Disclaimer: I don't own Animorphs. I wish I did, but I don't. - Anyways this story and any characters that are made up are mine and Cassie's. So don't use them without asking.

Just so people now this isn't just my story. My friend Cassie and I came up with this together. We're co-authors. I come up the ideas and she types them up. And the chapters will switch between Kitty's POV and Loren's POV. Enjoy!

Kitty's POV

"Kitty, where are we?" Loren asked. I could see her, but she was filmy, without substance. It was almost as if she, too, was everywhere around me.

"You are in my realm now, humans." As the voice said that, the library became clearer, and I could see the outside of it, and Marco and my mom were running towards it. We saw the stairs, and the people that had been chasing us were headed down the stairs. What's going on? I asked myself.

"You were being chased by Controllers. I took you to my realm. Now it is time for you to leave." All of a sudden, we were in the center of the library. Marco and my mom burst into the library, and almost ran into us.

"We saw the Ellimist," my mom said breathlessly. "He showed us what was happening." Her and Marco stared at us.

"Hey, guys?" he said. "Let's either get out of here or fight. Tobias is on his way, but he won't be here for about another minute. He had to finish eating." He looked about to make some comment or other about Tobias' eating habits, but my mom glared at him, and he kept his mouth shut.

"Let's go outside and wait," I suggested. "Let them think that we've run away. They won't be prepared for us when we go back." The three of them stared at me like I'd just grown another head.

"That's a great idea," Marco said finally. "Assuming it doesn't get us killed first," he added. He gestured to the door. It was opening slowly. We made a break for it, and burst out into the sunlight. I led them to the spot where me and Loren had hid before. We crouched down in the bushes, and waited. We saw Tobias flying above us. He had made it in time, it appeared. He looked straight at us.

They're not following you, he said quietly. I nodded to signal that I had heard, and then started morphing. First, though, I shed my outer layer of clothing to reveal my morphing outfit, which consisted of spandex shorts and a tight workout top. Then I turned into the only animal I knew: a wolf. Everyone took my lead. Tobias stayed as a hawk. My mom turned into a wolf as well, and Marco into a gorilla. I sent Tobias up into the sky to make sure we were clear, and then I bounded out into the open.

My wolf mind didn't like the open: neither did I. We made our way quickly and quietly to the doors of the library.

All right, I said. Let's make them know we're here! Marco let out a cry of elation. Let me tell you, a gorilla screaming for any reason is a scary thing. Even as a wolf I was almost scared by him.

You guys do know that I haven't morphed in a long time, my mom said quietly. She hung back from the door as Loren and I started forward.

Mom, don't worry about that now. Let's go kick some Yeerk butt! I let out a howl that shook the walls, and my mom and Loren joined in. We burst into the library, and looked around. There was no one there. Or if there had been, they were gone. We raced to the secret door, and barged through it, literally (gorillas are very good for that), and barged down the stairwell.

In wolf form, the stairs took no effort. Well, there was the aspect that they got a little slippery, but I didn't care. We were making good time. My head buzzed. I knew that we were going to fight, and the thought both excited and repulsed me. But it was what had to be done, I told myself. It's not something to enjoy or hate. We're saving the world!

I almost howled, but we were trying to come up in surprise. If they knew we were coming, we'd be cornered on the steps, and basically dead. We finally reached the room we had been in before. I was first, and I leapt out, and moved to the side to let everyone else in.

My mom was right after me. She jumped the opposite direction I had. She bared her teeth in a growl. Marco and Tobias were next. Marco had had to carry Tobias; he hadn't been able to see in the dark well enough to fly. Loren was right on their tail. We probably made a very scary sight. Three wolves, a huge gorilla, and a mean-looking bird.

The Controllers scattered, and some grabbed the little hand-held things that shot red blasts of light. I knew enough to dodge those. A few sizzled the air just above my head, but the wolf was fast enough not to get hit. So far, everything was going all right.

I had some sort of a plan forming in my head, but I didn't know how it could be done. As I was thinking about it, I was leading everyone to the door, and dodging the weapons fire. I knew what would await us beyond that door. We had to be quick. I assumed that everyone knew what was behind that door. Just to be sure, I asked Marco, while still keeping an eye on the Controllers. I tried to send the question just to him.

Marco, you guys do know what's behind that door? I asked quietly. I had hoped that no one else had heard me talk.

