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Topic Originator: RMGpar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 09:17
Seen the sad news that Alex Edwards passed away last night, thoughts with the family.
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Topic Originator: sammy_shuffle
Date: Thu 12 Dec 09:25
I saw that . Very sad news indeed. Still attended many games and often in legends for a beer and a chat.
Jock stein said he should have been Dunfermlines biggest ever transfer fee.
He was some player and some boy
That`s another part of my youth gone.
Thoughts with his family and friends at this very sad time.
Rip Mickey.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Thu 12 Dec 09:52
I heard about this last night.
I only started going to games the season after he was sold, so never got the chance to see him in his prime, but my siblings wax lyrical about him. Quite possibly the Pars’ best ever player?
RIP, Alex. Another legend gone.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:05
I would say he was the best player I saw playing for the Pars. It was surprising he never won a Scotland cap but there was fierce competition in his position at that time from Willie Henderson, Jimmy Johnstone and Tommy McLean.
RIP
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Topic Originator: ipswichpar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:05
Oh no :( I was thinking of him just yesterday.
RIP Alex, and my condolences to all who knew him.
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Topic Originator: PARadise
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:13
RIP Alex, well before my time but such a recognisable figure in our history. thoughts are with his friends and family.
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Topic Originator: CitizenPar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:23
Very sad news indeed. I saw Alex play many times during the Pars` glory years and he was undoubtedly one of our all-time greats. Condolences to his family.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:43
RIP Alex, used to walk past his house in Dollytown when going to school, a true legend!😮💨
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Topic Originator: MikeyLeonard
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:44
Heard about this sad news last night.
RIP Alex.
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:45
Posted it on Facebook, however he was the player that my Grandad always spoke about and regarded as the best ever Par, even when he passed away in ‘97. I never saw him play, or met him, but it’s a sad day for the club and my thoughts are with his family and all who knew him.
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Topic Originator: Parboiled
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:46
Very sorry to hear this, he made his debut under Jock Stein having just turned 16 which was the second youngest senior debut since Andy Penman, another Rosyth lad.
Converted to midfielder under George Farm and he enjoyed spraying passes with great accuracy from that role.
Having seen virtually all his starts for us at EEP, plus many away I was upset at his move to Hibs, sparked by wages dispute as I recall. He was equally revered there and I note he was inducted into their Hall of Fame this year
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:47
I`ve been watching the Pars since 1963, and there`s no doubt in my mind that he is the best the Pars have ever had in that time. It`s absolutely crazy that the club accepted a bid of £13,000 from Hibs, even if relations between Alex and the club had become somewhat strained. At Easter Road, he quickly became a key member of Eddie Turnbull`s squashbuckling side. He was cited as the best player in that team by captain Pat Stanton, no less.
It`s an absolute tragedy that didn`t win a full Scotland cap. I don`t buy that Scotland was well served with wingers. When Edwards was in his prime, he was moved inside in a playmaker role and what a revelation he was with his uncanny awareness and range of passing. Scotland didn`t have a better creative midfielder then. Perhaps the real reason he wasn`t capped is that he didn`t play for Rangers or Celtic.
R. I. P. Alex and thanks for the memories.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: Parboiled
Date: Thu 12 Dec 10:55
Ps…he had a fiery temper though, resulting in bookings and suspensions. Sure I saw him rolling about the pitch locked in mortal combat with similarly combative Tommy McLean!
Post Edited (Thu 12 Dec 10:56)
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Thu 12 Dec 11:02
Oh this is very sad news to read. Such a lovely gentleman and saw him in legends often with the former Pars players. A great loss to the club.
My thoughts are with his family and friends.
RIP
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: wetherby
Date: Thu 12 Dec 11:03
Aw that is so sad. Alex was my favourite player from that era. Who recalls his player card in the bubblegum packs you could buy then.
Parboiled you said this:
Very sorry to hear this, he made his debut under Jock Stein having just turned 16 which was the second youngest senior debut since Andy Penman, another Rosyth lad.
My grandad ran a juvenile team in Rosyth in the late 50s/60s and he told me that at one time Alex,Andy Penman and Alec Smith were all in the same team-must have been a heck of a side.
I can remember when we had moved away from Dunfermline to the west coast, on travelling back to visit family we would always shout out "there`s Alex Edwards house" as we drove through Crossford (or was it Cairneyhill)- it was a sign that were were almost at the end of our journey.
RIP Alex and thanks for a lot of memories.
Post Edited (Thu 12 Dec 11:13)
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Topic Originator: Big T Par
Date: Thu 12 Dec 11:21
Ach, that`s such sad news 😔. My dad`s favourite. Always went on about how great he was for The Pars.
