# Help

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## [Help- ideas](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-ideas/12833)

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**Author:** [@Wrath\_N\_Beans](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Wrath_N_Beans)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2022, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-ideas/12833 "2022-03-24T16:15:48Z")

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I would like to code a game in java using the makecode engine, but my last few ideas were flops. what would people like for me to do?

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## [how to add different sprites per level](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-add-different-sprites-per-level/12828)

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**Author:** [@fLAMEamino](https://forum.makecode.com/u/fLAMEamino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-add-different-sprites-per-level/12828 "2022-03-23T19:24:02Z")

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i am starting my first project and I’m trying to make a story game. whenever you advance to a new level, you have to talk to a new person and figure out more about the main character (aka you). i just learned how to make…

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## [I need help making a script for jumping on and killing enemies](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-a-script-for-jumping-on-and-killing-enemies/12208)

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**Author:** [@StickNick](https://forum.makecode.com/u/StickNick)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2022, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-need-help-making-a-script-for-jumping-on-and-killing-enemies/12208 "2022-03-23T16:04:46Z")

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So basically I am coding a sonic game, I have programmed the enemies movements and Sonic’s. my only issue is that I need a way to kill the enemy, can someone give me suggestions or try to fix please? Game page: https://…

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## [How do I change the game over sound?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-game-over-sound/12798)

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**Author:** [@CoolSwords4](https://forum.makecode.com/u/CoolSwords4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2022, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-do-i-change-the-game-over-sound/12798 "2022-03-22T16:29:42Z")

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Whenever you lose in my game, it shows the game over screen and plays that really annoying “Bwah, bwah, BWAAAAAAAAAHHH…”, and I would like to change it to something a little less annoying. Is there any way to do this?

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## [Extension request : "Pairing Mode" (USB Drive Mode)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-request-pairing-mode-usb-drive-mode/12763)

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**Author:** [@MaiaTheDogCoding](https://forum.makecode.com/u/MaiaTheDogCoding)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/extension-request-pairing-mode-usb-drive-mode/12763 "2022-03-18T21:31:57Z")

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SummaryIf you make this, you might get a special build of the BIOS I’m making! You could also give it a name! Can somebody create an extension that forces the hardware to enter “Pairing Mode” (USB Drive Mode) since i’m …

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## [Map Making Help](https://forum.makecode.com/t/map-making-help/5483)

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**Author:** [@omnisImperium](https://forum.makecode.com/u/omnisImperium)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/map-making-help/5483 "2022-03-18T16:45:46Z")

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In the topic Rhythm Game MX v3.0 (FINAL?) @charliegregg mentioned that the map was made out of tilemaps, and, correct me if I’m wrong, implied that there was another way of making maps. Is this true? If this is true, can…

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## [Give me game ideas](https://forum.makecode.com/t/give-me-game-ideas/12488)

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**Author:** [@XDlol](https://forum.makecode.com/u/XDlol)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/give-me-game-ideas/12488 "2022-03-17T16:51:45Z")

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i want ideas for games please give me im bored and don’t know what to make

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## [Project doesn't open](https://forum.makecode.com/t/project-doesnt-open/12683)

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**Author:** [@mariogamer191](https://forum.makecode.com/u/mariogamer191)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2022, 12:43am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/project-doesnt-open/12683 "2022-03-17T00:43:20Z")

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When I attempt to open a large project or one that I haven’t opened in a while, the project doesn’t load. If I open the project in grid view, the project will be stuck loading. If I open the project in normal view, there…

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## [help me with my game](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-me-with-my-game/12730)

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**Author:** [@Windoman](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Windoman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2022, 6:09pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/help-me-with-my-game/12730 "2022-03-16T18:09:07Z")

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my game is very broken and unstable please help me and make it a platformer and add bosses and use windo logos

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## [1x1 tilemap help about sensing](https://forum.makecode.com/t/1x1-tilemap-help-about-sensing/9678)

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**Author:** [@GKcode](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GKcode)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/1x1-tilemap-help-about-sensing/9678 "2022-03-15T15:12:08Z")

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The name is just random :sweat\_smile: How do you detect if you hit a wall from the bottom?

