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-# Remember

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-Good evening and welcome to Cofio...

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-..as we delve into the past

-with the aid of some archive footage.

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-Tonight, I've been joined

-by a talented actress...

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-..who can portray

-both the humorous and the tragic.

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-We'll see highlights of her career

-over the next half hour.

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-A warm welcome to you, Siw Hughes.

-How are you?

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-Very well, thank you.

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-We have to start with the

-national icon that is Kath Jones.

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-Kath Jones from Cwmderi.

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-How does it feel

-to be so close to a character...

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-..with whom so many people

-are familiar?

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-She is an institution.

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-It's an honour, Heledd.

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-I never thought Kath

-would last so long.

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-She's been on the screen and part

-of the village for 15 years.

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-I never thought

-she'd last that long...

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-..but thankfully, she has.

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-She's not just close to the hearts

-of the Welsh-speaking public...

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-..but non-Welsh speakers

-also appreciate Pobol Y Cwm.

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-I'm so glad when people

-praise me for my work.

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-It happens in the most unusual

-places, such as Ely in Cardiff.

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-They say, "I knows you,

-you're on Poblee, aren't you?"

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-"Oh, well, yes."

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-"It's the best on telly."

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-That's the greatest compliment

-we can have as a soap.

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-There's so much choice

-on TV today...

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-..and they choose

-to watch Pobol Y Cwm.

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-You reach

-a totally different audience.

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-We have a chance now to see Siw

-in Cwmderi, her second home.

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-Here's the normally

-acid-tongued Kath...

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-..showing her romantic side.

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-HE ORDERS IN SPANISH

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-You speak Spanish very well.

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-You speak Spanish very well.

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-It's better than my Welsh.

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-She understood every word.

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-You've just picked up the language

-while you've been away.

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-You've got to make an effort.

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-Go on, say something else.

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-Soy de Barcelona.

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-I'm from Barcelona.

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-Soy...

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-..de... Cwmderi.

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-Well done.

-You're talking like a native.

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-What other languages can you speak?

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-What other languages can you speak?

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-Je parle Francais - un peu.

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-Sprechen sie Deutsch - kleine.

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-Hablar Espanol.

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-You're a bit of a lad.

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-I try, mun.

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-Flirting!

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-Once again, that reached out

-to a different audience.

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-Brian Hibbard at his best and

-the language sounded quite natural.

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-Most definitely.

-Brian is an experienced soap actor.

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-I think he's appeared

-in all the soaps.

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-We used to have a lot of fun.

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-We've become very good friends.

-I'm very fond of Brian.

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-He was very easy to work with.

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-You've mastered the Southwalian

-accent by now - as a Northwalian.

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-After 15 years...

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-After 15 years...

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-You'd hope so!

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-Was it a challenge at the start?

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-Was it a challenge at the start?

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-It might well have been.

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-You needed to perfect the accent

-of a particular area.

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-I'm indebted to Jim Jones,

-Chief Poet T James Jones.

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-He kept an eagle eye on me

-at the start.

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-He was the script editor

-at the time.

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-He would include certain words, such

-as "dou" instead of "dau" or "dwy".

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-I used to turn to Jim for advice

-regularly at the start.

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-Those finer details were important.

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-I'm very hard on myself.

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-If I mutate incorrectly,

-I have to go for another take.

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-Sometimes, the incorrect mutation

-is acceptable.

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-Sometimes, you over-mutate.

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-I've been corrected sometimes

-but I've stood my ground.

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-I know I'm right

-and thankfully, it's accepted.

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-Talking of Welshness...

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-..you had a strong

-Welsh upbringing in Llangefni.

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-I had a happy childhood. My parents

-were shopkeepers in Llangefni.

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-Leicester House

-for those of you who remember.

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-It was a traditional upbringing -

-eisteddfodau, competitions.

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-I had a horse too! I used to ride.

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-From there, I started performing.

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-Many people say I used to perform

-behind the counter in the shop.

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-I don't remember that.

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-Here's a clip that will tell us more

-about Llangefni in 1964.

