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American Ninja Warrior is a sports entertainment competition spin-off of the television series Sasuke, in which competitors try to complete a series of obstacle courses of increasing difficulty called "stages". The series began on December 12, 2009, in Los Angeles, with the top 10 competitors moving on to compete at "Mount Midoriyama" in Japan. American Ninja Warrior succeeded G4's American Ninja Challenge as the qualifying route for Americans to enter Sasuke.

Beginning with the fourth season in 2012, regional finalists and wild card competitors competed on a nearly identical Mount Midoriyama course in Las Vegas, Nevada, rather than traveling to Japan to compete on Sasuke. NBC (who owns G4) announced in September 2013 that it would air a special USA versus Japan series later that year where in top American and Japanese competitors would go head-to-head on the Las Vegas Mount Midoriyama course. Aired on January 13 the competition resulted in shocking humiliation for Team Japan who despite being more accomplished lost 6:0 to Americans.

The sixth season premiered on May 25, 2014 on NBC. As of September 15, 2014, no one has won the grand prize.

Season 1 (2009)

The first season of American Ninja Warrior was held in Los Angeles, where hundreds of competitors came to challenge themselves against the course and qualify for a shot at making it to Japan to compete in Sasuke 23 later in the year. The special premiered on December 12, 2009, on G4 TV and was hosted by G4's Blair Herter and Alison Haislip.

Notable competitors included: famed freerunners Levi Meeuwenberg and Brian Orosco, mixed martial artist Jason "Mayhem" Miller, and Hollywood stuntman Rich King.

Finalists

• Despite Orosco finishing first overall, Meeuwenberg received a higher number due to his SASUKE experience.

Sasuke 23 (Mount Midoriyama)

Stage 1: only Rich King, Levi Meeuwenberg and Brian Orosco successfully completed this stage. The majority of the American Ninja Warrior competitors ran out of time.

Stage 2: Levi Meeuwenberg was the only American competitor to complete this stage.

Stage 3: Levi Meeuwenberg was the only American competitor to advance to this stage, but he fell on the "Shin-Cliffhanger".

Season 2 (2010)

The second season called American Ninja Warrior 2 began on December 8, 2010 in Venice Beach, California where 300 competitors took on the course. The 15 semi-finalists moved on to the "Ninja Warrior Boot Camp" in the remote California mountains, where they competed in a series of team challenges. Then the final moved on to compete in the season finale of American Ninja Warrior 2 as a part of Sasuke 26 at Mount Midoriyama in Japan.

This season was hosted by Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith, with G4's Alison Haislip as a sideline reporter.

Notable competitors this year included: professional freerunner Brent Steffensen, former American Gladiator Evan Dollard, and former Survivor contestant Ozzy Lusth.

Finalists

The 15 semi-finalists headed to "Ninja Warrior Boot Camp" where they were broken down into three teams: Red Dragons, White Tigers, and Blue Monkeys. From then on, 5 were eliminated from competition and 10 moved onto Mount Midoriyama in Japan to compete in the season finale of American Ninja Warrior 2 for a chance to win $250,000 and be the first "American Ninja Warrior".

The 10 finalists earned the chance to compete at Sasuke 26 (Ninja Warrior) which aired on January 2, 2011 on G4.

Final 10: In order they received their American flag "colors" (bandannas):

Red Dragons:

White Tigers:

Blue Monkeys:

Season finale in Japan

None of the American Ninja Warrior season 2 competitors were able to complete stage 3, but half (5 out of 10) completed stage 1 and progressed onto stage 2, where 4 out of 5 made it onto stage 3.

Stage 1

* alternate, replaced Levi Meeuwenberg who broke his wrist during a taping of Jump City: Seattle

Stage 2

Stage 3

American Ninja Warrior Season 1 and 2: Format changes from Sasuke

The first and second seasons of American Ninja Warrior has a few notable differences from the Japanese ("Sasuke") version. They are:

• Stage 1: in the American version competitors compete against each other for the 30 fastest times to advance to stage 2, while in Japan competitors are required to complete the course in a designated time limit. Consequently, the American version sets a fixed, predictable number of 30 competitors advancing to stage 2, while in the Japanese version, the number of qualified competitors could technically range from any number between from 0 to 100, making the result highly unpredictable. There's no official limit of competitors for stage 1 stated, whereas in Japan, only 100 competitors can attempt stage 1.

