Marietta is a city in and the

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, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 60,972. The 2019 estimate was 60,867, making it one of

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's largest

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s. Marietta is the fourth largest of the principal cities by population of the

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History

Etymology

The origin of the name is uncertain. It is believed that the city was named for Mary Cobb, the wife of the

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and

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judge

Thomas Willis Cobb Thomas Willis Cobb (1784February 1, 1830) was an American politician who served as a United States representative and Senator from Georgia. Biography Born in Columbia County, Georgia, he pursued preparatory studies, and studied law. He was admi ...

. The county is named for Cobb.

Early settlers

Homes were built by early settlers near the

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town of

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(now Kennesaw) before 1824. The first plot was laid out in 1833. Like most towns, Marietta had a square ( Marietta Square) in the center with a courthouse. The

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legally recognized the community on December 19, 1834. Built in 1838, Oakton House is the oldest continuously occupied residence in Marietta. The original barn, milk house, smokehouse and well house remain on the property. The gardens contain the boxwood

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from the 1870s. Oakton was Major General Loring's headquarters during the

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in 1864. Marietta was initially selected as the hub for the new

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and business boomed. By 1838, roadbed and trestles had been built north of the city. In 1840, political wrangling stopped construction for a time and, in 1842, the railroad's new management moved the hub from Marietta to an area that became Atlanta. In 1850, when the railroad began operation, Marietta shared in the resulting prosperity. The businessman and politician John Glover arrived in 1848. A popular figure, Glover was elected mayor when the city incorporated in 1852. Another early resident was Carey Cox, a physician, who promoted a "water cure" that attracted tourists to the area. The Cobb County Medical Society recognizes him as the county's first physician. The

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was built in 1851 and the first bank opened in 1855. During the 1850s, fire destroyed much of the city on three separate occasions.

Civil War

By the time the

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began in 1861, Marietta had recovered from the fires. In April 1862, James Andrews, a civilian working with the Union Army, came to Marietta, along with a small party of Union soldiers dressed in civilian clothing. The group spent the night in the Fletcher House hotel (later known as the Kennesaw House and now the home of the Marietta Museum of History) located immediately in front of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Andrews and his men, who later became known as the Raiders, planned to seize a train and proceed north toward the city of

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, destroying the railroad on their way. They hoped, in so doing, to isolate Chattanooga from Atlanta and bring about the downfall of the Confederate stronghold. The Raiders boarded a waiting train on the morning of April 12, 1862, along with other passengers. Shortly after, the train made a scheduled stop in the town of Big Shanty, now known as Kennesaw. When the other passengers alighted for breakfast, Andrews and the Raiders stole the engine and the car behind it, which carried the fuel. The engine, called '' The General'', and Andrews' Raiders had begun the episode now known as the

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. Andrews and the Raiders failed in their mission. He and all of his men were caught within two weeks, including two men who had arrived late and missed the hijacking. All were tried as spies, convicted and hanged. General

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invaded the town during the Atlanta Campaign in summer 1864. In November 1864, General

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set the town ablaze, the first strike in Sherman's March to the Sea. Sherman's troops crossed the

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at a shallow section known as the Palisades, after burning the Marietta Paper Mills near the mouth of

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. The Marietta Confederate Cemetery, with the graves of over 3,000 Confederate soldiers killed during the Battle of Atlanta, is located in the city.

Education

In 1892, the city established a

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. It included a Marietta High School and Waterman Street School for white students. A school for black students was also created on Lemon Street. The state of Georgia did not provide a high school for black students until 1924 when Booker T. Washington High School (Georgia) opened in Atlanta, after decades of black citizens requesting educational resources.

20th century

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was

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at 1200 Roswell Road just east of Marietta on August 17, 1915. Frank, a

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superintendent of the National Pencil Company in Atlanta, had been convicted on August 25, 1913, of the murder of one of his factory workers, 13-year-old Mary Phagan. The murder and trial,

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in the local press, portrayed Frank as sexually depraved and captured the public's attention. An eleventh-hour commutation by Governor

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of Frank's death sentence to life imprisonment because of problems with the case against him created great local outrage. A mob threatened the governor to the extent that the

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had to be called to defend him and he left the state immediately with his political career over. Another mob, systematically organized for the purpose, abducted Frank from prison, drove him to Marietta and hanged him. The leaders of the abduction included past, current and future elected local, county and state officials. There were two state legislators, the mayor, a former governor, a clergyman, two former Superior Court justices and an ex-sheriff. In reaction, Jewish activists created the Anti-Defamation League, to work to educate Americans about Jewish life and culture and to prevent anti-Semitism. The Big Chicken was constructed in Marietta in 1963. In 1963, Atherton's Drugstore, a store on Marietta Square, exploded on Halloween night, killing 6 people and injuring 23 others.

