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Xbox News For December 2003

Xbox Top 100
Posted by Sin-Tex at 21:10 PM

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Chihiro GBA v2
Posted by Wraggster at 10:23 AM

Hikaru finally makes a reappearance on the Xbox emulation side of things with what is a new release of his Multi Emulator Dashboard( basically all his emus in one package), heres the news via Translation software:

Using the source code of VBA 1.7
Graphic filter 4 type additions
Adjustment of automatic frame skip

NeoGenesis v15
Posted by Sin-Tex at 23:44 PM

News Source: XBINS

NeoGenesis Description:

Sega Genesis/ Megadrive/ 32X/ SegaCD/ MegaCD Emulator for XBox

Version 15

Author Xport

what's new:

- Fixed funky sound in Phantasy Star 2

- Fixed ISO9660 + ISO/MP3 bug

Xenesis 0.97b Beta
Posted by Sin-Tex at 23:41 PM

News Source: XBINS

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This is a quick update which fixes an issue with the music in some games. Specifically Phantasy Star 2 but
probably others too.

There are also a couple of other small fixes in there

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Xenium Hardware Description
Posted by Sin-Tex at 23:06 PM

News Source: OzXodus

The following is a brief description of the componentry found on the XENIUM as seen in the recently released sneak preview photos.

Removable D0 Connector - This connector and wire loom will allow the modchip to be removed without any desoldering when installed using the Pin Header option.


Quick Solder + Wire Install - The XENIUM is able to be soldered directly onto the LPC bus by using the Quick Solder installation method, larger solder pads also cater for those users who wish to install the XENIUM using wires.


Power (V1.5) - Primerily to be used for the solderless install of the Xenium into v1.5 consoles.


Pin Header (+ D0 Control) - Female socket for the optional Pin Header or Solderless Adaptor installation methods.


Emergency System Recovery - The XENIUM will never be rendered useless as a result of a bad flash or bad update, the flick of a switch to enable the XENIUM's inbuilt recovery mode. A solder pad on the underside of the device allows for easy installation of an optional external switch.


Expansion Port, RGB LED & Dual SPI - Unlimited upgrade options are available for the XENIUM with it's dual Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI) ports. An External Tri-Color (RGB) LED can also be installed for monitoring the XENIUM's Status.


Controller - CPLD Controller.


Status LED - Programmable ultra bright Tri-Color (RGB) Status LED.


2Meg Memory - 2Mb Flash Memory for a variety of different bios sizes.

FBA-X Beta 4.1 Released
Posted by Sin-Tex at 13:47 PM

News Source: FBA-X

In light of the new Win32 v0.2.94.98 build and some niggly B4 dipswitch bugs, we decided to release a small "point release" update, which we call Beta 4.1

Whats new?
==========

- Merged in current FBA Win32 v0.2.94.98 source code.
- DIP switch values are now saved correctly.
- Fixed DIP switch crash bug.
- Added Title Icon.

Released on 25th December.

grab it at the usual places. Enjoy your Holidays :)

New version of all Xport releases
Posted by Deviance at 0:58 AM

New version of all Xport releases
>> Xport did a HUGE update for of all his releases: AtariXLBox v5, NeoPopX v4, FMSXBox v6, BlissX v5, WinSTonX v5, Z26X v4, SMSPlusX v8, HUGO-X v10, KegsX v3, PCSXBox v11, Vice64x v4, Vice20X v3, Vicepetx v2, AdamX v2, WonderSwanX v2, FCEUltraX v15, XBoyAdvance v9 and NeoGenesis v14.

What's new/fixed (same for all releases):
* ISO9660 support
* Simplified menus
* Help menu
* New button options from Game Selection menu :
X - Configure Game
BLACK - Delete save files for selected game
WHITE - Adds/Removes selection as a favorite
* HQ2X graphics filter
* Option to startup with background music disabled
* Option to startup on the favorites game selection screen or the regular game selection screen
* Option to confirm overwriting save states
* Support for Linux Relax sharing
At this time, your linux share name must contain the "/" character somewhere if you want it to be recognized as a linux share.
For example :
rlxshare=/home/player/roms@192.168.1.30:1400
* Possible Samba fix/improvement : see next item
* New network configuration parameters : XBox IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP.
Access these through the Configuration -] Network Options menu or change them in the INI file :
[GENERAL]
LOCAL_IP=192.168.1.30
SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY_IP=192.168.1.254
LOCAL_IP is the XBox IP address
SUBNET_MASK is the subnet mask
GATEWAY_IP is your default gateway
Set these to the same values you use in your XBMP configuration file.
This might help people with Samba issues.

