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Posted: 8/24/2015 2:47:59 PM EDT
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IN! Can't wait for the work to start!
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Posted: 8/24/2015 2:49:32 PM EDT
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OST.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 2:50:49 PM EDT
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Awesome Tag
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Posted: 8/24/2015 2:53:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
I appreciate your concerns and suggestions. I think I've got the structural integrity covered. We will see. 
As for the details, that is what makes something like this fun. Too few details just ends up being boring. The overall shape will be the real bitch, but if we can get some good cross-section pictures, I think we can do this justice. It will not be perfect, but it should look pretty cool. I'm not sure I can find a PG version of Das Boot, but I'd love to have the students watch it at the end. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By sigp226:
Awesome project. May I make a suggestion? You're going to have enough trouble building that thing in that size and have it structurally sound. The details will be a big pain in the ass and you'll likely have to skimp to get it done. Here is a historically significant vessel that has easier lines. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/0859805.jpg The U.S.S. George Washington . I appreciate your concerns and suggestions. I think I've got the structural integrity covered. We will see.
As for the details, that is what makes something like this fun. Too few details just ends up being boring. The overall shape will be the real bitch, but if we can get some good cross-section pictures, I think we can do this justice. It will not be perfect, but it should look pretty cool. I'm not sure I can find a PG version of Das Boot, but I'd love to have the students watch it at the end. If VidAngel has it, you can edit out what you don't want them to hear. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 2:54:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built.  Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/high-res/2011/08-August/110827-N-ZN240-042.jpg TRG You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built. Wouldn't worry about that. Them airdales have a hard enough time finding a nuke boat, never mind a diesel boat on a battery. 
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:00:01 PM EDT
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Do a U.S. WWII sub vs a German.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:17:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/high-res/2011/08-August/110827-N-ZN240-042.jpg TRG You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built. Those are just sonobouys - about $15K a pop... won't sink anything but themselves. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:23:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Silverbulletz06:
Do a U.S. WWII sub vs a German. Would be politically safer (or so you'd think). |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:32:53 PM EDT
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Awesome! I love your project threads.
Lots of good reference material available too. http://www.subpirates.com/showthread.php?288-Type-VII-U-boats-reference-photos 
Here's what people are charging for 1/32 model kits. 
http://www.loyalhannadockyard.com/SUBVIICUBOAT.htm |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:39:24 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2015 3:40:22 PM EDT
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Can you do some sea mines coming up from the floor on rigid "chains"?
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:08:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3rdpig: I wonder that myself every year when I see this thread. Was it me or didn't the school even do such things? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 3rdpig: Originally Posted By cpl_fisher: Why didn't I get to do cool shit like this in High school?  I wonder that myself every year when I see this thread. Was it me or didn't the school even do such things? My school did nothing of the sort either. My high school was shitty, we had a huge drop off in the quality of education once we hit 9th-10th. Looking forward to this thread. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:10:02 PM EDT
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is it going to be impulsing out a fish too?????
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:12:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MudBug]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 4v50:
I wish we had classes and teachers like you when I was going to school. All we had was auto-shop. I had one, not quite this epic, but he's the only teacher whose name I really remember, Mr. Hathaway. he was the teacher for my WWII class (elective), he was a PBY Catalina pilot in WWII,says his only action was manually dropping some bombs on an island in the Aleutian chain killing some chickens. He had us read very cool books, brought in a lot of cool WWII stuff in, and a quitar to play and sing songs from WWII era. He would give us extra credit for doing models of WWII planes which he hang from the ceiling in the class room. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:13:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:14:24 PM EDT
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Awesome man. Just awesome.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:17:05 PM EDT
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"Well, I reckon this is a tag, for sure and for certain." - Matthew Quigley
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:19:37 PM EDT
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In for the awesomeness.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:22:17 PM EDT
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tagging
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:23:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MSC182:
I love these threads.  Ditto! |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:34:28 PM EDT
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Can I come and take your class?
