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Newsnight is coming up over on BBC Two.

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A six-year-boy has died following a collision earlier today

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The child was struck by a car on the Scrabo Road this afternoon.

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Martin Cassidy reports from the scene.

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Scrabo Road is a suburban area outside Newtownards. Children were

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making their way home. It was here that the six-year-old boy was hit at

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the car. One bystander said that the boy was carrying his schoolbag. The

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Ambulance Service received a culture shortly after 3:15 p.m.. The boy was

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taken to the Ulster Hospital. A number of local people witnessed the

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aftermath of the accident. My husband just came home there at

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3:15pm and told us that the little boy was lying on the Scrabo Road,

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not dying. His wee schoolbag and all. My eight-year-old boy is an

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awful state. Horrendous. This evening police are concerned that

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the boy -- confirmed that the boy died after the collision. He has not

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been named yet. Police say they would like to talk to anybody who

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witnessed the collision and he has not yet talked to them. The area is

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cordoned off still. Detectives have been given more time

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to interview a man and a woman about the death of Greenisland

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pensioner Eddie Girvan. The 67-year-old was found stabbed

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to death at his home Kevin Sharkey has spent

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the day in the village. In the shadow of Knockagh monument

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today, memories of a friend and former golfing colleague

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who spent part of his life It's not far from Eddie Girvan's

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home, where his life ended in murder I have known his father, his mother,

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his brother and sister. It is a complete

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shock to the society. Outside the pensioner's

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home today, police. Inside and out of view,

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investigators looking for more Eddie Girvan was last seen alive

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at this off-licence just behind me, that was at 2:30pm

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on Sunday afternoon. Police are trying to figure out

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what happened between them He was found at his home, his hands

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were tied and he was stabbed While the police investigation

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continues, the community is remembering a good-hearted

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neighbour and diligent worker. He was a plumber by profession. The

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chap he trained with thought very highly of him. Anything he did, he

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was very conscientious and helpful. More so in doing things for people

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outside of what was required. He would have turned up and helped that

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somebody had a problem. That was the nature of the guide. -- Guy.

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On the golf course too, more memories of the man

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Eddie became a member of golfing Society. We went away on trips. We

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went to Scotland and we played Turnberry. Eddie turned up on the

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first tee wearing his sports jacket, shirt and tie. We all had a bit of a

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laugh, but he just continued playing and we enjoyed his company.

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As the police try to bring justice to this case,

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locals at the golf club are remembering their former

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colleague Eddie Girvan and what one member described to me

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Four Seasons Health Care is to close its care

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In December, it emerged that a prospective buyer was interested

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in buying the home, however a spokesperson said the sale had not

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progressed and they had reluctantly decided to close the home.

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The sale of three other homes in Antrim, Ballynahinch and Armagh

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The police have received more than 60 reports of cyber-related

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People who responded to requests for indecent images and videos

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were threatened by online criminals who said they would make the images

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When it comes to cyber crime, most people think it will never happen to

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me. But the police have been surprised by just how many men and

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women have been caught out. We have seen the young female but runs up

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the elderly adult men. Teenagers to people in their 60s. This really

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will target anyone who uses the Internet. It is a crime that only

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requires an Internet connection. It is no respect of age, class, gender.

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The police are investigating 62 different cases. Some people have

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been targeted by blackmailers while on pornography sites, but mainstream

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websites are also being used. An approaches made to somebody using

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social media. Click on the link or accept a friend request and suddenly

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they are in a relationship with the person. They will lull the person

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into a false sense of security then they will hear our request for some

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kind of sexual imagery. The victim provides that the crime gang. The

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crime gang warfare make an approach and say I am not who I said I was

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and you need to pay me a certain amount of money. If you don't, I

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will circulate it. For example, particularly on the social media

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platform user, I will send it to your friends and family and they

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know who they are because you let me into your world, maybe one of your

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friends and in your other friends are. If someone has sent images they

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regret or even paid money, what is your advice? We will not be shocked

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by what you tell us and we will treat you like the victim of crime.