I'm assuming it's the usual Yeerk pool, with Taxxons and Hork-Bajir? he asked. I had no idea what Taxxons or Hork-Bajir were, but I grinned as best I could. Then the plan clicked.

Guys, here's what we're going to do, I started. I told them my plan. They agreed, and we went inside the door. It appeared that no one had heard me, which was a good thing. Having the enemy know your battle plans isn't the ideal thing, in my opinion.

As I had predicted, they weren't ready for us behind that door. The humans in cages cowered farther back, and the ones in line ran. Some made it, and others were shot down. One of them fell right in front of me, shot right through the middle. I could see others being chopped down by the walking razor blades.

No! I yelled.

Kitty, get a grip! Marco said. Things happen. Keep to the plan!

But-

Keep going, he said grimly. I didn't have much choice. A walking razor blade was coming my way. I leapt out of its way, and then thought better of it. I leapt on its back, and bit its neck. It went down fast. I didn't have time to think about my first kill, when I heard a scream. Tommy!

He was by the pool, cornered by huge centipedes and walking razor blades. He had a terrified look on his face. It wasn't the same Tommy that had led us here. He was different somehow. Then I knew why.

Loren, some help please? I asked. I didn't know where she had been, but she was by my side in an instant. She saw what I was looking at, and agreed.

We howled, and leapt at the circle surrounding Tommy. I took down a centipede, and Loren munched off a razor blade's head.

Tommy, get out of here! I yelled. He looked at the wolf that had saved him, and ran. We finished off the razor blades, as the centipedes were busy eating their wounded comrade. I wanted to be sick, but I didn't have time.

Tsseeeew!

Ahhhh! I screamed. It had hit my shoulder. There was a burning sensation, and I collapsed onto my front.

Kitty! My mom cried.

I'm good, I said shakily. I stood up, and limped on three legs, but I could still fight. I wanted to fight. These Yeerks deserved to die for what they did.

Jason! Where was he? I looked madly around for him, and focused all my senses on finding him in the dim chamber. There, by the far wall. He was still trapped in a cage. There was a mean-looking razor by him.

Let's get him, Loren said. She had seen Jason too. She raced over there, and had killed the razor by the time I had gotten there. Jason looked at us with fear, then amazement as we found the key to his cage on the dead body, and unlocked him. He was with another woman, and they both ran for the door.

By now, the door was guarded. But not by their people. By Marco. He stood there, looking very proud of himself, and knocking any person that ran at him on the head. With his massive fists, that was a deadly blow to anyone.

They're our people! I screamed at Marco as he raised a huge fist to conk Jason one. He lowered his hand, and let them by.

I assumed that the other room had been taken care of by my mom and Tobias, as they were nowhere in the pool area. Loren, Marco, and I surveyed the devastation, decided that we were done for the moment, and went to help my mom and Tobias.

The refugees were sitting on the steps, cowering. I didn't know why they hadn't left, but there they were.

Get out of here! I bellowed at them. They stared at me in amazement. I could imagine what was going through their minds. "Oh my gosh, a wolf is talking to me!" Go! I screamed. One by one, they stood up, and ran. At least they were out of our way.

My mom and Tobias were cornered by a few humans and a razor. They all held those little weapons. I started to run over, but my leg was still useless. I ran as fast as I could over to where Tobias was.

Kitty, go over in the corner and demorph. Then morph right back again. Your leg will be healed. I'll cover you, Marco said. I stopped in my tracks, and turned around. I ducked behind the bar, and did as he asked. He was right, my leg healed. I gawked at my leg for a moment, and then the noises of the battle pushed through my amazement. I had to help Tobias.

I joined the fray again. The battle was all around me. Jump, bite, circle, claw. Jump, bite, circle, claw. Over and over again. I couldn't hold out forever, though. There were more Controllers coming through the door from the pool by the second. Soon I was alone and encircled. I fought with my claws and my teeth, but I had no real concept of how to fight as a wolf. I had just been faking it, and had been able to get away with it until now. But I couldn't do it any longer. I let its mind take over me.

She knew how to fight. Oh yes sir she did. She jumped and slashed and bit and clawed her way through the enclosing ring of enemies. She was hurt, but she didn't care. Battle rage had that effect on a person. She jumped, wheeled around, and bit the jugular of a razor. Then turned again, and slashed a centipede. It's comrades fell upon it with the zeal of a person eating a nice juicy steak after not eating for a week. But no eyes were on me at that moment.