Geography

Located near the center of Cobb County, between Kennesaw to the northwest and

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to the southeast.

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and

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run through the city northeast of downtown as Cobb Parkway, and

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runs parallel to it through the eastern part of Marietta, with access from exits 261, 263, 265, and 267. Downtown Atlanta is to the southeast, and Cartersville is to the northwest. According to the

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, Marietta has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, is water.

Climate

Marietta has a

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(

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''Cfa''). Marietta falls under the

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7b Plant

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Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 60,972 people, 24,554 households, and 13,788 families residing in the city.

2010 census

At the 2010 census, there were 56,641 people and 22,261 households. The population density was . There were 25,227 housing units at an average density of . The racial make-up was 52.7%

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, 31.5%

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, 0.1% Native American, 3.0% Asian, 0.1%

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, 9.1% from other races and 3.3% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 20.6% of the population. There were 23,895 households, of which 27.8% had children under 18 living with them, 35.4% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 32.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39, and the average family size was 3.05. 22.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 14.1% from 18 to 24, 39.4% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64 and 8.3% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.3 males. For every 101 females age 18 and over, there were 100.3 males.

Government

Incorporated as a village in 1834 and as a city in 1852, the city of Marietta is organized under a form of government consisting of a Mayor, City Council, and City Manager. The City Council is made up of representatives elected from each of seven

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s within the city, and a Mayor elected

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. The City Council is the governing body of the city with authority to adopt and enforce municipal laws and regulations. The Mayor and City Council appoint members of the community to sit on the city's various boards and commissions, ensuring that a broad cross-section of the town is represented in the city government. The City Council appoints the City Manager, the city's chief executive officer. The Council-Manager relationship is comparable to that of a board of directors and CEO in a private company or corporation. The City Manager appoints city department heads and is responsible to the City Council for all city operations. The City Council also appoints the city attorney who serves as the city's chief legal officer and the City Clerk who maintains all the city's records. Terms of office are for four years and the number of terms a member may serve are unlimited. There are seven councilmen, each representing a separate ward.

Mayors

Economy

Personal income

In 2022 the

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was $67,589 and the

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was $40,767. About 12.8% of the population were below the

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Industry

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on the south side of town and a

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manufacturing plant are among the major industries in the city. The Lockheed Georgia Employees Credit Union is based in Marietta.

Top employers

According to Marietta's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers within the city are :

Infrastructure

Utilities

The city operates Marietta Power under the auspices of the Board of Lights & Water.

Roads

and U.S. 41 run through the eastern part of the city. State routes 3, 5, and 120 also run through Marietta.

Transit systems

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, Marietta/Cobb County's Transit System and Xpress GA Buses serve the city.

Rail

The

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s between Atlanta and

( Western & Atlantic Subdivision) still run a block west of the town square, past the 1898-built former

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(now the Visitor Center). Into the 1950s the

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operated the

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-Florida trains, the Cincinnati-Florida ''

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'' and the Chicago-Florida '' Southland'', which made daily stops in Marietta Depot. Into the 1960s, the L&N's Chicago & St. Louis-Florida trains, '' Dixie Flyer'' and ''Dixie Limited'' also made stops there. The final train was the L&N's St. Louis, Missouri - Evansville, Indiana - Atlanta '' Georgian'' which ended service on April 30, 1971. (Until 1968 the train also had a northern leg from Evansville to Chicago.)

Media

The ''

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'' is published in the city.

Sports

East Marietta National Little League won the 1983 Little League World Series, defeating the team from

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in the world championship.