• Stage 2: in the American version, it is an expanded version of stage 1 (a repeat of Stage 1 with a few additional obstacles at the end), while in Japan, Stage 1 and 2 are entirely different. Again, in the American version, competitors are competing against the course and each other, only 15 competitors with the best times advance to stage 3, whereas in Japan competitors are competing against a rigid time limit.

• Stage 3: In stage 3, competitors have to complete 4 different tasks with the lowest combined time (consisting of carrying 10 bricks across a beach while being held back by bungee cords, carrying barrels over logs, hopping through tires, etc.). Only the 10 competitors with the lowest times win a trip and a chance to compete at Mount Midoriyama in Japan. As such, there is no "final" stage in the American version.

• Results: Rather than between 0 and 100 competitors achieving total victory, the top 10 competitors of ANW were sent to compete on Mount Midoriyama in Japan, with the original course restrictions.

Season 3 (2011)

The third season began airing on July 31, 2011 on G4. Tryouts took place in May 2011 at Venice Beach, California. After the tryouts, the top 15 competitors competed in Ninja Warrior Boot Camp with the top 10 moving on to Japan for the finals of the competition as a part of Sasuke 27 and a chance at becoming the first American to conquer the course and win a $500,000 endorsement deal with K-Swiss. No competitors made it beyond stage 3.

The final episode aired on August 22, 2011 as a two-hour primetime special on NBC.

This season was once again hosted by Matt Iseman and Jimmy Smith, with Haislip as a sideline reporter.

Notable competitors this year included: Denver Broncos wide receiver Matt Willis, professional freerunners Tim "Livewire" Shieff (2009 World Champion) and Michael "Frosti" Zernow (who competed in Survivor: China and Jump City: Seattle).

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Season 4 (2012)

The fourth season of American Ninja Warrior began airing on May 20, 2012 on both G4 and NBC. There were six regional competitions held in three locations: Venice Beach, CA (Southwest and Northwest), Dallas, TX (Midwest and Midsouth), and Miami, FL (Northeast and Southeast) that determined the 100 competitors to participate in the qualifying rounds. The winner of the ANW Season Four competition receives $500,000 and the coveted "American Ninja Warrior" title. The season finale, held in Las Vegas, NV, was the first time that Mount Midoriyama was held on U.S. soil. Submission videos for American Ninja Warrior Season 4 have been collected since January 25, 2012.

This season was again hosted by Matt Iseman, with a new host, skier Jonny Moseley, and newcomer Angela Sun as the sideline reporter.

Notable competitors this year included: British film actor William Moseley, Tennessee Titans defensive end Kamerion Wimbley, stuntman Dan Mast, stuntwoman Luci Romberg, "Roam" (a.k.a. A.J. Amores) and "Chairman Platinum" from MMO video game company Artix Entertainment, freerunners from Jump City: Seattle David "Young Flip" Rodriguez and Drew Drechsel, and Harlem Globetrotters basketball player Bull Bullard.

100 finalists made it out of the regional competitions and were invited to Las Vegas.

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Season 5 (2013)

The fifth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on June 30, 2013 on G4 with subsequent shows airing on NBC and G4. Notably, the sideboard advertising along the course listed Esquire Network as the broadcaster as the fifth season was to premiere after G4's transition to Esquire on April 22, 2013. The network switch was eventually delayed to September 23, 2013 and Esquire took over Style Network's channel space instead. Because of this, additional reruns of the season aired on Saturday nights on NBC through the summer, to maintain ratings momentum due to G4's lame duck status, with ANW being their only new program since they wound down all their original programming in January 2013.

Regional competitions were held in the following four locations to determine the 100 competitors to participate in the other stages: Venice Beach, CA; Baltimore, MD; Miami, FL; and Denver, CO. Tryouts for the season began in February 2013, with the last of the regional rounds taking place the following May. The winner of the ANW Season Five competition receives $500,000 and the coveted "American Ninja Warrior" title. Like the previous season, the season finale will be held in Las Vegas, NV, making the U.S. version of Mount Midoriyama its permanent home.