Official Site: http://xport.xbox-scene.com

BTW I wish all of you a great Christmas! :)

********** " Merry Christmas " **********
Posted by Sin-Tex at 12:57 PM

News Source: Xbox-Emu Staff

Xbox-Emulation.Co.Uk wishes all Xbox Fans and other Xbox Scene sites
plus everyone else in the World A Merry Christmas

We hope you all have a meery time, have lots of food & drink.
And don't forget to play some games.

Xmas Gift From XFD
Posted by Sin-Tex at 12:46 PM

News Source: XBINS

DETAILS

Author: The New XFD Team (Wishi, Noxz, MorseKode, SHiZNO)

Game Info: Xmas Gift From XFD - The one and only release

Install Info: Copy all the files to your Xbox, preserving the directory structure.
Execute default.xbe through Xbox explorer or FlashFXP.

Story Synopsis:

Santa's elves have dropped all his presents! Get in the sleigh and go pick them up. But watch out, there's coal in them tha mountains!

Release Notes:

We decided a very short time ago we wanted to do an Xmas game and set ourselves the challenge of doing it in a week. Well, we kinda did it in the last few days and drank coffee and ate crumpets for half the week. Doh!

Anyhow, here it is, enjoy or don't. I'm tired!

We'll have more team releases coming soon so keep on the lookout! We might even spend more than a week on some :)

Controls: Left analog stick/Dpad - Move left/right.

AND OF COURSE -MERRY XMAS- TO YOU ALL!

OzXodus ?
Posted by Sin-Tex at 12:21 PM

News Source: OzXodus

A New Team Merged from Two PRESENT: " THE XENIUM "

Team Xodus and Team OZXCHIP have come together to form an alliance.

QUOTE
The formation of the OzXodus alliance has lead to the development of the XENIUM which we believe to be the neXt generation of upgrade kits for your console. The XENIUM will set new standards in functionality, upgradability and control over your console with a price-tag that will be as amazing as the device itself.
END QUOTE

The XENIUM will begin large scale production in the next few days and will be available for purchase in the very near future, in the coming days OzXodus will be announcing it's feature set, pricing structure and availability.

X2.3b Installation Guides
Posted by Sin-Tex at 12:08 PM

News Source: Team X-ecuter

Team X-ecuter have posted some nice looking pictures of the new X2.3b chips. At present only the Lite Version Wire & Header Pin install guides are available with the Lite Plus & Pro to follow shortly.

The X2.3b no longer has a USB Power Adaptor since it has been discovered it is not really needed & has caused problems for some people.
The older X2.3 Lite & Pro chips required 6 wires to be soldered where as the new b version requires 7.

Oh yeah there blue not red.

Flashing Guides will also be made available soon.

http://www.teamxecuter.com/x23b.htm

Merry XportMass!
Posted by XDelusion at 9:14 AM

Dumb topic I know, but hey, till the season to be jolly and what not. Ya, um... so...

XPort has blessed us all once again with a gift better than anything tangible that you may receive from your loved ones this year, what might that be you ask!?!?

Well an update to about every emulator he has ever ported to the XBOX, here are the new features:

what's new:

- ISO9660 support

- Simplified menus

- Help menu

- New button options from Game Selection menu :
X - Configure Game
BLACK - Delete save files for selected game
WHITE - Adds/Removes selection as a favorite

- HQ2X graphics filter

- Option to startup with background music disabled

- Option to startup on the favorites game selection screen or the regular game selection screen

- Option to confirm overwriting save states

- Support for Linux Relax sharing
At this time, your linux share name must contain the "/" character somewhere
if you want it to be recognized as a linux share.
For example :

rlxshare=/home/player/roms@192.168.1.30:1400

- Possible Samba fix/improvement : see next item

- New network configuration parameters : XBox IP, Subnet Mask, Gateway IP.
Access these through the Configuration -] Network Options menu or change
them in the INI file :

[GENERAL]
LOCAL_IP=192.168.1.30
SUBNET_MASK=255.255.255.0
GATEWAY_IP=192.168.1.254

LOCAL_IP is the XBox IP address
SUBNET_MASK is the subnet mask
GATEWAY_IP is your default gateway

Set these to the same values you use in your XBMP configuration file.