Education

All of the

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in Marietta proper are operated by the Marietta City Schools (MCS), while the remainder of the schools in Cobb County, but outside the city limits, is operated by the

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, including all of the county's other cities. MCS has one high school, Marietta High School, grades 9–12; a

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, Marietta Middle School, grades 7 and 8; Marietta Sixth Grade Academy; and several

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s: A.L. Burruss, Dunleith, Hickory Hills, Lockheed, Marietta Center for Advanced Academics, Park Street, Sawyer Road, and West Side. Many residents of Marietta attend Cobb County public schools, such as Joseph Wheeler High School, Sprayberry High School, Alan C. Pope High School, and Walton High School. These schools are known to compete fiercely in athletics, especially basketball, as both Wheeler and Marietta High School frequently produce D-1 players. The town of Marietta is also home to the

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, a private pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade school. Walker competes in the

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Class A (Region 6) athletic division while Marietta and Wheeler compete in Class AAAAAA (Regions 4 and 5, respectively). The school system employs 1,200 people. MCS is an

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(IB) World School district. In 2008, MCS became only the second IB World School district in Georgia authorized to offer the IB Middle Years Program (MYP) for grades 6–10. MCS is one of only a few school systems nationwide able to provide the full IB (K-12) continuum. The Marietta Campus of

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, formerly known as Southern Polytechnic State University (SPSU) before being merged into Kennesaw State, and

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are located in Marietta, serving more than 20,000 students in more than 90 programs of study.

Culture

The city has six

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s, some on the

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(these include Northwest Marietta, Whitlock Avenue, Washington Avenue, and Church-Cherokee Streets). The city's

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is located in the historic

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. Downtown is the town square and former location of the county courthouse. The square is the site of several cultural productions and public events, including a weekly farmers' market. The Marietta Players perform

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theater year-round. The historic Strand Theatre has been

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back to its original design and features live theatre, concerts, classic films, and other events. The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art is in the old Post Office building. The Marietta History Center exhibits the history of the city and county. The center is home to thousands of artifacts including items from Marietta residents and businesses. The Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum is located in the Historic Brumby Hall and houses a private collection of

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related to ''Gone with the Wind'', both the book and the film. The William Root House Museum and Garden is the oldest wood-frame house still standing in Marietta, built . Once owned by William Root, one of Marietta's earliest citizens and merchants whose drugstore was located in the Square. The Big Chicken, which currently sits on top of a

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restaurant, has been a landmark on U.S. 41 and Roswell Road since 1963.

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and

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filmed scenes of the 1995 movie ''

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'' here. The 2014 film ''

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'' filmed a scene in the Marietta Square. The city includes the Kennesaw House, one of only four commercial buildings in Marietta not burned to the ground in Sherman's March to the Sea. The Kennesaw House is home to the Marietta History Center which tells the history of Marietta and Cobb County.

Notable people

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, former professional basketball player and president of the

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* Murray Attaway, singer/songwriter, founding member of Guadalcanal Diary *

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, ''Good Eats'' * Marcus Alexander Bagwell, professional wrestler, formerly with the

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and

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of the

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(NFL) * Mark Bloom, soccer player * Billy Burns,

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, NBA player for

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, NBA player for the Utah Jazz * Jackson Conway, soccer player *

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, soccer player for

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, WNBA player for the

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, Chinese-American cosplayer *

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driver * Cedric Henderson, NBA player for

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and

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* Scoot Henderson, NBA player for

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, murdered in Iraq *

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(born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player for

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, Major League Baseball umpire *

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, activist and US Representative *

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, NFL Player for

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* Adam Morgan, MLB player for

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* Jim Nash, former MLB player *

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, actress and comedian *

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, actor * Ron Pope, singer/songwriter * Marco Restrepo, musician *

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, singer * Chris Robinson, former

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(Cody Runnels), professional wrestler, cofounder and former executive vice president of

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, current

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superstar *Ray Traylor, professional wrestler who performed as

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, inducted into the

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in 2016 *

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professional soccer player *

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, geneticist * Trey Sermon, American football

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for the

of the National Football League (NFL) * Daniela Silivaș-Harper, Romanian gymnast and coach *

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, professional wrestler, member of

and

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, Major League Baseball player for

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, first overall pick in

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player of the

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(now the

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) and the

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. *

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, actress and married to Paul Newman. *

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Sister cities

Marietta has two

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. *

Heredia, Costa Rica Heredia () is a district in the Heredia canton of Heredia province, Costa Rica. As the seat of the municipality of Heredia canton, it is awarded the status of city, and by virtue of being the city of the first canton, it is the Province Capita ...

Linz am Rhein Linz am Rhein (, ) is a municipality in the district of Neuwied, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Rhine near Remagen, approx. 25 km southeast of Bonn and has about 6,000 inhabitants. It is the s ...

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

, Germany

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