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Watertown Traffic Commission
Wednesday June 24, 2026
The order of items in transcripts is the chronological order in which they were taken up. Some Agenda items may have been skipped.
ROBERT14.82 AIRASIAN14.82 -14.82 COMMISSION14.82 CHAIR14.82 -14.82 Alright.14.82 Good15.21 evening,15.54 everybody.15.86 We're16.34 going16.5 to16.73 get16.73 the16.89 meeting17.54 started17.94 here.18.34 Welcome19.61 to20.02 the20.26 June20.49 24th20.97 traffic21.45 commission21.94 meeting.22.41 We24.98 are25.14 calling25.3 the25.61 meeting25.94 to26.18 order,26.26 which26.5 is26.82 our26.9 first27.06 agenda27.38 item.27.78 Our29.3 second29.46 agenda29.86 item30.42 is30.66 a30.9 roll31.06 call31.38 for31.94 attendance.32.02
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52.95 AIRASIAN52.95 -52.95 Thank52.95 you53.35 all53.59 for53.75 being55.99 here.56.15 We'll56.95 move57.27 on57.43 to57.67 the57.83 third,57.99 which58.39 is58.63 the58.79 approval58.95 of59.51 the59.59 minutes59.67 from59.99 the60.15 04/29/202660.31 commission62.79 meeting.63.19 Is64.79 there64.95 a65.35 motion?65.67
65.67 JUSTIN65.67 HANRAHAN65.67 -65.67 COMMISSION65.67 MEMBER65.67 -65.67 So65.67 moved.65.91
66.15 AIRASIAN66.15 -66.15 Is66.15 there66.31 a66.47 second?67.27
67.67 RYAN67.67 NICHOLSON67.67 -67.67 COMMISSION67.67 MEMBER67.67 -67.67 Second.67.67
67.67 AIRASIAN67.67 -67.67 All67.67 those67.83 in68.07 favor?68.15 Aye.68.71 Any69.19 opposed?70.2 Terrific.71.16 On74.77 to75 our75.24 fourth75.56 item,76.05 which76.69 is77 a77.16 request77.56 by78.2 Ms.78.44 Elaine78.77 Martin79.16 of79.48 Lexington79.64 Street80.2 and80.52 Ms.80.69 Janice81 Connolly81.41 of81.88 Pierce82.13 Road82.52 to83.48 prohibit83.56 parking84.28 on85.32 the85.56 South85.72 side86.04 of86.28 Belmont86.44 Street86.92 to87.24 the87.4 West87.64 and87.96 East88.28 of89 Pierce89.32 Road.92.6 Ms.92.84 Martin,92.84 Ms.94.2 Conolly,94.92 do94.92 you95.08 want95.16 to95.48 come95.48 up95.64 and95.8 say95.96 a96.12 few96.2 words?96.44
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JANICE110.17 CONNOLLY110.17 -110.17 RESIDENT110.17 -110.17 Just110.17 to110.33 explain110.33 the110.81 reason110.97 for111.38 it.111.61 We113.05 feel113.21 it's113.45 a113.69 safety113.77 issue114.33 because115.21 when115.61 we115.85 pull116.01 out116.25 of116.81 East118.09 onto118.57 Belmont,118.57 there119.77 are119.93 cars120.17 parked,120.57 and121.21 we121.45 cannot121.53 see122.01 the122.97 cars123.13 coming123.61 on125.69 Belmont126.14 Street.126.53 One127.81 day,128.06 I128.69 almost129.09 got129.5 hit129.66 twice129.9 trying130.38 to130.69 pull130.78 out.131.01 And131.9 that132.62 particular132.94 day,133.57 it133.97 was134.14 the134.38 mail134.62 truck,135.97 it136.14 was136.14 parked136.14 there.136.46 So,137.97 we138.06 just138.06 feel138.85 this139.01 a139.18 safety139.34 issue?139.81 And140.62 then140.85 if141.18 we141.42 have141.57 no142.2 parking159.06 on159.06 the159.06 corner,159.06 well,159.06 you159.06 guys159.06 would159.06 know159.06 how159.06 far159.06 it159.06 should159.06 be159.06 so159.06 that159.06 you159.06 could159.06 see.159.06
