Brick searched and scanned through all the police reports of the offshore prison fire. It had been a few days now since Bubbles had shown them the security footage of the three figures.
Although he got terrible flashbacks whenever he saw a picture of the prison building, he persisted on. Shaking desperately the images out his head and analysing all the damage from the forensic photos.
'Hm, the fire originated from electrical wiring. Judging by the photos, it looks like the wires zapped with some sort of energy. Almost, like..' he paused in his thoughts. Brick considered the possibility of those strange three figures who were in the CCTV footage at Townsville's first national bank, being connected to the prison fire somehow.
What possible reason would they have for burning the prison though? Observing the damage, the ruff could tell that the perpetrators didn't care whether inmates were killed or not in the blaze, so why do this then if they didn't want anyone to escape?
"Brick? Brick honey is that you down there?"
The Rowdyruff eyed up to see the door to the basement open and his tired looking mother dressed in a robe walk down, a mug of hot coffee in her hand. "What are you still doing down here Brick? You said you were going straight to bed after you came back from your patrol?" she came up beside him by the computer.
"Eh, I had some work to do" the boy shrugged, continuing to type on the keyboard.
"But it's 3am and you have school in the morning. Plus your brother's first proper soccer game is tomorrow after school. He's been training with them, be that reluctantly, for a while now."
"I know, I'll be there. Don't worry. I actually hear from what some of the other kids have said, that he's not that bad, that he's quite a good player."
"We'll find out tomorrow. Now can you finish up any research you're doing and go to bed honey?" Wendy asked her son.
"Sure mom, I just want to know first, did either you or Mark try to create anything with the chemical X whilst experimenting with it?" the ruff wondered.
"You mean, did we create anyone like you? Like those three figures caught on the bank's CCTV footage? I'm sorry Brick, but neither Mark or I created anything like that" explained Wendy, putting her mug of coffee down on the side and pressing a couple of buttons on the keyboard. "Here's the experiments that Mark and I performed with the chemical, at least the ones we recorded down anyway."
She brought up a list on the screen. "As you can see there's nothing. The closest thing Mark ever did with using the chemical on life was experimenting on that donated dead body, a deceased man called Ian, trying to see if it could revive people. Though it never worked, and he stored Ian's body away in the Founders research labs."
She switched the computer off and yawned. "Anyway, you can continue this tomorrow after Butch's game. Superhero or not, a little boy still needs his sleep."
Brick, although feeling like he was being treated like a kid, complied and flew up the stairs as Wendy grabbed her mug and followed him. "C'mon" she said. "I'll tuck you in."
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The boys of 24th street school's, the Rowdyruff's school, soccer team were either warming up, or talking to their parents whom were giving them encouragement for their first game of the season. Including Butch, as Wendy was knelt down to his level making sure his kit was all ready.
He was wearing the school's purple soccer kit with his last name printed on the back. "I'm fine mom, I put on everything in the locker room."
"I know dear, just making sure. Now, be sure to not use any of your powers during the game. You've been very good at playing fair, and I've seen a few of your training sessions, you're not that bad without them" his mother encouraged brushing his shoulders a little.
That's when the other kids started running up to the field as the other team from the rival school did the same. "You'd better go on now Butch, good luck."
The boy then made his way over to where his team mates were, whom were all listening to the coach.
The truth was, Butch was only really doing this because of Wendy, and that she wanted him to socialise more. He hated it at first, but he just couldn't say no to his mother's smiling face. The other kids on the team obviously were cautious about the Rowdyruff joining them, but as practice went on, they started to realise what a great asset he was, that he wasn't actually that bad. Plus he didn't seem like a danger.
"Okay boys this is our first game, so it doesn't really matter who wins this one, but it will give us a good advantage if we do. Remember your positions and team play, and we'll be sure to do well. Ready?" the coach asked.
"Ready!" they all shouted in unison. Although they had practice, this was going to be the first chance that they could show what they're made of.
"Right, let's get out there!" the coach proclaimed and the boys ran onto the pitch, and just as Butch was about to follow them, the coach gave a few final words to him. "You're gonna do great Innlost. You quite impressed me during practice, and that was without your powers."
