2008 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News Archives
September 19, 2008: A Chat with Brad Meltzer
By Scotty V.On September 18th, 2008 I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call with Brad Meltzer, where he was asked various questions about his newest novel: "The Book of Lies", which draws a fictional connection to the Bible story of Cain and Abel and the unsolved murder of Mitchell Siegel - father of Superman's creator Jerry. There are those who would shun the idea it was a murder that killed Mitchell, after all the death certificate clearly states the elder Siegel died of a heart attack, but Brad tells those of us on the conference call that he, along with at least half the Siegel family are convinced that Mitchell was in fact shot to death. Though Brad is quick to point out his new novel is a work of fiction, it's his continuing belief that the death of Jerry's father, murder or not, was key to Jerry's creation of Superman.
Eleven years ago, after the success of his first book, Brad went to his editor with his newest idea. That idea was for a modern day fable about history's most famous murder: Cain's killing of his brother Abel. Brad admits his editor told him, very wisely, that he was an idiot. At the time Brad was being marketed as the next John Grisham and he was on the Bestseller lists and his editor couldn't understand why in the world he would want to risk his career by telling a Bible story. It was then that Brad knew he'd either have to stick to his creative guns, stand up to his editor and hold to his beliefs or he'd have to cave and put aside his dream story. "I caved quicker than anyone in the history of caving," says Brad, eliciting laughter from all the participants on the call. Brad later met a woman who told him she knew more about Superman than Brad would ever know and when Brad told her he seriously doubted that, she told him something that would influence a novel he'd write over a decade later.
The woman had known the Siegel family and had also known that Mitchell Siegel's murder had been the lynchpin that led to Jerry's creation of Superman. For those that would doubt that, says Brad now, we only need to look at the proof we can easily seek out. For when Superman was first written as a hero (after a minor introduction in a pulp mag where the character was a villain) his debut has him stopping a robbery. Siegel's father was killed, be it by heart attack directly related to or by gunshot during a robbery. That story, which was written before Action Comics #1, says Brad: "was never published and only the cover remains," but it was nonetheless, the character's first appearance as a hero. Next by way of proof, we have Jerry's return to writing Superman after he was years before summarily dismissed by DC because he and Joe Shuster felt they had been treated unfairly in regards to their creation, when Jerry's first story upon his return was a father/son story in which Superman is given the opportunity to save Jor-El. According to Meltzer, this speaks volumes to the issues Jerry had dealing with his father's death and that there was a great weight upon the Siegel family after they were made the victims of crime.
The idea of a Cain and Abel story stuck with Brad for over ten years and the concept of somehow coupling the murder of Mitchell Siegel with that story was the way Meltzer eventually decided to spin a fictionalized thriller mixed with bits of what might be truth. Brad tells us that the idea of portraying Cain, who is one of history's greatest true villains as we know him, as someone who maybe isn't really the villain after all was an exciting concept for him. Anytime we can turn the idea of what we might think we know on its head and make us look at things a different way makes for great fiction, it seems Meltzer believes and in the case of "The Book of Lies," some of that fiction just might be the truth.
When asked whether he likes writing comics or novels more Brad says the idea of writing Superman or Batman is like writing a piece of history. Becoming a part of something so big, created by someone else, that you get to add to is wonderful, but that writing a novel is so fulfilling because it's creating your own thing. Someone Brad knew once likened writing your own novel to painting your own house, rather than having someone else do it and that, in that way, one is almost making love to their house. While Brad himself doesn't exactly seem clear on how that equates to writing and Brad's own father called the statement "the stupidest thing he'd ever heard," Brad took it to heart and learned to feel similarly toward his novels.
Brad was then asked which takes longer to actually do, the writing or the research for the writing and he said that the writing itself actually takes him longer. Meltzer claims the numbers are generally an average of six months to research and then a year and a half to write the book. In the case of "The Book of Lies," much of the research might have been shortened because a lot of the Superman stuff, he says, was already in his head. However, his Superman knowledge was offset by the lack of knowledge he had on the biblical research he needed to do. According to Brad, the best stuff written about was from the Middle Ages and that it hasn't yet been digitized so it can't yet be Googled and an actual visit to the library was needed and that's were he actually did most of his biblical research for this novel.