This might help people with Samba issues.

Kinda informal, but there is a LOT to list, so there you have it, I'm pretty sure everything is now updated with the exception of DOSBOX unless I looked it over.

News From:
XPort's Page

Xenesis v0.97 Beta
Posted by Wraggster at 8:19 AM

Carcharius has released an excellent update of his Genesis/Sega CD/32X emulator for the Xbox, heres whats new in this release:

Completely rewritten
- New improved UI, better look and feel (no more purple :o( )
- New config file format - not compatible with previous version
- Improved favourite support - not compatible with previous version
- Improved cheat code support
- More graphics filtering options (including HQ2X which is a bit on the slow side)

No more rom path or rom sharing issues to worry about!!
New browsing ability - access all drives and folders including dvd-rom.
Add required roms/folders (from any source - local, DVD, network etc) to favourites.
Set 'Start in Favourites' option to automatically go to favourites on startup.

Full xbox save game compatability
- each game gets its own save game which stores save states, settings, cheat codes
- Control configuration can be saved individually for each game

Improved controller menus
- Now supports analog and d-pad at the same time (if analog support turned on)
- Now allows for Team player (4 player adapter) to be set on port 2
may not work correctly with some games due to bugs in Gens source e.g. columns 3

SMB/Relax network share support
- load roms + sega cd images/mp3s from a windows/Relax share
- mp3's get cached on xbox utility drive
- Specify names and paths for shares using the UI Options menu.
- Name is straightforward - e.g. Genesis Roms
- share names are specified in the same manner as the XBMP shares e.g. smb://user:pass@computer/share
(haven't tried XBMC myself yet so don't know if they are the same)

ISO9660 disc support
- load roms + sega cd images/mp3s from iso9660 format discs
- mp3's get cached on xbox utility drive
- reading of discs seems to be a bit flaky - but that could be some of the discs I was burning

Simple skinning support
- Put skins in the \skins folder
- On the fly skin previewer (no need for pre built preview images)
- UI colours can be adjusted using built in colour chooser

Screenshot support
- save up to 10 screenshots per rom
- browse screenshots using left/right on d-pad in game select screen
- Use left trigger + right trigger + Back to take a screenshot

Support for Genesis Collective games database
- display game information
- display Game Genie cheat codes
- Display game cheats
- display game title shots and in game shots
- requires a copy of GCOffline from www.genesiscollective.com
- use White button from game select screen to display, then d-pad to scroll and Left/Right trigger to change page
- unzip GCOffline to your xbox, set the path using the UI Options menu

Automatic CD detection
- choose to boot Sega CD automatically if detected
- type of CD indicated (Sega CD, Audio CD, iso9660 or xbox format)

BarrysWorld back before it's gone ?
Posted by Sin-Tex at 19:18 PM

News Source: The Register

Earlier today, we asked if online gaming community Barrysworld, now known as Game.net and due to be shut down by parent company Game Plc next month, could once again rise Phoenix-like from the ashes, as it did three years ago. We were doubtful.

And wrong, we're pleased to say. Co-founders Tony and Ben - aka 'TedTheDog' and 'DBs' - have gone back to their roots and founded FreddysHouse, a non-commercial online gaming community in the mould of Barrysworld.

You can read the full article here

Bye Bye Barrysworld
Posted by Sin-Tex at 13:26 PM

News Source: The Register

Barrysworld, the UK online gaming community saved from collapse three years ago, will have the plug pulled on 23 January 2004, owner Game Plc announced this week..

Barrysworld was launched in 1997 and was one of the pioneers of the UK online gaming community. It quickly grew from fan site to commercial operation, offering free online gaming paid for by advertising and sponsorship. By the time the money ran out in January 2001 it had over 300,000 players across Europe.

