appeared in the tournament in 30 consecutive seasons. Overall, he has taken his program to postseason play in 36 of his 39 years at Duke and is the most winning active coach in men's NCAA Tournament play with a 100–30 record for a .769 winning percentage. His Duke teams have won 15 ACC Championships, been to 12 Final Fours, and won five NCAA tournament National Championships. Krzyzewski had surgery to repair a ruptured disk in his back in October 1994, but insisted on returning to the sidelines for the 1994–95 season, using a special stool to keep him off his feet. However, the pain became so debilitating that he went several days without sleeping early in the season. By the start of ACC play, the pain had progressed to a point that he could not continue. Shortly after the first game of ACC play, Krzyzewski told his players and coaches that he was taking a leave of absence, with longtime assistant
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serving as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. He had actually planned to resign, but athletic director Tom Butters persuaded him to take a leave of absence instead. Per longstanding NCAA guidance, Duke only credits the first 12 games of the season to Krzyzewski and credits the remainder of the season to Gaudet. Years later, Krzyzewski said that he probably would have been out of basketball if he hadn't endured that season, since it made him realize he needed to manage his time better and delegate more responsibility. On February 13, 2010, Krzyzewski coached in his 1,000th game as the Duke head coach. On March 20, 2011, Krzyzewski won his 900th game, becoming the second of three Division I men's basketball coaches to reach 900 basketball wins, the other two being
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at Syracuse and his head coach at Army, Bob Knight. On November 15, 2011, Krzyzewski got his 903rd win passing Knight's record for most Division I wins. In an interview of both men on
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the previous night, Krzyzewski discussed the leadership skills he learned from Knight and the
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. Knight credited Krzyzewski's understanding of himself and his players as keys to his success over the years. On January 25, 2015, Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game, when Duke defeated St. John's in
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. He is the first men's coach to win 1,000 NCAA Division I basketball games. On April 6, 2015, Krzyzewski won his fifth NCAA championship, when Duke defeated Wisconsin in the title game. Winning against
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in the 2016 NCAA tournament on March 19, Krzyzewski became the all-time winningest coach in the NCAA Division I tournament with 90 total wins. On November 11, 2017, Krzyzewski won his 1,000th game with the Duke Blue Devils, making him the first head coach to win 1,000 games with one NCAA Division I men's basketball program. On March 17, 2018, Krzyzewski won his 1,099th game in his career, passing Pat Summitt for most wins by a Division I coach, male or female. On February 16, 2019, Krzyzewski won his 1,123rd game to become the winningest coach in college basketball history at any level (men's or women's), passing
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of Division II
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. On June 2, 2021, Krzyzewski announced that he would retire at the conclusion of the 2021–22 season. Krzyzewski coached his final home game on March 5, 2022 against
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, where Duke lost 94–81. Krzyzewski reached his 13th Final Four appearance, passing John Wooden for the most Final Four appearances as a coach, where Duke lost 81–77 to North Carolina in his final game on April 2, 2022. He ended his career at Duke with a 1,129–309 win-loss record. On April 5, 2022, former Duke player Jay Williams theorized that Krzyzewski could return for another season, but Krzyzewski quickly put that theory to rest when he said he was not going to "pull a Tom Brady" on ESPNU Radio.