RIP
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Topic Originator: desparado
Date: Thu 12 Dec 11:33
Very sad news. I am old enough to have seen him play for the Pars but not quite old enough to remember.
Pars Legend..
RIP Alex…
What an opportunity we missed in 2014.
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Topic Originator: thebear
Date: Thu 12 Dec 11:36
RIP,watched many times always had that bit extra, my sister went out with him for a while.
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Topic Originator: SeasonedPar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 12:21
Sad news. One of our best ever players, always played with his tongue in his cheek (literally), like he was weighing up his options. He always seemed to choose the best one. Still the youngest ever (?) player at just short of 16 years old, scandal he was never even in a Scotland squad.
Saw him play many times for the Pars as well for a really good Hibs side, where he was a key player and is still well respected over there.
Latterly, a regular at Pars home games, think he was integral to the Former Players Group, and always up for a chat in Legends.
Thanks for the memories, and condolences to his family.
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Topic Originator: WarringtonPar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 12:40
One of my all time heroes, with the exception of Paul Scholes I’ve never seen a better passer of the ball. 13k to Hibs was indecent, as a kid I remember being very upset when we sold him. Very sad day indeed may he RIP.
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Topic Originator: kozmasrightfoot
Date: Thu 12 Dec 12:49
I`m too young to have had the good fortune to see him play,but I`m aware of his legendary status.
Rest in peace you absolute star.
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Topic Originator: cammypar 1995
Date: Thu 12 Dec 12:58
Quote:
kozmasrightfoot, Thu 12 Dec 12:49
I`m too young to have had the good fortune to see him play,but I`m aware of his legendary status.
Rest in peace you absolute star.
I`m in the same boat although he was always chatting to fans in Legends. We are lucky to support a club who do a great job of giving fans access to players both past and present. A wee side note we are also lucky players are more than happy to give up their time to support these efforts.
R.I.P and condolences to family and friends.
c'mon the pars
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Topic Originator: MinnesotaAndy
Date: Thu 12 Dec 13:09
A great footballer. I feel privileged to have seen him play.
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Topic Originator: eastendalloapar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 13:23
RIP Alex.
matt forsyth
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Thu 12 Dec 13:30
Quote:
Parboiled, Thu 12 Dec 10:55
Ps…he had a fiery temper though, resulting in bookings and suspensions. Sure I saw him rolling about the pitch locked in mortal combat with similarly combative Tommy McLean!
I think every one of Alex`s dismissals was either for retaliation or dissent. Back then, these offences were deemed to be far worse than being kicked up and down for 90 mins. Occasionally, he took the law into his own hands, and it was hard not to feel some sympathy when referees would let repeated assaults on him by opposing thugs to go unpunished.
Of course, opponents knew he could be riled, so quite often, they would start on him straight from the kick off. Does anybody know how many times he was sent off in his career? I once suggested to him that it might be 6 or 7. He reckoned it was more than that but couldn`t put an exact figure on it. I used to think that perhaps his frequent appearances before the beaks at Park Gardens (players had to appear in person to hear their punishment, and each time the length of the suspension was increased without regard to the severity of the offence or how many games his club faced in that timescale) were a factor in him not being capped but it didn`t seem to hinder Willie Johnston (just the 17 red cards.)
Who did he play for again? 🤔
Not your average Sunday League player.
Post Edited (Thu 12 Dec 13:31)
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 12 Dec 13:40
`Topic Originator: SeasonedPar like
Date: Thu 12 Dec 12:21
Sad news. One of our best ever players, always played with his tongue in his cheek (literally), like he was weighing up his options. He always seemed to choose the best one.`
You`re right, SeasonedPar. Another characteristic was that he was always up on his toes and never appeared flat-footed. As GG Riva says he started out as a conventionial winger, taking on the full-back and crossing from the bye-line but he developed into a really effective midfield player picking out passes from deep for the attacking players to run on to. His short temper was his Achilles heel and opposition players often took advantage of this, provoking him into retaliation`
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Topic Originator: Townsvillepar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 15:27
Very sad news. I also think along with many old time Pars fans that he was the best player that ever played for Dunfermline Athletic. I was at the Valencia game and he was brilliant at such a young age.
RIP Alex Edwards and condolences to his family
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Thu 12 Dec 15:59
A full tribute by club historian, Duncan Simpson, is now on COWS.
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Topic Originator: goldensixties
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:02
Excellent tribute by Duncan Simpson on the club website to one of our finest players during the greatest period in our history. Older fans will never forget the displays by mere youngsters Alex Edwards and Jackie Sinclair against Valencia.
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Topic Originator: p4r5f4n
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:14
I used to walk to and from the matches at eep with Tommy McDonald, the Dunfermline right winger, who lived in Abbey View.