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## [Pokemon Red/Blue in Makecode](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pokemon-red-blue-in-makecode/9336)

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**Author:** [@GoMustangs](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GoMustangs)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2022, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/pokemon-red-blue-in-makecode/9336 "2022-03-14T16:24:49Z")

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Some of my summer school students like Pokemon, so I made this demo to show them how a game like Pokemon could be made with Makecode. It’s far from perfect, so any suggestions or critiques are welcome. Four questions: D…

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## [The Case of The Disappearing Code](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-case-of-the-disappearing-code/12579)

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**Author:** [@GadgetLab](https://forum.makecode.com/u/GadgetLab)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/the-case-of-the-disappearing-code/12579 "2022-03-09T18:50:15Z")

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It’s Monday March 7 and I was just about done with Video #3 - Make a Platform Game when I got an error message even though my code matched the code in the video. Then the game wouldn’t load but no message. Then, most o…

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## [Spawning one enemy](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spawning-one-enemy/12593)

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**Author:** [@SushiVoid](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SushiVoid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/spawning-one-enemy/12593 "2022-03-09T18:42:05Z")

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I am making an arcadey shoot em up. I want to spawn a boss once and not have it respawn untill it is destroyed, how may I do that?

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## [Games is getting over befoer the three lives have ended](https://forum.makecode.com/t/games-is-getting-over-befoer-the-three-lives-have-ended/12558)

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**Author:** [@Dakbn](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Dakbn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/games-is-getting-over-befoer-the-three-lives-have-ended/12558 "2022-03-08T17:25:42Z")

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i have set the life number to 3 but when i play the game and loose 1 life the games autoatically ends how can i fix this plss help

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## [Project is very slow to load](https://forum.makecode.com/t/project-is-very-slow-to-load/12427)

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**Author:** [@ChrisS](https://forum.makecode.com/u/ChrisS)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/project-is-very-slow-to-load/12427 "2022-03-07T22:23:36Z")

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My grandson who is nearly 11 has developed a game which is taking a long time to load the code. I have just timed it at 2:38 for an older version. Switching from javascript to blocks appears to be the issue. It would s…

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## [How would you be able to push boxes into walls?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-would-you-be-able-to-push-boxes-into-walls/12480)

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**Author:** [@hasanchik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/hasanchik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2022, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-would-you-be-able-to-push-boxes-into-walls/12480 "2022-03-04T00:10:53Z")

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So, i’m almost done with my baba is you tilemap demo, but just as i was about to finish i encountered this issue. Take a look: The boxes dissapear when i push them into the border! For clarity, baba also stops when yo…

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## [List error (again)](https://forum.makecode.com/t/list-error-again/12474)

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**Author:** [@hasanchik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/hasanchik)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/list-error-again/12474 "2022-03-03T23:08:09Z")

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So, im trying to make a baba is you clone. But, i’ve encountered this error. There isnt any documentation or fixes for it online. I hope someone knows how to fix this! I dont need the key =\> value array now, but it will…

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## [How to make trivia choices](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-trivia-choices/11386)

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**Author:** [@gumtowgames](https://forum.makecode.com/u/gumtowgames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/how-to-make-trivia-choices/11386 "2022-03-03T18:46:15Z")

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I am attempting to make a game where if the player overlaps another sprite, the sprite prompts the player with a trivia question with two choices. I want to program it so that they press A or B for the choices, and if t…

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## [black screen](https://forum.makecode.com/t/black-screen/12471)

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**Author:** [@cheezeit](https://forum.makecode.com/u/cheezeit)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/black-screen/12471 "2022-03-03T18:41:09Z")

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my mini game part is black please help

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## [Adding Polish To Custom Tutorials through Step Icons](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-polish-to-custom-tutorials-through-step-icons/12190)

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**Author:** [@Comander22793](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Comander22793)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2022, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/adding-polish-to-custom-tutorials-through-step-icons/12190 "2022-03-03T01:42:41Z")