National team

Krzyzewski's teams won three consecutive gold medals in the Olympics with him as head coach of the USA men's national team. His other international coaching accolades include a silver medal at the 1987 World University Games, a bronze medal at the 1990 FIBA World Championship, a silver medal at the 1990 Goodwill Games, a bronze medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, and gold medals at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He was also an assistant coach for USA teams that won gold medals at the 1984 and 1992 Olympics, 1979 Pan American Games, and 1992 Tournament of the Americas. In 2005, he was appointed coach of the
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through the 2008
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. In the 2006 FIBA World Championship, the USA won the bronze medal after losing in the semifinals to
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, then beating defending Olympic gold medalist
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for third place. On August 24, 2008, Krzyzewski's U.S. team won the gold medal at the
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. " The Redeem Team" finished the tournament with a perfect 8–0 record. He coached the U.S. team for the 2010 FIBA World Championship and led Team USA to a perfect 9–0 record, defeating host Turkey in the gold medal game, 81–64. His
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won a second Olympic gold in
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, defeating runners-up
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, 107–100. Krzyzewski has amassed a total record of 75–1 (.987) as head coach of the USA National Team. In February 2013, Krzyzewski stepped down after seven years of coaching the national team, but Team USA in May announced that he would return as head coach from 2013 through 2016.


NBA coaching offers

During his long tenure at Duke, Krzyzewski has been given the opportunity to coach in the
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at least five times. The first time came after the 1990 season when he led the Blue Devils to their third straight Final Four appearance. The
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offered a coaching position to Krzyzewski, but he soon declined their offer. The next season, Krzyzewski proceeded to lead the Blue Devils to the first of two straight national championships. In 1994, he was pursued by the
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, but again he chose to stay with Duke. In 2004, Krzyzewski was also interviewed by the
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following the departure of high-profile coach
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. He was given a formal offer from Lakers general manager
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, reportedly for five years, $40 million and part ownership, but again turned down the NBA. In 2010, the
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were reportedly willing to pay Krzyzewski between $12 million and $15 million per season to coach the Nets. Krzyzewski again declined the offer and stayed at Duke. In 2011, Krzyzewski was offered the vacant coaching position for the
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, but he again declined the offer and chose to stay at Duke.


Awards and honors

NCAA * Five-time NCAA Champion – 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015 * Three-time Naismith College Coach of the Year – 1989, 1992, 1999 * 13-time ACC Regular Season Champion – 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2022 * 15-time ACC Tournament Champion – 1986, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2017, 2019 * Five-time ACC Coach of the Year – 1984, 1986, 1997, 1999, 2000 * Two-time
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Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award winner – 1991, 2008. * Basketball court at
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named "Coach K Court" USA Basketball * Five-time coach of
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winning teams – 1984, 1992 (assistant coach); 2008, 2012, 2016 (head coach) * Two-time FIBA World Cup Gold Medal winner – 2010, 2014 * Two-time FIBA World Cup Bronze Medal winner – 1990, 2006 Halls of Fame * Two-time
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inductee – 2001 (individual career), 2010 (with the "Dream Team") *
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inductee (class of 2006) *
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inductee (class of 2009 – with the "Dream Team") *
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inductee (class of 2017 – with the "Dream Team") *
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Sports Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2009) * National Polish American Sports Hall of Fame inductee (class of 1991) Media * 2001: ''Time''/
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America's Best Coach Award * 2011: ''
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'' "Sportsman of the Year" Other * 2013:
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Making History Award * Award presented at the United States Military Academy named the "Coach Krzyzewski Teaching Character Through Sports Award" * Inducted as a Laureate of
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and awarded the Order of Lincoln (the State's highest honor) by the Governor of Illinois in 2014 in the area of sports. * Received the Golden Plate Award of the
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in 1995.