After Alex Edward’s debut as a sixteen year old I remember walking back after the match and Tommy saying to my dad (My dad and me both worked on match days at eep) “I’m looking for a new club, Jock. That laddie is too good for me.”
Alex Edward’s was, without doubt, the best natural football player I have ever watched in Scotland.
RIP Alex.
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Topic Originator: SeasonedPar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:17
https://dafc.co.uk
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:38
Quote:
SeasonedPar, Thu 12 Dec 16:17
https://dafc.co.uk
Fixed that for you, SP.
Brilliant tribute from Big Dunc.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: buffy
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:39
Beautiful tribute
”Buffy’s Buns are the finest in Fife”, J. Spence 2019”
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Topic Originator: SeasonedPar
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:45
Quote:
GG Riva, Thu 12 Dec 16:38
Quote:
SeasonedPar, Thu 12 Dec 16:17
https://dafc.co.uk
Fixed that for you, SP.
Brilliant tribute from Big Dunc.
Thanks GG
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Topic Originator: Jock Par36
Date: Thu 12 Dec 16:50
Alex Edwards was one of the most talented players
ever to play for us. He was a truly gifted player.
I can still remember Alex running riot against Valencia
in a 6-2 win at EEP.
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Thu 12 Dec 17:34
I was having a good day until I spotted this news.
Undoubtedly the most gifted player ever to appear in a Pars jersey, sublime ball skills.
I met him by chance in a supermarket car park a few years ago, he was happy to chat away for ages about the great days of the 1960s.
R.I.P. Mickey.
Really excellent tribute on club site - just one minor point, Andy Penman was the youngest outfield player to debut in Scotland in 1958.
Post Edited (Thu 12 Dec 18:40)
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Thu 12 Dec 18:41
Where did his nickname of Mickey come from ?
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: AdamAntsParsStripe
Date: Thu 12 Dec 18:54
Pars fans have always loved a ball player and Alex’s name is instantly recognisable as a proper Pars legend whether you were old or too young to have seen him like myself.
To be a legend at both DAFC and Hibs is testament to his legacy.
RIP Alex. Thoughts with his family, friends and fellow players.
Zwei Pints Bier und ein Päckchen Chips bitte
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Thu 12 Dec 19:35
My faither and many other people I`ve spoken to over the years said he was the best player never to play for Scotland. I wonder if the fiery temperament mentioned in the tributes I have read held him back in this respect and also contributed to his woes in more recent years
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Thu 12 Dec 21:12
I’m sure older fans who had the pleasure of seeing Alex can recall some of the memorable games.
The free kick retake goal v Olympiakos from almost on the corner flag after the referee disallowed a first attempt.
A late winning goal combination move with Shug Robertson in a cup 1/4 final v Kilmarnock.
The crucial missed penalty v Anderlecht that would have earned another European semi.
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Topic Originator: Hockeyboy
Date: Thu 12 Dec 21:25
Never had the pleasure of meeting & was too young to watch Alex but felt like I had listening to my late dad talk about him, one of his favourite players in the 60`s RIP Alex
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Fri 13 Dec 11:05
Quote:
Hockeyboy, Thu 12 Dec 21:25
Never had the pleasure of meeting & was too young to watch Alex but felt like I had listening to my late dad talk about him, one of his favourite players in the 60`s RIP Alex
Everybody`s dad or granddad would have said the same, Hockeyboy.
He was our very own Georgie Best.
Starved of European football after our narrow aggregate loss to Anderlecht in 1970, I took to midweek games at Easter Road to get my fix. It was amazing to watch wee Alex dictating the play from my vantage point on the high terracing opposite the stand. His awareness and pinpoint passing was just incredible. Seemingly, without even appearing to look up, he would pick out the galloping Arthur Duncan on the left wing with a 40/50 yard pass, so unerring that the winger didn`t even need to break his stride. Unfortunately, Duncan had a tendency to overrun the ball and my pal would shout, "Open the gate!" He`d then turn to me and say "Gie him gress and he`ll run all day."
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: sammy_shuffle
Date: Fri 13 Dec 12:48
Raymie if I recall correctly his nickname came from fellow players. I think either because of his stature or a passing resemblance to the famous actor back in the day called Mickey Rooney.
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 13 Dec 17:36
Fantastic interview and fairly recent I think. That`s the first time I`ve seen a 20-minute plus interview conducted in a car!
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Topic Originator: veteraneastender
Date: Fri 13 Dec 18:04
A very interesting piece - but Alex`s memory is a wee bit iffy I reckon.
28,000 at EEP ? I don`t think the memorable April 1968 game v Celtic managed that, and it was well over capacity.