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Posted: 8/24/2015 4:53:27 PM EDT
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Next year's project will be an actual Liberty Ship, sinking.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:19:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mariner82:
Would be politically safer (or so you'd think). Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mariner82:
Originally Posted By Silverbulletz06:
Do a U.S. WWII sub vs a German. Would be politically safer (or so you'd think). Historically, who were the leaders of submarines technology? The Germans. Plus, all I have to do it point to "Das Boot" as the inspiration for the project. No one will argue that it isn't a significant movie.
It just wouldn't be right not to build one. I'm not sure I'll put the correct flag up there on it, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. No one of importance is going to give me shit about this as a choice. 
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:29:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mariner82: Those are just sonobouys - about $15K a pop... won't sink anything but themselves. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mariner82: Originally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By TheRedGoat: http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/high-res/2011/08-August/110827-N-ZN240-042.jpg TRG You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built. Those are just sonobouys - about $15K a pop... won't sink anything but themselves. Assuming they could even find it. Usually shooting a flare helped them see. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:37:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Had to add that to the title. Love the movie, and that just makes me think of that scene. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762: Originally Posted By outofbattery: ALARM! Had to add that to the title. Love the movie, and that just makes me think of that scene. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:40:17 PM EDT
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As a math teacher I say boo on your math department!
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:45:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pogo55:
Assuming they could even find it. Usually shooting a flare helped them see. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pogo55:
Originally Posted By Mariner82:
Originally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/high-res/2011/08-August/110827-N-ZN240-042.jpg TRG You are going to have to hold off sinking our sub, till we at least get part of it built. Those are just sonobouys - about $15K a pop... won't sink anything but themselves. Assuming they could even find it. Usually shooting a flare helped them see. I tracked an Ohio on a couple cheap ones that we just tossed over the side... not the Cadillacs that P-3s spit. They find stuff. A couple bubbleheads were waiting on the pier when we got in port - they ran off with our sonar tapes. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:51:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Noname]
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Massively neat project...!
Here's a WW1 boat for you... .jpg)
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http://rarehistoricalphotos.com/u-118-world-war-one-submarine-washed-ashore-beach-hastings-sussex-england/... |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:52:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: goodmedicine]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MSC182:
I love these threads. I follow everyone of these threads guns762 has done so far. They are awesome.
ETA: OP, do you think you could post pics of all your past class projects to bring new people up to speed on what you do with your students? |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:52:55 PM EDT
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Gotta tag this. I'm excited to see how it works out this year!
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:53:54 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:55:03 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2015 5:58:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MudBug: I had one, not quite this epic, but he's the only teacher whose name I really remember, Mr. Hathaway. he was the teacher for my WWII class (elective), he was a PBY Catalina pilot in WWII,says his only action was manually dropping some bombs on an island in the Aleutian chain killing some chickens. He had us read very cool books, brought in a lot of cool WWII stuff in, and a quitar to play and sing songs from WWII era. He would give us extra credit for doing models of WWII planes which he hang from the ceiling in the class room. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MudBug: Originally Posted By 4v50: I wish we had classes and teachers like you when I was going to school. All we had was auto-shop. I had one, not quite this epic, but he's the only teacher whose name I really remember, Mr. Hathaway. he was the teacher for my WWII class (elective), he was a PBY Catalina pilot in WWII,says his only action was manually dropping some bombs on an island in the Aleutian chain killing some chickens. He had us read very cool books, brought in a lot of cool WWII stuff in, and a quitar to play and sing songs from WWII era. He would give us extra credit for doing models of WWII planes which he hang from the ceiling in the class room. Very cool. I would have loved that class. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 6:00:03 PM EDT
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Why not the CSS Hunley?
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Posted: 8/24/2015 6:02:30 PM EDT
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Will be following!
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Posted: 8/24/2015 6:14:14 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dog1:
sonobuoy Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dog1:
Originally Posted By VrodRay:
Originally Posted By TheRedGoat:
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/imagery/high-res/2011/08-August/110827-N-ZN240-042.jpg TRG sonobuoy I'm surprised GD did not know how to track a sub's progress... TRG |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:31:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:32:37 PM EDT
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Tag!