159.06 AIRASIAN159.06 -159.06 Okay.159.06 Great.159.06 Is159.31 there159.54 anyone159.71 else160.03 that160.19 wants160.34 to160.59 speak160.75 on161.06 item162.03 number162.43 4?162.75 Anyone164.59 else164.91 in165.15 the165.31 audience?165.47
167.38 ELAINE167.38 MARTIN167.38 -167.38 RESIDENT171.93 -171.93 I171.93 just172.09 want172.33 to172.57 know172.57 how172.81 come172.97 all173.21 the173.37 work173.61 on173.85 Belmont174.17 Street,174.73 sidewalks,175.69 and176.33 stuff?176.57 It176.89 stops177.13 at177.45 the177.69 village.177.85 We179.61 pay179.77 taxes,180.57 why180.73 don't180.73 we180.97 get181.13 sidewalks?181.47 That184.34 would184.5 prevent184.75 the185.31 people185.38 from185.78 parking186.82 there.186.82 That186.82 would187.14 kill187.31 two187.54 birds187.78 with188.03 one188.19 stone.188.5 But190.5 they190.66 stop190.91 when191.22 they191.47 get191.63 there.191.86 We192.66 don't192.82 have193.06 sidewalks193.31 anywhere.193.94 We196.32 have201.28 a201.52 big201.6 problem202.4 with202.96 people203.2 parking.203.52 They204 park204.16 on204.4 the204.56 sidewalks,206.16 they206.4 park206.4 for206.8 days207.04 at207.36 a207.52 time.207.76 They208.16 park208.4 against208.64 the209.04 fire209.31 hydrant,210.19 up210.44 against210.75 the211.24 fire211.4 hydrant,211.72 not212.44 a213 foot213.07 away,213.4 up213.72 against213.96 it.214.28 We220.51 brought220.75 it221 up221.16 to221.31 them,221.47 and221.63 they221.79 said,222.35 we222.59 can't222.68 stop223 people223.24 from223.61 parking223.77 on224.01 the224.33 street.224.65 As225.85 if226.09 there's226.17 a226.41 2-hour226.73 limit,226.97 so229.13 if229.29 we229.45 could229.61 have229.77 the230.01 parking230.17 guy230.57 ride230.81 up230.97 and231.21 down,231.37 maybe231.69 it231.93 would232.01 scare232.25 people.232.49 So,232.81 you232.89 know,232.97 maybe233.13 they're233.37 going233.53 to233.77 do233.77 something.234.01
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241.31 TOM241.31 BRADY241.31 -241.31 CITY241.31 OF241.31 WATERTOWN241.31 -241.31 So,241.31 thank242.43 you.242.66 My242.82 name242.91 is243.06 Tom243.22 Brady.243.38 I'm243.71 the243.78 director243.86 of244.19 public244.34 works.244.66 So,245.06 the245.78 most245.94 recent246.26 work246.66 on246.99 Belmont247.15 Street247.54 is247.86 all248.03 thanks248.19 to248.43 our248.59 friends248.67 at248.91 National249.07 Grid.249.47 So,249.87 they're250.19 chasing250.59 their250.91 pipe251.07 down251.31 the251.47 street251.63 and251.79 replacing251.95 it252.35 a252.47 little252.59 bit252.75 of252.87 time.252.99 With253.71 regards253.95 to254.35 curb255.07 and255.39 sidewalk,255.79 my256.75 head256.91 of256.91 engineering256.91 division257.47 will257.79 take257.79 a258.03 look258.11 at258.27 it,259.15 and259.87 see259.87 what260.03 the260.27 status260.35 is.260.67 We'll262.51 put262.75 it262.91 in263.07 the263.15 queue,263.23 and263.39 take263.47 a263.71 look263.75 at263.79 it,263.88 and264.04 see264.12 if264.19 it264.36 warrants264.51 some264.83 adjustment265 out265.39 there.265.56 So,265.95 thank266.12 you266.27 for266.44 bringing266.6 it266.92 to267 our267.24 attention.267.39
267.95 MARTIN268.75 -268.75 But268.75 in269 the269.15 meantime,269.24 you269.71 could269.88 get270.04 it270.27 a270.75 sign,271.24 right?271.24 No271.24 parking271.48 here271.95 at272.12 the272.27 corner.272.35