That gave me the opening I needed. I ran over to the other wolf in my sight. She wasn't having such a good time. I clawed and bit my way to her. Then we fought side by side until our opponents were all dead or dying. Then we turned to my mom and Tobias.

They were backed into a corner, surrounded, and the circle was closing rapidly. I jumped onto a centipede's back, and left it an oozing mess. As before, all of the centipedes within the circle fell to it. Then there were the razors. They came after us with a vengeance, but then they stopped. The humans had done the same thing. All of them were carrying those funny-looking weapons. Most were pointed at the bird, and the rest at the wolf. There was indecision among them, however. They didn't want to turn their back to either group. When Marco came lumbering towards us, their mind was made up for them. They all turned to us.

That gave my mom and Tobias room to attack. As Marco picked up two humans and cracked their heads together, my mom lunged for the nearest razor, and twisted in just enough time to avoid the beam of red light. She killed him quickly. Then she was on to her next opponent.

Tsseeeew!

I dodged just in time. My fur was singed, but I didn't care. I wove my way through the crowd of humans and razors, biting here and there. They couldn't shoot me because I was so close to them. I bit and clawed a path to Tobias. He was grounded, and I saw the trickle of blood coming from his wing.

Morph, I said. I'll cover.

No time, he said painfully. I could almost feel the life draining from him. He had been hurt a long time, and still was trying to hold off his own death.

Do it! I said more forcefully. He sighed in my head, and I knew that he had started to morph. I held off the few humans that were facing us, and killed two of them. I stole one of their weapons, and swept it behind me to the newly formed human who stood above me.

He was small and sandy-haired, and looked no older than I was. That little pause in my concentration was all the time my attacker needed. He was on me. I had taken his weapon, and damaged one of his hands. So he had every reason to be mad with me. Then he tried grabbing my throat. Big mistake. A wolf's fur is thickest there, and is very hard to penetrate. I twisted out of his feeble grip easily, and then was on him. I took him down, and chomped down on his neck. He screamed, and was still. I growled, and backed up to get closer to Tobias. He had morphed back into a hawk, and flew above me, still holding the weapon.

Thanks, he said quickly, and then he was off to battle. Again, I was alone in a circle of assailants. Why had he left me? There were too many of them, and they were growing more numerous!

But they advance on me warily. They knew what I could do. I let a little of the wolf's mind in, but not all. She didn't know how to deal with weapons. Not that I did, but I had a better clue than she. Tsseeeew! I jumped, and twisted in midair enough to dodge, then attacked the one who had shot at me. She went down and stayed there. With that, the circle broke and ran. I guessed that I had taken their leader.

I loped over to Marco, who was standing there doing nothing. My mom, Tobias, and Loren were next to him. There was nothing more coming from the door. We surveyed the damage we had done. I watched a few Controllers run up the stairs, but they didn't bother me. Not until later, that is.

Ready for the fun? Marco asked me.

Always, I said happily. The battle had strangely exhilarated me. But at the same time it had sickened me. I needed the energy, so I let myself be exhilarated. We went through the door, to the pool room.

It wasn't empty, as we'd hoped.

How many people does this thing hold? I asked to no one in particular. I thought we had cleared it out.

However many it wants to, an unfamiliar voice said. We all looked at each other. There were two things that it could have been. One, it could have been an Andalite, or two, it could have been someone in morph.

I looked around frantically, and saw a huge creature looming at the far side of the pool. I went closer, and discovered that it was a rhinoceros. It stepped into the pool. The pool wasn't that deep, maybe up to it's belly. It came lumbering at us at an amazing pace. I didn't know much about rhinos. Only that their skin was tougher than anything I could pierce with my teeth.

And we get rid of this thing how? Marco asked.

How am I supposed to know? I yelped.

You're the one with the ideas, he reminded me. Oh yeah, I was, wasn't I? Well, I didn't have any at that moment. Or did I?

Surround the pool. Tobias? Do you still have that weapon?

Yes, I do, came the reply. He sounded used to taking orders. I didn't realize until later that that's what I had been doing.

Do you know how to use it? I asked

Sort of, he said.

