– Roberts and Richard Gere were voted the third greatest on-screen couple of all time in a poll commissioned by British chain store Woolworths for their work in PRETTY WOMAN (1990).
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– When winning her Best Actress Oscar for ERIN BROCKOVICH in 2001, Roberts giggled on for three minutes, paused to make her dress pretty, then interrupted herself just to shriek, ?I love it up here!? She wards off the ?stick man? from cueing up the exit music. She also perfectly summed up any actor?s justification of spending an exuberant moment with their award, ?I may never be up here again.?
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– Named Female Celebrity With The Best Hairstyle at the 11th annual Sally Beauty Celebhead Survey. (2005)
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– Is to lend her voice to the part of a spider in a new film version of children's classic ?Charlotte's Web. (January 20, 2005)
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– Plans a new movie about impending motherhood as she is attempting to obtain film rights to best-selling British author Tony Parsons' new novel The Family Way. (January 15, 2005)
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– Has bought 32 acres of prime real estate in Taos, New Mexico, from America's Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. (January 8, 2005)
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– Hates being photographed, despite working in front of camera lenses for a living.
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– Almost failed to make it to the hospital to give birth to her twins in November 2004 - because her car broke down.
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– Roberts and her baby twins have left hospital after an eight-day stay while doctors tested the tots' lung development. (December 10, 2004)
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– Is the highest paid actress in 2004 according to 'The Hollywood Reporter's' annual list.
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– Bulgarian archaeologists found what they claim is Europe's oldest skeleton, which they have named Julia Roberts because the woman was a rare beauty with a nearly flawless set of teeth. (2004)
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– A faked baby gifts registry that claimed it was for Roberts' twins was taken down after reports that it wasn't for her. (November 25, 2004)
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– Is said to be furious that Catherine Zeta-Jones has been given top billing on the posters for OCEAN'S TWELVE movie. (2004)
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– Roberts, pregnant with twins, has been taken to hospital with early contractions. (October 28, 2004)
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– Pregnant Roberts has allegedly rocketed the production costs of OCEAN'S TWELVE by demanding constant re-shoots because she didn't like the way she looked. (July 14, 2004)
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– Is pregnant with twins and should give birth early next year. (June 2, 2004)
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– MONA LISA SMILE director Mike Newell got engaged in a war of words with leading Roberts on the film's set when he tried to change her acting style. But rather than getting angry by her insistence of doing things her way, Newell found the results of her work the perfect demonstration of why she was right. He says, She is a very bright and a very, very good actress. She knows why people love her. What she brings to the set is immaculate, complete, finished.
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– Her husband Danny Moder is famously shy of intrusive snappers, but Roberts is begging him to join her at the prestigious ceremony in Los Angeles, because she thinks the pair need to stand united following reports of their failed attempts to have children. (December 22, 2003)
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– Is the kind of star who prefers constellations. Over the last three years, she has chosen to wedge herself in the middle of marquee-busting lists of other famous actors in OCEAN'S 11, AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS and FULL FRONTAL. (December 18, 2003)
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– Was really upset when she was quizzed about a possible pregnancy over the weekend when she appeared to look tired and sickly -- She said, I have the flu and I've been throwing up for seven days! So if I seem slightly less than enthusiastic, I'm trying to keep it together.
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– Has adopted a philosophical attitude about her struggle to get pregnant, by leaving conception to the will of heaven. (December 8, 2003)
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– Julia Roberts and Cameron Diaz have tied for the position of Hollywood's top female earner in the latest Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment list. (December 3, 2003)
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– Has denied claims she broke up her husband Danny Moder's first marriage, despite starting a relationship with him whilst he was still with his ex-wife. (November 17, 2003)
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– Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker, Britney Spears, and Michelle Pfeiffer are facing boycotts for their stance against guns when America's National Rifle Association (NRA) compiled a 19 page list of enemies of the Constitution, naming celebrities, corporations, religious groups, non-profit groups, writers, journalists, and sports teams - and listed them on its website so members can boycott them. (October 27, 2003)
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– Managed to defuse potentially-embarrassing celebrity show THE LOVE CHAIN, which would have focused on her many romances, by trading the program for exclusive coverage of her new movie MONA LISA SMILE. (October 13, 2003)
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– Roberts had a dramatic collapse from chest pains while celebrating her anniversary in Italy with her husband Danny Moder -- Italian cardiologist Salvatore Greco says, They told me that they had given her a medicine that had worked and she felt all right. (July 18, 2003)
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– Roberts and hubby Danny Moder celebrated their first anniversary with a luxury break on a tiny Italian island -- The pair stayed in clothes designer Giorgio Armani's house on the remote isle of Pantelleria , off the coast of Sicily. (July 10, 2003)
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– Was one of the most powerful celebrity according to 2003 Forbes Top 100 Celebrity List (#21)