The season is again hosted by Matt Iseman, with two newcomers, Akbar Gbaja-Biamila and Jenn Brown as the sideline reporter.

Notable competitors this year included: Tennessee Titans safety Jordan Babineaux, freerunners from Jump City: Seattle Brian Orosco, Michael "Frosti" Zernow, David "Flip" Rodriguez, Drew Drechsel, Jake Smith and Brent Steffensen (the first American to complete stage 2). His run ended on stage 3 the "Ultimate Cliffhanger" obstacle, Sasuke (TV series) & ANW veteran David Campbell, stunt-woman Jessie Graff (first woman in ANW history to make it to a regional finals ), personal trainer/former American Gladiator "Venom" Beth Horn, world champion freerunner Tim "Livewire" Shieff, Harlem Globetrotter Bull Bullard, "Artix" (a.k.a. Adam Bohn) from the video game studio Artix Entertainment, Olympic Gold Medalist runners Dee Dee Trotter and Lauryn Williams, Olympic Silver Medalist heptathlon athlete Hyleas Fountain, 7th grade English teacher Colby Frontiero, Emergency Room physician Noah Kaufman, MD who reduced another competitor's dislocated shoulder (Alan Connealy,) former National Guardsman & ANW veteran Ryan Stratis, professional MMA fighter Jason Soares, Olympic silver medalist gymnast Terin Humphrey, former professional snowboarder Graham Watanabe, professional UFC MMA fighter and The Ultimate Fighter season 14 winner John Dodson, and former NFL player Shawne Merriman.

This was the first season where females attempted the Warped Wall (obstacle #6) of a course. Nika Muckelroy made it to the Warped Wall in the Denver qualifying course. Jessie Graff fell in the Flying Nunchucks (obstacle #5) during Venice qualifying but advanced in 30th position and reached the Warped Wall of the Venice finals. Both were unable to get up the wall in the 3 attempts given.

Stage 1

Stage 1 Clears

Stage 2

Stage 3

No one defeated Stage 3, but Brian Arnold fell on the last obstacle, the Flying Bar, making him the farthest-going American on the Mount Midoriyama course since Kane Kosugi reached the final stage on SASUKE 8. He also made it farther than any competitor in American Ninja Warrior history, surpassing Brent Steffensen, who failed on the Hang Climb in Stage 3 the previous season.

Season 6 (2014)

The sixth season of American Ninja Warrior premiered on May 25, 2014 on NBC with subsequent shows airing on Monday nights at 9:00pm EST and Tuesday nights at 8:00pm EST on Esquire Network.

Regional competitions were held in the following five locations to determine the 90 competitors to participate in the other stages: Venice Beach, CA, a return to Dallas, TX, new location St. Louis, MO, Miami, FL and Denver, CO. Like the previous season, the winner of the ANW Season Six competition receives $500,000 and the coveted "American Ninja Warrior" title. The season finale will be again held in Las Vegas, NV, the permanent home of the U.S. version of Mount Midoriyama.

The season is again hosted by commentators Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila with Jenn Brown as the sideline reporter.

Highlights

Notable competitors

• U.S. Olympic luger Kate Hansen
• 5-time ANW veteran David Campbell
• The Biggest Loser personal trainer Kim Lyons
• former Ukraine Olympic gymnasts Vadym Krasnenko and Vadym Kuvakin
• ANW veteran and stuntman Brian Orosco
• 3-time ANW veteran Alan "The Beast" Connealy
• 4-time ANW veteran James "The Beast" McGrath
• U.S. Olympic Rower Susan Francia
• former American Gladiator Evan "Rocket" Dollard
• U.S. Olympic bobsledder Johnny Quinn
• U.S. Olympic gymnast Jonathan Horton
• U.S. Olympic gymnast Terin Humphrey
• 4-time ANW veteran Brent Steffensen
• professional wrestler Matt Capiccioni
• 3-time ANW veteran Jamie Rahn (aka "Captain NBC")
• ANW brothers Chris and Brian Wilczewski
• 4-time ANW veteran Travis Rosen
• professional wakeboarder Shaun Murray
• returning 5-year ANW veteran Brett Sims
• retired-MLB baseball player Rich Thompson
• U.S. Olympic luger Preston Griffall
• 5-time ANW veteran Ryan Stratis
• 3-time ANW veteran Drew Drechsel
• 3-time ANW veteran David "Flip" Rodriguez
• Harlem Globetrotter Bull Bullard
• professional BMX rider Morgan Wade
• professional MMA fighter Michelle Waterson
• U.S. Olympic snowboarder Faye Gulini
• 4-time ANW veteran Paul Kasemir
• Brian Arnold, farthest going American in Mt. Midoriyama since Kane Kosugi made it to stage four in SASUKE 8.