Family and charity

Krzyzewski married his wife, Carol "Mickie" Marsh, in the Catholic chapel at West Point on the day of his graduation in 1969. They have three daughters and ten grandchildren. According to ''
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,'' she was the only person who could persuade him to stand down during the 1994–95 season when he was suffering with a ruptured disk. She actually went as far as to give her husband an ultimatum–if he wanted to come home on what would prove to be his final day of coaching that season, he needed to skip practice and go to the doctor. His grandson, Michael Savarino, was a walk-on player at Duke for the 2019–20 season. Krzyzewski and his family founded the Emily Krzyzewski Center, a non-profit organization affiliated with Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Durham, which was established in 2006 and named in honor of Krzyzewski's mother. The mission is to inspire students from kindergarten to high school to dream big, act with character and purpose, and reach their potential as leaders in their community. The Center's K to College Model serves academically focused students in out-of-school programming designed to help them achieve in school, gain entry to college, and break the
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in their families. Krzyzewski and his wife, Mickie, have also been active for years in fundraising and support for the Duke Children's Hospital,
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, the V Foundation for Cancer Research. In all of those entities they have both served as chairs and/or led major fundraising efforts. In addition, the Krzyzewskis have been major donors to Duke University in supporting a number of areas, including establishing scholarship endowments for students in North and South Carolina as well as a Duke student-athlete every year. He also serves on the board of advisors of the
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, a nonprofit military services organization. In 2012, Krzyzewski received the U.S. Basketball Writers Association's Wayman Tisdale Humanitarian Award honoring his civic service and charitable efforts in making a significant positive impact on society.


Head coaching record


College


Coaching tree

Assistant coaches under Krzyzewski who became NCAA or NBA head coaches *
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(1980–82) * Chuck SwensonWilliam & Mary (1987–1994) * Bob Bender
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(1989–1993),
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(1993–2002) *
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(1995–2000), Notre Dame (2000–present) *
Tommy Amaker Harold Tommy Amaker Jr. (; born June 6, 1965) is an American college basketball coach and the head coach of the Harvard University men's basketball team. He has also coached for the University of Michigan and Seton Hall University. He played po ...
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(1997–2001),
Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...
(2001–2007),
Harvard Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...
(2007–present) * Tim O'TooleFairfield (1998–2006) *
Quin Snyder Quin Price Snyder (born October 30, 1966) is an American basketball coach who most recently served as the head coach for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being named a McDonald's All American as a high school pla ...
Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...
(1999–2006),
Austin Toros Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the seat and largest city of Travis County, with portions extending into Hays and Williamson counties. Incorporated on December 27, 1839, it is the 11th-most-populous city ...
(2007–2010),
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(2014–2022) * David Henderson
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
(2000–2006) *
Jeff Capel Felton Jeffrey Capel III (born February 12, 1975) is an American college basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh's Panthers men's basketball team. He played for Duke University and was ...
VCU (2002–2006),
Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
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(2008–2016), UCF (2016–present) * Chris CollinsNorthwestern (2013–present) *
Bobby Hurley Robert Matthew Hurley (born June 28, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Arizona State Sun Devils. He was previously the head coach at the University at Buffalo. As a college ...
Buffalo (2013–2015),
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Nate James Nathaniel James Speas, known as Nate James, (born 15 September 1979 in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England) is an English singer-songwriter. James released his debut soul album '' Set the Tone'' in 2005 which won him two MOBO Nominations for Best Newc ...
Austin Peay (2021–present) *
Jon Scheyer Jonathan James Scheyer (, born August 24, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach for the Duke Blue Devils of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Scheyer led his high school team to an Illinois ...
Duke Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ran ...
(2022–present)


See also

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FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches The list of FIBA Basketball World Cup winning head coaches shows all of the head coaches that have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup, which is the main international competition for senior men's basketball national teams, and that is governed by t ...
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List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins This is a list of college men's basketball coaches by number of career wins across all three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the two divisions of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The Natio ...
* List of FIBA AmeriCup winning head coaches *
List of NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four appearances by coach This is a list of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament regional championships by coach. The current names of the NCAA tournament regions are the East, Midwest, South, and West. The winners of the four regions are awarded an NCAA Region ...
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NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament consecutive appearances This is a list of the most consecutive appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as NCAA March Madness and commonly called March Madness, is a single-elimination to ...
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Poles in Chicago Both immigrant Poles and Americans of Polish heritage live in Chicago, Illinois. They are a part of worldwide '' Polonia'', the Polish term for the Polish Diaspora outside of Poland. Poles in Chicago have contributed to the economic, social and ...


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Duke profile
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