Set it as high as it will go, and fire it- I trailed off.

Fire it where? he asked.

It's throat it weak, my mom said. Fire it there.

We surrounded our side of the pool, and awaited the rhino. It wasn't very long in coming. It waded through the pool quickly. As it approached, I jumped up and onto it. Stupid idea, but it distracted the beast. I hung on for all I was worth, and tried not to get thrown off.

Kitty, what the- Marco said, astounded.

Tsseeeew! The beam hit the side of its neck, and seared my fur. I yelped in pain, but hung onto the tough hide.

Sorry, Kitty, Tobias said as he flew higher. I hoped the ceiling was high enough for him to do what he needed to. The rhino bucked under me. I dug my claws in as far as they would go, which wasn't very far. He reared up onto his hind legs, something I didn't think a rhino could do, and managed to throw me. I fell, down and down. Down for what seemed like an eternity.

I hit the sludgy liquid. I could feel the slug-like things rubbing up against me. It may not have been deep to the rhino, but it was definitely deep for me. I was trying to swim in the viscous liquid with a rhino stomping around like a madman. Not a good thing. I was sinking! I couldn't touch! I tried paddling faster.

Kitty! came Loren's anguished cry.

Tsseeeew! A beam sliced the air above me. The rhino roared in pain. Then he started to fall. I had nowhere to go.

Kitty! No! Tobias dove from the sky, and grabbed the fur of my neck, and tried to drag my miserable wolf form away from the falling gargantuan. I was already paddling as fast as I could. But a red-tailed hawk trying to drag a wet wolf more than ten times its size didn't exactly work.

The rhino caught itself, and landed on all fours, and drenched Tobias and I with the sludge, barely missing us with its feet. Tobias gurgled and spat a bit, but he came up finally, still holding onto my fur. Then the rhino began to change.

Guys, I said shakily. It's been almost two hours. You have to demorph.

Already did, Marco said smugly. Cassie, your turn. She sighed, and went off into the corner. In a few moments, she was back, good as new. I didn't know how I knew it had been two hours. I'd always had good time sense, though.

Loren? I asked.

Been there, done that, she said. Then I concentrated on the newly formed human. He had a weapon. I finally reached an edge to the pool, and clambered out. Tobias was still on top of me.

Can you fly? I asked him privately, trying to balance him on my back while moving as fast as I could.

No. My wings are still wet, he said matter-of-factly.

Dry them off.

Real helpful, Kitty.

Look, you got a better idea?

Yeah, run.

Sounds good. I ran, and Tobias hung on for dear life. I was very glad that my fur was thick. Otherwise my back would have been torn to shreds.

I ran back behind Marco. Tobias climbed up to Marco's shoulders.

My wings are almost dry, he said lightly.

Good. Use them, I said. I demorphed. As I was doing so, he said,

Yes, ma'am! He took off, and dive-bombed the human. Tobias' speed was slowed a little by the sludge on his wings, but he still managed to surprise the human. I changed back into a wolf. I was ready.

The human cried out in agony as Tobias raked his talons across the his face. Then Tobias bit down on the guy's arm, hard. I could hear the snapping of the forearm. I didn't know that hawks' jaws were so strong. Then Tobias flew off. I sent Marco in next. I would go next. He did not surprise the human. But a human compared to a full-sized gorilla, even a human with a weapon, is not a good match.

The human raised his weapon, but only in time for Marco to knock him upside the head. Tobias went right after, and raked his talons again across the poor man's eyes.

He just won't learn, will he, Tobias said. He's not dead yet.

If you don't have to kill him, then don't, my mom protested. Remember, he's a Controller. If you can get the Yeerk out of him, he'll be fine.

Good idea, said Marco. He picked up the human like he as a rag doll, and carried him over to where we were. Marco plopped him down in front of us. He stared at us with wonder and fear. His one eye was a bloody mess. I didn't like that, but it was done. I looked at him, and I could almost see the Yeerk inside his head quiver in fear. He knew he was outgunned.

Who are you? I demanded. I stepped forward and asked. He spat on me, and wouldn't answer. I was surprised that he could see, in fact. Tobias had gotten him pretty good.

I'll ask you one more time, who are you? He still didn't answer. Instead, he stood up, and dove into the pool through the gap between Loren and I.

