Leeds

<div>The Linnet was created on the side of Sheaf Street Cafeteria by London-based street artist ATM. The northern bird was once commonly spotted in gardens across Leeds, but their numbers have dwindled by 60% over the last forty years. Unbelievably, a real linnet flew past him while he worked on it, which goes to show that there’s hope for them yet...</div>

Linnet

Nomad Clan

<div>The UK's tallest Mural!<br>Can be viewed from multiple angles - perhaps best from Sovereign Square&nbsp;<br>www.nomadclan.co.uk/athenarising&nbsp;<br><br>The huge statement piece soars a monumental 46.8 metres (153 feet) from the ground. Using the full length of the building as its canvas, the striking 11 metre-wide. The mural is part of the citywide street art project ‘A City Less Grey’, initiated by <a href="http://eaststreetarts.org.uk/">East Street Arts</a> and fully funded by <a href="http://www.leedsbid.co.uk/">LeedsBID</a> (Leeds Business Improvement District). The project aims to animate the city and incorporate works of art onto and into Leeds’ buildings and streets.</div><div>Athena has been a 7 month long project, endless design work and planning resulting in 16 days painting on a skylift.</div><div><br></div><div>Like most of the public artwork around Leeds we used the Owl's on the coat of arms as a starting point. Although it’s ‘been done’ it seems that people are naturally drawn to the Owl, in many ways it resonates with people and of course this is a huge statement piece for Leeds, if anything it needs to be intrinsically connected to the city!</div><div>​</div><div>Owls historically signify Intelligence, knowledge, wealth, learning and transition, most of these ideas are derived from ancient meanings/practises and have been used symbolically by many cultures. The mythology relates to wisdom and femininity.&nbsp; The owl was a symbol for Athena, goddess of wisdom and strategy, before the Greeks gave their pantheon human forms.&nbsp; According to myth, an owl sat on Athena’s blind side, so that she could see the whole truth.&nbsp; In Ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of a higher wisdom, and it was also a guardian of the Acropolis.&nbsp; Diana, the Roman response to Athena, was strongly associated with the moon, and also the owl.&nbsp; The Pawnee and the Sioux saw the owl as a messenger (akicita) to the first of all evil creatures (Unktehi).&nbsp; While the Lakota tribe had an “Owl Society,” where the warriors fought primarily at night and painted dark rings around their eyes because they believed that would allow them to have an owl’s acute vision.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>The gold sacred geometry inspired loosely by the study of mathematics in nature is key to the concept. Geometric symbols are often used in ancient architectural designs as well as being repeated in natural forms, it is a common denominator in humanity that connects us all in a fundamental way. Cities are increasingly becoming disconnected from nature and its easy to see why, but at the heart of everything, underneath the complexities of urban life, money, social media, politics, technology, bullshit... we are all still part of this massive space rock.</div><div><br><br><br></div>

Athena Rising

<div>A Leeds Mind creative arts space for positive mental health offering art classes, nutritious food and community events.</div>

Inkwell Arts

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green lane underpass

Janet de Wagt

<div>A short walk away from the city centre - in a post industrial area undergoing regeneration.&nbsp;<br><br>The Mabgate Mural was unveiled in 1987. Students from the local school researched local stories of West Indians in Leeds but information proved difficult to find so the design figured the students themselves. The windows became a kind of timeline showing different periods and figure the student’s portraits documenting the arrival of West Indians in Leeds and the various work they and others undertook to make a living in this area. The students took a lot of ownership of the mural and this pride and recognition of its importance has continued to the present day.<br><br>https://www.janetdewagt.com/?p=1272#:~:text=Mabgate Mural – Janet de Wagt</div>

Mabgate Mural

Adam Duffield (Meds One)