The green ruff glanced at the other team running onto the field. "Are you sure they're okay knowing I'm playing against them coach? It's just that I don't normally get the warmest of welcomes." His voice was actually very sincere.
The coach looked at the other team as well. "I explained everything to their coach beforehand. They all know you're gonna be here, but don't worry, they've all been assured that you won't do anything against the rules, or dangerous. Anyway, get out there kid, and good luck."
Butch took his position on the field as Wendy sat in the school bleachers along with the other parents, Boomer and Brick sat beside her, causing the parents to scooch away a bit. Wendy didn't notice, but Brick had a small notepad in his hands and a pencil, writing down notes and possible suspects of the latest crimes in Founders.
Butch caught glimpses of the kids on the other team whispering to each other and pointing at him. He tried ignoring it, knowing they would do that. He just hoped they wouldn't get too scared of him and try to avoid him on the pitch, he at least wanted some sort of challenge.
The whistle blew and the game began. The kids scrambled slightly but maintained their positions. The ball was passed among the boys of 24th street school and they kept possession for a good long while.
It was soon intercepted however and one boy from the opposite team ran down the right wing, Butch's wing, with it. He was tackled though, when said Rowdyruff came up from behind and took it from him. The boy he tackled didn't flinch at the sight of Butch at all, in fact he didn't even see the ruff coming. Butch knew it was always best to get the drop on the enemy.
Running up the field with it, the black haired boy managed to dodge everyone trying to make a tackle. And to his surprise, they weren't afraid to do so. He thought they'd be too frightened to go anywhere near him. Maybe news of him and his brothers becoming heroes was spreading faster than he thought.
Knowing how to maneuver from and dodge a martial arts opponent's blow, he got past every defender. Passing it to another player then running into an open space, the player passed it back and the Rowdyruff shot it at an angle which the goalkeeper couldn't reach. He dived the wrong way anyway. The ball hit the left corner of the net.
The boys on Butch's team cheered as did the parents in the bleachers, especially Wendy and Boomer. Brick looked up from his notepad, and although he didn't show it, he too was slightly amused at his brother's skills.
Butch's team swarmed him of course, patting his back and hugging him in sportsmanlike way. It even made the tough ruff laugh a little.
They broke away and the ball was kicked off again. The other team managed to get down by 24th street school's goal, but it was defended too well. The ball was eventually passed to Butch again, and like last time, he dodged and performed a skill every time an opposite player attempted to tackle him. He didn't even give the actual strikers a chance, he kicked the ball once he saw an opening in the defenders, and it flew straight past them to which the goalkeeper didn't see coming. Striking the back of the net.
The same reaction happened again. The ruffs team celebrated with him, holding him up for a few seconds. The parents of the home team were cheering too, Wendy especially.
Two goals already, and Butch hadn't used any of his powers in the slightest. The other team didn't even try to accuse him of doing so, as they were on the field with him, playing alongside him close up, they could tell he wasn't.
It was second half and after about his third goal, scored via header, Butch was smiling and getting up from the floor, after diving to score his header, quietly admitting to himself "I think I'm starting to like this game."
His name was cheered, as it was on the back of his shirt. "Innlost! Innlost! Innlost!"
The game eventually finished, the score 4-1 to 24th street, three of them being scored by the Rowdyruff. The team didn't mind too much that Butch got most of the limelight, they were just happy they'd won.
"Well done boys, that definitely gave us an advantage, it was only the first game of the season, but it was impressive. If we just keep training the future looks bright" the coach complimented and all the boys on the team headed to meet their parents.
"Amazing Butch" the coach said just before the boy was about to leave. "Keep this up and we could win the whole tournament."
The ruff smirked and nodded, not floating but running over to his brothers and mother.
"You were brilliant" Wendy congratulated kneeling down and hugging her son. "Spending an hour finding soccer shoes that would fit you was indeed worth it. Y'know I'd never thought that I'd be a soccer mom."
"I've never done so much actual running before" Butch commented, now floating alongside his family to the car.