Uh oh, Loren said. I knew something was going to happen, but what happened was worse than I could have imagined.

What surfaced out of that pool was not a pretty sight. I couldn't identify the creature. It didn't have much color to it, but it was big. And it had a lot of eyes and legs. It's legs were sturdy, and had things that looked like hands. And in one of them was the weapon. We all backed up on instinct.

Who's bigger now? sneered the beast. We didn't answer. I stood in front of everyone else, and growled. I took one look at its skin, and knew that it was soft and fleshy, no problem to bite through.

I jumped as far as I could, and landed on one of its lower legs. I bit and clawed my way up. Sure enough, the skin was soft as butter. There was only one problem, its blood was acidic. I kept myself from screaming as I climbed up its body. I tore my way up as fast as I could safely manage. I didn't want to fall back into that pool.

I knew the creature wouldn't shoot me for a few reasons. One of those being it couldn't see me, and it didn't want to shoot itself, and it probably figured that its blood would kill me. I kept climbing, hopefully to get to it's neck, where it would lose the most blood from, and would hopefully die.

The burns were really hurting now. I stopped for a moment, and looked down. I was a good ways up, but wolves were not made for climbing. I stopped, and braced myself on a leg, and started ripping a big hole in its flesh. The dark purple blood gushed out of the opening, all over me. I leapt up, and kept on climbing, doing as much damage as I could on my way up. There was no way I was ever going to reach the top. The blood was trickling down me, burning through my fur and into my skin. But I still held on. Clawing my way up his soft hide, I ripped and tore as much as I could. But it was painful.

I finally cried out in pain. I saw Tobias come over to me, to distract the beast, but my legs wouldn't hold on any longer. They were burned too bad. I fell about thirty feet down, into the pool. I hit it with a sickening thump, and started sinking. The pain was far away, almost as if someone else was feeling it. I felt those slugs try to crawl on me, and try to get into my head. I was sinking rapidly, and my world was going black. I saw Marco come through the pool, and pick m up with one hand, while with the other, he was fighting the monster. I laid in the crook of his arm limply. He knocked the creature good and hard over the head, and it wavered a little, but stood firm. Marco turned and took me back to the group.

Where's Tobias? I managed to ask Marco weakly.

He's still over there, he said grimly, not looking back. That gave me a little strength.

Tobias, leave- I didn't finish my sentence.

Tsseeeew!

Ahhhh! Tobias cried. Marco turned around enough so that I could watch Tobias plummet down, down, into the pool. He weakly fluttered his wing, but it didn't do any good, and the other was useless.

Tobias! I cried.

No! my mom yelled.

She leapt to the edge of the pool, as if to go after Tobias, who was the monster's main attention. Loren stepped in front of her, barring her way.

There's nothing we can do! She growled at my mother. My mother turned and walked away from the pool. I watched one of the monster's legs reach into the pool, and pull up a half drowned bird. I wondered if a Yeerk had gotten inside of him, but then I remembered that they had to go through the ear canal, and Tobias' was probably too small. Marco turned away as the monster dangled Tobias up above his mouth. I heard a triumphant roar as we left the pool room. There was nothing more we could do.

Tobias was gone. I could feel it. As much pain as I was in, I could still feel more. I sat there in Marco's grip, too numb even to feel the acid still burning through me. Tobias was dead. I had been stupid. I had lead this group into a battle, not knowing anything about it! Tobias was gone! I burrowed closer to Marco, and curled up in as tight a ball as I could. I was losing coordination, I noted as I tried to move. But I didn't care.

We started up the steps. Two wolves, and a gorilla carrying another wolf. A pretty sad company. We trudged up the stairs, with my mom's sobs in our heads. I wanted to cry, but I couldn't. I was still in shock. I had gotten Tobias killed. He was gone. He was the one who had helped us get these powers; he was someone that could have helped us more!

No, I moaned softly.

Kitty, demorph. That acid will kill you, came Marco's soft voice. I saw him look down at me, but my vision was growing dimmer. Good, let it, I thought to myself. I didn't move. I stayed there in Marco's grip until we reached to top of the stairs. Which was a long time, and by then all of my appendages were either numb, or useless. Everyone looked at me, but I looked away from them. They wanted me to make a decision. I stayed silent.