<div>The image depicts the moment of celebration following his crucial winning goal at Swansea City last season which proved to be a vital moment in the surge towards promotion to the Premier League after 16 years away for the club.<br><br></div><div><br>Clair Hufton, LUST board member, told the YEP: "We could've gone with a number of different things, like the team lifting the trophy at Elland Road. But when we talked to fans and our members it felt like everyone was in agreement that it was a single moment that everyone was going to remember forever. I think those last few games throughout the season,when Pablo kept coming on and digging deep, showed he was the star man. We're honoured to have been part of producing the mural and we hope supporters are proud too."</div><div><br></div>

Pablo Hernandez

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Halifax HOF

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Meanwood/Sheepscar Beck

Seagulls Reuse

<div>A12ft rainbow mosaic featuring inspiring words and phrases collected from market traders and members of the public, is a colourful piece emblazoned on a wall opposite the NCP car park.<br><br>Be sure to step inside the market for excellent street food and to witness the traders shouting their best deals to entice customers.</div>

Rainbow of Hope

<div>VisitLeeds and Art Gallery Shop is the city’s tourist information Centre and Art Gallery Shop combined.<br><br></div><div>We know the best places to visit and how to get there! So, if you are travelling around the city by car, bus or on foot, let us plan your journey for you. We have a huge range of local, regional and national leaflets and brochures to pick up and take away. Ask us about upcoming events too!<br><br></div>

Leeds Visitor Centre

Akse

<div>A mural of Leeds &amp; England Rugby League legend Rob Burrow, whose courageous fight against motor neurone disease (MND) continues to inspire people from across the world.<br><br></div><div>Depicted wearing the famous colours of Leeds Rhinos – the club synonymous with the former scrum-half during his glittering playing career – the wall painting by highly acclaimed northern street artist ‘Akse’, is proudly displayed on the side of Leeds Beckett University’s Student Union off Woodhouse Lane. The striking background to the mural has been created by Leeds artist Kieran Hartley of Third Eye Signs. When completed, the eye-catching mural will provide another diverse piece of high quality street artwork that recognises those local people that have made an enormous contribution to the city.<br><br></div><div>The idea came from collaboration between Leeds City Council, Leeds Rhinos and the BBC. The mural has been commissioned in recognition of Rob’s fantastic playing career and his tremendous courage in tackling MND and work to raise awareness of the disease. Since being diagnosed with MND a year ago, Rob has led and added his support to a range of charity initiatives raising money for MND research.</div><div>During his time at the Rhinos where he was known as ‘Magnificent 7’, Rob made 493 appearances for the Headingley side winning eight Super League championships, two Challenge Cups, three World Club Challenge trophies and three League Leaders Shields. At international level, he also represented England 15 times and Great Britain on five occasions.<br><br></div><div>To find out more regarding Rob’s story, please see: <a href="https://www.therhinos.co.uk/rob-burrow/rob-mnd/">https://www.therhinos.co.uk/rob-burrow/rob-mnd/</a><br><strong><br></strong><br></div>

Rob Burrow Mural

Affix

<div>Centred on portraits of personalities with a link to the city, this mural by Affix depicts playwright Alan Bennett, humanitarian Sue Ryder, broadcaster John Craven and boxer Nicola Adams OBE.&nbsp;<br><br>Be sure to pop in to the free to visit Royal Armouries museum - during school holidays you might even catch a jousting contest in the jousting arena.</div>

Faces of Leeds

<div>Seven is an independent arts space in Chapel Allerton, Leeds 7. 2021 is our 14th year. The space is small but versatile, providing in non Covid 19 times, a hundred-seat venue for film, theatre, dance, music, words and comedy, together with an attractive and welcoming café bar.<br><br></div><div>The building of Seven Arts was the culmination of ten years of effort by a group of local residents who got together to improve community spirit through involvement in the arts.<br><br></div><div>We see Seven as having a pivotal role in linking the various cultures along the Leeds 7 corridor, hence our name, Seven Arts. Our aim is to showcase the best of local and regional talent and attract innovative work from further afield.<br><br></div>

