The Vehicle Wishlist and Speculation Topic

[LeakyLine 5,117]

GTA III Dodo. That is all

[Willy A. Jeep 3,090]

It's monday, Presidents Day in the United States, and I've been awake for, like, 19 hours after only getting about 4 hours of sleep. Ah, to be me. But it's a new page, if my math hasn't failed me, and it's time for a new post! Bare with me as I totally fall apart attempting to make this post. Trucks! Yeah! Inspired by the likes of @asadog2 and researching the many trucks of film fame, today's addition to the never-ending wishlist of strange and obscure vehicles is all about semi trucks. Trailer tractors. Roadtrains. Y'know. It still blows my mind that we can't purchase any of the original semis as Pegasus vehicles, and if you want to own any kind of long hauler, you've got to own a military bunker. But, beyond a plea to let us own the likes of the Phantom, Hauler, Packer, Barracks Semi, and Docktug, this post has some fresh blood for the GTA semi scene. Ten trucks! A pair of Internationals, a Peterbilt, a Chevrolet, a Mack, a Kenworth, a DAF, a Volvo, a Freightliner, and a Scammell. Also, honorary mention to the International Harvester Sightliner, because I wanted to include it but there's no good pictures of it I felt comfortable reusing here. Let's get to it! Whatever it is...

 

Peterbilt 281/351

Here's one to rival Christine, if only the film it starred in had any popularity. It's also a classic in American truck design of the midcentury, though I'm to understand you might see these in Australia, too. Perfect for hauling anomalous chemicals or running down innocents.

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International Harvester Loadstar

Built in the 60s and 70s, it's a really generic-looking truck platform from everybody's favorite forgotten manufacturer, IH. A few of the trucks we already have in-game take on a similar look, but we have no semi model like this. Here's the solution.

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Chevrolet "Art Deco" COE

Though a bit mangled and cut short by World War II, the "Art Deco" age of automobiles remains one of my favorites. The Chevrolet COE of this period is probably my favorite pre-50s heavy duty truck, though I am a sucker for Deco in general...

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Mack MH Ultraliner

It's big, blocky, and scary. Exactly what you want in your 1980s COE semi truck. I know we've already got a similar thing in the Hauler, but gosh, we need diversity. In all things, but trucks, too.

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Kenworth W900B

A juggernaut of American trucking, the W900 has been in production since 1961, and is showing no signs of stopping any time soon. Take that as you will. The W900B is my preferred flavor, but you can take your pick.

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DAF 2600

Uhh... No idea about this one, other than its obviously European style. The Wikipedia article is only in... Dutch? Which I don't speak, so... Looks are everything, in this case, I guess.

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International LoneStar

OK, so, they're not "International Harvester" anymore, but they're still making weird trucks. Look at that nose. You think they're trying for a 1930s style?

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I wonder why nobody wants to take pictures of this truck...

 

Volvo FH

A modern COE, and from Europe, no less! Well, actually, I guess that's not surprising, what with European roads and the death of the COE in North America... I know how some of you enjoy your imports, though.

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Freightliner FL

A lot of these wound up as school buses around the U.S., but plenty are still in medium and heavy duty shipping roles. I know it's a bit close to the Packer/Pounder, but keep your voice down and Rockstar might not notice.

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Scammell Scarab

Last but certainly not least, it's the British Scammell Scarab. The missing link between the modern truck and the horse, the Scarab is a curious, compact innovation of off-rails cargo movement. And it's just dripping with character. Oh, it's so cute!

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[IceDree 11,653]

I don't usually do trucks, but @Willy A. Jeep has inspired me to do a few smaller ones, here goes nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

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[asadog2 139]

Ooooo now that we’re onto trucks I might as well put down some Aussie and European suggestions (they got the best trucks).

 

I saved the best for last

 

First to start things off 

 

Kenworth Australia 

 

Kenworth K200 

Soon to be the only American style set forward axle cabover in production once the Freightliner Arogsy is discontinued in 2020

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Kenworth K104

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Kenworth K100G

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Kenworth T409 

Feels classic yet modern 

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Kenworth T409 SAR

SAR stands for Short bonnet Australian Right Hand Drive 

A true Australian classic

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Kenworth T610 

The modern equivalent of the T409

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Kenworth T610 SAR 

Modern equivalent of the T409 SAR

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Kenworth T659

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Kenworth T909

A truck one hundred percent designed for the rough conditions of the outback 

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Kenworth C509

Made for both on and off road conditions in the outback 

Popular for road train and extreme heavy haul applications 

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Kenworth C540

Made for pulling up to and over 500 ton off road only mining road trains 

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Kenworth Legend 900

A limited edition bring back of the Kenworth T900 introduced in 1991 

It was only sold for one day on the 26th of June 2017 with no overall volume limit.

