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'''Rangers Football Club '''is a ] club from ], ], which plays in the ].

The club's home is one of 29 ] stadia, the all-seated ] in south west ], with a capacity of 51,082.

Rangers players and fans today are multi-national and of various religions, although the club has traditionally been identified with the ] ] community of Scotland. For most of their history, Rangers have enjoyed a fierce rivalry with their cross-city opponents ] <ref name="Unionist">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/5289202.stm|publisher=BBC Website|title=A rivalry tied up in religion|date=26 August 2006}}</ref>

The club's correct name is simply ''Rangers F.C.'' although it is sometimes incorrectly called ''Glasgow Rangers''. This frequently happens with ] commentators seeking to distinguish between them and other similarly-named clubs, particularly ]

The club is nicknamed ''The Teddy Bears'', from the ] for ''Gers'' (short for ''Rangers''), and the fans are known to each other as 'Bluenoses'.

==History==
{{main|History of Rangers F.C.}}

==The Old Firm and Sectarianism==
The term ] refers to a group belonging to a religious and cultural ], displaying contempt, hatred or dislike of all others not belonging to their sect.

In the context of ], sectarianism is beyond the control of any individual club - it is a much wider issue, rooted in ], ], ] and ] circumstances.

The sectarianism which exists between the Old Firm is between ]s and ]s. During the late 19th century, many immigrants came to Glasgow from Ireland. This was around the same time that both Old Firm clubs were founded (Rangers in 1873 and Celtic in 1888). Celtic grew out of the Irish Catholic community and Rangers came to be identified with the Protestant community.

Both Rangers and Celtic now accept that they have a problem with sectarianism. Both clubs admit that a proportion of their supporters have been, and continue to be, guilty of perpetuating sectarian and partisan beliefs as well as cultural intolerance.

In recent times, both Rangers and Celtic have taken measures to combat sectarianism. Working alongside the ], ] groups, schools and community organisations, the Old Firm has made efforts to clamp down on sectarian songs, inflammatory flag-waving, and troublesome supporters, using increased levels of policing and surveillance.<ref name="Who's getting cuffed today?">{{cite news|url=http://www.sundayherald.com/49302|publisher=Sunday Herald|title=Who's getting cuffed today?|date=24 April 2005}}</ref>

On ] ], following an investigation into the conduct of Rangers supporters at both legs of their ] tie against ], the Control and Disciplinary Body of ] declared the Rangers fans not guilty of alleged discriminatory chants.<ref name="fine">{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=512/newsId=413276.html|publisher=UEFA Website|title=Rangers handed fine|date=12 April 2006}}</ref> UEFA challenged the ruling, and their Appeals Body partially upheld the appeal<ref name="appeal">{{cite news|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefa/Keytopics/kind=512/newsId=424237.html|publisher=UEFA Website|title=Rangers appeal upheld|date=24 May 2006}}</ref>, fining the Ibrox club £13,500, and warning the club as to their responsibility for any future misconduct by their fans in relation to sectarian and discriminatory behaviour.

On ] ], Rangers, in conjunction with representatives from several supporters clubs, announced that they would comply with three UEFA directives:

*The club is "ordered to announce measurable targets in order to reduce sectarian behaviour amongst its supporters".
*The club is "to control their anti-sectarian activities by producing comprehensive statistics that are communicated to the public".
*The club is "to make a public address announcement at every official fixture, be it international or domestic, stating that any sectarian chanting and any form of the song '']'' is strictly prohibited".<ref name="club statement">{{cite news|url=http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,5~838110,00.html|publisher=Rangers FC Website|title=Joint Supporter/Club Statement|date=}}</ref>

UEFA have previously stated that bigotry, which could apply to songs like ''Billy Boys'' is not to be permitted at football grounds.

==Under Alex McLeish (2001-2006)==
''For full article about ] at Rangers, click'' ].

<b>]</b>'s four-and-a-half-year spell at Ibrox was a turbulent one, coming as it did after the wastefulness of the ] era. McLeish never enjoyed access to the funds his predecessors had been given, and his managership was marked by wildly-fluctuating fortunes, in part caused by forced asset stripping of his best players due to the spectre of debt from Advocaat's spending.