Seven Arts

Benjamin Craven

<div>Found in the underpass connecting Leeds Dock with Brewery Wharf as you walk along the river.<br><br>The roof was completed by Benjamin Craven who is inspired by everyday sights and occurrences, from the bright colours of the supermarket cleaning aisle, to architectural collisions – high, low, and all around. The surroundings of the day-to-day makes up his source of inspiration and, through his work, he sets out to encourage the viewer to consider playfulness in art and life. Using found textures, clashing colours, and patterns, his heavy use of geometric lines make for a bold signature style.<br><br>The wall tiles depict scenes inspired by the nearby Royal Armouries museum (free to enter).</div>

Crown Point Tunnel

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Denholme spot

Peachzz

<div>Created for Sheaf Street Leeds on the back of creative workspace Duke Studios, this piece by artist Peachzz brings a little slice of the tropics to West Yorkshire with its brightly coloured tropical birds.</div>

Tropical Birds

Jack Wilfred Grieve (CreamyLines)

<div>Created with support from @CA_Spaces who have helped brighten multiple sites around Chapel Allerton.<br><br>Jack Wilfred Grieve is an Illustrator and Mural Painter currently based in Leeds, UK. BA Illustration, Leeds Arts University alumnus.<br>A visual contradiction, simple yet complex; the artworks that JWG create’s often contain striking, energetic linework, numerous hidden details and expressive textures. <em>‘Cityscapes atop mountains slip into the sea. Entangled pathways connecting the earth to the sky.’</em><br>Hyper-Reductionist Symbolic Abstractionism is the term that nobody uses to describe his work…Yet.<br>Working predominantly using traditional analogue drawing processes with digital finishing JWG’s work has been heavily inspired by research into the Japanese idea of Hitsuzendo, or <em>‘the way of the brush.’</em> Trusting the brush to go where it needs to go. A way of seeing mark making as a pure expression of your highest self. Hitsuzendo must breathe with the vitality of eternal experience. Self portraits and landscapes become the same when you remember yourSELF. DRAWING EVERYTHING and nothing… JWG<br><br>https://www.jackwilfredgrieve.com/about.html</div>

Potternewton Lane @CA_Spaces Electrical Box Mural

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abandoned mill

Graeme Wilson

<div>In 1989, Willson was commissioned to paint the 'Cornucopia' mural by Speciality Shops, then owners of the Leeds Corn Exchange. The work is executed in the 'Keim' system of silicate paints, an extremely durable conservation paint system. Completed in autumn 1990 and unveiled by Patrick Nutgens.<br><br></div><div><em>"His paintings do not replace, de-nature or dissolve the wall; neither are they arbitrary easel paintings hung on it. Each is completely integrated into the architecture for which it is intended, with an enviable and exemplary alertness to the key features of its surroundings and to their potential for reassembly into powerful original composition."<br></em><br></div>

Cornucopia

Irek Jasutowicz

Tank Petrol

tankpetrol

<div>As manager of Leeds United football club, Marcelo Bielsa returned the club to the Premier League in 2020 after a 16 year absence. Widely loved for his modest, humble manner and for enabling the team to improve and play attractive, attacking hundred mile an hour football a mural was created in his honour.<br><br>The mural bears the Bielsa quote: "A man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph."<br><br>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-54116817</div>

Marcelo Bielsa Mural

Insa

<div>A colourful mural which absorbs CO2!&nbsp;<br><br>Supported by the Yorkshire Design Group and Moniker.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Globally recognized artist, INSA, returns to his home city of Leeds to produce his first large scale artwork in the city centre after originally starting his graffiti and art career over 20 years ago. The artist brings with him a positive message and vibrancy of colour. Reaching 13 metres high and 11 metres wide, the artwork features a rainbow sunset gradient across the background with bold line work that hopes to communicate the need for all of us to protect our precious mother earth. The image reflecting an interconnected human effort to protect and nurture the future generations and the planet. Not only is the work visually impressive and brings some much needed colour to the city centre, but its message is a powerful one.&nbsp;</div><div><br>The ‘living and breathing’ mural is painted using Graphenstone Biosphere paint, the worlds most certified green brand. Due to their natural and ecological composition, the raw materials used to manufacture Graphenstone paints are not only free of toxic components but also help in the reduction of air pollution. In this way, healthier indoor and outdoor spaces are achieved. CO2 Absorption Declaration Study proves that Graphenstone’s lime-based paints absorb CO2 from the environment during their carbonation process. The mural will actively absorb the same amount of CO2 as an adult tree in just three years.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>https://www.monikerartfair.com/post/moniker-culture-carbon-conscious-and-waste-aware-mural-in-leeds-with-insa</div>