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-In this clip,

-Gwyn Llewelyn tries to discover...

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-..how religious

-people are in Llangefni.

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-Someone once said that

-if you lay a roof over Anglesey...

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-..it would create

-a gigantic Methodist chapel.

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-The days of our great preachers

-are over...

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-..so how many people here

-read their bibles today?

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-It's been a while. About a year.

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-I can't tell you precisely.

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-Every Sunday

-and twice or three times a week.

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-When did you last read it?

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-When did you last read it?

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-Sunday.

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-Why do you only read it on a Sunday?

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-Why do you only read it on a Sunday?

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-I only find the time on a Sunday.

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-Not every day. Two or three times.

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-Two or three times a week?

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-I don't think it's right

-for you to ask me that question.

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-A little every day.

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-Where do you keep it in the house?

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-Does it matter?

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-Is it within easy reach?

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-Yes. It's in the kitchen.

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-In those days,

-Llangefni was popular for vox pops.

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-They were educated people! That was

-filmed on a Wednesday - market day.

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-No, sale day.

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-Thursday was market day,

-Wednesday was farmers' mart day!

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-Your family ran two shops.

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-Two shops

-selling sweets, tobacco, toys.

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-It was a child's dream

-to be raised in a shop like that.

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-When did you become interested

-in acting?

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-Were there any external influence?

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-There was no acting influence.

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-As a profession, it wasn't

-a popular choice when I was a child.

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-Drama wasn't taught in the schools.

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-Children attended Urdd meetings.

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-People such as the Reverend Dewi

-Jones and his wife Meira Jones...

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-..started the local Urdd group

-in Llangefni.

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-That's where I started competing

-for the first time.

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-Auntie Meira, as we called her...

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-..was an expert at getting to grips

-with all sorts of tasks.

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-She gave me a greater insight

-into the true meaning of pieces...

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-..such as poems or dialogues.

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-She taught me that they

-were more than just words.

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-There was a deeper meaning -

-the writer had a message to convey.

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-That was the initial spark for me.

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-We didn't have a drama department

-at school...

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-..but we had a good Welsh

-department led by Mrs Valmai Rees.

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-She gave us the opportunity

-to stage one-act plays.

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-I then went on to university

-and chose to study drama.

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-It was an entirely new experience

-for me.

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-We're going to an area

-that means a lot to you now.

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-Earlier,

-we saw Kath Jones's romantic side.

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-You also have a romantic side, Siw.

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-One of your favourite places

-is Llanddwyn Island.

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-Here's a clip of the island in 1974.

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-Gwyn Erfyl interviews two sisters

-who once lived on the island.

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-I'd heard of a faraway island

-in the vast ocean...

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-..a lonely little island.

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-This faraway island in the vast

-ocean is never visited by ships.

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-Positioning it on a map

-is not important...

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-..but it does exist.

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-It's a tiny island,

-no more than a mile long...

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-..and even shorter across.

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-Once you visit the island,

-you'll never forget it.

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-Its beaches are clean and quiet

-with not a soul to be seen.

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-It has a rich, ancient history

-of romance and storms.

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-There was once a community on

-the island living in small cottages.

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-Lisa Jones's daughters,

-Kate and Dwynwen...

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-..are in their autumn years

-but still remember...

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-..their happy childhood years.

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-They also remember the dark days.

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-There were many shipwrecks here.

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-There was a particularly

-bad shipwreck in 1921 - the Timbo.

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-What happened?

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-The Rhoscolyn lifeboat crew

-went out but four drowned.

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-A few of them ended up here.

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-One was here for two days with Mam.

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-He was ill in bed.

-Two of his sons had drowned.

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-One was 17, the other one was 19.

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-Were you the only children here?

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-From what I can remember, yes.

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-We're the only four born here.

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-It's paradise for children

-who don't fully appreciate...

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-..the perils of the sea

-and how suddenly one can drown.

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-Did you have any strange experiences

-in the sea?

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-We tried to drown some children

-from Newborough in the cave!

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-What happened?

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-We pushed them into a hole

-without knowing it was there.

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-You did that! Why?