273.15 AIRASIAN273.15 -273.15 Well,273.15 that's273.39 what273.56 we're273.79 going273.88 to274.12 discuss274.12 right274.51 now.274.75
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285.98 CATHERINE286.3 CONWAY286.3 -286.3 RESIDENT286.3 -286.3 So,286.3 it286.3 may286.54 have286.78 already286.94 been287.34 discussed.287.58 My287.98 name288.22 is288.38 Cathy288.86 Conway,289.18 and289.18 I289.34 live289.5 on289.74 Pierce289.9 Road.290.3 I294.59 don't294.67 know294.9 if295.06 you've295.23 already295.55 discussed295.94 this,296.35 but296.5 coming296.75 down297.06 Pierce297.46 Road,297.79 trying298.43 to298.75 turn298.9 right299.23 on299.55 Belmont299.79 Street...300.59
300.75 MARTIN300.75 -300.75 Yes,300.75 that's300.99 what300.99 we301.23 were301.31 talking302.11 about.302.11
302.11 CONWAY302.11 -302.11 Alright.302.11 Also,304.19 coming306.62 onto307.02 Belmont307.34 Street,307.9 trying308.38 to308.62 turn308.78 left309.1 into309.82 Pierce310.3 Road,310.7 there312.3 are312.62 cars312.86 parked313.34 practically314.06 on314.86 Belmont316.38 Street316.94 on317.34 the317.5 right.317.66 So,318.94 trying319.42 to319.82 navigate,320.22 sometimes321.18 the340.78 cars341.1 are341.1 parkes341.1 on341.1 either341.1 side,341.1 so,341.1 it's341.1 really341.1 difficult341.1 to341.1 navigate.341.1 So,341.1 again,341.1 whether341.1 it's341.1 signs341.1 or341.1 anything341.1 to341.1 prevent341.1 any341.1 accidents341.1 from341.1 hapening,341.1 I341.1 would341.1 appreciate341.1 it.341.74
345.5 AIRASIAN345.5 -345.5 So,345.5 just346.62 quickly,346.86 have347.34 you347.5 brought347.74 this347.98 up348.22 to348.38 your348.54 board?349.1
350.02 MARTIN350.02 -350.02 They350.43 won't350.45 do350.5 anything351.14 about351.54 parking.351.94
352.9 CONNOLLY352.9 -352.9 We353.23 haven't353.38 brought353.7 up354.02 the354.5 safety354.58 issue.355.06
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AIRASIAN361.38 -361.38 I361.38 only361.63 ask361.94 because362.19 I362.5 would362.66 assume,362.9 and364.33 it's364.41 only364.89 my365.13 assumption,365.37 but365.69 I365.85 would365.93 assume366.17 that366.49 most366.73 of367.05 the367.13 people367.29 that367.61 are367.85 parking367.93 there368.25 are368.49 residents368.73 or369.37 visitors369.61 of370.33 someone370.73 who371.13 lives371.37 there.371.69 So,374.97 I'm376.09 wondering376.25 if376.65 there378.49 could378.65 be378.81 some378.97 sort379.13 of379.29 notice379.45 or379.77 email380.06 or381.11 a381.19 letter381.19 that381.58 is381.9 sent.382.14
383.43 CONNOLLY383.43 -383.43 They383.43 tell383.75 us383.99 that384.23 it's384.63 the385.58 city's385.75 sidewalks,386.79 and387.35 they387.58 have387.82 no388.14 intel390.31 not390.46 to390.7 park392.54 there.392.79 I392.79 was392.94 on393.19 the393.35 board393.43 for393.75 six393.9 years.394.2 This394.44 has394.56 been394.68 a395.16 continuing395.4 problem395.96 for396.36 six396.68 years.396.92 And,397.88 yes,399 as399.32 a399.56 board,399.72 we400.04 did400.2 not400.36 feel400.6 that400.92 we401.16 had401.32 a401.56 right401.64 to402.2 tell402.36 people402.6 you403 can403.16 or403.48 you403.64 can't403.72 park404.12 on404.36 a404.52 city404.6 street.405 