Women's Success

This season, the women who attempted the Warped Wall (obstacle #6) from last season competed.Three women out of 60 have completed the course. Former NCAA gymnast Kacy Catanzaro made ANW history when she became the first woman to complete the qualifying course, making it up the warped wall on her second try at 5:26.18 at the Dallas qualifiers, ranking her 21 out of 30; this also makes her the first woman to make it up the Warped Wall. Catanzaro became the second woman to attempt the finals course and the first to complete it, which she did with a time of 8:59.53, ranking her 7th out of 15. This made her the first woman to advance to Mount Midoriyama in Las Vegas. She failed to complete the 1st round of the finals, in Las Vegas while attempting the Jumping Spider.

ANW event coordinator Michelle Warnky became the second woman to finish the qualifying course, making it up the Warped Wall on her first try in a faster time (3:08.94) than Catanzaro at the St. Louis qualifiers, ranking her 19th out of 30. She also became the second woman ever to attempt the Salmon Ladder in the finals, coming up just inches short. She did receive a wild-card spot in Las Vegas, but she overshot on her dismount to the landing pad on the Silk Slider.

Rock climbing instructor Meagan Martin became the third woman to finish the course, making it up the Warped Wall on her third and final try at 4:46.29 at the Denver qualifiers, ranking her 22nd out of 30; she also became the first woman in ANW to complete the Devil Steps. However, in the Denver Finals, she came up short and fell at the Spikes into Cargo. She received a wild-card spot in Las Vegas, and became the first woman to complete the Jumping Spider, but ran out of time on the Warped Wall.

In addition, Melanie Hunt and Courtney Venuti both made it to the Warped Wall in Miami Qualifying, but both of them couldn't get up it and advance. Hunt competed the last 2 seasons, going out on the 2nd obstacle both times and Venuti competed in Season 5.

Before Catanzaro, Warnky, and Martin, the only woman to have beaten an American Ninja Warrior or Sasuke stage, trial, or qualifier was former Super Sentai stuntwoman Chie Nishimura (who beat Sasuke Stage 1 in 1998). Not even Kunoichi champions Rie Komiya or Ayako Miyake had managed it.

Other Notable Accomplishments

Truss builder Stephen France made ANW history when he became the first amputee ever to compete with a prosthetic limb in the qualifying round in Miami. Also ANW Trainer Drew Drechsel sets the second fastest time in any quailifer with 0:44.24 run, only seconds behind Michael "Frosti" Zernow who had the fastest time on season three in the Venice quailifers. At 52 years old, Jon Stewart became the oldest person to complete a Finals Course. Chris and Brian Wilczewski, "The Brothers Wilczewski", became the first brothers ever to make it to Mount Midoriyama together.

Failed veterans

Brian Orosco - Competed since Season 1. Failed the qualifying round on the 2nd obstacle on the Spinning Wheel during Venice Qualifying.

Brent Steffensen - Competed since Season 2. Failed the qualifying round on the 5th obstacle on the Ring Toss during Dallas Qualifying

David "Flip" Rodriguez - Competed since Season 3. Failed the qualifying round on 4th obstacle on the Jump Hang during Miami Qualifying

Drew Drechsel - Competed since Season 3. Failed during the 2nd obstacle on the Downhill Pipe Drop during the Miami Finals.

Lorin Ball - Competed since Season 2. Failed the Salmon Ladder during the Denver Finals.

Jesse La Flair - Competed since Season 4. Disqualified when he touched the Slack Ladder at the end during the Venice Qualifying.

Evan "The Rocket" Dollard - Competed since Season 2. Failed Cannonball Alley during the Venice Finals.