Look where my decisions had led us. Tobias was gone, and we had killed countless numbers of beings down in that pit. Is this what it was really like? I asked myself. Is this how every battle was going to be? Killing and carnage? Is that what was necessary to save the world?

Okay, everyone, demorph, Marco said finally. He set me down. Everyone demorphed. Even me. I didn't want to. I didn't want to face what my life would be after that day. Because I knew. I knew what was going to have to happen. This would become routine. We would battle to save the planet, and people would die. My decisions would kill people. That was too much for me.

"Kitty," Loren started. She was worried about me. They all were. I looked at them sadly.

"Let's get back," I said. Marco checked to see if anyone was up in the library. No one was, and it was dark out. We'd been down in that pit for a long time. But we'd left the pool intact. And we'd left a witness. We were going to be in major trouble for that later, I knew.

It was a long, silent walk home. Marco and my mom could have morphed birds, gone back, and driven the car over, but we all wanted longer to think. We had all been hit hard. But I think that it was Marco and my mom who were hit the hardest. They had known Tobias since they had fought this same war. They thought that it was over. But it wasn't, and I was bringing them back into it.

We walked down dark, deserted streets for hours, wandering aimlessly, but all the while getting closer to home. It was probably close to midnight when we got into the house. The first thing I did was call Tommy and Jason. I wanted them to come over. They thought I was nuts, asking them to come over at midnight, but they came. They were both really shaken up. They sat there in the kitchen, not saying anything. Jason looked at the ground, and his small face was contorted with confusion, among other things. Tommy's muscular body shook. Finally, he looked up at me. He was going to have to start this one.

"So, you know what happened at the library?" he asked softly, staring at me.

"We don't just know," I said quietly. "We were there." Everyone stared at me as if I was nuts.

"Just what do you think you're doing?" Marco yelled.

"They're not Controllers anymore. If we're going to do this, we're going to need help," I explained. Marco sighed.

"I suppose it is your choice. It's your group now, Kitty."

"What?" I had lead them into battle, true, but to be their leader? Their confirmed leader? I didn't like assuming responsibility like that, but I guess that I didn't have much of a choice at that moment. I stared at him.

"You heard me," he said in resignation. I shook my head, and continued.

"Well, I suppose you two know all about the Yeerks, then," I started. They both nodded, and tried to smile. They were still both scared out of their wits.

"What happened to us one night enabled us to fight them," I paused. "We now have the power to change into any animal we can touch. And since you know a lot of things about them, we," I gestured to Loren, "would like to make you one of ours."

"And that means what?" Jason said. He was tall and skinny, with red hair and a medium complexion. He stared up at us from his chair with his big brown eyes.

"It means that we're going to give you the same power all of us have," Loren finished. I nodded. She ran upstairs and got the cube.

"Which would be what?" Tommy asked.

"To turn into animals," I answered. His jaw dropped.

"You were the animals?" he asked, astounded.

"Yes, we were," I said sadly. Tobias' death was still fresh in my mind. Loren came back with the cube. I handed it to my mom.

"Mom, you know how to do this," I said. She sighed, and got up from her chair.

"Put your hands on it," she said. The two boys did as they were told. Then Loren and I did.

The same tingling sensation that I had gotten the first time filled me again. I knew that my two friends were experiencing it as well. When it was done, we all opened our eyes.

"Nothing's different," Tommy said.

"Yes there is," I replied. "Come with me." With that, I led him and Jason to the barn, to pick their first morphs. Tommy wanted a bald eagle, and Jason wanted a fox. After telling them how to acquire it, and trying to do so by flashlight, we all went back into the house, and we cheered up a little. Tommy and Jason stayed the night, but we didn't sleep at all. When the sun was up, we all went outside.

We all went out into the woods to watch Tommy and Jason try to morph. Then Marco started talking to us about thought-speech. There would be more lectures, I'm sure. But I was glad that I knew something now, and didn't have to figure it all out by myself, as they once had to. I paid close attention to Marco. It was an odd sight, though. A gorilla was teaching a class of two wolves, a fox, and an eagle. We were all clustered around the cave. When that lecture was done, we went back to the house. I was still disturbed about Tobias, and what had happened yesterday, so I went to the cave.

I didn't know why I always went to the cave. It soothed me, for unknown reasons. Maybe it was the sound of the water in the background, or maybe it was just the fact that it was there my life changed forever.

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