We405.8 have405.96 total406.2 control406.6 over407.16 our407.65 own407.9 assigned408.13 parking408.62 spaces.409.18 We410.62 can410.77 do410.94 whatever411.1 we411.5 want,411.74 tell411.98 people,412.21 you413.25 know,413.42 have413.74 cars413.98 towed,414.86 we'll415.01 try415.01 to415.25 get415.34 cars415.57 towed415.9 if416.13 they416.3 park417.1 in417.34 a417.5 place417.57 they're417.9 not418.06 assigned.418.3 I421.74 walk421.81 around422.06 a422.47 lot422.63 of422.67 other422.71 streets,423.43 Philip423.91 Darch424.15 Road424.63 behind424.95 us,426.55 there426.79 are426.79 tons426.95 of427.27 people427.43 in427.91 the427.99 winter,428.87 no429.19 cars.429.19 Whenever430.95 the431.67 winter431.91 parking432.23 ban432.63 is432.87 lifted,433.03 everybody433.75 parks434.39 on434.71 the434.87 street.434.95 You436.23 can't436.47 tell436.71 a436.95 homeowner437.03 they437.54 can't437.69 park437.94 on438.18 the438.33 street438.5 unless438.81 you439.21 can439.46 tell439.62 me439.86 that440.33 I'm440.57 wrong440.74 and441.21 there441.54 is441.77 some442.01 sort442.18 of442.42 city442.57 ordinance442.81 I'm443.21 not443.46 familiar443.62 with.444.01
445.21 MARTIN445.21 -445.21 There445.21 is445.46 a445.62 2-hour445.94 parking446.25 ban,448.25 right?448.74 24/7?448.74
448.74 AIRASIAN448.74 -448.74 City449.55 wide450.91 limit.450.91
450.91 MARTIN450.91 -450.91 Yes.451.83
452.75 AIRASIAN452.75 -452.75 Alright.452.75 So,453.23 anyone454.27 on454.59 the454.67 commission454.75 have455.39 any455.55 thoughts455.79 on457.55 agenda459.07 item459.47 number459.87 4?460.19
460.99 HANRAHAN460.99 -460.99 I460.99 just461.07 would462.82 mention463.06 that,463.06 my463.06 opinion,463.06 you're465.06 not465.15 supposed465.31 to465.55 park465.63 within465.87 20466.11 feet466.35 of466.5 an466.67 intersection,466.67 but467.23 with467.46 those467.71 signs,467.94 people468.82 either470.11 don't470.35 know470.59 it470.82 or470.9 they471.06 ignore471.46 it.471.79 So,472.03 from472.59 an472.82 enforcement472.99 standpoint,473.46 it's473.87 very474.03 difficult474.26 to474.67 enforce474.92 it475.24 without475.4 signs.475.8 So,477.32 I478.12 hate478.36 putting478.52 signs478.76 in479 a479.08 weird479.16 place,479.4 but479.64 I479.76 think479.88 they480.12 can480.28 when480.6 you480.76 have480.92 a481 problem481.08 like481.4 this,481.56 Belmont482.04 Street482.44 speeds482.68 are,483.56 they483.56 get483.72 up483.96 there484.04 pretty484.2 high.484.52 People485.08 get485.72 that485.88 straight486.12 away,486.36 and486.52 they486.76 it487.08 is487.16 dangerous.487.32 I487.96 mean,488.12 I488.44 think488.6 in488.76 order488.92 to489.16 properly489.32 keep489.8 that490.17 very490.32 clear,490.49 I490.73 think491.05 signs491.85 are492.17 probably492.32 an492.73 appropriate494.17 fix494.17 for494.4 that.494.56 But494.73 I'm495.13 guessing,495.29 Sergeant495.69 Sampson,496 did496.32 you496.49 put496.65 these496.81 photographs497.29 together?497.85
498.73 DAVID498.73 SAMPSON498.73 -498.73 COMMISSION498.73 MEMBER498.73 -498.73 Yes.498.73