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In the Powerpuff household, Bubbles once again was stuck with her homework. History this time. So she floated upstairs to find her 'older' sister going through police reports from Founders city, given to her by the Townsville police chief, and reading pretty much most of them. She both seemed and looked more determined than ever before to find something. Anything.
"Um Blossom? Could you uh-?"
"Yeah hang on a sec Bubbles" the busy Powerpuff dismissed almost straight away, not even looking up from the report. "There's gotta be something here" she whispered to herself.
Bubbles just slumped her shoulders, knowing it was pointless. So instead, she got the same idea as last time. Telling the Professor she was heading out, the blonde zoomed over to Founders, once again asking for help from the Rowdyruff leader.
"The tides turned, quite literally. The weather in the english channel and north sea caused most of the Spanish armada to crash and break apart from each other" Brick explained.
"And that was after the English sent fire ships at them?" Bubbles inquired, writing this down on a table in the Innlost house's lab.
"Eventually they were forced to sail around Britain and back to Spain, if the Atlantic storms didn't get them that was" Brick floated to the computer, continuing his work.
When Bubbles finished, ever so grateful as usual to the red Rowdyruff; she once again joined Boomer and Butch in some sort of activity. This time it was the game console. As there were only two controllers, she shared turns with Boomer.
"There! Over there! Use your bow!" Bubbles pointed trying to instruct her counterpart.
"He's not in range" Boomer fiddled with the control.
"Forget it guys, I've got a potion of regeneration" Butch smiled keeping his eyes on the screen.
"Sprint! Sprint!" advised Bubbles and the ruff did so, managing to get close to Butch's character.
"Don't worry Bubbs, my diamond sword's enchanted." Boomer struck his brother's avatar and finished him off with the bow and arrow.
The blues cheered and high-fived each other while Butch moaned and threw his controller on the floor in defeat.
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During that night in Founders, a gang of muggers attempted to prey on a couple walking through an alleyway, but they were soon met with flashes of red blue and green who inevitably knocked them out unconscious, dropping them off at a nearby police station.
There was also a shooting going on downtown and the police were pinned behind their cars, not able to move. However the three superpowered boys dropped down right inbetween the cops and the shooters, the bullets bouncing off their skin as expected. Using heat vision to zap the weapons out the shooters hands, they proceeded to carry out the 'apprehending'.
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At school in the middle of class, a lot of the kids turned to Brick for help with the answers, when Mr Scott wasn't looking of course. The ruff helped them on the aspect of hoping it would help gain some trust among the other students. At least that's how he won them over.
Boomer pretty much just acted like himself, all innocent and just playing tag in the playground, flying up and retrieving any frisbees or balls stuck in the trees, or drawing with crayons on the playground gravel with the other kids.
Butch was becoming quite popular with the more sporty children, once they heard and saw how good he was at soccer, and that because of him the school had won three games in a row now.
Tales of the trio's crime fighting spread around, not just the school, but the whole city as well. This was why all information, such as what school the boys went to, as well as Wendy being their mother, was kept extremely confidential. As to keep any crime lord in the city from using it against them, and for the safety of those who attended and worked at 24th street school.
Thanks to the Rowdyruffs two friends, Matt and Rebecca, whose dad was a policeman, the stories of the boys' adventures spread around the school like fire, gaining them some popularity among most of the students and even teachers.
It even came to the point where the Founders media couldn't deny anymore the boys were fighting crime, but they still spun it anyway they could to make it seem like the Rowdyruffs were still doing harm.
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Once again on the night patrol, Brick Boomer and Butch managed to track down two women who had kidnapped two small children and were holding them for ransom. They flew into the old abandoned building the women were hiding in and took them out swiftly.
Boomer floated over to the children, checking if they were okay
"Hi! Don't you worry now okay?" he knelt beside the boy and girl that were too shaken to react, placing a stub gently on their shoulder. "We're gonna take you to your mom and dad. They're very worried about you. They're fine Brick, a little shaken but okay."
"I suppose we should return the stolen car too. Nice job on identifying the make by the tyre tracks" Butch figured as Brick was putting the unconscious criminals in handcuffs.
"Then hacking into the CCTV cameras around Founders to see what the last location it was in" Boomer added. "Then just a case of using our super hearing to find them."