Nor did Alex Totten feature in the winning cup run that year, it was the late great John Lunn unless I`m much mistaken.
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Topic Originator: LochgellyAlbert
Date: Fri 13 Dec 18:23
Good interview but some of his memories need fact checked!🤔
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 13 Dec 18:34
Yeah, and when I think the interviewer (was it Brian McLauchlin?) was asking him about current Hibs` players he mentioned Edwards (Josh presumably?) as the only one likely to progress.
I`ve seen another interview where he said his signing-on fee for Hibs was bigger than the Pars` transfer fee but he didn`t repeat it in that interview.
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Topic Originator: Raymie the Legend
Date: Fri 13 Dec 20:57
It wasn’t Brian McLaughlin, wee eck.
It`s bloody tough being a legend
Ron Atkinson - 1983
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Topic Originator: wee eck
Date: Fri 13 Dec 21:34
Yeah, at one point there was a suggestion he was an ex-player which I think rules out BM. The interview was obviously done more from a Hibs perspective than a Pars one although I think the interviewer said he was a Hearts fan.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sat 14 Dec 07:09
Quote:
veteraneastender, Fri 13 Dec 17:07
Hopefully, this works.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=997338267983616
It works fine, VEE. Thanks for sharing. Made me feel a wee bit emotional, and I`m too old for that. 😒
Alex`s memory may have started to let him down, and he wasn`t the most eloquent person I ever met, but he did his talking on the park like no other Pars player I`ve ever seen.
As I suggested further up, he was to the Pars what George Best was to Man U. A brilliant, brilliant footballer with human failings, which prevented him from realising his full potential.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: CrossPar
Date: Sat 14 Dec 09:19
Quote:
veteraneastender, Fri 13 Dec 18:04
A very interesting piece - but Alex`s memory is a wee bit iffy I reckon.
28,000 at EEP ? I don`t think the memorable April 1968 game v Celtic managed that, and it was well over capacity.
Nor did Alex Totten feature in the winning cup run that year, it was the late great John Lunn unless I`m much mistaken.
Re the 28,000, remember to count all the fans sitting on top of the stands and halfway up the floodlights! The stadium was supposed to hold 25,000 and they closed the gates when it was full so the Celtic fans broke the turnstiles to get in.
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Topic Originator: GG Riva
Date: Sat 14 Dec 09:56
Quote:
CrossPar, Sat 14 Dec 09:19
Quote:
veteraneastender, Fri 13 Dec 18:04
A very interesting piece - but Alex`s memory is a wee bit iffy I reckon.
28,000 at EEP ? I don`t think the memorable April 1968 game v Celtic managed that, and it was well over capacity.
Nor did Alex Totten feature in the winning cup run that year, it was the late great John Lunn unless I`m much mistaken.
Re the 28,000, remember to count all the fans sitting on top of the stands and halfway up the floodlights! The stadium was supposed to hold 25,000 and they closed the gates when it was full so the Celtic fans broke the turnstiles to get in.
Don`t forget the fans all round the track, either CrossPar. And the Celtic fans didn`t break the turnstiles. They pushed down the big exit gate at the west corner of the main stand and surged onto the terracing behind the goal at the town end. I know because I arrived late for the game and walked in with them. It was estimated that around 3,000 extra fans got in that way. Apparently, when the locked the turnstiles they had let in 27,500. That`s the official record attendance, AFAIK.
Not your average Sunday League player.
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Topic Originator: DJAS
Date: Sat 14 Dec 10:04
Quote:
GG Riva, Sat 14 Dec 09:56
Quote:
CrossPar, Sat 14 Dec 09:19
Quote:
veteraneastender, Fri 13 Dec 18:04
A very interesting piece - but Alex`s memory is a wee bit iffy I reckon.
28,000 at EEP ? I don`t think the memorable April 1968 game v Celtic managed that, and it was well over capacity.
Nor did Alex Totten feature in the winning cup run that year, it was the late great John Lunn unless I`m much mistaken.
Re the 28,000, remember to count all the fans sitting on top of the stands and halfway up the floodlights! The stadium was supposed to hold 25,000 and they closed the gates when it was full so the Celtic fans broke the turnstiles to get in.
Don`t forget the fans all round the track, either CrossPar. And the Celtic fans didn`t break the turnstiles. They pushed down the big exit gate at the west corner of the main stand and surged onto the terracing behind the goal at the town end. I know because I arrived late for the game and walked in with them. It was estimated that around 3,000 extra fans got in that way. Apparently, when the locked the turnstiles they had let in 27,500. That`s the official record attendance, AFAIK.
Thought it was 27,816?
Predictor league winner 2012/2013
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