INSA x Moniker

Andy Edwards

Hans Peter Kuhn

<div>The design has integrated work by Berlin-based sound &amp; light artist Hans Peter Kuhn featuring thousands of LED lights that will generate a random pattern on the east wall each day.</div><div>Leeds-based graphic designer Andy Edwards has designed an installation for the west wall that will create the illusion of movement, partly designed to increase drivers' speed awareness upon entering the city.</div>

Light Neville Street

Mike Winnard

<div>Explores the rich history and diversity of the area, taking you from the oak forests that once stood here to the bulldozers that reshaped it. The mural also features the phrase ‘common ground’ translated by local poets, academics and residents into the most commonly spoken languages in Leeds.</div>

Common Ground

Anthony Burrill

<div>Designer Anthony Burrill and Laura Wellington's In Good Company have been working together to bring the city a message of hope and unity for the years ahead. And, let's face it, in the absence of hugs, and whilst we're still restricted by social distancing these words feel more important than ever. Anthony Burrill studied Graphic Design at Leeds Beckett University and is over the moon to have been given the opportunity to create a permanent artwork in the city where he learned his craft. The project was curated by Laura Wellington of In Good Company, a Leeds based organisation that brought a splash of colour to the city in 2020 with it's large scale billboard project 'Posters For The People'.</div>

You & Me

<div>Colours May Vary is based in Leeds and is an independent shop stocking a range of beautiful, useful and inspirational wares. We opened our doors here in Munro House in November 2012 and we are proud to say we were the first shop in Leeds to focus on design publications.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Our main focus is graphic art and design, typography, illustration, and product design. We stock a range of books, journals, prints, cards, gifts, wrap, homeware and stationery and we source our collection both locally and Internationally from a mix of established and up-and-coming producers. We try to bring things to Leeds that can't be found elsewhere. We also strive to support our fellow independents in the City.&nbsp;<br><br></div><div>Next to the shop is our event space &amp; gallery, where we host a variety of exhibitions, events and workshops. The space is available to hire so get in touch if your event or workshop fits with our focus. &nbsp;<br><br></div>

Colours May Vary

@CortisolKid

<div>Created with support from @CA_Spaces who have helped brighten multiple sites around Chapel Allerton.<br><br><br></div>

Calm

<div>Leeds United football fans have unveiled a new mural of one of their cult heroes to celebrate diversity in the city in a project funded by the Fans for Diversity campaign.</div><div>The Leeds United Supporters’ Trust have created another mural due for completion next week and this time it’s dedicated to Leeds United legend “The Chief” Lucas Radebe.</div><div>Designed by Adam Duffield, the mural is part of an ongoing project to celebrate the rich history of Leeds United across the city, using different types of art.</div><div>The mural has been fully funded by the Fans for Diversity campaign, a partnership between the Football Supporters’ Association and Kick It Out to promote inclusivity in the game.</div><div>Owing to Radebe’s educational and anti-racism work while playing for Leeds United, the trust felt that Lucas was the perfect symbol for inclusivity in the city and were delighted the project received funding.</div><div>“I am very proud and honoured to be chosen as the subject for the latest mural from the Leeds United Supporters’ Trust,” Lucas said.</div><div>“I have been a passionate anti-racism campaigner during my playing career at Leeds and since I have retired, so I am delighted that this mural will stand as a symbol for the message of inclusivity and diversity.”</div><div>The 35ft mural is painted on the side of Sweeney Todd Barbers on Potternewton Lane in Chapel Allerton where owner Richard Dwyer became a friend to Lucas during his time at Leeds.</div><div>Lucas Radebe left a long-lasting legacy as a cult hero across the city and especially amongst Leeds United fans, so much so that many fans named their sons after him. There are now hundreds of Lucases around the city, so the trust invited junior members and fans called Lucas to put their handprints around the mural and sign their name.<br><br>https://thefsa.org.uk/news/leeds-mural-celebrates-anti-racism-work-of-the-chief/</div>

