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Skyfall
The poster shows a man wearing a tuxedo and holding a gun, standing in front of an image that looks like it was taken from the inside of a gun barrel, with the London skyline visible behind him. Text at the bottom of the poster reveals the film title and credits.
British cinema poster for Skyfall, designed by Empire Design
Directed bySam Mendes
Written byNeal Purvis
Robert Wade
John Logan
Produced byMichael G. Wilson
Barbara Broccoli
StarringDaniel Craig
Judi Dench
Javier Bardem
Ralph Fiennes
Naomie Harris
Bérénice Lim Marlohe
Albert Finney
CinematographyRoger Deakins
Edited byStuart Baird
Kate Baird
Music byThomas Newman
"Skyfall" performed by Adele
Production
companies
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Columbia Pictures
Release dates
  • 23 October 2012 (2012-10-23) (London, premiere)
  • 26 October 2012 (2012-10-26) (United Kingdom)
  • 9 November 2012 (2012-11-09) (United States)
Running time
143 minutes[1]
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$150 million
Box office$289,052,543[2]

Skyfall is the twenty-third spy film in the James Bond series, produced by Eon Productions and distributed by MGM and Sony Pictures Entertainment.[3] It features Daniel Craig's third performance as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the film's villain. The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by John Logan, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.

In the film Bond investigates an attack on MI6; it transpires that it is part of an attack on M by former MI6 operative, Raoul Silva. The film sees the return of two recurring characters after an absence of two films: Q, played by Ben Whishaw, and Miss Moneypenny, played by Naomie Harris. Skyfall was the last film of the series for Judi Dench who played M; a role which she had played in the previous six films. The position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes' character, Gareth Mallory.

Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008. Production was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles, and did not resume until December 2010; during this time, Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant. The original screenwriter, Peter Morgan, left the project during the suspension. When production resumed, Logan, Purvis and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script, whilst incorporating Morgan's ideas. Filming began in November 2011, and primarily took place in the United Kingdom, China and Turkey.

Skyfall premiered on 23 October 2012,[4] and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012.[5] It was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras.[6][7] The film's release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond series, which began with Dr. No in 1962.[8]

Plot

MI6 agents James Bond and Eve assist on a mission in Turkey to recover a computer hard drive stolen from a murdered MI6 agent that contains details of almost all undercover NATO agents in terrorist organisations. Bond and Eve chase the killer, mercenary Patrice, and attempt to recover the disk. During the chase, Bond is shot in the shoulder. While fighting Patrice, Bond is accidentally shot by Eve and is later considered "missing, presumed killed".

The head of MI6, M, comes under political pressure to retire during a meeting with the Intelligence and Security Committee Chairman, Gareth Mallory. On her return from the meeting, MI6 is hacked and an explosion occurs in the offices, killing eight MI6 employees. Bond, having used his supposed death to retire, learns of the attack and returns to London. Shrapnel taken from his earlier shoulder wound helps identify Patrice, and Bond tracks the mercenary to Shanghai.

Meanwhile, three NATO agents are killed after their identities are exposed, and further releases are threatened. After Patrice assassinates a target, he and Bond fight. Patrice falls to his death before Bond can learn of his employer. Searching Patrice's equipment, Bond finds a gambling chip which leads him to a casino in Macau. Sévérine, whom Bond saw earlier during the assassination, warns him that he is about to be killed, but promises to help him if he will kill her employer. Bond beats his attackers and joins Sévérine on her boat. They travel to an island, where they are taken prisoner by the crew and delivered to Sévérine's employer, Raoul Silva. A former MI6 agent working under M, Silva holds her responsible for his torture and imprisonment by the Chinese. Silva kills Sévérine, but Bond overpowers his guards and captures Silva for extraction to the UK.