Idoko Abuh - Competed since Season 5. Disqualified when he touched Dancing Stones during the Miami Finals.

Dan Mast - Competed since Season 3. Failed Salmon Ladder during the Venice Finals.

James Sclar - Competed since Season 4. Failed Salmon Ladder during the Venice Finals.

Michael Bernardo - Competed since Season 2. Failed Bridge of Blades during the St. Louis Qualifier.

Travis Weinand - Competed since Season 3. Failed Rolling Escargot during Venice Qualifying.

Luis Moco - Competed since Season 2. Failed on the second obstacle the Rolling Log during the St. Louis Qualifying.

Brett Sims - Competed since Season 1. Failed the Dancing Stones during the Miami Finals.

William Brown - Competed since Season 4. Failed the Dancing Stones during the Miami Finals.

Brendan Kelly - Competed since Season 4. Failed the Rope into Cargo Net during the St. Louis Qualifier.

Kyle Sinacori - Competed since Season 5. Failed the Quintuple Steps during the Denver Finals.

Matthew Laessig - Competed since Season 2. Failed the Ring Toss during the Dallas Finals.

David Money - Competed since Season 1. Failed the Monkey Peg during the Venice Finals.

Dan "Hotdog" Moschella - Competed since Season 5. Failed the Rope into Cargo Net during the St. Louis Qualifier.

Notable Run Achievements

Robert Ing - First man to complete the qualifying course this season

Kacy Catanzaro - First woman to make it up the Warped Wall

Michelle Warnky - Second woman to make it up the Warped Wall

Drew Dreschel - Second fastest Qualifying Run in history

Meagan Martin - Third woman to make it up the Warped Wall, first woman to complete the Jumping Spider.

Kevin Bull - First man to defeat Cannonball Alley, a high elimination rate obstacle

Kacy Catanzaro - First woman to complete the City Finals and punched her ticket to Mt. Midoryama without being a wildcard

Michelle Warnky - Second Woman to reach the Salmon Ladder

Joe " The Weatherman " Moravsky - Broke the Rumbling Dice and completed the course with the fastest time of the night

Jon Stewart - The oldest man to complete the City Finals

Stage 1

Stage 1 Clears

Stage 2

Stage 3

Note: * Moravsky was only the third competitor to complete the "Ultimate Cliffhanger".

Season 7 (2015)

NBC has renewed American Ninja Warrior for a 7th season. Season 7 will premiere on May 25, 2015.

Cities

There will be 5 cities (subject to change) plus the Finals to be once again held in Las Vegas.

VENICE:

• 3/13/15 Regional Qualifying
• 3/14/15 Regional Final

HOUSTON:

• 3/28/15 Regional Qualifying
• 3/29/15 Regional Final

KANSAS CITY, MO:

• 4/17/15 Regional Qualifying
• 4/18/15 Regional Final

ORLANDO:

• 5/10/15 Regional Qualifying
• 5/11/15 Regional Final

PITTSBURGH:

• 5/23/15 Regional Qualifying
• 5/24/15 Regional Final

Changes

• In the qualifying round only the top 30 competitors will move on to the city finals
• In the city finals round only the top 15 competitors will move on to Vegas.
• There will be 5 wildcard spots. The competitors that finished in 16th place will be moving on to Vegas.
• The grand prize was upped from 500,000 to 100,000,000

ANW Specials

USA vs Japan (Las Vegas, January 2014)

During the Season 5 finale of American Ninja Warrior, NBC announced that a special USA vs. Japan matchup would take place, the first-ever team competition in American Ninja Warrior's history. The two-hour special premiered on January 13, 2014 at 8pm EST and matched five Japanese Sasuke All-Stars and New Stars - heroes of the original Ninja Warrior - against five American stars representing American Ninja Warrior at the American reconstruction of the Mount Midoriyama course in Las Vegas. At stake was the United States vs. Japan championship; also branded as the first world championship for Sasuke/American Ninja Warrior, and a trophy to match. American Ninja Warrior's regular broadcasting crew: analysts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila along with sideline reporter Jenn Brown.