You can read the full article here

Xbox Top 100
Posted by Sin-Tex at 20:39 PM

Xbox Top 100 has been reset. If you have time make us number one & give us your vote.

All you need do is click here and click vote.

Xodus New Chip " SOON "
Posted by Sin-Tex at 22:26 PM

News Source: Xodus

Team Xodus have recently been exploring several new and exciting relationships in the areas of development and manufacturing, with the involvement of these new partners Xodus is proud to announce that we will be releasing a revolutionary new design in the near future.

You can be sure that this exciting new product will continue to deliver the high level of innovation, ease of use, flexibility and quality that you have come to expect from Xodus.

Stay Tuned.......

Final Burn Alpha X B4
Posted by Sin-Tex at 11:56 AM

News Source: FBA-X

Authors: TMaul and Lantus

Merry Xmas from the FBA-X team! We hope you enjoy this
new release.

Note: B4 is a major update to FBA-X B3. We recommend before you run
B4 to delete your config data in E:\TDATA\FFFF0504\

Whats new?
==========

- Merged in current FBA Win32 v0.2.94.97 source code
- Now supports Neogeo games.
- Virtual Memory Management for NeoGeo.
- NeoGeo roms are automatically decrypted. No need to provide
decrypted sets.
- Removed B3 Guwange hack. Gave it Virtual Memory instead.
- Added Previews
- Made cosmetic changes to UI
- Added sound filters.
- Added a small Sleep() when Menu is exited so button press wont
register in game.
- DIP Switches added
- x3 buttons added (check Configuration screens)
- Added AdMame2x, Simple2x, Scanlines filters
- Added Point, Linear, Quincunx, Anisortopic,Guassian-Cubic hardware filters
- Rewrote rotate code.
- Rewrote resize/aspect code.
- Removed seperate screen configs for games, only 2 screen configs now,one for rotated games, one for normal. Saves the hassle of users needing to resize each rom.
- Added G drive support.
- Fixed a small memory leak.
- Code cleanup.

You can download it in the usual place irc.zoite.net #xboxemu

Unleash-X 0.25.1218A
Posted by Sin-Tex at 23:05 PM

News Source: XBINS

What's New/Fixed:

Fixed FTP server resume command -This isn't actually a bug but most FTP client like to use REST then STOR rather than the APPEnd command.
Fixed XML Parser. -There was a bug when setting the attribute. Setting the value works fine, so this should fix the problem with some settings not being save like [DVD AutoLaunch="True" /]
Fixed Track/song skip. Using the DPad and White button to change soundtrack scrolls too fast..
Fixed UnleashX ignores the Width attribute of the menu on custom skins (Please specify a wider Width for your skins). UnleashX uses 270 for the standard mode and 350 on Widescreen mode.
Fixed AskUser action. Fix to treat "B" button as cancel.
Fixed Embedded Game Icon using XPR1 format should now display properly (Top Spin...etc.).
Fixed Cell images get's corrupted when the fog is turned off.
Fixed Music should stop playing when the right thumbstick is pressed and won't continue until it has been press again.
Fixed Music won't play if you only have one soundtrack stored.
Added Unrar (works with V2.0 Rar only -Winrar 2.9). Rar 3.0 can be displayed but can't be extracted.
Added Cycle news item (Black + DPad Right)
Added Newsfeed and Item interval can be configured from the settings menu (Note: The moment you save the settings, the display will revert back to original value. After a reboot, it should display the configured values -Fixing it).
Added Ability to turn off the arrows on the menu from the skin file( [Menu ShowArrows="False"] )
Added Skin can show preview from the skin selection menu(requires the presence of preview.jpg). Preview can be toggled by pressing the White button (Off by default).
Added skin files can be packed into zip file. It doesn't have to be extracted. It can have "preview.jpg" too to display the skin preview.
Added User defined path for the music (currently, supports WMA format only)
Added File Manager can now have a custom background (png or jpg). Format is:
[FileManager]
[BackGround]Background.png[/BackGround]
[/FileManager]
This section should be in the same level as the Main section, not within.
Added Loading screen can now have a custom background, and the text turned off. Format is:
[LoadingScreen ShowInfo="True"]
[BackGround]Background.png[/BackGround]
[/LoadingScreen]
This section should be in the same level as the Main section, not within.
Added Xbox System Info. Press the Y button when on the main menu. This is also accessible from the settings screen.
Added Video support directly from the file manager, or thru skinning. To toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode, press the right thumbstick. Look for the WinUX skin and the updated docs to see how videos can be integrated into your skin.
Added Preview video for your games, apps, even the top most menu. Name your movies "preview.xmv" or "Preview.wmv" and drop it into the game folder for auto detection.
Added Intro Movie. Now, UnleashX can display an intro movie before showing up the main screen. Intro Movies can be interrupted by pressing the buttons.
Changed Screen Capture new keypad combo -LeftThumbpress + Black Button.
Changed Fast scroll speed is now variable depending on how hard you pressed the trigger buttons. Fast scrolling using the trigger button is slower than using the left thumbstick -this is by design.
Changed Used a smaller font for the Settings Screen.
Changed It should now respond to All controller, if you have more than one plugged in.
Changed Removed the drive statistics on the FTP server. Some clients just wouldn't know how to handle the info. Modified it into SITE DRIVESTATE command.