Back at MI6's underground headquarters Q attempts to decrypt Silva's laptop, but inadvertently enables it to hack the MI6 systems allowing Silva to escape into the tunnel system under London, including part of the London Underground as part of his plan. Pursued by Bond, Silva disguises himself as a policeman and attacks M during a public inquiry into her handling of the stolen hard drive. Bond arrives to join Mallory and Eve in beating off Silva's attack, and M is hurried from the building by her aide, Bill Tanner. Bond drives M away from the scene and takes her to his empty and remote childhood home in Scotland: Skyfall Lodge. He instructs Q to leave an electronic trail for Silva to follow, a decision supported by Mallory.

At Skyfall, Bond and M are met by Kincade, the gamekeeper to the Bond family estate. The trio are only lightly armed, but they improvise a series of booby traps. When Silva's men arrive, Bond, M and Kincade fight off the first assault, although M is wounded. Silva arrives by helicopter[9] with a second wave, and Bond sends M and Kincade off through a secret tunnel at the back of a priest hole to a chapel on the grounds. The second assault uses firepower from the helicopter, and Silva throws incendiary grenades into the building. Bond detonates two gas canisters with a stick of dynamite and retreats down the same tunnel as M and Kincade. The resulting blast causes the helicopter to crash, killing a number of Silva's men. Silva sees Kincade's torch beam, follows and arrives at a frozen lake ahead of Bond. Bond fights Silva's sole remaining follower, and the two fall through the ice, where Bond kills him. Silva meanwhile makes his way to the chapel and forces his gun into M's hand where he begs her to kill them both. Bond arrives and kills Silva, but M collapses from her earlier wound and dies. Her position as head of MI6 is taken by Mallory, while Eve—introducing herself as Eve Moneypenny—decides not to return to the field as an agent, but to work as M's secretary.

Cast

The main cast of Skyfall was officially announced at a press conference held at the Corinthia Hotel in London on 3 November 2011,[10][11][12] fifty years to the day that Sean Connery was announced to play James Bond in the film Dr. No.[13]

  • Daniel Craig as James Bond, agent 007. Director Sam Mendes described Bond as experiencing a "combination of lassitude, boredom, depression [and] difficulty with what he's chosen to do for a living."[14]
  • Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva (Tiago Rodriguez),[15] the film's main antagonist. Silva is a former MI6 agent turned cyberterrorist who is seeking revenge against those he holds responsible for betraying him.[16][17] Bardem described Silva as "more than a villain", while Craig stated that Bond has a "very important relationship" to Silva.[18] In casting the role, director Sam Mendes admitted that he lobbied hard for Bardem to accept the part. Mendes saw the potential for the character to be recognised as one of the most memorable characters in the franchise and wanted to create "something [the audience] may consider to have been absent from the Bond movies for a long time".[19] He felt that Bardem was one of the few actors up to the task of becoming "colourless" and existing within the world of the film as something more than a function of the plot.[20] In preparing for the role, Bardem had the script translated into his native Spanish in order to better understand his character, which Mendes cited as being a sign of the actor's commitment to the film.[21] Bardem dyed his hair blond for the role after brainstorming ideas with Mendes to come up with a distinct visual look for the character.[22]
  • Judi Dench as M, the head of MI6 and Bond's commanding officer. Skyfall is Dench's seventh and final appearance in the role.
  • Ralph Fiennes as Gareth Mallory,[23] a former lieutenant colonel in the British Army and now the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee.[24] His position gives him the authority to regulate MI6.[25] Fiennes stated that he could not say anything specific about the role other than that it was a "really interesting part which is really quite fun".[26]
  • Naomie Harris as Eve Moneypenny.[27][28][29] Harris' role was initially presented as that of Eve, an MI6 field agent who works closely with Bond. Despite ongoing speculation in the media that Harris had been cast as Miss Moneypenny,[30][31][32][33] this was not confirmed by anyone involved in production of the film, with Harris herself even going so far as to dismiss claims that Eve was in fact Moneypenny, stating that "Eve is not remotely office-bound".[34] According to Harris, Eve "[believes] she is Bond's equal, but she is really his junior".[35]
  • Bérénice Lim Marlohe as Sévérine.[36][37] Marlohe described her character as being "glamorous and enigmatic",[35] and that she drew inspiration from GoldenEye villain Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen) in playing Sévérine.[38]
  • Albert Finney as Kincade, the gamekeeper of the Skyfall estate.[39] Sean Connery was almost approached to play the role in nod for it being the 50th anniversary of the film series.[40]
  • Rory Kinnear as Bill Tanner, the MI6 Chief of Staff.
  • Helen McCrory as Clair Dowar, a British minister.[41][42] McCrory joined the cast after Sam Mendes contacted her personally and offered her the part.[43]
  • Ola Rapace as Patrice, a French mercenary who "is a man of few words" and "loves violence".[44]
  • Ben Whishaw as Q.[45]