Rosters

Scoring

The teams faced off on each stage in turn, with each stage hosting its own round of five one-on-one matches and no competitor allowed to run the same stage twice. The first national team to win three matches out of five earned the point(s) for that stage. Stage One was worth one point, while Stage Two was worth two points and Stage Three was worth three. In the event of a 3-3 tie after the first three stages, the tiebreaker would be a one-off showdown where each country would pick one team member for a race to the top of the Final Stage.

Stage 1

• This stage was worth one point

Stage 2

• This stage was worth two points

Stage 3

• This stage was worth three points

Final Score: United States 6-0 Japan

Winners: American Ninja Warrior Team Champions: United States

USA vs. The World (Las Vegas, September 2014)

During the Season 6 finale, NBC announced that another special entitled USA vs. The World matchup would take place in Las Vegas under a new format. On September 15, Team USA competed against a returning Team Japan, and a new team, Team Europe. This was the "Second Annual International Competition" that pitted top competitors from the United States 'American Ninja Warrior', Japan Ninja Warrior (Sasuke),and also European All Stars. . The three-hour special aired on September 15, 2014 on NBC with an encore to air September 16, 2014 on Esquire. The special once again was hosted by hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila as well as sideline reporter Jenn Brown.

Rosters

Team rosters were revealed late summer 2014.

Note: * Kane Kosugi is the American who has gone the furthest on Mt. Midoriyama, reaching the final stage in Japan in Sasuke 8.

Scoring

Similar to the original USA vs. Japan special, teams run multiple heats in each stage, with one competitor from each of the three teams participating in each heat. There are three heats per stage. The team that completes the heat in the fastest time or fails at the furthest obstacle will receive points for that heat. For Stage 1, each heat is worth one point (3 points total), Stage 2 is worth two points per heat (6 total), and Stage 3 is worth 3 points per heat (9 points total). In the event of a tie in points between two or three teams Stage 4 will be used as a tiebreaker with the team climbing the fastest winning it all.

Stage 1

Each heat winner received one point for his team.

Stage 2

Each heat winner received two points for his team.

Stage 3

Each heat winner received three points for his team.

Stage 4

Whomever climbs the rope the fastest wins the tiebreaker and the championship trophy for his team.

Final Score: USA 9, Europe 9, Japan 0

Winners: American Ninja Warrior Team Champions: Europe

Season Highlights

Joe Moravsky beat Brent Steffenson's record (from ANW4) for the fastest time in Stage 1, beating Steffenson's time of 1:14.53 with a time of 1:12.72. However, Tim Shieff beat Moravsky's time in a subsequent heat by finishing in 1:02.70 - the fastest time ever on Stage 1 in ANW history.

Travis Rosen achieved the fastest time by an American on Stage 2 with 1:48.00, but Sean McColl finished with a time of 1:46.51, the fastest of the season. All three Americans (Travis Rosen, Elet Hall, and Brian Arnold completed Stage 2, with Sean McColl also completing it for Team Europe).

Yusuke Morimoto made ANW history by becoming the first athlete to ever finish Stage 3 with a time of 5:38.91. Stefano Ghisolfi also completed Stage 3 in the same heat, beating Morimoto's time finishing in 4:46.89. Ryo Matachi followed by becoming the third athlete to complete Stage 3 with a time of 5:04.67. In the last run of Stage 3, Brian Arnold became the second American athlete to complete the stage (after Kane Kosugi did it in Sasuke 8) with a time of 4:39.90, the fastest time of the four finishers. Arnold's finish dramatically moved the USA into a tie with Team Europe, forcing a deciding tiebreak on Stage 4.

For the first time in ANW history, the athletes competed on Stage 4. Travis Rosen was selected as the first competitor on ANW to attempt the final stage and he made it all the way up Mt. Midoriyama's 90-foot tower with a 77-foot rope with a time of 0:35.77. However, Sean McColl beat Rosen's time by 3/10th of a second (0:00.31), winning the competition for Team Europe as they became the World Champions of ANW. Rosen missed on his first attempt at hitting the buzzer at the end of the rope climb.

Obstacles in American Ninja Warrior Qualifiers

Obstacles in American Ninja Warrior Finals

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Best American Results

Awards

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See also

• American Ninja Challenge
• Sasuke

Notes

1. The name used on the American show redundantly includes both "Mount" and "Yama," the suffix meaning "mountain" in Japanese.

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