Lucas Radebe - This Is My Hero

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Fred Aldous

<div>Few could argue against the charms of the Tiled Hall Cafe. Part of the huge building which houses both Leeds Central Library and Leeds Art Gallery, this magnificent arched space is photogenic and comes with coffee. Enter through the entrance to Leeds Art Gallery.</div>

Tiled Hall Cafe

Nathan Evans

<div>Welcoming visitors arriving at the city bus station. Commissioned by LeedsBID as part of ‘A City Less Grey’, George Street Welcome is a 20-metre mural on the walls of Kirkgate Outdoor Market.&nbsp;</div>

George Street Welcome

<div>Painted on the side of this famous Leeds Warehouse. The team was fortunate to have the opportunity to support local talent during lockdown, commissioning Leeds-based artist Mike Winnard, to produce art across six spaces throughout the venue and a mural on the outside of the building representing ‘bedroom DJs’.&nbsp;</div>

Warehouse Mural

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scrap merchants 

Peter Barber

Jenny Beard

<div>Barge: In September 2019, a 100-year-old dredger boat that worked the Leeds-Liverpool Canal was transformed into a work of art by Benjamin Craven and Jenny Beard. Brought together by In Good Company and supported by Yorkshire Design Group, they used a mish-mash of colours, patterns and techniques. Though different, the two were perfectly paired – the geometric order of Craven’s work is given new freedom by Jenny’s natural fluidity.<br><br>Grey Heron: Peter Barber is a fine artist and modern mural painter working UK wide. He specialises in spray painted figures, photo realism and murals. His personal work is at home outdoors, alongside other street artists and graffiti artists. He was commissioned to paint the Grey Heron mural in June 2019, and the Mural is designed to appear and disappear as the river level rises and falls throughout the year.</div>

Grey Heron/Barge

<div>Leeds United announced a partnership with New York-based entertainment agency Roc Nation - which is owned by musician Jay-Z. As part of the celebration of the brand new collaboration between the two, a mural has been created in a nod to the Elland Road club's diverse heritage. Kalvin Phillips is at the centre alongside club legends Albert Johanneson and Lucas Radebe.</div>

Kalvin Phillips, Lucas Radebe, Albert Johanneson

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bishy bumps

Rob Lee

<div>A brightly coloured mural made up geometrical patterns to create a 3D effect, arching over the entrance to Kirkgate market.<br>Be sure to step inside the market for great street food, but also to check out local produce and see the market traders shouting their best deals to entice customers.</div>

#Welcome

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Sheaf Street

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Belle Vue legal wall

<div>Free to enter, and adjacent to the free Leeds Art Gallery.<br><br>The Institute is a part of The Henry Moore Foundation, set up by the sculptor Henry Moore (1898-1986) in 1977 to encourage appreciation of the visual arts, especially sculpture.
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<br>“The Foundation has two or three main purposes. One is to help the appreciation of sculpture generally because I remember that as a young sculptor, there was nothing; there wasn't a single piece of sculpture in my home town... Leeds Art Gallery had nothing of any value. Another purpose is to look after my own work after I'm gone: probably exhibit it and also keep some of my things in suitable places in nature.”
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<br>Interview in 1981
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<br>We are tasked with the responsibility to study sculpture, with our role to make a significant impact on the future of art history, placing sculpture right at the centre. We achieve this through an exhibitions and research programme that consistently re-thinks how we understand sculpture today, continuing Moore's legacy by making sculpture a necessary and relevant part of contemporary culture.</div>