Jens Hultén appears in the film, reportedly playing an accomplice of Javier Bardem's character.[46][47] Greek model Tonia Sotiropoulou, who unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Sévérine, revealed that she was cast in a silent secondary role in the film, playing Bond's casual lover.[48]

Production

File:Skyfall's cast and crew arrive on location in Istanbul (1).jpg
The cast and crew of Skyfall on location in Istanbul (L-R): director Sam Mendes, actors Naomie Harris, Daniel Craig, Bérénice Marlohe and Ola Rapace, with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson.

Development

Production of Skyfall was suspended throughout 2010 because of MGM's financial troubles. They resumed pre-production following MGM's exit from bankruptcy on 21 December 2010, and in January 2011 the film was officially given a release date of 9 November 2012 by MGM and the Broccoli family, with production scheduled to start in late 2011. Since then, MGM and Sony Pictures announced that the UK and Ireland release date would be brought forward to 26 October 2012, two weeks ahead of the US release date, which remains 9 November 2012.[49] The film's budget is estimated to be at US$150 million,[50] down from the $200 million spent on Quantum of Solace.[51]

Skyfall is to be part of year-long celebrations of the 50th anniversary of Dr. No and the Bond film series. According to producer Michael G. Wilson, a documentary crew is scheduled to follow production of the film to celebrate the anniversary.[13] Skyfall is also be the first James Bond film to be released in Imax venues.[6][7]

Title

In August 2011, several news websites reposted a rumour that originally appeared in Serbian newspaper Blic stating that Bond 23 would be entitled Carte Blanche and would be an adaptation of the recent continuation novel by Jeffery Deaver.[52] On 30 August, Eon Productions officially denied any link between Bond 23 and Carte Blanche, stating that "the new film is not going to be called Carte Blanche and will have nothing to do with the Jeffery Deaver book."[53] On 3 October 2011, fifteen domain names including 'jamesbond-skyfall.com' and 'skyfallthefilm.com' were reported to have been registered on behalf of MGM and Sony Pictures by internet brand-protection service MarkMonitor. This led to supposition in media that the film had been given the name "Skyfall". These reports were not confirmed at the time by Eon Productions, Sony or MGM.[54] Skyfall was later confirmed as the title at the November press conference, during which co-producer Barbara Broccoli said that the title "has some emotional context which will be revealed in the film".[55] The title refers to the Skyfall Lodge, Bond's childhood home and the setting for the film's finale.[56]

Crew

Skyfall was directed by Sam Mendes, who first signed on to the project shortly after Quantum of Solace was released, and remained on board as a consultant during the period of uncertainty surrounding MGM's financial situation. Speculation in the media[57] suggested that Mendes had commissioned rewrites of the script to "[remove] action scenes in favour of 'characterful performances'" with the intention of bidding for an Academy Award.[57] Mendes denied the reports, stating that the film's planned action scenes were an important part of the overall film.[13]

Peter Morgan was originally commissioned to write a script, but left the project when MGM filed for bankruptcy and production of the film stalled; despite his departure, Morgan later stated that the final script was based on his original idea, retaining what he described as the film's "big hook".[58] The final script was written by Bond screenwriting regulars Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, as well as John Logan.[59][60][61] Logan recounted being brought into the project by his long-time friend Sam Mendes, describing the process between Mendes and the writers as "very collaborative", and that writing Skyfall was one of the best experiences he had had in writing a film.[62]