Over 250 were sold 

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Kenworth Legend 950

A limited edition bring back of the T950 sold between 1992 and 2007

Only 75 Legend 950s were made in 2015 and all were sold within 48 hours of going on sale

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 W900 SAR 

The W900 SAR is a legendary truck among drivers in Australia

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Kenworth K125CR 

The first Kenworth made in Australia was a K125CR in 1971

And ever since then all Kenworths sold in Australia are designed and made in Australia 

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The first Kenworth made in Australia 

Next brand: 

Mack Australia 

Mack’s are built in Australia 

 

Mack Titan

It has appeared in GTA San Andreas as the roadtrain and definitely should be brought back with the exact same name 

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roadtrain from GTA San Andreas 

Previous generation which the roadtrain was based upon 

 

Mack Super Liner

Perfect for a Roadtrain Classic addition 

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Mack R model 

Great way to bring back the tanker from GTA San Andreas 

Pretty much a semi version of the tipper that’s already in game 

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Mack Cruise Liner 

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Mack Trident 

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Mack Granite

Its time to modernize the packer 

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Mack Bigfoot

Macks version of the Kenworth C540

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Mack B model

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Mack FR

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Mack FRM (had a setback front axle)

Mack Magnum 

A Renault Magnum with a Mack badge and V8 engine being sold down under 

The Renault Magnum in Europe was also available with a Mack V8

My favourite Mack cabover of all time 

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Mack Quantum 

Another Renault in disguise being sold down under 

This one being based on the Renault Premium 

My second favourite Mack Cabover 

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Next brand 

Cat

Basically International ProStars with Cat logos and either an actual Cat engine or a International engine painted yellow 

Theyve recently stopped selling them 

International is now selling the prostar in Australia itself through Iveco dealers 

But who’s gonna want to buy an International when they can buy an Iveco that’s 100x better lol

Both the Cats and Internationals are made in the US and brought over 

Cat CT630

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Next brand:

Freightliner 

Made in the US imported into Australia and rattles apart in a year 

The End 

 

Freightliner Argosy 

Was sold in North America as well from 1998 to 2007 

You can still buy them in North America as gliders 

Cabover aren’t dead in North America yet!

Anyways the Argosy is being discontinued in 2020 and will be replaced by the Cascadia in Australia 

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Freightliner Coronado 

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Freightliner Columbia 

Replaced by the Cascadia in North America but can still be bought as a glider though 

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Freightliner Century Class

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Western Star 

 

Pretty much glorified Freightliners 

They are made in the US

 

Western Star 6900FXC

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Western Star 5800

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Western Star 4900FXC

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Western Star 4800 FXB

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Leader

Leader was a small Australian company who was around from 1972 to 1984

 

Leader Challenger

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White 

Made in the US

White 4000

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White Road Boss

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Autocar 

Made in the US

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Ford and Sterling 

In 1998 Daimler bought ford heavy duty truck division and renamed it sterling 

The sterling line was ended in 2007

Both were made in the US 

Ford LTL 9000

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Ford aeromax (top) and it’s sterling counterpart (bottom)

 

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European Trucks

I saved the best for last

Best trucks on the market 

I will only list off brands sold in Australia 

 

First brand:

DAF

 

DAF XF 105 euro 5

The current euro 6 XF 106 isn’t sold in Australia, instead the previous euro 5 XF 105 model is 

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Next brand:

Iveco

 

Stralis

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Powerstar

Was discontinued cause people realized the benefits of European cabovers and now nobody wants an American style truck (that’s a good thing)

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Next brand 

MAN

 

MAN TGX

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Mercedes Benz

 

Actros

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Scania 

 

Scania S/R

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Scania T 

Discontinued in favour of superior cabovers 

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Next brand saved the best for last

Volvo

 

Volvo FH

Now I know @Willy A. Jeep already mentioned this but the more support the better!

It’s my all time favourite truck

Sold on every continent except for North America and Antarctica of course

As well it’s the best selling heavy duty truck in Australia 

So I might of put in to many pictures but whatever 

Best truck in the world!

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Volvo NH12

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Volvo F12

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Volvo F88

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[FuturePastNow 1,211]

With both the Ring Brothers and Sloppy Mechanics attacking the problem of "my Winnebago isn't fast enough," clearly what we need is a Journey Custom.