"Indeed. You two take the children to their home. I'll take these" Brick instructed as they did so.
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Meanwhile on Founders news tonight…
"Welcome to Founders news at eight, hosted by anchorwoman Janna Winters, live in studio." said the announcer.
The anchorwoman smiled and began speaking "Good evening, tonight we'll be debating whether these 'foilings' of crimes throughout the city of Founders by the notorious Rowdyruff boys, truly are genuine or not. On my left is Rich Evans, fellow journalist, and on my right is Lauren Hill, a commentator. So Mr Evans, are the Rowdyruff boys good for Founders?"
"Thanks Janna, well I believe that in terms of methods that these boys use are no better than the criminals and often worse. They will just cause more crime by doing this, inspire hate, and Founders city will just become more of a hellhole than it already is" Evans stated.
"Interesting. Miss Hill, what do you have to say?"
"Thanks Janna. Just to respond to Mr Evans about how the Rowdyruff boys will cause more crime; if you look at statistics you'll actually see that crime in Founders is at a record breaking low, as well as deaths caused by crime. In fact just an hour ago we learned that these boys saved two children from two captors, who if not for the boys, could've killed these kids" Hill proclaimed.
"And what about the rights of the criminals Miss Hill?" asked the anchorwoman.
"People give up their rights when they break the law. And especially when lives are at stake, I think attacking criminals like that is what's necessary." Hill answered.
"Mr Evans, your response?"
"You can't blame the criminals for how they act Miss Hill" said Evans. "When they live in fear under the threat of being pounded or zapped with heat vision or whatever, it's understandable why they-"
"Mr Evans, criminals were running rampant before the Rowdyruff boys came here, you can't say the boys are responsible for this" Hill interrupted.
"Miss Hill please don't interrupt" reminded the anchorwoman as Mr Evans continued.
"These Rowdyruffs will inspire more impressionable young people to go out and commit acts that are no better than the criminals. We have to be sensitive to offenders. We should not stop murderers and robbers. Otherwise it'll be exactly how Nazi Germany started and we're heading down that same path!" he ranted.
Miss Hill responded.
"A shopkeeper in a convenience store tried reasoning with a robber last week Mr Evans, sensitive to him if you will, and the robber shot him. You may not know it but there's slow growing support by the average citizens of Founders, of what the Rowdyruffs are doing, including some young people. And what about the Powerpuff girls of Townsville? They fight crime over there and no young people have copied them at all-"
"It's, different, with them Miss Hill" Evans interrupted, though the anchorwoman didn't stop him.
"How so?" asked Miss Hill.
"It just is."
"Many people have been killed, robbed, or lost their homes due to crime over the past few years" Hill continued. "And now the murder rate has gone down, the armed robbery rate has too. Bank jobs in the city have decreased, and dozens of lives have been saved. Crimes were happening way before the Rowdyruff boys came to Founders, and suddenly, once they start fighting crime, a lot more people have become less afraid to go out at night, less police officers have been killed on duty, and less family members have been lost-"
"I think we have to end it there" interrupted the anchorwoman. "Join us tomorrow night at the same time for a similar discussion."
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Chief Mccoy turned off the TV in his office, grunting before turning back to his papers. "Just for the record, Miss Hill was on the money there."
"As long as the school we attend and the fact that Wendy's our mother is kept confidential, I don't care what the media says" Brick replied who was floating behind the chief in the shadows.
He had just delivered the two women who had kidnapped the children to the police. "Boomer and Butch took the children back to their worried parents."
"They'll certainly be relieved. So, any news on Sofia Folla? The mob boss?" Mccoy asked, referring to the city's biggest crime lord.
"Just that her niece is getting married soon. If only I knew where." The ruff glared out the window frustrated, as if he was looking for her somewhere. "Apparently it's close to a main office of her's. Maybe I could 'obtain' a ledger if I find out."
"You do what you have to do. Just don't break the rules completely. We operate by the book, remember" Carl Mccoy reminded.
"Definitely" was all Brick answered with.
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Bubbles had spent the entire Friday afternoon drawing with Boomer. They laid on their stomachs next to each other on the floor, coming up with ideas of what to draw next.