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502.65 MARTIN502.65 -502.65 I502.65 mean,502.73 everybody503.21 gets503.76 one504.92 space,505 some505 people505 get505.32 two.505.48 They505.88 don't506.12 park506.36 in506.6 them,506.76 though.506.84 They'd507.08 rather507.24 park507.48 on508.36 the508.6 street508.76 at509.08 their509.16 front509.32 door509.56 instead510.04 of510.44 in510.6 the510.76 parking510.84 lot511.16 at511.4 their511.56 back511.72 door.512.04 I512.76 don't512.92 understand513.08 it.513.8
514.12 NICHOLSON516.2 -516.2 I516.2 think516.28 the516.68 issue516.84 is517.16 compounded518.42 with518.66 the519.3 lack519.32 of519.33 curves519.35 out519.36 there519.37 too.519.38
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536.41 AIRASIAN536.41 -536.41 Anyone536.41 else536.73 on536.97 the537.21 commission537.29 have537.69 any537.93 thoughts538.17 on538.57 agenda539.45 item540.01 four?540.41
541.45 JASON541.45 MERKIN541.45 -541.45 COMMISSION541.45 MEMBER541.45 -541.45 Just541.45 to541.69 be541.85 clear,542.01 you're542.41 asking542.65 for543.21 no543.93 parking,546.57 the547.21 signs547.38 at547.69 20548.01 feet548.41 or548.65 to548.98 extend549.13 it549.45 to549.62 30?549.86
550.98 MARTIN550.98 -550.98 Well,550.98 if551.13 you551.29 look,551.45 you551.69 could551.86 tell.552.1 I552.41 mean,552.5 you552.74 can't552.89 see553.21 when553.45 you553.69 pull553.77 out554.01 of554.25 Pierce554.41 Road554.65 onto554.89 Belmont555.21 Street.555.62 If556.1 you556.25 have556.33 to556.57 go556.65 left,556.89 forget557.13 it.557.45
558.01 MERKIN558.01 -558.01 Yes.558.57 So,558.82 I558.82 guess558.98 there559.13 are559.38 two559.53 different559.62 requests.560.1 One560.57 for560.89 the561.05 no561.29 parking561.53 so561.86 that562.1 you562.17 could562.33 view562.57 cars563.03 that563.35 are563.43 coming563.59 from564.31 the564.55 left,565.03 and565.27 then565.27 there565.67 is565.83 a566.15 second566.23 request566.71 to568.23 make568.47 it568.71 easier568.95 to569.35 maintain569.51 speed570.15 as570.47 you570.63 make570.79 a570.95 left571.11 onto571.35 Pierce.571.67 Is572.23 that572.39 correct?572.87
573.75 CONNOLLY573.75 -573.75 That573.75 is574.07 correct.574.15 Again,576.47 on578.59 Belmont578.83 Street,579.38 driving580.66 towards581.07 Waltham,581.54 trying582.75 to583.07 make583.23 a583.54 left583.63 into584.02 Pierce.584.42 Again,585.47 if585.95 there586.18 are586.42 cars586.66 parked587.38 right588.18 near588.66 the588.9 corner589.07 on590.59 either590.83 side,591.14 it's591.87 difficult592.18 to592.99 navigate593.14 only593.88 because594.76 it's596.12 tight.596.6 That's596.68 all.596.76
599.96 MARTIN599.96 -599.96 Janice599.96 can't600.36 get600.6 out600.84 of601 her601.08 space601.32 sometimes601.64 with602.36 the602.6 cars603.48 parked.604.2
604.2
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614.32 AIRASIAN614.32 -614.32 Anyone614.32 else614.72 on614.88 the615.03 commission615.2 have615.6 any615.84 thoughts?616.08 Any616.79 questions?618.08 Anybody?619.03 At619.67 all?619.75
620.32 KENNAN620.32 RHYNE620.32 -620.32 COMMISSION620.32 MEMBER620.32 -620.32 I620.32 think620.39 this620.63 probably621.07 goes621.39 to621.71 a621.87 public621.95 works622.43 more622.75 so.622.91 But,623.15 what624.19 is624.43 the624.59 process,625.79 when626.11 do626.11 we626.35 and626.91 don't627.23 we627.47 add627.95 signs628.19 for628.51 parking628.75 in629.39 Watertown?629.63 I'm630.19 saying630.35 that630.59 as630.75 a630.83 new630.99 commission631.07 member631.47 who631.79 just631.95 is632.83 learning632.99 how633.55 that633.79 has633.95 generally634.19 happened634.67 in634.99 the635.07 past.635.15