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– Roberts sparked a flurry of whispers at the Sunday night's Oscars when she came face-to-face with ex-boyfriend Daniel Day-Lewis for the first time since their split -- According to eyewitnesses, during her dash to the back of the ball, Roberts paused briefly by the Miramax table where Day-Lewis was dining with his wife Rebecca Miller, and the film studio's boss Bob Weinstein, but Day-Lewis didn't even look up from his meal to greet Roberts. (March 27, 2003)
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– Roberts has changed her lifestyle in an attempt to become pregnant ? She has quit drinking and smoking and started a course of fertility treatments. (February 20, 2003)
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– Roberts has acquired a new nickname on the set of her new movie MONA LISA SMILE, inspired by Jennifer Lopez's adopted moniker of J.Lo -- she is now being called 'J.Mo' by those working with her because she's now married to the film's cameraman Danny Moder. (November 19, 2002)
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– Roberts got the shock of her life on Saturday night, when 100 of her closest friends sprung a surprise party ? Roberts was expecting a night of dining and dancing with her new husband Danny Moder at New York hotspot The Players Club to celebrate her 35th birthday; however, hunky cameraman Moder decided to delight his second wife by inviting her nearest and dearest to the black tie event and keeping it a secret. (October 31, 2002)
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– Roberts is planning to adopt a baby in a bid to save her rocky marriage to cameraman Danny Moder -- pals claim the couple is hoping to add a baby to their relationship at Christmas in the hope it will end months of bickering. (October 25, 2002)
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– Roberts has failed in her bid to secure her home with a 10-foot wall -- a source says that city authorities just denied her a permit for the structure. (October 18, 2002)
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– Roberts is the latest high profile actress to be targeted by a stalker ? she is demanding a court order be issued to restrain the activities of the stalker who is terrorizing her. (October 16, 2002)
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– Roberts has sparked much speculation that she and her husband Danny Moder are expecting a child, after discussions on special shots for her new movie MONA LISA SMILE. Sources said makers of the flick have discussed how to shoot a pregnant Roberts. (October 3, 2002)
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– Roberts is unconcerned that her engagement ring cost a mere $3,750 compared to her famous friend Catherine Zeta-Jones' $375,000 rock ? on a lunch at the glitzy Beverly Hills Hotel Jones? eyes popped out when Roberts told her that her new husband Danny Moder bought her ring from a shopping mall. (September 30, 2002)
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– Is among those crowned ?The Best Dressed? celebrities in 2002 by People Magazine .
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– Roberts is the only woman on 2002 Fortune's 40 Under 40 Rich list.
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– Before the wedding Julia wanted to show she was just a simple girl with simple tastes. She wanted to prove how dedicated she was to her man by living in his world and experiencing his lifestyle.
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– She demanded her husband, Danny Modder leave his $1,600 a month apartment on Sunset Boulevard, because she's had enough of living in a rattrap.
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– Roberts has dual roles in FULL FRONTAL, an actress named Francesca and the character Francesca plays in a movie. The movie-within-the-movie, was the only part of FULL FRONTAL shot on traditional film with special lighting.
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– For a rare moment of privacy, Roberts ducked into a trailer that had been used as a set for FULL FRONTAL, then fell asleep. When she awoke, the cast and crew had moved on to the next location.
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– She has been accused of stealing lucrative voice-over work from lesser known actors. She has just released an audiotape of The Nanny Diaries - having been chosen to provide the narration over more experienced but lesser known actors. Leading industry figures insist that to ensure maximum sales of the tapes, a celebrity name is essential, but expert voice actors have reacted angrily to Roberts' tape.
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– Wants to ditch Roberts to become Mrs. Julia Moder after her July 4 wedding to the hunky cameraman.
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– Sony-based Revolution Studios has paid a low-six-figure advance for the spec script SHRINKIN VIOLET for her Shoelace Productions to produce.
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– She said on Monday (July 22, 2002) that she was born to love her new cameraman husband Danny Moder, calling him a man among men, unselfish and all encompassing.
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– Married her cameraman lover Daniel Moder on Independence Day 2002.
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– Roberts isn't the only one happy with her choice of new husband - her neighbors are too, due to Moder's friendliness.
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– Three months before exchanging their vows, Julia and Danny declared their commitment by having each other?s initial linked on their lower backs.
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– Moder, 33, was still married to makeup artist Vera Steinberg--his wife of five years?when he began dating Roberts. He filed for divorce in the spring and it was finalized in June.
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– She fell in love for the married Moder after meeting him two years ago on the set of THE MEXICAN, released in 2001 and co-starring Brad Pitt.
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– All invited guests to her wedding ceremony, including actors George Clooney, Brad Pitt, and wife Jennifer Aniston, were asked to wear white linen.
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– Left fellow actor Kiefer Sutherland three days before their planned wedding in 1991, and ran off with Jason Patric. She has also been linked to Dylan McDermott and Liam Neeson, and last year ended a four-year relationship with actor Benjamin Bratt, who married actress Talisa Soto in April 2002.
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– Residents of Taos treat the star like a normal neighbor and have repeatedly asked media to leave her alone.