Roger Deakins signed on as cinematographer, having previously worked with Mendes on Jarhead and Revolutionary Road.[63] Deakins used the Arri Alexa camera for filming.[64] Dennis Gassner returned as production designer, the costume designer was Jany Temime, Alexander Witt was director of the second unit, the stunt co-ordinator was Gary Powell, and Chris Corbould will supervise the special effects, while the visual effects supervisor was Steve Begg. All have worked on previous Bond films.[3] Daniel Kleinman returned to design the film's title sequence after stepping aside to allow graphic design studio MK12 to create the Quantum of Solace sequence.[65]

Locations

Sam Mendes and Barbara Broccoli travelled to South Africa for location scouting in April 2011.[66] With the film moving into pre-production in August, reports emerged that shooting would take place in India,[67] with scenes to be shot in the Sarojini Nagar district of New Delhi[68] and on railway lines between Goa and Ahmedabad.[69] The production crew faced complications in securing permission to close sections of the Konkan Railway.[70] Similar problems in obtaining filming permits were encountered by production crews for The Dark Knight Rises and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.[71] Permission was eventually granted to the Bond production crew, with some additional restrictions put in place at the request of the Indian authorities;[72] however, it was later reported that the production crew had elected not to shoot in India.[73] Further reports emerged stating that filming would take place in Istanbul's Sultanahmet Square,[74] the Hagia Sophia museum, the city of Fethiye and the Varda railway bridge near Adana,[75] with production expected to spend three months in the country.[76] Adana stands in for the outskirts of Istanbul in the film.[44]

Mendes confirmed that China would be featured in the film, with shooting scheduled to take place in Shanghai and "other parts" of the country.[13] Additional scenes were filmed at Ascot Racecourse, standing in for Shanghai Pudong International Airport.[citation needed] The first official image from the film was released on 1 February 2012, showing Daniel Craig on set at Pinewood Studios, within a recreation of a skyscraper in Shanghai.[77] Set reports dated April 2012 recorded that scenes would be set on Hashima Island, an abandoned island off the coast of Nagasaki, Japan.[78][79]

Shooting of the finale was planned to take place at Duntrune Castle in Argyll,[80] but was cancelled shortly after filming began.[81] Glencoe was instead chosen for filming of these scenes.[82] Although supposedly based in Scotland, Bond's family home of Skyfall was constructed on Hankley Common in Surrey[83] using plywood and plaster to build a full-scale model of the building.[84]

Filming

Principal photography was scheduled to take up 133 days.[64] Filming began on 7 November 2011[85][86] in and around London,[13][87] with scenes shot in Southwark and Whitehall, the National Gallery,[88] Smithfield meat market and St Bartholomew's Hospital,[89] Canary Wharf,[90] the Department of Energy and Climate Change,[91] Charing Cross station (not the District line as in the film, but the disused Charing Cross branch of the Jubilee line)[citation needed] and the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich,[92] with residents reporting further filming as taking place in Cadogan Square,[93] Tower Hill,[94] and Parliament Square.[95] The Vauxhall Bridge was closed to traffic for filming the aftermath of an explosion at the MI6 headquarters at Vauxhall Cross. Unlike The World Is Not Enough, which also featured an explosion at the building—which was filmed at a large-scale replica—the explosion in Skyfall was added digitally in post-production.[96]

Production moved to Turkey in March 2012, with filming reported to be continuing until 6 May.[97] A group of Turkish teenagers infiltrated a closed set in a railyard in Adana to film rehearsals of a fight scene on top of a train before being caught by security.[98] Parts of Istanbul — including the Spice Bazaar, Yeni Camii, the Imperial Post Office, Sultanahmet Square and the Grand Bazaar — were closed for filming in April.[97] Store owners in the affected areas were reportedly allowed to open their shops, but were not allowed to conduct business, instead being paid TRY₺750 (US$418) per day as compensation.[97] Production faced criticism for allegedly damaging buildings while filming a motorcycle chase across rooftops in the city. Michael G. Wilson denied these claims, pointing out that the film crew had removed sections of rooftops before filming began and replaced them with replicas for the duration of the shoot; when filming finished, the original rooftops would be restored.[99]