636.15 BRADY636.15 -636.15 The636.15 short636.31 version636.55 is636.88 when636.95 we're637.19 voted637.27 to637.43 do637.6 so637.83 by638 the638.15 traffic638.24 commission.638.55 So,639.36 it639.75 goes640.15 in640.31 ordinance.640.39 But641.43 I641.6 share641.91 a642.31 concern642.39 that's642.79 been643.03 addressed.643.91 On644.48 the644.63 one644.71 hand,644.88 we645.12 have645.27 a645.39 20-foot645.83 no646.15 parkway646.31 intersection646.63 now.647.27 I'm648 not648.07 sure648.24 signs648.48 are648.72 going648.88 to648.96 change648.96 people's649.28 behavior.649.6 I650.64 have650.8 concerns650.96 about651.44 putting651.68 a651.92 sign652 in652.24 every652.32 time652.56 they653.04 say653.28 they653.28 can't653.44 see653.84 outside654.16 20654.56 feet654.8 out655.04 of655.2 the655.28 intersection.655.36 So,656.24 I656.48 think656.56 that656.72 sets656.96 a657.12 tough657.2 precedent.657.44 I657.84 mean,658 I658.08 could658.16 go658.32 all658.48 the658.56 way658.64 down658.8 Belmont658.96 Street659.36 and659.68 put659.84 in660 signs660.24 that660.48 are660.64 across660.8 street,662.32 and662.48 you662.48 have662.64 the662.8 same662.88 situation.663.67 So,663.84 you665.51 just665.67 get665.84 into666 sign666.24 pollution,666.48 and666.88 you667.12 get667.2 into667.43 just667.67 so668 many668.15 signs668.39 that668.63 it's668.96 no669.43 longer669.67 effective.669.91 I670.79 think670.88 what671.91 makes672.15 me672.48 look672.63 at672.88 this672.96 just673.75 slightly674.39 differently674.79 is675.2 that675.36 Pierce676.21 Road676.53 is676.85 where677.65 the677.89 street678.05 merges678.37 into678.69 Belmont.678.93 So,679.89 yes,680.13 people680.37 are680.69 accelerating680.85 out681.41 of681.57 there.681.65 And682.45 yet682.69 people682.93 are683.17 coming683.33 to683.57 speed,683.73 so683.97 it684.13 does684.29 gives686.13 me686.29 a686.45 slightly686.61 different686.93 view.687.17 But688.46 I688.62 do688.77 have688.86 concerns689.1 that,689.5 signs690.13 are690.38 generally690.62 speaking,691.01 not691.42 the691.58 answer.691.74 They're692.22 a692.77 tool,692.93 not693.17 an694.46 enforcement694.62 piece.695.1 So,695.5 I'm697.82 kind698.05 of698.46 bit698.62 tricks698.77 in699.01 between699.25 on699.58 this699.65 one.701.28 But701.52 that's701.52 the701.92 answer.702.08
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CONNOLLY716.76 -716.76 There716.76 is717.19 a717.19 no717.62 parking718.05 corner718.54 sign718.57 on718.59 Lexington718.62 near718.64 Bradshaw.718.67 There's718.73 biohydrant719.21 there.720 But720.88 I'm721.21 sure721.45 it721.61 was721.76 placed722.09 there722.49 for722.64 a722.88 similar722.97 reason.723.37 People723.85 pulling724.33 out724.64 of724.8 Bradshaw724.97 onto725.45 Lexington.725.92 They727.92 don't728.09 allow728.33 parking728.73 there,729.13 so729.45 you729.68 have729.85 the730.25 vision.730.64 You731.5 know,731.58 we731.82 can731.98 see732.94 cars733.34 coming.733.42
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