Henry Moore Institue

Burley Banksy (Andy McVeigh)

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Oooh Leeds You Look Nice Today

<div>Commissioned to celebrate 100 years of Leeds United Football club. This small piece tucked down a service alleyway shows the Leeds United "smiley" club crest,<br><br><a href="https://www.burleybanksy.com/">Leeds United art | #burleybanksy Leeds canvases street art</a></div>

Leeds United 76-77

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Odsal Top Subway

Replete

<div>This large artwork in brewery wharf was completed in November 2018 by Artist Ralph Replete. Walking towards it from the riverside the mural of a deep sea diver wearing an old-fashioned suit gives the viewer a distinctly 3-dimensional perspective. Replete is a world-leading specialist working globally in graffiti and street art paintings and murals, anamorphic optical illusion art, street, pavement and floor painting as well as sculpture and installations and artwork painted live for events, festivals or product launches.</div>

Washing Marine

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Old Tennis Courts

<div>Street artist Akse P19 is behind the new work under the A58 flyover on the edge of Leeds city centre.<br><br>The 'Leeds Warrior' boxer Josh Warrington fulfilled his dream and claimed the IBF world featherweight title in 2018 at his beloved Elland Road stadium in Leeds.<br><br><br>He said: "The mural is massive to me, it's like sort of a reward for all the hard work and trying to represent the city.<br><br></div><div><br>"I hope it can inspire people when they drive past it and just remind themselves that Josh Warrington was just a lad off the local council estate who went on to world title glories and beyond that.<br><br></div><div><br>"Hopefully it inspires many generations to come."<br><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br>The mural has been created to celebrate Warrington's new partnership with urban streetwear brand 11 Degrees Clothing.<br><br></div>

Josh Warrington Mural

<div>Free to enter. Make sure you also visit the Tiled Hall Cafe which joins the Gallery to the Library.<br><br>Leeds Art Gallery presents a dynamic exhibition programme and holds a significant collection of modern and contemporary British art.</div>

Leeds Art Gallery

<div>Commissioned by the Canal and River trust. Showing a fox, a heron and an owl (the symbol of Leeds)<br><br>Be sure to pop in to the free to visit Royal Armouries museum - during school holidays you might even catch a jousting contest in the jousting arena.</div>

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Jiem

<div>Created as part of the EX[S]PORTS project, which explores the relationship between art and sports, United We Stand is the work of French artist Jiem. It’s a tribute to a Leeds United football chant from the 90s. Kirkgate is one of the oldest streets in all of Leeds - currently it is undergoing regeneration.</div>

United We Stand

Liliane Lijn

<div>The words on the street...&nbsp;<em>Converse Column</em>, by British-American artist Liliane Lijn, has been installed outside the University’s new <a href="https://nexusleeds.co.uk/">Nexus</a> innovation centre on Discovery Way.<br><br>The nine metre-high revolving “poem machine” features two separate poems turning independently, one inside the other. Internal lighting will ensure the words are visible after dark.<br><br></div><div>The text evolved from phrases submitted by students and staff at the University, inspired by themes of communication, collaboration, innovation and impact.<br><br>Lijn is known for her work with moving text and is a pioneer in the interaction of art, science, technology and language.&nbsp;<br><br>https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-arts-culture/news/article/4442/the-words-on-the-street-new-public-art</div>

Converse Column

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<div>Celebrating 100 years of Leeds United Football Club - depicts the centenary crest.<br><br><a href="https://www.burleybanksy.com/">Leeds United art | #burleybanksy Leeds canvases street art</a></div>

Leeds United 100 Years

<div>In the grand former Tetley Brewery HQ is a Galley, Cafe, Bar and Restaurant. Soon to be surrounded by a newly developed City Park too.</div>

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