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| | ''"The Masters of the Bazaar - Mr Wines, Mr Spices, Mr Veils and the rest - speak in high-pitched whispers, and under their concealing cloaks they seem winged or hunchbacked. Fallen angels, stunted pterodactyls, mobile colonies of fungus[, ...bats]? They dismiss all personal questions with an airy wave of their gloved hands."'' |
| {{Character|title1 = The Masters of the Bazaar|image1 = Master twitter.jpg|caption1 = A Master of the Bazaar.|location = [[London]]|allegiance = [[The Bazaar]]|relationships = [[Curators]] (species)
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| [[The Orphanage#The Masked Man|Poor Edward]]<br>
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| [[Sinning Jenny]]<br>
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| Neddy Men<br>
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| [[The Relickers]]|notable_members = [[Mr Apples]] <br>
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| [[Mr Hearts]]<br>
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| [[Mr Iron]]<br>
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| [[Mr Cups]]<br>
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| [[Mr Mirrors]]<br>
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| [[Mr Spices]]<br>
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| [[Mr Wines]]<br>
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| [[Mr Veils]]<br>
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| [[Mr Fires]]<br>
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| [[Mr Pages]]<br>
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| [[Mr Stones]]<br>
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| <font color="red">[[Mr Eaten]]</font><br>
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| <blockquote>''"The Masters of the Bazaar - Mr Wines, Mr Spices, Mr Veils and the rest - speak in high-pitched whispers, and under their concealing cloaks they seem winged or hunchbacked. Fallen angels, stunted pterodactyls, mobile colonies of fungus? They dismiss all personal questions with an airy wave of their gloved hands."''<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
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| <blockquote>''"The Masters apply peculiar customs duties: to fish below a certain size, to green ribbons but not red, to speckled eggs but not plain. Perhaps their strangest tax is a heavy duty on stories of love, but it only applies to stories leaving the Neath..."''<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref></blockquote>
| | ''"The Masters apply peculiar customs duties: to fish below a certain size, to green ribbons but not red, to speckled eggs but not plain. Perhaps their strangest tax is a heavy duty on stories of love, but it only applies to stories leaving the Neath..."'' |
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| '''The Masters of the [[The Echo Bazaar| Bazaar]]''': it's hard to describe these cloaked, slightly creepy ''things'' as anything but, well, <font color="purple"><span style="background-color: purple">alien space bats</span></font>. They call themselves Mr, but they may not really be men. There are eleven titles, but two Masters take up four of them, and the rest have one apiece for a total of nine total Masters. Oh, and there are a few other titles that aren't ''really'' Masters, empirically speaking. Confusing? [[Fallen London|London]] is generally that way...
| | [[File:Masters.png|thumb|Art from http://aethergeologist.tumblr.com/]]The Masters of the Bazaar. It's hard to describe these cloaked, slightly creepy bat-people-things. They call themselves Mr, but they may not really be men. Confusing? Fallen London is generally that way... |
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| | Here is a list of the Masters and their domains. It is known that there are eleven true Masters, two pretenders, and one former (partially-destroyed) Master. |
| | ==True Masters== |
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| ==An Introduction== | | ===Mr Apples=== |
| <blockquote>''"Authority is what's left when the money runs out."''<ref>https://twitter.com/Mr_Apples/status/6927249405</ref></blockquote>
| | ''Please stop asking the urchin awkward questions, dear Labyrinth customers. Why concern yourselves unduly?'' |
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| The Masters of the Bazaar are in near-complete control of [[London]]'s trade economy. Each Master oversees a certain form of trade; for example, [[Mr Iron]] oversees the trade of metals and weapons. The Masters may seem united, but in truth, many of them run independent (and sometimes incompatible and clashing) schemes that occasionally span far beyond the scope of London.