You can download it in the usual place irc.zoite.net #xboxemu

dvd2xbox v0.5.2
Posted by Sin-Tex at 0:47 AM

News Source: dvd2xbox

Author WiSo

What's New/Fixed

+ added: Action Control List (beta). Now you're able to control the post processing for each title using the dvd2xbox.acl file and the titleID. If it doesn't work for you or you do not like it set enableACL to 0 and standard patching is used.
Currently acl supports four commands: SetMediaType,HexReplace,CopyFile and RemoveDir/File (see dvd2xbox.acl for more informations and the syntax).
The acl list can only grow with the help of the community. Test it,
add new entries and write me if you need new commands or to fix existing ones. Todo: Print more information on report screen.

+ added: possibility to take network settings from dash when xboxip,netmask and gateway are empty.

+ added: newest ISO9660 sources from XBMC.

+ fixed: logfile writing disabled when setting logfile to 0.

+ fixed: some smaller bugs.

You can download it in the usual place irc.zoite.net #xboxemu

Xbox Top 100
Posted by Sin-Tex at 23:29 PM

Xbox Top 100 has been reset. If you have time make us number one & give us your vote.

All you need do is click here and click vote.

Xlime v1.0
Posted by Sin-Tex at 20:45 PM

News Source: XBINS

Author: MorseKode (morsekode@xfactordev.net)

Release Notes:

Xlime is based on the popular java game "Slime" by Quin Pendragon.
Find it here: http://fractal.leet.net.au/page.php?page=slimevolleyball

Xlime supports PAL, NTSC, HDTV, and is the first homebrew game to support system link play!

To play Xlime over the internet, use Xlink:

1) Download XLink messenger from http://www.xboxlink.co.uk/
2) Install, create a login name and log in.
3) In XLink, open "Config" and go to "Advanced Settings".
4) In "Homebrew Xbox IP" type the *TITLE* IP address of your Xbox.
(This can be found using the XDK Launcher or Evox)
5) Make sure your friend(s) now also log on to XLink.
6) Start Xlime on your Xbox, and host/join a 2P network game.

XSokoban - Konbanwa
Posted by Sin-Tex at 21:05 PM

News Source: XBINS

From ReadMe

Here is my first shot at
console programming.....

Big shout to JagManJim.
Many thanx 2 MegaXavier the Creater.

Hope you like it.

You can download it from the usual place irc.zoite.net #xboxemu

Evolution-X Dashboard Build 3935
Posted by Sin-Tex at 12:45 PM

News Source: XBINS

Evolution-X Release Info

Nothing new in this release sorry.. just a minor updatewith a few bugfixes.

- Debug TSR works now (except on net games)
- FTP bugs corrected.
- SymbolicLink always maps D: to DVD now.
- IGR problems with Gentoox, Phoenix BIOS loader and Xromwell is fixed now.
- Many more minor things.

You can download it in the usual place

Xbox Top 100
Posted by Sin-Tex at 15:33 PM

Xbox Top 100 has been reset. If you have time make us number one & give us your vote.

All you need do is click here and click vote.