His appointment in December 2001<ref name="McLeish appointment">{{cite news|url=http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/1701609.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Rangers unveil McLeish|date=11 December, 2001}}</ref> was met with a lukewarm reaction amongst many Rangers supporters. Some viewed it as symptomatic of the downsizing of the club's ambitions, while others saw in McLeish a manager whose mixed fortunes at ] and ] left him ill-equipped to cope with the demands of managing Rangers.<ref name="McLeish appointment - downsizing">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1701594.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=What will McLeish bring to Rangers?|date=11 December, 2001}}</ref>

Some of the honours that Rangers attained while under McLeish include two League Championships, including the fabled 'Helicopter Sunday'<ref name="Title 05">{{cite news|url=http://www.followfollow.com/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED21&id=283696|publisher=Follow Follow Fanzine|title=Helicopter Sunday|date=}}</ref>, two Scottish Cups and three League Cups. During this time, the club became the first Scottish side to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League, yet there was still significant pressure on McLeish from fans due to the club's poor position in the domestic league table.

It was widely felt - and publicised - that chairman ] would let McLeish go after the European campaign had finished,<ref name="McLeish under pressure">{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20051207/ai_n15900483|publisher=The Independent|title=Rangers go through but McLeish may miss party|date=7 December, 2005}}</ref> and a press conference arranged two days after the final group match seemed to confirm this. After signs that supporter unrest was turning on Murray, on ], ], two days before the crucial Old Firm match, it was announced that Alex McLeish would leave his position as manager at the end of the 2005-06 season<ref name="McLeish depart">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4697444.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=McLeish to leave Rangers in May|date=9 February 2006}}</ref>, and on ], it was confirmed that former ] manager Paul Le Guen would indeed succeed him at the end of the season.<ref name="Le Guen appointment">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4791030.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Rangers name Le Guen as manager |date=11 March 2006}}</ref>

==A new era==
{{dab current|Rangers F.C. season 2006-07}}
]
<b>]</b> replaced Alex McLeish as manager after season 2005-06. Known for unearthing and nurturing young talent, Le Guen made an immediate splash in the transfer market signing South African Under-19 player ] from ], and youngsters ] and ] from ]. While allowing Ibrox favourite Alex Rae to move to a new career as player-manager of ], ] to go to ] and ] to ]. Other notable signings include ] from ] in addition to Czech national ] and Slovakian striker ] both signed in early August from ], where they had been part of the previous season's double-winning side. Rangers had been strongly linked with a host of other players and signed midfielder ] from Lyon and goalkeeper ] from ] as a replacement for the departing ]. Senegalese midfield player ] signed a one-year contract after a short trial period with the club. Also in August, Rangers signed the 19-year-old winger ] and defender ] on loan from ] for a season. On ], ], Rangers agreed terms with Austria Vienna's ] defender ].

Since taking over, Le Guen has told a number of players that they are surplus to requirements, including ], ], ], ] and ]. Namouchi was the first of these to leave, completing a £450,000 move to ] on ]. Andrews, Bernard, Fanfan and Malcolm were all released from their player contracts at the close of the summer ], effectively making them free agents to sign anywhere without having to adhere transfer dates or receiving any compensation from their new prospective clubs.

The season started poorly for Le Guen and Rangers though. With a variety of losses and draws to SPL teams, followed by a 2-0 loss to ], who play one division lower, in the ], which lead some Rangers fans to protest outside of Ibrox against chairman David Murray. A 2-0 loss in the only Old Firm match of the season to this point has also done Rangers no favours and at one point in November they were 18 points below leaders Celtic in an SPL race seemingly all but lost. Rangers have taken some consolation in their UEFA Cup form, which has seen them defeat ] of Italy and ] of Israel, and draw against ] to become the first Scottish club to progress from the UEFA Cup group stages.

==Stadium==
Ibrox was inaugurated on ], ], Rangers defeated ] 3-1 in the first match held there.

The stands in the ground are: The ] Main Stand (Front and Rear), Govan Stand (Front and Rear), and the Copland and Broomloan Stands (both Front and Rear) which are behind the goals. In addition to these, there are also the East and West Enclosures (between Copland and Govan and Broomloan and Govan Stands respectively), the Club Deck (above the Main Stand Rear) and the new Bar 72 area, situated in the Govan Stand. After work in summer 2006, the total capacity of Ibrox is 51,044. On ] ], Rangers announced that the Main Stand would be renamed The Bill Struth Main Stand in September 2006 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of their former manager Bill Struth who served as manager of Rangers for 34 years.

==Famous players==
Famous past and present players at Ibrox include:

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'''¹''' - Player is included in the ].

'''²''' - Player is currently playing for the club.