| | Mr Apples has also been known by the names Mr Hearts, Mr Barley, Khan of Hearts, and Khan of Roots. Known for a love of games and gambling, this darkly humorous and 'overly familiar' Master is in charge of trade in food, wood, and immortality. Under the name of Mr Hearts, Mr Apples is also in charge of trade in meats, skins, ligaments, bones, bloods, and animals. Mr Apples can be encountered both in the [[The Labyrinth of Tigers|Labyrinth of Tigers]] and at [[Mrs Plenty's Carnival]]. |
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| The Masters generally took on similar jobs and roles in the previous [[The Fallen Cities|Fallen Cities]]; for example, they were called '''Khans''' during the time of the [[The Khanate|Fourth]].<ref name="khans">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Dubious_attribution|Dubious attribution|Fallen London|}}</ref> As might be expected of these beings, the Masters are thousands of years old. Don't ''ever'' mention the Second City in their presence, however; they will all react in different but unanimously negative ways.<ref name="sidebar">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Sidebar_Snippets|Sidebar Snippets|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | ===Mr Cups=== |
| | ''Mirrors are all but harmless! Dreams are not. Ware dreams. Ware serpents.'' |
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| ==The Masters as a Group==
| | Mr Cups has also been known by the name Mr Mirrors. Known for a harboring a strong dislike of Mr Spices, this distant and proper Master is in charge of trade in crockery, pottery, and sculpture. Under the name of Mr Mirrors, Mr cups is also in charge of trade in the Frangible and the Fine. This includes fine or quality secrets unlike the more affordable variety proffered by Mr Pages. Mr Cups employs Relickers who are tasked with salvaging junk or certifiable scrap which they sometimes pay for with valuable items. Mr Cups can be found running an emporium in the [[The Labyrinth of Tigers|Labyrinth of Tigers]] while Mr Mirrors can occasionally be encountered in the [[Parabola|Mirror Marches]]. |
| '''UNDER CONSTRUCTION'''<gallery>
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| File:Chiropteroushoarder.png|Mr Apples (Mr Hearts)
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| File:MrIron.png|Mr Iron
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| File:MrCups.png|Mr Cups
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| File:MrMirrors.png|Mr Mirrors
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| File:Spices.png|Mr Spices
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| File:MrWines.png|Mr Wines
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| File:MrVeils.png|Mr Veils
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| File:MrFires.png|Mr Fires
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| File:Pages.png|Mr Pages
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| File:Mrstones default.png|Mr Stones
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| File:Well.png|And who might this be?
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| ==The Masters' Artifacts== | | ===Mr Fires=== |
| Everyone has treasures they'd like to keep under wraps, and the Masters are no exception.
| | ''Not bad, my little one. I’ll be keeping an eye on you.'' |
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| ===[[File:crimsonbook.png|40px]] The Crimson Book === | |
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| |<blockquote>"''The most stirring, the most wretched, the most savage tales of love and loss are here entombed. It has passed through fire and flood to rest in your hands. Leave it sealed... for now."''</blockquote>
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| '''The Crimson Book''' contains the most 'savage tales of love and loss' and has 'passed through fire and flood'. This indicates that the Crimson Book may have been written long before [[the Fifth City]]; perhaps it is still being added to today?<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Sealed_Copy_of_the_Crimson_Book|A Sealed Copy of the Crimson Book|Fallen London|}}</ref> The Masters have allegedly assigned a group of Special [[The Constables|Constables]] to specifically seek out and confiscate any and all copies.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_bohemians_about_lost_loves_and_the_Surface|Speak with bohemians about lost loves and the Surface|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | Mr Fires has also been known by the name Khan of Fire. Known for being the only Master who actually likes living in London, this strict yet confident Master is in charge of trade in coal, gas, candles (this last one after the fall of the Third City and the partial destruction of Mr Candles) as well as dockside trade, and dirigibles. Mr Fires controls the neddy men (the Masters' enforcers) and can be encountered near his office in [[Wolfstack Docks]]. |
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| | ===Mr Iron=== |
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| | ''Tools, printing-presses, guns, steam-engines: taxes from trade in these are payable to Mr Iron. They say it never speaks, but can write with both hands simultaneously. '' |
| ===[[File:blood.png|40px]] Masters' Blood=== | |
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| |<blockquote>''"The most grandiose trophy an anarchist might aspire to. Was it shed in battle, or given as a gift?"''<blockquote>