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-It was a bit of fun!

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-You're dangerous!

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-Childish pranks.

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-Two mischievous sisters.

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-Two mischievous sisters.

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-One was called Dwynwen.

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-Of course.

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-Why did you chose Llanddwyn Island?

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-For the same romantic reasons

-as everyone else.

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-I'm so fond of Dwynwen

-and Llanddwyn.

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-The whole area around south-west

-Anglesey is enchanting.

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-Abermenai, the Newborough sand dunes

-and up to Barclodiad y Gawres.

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-It's totally unspoilt.

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-I tend to visit the area

-at least once a month.

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-It's so tranquil,

-somewhere at peace with the world.

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-There's a rich history - Branwen

-in Abermenai, Dwynwen and Llanddwyn.

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-We learn about the legends

-in school.

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-Being there is such a wonderful

-experience. It's a special place.

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-It's very enchanting.

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-We'll take a short break.

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-In Part 2,

-we'll attend a wedding...

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-..which some people

-preferred to avoid.

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-Welcome back. The flags are out

-for the wedding of the year.

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-In 1973, Princess Anne was married.

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-Siw can't wait

-to relive the occasion.

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-We'll find out why after the clip.

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-Did you organize a tea party?

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-Did you organize a tea party?

-

-Huge, huge!

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-I didn't see any of it.

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-Why did you choose that clip?

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-I didn't see anything

-of that wedding.

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-I was in school.

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-What they didn't show there...

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-..was the reporter

-outside our school...

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-..telling people

-what was going on inside the school.

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-A small group of us

-had broken into the school...

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-..to protest against

-the closure of schools...

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-..to allow people

-to celebrate the Royal Wedding.

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-At the time,

-there were many protests...

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-..in support of the Welsh language.

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-As teenagers,

-we wanted to have our say.

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-We weren't sure

-how we could get involved.

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-We decided this was our opportunity

-to grab the headlines.

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-A British Royal Wedding.

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-This was an insult to us

-as a nation.

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-That's what we did -

-we broke into the school.

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-We were on the news that night.

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-Imagine the phone call

-to the reporter.

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-"Go over to Ysgol Gyfun Llangefni -

-you'll find school children there!"

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-Ooh!

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-A scoop!

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-We grabbed people's attention...

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-..and we can laugh when we

-look back at the stand we made.

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-Luckily, we have a clip of you

-breaking into the school.

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-Oh, dear!

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-The memories are flooding back now.

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-We were rebels in those days.

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-During this time, you took

-a keen interest in "cerdd dant".

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-Yes, during my school days.

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-The Urdd played an important part,

-along with Dewi and Meira Jones.

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-I've enjoyed cerdd dant ever since.

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-I've learnt so many poems

-over the years...

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-..but my daughter

-has never sung cerdd dant.

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-I also learned the sol-fa,

-of course...

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-..and I've sung with many choirs,

-successfully and unsuccessfully.

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-I still enjoy cerdd dant today.

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-We've already spoken about acting

-and Kath Jones.

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-Another character you played

-was Bethan, or B'than!

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-Bethan!

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-Bethan was part of a golden age

-of comedy.

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-Ibiza! Ibiza!

-was one of your comedy films...

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-..but you've chosen a clip

-from 'Steddfod! 'Steddfod!

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-'Steddfod! 'Steddfod! hasn't been

-repeated as often as Ibiza! Ibiza!

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-Every time they're repeated,

-they're watched by a new audience.

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-A lot of people who weren't

-born when they were first shown...

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-..know the characters so well

-from watching the repeats.

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-I thought it would be nice to show

-a clip of the second film...

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-..'Steddfod! 'Steddfod!

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-Delyth and Bethan were exposed

-to Welsh culture in the Eisteddfod.

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-We can now enjoy Siw's

-comedic skills...

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-..as she portrays Bethan, or B'than!

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-We'll never reach the Eisteddfod

-at this rate.

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-If you hadn't spent

-300 million hours on your make-up...

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-..we'd have been there ages ago.

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-We'd have been there yesterday.