Music

Thomas Newman
Main article: Skyfall (soundtrack)

Thomas Newman, who worked with Sam Mendes as composer for American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead and Revolutionary Road, replaced David Arnold as composer,[100] becoming the ninth composer in the series' history. When asked about the circumstances surrounding his departure from the role, David Arnold commented that Newman had been selected by Mendes because of their work together, rather than because of Arnold's commitment to working with director Danny Boyle as composer for the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[101] The soundtrack album was released on 29 October 2012 in the United Kingdom and will be launched on 6 November 2012 in the United States.[102]

In October 2012, British singer-songwriter Adele confirmed that she had written and recorded the film's theme song with her regular songwriter, Paul Epworth.[103][104] She later posted the cover for the "Skyfall" sheet music on Twitter, crediting the songwriting to herself and Epworth, with arrangements to both Epworth and orchestrator J. A. C. Redford.[105] The song was released online at 0:07am BST on 5 October 2012, a day dubbed "James Bond Day" by the producers as it marked fifty years to the day of the release of Dr. No.[106]

Release and reception

The premiere of Skyfall was on 23 October 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The event was attended by Charles, Prince of Wales and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall.[107] The film was released in the UK three days later on 26 October and is scheduled to be released in US cinemas on 9 November.

Box office

Skyfall has earned $289,052,543 worldwide.[2] On its opening weekend, it earned $80.6 million from 25 markets.[108] In the UK the film grossed $32.4 million on its opening weekend, marking it the second-highest Friday-to-Sunday debut ever behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. It also achieved the second-highest IMAX debut ever behind The Dark Knight Rises.[108] The film set a record for the highest seven-day gross with £37.2 million ($59.9 million), surpassing previous record holder Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (£35.7 million).[109][110] Overall in the UK, the film has grossed $85,800,000.[2]

Skyfall set an opening-weekend record in Switzerland ($5.3 million) and recorded the second-largest opening weekend for a Hollywood film in India ($5.1 million).[111] In Austria, it achieved the second-highest opening weekend ever ($3.4 million) behind The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, while in Finland, it scored the largest opening weekend when excluding previews ($1.47 million).[112]

Critical reception

Skyfall received critical acclaim; several critics called it the best Bond film in the series' history, and it scored a 93% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 115 reviews[113], as well as an 84 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 12 reviews.[114] The Daily Telegraph's film reviewer, Robbie Collin, considered Skyfall to be "often dazzling, always audacious",[115] and observed that as well as excellent action sequences, the film was "also full of humour and warmth".[115] Collin predicted that the film "will be a stratospheric hit".[115] Reviewing for The Times, Kate Muir called Skyfall, "a great British bulldog of a movie ... a triumphant return to classic Bond",[116] which she considered to be "a resurrection, and [which] will go down as one of 007's best".[116] Writing for her sister paper, The Sunday Times, Edward Porter considered the action scenes to be "tough and crunchy",[117] although he also thought that "the exaltation of [Bond] is achieved with wit and panache".[117] Porter went on to write that the climax to the film was slightly disappointing, although the "weaknesses in the final stages are not serious, however, and the film's brief epilogue is wonderful".[117] Philip French, writing in The Observer, described Skyfall as "possibly the best" of the 23 Eon movies, and concluded that it is "admirably staged, has a suitably sombre look, and the oddly moving final scenes have an elegiac grace and a tragic sense that the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service only hints at. At the centre, Craig manages to get out of the shadow of Connery."[118] He criticised the film for "some lazy repetition" and argued, "the badinage is often perfunctory and Bond is as usual captured too easily and too easily escapes."[118] Reviewing for New Statesman, Ryan Gilbey saw that "Nostalgia permeates the movie",[119] going on to say that "sometimes the old ways are the best".[119] Gilbey thought that Craig had "relaxed into Bond without losing any steeliness".[119]

Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem and Bérénice Marlohe in Paris at the film's French premiere, October 2012.