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| '''Masters' Blood''' has many unusual and unique properties that separate it from normal blood. It is a far deeper red, is cold to the touch, and contains a song: 'an unending fading ring like black space struck with a fingernail.' It also emits a constant low vibration, and if left on a shelf, other items will physically move away from it.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Vial_of_Masters'_Blood|Vial of Masters' Blood|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | Mr Iron has also been known by the names Mr Bronze and Khan of Swords. Known for communicating only through written means, this silent and humorless Master is in charge of trade in tools, engines, weapons, and printing presses. Mr Iron actively discourages notable professions and involvement in stories. Rumor has it that Mr Iron is also secretly in charge of the game of [[Knife-and-Candle]]. Mr Iron can be occasionally encountered at Mrs Plenty's Carnival. |
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| | ===Mr Pages=== |
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| | anything and everything written. It runs an emporium in the Labyrinth of Tigers. |
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| ===[[File:veilsvelvet.png|40px]] Veils-Velvet=== | | ===Mr Spices=== |
| |- | | spices, sweet smokes, [[Prisoner's Honey|prisoner's honey]], dreams. Mr Spices may have also been known by the name of Honey-Lord. |
| |<blockquote>''"If Mr Veils shed hair - if blind orphans collected, carded and spun it over the years - it might just look like this."''</blockquote>
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| Little is known about '''Veils-Velvet''' aside from this quote, which would explain why this fabric is so incredibly valuable.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Veils-Velvet_Scrap|Veils-Velvet Scrap|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | ===Mr Stones=== |
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| | jewels, quarrystone, salt, blasting powder... enough. It runs an emporium in the Labyrinth of Tigers. Mr Stones has also been known by the name Mr Marble. |
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| | ===Mr Veils=== |
| ! colspan="3" | | | ''Mr Veils deals with clothing and fabric, and takes a close interest in the silk-weavers of Spite. But not in any of the more dubious activities in the district of Spite! The mere suggestion is slander!'' It runs an emporium in the Labyrinth of Tigers. |
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| ===[[File:Riverofblood.png|40px]] The Sceptre of [[Mr Wines]]=== | | ===Mr Wines=== |
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| | ''Trade in anything drinkable comes under the jurisdiction of Mr Wines. Though it can't be bothered with water. Entertainment, music and the business of the ladies of the evening are also its domain. There's supposed to be some sort of dispute about dreams.'' Mr Wines has also been known by the names of Khan of Dreams and Cloaked Emissary. |
| |<blockquote>''"Topped with a black ruby miniature of an unknown crown, this bronzewood sceptre represents all the authority of some far-away kingdom and its once and former king."''</blockquote>
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| A symbol of power that once belonged to a king. '''The Scepter of Mr Wines''' is as heavy as lead, covered in frost and talon-marks, and is topped with a jewel from a [[the High Wilderness|faraway land]].<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Sceptre_of_Mr_Wines|The Sceptre of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref> Mr Wines doesn't like looking at it much; maybe it's just insecure.<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Property_of_Mr_Wines|The Property of Mr Wines|Fallen London|}}</ref>
| | ===Mr Eaten=== |
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| | ''Who is Mr Eaten? A good question, but not a wise one.'' (Once Mr Candles. Now a reclusive shadow of its former self. Part of an incredibly menacing storylet that is temporarily retired.) |
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| ==What Lies Under the Cloak== | | ==False Masters== |
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| <blockquote>''"...everything I've ever told you was a lie. Except this. Mr Spices, Mr Iron, the rest, aren't the Masters of the Bazaar. They're its pets."''<ref>Rare success on "[https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Speak_with_your_consulting_cartographer Speak with your consulting cartographer]"</ref></blockquote>
| | ===Mr Chimes=== |
| | ''Who is it? Is it, in fact, one of the Masters of the Bazaar? Is it Mr Iron or Mr Pages trading under another name? Or is it a bold rascal pretending to be an unknown Master? ''It runs the [[House of Chimes]]. Mr Chimes has also been known by the name Khan of Drums. Mr Chimes is a role played by many Masters. |
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| <blockquote>''"The second source is ''A Rhyming Revelry'', a slim book of nonsense rhymes written by a once-celebrated cellist. He was, for a time, a favourite at Mr Wines’ revels. One rhyme concerns eleven pilgrims who travelled from a cold and windy waste. It enumerates each of the reasons the pilgrims were unwelcome in their homeland."''<ref name="secret">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref></blockquote>
| | ===Mr Sacks=== |
| [[File:Chiropteroushoarder.png|thumb|Mr Apples / Mr Hearts. Art from Sunless Skies.]] | | This Master appears during the 12 Days of Mr Sacks holiday event. Originally, the role of Mr Sacks was played exclusively by Mr Wines; however, in later celebrations of the 12 Days of Mr Sacks the role was expanded to include several other masquerading Masters (and one [[Silas the Showman|showman]]). Mr sacks is known to carry around a large sack which it uses to collect gifts from the citizenry over the course of the 12 days event. |
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| Based on two controversial sources, one called ''On the Origins and Descent of the Masters'' and another called ''A Rhyming Revelry'', we may reveal the following information.