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-Shut your big flippin' mouth.

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-If you could hitch-hike

-as well as you nag...

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-..we'd have been there

-and back by now.

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-It's your turn anyway.

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-# Don't look at me

-as if I was a rebel #

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-Oh, my God.

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-Do you know who you are?

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-What I like is Geraint Griffiths

-listening to his own song.

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-Oh, great!

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-He was such a hero!

-That was a great time.

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-With characters like that, you can

-take them as far as you want.

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-You almost can't understand

-the words!

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-I didn't understand much of that.

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-Everything was an over-exaggeration.

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-It was great to have the freedom

-to go over the top.

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-We had so much fun.

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-We had so much fun.

-

-In the toilet!

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-In the toilet!

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-These films were made in the 1980s,

-a busy time for you as an actress.

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-Yes, it was.

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-I started my acting career in 1982.

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-It all started here,

-in this studio...

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-..the brand-new HTV Wales studios

-as they were then.

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-It was such a busy time, so busy.

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-At one time, Heledd, I was involved

-with five different productions.

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-I was presenting Ffalabalam.

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-There were numerous series with

-Caryl, in addition to the films.

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-I was on Heno Heno,

-a series for young people...

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-..and Codi Pais -

-there were four of us...

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-..four beautiful women!

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-That was a sketch show.

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-That was the busiest time

-of my career - the 1980s.

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-So many things were happening

-at the same time.

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-S4C had just started

-and everything was so new.

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-Everything was tried and tested

-for the first time.

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-It was such a great time.

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-Let's step back to 1982...

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-..and the historic night

-when S4C started.

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-Owen Edwards opened the doors

-for the first time.

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-A warm welcome to you to S4C

-for the first time.

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-They say it's easy

-to rekindle an old flame.

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-Our intention is to light

-a new flame and create a bonfire.

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-Over the next hour,

-as we start to light the fire...

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-..we'll be celebrating

-with a first course of delights.

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-We're celebrating

-the long-awaited first night of S4C.

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-Thanks to the efforts

-of many people across Wales...

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-..we're able to bring you

-a new television service.

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-We've had greetings from the

-far-flung corners of the world...

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-..as well as from Bala.

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-We've had some

-rather unusual greetings.

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-This one has been sent

-by no more and no less a man than...

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-..phew... Bjorn Borg.

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-I spent last year

-preparing for the future.

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-I'm hoping to have more success.

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-I've had a lot of support

-from Welsh people over the years.

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-I'm very grateful to you all.

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-Before I go,

-I'd like to wish S4C every success.

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-I hope we can meet some time soon.

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-The new Miss World is...

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-..Miss Venezuela.

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-This has been such

-a memorable year for me.

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-I'd like to wish you,

-the people of Wales...

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-..and S4C

-every success in the future.

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-Good luck to everyone in Wales.

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-Messages from across the world.

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-International or what?

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-It must have been exciting

-being part of S4C in its early days.

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-Well...

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-..right from the outset.

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-There were such a variety

-of programmes...

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-..including light entertainment

-and children's programmes.

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-I was part of a wide range

-of programmes...

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-..not only here, in HTV,

-in light entertainment programmes...

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-..but in series

-such as Minafon and Licyris Olsorts.

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-Oh, yes.

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-I've witnessed the growth of S4C.

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-I've seen so many people

-being attracted and trained...

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-..to work in television.

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-The industry has changed so much

-because of S4C's influence.

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-I wouldn't be here now

-without the channel.

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-There's one final question

-as we finish where we started.

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-Will we see Kath

-returning to our screens?

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-She isn't far away.

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-Not far at all.

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-She left to go to Portugal...

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-..but she's never far away.

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-But your Mark didn't do it.

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-But your Mark didn't do it.

-

-No, my Mark didn't do it!

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-I've never done that

-and I've never said that!

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-I miss her a lot so let's

-cross our fingers she'll return.

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-Thank you, Siw.

-There's no need to say more.

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-Thank you, Siw, for your company.

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-That's all for tonight. Goodbye.

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-# Remember

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-# Remember #

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