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First off, I would like to say thank you to the whole Make Code Team for creating an amazing tutorial editor as well as inspiring me to dive deeper into higher levels of coding than I would have on my own. One of my favo…

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## [Why doesnt this work?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/12455)

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**Author:** [@hasanchik](https://forum.makecode.com/u/hasanchik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/why-doesnt-this-work/12455 "2022-03-02T18:13:49Z")

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This is frustrating me a lot. “Dereferencing null/undefined value.” let walls: boolean\[\]\[\] for (let x = -1; x \< 31; x++) { for (let y = -1; y \< 31; y++) { walls\[x\]\[y\] = tiles.tileAtLocationIsWall(tiles.getT…

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## [Game randomly broke](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-randomly-broke/12378)

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**Author:** [@Signalia](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Signalia)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/game-randomly-broke/12378 "2022-03-01T01:25:49Z")

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I added a new enemy, and then when I went to restart the game, the cutscene sprites wont appear, it always errored when the cutscene ended, and it just got worse and worse. Can somebody check it out? Thanks. https://make…

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## [Can you use the keyboard extension as a type of Controller Button function?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-use-the-keyboard-extension-as-a-type-of-controller-button-function/7320)

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**Author:** [@brandodon](https://forum.makecode.com/u/brandodon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-you-use-the-keyboard-extension-as-a-type-of-controller-button-function/7320 "2022-02-28T20:25:43Z")

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I need to know because i want to make keybinds

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## [I was wondering](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-was-wondering/5448)

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**Author:** [@Ananddboss](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Ananddboss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/i-was-wondering/5448 "2022-02-28T16:28:10Z")

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I was wondering if someone could make a prototype of a fps or maybe a nerf game?Plz make one,if u do u are a legend and i will never forget u.

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## [Question and answer?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/question-and-answer/12310)

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**Author:** [@frank\_schmidt](https://forum.makecode.com/u/frank_schmidt)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/question-and-answer/12310 "2022-02-25T21:40:41Z")

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I see this question over on the MakeCode Reddit channel and do not know the answer; anyone able to help ? Or offer a response to clarify the question better ? “I have a project and I need to know what blocks to use so …

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## [My biggest project is lost... Help is urgent](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-biggest-project-is-lost-help-is-urgent/12352)

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**Author:** [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/my-biggest-project-is-lost-help-is-urgent/12352 "2022-02-23T22:28:11Z")

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As you know, I am working on a big game - Requiem: Lost Station - but when I tried to reopen it in Makecode, all the code was gone. The problem is not only that I lost all my code, but when I used the latest functioning…

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## [So about 1 block](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-about-1-block/12356)

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**Author:** [@hunters4658](https://forum.makecode.com/u/hunters4658)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/so-about-1-block/12356 "2022-02-23T22:27:59Z")

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With the place mysprite on top of tilemap col block I can place a value block on there but not with the othersprite block, I want the sprite to spawn on top of the othersprite let’s say like an rpg game where the enemi…

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## [Replace?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/replace/12351)

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**Author:** [@Waddles149](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Waddles149)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2022, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/replace/12351 "2022-02-23T18:08:28Z")

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So I’ve been working on a game for quite some time now and I just hit a block when I don’t have time for one. Is there anyway I can replace a random block on the tile map with a certain block (kind of like the replace al…

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## [can someone help me in my infinite platformer](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-someone-help-me-in-my-infinite-platformer/12331)

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**Author:** [@drago](https://forum.makecode.com/u/drago)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/can-someone-help-me-in-my-infinite-platformer/12331 "2022-02-22T17:37:24Z")

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right when i go to second level i fall in lava https://makecode.com/\_DjL4A6DHeHL6

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## [Is there an official game jam right now?](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-an-official-game-jam-right-now/12308)

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**Author:** [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/is-there-an-official-game-jam-right-now/12308 "2022-02-21T23:55:57Z")

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is it? or will I have to wait a while for another game jam to appear?

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