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There are means and methods that can be adopted to try to remove some of

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that. We can assist you in other ways and protect you. The crime

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gangs involved are often on the other side of the world in places

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like the Philippines and the Ivory Coast. Catching criminals is not

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easy on the World Wide Web. The value of the pound has been

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weakening against the euro over That comes after a period

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of strength which meant your money went further on cross-border

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shopping or Spanish holidays. Our Economics and Business Editor,

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John Campbell, has been finding out if the pound will continue to weaken

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and just what impact will it have. Newry is a city well used to

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the impact of currency fluctuations. When the pound is strong

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against the euro, it makes sense for shoppers to head south

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where their money will go further. The pound was exceptionally

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strong last year. Historically, Newry has had to deal

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with the vagaries of the rates As far as last year,

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it all came down to perception and the press were saying,

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"Look how strong the pound is, how weak the euro is",

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so people began to travel Hospitality was probably hit

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hardest, with wedding parties in particular spying

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a bargain across the border. People do come and ask

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you what the exchange rate is, but what I stress to them

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is that the exchange rate is not certain and in a few years' time

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it might have changed But now the tide could be turning,

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with various economic factors So, a weaker pound could bring some

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relief to border retailers, but for consumers it is a pain,

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particularly when it If the pound continues to weaken it

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will make it relatively more But for businesses trying

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to sell their business abroad, About half of all our

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exports go to Euroland. This time last year it cost

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about 77p to buy a euro. Today, it costs about

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77p to buy a euro. But in between times,

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euros became as cheap as 70p. So there will always currency

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fluctuations and its hard to say if the pound is in for a prolonged

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period of weakness. Ulster's Rory Best will captain

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the Ireland rugby team for the Six Nations Championship,

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which begins next month. He's described it as

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an "unbelievable honour", From the early days of the great

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Jack Kyle, to the days of colour Willie Anderson faced down

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the haka in the 80's and, in more recent times,

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it's been Brian O'Driscoll and Paul But now it's Rory Best -

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a lifetime ambition achieved When you look back, whenever

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I was younger and watching my dad play for Banbridge, all I wanted

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to do was play for Banbridge. Then you start to watch Ulster

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and Ireland games and you imagine what it would be

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like to play for them. To be Ulster captain

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and Ireland captain, It is a huge honour and something

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I am unbelievably privileged The man who made the decision

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is Ireland coach Joe Schmidt. So, how did Best find

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out he was to join some There was probably a lot of smiling

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and nodding from my end, He phoned me and said,

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"We would love you to be captain. You are the one we

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would like to do it." Talking is an important part

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of any sporting captain, but Best would rather

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lead by a different way. Words are good at the right time,

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but it is all about actions and that is what you have

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got to try to produce. I don't think it is that much more

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pressure than playing international rugby anyway because you have to be

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at the top of your game. Ireland kick after six and

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excellence campaign against Wales next month. That will be on Sunday,

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seven to February in Dublin. Ireland take on Wales.

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Earlier this evening on BBC Newsline, we were examining

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the political state of play between the nationalist parties.

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Tomorrow, our political correspondent Chris Page will have

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With Arlene Foster and Mike Nesbitt leading their parties

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into an Assembly election for the first time, he'll be looking

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Also on BBC Newsline tomorrow evening we go on board HMS Caroline

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in Belfast to see the refurbishment work being carried out with nearly

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?11 million of Heritage Lottery funding.

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The ship, which was built in 1914, is being turned into a museum

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and visitor attraction, but will it be ready for the grand

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Now here's Geoff Maskell with the weather forecast.

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Well, if today held out the prospect of some springlike weather around

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the corner, tomorrow, I'm afraid, it is back to business as usual.

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Because we have had such clear skies through this evening,

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it means that we have already had the coldest part of the night.

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Over the next few hours the skies will cloud over and that rain

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As we head into tomorrow, it means that there is a chance

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of some mist and hill fog forming and Thursday's weather

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will have a grey and dank feel to it.

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Eventually, that rain will clear out to the east and it means

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across the water, where the rain is moving through a bit later

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on in the day and the ground is a bit colder, there is the risk

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of ice forming across parts of northern England.

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Some sleet and snow possible over the hills of Scotland.

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You can see the difference in the temperatures, though.

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Colder in front of that rain, much more mild behind it.

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We hold on to the cloud cover across Northern Ireland.

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Temperatures drop into double figures through the afternoon

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As we go overnight on Thursday and on into Friday, well,

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The night-time temperatures actually staying pretty similar

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The good news is that that is largely out of the way

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by the time most of us will be driving to work tomorrow.

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Friday is going to be a day of sunshine and showers.

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Reasonably breezy too, but we keep that mild air as we go

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through the day and really it is getting a good bit more mild

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Our next BBC Newsline is at 6.25am during Breakfast here on BBC One.

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You can also keep updated with News Online.

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