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==History==
'''Vestron Video''' was originally formed in 1981 by Austin O. Furst Jr. and other Time-Life executives after Time-Life Films shuttered down. Furst reissued most of the former [[Time-Life Video]] releases, most of them were previously only available from a mail-order service, the '''Time-Life Video Club''', into mass market media. Also, '''Vestron Video International''' was formed to handle international video distribution of its titles.
The company expanded with four other sublabels, '''Wonderlust Video''' in 1982, dedicated to adult films, '''Children's Video Library''' in 1983, dedicated to children's films, '''Vestron Music Video''' for music titles, and '''Lightning Video''' in 1985, dedicated to B-movies.
The company would later sign agreements with Penthouse in 1983 to form the '''Penthouse Video''' line for adult media, as well as National Geographic in 1986 via the '''National Geographic Video''' line, and WGBH in 1988 for releasing ''Nova'' episodes. The company originally had good relations with Home Box Office, distributing HBO titles, as well as Orion titles, of which HBO had interest. Both HBO and Orion would later leave Vestron in 1984 when HBO became partnered in Thorn EMI Video's US arm to form '''Thorn EMI/HBO Video'''.
Vestron, Inc. expanded its holdings beyond video to form '''Vestron Pictures''' in 1985 for motion pictures, as well as the '''Lightning Pictures''' label for associated genre pictures, '''Interaccess Film Distribution''', later '''Vestron International Group''' for foreign sales, and '''Vestron Television''' for television distribution.
Vestron, Inc. would file for bankruptcy protection in 1989, and two years later, it was sold to [[Artisan Entertainment|LIVE Entertainment]] in 1991.
==Distributed libraries==
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*Cannon Films
*Castle Hill Productions
*Cinema Shares International Distribution
*Crown International Pictures
*Film Ventures International
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*Home Box Office
*Jensen Farley Pictures
*Lightning Pictures▼
*Mulberry Square Productions
*National Geographic Society
*New World Pictures
*Orion Pictures
*Sherwood Productions
*Tristar Pictures
*Vestron Pictures (including Lightning Pictures and Interaccess Film Distribution)
*WGBH Educational Foundation
==Released under the Vestron Video label==
Note: * indicates that a title was previously released under the [[Time-Life Video]] label.
===January 1982===
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| 3000 || ''The Lenny Bruce Performance Film'' || USA || 1967 || 72 min || TBD || NR || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Black and white || January 1982 || TBD
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| 3001 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_Never_Sleeps Rust Never Sleeps]''* || USA || 1979 || 111 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || January 1982 || TBD
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| 3002 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_God_Created_Woman_(1956_film) And God Created Woman]''* || France/Italy || 1956 || 90 min || Uncut English language version || NR || CinemaScope || 1 || N/A || TBD || January 1982 || TBD
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===May 1982===
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! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
| 4000 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Pryor:_Live_in_Concert Richard Pryor Filmed Live in Concert]''*<br /><small><small>From Home Box Office</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 79 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || January 1982 || TBD▼
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| 4002 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Brilliant_Career_(film) My Brilliant Career]''* || Australia || 1979 || 101 min || TBD || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1982 || TBD
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| 4005 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murri_Affair La Grande Bourgeoise]''<br /><small><small>From Atlantic Releasing Corp.</small></small> || Italy/France || 1974 || 115 min || Orignal French version with English subtitles || NR || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1982 || TBD
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* This version is missing two minutes of footage, unlike later releases.▼
* Same print transfer as the original 1980 [[Time-Life Video]] release, minus their opening and closing logos.▼
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* Original 1970 MPAA rating card intact at the end.▼
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===July 1982===
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▲| 4011 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seniors Seniors]''<br /><small><small>From Cinema Shares International</small></small> || USA || 1978 || 87 min || TBD || R || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1982 || TBD
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===August 1982===
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| 4014 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_Benji For the Love of Benji]''<br /><small><small>From Mulberry Square Productions</small></small> || USA || 1977 || ?? min || TBD || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1982 || TBD▼
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===September 1982===
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| 5003 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benji_(1974_film) Benji]''<br /><small><small>From Mulberry Square Productions</small></small> || USA || 1974 || 87 min || TBD || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1982 || TBD▼
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| 5006 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawmps! Hawmps!]''*<br /><small><small>From Mulberry Square Productions</small></small> || USA || 1976 || 120 min || TBD || G || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1982 || TBD
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| 5008 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Agency_(film) Agency]'' || Canada || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1982 || TBD
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===October 1982===
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! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