==Team managers==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Period
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1899–1920
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1920–1954
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1954–1967
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1967–1969
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1969–1972
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1972–1978
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1978–1983
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1983–1986
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1986–1991
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|1991–1998
|-
|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} ]
|1998–2001
|-
|{{flagicon|Scotland}} ]
|2001–2006
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} ]
|2006–Present
|-
|}

==Current squad==
===2006-07 Transfers===
''For a list of Rangers' 2006-07 transfers, see ]''

===First-team squad===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|nat=Germany|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=4|nat=Belgium|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=5|nat=Bosnia_and_Herzegovina|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=6|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF|other=]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|nat=France|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=8|nat=France|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=9|nat=Croatia|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=10|nat=Spain|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=11|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=14|nat=Czech Republic|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=15|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=16|nat=England|name=]|pos=DF|other=on loan from ]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=18|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=19|nat=Sweden|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=20|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=21|nat=France|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=22|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=23|nat=Slovakia|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=25|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=26|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=27|nat=France|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=28|nat=France|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=29|nat=France|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=30|nat=Senegal|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=32|nat=England|name=]|pos=MF|other=on loan from ]}}
{{Fs end}}



===Reserve & Youth Squad===
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{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=34|nat=England|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=35|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=37|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=39|nat=England|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=41|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=42|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=43|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=44|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=45|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=46|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=47|nat=South Africa|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=49|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=50|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=53|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=54|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=55|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=56|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=57|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=MF}}
{{Fs player|no=58|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=GK}}
{{Fs player|no=59|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=66|nat=Cote d'Ivoire|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=68|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=DF}}
{{Fs player|no=70|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=Belgium|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=Northern Ireland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs player|no=--|nat=Scotland|name=]|pos=FW}}
{{Fs end}}
<b>Players out on loan:</b>
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ] - ''to ]''
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} ] - ''to ]''
* {{flagicon|France}} ] - ''to ]''
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} Calum Reidford - ''to ]''

==Non-playing staff==
===Boardroom===
*'''Chairman:''' ]
*'''Chief Executive:''' ]
*'''Football Administrator:''' Andrew Dickson
*'''Director of Finance:''' Donald McIntyre
*'''Operations Executive:''' Laurence MacIntyre
*'''Director:''' ]
*'''Non-Executive Director:''' John McClelland
*'''Non-Executive Director:''' Alastair Johnston
*'''Non-Executive Director:''' David Cunningham King
*'''Non-Executive Director:''' Donald Wilson

===Management===
*'''Manager:''' ]
*'''Assistant Manager:''' ]
*'''Reserve Coach:''' ]
*'''Under-19 Coach:''' Billy Kirkwood
*'''Coach:''' Tommy Wilson
*'''Head of Youth Football:''' Jim Sinclair
*'''Goalkeeping Coach:''' ]
*'''Community Coach:''' Craig Mulholland
*'''Club Doctor:''' Dr Ian McGuiness
*'''Physiotherapist:''' Joel Le Hir
*'''Physiotherapist:''' Davie Henderson
*'''Fitness Coach:''' Stephane Wiertelak
*'''Video Analysis:''' Steve Harvey
*'''Kit Controller:''' Jimmy Bell

==Club records==
'''Record home attendance''':
118,567 .v. ], January 1939

'''Record victory''':
13-0 .v. Possilpark, ], October 1877

'''Record league victory''':
10-0 .v. ], December 1898

'''Record defeat''':
2-10 .v. ], 1886

'''Record league defeat''':
0-6 ], May 1892

'''Record appearances''':
], 755, 1960-1978

'''Record league appearances''':
], 513, 1917-1934

'''Record Scottish Cup appearances''':
], 74

'''Record league cup appearances''':
], 121

'''Record European appearances''':
], 64

'''Record goalscorer''':
], 355 goals, 1983-1998

'''Most goals in one season''':
], 44 goals, 1931/1932

'''Most league goals''':
], 251 goals

'''Most Scottish Cup goals''':
], 44 goals

'''Most League Cup goals''':
], 54 goals

'''Most European goals''':
], 21 goals

'''Shutout record''':
], 1196 minutes, 1986/87 (British record)

'''Most capped player''':
], 112 caps for ]