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– When Julia was ten years old, March 1978, her father died of cancer. In school, the children teased her because of her thick glasses and her big mouth. At first she took it pretty hard but then she decided to take advantage of her looks. She accepted her big mouth and instead made it her trademark. She showed her beautiful, hazel eyes by using contact lenses instead of hiding them behind thick glasses. She had never tried to hide the fact that she was tall, her height only made her more grand.
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– In August 1990, Julia and Kiefer announced their engagement and in October he gave Julia a tattoo on her birthday, a Chinese symbol for eternal love on her left shoulder.
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– She lent her celebrity name to help raise money for research to develop a cure for Rett Syndrome, a disease which is potentially fatal and randomly strikes girls between the ages of 2 to 6 years.
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– (2000) She was on People (USA) magazine's '50 Most Beautiful' list.
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– She turned down the female lead in SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (1998).
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– (1991) She was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
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– (1990) She was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.
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– She was considered for the role of Poison Ivy in BATMAN & ROBIN (1997).
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– She once tried out for a part on ALL MY CHILDREN, but was turned down.
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– She was ranked #1 (in Hollywood Power) and #12 (in $$) on Forbes magazine 'Power 100'.
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– (June 2000) She tops the list of the 200 hottest actors and actresses in the business in James Ulmer's Hollywood Hot List: The Complete Guide to Star Power - 2000 book which is published in October 2000.
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– She changed her name from Julie to Julia when she applied for a SAG card and there was another SAG member actress named Julie Roberts.
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– She turned down the Sharon Stone role in BASIC INSTINCT (1992).
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– She was engaged to her STEEL MAGNOLIAS (1989) co-star, Dylan McDermott.
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– She beat out Sandra Bullock for the role of Maggie Carpenter in RUNAWAY BRIDE (1999).
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– She always lies on her back to have her make-up applied before going onto a film set -- she insists it gives her a relaxed look.
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– She frequently works with Steven Soderbergh
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– After George Clooney and Brad Pitt found out that she was going to be joining them in OCEAN'S ELEVEN (2001), they sent her a card that read, We heard that you get 20 per film, and in the card was a $20 bill. The joke was that she reportedly gets $20 million per film.
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– She was named one of People Magazine's '25 Most Intriguing People of 2001'.
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– She was named one of E!'s top 20 entertainers of 2001.
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– She is the highest paid actress in film history.
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– At the 2002 Peoples Choice Awards she admitted to being a huge fan of DAYS OF OUR LIVES (1965) and asked to be seated near the cast.
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– Was among the many actresses who were forerunners for the parts of Natalie, Dylan and Alex in CHARLIE'S ANGELS (2000)
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– Turned down the lead role for the supporting one in AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS (2001)
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– Julia, who plays Kiki in AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS (2001), is nicknamed America's Sweetheart.
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– Was Coppola's dream choice for Mary Corleone in THE GODFATHER: PART III (1990), but she had scheduling conflicts at both times when the role was open
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– Because Tinkerbell was often in the air, she had an assistant whose sole responsibility was cleaning her feet (HOOK 1991).
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– Her head was superimposed on Shelley Michelle's body for the PRETTY WOMAN poster.
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– She cites College Station, Texas as a nothing college town in MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING. This is the site of Texas A&M University, the alma mater of her ex-husband, Lyle Lovett.
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– She was nicknamed Tinkerhell because she was difficult to deal with.
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– The platypus face that she makes in RUNAWAY BRIDE (1999) was added after director Garry Marshall saw her making that face to entertain his grandchildren.
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– The role of Annie in SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993) was originally offered to Julia Roberts, who turned it down.
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– The song that Isabel (Julia Roberts) sings to Ben in the hospital is If I Needed You. It was recorded by Lyle Lovett on his 1998 album, Step Inside This House. Lyle and Julia were married at one time. (STEPMOM-1998).
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– Turned down the role of Diana in INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993).
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– Wanted to be a vegetarian until the age of 17.
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– Was nominated Oscar for Best Actress in 1991 for PRETTY WOMAN and for Best Supporting Actress in 1990 for STEEL MAGNOLIAS.
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– Grew up hanging around the theater people who attended her parents' Actors and Writers Workshop in their Atlanta home. Both she and her brother Eric Roberts were interested in acting and it was Eric who led the way, breaking into film in 1978 when Julia was eleven.
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– The first actress who got paid for $20M a picture!
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– Nominated for Best Line from a Movie at MTV Movie Awards for ERIN BROCKOVICH (2001)
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– Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for RUNAWAY BRIDE (2000)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for NOTTING HILL (2000)
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– Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1998)
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– Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical at Golden Globe Awards for MY BEST FRIEND'S WEDDING (1998)
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– Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for THE PELICAN BRIEF (1994)
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– Nominated for Best Female Performance at MTV Movie Awards for DYING YOUNG (1992)
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– Nominated for Most Desirable Female at MTV Movie Awards for DYING YOUNG (1992)
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– Nominated for Best Actress at BAFTA Awards for PRETTY WOMAN (1991)
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