| 5009 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_High_Country The High Country]''<br /><small><small>From Crown International Pictures</small></small> || Canada || 1981 || 99 min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1982 || TBD▼
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===November 1982===
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! Catalog number !! Title !! Country of origin !! Original year !! Length !! Version !! MPAA rating !! Film format !! Tape count !! Tape break placement (if applicable) !! Color !! Released !! class="unsortable" | Note(s)
▲| 6006 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film) The Changeling]''* || Canada || 1980 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1982 ||
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| ???? || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Innocent_(1976_film) The Innocent]'' || Italy/France || 1976 || ?? min || TBD || R || Technovision || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1982 || TBD
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| 2005 || ''The Greatest Adventure: The Story of Man's Voyage''*<br /><small><small>Narrated by Orson Welles with official NASA films</small></small> || USA || 1979 || ?? min || TBD || TBD || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || February 1983 || TBD
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| 3010 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film) Godzilla, King of the Monsters!]''<br /><small><small>From Toho Company and United Productions of America</small></small> || Japan || 1954 || 80 min || 1956 American theatrical version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Black and white || February 1983 || TBD
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▲| 4014 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_Benji For the Love of Benji]''<br /><small><small>From Mulberry Square Productions</small></small> || USA || 1977 || ?? min || TBD || G || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color ||
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* Video copyright date reads 1982.
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===March 1983===
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| 3013 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodan_(film) Rodan]''<br /><small><small>From Toho Company and United Productions of America</small></small> || Japan || 1956 || 72 min || 1957 American theatrical version || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1983 || TBD
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| 4024 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heartaches_(1981_film) Heartaches]'' || Canada || 1981 || 93 min || TBD || R || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1983 || TBD
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| 5012 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Doctors_in_Love Young Doctors in Love]''<br /><small><small>From ABC Motion Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1982 || 97 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 1983 || TBD▼
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| 5013 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Uns_et_les_Autres Bolero]'' || France || 1981 || 173 min || TBD || NR || Technovision || 2 || TBD || Color || March 1983 || TBD
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===1983===
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| 1000 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson%27s_Thriller_(music_video) Making Michael Jackson's Thriller]'' || USA || 1983 || 60 min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || December 1983 || TBD
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| 2008 || ''Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Paper'' || USA || 1983 || 60 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || August 1983 || TBD
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| 2017 || ''Carlin at Carnegie'' || USA || 1983 || 60 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1983 || TBD
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| 2018 || ''Ultraflash!'' || USA || 1983 || 45 min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color ||
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| 3015 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatterbox_(1977_film) Chatterbox]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1977 || 73 min || TBD || R || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1983 || TBD
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| 3018 || ''Eroticise'' || USA || 1982 || ?? min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1983 || TBD
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| 3019 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirm Squirm]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1976 || 92 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1983 || TBD
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| 3020 || ''Candid Candid Camera'' || USA || 1983 || ?? min || TBD || NR || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 3042 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-Ballin%27 High Ballin']''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || Canada/USA || 1978 || 100 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1983 || TBD
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| 3043 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Godsend_(film) The Godsend]''<br /><small><small>From Cannon Films</small></small> || UK || 1980 || 93 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color ||
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| 3044 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_from_the_Depths Up From the Depths]'' || USA || 1979 || 85 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1983 || TBD
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| 4033 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(1978_film) Matilda]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1978 || 105 min || TBD || G || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1983 || TBD
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| 4036 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Norseman The Norseman]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1978 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Panavision || 1 || N/A || Color || April 1983 || TBD