Atari 2600 Rom Pack
Posted by Wraggster at 18:33 PM

Slow day so i went on the lookout for Public Domain Roms(freeware) for the Atari 2600 and i found a total of 208 roms which can be used with any emulator that supports Atari 2600 emulation.

This adds to all these rom packs(all freeware/Public Domain too)

PC Engine Rom Pack 180 files

Genesis /Megadrive Rom Pack 52 files

Gameboy Mono / Colour Rom Pack 265 files

Wonderswan Rom Pack 13 files

NeoGeo Pocket Rom Pack 84 files

Nes Rom Pack 163 files

Nintendo 64 Rom Pack 117 games

Snes Rom Pack 184 games

Spectrum Rom Pack 100 games

Commodore 64 Rom Pack 48 games

Colecovision Rom Pack 62 files

Vectrex Rom Pack 103 files

Intellivision Rom Pack 20 files

Download all of these from This Page

xSnes9x 1.42 released!
Posted by Sin-Tex at 20:18 PM

News Source: xSnes9x

Windows Snes9x 1.42 has been released , which means a new 1.42 WIP build of xSnes9x has been released as well. Here is whats new:

- Merged in V1.42 Win32 build changes. Check CHANGES.TXT for more information.
- SDD-1 Decompression "on the fly" routines added. Enjoy Star Ocean and SFA2 without graphics packs :)
- Added second button in SuperScope.
- Removed CDDA streaming for now. CPU load was impacting performance.
- Previews now appear on Favorites, Savestates and SRAM browsers.
- DVD-Browser should now be working.

You can download it in the usual place #xboxemu irc.zoite.net

X2.3 Updates
Posted by Sin-Tex at 20:12 PM

News Source: Team X-ecuter

Quote:
First of all apologies for the site being a little screwed this last week. All fixed now.

Thanks for all the feedback on X2.3 Lite - Here's a few answers to some of the questions....

Q. Why does the new ground point have 3 wires.
A. By taking voltage from the USB we needed a stronger GND connection due to longer wires used

Q. The mod is not working
A. That will be a bad ground connection. Make sure the star washer is sitting first and then the adapter (3 wires) and then the ring connection (black wire)

Q. OK I've done that still a bad ground
A. Score the GND adapter gold contact with an exacto knife or whatever - or use another star washer in between the GND adapter and the Ring adapter.

Q. Xbox boots up with orange LED and tray ejects but nothing on screen - wtf ?
A. Your mod is working. You have an Xbox with the new Focus video chip and the Cromwell bios isnt compatible yet. Simply insert your Bios update CD as instructed, Xbox will reboot after about 20 seconds and it will work just fine with your new X2 4979 or Evox M7 bios.

Q. The X2 Lite Programmer doesn't work
A. The old programmer is not compatible. A new version is being released shortly.

Hope this helps a few people out.
End Quote

You can purchase the X-ecuter 2.3 Lite from Xbox-Chipz

Quake X v1 has arrived!!!
Posted by XDelusion at 1:18 AM

Lantus has finlly blessed us with his release of Quake for the XBOX, supports Keyboard, Mouse, Joypad, as well as a MOD Menu.

Download MODs from here:

Check out the Hall Of Fame!

Ethereal Hell

NOTE: Some MODs may not work with Quake X, ecspecially if they use there own EXE.

News from Xbins

Xbox Top 100
Posted by Sin-Tex at 13:22 PM

Xbox Top 100 has been reset. If you have time make us number one & give us your vote.

All you need do is click here and click vote.

UnleashX V0.2.1201A
Posted by XDelusion at 9:47 AM

A lot of fixes and additions made to this one, all of which you can read in the NFO file.

This is really looking to be a great alternative to Evox, keep up the good work UnleashX!

News Source:
Xbins

xRick V2
Posted by XDelusion at 9:39 AM

Version 2 is now out:

- Added DPAD movement
- 'B' on gamepad will now make Rick jump
- Small hack in dat_maps.c to bypass bug in submap 19. Thanks A600!


Thankx again Lantus, and thankx for being patient with all my complaints! ;)

News from: The man himself.

xRick
Posted by Sin-Tex at 21:32 PM

News Source: SDLx

Lantus has ported one of my old time favorite Amiga Games "Rick Dangerous", i spent a good many hours playing this game.

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