After which the Rowdyruff took her to the park, flying high in the clouds so no one would see her, and showed her that the squirrel he helped now had a family. Of course they couldn't leave until she had to pet all the babies.
Arriving back at the Innlost house, the counterparts played with their stuffed toys, as Bubbles had brought Octi with her, and Wendy had recently bought Boomer a mouse plushie, that he named Henry.
They came up with funny voices for each of the toys, and occasionally, 'Boomie', would try, and succeed to make Bubbles laugh and giggle. He couldn't help it. Nor could he explain it but he really enjoyed the sight and feeling of making her laugh. He wondered why he ever hated someone as innocent as this in the first place.
After the Powerpuff left for the day, the ruff remembered how she mentioned an arts set she wanted and saved up for, and how last time she spent her allowance on food for the boys. She saved up again of course, though she always forgot or just didn't have time to buy it. He wondered.
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"I can't believe we let 'em get away!" exclaimed Buttercup as the three sisters flew back into the house that Saturday afternoon.
"Well you could've done something Buttercup! Bubbles and I were busy with that monster" rebutted the puff leader.
"You two couldn't even handle that monster if not for me. I'm the strongest, so my punches and kicks clearly had the most effect!" argued the tough puff.
"I don't know Buttercup, Bubbles seemed to have that monster under control" Blossom pointed out. "By the way, where did you learn those moves? Dodging the monster's blows and attacks like that?" she asked turning to her blonde sister.
Bubbles tried to think of something to say, but luckily Buttercup just rattled on.
"It doesn't matter whether Bubbs knew some moves or not, if it wasn't for your stupid plan Blossom then we could've defeated that monster and caught those crooks as well! But nooooo, it was all 'I know what's right' and we had to obey orders" the green puff did a mocking impression of her 'older' sibling.
"We would've defeated that monster, and stopped those crooks if you had just followed orders correctly" Blossom countered, becoming more fed up with Buttercup's attitude.
"First we failed to stop a massive bank robbery at Townsville's first national bank, then we let even more criminals get away! Those ones today weren't the only crooks that we let slip through our fingers. In the past week alone we've failed to stop one in ten robberies or muggings or whatever, what happened to our perfect track record?"
Even Blossom had to admit, recently she and her sisters were not as successful as they used to be with catching crooks, or fighting their super villains. 9 times out of 10 they still won but there was always that one group of criminals that got away or that one fight with a villain that they'd somehow lose.
"Maybe you aren't fit to be leader anymore." Buttercup didn't really mean that, she just wanted to get at her sister.
"Oh, and you'd make a better one? When's the last time you thought of a good plan?" Blossom countered raising her voice slightly.
"I dunno, but I bet it'd be better than your ones!" the green puff yelled back.
"If not for me Buttercup, then we wouldn't win most fights we've had with villains and crooks. There's a reason I make the plans, and it's because I do know what's best! I know how and what to do when it concerns villains!"
Bubbles backed away slightly, quiet as a mouse. She always hated this, whenever her sisters fought. She just watched the two hoping it wouldn't escalate. The only thing she hated more than her sisters arguing was when they brought her into-
"If it weren't for Bubbles here, using those new moves she somehow learnt, we would've been toast! All because of 'I know best'" Buttercup mocked Blossom again. "Ain't that right Bubbs?"
"I-"
"Don't you bring her into this, she already knows to follow instructions concerning criminals, and does not go behind my back, don't you Bubbles?" Blossom responded.
"Um-"
"So she's little miss perfect now is she? Oh let's face it, you've always favored her more! You're such a mom sometimes Blossom, always giving us these lectures and whatnot."
"Well maybe you should start making better decisions then Buttercup!" Blossom shot back.
Meanwhile Bubbles drifted back even further, tears beginning to fill her eyes. Whilst her sisters were distracted being at each other's throats, the blonde Powerpuff flew out the door and high up into the sky. Towards the city of Founders.
"And another thing, Bubbles doesn't disobey most orders I give, isn't that right Bubbles? Bubbles?" Blossom noticed that the other puff wasn't there. "Ugh, see what you did Buttercup? Now she's gone!"