The Daily Record also praised Skyfall, saying that the film was "brimming with action and excitement"[120] and could possibly be considered as "what just might be the 007 agent's finest hour".[120] Alistair Harkness, writing for The Scotsman thought that Mendes had created a "James Bond for the 21st century and also made a film with genuine heart",[121] and in doing so had "reconfigured the tropes of the series so that Bond is once again out in front, setting the template anew for what a Bond film can really do".[121] The reviewer for Irish Independent considered that Skyfall may be "the best Bond in many a moon, and maybe even the best of them all."[122] With a script that "balances humour and suspense skilfully" and a leading actor in Craig who "seems more relaxed and at ease in the role", the conclusion was that "Skyfall is a hugely enjoyable rollercoaster ride and easily the best action film this year."[122]

Early critical consensus for Skyfall was positive, with a difference of opinion between critics as to the film's strongest points. Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter cited Javier Bardem's performance in his review,[123] while Oliver Lyttleton of The Playlist felt that the material had been as good to director Sam Mendes' career as Mendes had been to the material,[124] and Variety's Peter DeBruge suggested that the film's greatest strength lay in its willingness to put as much focus on characterisation as it did action set-pieces, allowing the two to co-exist rather than compete for the audience's attention.[125] DeBruge's comments were supported by IGN's Daniel Krupa, who applauded the film for concentrating on its themes rather than action. Krupa also praised Daniel Craig for refusing to let Javier Bardem "steal the show" by matching Bardem's performance. Krupa called Skyfall the "best Bond film yet."[126] Several reviewers further noted that the production had learned greatly from director Christopher Nolan, highlighting The Dark Knight as the film Skyfall was most indebted to in reinventing the concept of what a Bond film could be.[17][124][126] Neil Smith of Total Film gave Skyfall 5 stars out of 5, concluding that "it all adds up to the 007 adventure we've been waiting for: a flawlessly assembled thrill ride with a cast to die for and a nakedly emotional undertow."[127] Larushka Ivan-Zadeh of Metro also gave the film 5 stars out of 5, saying "it's certainly the best acted, most ravishingly beautiful and all-round best Bond to date" and the best "50th anniversary present ever". Ivan-Zadeh said "Craig's brilliance is that, just by looking at him, we see the deep scars of hurt beneath his icy blue eyes, even before a slightly weird finale takes Bond into uncharted childhood 'back-story' territory and it all goes a bit Nolan-era Batman."[128] Kim Newman, reviewing the film for Empire, concluded, "Skyfall is pretty much all you could want from a 21st Century Bond: cool but not camp, respectful of tradition but up to the moment, serious in its thrills and relatively complex in its characters but with the sense of fun that hasn't always been evident lately."[129] Newman praised Sam Mendes' direction of the action sequences, the "warmth and gravitas" of Finney's performance, and commented that "cinematographer Roger Deakins... delivers the most impressive visuals this series has had since the 1960s".[129] Henry K. Miller of Sight & Sound also singled out Deakins' work, describing the film as "dazzlingly photographed"; he also praised Bardem's performance ("Silva is the most authentically Bondian Bond villain in decades") and believed that Mendes had "proved himself well up to the task" of directing future 007 adventures.[130] Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film four stars, saying "This is a full-blooded, joyous, intelligent celebration of a beloved cultural icon, with Daniel Craig taking full possession of a role he previously played unconvincingly. I don't know what I expected in Bond No. 23, but certainly not an experience this invigorating".[131]

The film did not escape criticism, with reviews pointing to its two and a half-hour running time and a third act that could not match the first two in its momentum as the underlying flaws in the film.[132] Xan Brooks of The Guardian criticised the "touchy-feely indulgence" of "the bold decision to open Bond up – to probe at the character's back-story and raise a toast to his relationship with M."[133] Daniel Krupa also singled out Naomie Harris as "awkward" and having a "virtually non-existent chemistry" with Daniel Craig.[126]

Former James Bond actor Sir Roger Moore praised the film after a private screening, claiming that the film would go a long way towards convincing audiences that Daniel Craig would usurp Sean Connery in defining the role of James Bond.[134]

See also

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