 

 

 

[Willy A. Jeep 3,090]

16 hours ago, IceDree said:

I don't usually do trucks, but @Willy A. Jeep has inspired me to do a few smaller ones, here goes nothing.

 

Hah, wonderful! I'm still hoping for a Dodge A100 pick-up to come along at some point, with the Deora as a conversion option. It's not really my style, but such an icon of custom design deserves some representation. And the Futurliner... Well, I'd be lying if I said I didn't want something like those behemoths in-game, but my personal tastes lean more towards the original Parade of Progress Streamliners, and even more so to the intermediate (and somewhat smaller) Previews of Progress van. Innovations of the past, still so cool.

 

[IceDree 11,653]

@Willy A. Jeep gotta love Harley Earl's GM era .... It's a shame what happened to the company.

 

I wouldn't put it past them to add a 100 or a Deora. Everything is possible with R* after the Youga custom & Raptor.

[FuturePastNow 1,211]

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Edited Wednesday at 06:43 PM by FuturePastNow

[Vallence 36]

When it comes to lorries, I quite like classic Bedfords, such as these:

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Bedford TK ^ v

S Type:

O type:

And a bonus lorry, the Sentinel S8:

It would be nice to have a steam vehicle like this, as unlikely as it is.

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[FuturePastNow 1,211]

A steam tractor would be awesome.

 

Wishlist thought of the day: I want a large amphibious aircraft like a Catalina

[IceDree 11,653]

Übermacht Rebla XS Coupe.

 

 

Obey 7F.

 

 

Obey 4F.

 

 

Grotti Turismo S.

 

It baffles my mind that we're over 5 years in & we still don't have the most successful Ferrari in the game yet.

 

Grotti Turismo.

 

& Who could forget such an icon? It had a shop dedicated to it.

 

[Standard Deluxe 59 21]

More newerish full sized sedans like:

98-11 Mercury Grand Marquis

Cadillac Deville

Cadillac DTS 

Buick Lucerne

91-96 Buick Roadmaster

91-96 Cadillac Fleetwood

91-96 Chevrolet Caprice

16-present Lincoln Continental 

17-present Cadillac CT6

16-present Buick Lacrosse 

 

More 50's and 60's cars like:

56 Packard Caribbean or Patrician 

59 Buick Electra 225 

59 Cadillac 

56 Chrysler 300

58 Desoto Adventurer 

61 Mercury Comet

60 Ford Galaxie 

4 door Chino

67 Ford Galaxie with a 429 in it

68 Imperial LeBaron

61 Dodge Polara

64 Pontiac Catalina 

68 AMC Ambassador

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Garland137 2,214]

Just one request for today: this exact car.  No need to mix design cues because it's not actually a licensed design and doesn't even have a name as far as I can tell.

I dare you to figure it out what it is without cheating.

[Piro 10,491]

Liveries, armor and countermeasures for every old aircraft cause right know they are totally useless.

Havok mk2 - Better landing gear,missiles with slow rate of fire and weak explosive rounds (and/or gimbal turret). Also it could work as a car/bike

Swift mk2 (AirWolf) - Rocket boost, no auto-stabilization (so it can do a barrel roll), special missions, autopilot (with no need to load a different interior and a callback button so it can land automatically), rc bombs, scanners gimbal turret, laser and all the spy-tech they can add

Volatus Mk2 - Similar to AirWolf but less advanced 

Buzzard mk2 - Bennys lvl of customization, custom cockpit (fuzzy dice, bubble heads). Maybe even 3 different versions like those vehicles from Arena War. And it should replace your CEO buzzard as well.

Mallard mk2 / Alpha mk2 - 3 big bombs with big blast radius

Annihilator mk2 - Ridiculous amount of powerful miniguns, hook from cargobob

Dodo mk2 - 6 miniguns or one with explosive rounds, bombs. Basically that plane from FarCry4

Frogger mk2 - Poor man's Valkyrie. Cheap helicopter with powerful minigun on one side. (I think it was used in SP). 

Sea Sparrow Retro (from VC) - with countermeasures and liveries ffc!

