Louis Gossett Jr.

Louis Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936 - March 29, 2024) was an American film and television actor, best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the movie "An Officer and a Gentleman" and as Fiddler in the television miniseries "Roots". He has won an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards in an acting career that spans over five decades.

Family Guy

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Hawaii Five-0

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Stargate SG-1

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Watchmen

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IF

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Jaws 3-D

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An Officer and a Gentleman

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Enemy Mine

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Little House on the Prairie

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Psych

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ER

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The Punisher

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The Batman

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Saturday Night Live

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Bonanza

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The Six Million Dollar Man

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Toy Soldiers

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Extant

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Iron Eagle

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Madam Secretary

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The Good Fight

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Hercules

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The Color Purple

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The Principal

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The Deep

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Roots

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Captain Planet and the Planeteers

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Blue Chips

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Firewalker

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Touched by an Angel

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The Perfect Game

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Why Did I Get Married Too?

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Early Edition

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The Dead Zone

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A Raisin in the Sun

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Daddy's Little Girls

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Diggstown

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The Jeffersons

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The Rockford Files

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Iron Eagle II

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Good Times

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

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Left Behind: World at War

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Undercover Grandpa

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The Oscars

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Iron Eagle III

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Delgo

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Three Months

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The Laughing Policeman

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The Invaders

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And the Oscar Goes To...

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McCloud

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The Grace Card

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Ellen

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The Landlord

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Iron Eagle on the Attack

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Solar Attack

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Cover-Up

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A Good Man in Africa

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A Fighting Man

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Travels with My Aunt

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Sidney

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American Experience

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Supervized

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Skin Game

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J.D.'s Revenge

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El Diablo

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Alias Smith and Jones

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The Partridge Family

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Finders Keepers

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The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

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The Choirboys

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Outlaw Johnny Black

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Return to Lonesome Dove

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Lackawanna Blues

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Smitty

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Petrocelli

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The Mod Squad

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Foster Boy

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Amazing Racer

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Half & Half

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The Ed Sullivan Show

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Daktari

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The Rookies

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Monolith

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Legend of the Mummy

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The Book of Negroes

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Celebrity Ghost Stories

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Police Story

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Love, American Style

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The Bill Cosby Show

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The White Dawn

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Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

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Jasper, Texas

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Golden Globe Awards

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Breaking Brooklyn

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Stories USA

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The Spoils Before Dying

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Momentum

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Cover

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The Josephine Baker Story

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Roots: The Gift

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The Inspectors

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The Inspectors 2: A Shred of Evidence

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Double Play

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Hal

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All In

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A Gathering of Old Men

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The Dependables

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Harry O

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Black Bart

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Not to Forget

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King of the Dancehall

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The Reason

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Y2K

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Managua

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Carolina Skeletons

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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

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Inside

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The Cuban

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The Merv Griffin Show

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Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law

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The Mike Douglas Show

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Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

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Curse of the Starving Class

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The Lazarus Syndrome

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Flashfire

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The Color of Love: Jacey's Story

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The Powers of Matthew Star

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Promised Land

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Deceived

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It's Good to Be Alive

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Father & Son: Dangerous Relations

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A Father for Charlie

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The Guardian

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It Rained All Night the Day I Left

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The Highwayman

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

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Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

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Backstairs at the White House

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The River Niger

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Little Ladies of the Night

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Sudie and Simpson

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I Forgive

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Boiling Pot

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Zooman

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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

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The American Film Institute Salute to ...

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The Bold Ones: The New Doctors

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The Least Among You

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Dog Jack

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Companions in Nightmare

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Captive Heart: The James Mink Story

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The Black List: Volume One

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Keeper of the City

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Love Songs

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The Making of Jaws 3-D: Sharks Don't Die

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The Undershepherd

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Gideon Oliver

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The Young Rebels

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Palmerstown, U.S.A.

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Freeman

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In His Father's Shoes

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The Bushbaby

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Sidekicks

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Miracle at Gate 213

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Liberators: Fighting on Two Fronts in World War II

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To Dance with Olivia

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Strange Justice

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What About Your Friends: Weekend Get-Away

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Benny's Place

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The Lazarus Syndrome

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Sadat

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Cowboy in Africa

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Please Turn the Page

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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

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The New Girl

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I Love Liberty

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Club Soda

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Miracle in East Texas

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Gridiron Gang

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Run for the Dream: The Gail Devers Story

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The Father Clements Story

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Sam Found Out: A Triple Play

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Delancey Street: The Crisis Within

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For Love of Olivia

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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth

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Everbrook (The Home)

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Goodbye, Miss 4th of July

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Straight Up

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Kings of the Ring: Four Legends of Heavyweight Boxing

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Lawman Without a Gun

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Zora is My Name!

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Ray Alexander: A Taste For Justice

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Ray Alexander: A Menu for Murder

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A.C. Green: Iron Virgin

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The Gang Activists

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A Special Kind of Love

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A Love Story of Today

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Crimes of Violence

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Forget to Remember

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To Kill a Cop

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Small Steps, Big Strides: The Black Experience in Hollywood

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Black in the 80s

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The Critical List

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