| | ===Mr Names=== |
| | | ''Accept no substitutes.'' |
| The Masters belong to a species native to [[the High Wilderness]] called [[Curators]]. These oversized space-bats hunt in the space between [[Judgements|stars]], often alone. On occasion, a group of Curators may band together to boast of their hoards and trade deals, and may fight amongst themselves for supremacy. Curator chiefs are described as "victorious, merciless pedlar-magnates."
| | Unlike the other Masters, Mr Names does not appear in the story of Fallen London at all. Mr Names exists only in Twitter canon and was created by Failbetter Games to act as a directory of official Echo Bazaar twitter accounts. |
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| In the grand scheme of things, the Masters of the Bazaar weren't Masters at all. Rather, they were a group of misfit criminals who joined forces with the Bazaar to escape "misfortune, failure, and fruitlessness."
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| === The Crimes of the Masters === | |
| ''A Rhyming Revelry'' provides hints about the crimes of the Masters, though which crimes correspond to what bat are based on conjecture and guesswork.<ref name="secret">{{Citation|https://www.failbettergames.com/a-secret-about-the-masters/|A secret about the Masters|Failbetter Games|}}</ref> The circumstances given in ''A Rhyming Revelry'' are: | |
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| *Hoarding (Stones)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Steer_the_conversation_to_Mr_Stones|Steer the conversation to Mr Stones|Fallen London|"[...]one must wonder what all this wealth Mr Stones is accumulating is for. The Masters do not value wealth for its own sake. So what is it going to do with it all?"}}</ref>
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| *Light-bringing (Fires?)
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| *Impersonation, and the delivery of false testimony (probably Cups or Apples/Hearts, by process of elimination)
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| *Perpetration of the crimes of knife and of candle (Iron?)
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| *Idleness, and the dwelling-on of dreams (Spices?)
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| * Runtery, aberration (<font color="red">Eaten</font>)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/No_map_knows_the_place_you_go|No map knows the place you go|Fallen London|}}</ref>(though also all of them)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Convocation_of_Runts|The Convocation of Runts|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *Pursuit of a Treachery (Apples/Hearts for the Treachery of Breath<ref name="almost eternal">{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Incarnadine_Fur_Robe|Incarnadine Fur Robe|Fallen London|}} ''"Mr Apples is hunched over a vast steel desk bristling with many-lensed contraptions. [...] This rare specimen is almost eternal [...]"''</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Mostly_Stuffed_Bound_Shark|Mostly Stuffed Bound Shark|Fallen London|}}</ref>, or Cups for the Treachery of Clocks<ref>{{Citation|1=https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_trade_in_clocks|2=The trade in clocks|3=Fallen London|4="There are clockmakers' shops in the Neath, but they are the preserve of Mr Cups, and it is difficult to find them. Apparently, he guards his monopoly on clocks jealously, as if this puts him in control of time itself."}}</ref>)
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| * Failure and defeat; a fall from king to beggar (Wines)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Cricket,_Anyone%3F|Cricket, Anyone?|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *Glass-whispering. And worse: charity (Mirrors?)
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| *Truth-strangling (Pages)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Train_with_Mr_Pages|Train with Mr Pages|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/A_Dream_of_Truth-Strangling|A Dream of Truth-Strangling|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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| *Violation of the Order of Days, “which determines the hour of the hunt, the feast, the council, the bargain, and the slaughter” (Veils)<ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Hunt|The Day of the Hunt|Fallen London|}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|https://fallenlondon.wiki/wiki/Embattled_with_Curator_Mr_Veils|Embattled with Curator Mr Veils|Fallen London|}}</ref>
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