"What I did? You were talking about her just as much as I was! Besides she'll be back. I mean where's she gonna go anyway? Oh, and don't talk to me either, miss know it all! I can't stand you!" Buttercup would've stormed out the room if she wasn't flying.
"Fine! I don't wanna talk to you either!" the Powerpuff leader shouted as her sister left. She in turn went in the other direction into the livingroom. So what if she and her sisters failed every now and then? It's not like it was embarrassing or anything.
An open newspaper on the coffee table then caught her eye. One of the few newspapers that was neutral. And a section read:
Crime rates in Founders city now down by 40%. The Rowdyruff boys have broken new crime fighting records. Could Founders city have new heroes?
Upon reading this, the pink Powerpuff became infuriated, and zapped the newspaper right then and there into dust.
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Bubbles finally made it to the Innlost household in Founders, wiping her eyes still. She tapped on the bedroom window which Boomer happened to be in. He noticed her and let her in.
"Bubbles? Didn't expect you so soon."
"Yeah, 'sniff' hi Boomie."
"You okay?" the ruff saw her eyes were puffy.
"Yeah, it's just, Blossom and Buttercup were arguing and-, I hate it when they do," she wiped another tear from her eye.
Boomer saw and tried to awkwardly cheer her up. "Ah I'm sure they'll realise they're uh, wrong or something." He wasn't the best at this and put his hand on her shoulder, but she instead just moved forward and buried her face into his shoulder, hugging him. He hugged her back too, and eventually broke away.
The Rowdyruff then remembered. "Y'know there's something downstairs for you, just follow me."
"For me?" Bubbles wiped her face confused.
"Yeah this way!" Boomer motioned for her to follow him.
He led her downstairs where Butch was watching TV, and Brick on the laptop. The only reason he wasn't down in the lab right now was because Wendy was moving some chemicals down there.
"Hey guys look who's here" Boomer floated down.
"Bubbles? Wasn't expecting her this soon" said Butch.
"Suppose we'd better give her the thing we bought yesterday" Brick got up floating out of the room for a second.
"Bought? Bought what?" Bubbles asked but then gasped when she saw Brick float back in. In his hands was that arts and crafts set she had wanted.
"We kinda owe you Bubbles, after helping us when we were homeless" Brick figured with Butch and Boomer now floating by his sides.
"I wanted to have this for ages!" the Powerpuff let out a high pitched squeal. "You boys are the best!" she flew up and hugged all three of them at the same time.
"Well, it was Boomer's idea really" Butch managed to break free as did Brick.
"Aw thank you Boomie" she was hugging mainly him now, and he just gave a look to his brothers as to sarcastically say 'thanks'.
Meanwhile Brick floated into the kitchen and noticed an open letter on the counter. It caught his eye for some reason and he realised it wasn't just a letter, but an invitation.
It was at that point Wendy came back up from the lab, throwing silicone gloves covered with chemicals into the bin.
"Mom, this invitation" Brick got her attention.
"Hm? Oh Brick, yes the invitation. Oh, that invitation. Yeah.."
Brick handed it to her. "It's a wedding invitation, to Sofia Folla's niece's wedding."
"I know. This was waiting for me at the post office, which thankfully means the mob doesn't have our address." She knew Brick wanted an explanation.
"You see Brick, being as high up as Mark was. The best and most well known scientist this city's had, a lot of crime lords used to try and gain favour with him, trying to brown nose him, for his medical knowledge mainly."
"Like they do with corrupt cops and the mayor" Brick stated.
"Exactly. Mark not once accepted any bribes or favours of course, he couldn't be bought. But now it looks like they're trying to do the same with me. Mark's widow, and the police chief's daughter. But I have no intention of going."
The ruff thought for a second "Hm, maybe you should."
"I should?" repeated his mother.
"Mom I know it's a lot to ask, but if you go to this wedding, you could find out vital information on Folla."
Hey everyone. I know I said it would only be a few days that I would be away, which it was, but I was also kinda busy too so this chapter took longer than expected. But it's a nice lengthy one to make up for it. Thanks for the patience everyone. Oh and thanks to John, Vip189 and Bigou for reviewing.
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