'''Highest transfer fee received''':
], £8.5m, ], 2001

'''Highest transfer fee paid''':
], £12.5m, ], 2000

==Greatest team==
<table style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 180px; border: #99B3FF solid 1px">
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]
{{Image label|x=0.22|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Yellow">Goram</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.04|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Jardine</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.12|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Gough</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Butcher</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.37|y=0.22|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Greig</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.37|y=0.45|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Cooper</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.13|y=0.35|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Gascoigne</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.35|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Baxter</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.04|y=0.45|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Laudrup</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.13|y=0.52|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">Hateley</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.28|y=0.52|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">McCoist</font>}}
</div></td></tr>
<tr><td><small>Rangers' Greatest Ever Team</small></td></tr>
</table>

The following team was voted as the greatest-ever Rangers team at an awards ceremony in 1999. Thousands of Rangers fans voted:

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== Honours ==

* Rangers hold the world record for number of domestic league championships won<ref name="Number of league wins">{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/kamprec.html#tnc|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Total Number of Championships|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>, racking up 51 titles.
* They hold the record for ]<ref name="Number of trebles">{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/doublerec.html#treb|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Domestic Trebles|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>, with seven so far.
* Rangers won their 100th major trophy in 2000, the first club in the world to reach that milestone<ref name="100 trophies">{{cite news|url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/rangers-100trophies.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Glasgow Rangers - 100 Trophies|date=21 October 2001}}</ref>.
* Have competed in European competitions in more seasons than any other British club, 46 times as of and including 2006-07.
* First Scottish club to qualify from both the ] group stage (2005-06)
<ref name="Rangers 1-1 Inter">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4494912.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Rangers 1-1 Inter Milan|date= 6 December 2005}}</ref> and the ] group stage (2006-07)
<ref name="Auxerre 2-2 Rangers">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6161154.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Auxerre 2-2 Rangers|date=23 November 2006}}</ref>

=== Major honours ===

* '''] Champions''': 1972; Runners-up 1961, 1967
* '''Scottish League Champions (51)''':
{| class="wikitable"
| 1891
| 1899
| 1900
| 1901
| 1902
| 1911
| 1912
| 1913
| 1918
| 1920
| 1921
| 1923
| 1924
| 1925
| 1927
| 1928
| 1929
|-
| 1930
| 1931
| 1933
| 1934
| 1935
| 1937
| 1939
| 1947
| 1949
| 1950
| 1953
| 1956
| 1957
| 1959
| 1961
| 1963
| 1964
|-
| 1975
| 1976
| 1978
| 1987
| 1989
| 1990
| 1991
| 1992
| 1993
| 1994
| 1995
| 1996
| 1997
| 1999
| 2000
| 2003
| 2005
|}
* '''Scottish Cup Winners (31)''':
{| class="wikitable"
| 1894
| 1897
| 1898
| 1903
| 1928
| 1930
| 1932
| 1934
| 1935
| 1936
| 1948
| 1949
| 1950
| 1953
| 1960
| 1962
|-
| 1963
| 1964
| 1966
| 1973
| 1976
| 1978
| 1979
| 1981
| 1992
| 1993
| 1996
| 1999
| 2000
| 2002
| 2003
|}

* '''Scottish League Cup Winners (24)''':
{| class="wikitable"
| 1947
| 1949
| 1961
| 1962
| 1964
| 1965
| 1971
| 1976
| 1978
| 1979
| 1982
| 1984
|-
| 1985
| 1987
| 1988
| 1989
| 1991
| 1993
| 1994
| 1997
| 1999
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=== Other honours ===
* '''Emergency War League (1)''': 1940
* '''Southern League (6)''': 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
*'''] (3)''': (Premier) 1984, 1992; (Junior) 1985
* '''] (1)''': 1979
* '''] (2)''': 1984, 1989
* '''] (44)''': 1893, 1894, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1950, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969, 1971, 1975*, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987 <br>*1975 trophy shared with Celtic after 2-2 draw
* '''Glasgow Merchants and Charity Cup (32)''': 1878-79, 1896-97, 1899-1900, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1910-11, 1918-19, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1924-25, 1927-28, 1928-29, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33, 1933-34, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1941-42, 1943-44, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1959-60
* '''Glasgow League (2)''': 1895/96, 1897/98

==UEFA ranking==
'''Current Club Ranking'''
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* 44 {{flagicon|Spain}} ]
* '''45''' {{flagicon|Scotland}} '''Rangers'''
* 46 {{flagicon|Greece}} ]
* 47 {{flagicon|Belgium}} ]
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'''Current National League ranking'''
* 09 {{flagicon|Russia}} ]
* 10 {{flagicon|Belgium}} ]
* '''11''' {{flagicon|Scotland}} ''']'''
* 12 {{flagicon|Ukraine}} ]
* 13 {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} ]
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