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| 4038 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxcar_Bertha Boxcar Bertha]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1978 || 90 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || May 1983 || TBD
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| 4040 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_and_Destroy_(1979_film) Search and Destroy]''<br /><small><small>From Film Ventures International</small></small> || Canada || 1979 || 93 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 4041 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Force Killer Force]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || Ireland/Switzerland/USA || 1976 || 100 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.66 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 4044 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Stars Battle Beyond the Stars]''<br /><small><small>From New World Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1980 || 102 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 4045 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rendezvous Golden Rendezvous]'' || South Africa || 1977 || 101 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 4046 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lady_in_Red_(1979_film) The Lady in Red]''<br /><small><small>From New World Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1979 || 106 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || June 1983 || TBD
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| 4065 || ''High Ice'' || USA || 1979 || 97 min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || September 1983 || TBD
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| 4066 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Girl_Who_Lives_Down_the_Lane The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || Canada/France || 1976 || 90 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || November 1983 || TBD
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| 4073 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joysticks_(film) Joy Sticks]''<br /><small><small>From Jensen Farley Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1983 || 88 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1983 || TBD
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| 4075 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_(1981_film) Honey]'' || Italy/Spain || 1981 || 89 min || English dubbed version || R || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || 1983 || TBD
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| 5017 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathless_(1983_film) Breathless]''<br /><small><small>From Orion Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1983 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || November 16, 1983 || TBD
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| 5019 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Wolf_McQuade Lone Wolf McQuade]''<br /><small><small>From Orion Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1983 || 107 min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 1983 || TBD
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===1984===
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| 0995 || ''Do They Know It's Christmas?'' || USA || 1984 || ?? min || TBD || NR || Academy || 1 || N/A || Color || December 18, 1984 || TBD
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| 3053 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tendres_Cousines Tendres Cousines]''<br /><small><small>From Crown International Pictures</small></small> || France/West Germany || 1980 || 90 min || English dubbed version || R || TBD || 1 || N/A || Color || March 1984 || TBD
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▲| 4059 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_on_Sorority_Row The House on Sorority Row]''<br /><small><small>From Film Ventures International</small></small> || USA || 1983 || ?? min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1984 || TBD
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| 4064 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Marseille_Contract The Destructors]''<br /><small><small>From American International Pictures</small></small> || UK/France || 1974 || ?? min || TBD || PG || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || 1984 || TBD
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===1985===
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| 4236 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust_2000 Holocaust 2000]'' || Italy/UK || 1977 || 101 min || English language version || R || Technovision || 1 || N/A || Color || August 28, 1985 || TBD
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===1986===
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| 5106 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prizzi%27s_Honor Prizzi's Honor]''<br /><small><small>From ABC Motion Pictures</small></small> || USA || 1985 || 130 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || January 8, 1986 || TBD
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===1987===
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| 4444 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Shop_of_Horrors Little Shop of Horrors]'' || USA || 1960 || 72 min || Colorized version || NR || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || February 25, 1987 || TBD
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===1988===
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| 5257 || ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Unholy_(1988_film) The Unholy]'' || USA || 1988 || 105 min || TBD || R || Matted 1.85 || 1 || N/A || Color || October 5, 1988 ||
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===1993===
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| 0098 || ''Marla Maples: Journey to Fitness''<br /><small><small>From PVI/Golden Advantage</small></small> || USA || 1992 || 45 min || Standard version || NR || NTSC-M || 1 || N/A || Color || December 8, 1993 || TBD
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* At one point between 1987 and LIVE's acquisition of the label's parent company, the label had a licensing agreement with Video Treasures. The deal only lasted four years.
** "An American Werewolf in London" was one of the last titles Vestron licensed to Video Treasures.
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