Thruster mk2


Titan mk2- vtol, autopilot, small aircraft inside (so kinda like flying terrorbyte)



Add to that:

- at least one futuristic plane and helicopter (Not a big fan of those but it doesn't make sense that only civilian vehicles have that futuristic alien tech... military should have it first) 

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- drone bike / drone heli with no weapons other then rotor blades

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- wingsuits and new parachutes with thrusters (existing pc mods)
- new kinds of weapon upgrades (kinetic, EMP blast, lasers, rc bombs)
- custom hud for aircrafts
- new RC toys and drones with different upgrades (flamethrowers, chainsaws, bombs, up-n-atomizer). For example: RC scramjet, RC r2k, RC Hutner, RC blimb, RC tank (all with small and weak fireworks instead of missiles) 
- buff for all unarmed aircrafts (maybe it could take 2-3x longer to lock-on to them or something like that)
- huge buff for huge planes like volatol and bombushka 
- everything from here
- special missile launcher that uses r2k rockets BUT they can only lock-on to oppressors
- EMP gun / Drone jammer to deal with RC toys and oppressors 



And we have a pretty awesome low effort update.

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[IceDree 11,653]

The Western Annihilator MkII.

 

(Shown with doors closed)

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Comes standard with airlifting capabilities, rear passenger rappelling capabilities, closable doors & no weapons.

 

Alongside the usual Armor, Engine, Handling & Livery upgrades, it can be upgraded with a variety of weapons & configurations, such as:

 

- Rear passenger-controlled Miniguns.

 

 

- Pilot-controlled Homing/Barrage missiles & 50. Cal machine gun without ESSS extensions.

 

 

- Pilot-controlled Homing/Barrage missiles & cosmetic drop tanks with full ESSS extensions.

 

- ASW upgrade with Pilot-controlled Torpedoes for submerged targets (Hint hint, Naval DLC).

 

 

The Übermacht Rebla XS Coupe.

 

[Willy A. Jeep 3,090]

Mid-page post time! And, continuing from my first post on this page, it's another installment of cargo haulers. Mechanical horses. Prime movers. Semi trucks! Again, honorable mentions for some that didn't make the cut - Ford's "Big Red" Turbine truck, Chevrolet's Turbo Titan III, and the 1970s Oshkosh family of rugged industrial behemoths. Anyway, I've got a Western Star, a DAF, a Mack, a Bedford, an Oshkosh, a Tesla, a Ford, a Kurgan Wheel Tractor Plant, a Tatra, and a Steinwinter. Let's get to it!

 

Western Star 4800

The de facto star of Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive, with that absolutely terrifying (and somewhat impractical) mask mounted on its nose, it's somewhat surprising how forgotten the 4800 is in media. If the Peterbilt 281 is overshadowed, the 4800 is invisible.

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DAF XF

I used the "XF Space" package as my main truck when playing Euro Truck Simulator 2, and I definitely recommend the experience of crossing bite-size digital Europe in one of these because of it. Maybe if you're crossing full-size analogue Europe, too!

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Mack R Series

The in-game Tipper truck resembles the R series quite well, but of course we have no semi analogue. A crying shame! These trucks are an icon in American trucking, even if time has taken its toll.

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Bedford S & RL

Well, @Vallence took some of my thunder for this one, but I'm not backing down. The Bedford S, and its long-lived military version, is a fine example of Bedford's awesome style contained in a classic COE design.

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Oshkosh M911

I wouldn't blame you if you've never heard of Oshkosh. They're a heavy-duty specialist truck manufacturer, mostly in the military market nowadays. Very rugged, very utilitarian, very unique. I can't help but like these weird-looking trucks.

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Tesla Semi

From the very rugged to the very streamlined, here comes Tesla's futuristic offering to the heavy transport market. Is this the future of the American semi truck? Only time will tell. Maybe one of these will land on Mars in a few years.

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Ford C Series

A classic American COE truck, from back when Ford made awesome stuff. Sure-jawed and strong, you'll still see these in service as fire engines all around North America. Can't let a good thing die, especially when there's so much life left in it.

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KZKT-7428

From Russia with Cold War paranoia, the KZKT-7428 Rusich marks the end of a long line of super-heavy duty trucks designed to haul everything from an acre of sawn logs to an arsenal of ICBMs. Try dailying one of these.

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Tatra 815

Tatra, while long since departed from their famed aerodynamic styling of the midcentury, still produces trucks for the Eurasian market. The 815 is one such modern heavy truck platform, and its name has wooed me enough for inclusion here.

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Steinwinter Supercargo

And the weirdest, saved for last. Here's a German innovation of the 1980s, attempting to tackle the problem of length by putting the engine not only under the cab, but both under the trailer. A semi truck to compete with the craziest super cars of yesteryear...

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