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:44:25 PM EDT
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Love these threads.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:45:34 PM EDT
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Boomer tag for the U boat |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:56:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarbineDad:
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/csg10/PublishingImages/742logo.png Boomer tag for the U boat We have an autographed photo of that boat in the office. I briefly considered doing a model of it, but the shape is pretty boring and I worried there weren't enough details to keep the kids busy. |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 7:58:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By goodmedicine:
I follow everyone of these threads guns762 has done so far. They are awesome.
ETA: OP, do you think you could post pics of all your past class projects to bring new people up to speed on what you do with your students? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By goodmedicine:
Originally Posted By MSC182:
I love these threads. I follow everyone of these threads guns762 has done so far. They are awesome.
ETA: OP, do you think you could post pics of all your past class projects to bring new people up to speed on what you do with your students? I've got some time tomorrow, I'll run around and get some current photos of all the projects. It's become kind of a tour for all visiting guests and speakers here. Kind of cool. 
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:02:37 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarbineDad:
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/csg10/PublishingImages/742logo.png Boomer tag for the U boat Hide with pride! |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:02:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: guns762]
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My son doing work today on the plastic model. I've never gotten him to build one before, but he said it was really fun. No shit......dad was right.
He's going to scan this tomorrow and try to get just the hull 3D imaged. Notice the center sections that he traced and also photographed so we could use them for possible stencils later. 
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:06:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
We ha e a autographed photo of that boat in the office. I briefly considered doing a model of it, but the shape is pretty boring and I worried there weren't enough details to keep the kids busy. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By CarbineDad:
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/csg10/PublishingImages/742logo.png Boomer tag for the U boat We ha e a autographed photo of that boat in the office. I briefly considered doing a model of it, but the shape is pretty boring and I worried there weren't enough details to keep the kids busy. Once your U Boat takes shape, you ought to have a couple of the students write to the boat about the project and include a picture of what you are doing. And that you are thinking about them as you build it. I bet the crew of SSBN 742 would love it. Could do the same thing with USS Cheyenne also
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:06:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By subcomunic8r:
Hide with pride! Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By subcomunic8r:
Originally Posted By CarbineDad:
http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/csg10/PublishingImages/742logo.png Boomer tag for the U boat Hide with pride! Ain't no pride in a trident ride
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:22:12 PM EDT
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In on 3, or somewhere...
Gonna be awesome! |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:23:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 30Caliber]
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I'm a little pumped to see this thing progress!
Myself, I've been fascinated with the British K-class submarines. K is for Katastrophe From their first appearance in mid-World War I, the Royal Navy’s K-class submarines were perhaps the most badly-conceived and ill-starred submersibles ever built by any nation. In both their original configuration and in the several derivatives that followed, the K-boats compiled an almost unbroken record of disaster and death, unredeemed by even a single instance of combat effectiveness... |
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:26:03 PM EDT
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Tag. Love these threads.
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Posted: 8/24/2015 8:27:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Historically, who were the leaders of submarines technology? The Germans. Plus, all I have to do it point to "Das Boot" as the inspiration for the project. No one will argue that it isn't a significant movie.
It just wouldn't be right not to build one. I'm not sure I'll put the correct flag up there on it, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. No one of importance is going to give me shit about this as a choice. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By guns762:
Originally Posted By Mariner82:
Originally Posted By Silverbulletz06:
Do a U.S. WWII sub vs a German. Would be politically safer (or so you'd think). Historically, who were the leaders of submarines technology? The Germans. Plus, all I have to do it point to "Das Boot" as the inspiration for the project. No one will argue that it isn't a significant movie.
It just wouldn't be right not to build one. I'm not sure I'll put the correct flag up there on it, but I'll cross that bridge when I get there. No one of importance is going to give me shit about this as a choice. Any chance a German sub, of this make/model was captured? Maybe you could 're-badge' it with the story of the capture included? TRG |
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