Our esteemed Mr. Younis, who couldn't attend the call and asked me to take his place wondered why "The Book of Lies" should be on a Superman fans reading list and when I asked him Brad replied that he feels guilty recommending someone put one of his books on an official reading list. While he certainly loves that people would want to read his work, he doesn't like to assert pressures or try to tell people what they should read. That being said though, he really thinks that we Superman fans would appreciate this story because it's the closest he feels we can really get to some of the real reasons Superman was created. "Superman wasn't created because America is great," he says, but because a son lost his father to a horrible crime and though the book is a work of fiction, it's been heavily endorsed by many members of the Siegel family. Meltzer tells us that when he met Jerry Siegel's daughter she told him that though many people have written stories about her father over the years, that Brad was the first author to ever come and meet and speak to the Siegels in person.
On that same note, someone asked how the creation of the Siegel Society came about and Brad responded that it all started when he felt the need to see the home where Superman was created. He continued by saying that he fully expected to see a place well preserved by time that was the epitome of Americana and that he might have even found a freshly baked apple pie on the window sill. Instead though, and much to his dismay, when he arrived at the former home of the father of Superman, Brad was stunned to see the home was a wreck and in heavy disrepair. "The house where Google was created," he says, "is a protected site. But the house where Superman was created is falling apart." The current owners of the home even told Brad that they couldn't even get a plaque announcing their home was the birthplace of Superman. Feeling strongly that the home was something that should be saved, Meltzer told the owners that he was going to figure out a way to raise money for the home and that they'd get their plaque. With a laugh he tells us on the call that he felt telling them he'd get them that plaque was the macho thing to say. If you've been paying attention here at the Homepage, you know that the Society is doing really well and raising good money toward the rehabilitation of the home and Brad couldn't be happier. Though he made calls to people and got people (artists and friends) to donate artwork for auction, Brad wants it to be known that the people of Cleveland, people who were tired of seeing the house ignored, were the ones that did the real work of collecting and setting up websites and drawing attention to the fund.
It was then asked how it was that the FBI and CIA contacted Brad to ask for his help. Apparently, one day the Department of Homeland Security contacted Brad, saying that they needed his help in coming up with new ways a terrorist might attack the United States in the future. Shocked, Brad said: "You're calling me?" He felt that if he were the best hope in figuring out the strategy of terrorists that maybe we had a bigger problem, but was informed that they were seeking people who "thought outside the box" in order to come up with more unconventional ways the terrorists might strike. The government had recently arrested someone who had a copy of Brad's "The Millionaires," a story of two brothers who steal three million dollars from an account no one knows exists but soon find that not to be the case when the secret service tries to kill them, on top of his stack of reading material and that's how Meltzer came to be noticed by Homeland Security and contacted for this task. Meltzer says that they'd spend all day bouncing ideas off each other. There were scientists, law enforcement types and people like Brad involved in the project and it went back and forth until they'd come up with a feasible way terrorists could destroy a major U.S. city. And this, he says, "we'd do in like an hour." Planning the destruction of a major city in only an hour, Brad says, was terrifying and that at the end of the day you'd go home in utter horror, concerned about the future and worried about things that might come to pass, but that the being involved with the project and working the government toward the protection of the country was "one of the major experiences of my life."
It was brought up during the call that "The Book of Lies" is a story Brad has said he was born to write and if that's the case, what will Meltzer do next now that his birth project is complete. Laughing, Brad tells us that the next book is already planned and that, though he'll give no hints as to what it's about, there's no need to worry that he'll stop writing. In fact, he says, when he completed "The Book of Lies" and he felt that his lifelong desire to right that story was finally done, his wife told him that it was never a question of finally but that the book was "inevitable" for Brad to write. Oftentimes, Brad says, authors will say things like "I'm a much better writer now than I was ten years ago and there's no way I could have written such and such back then," but that he doesn't like that process of thinking. While he hopes he's a better writer than he was when he first started thinking about this idea, he thinks it's much more a matter of being more intellectually honest now than he ever could have been eleven years ago. Along that line, Brad admits that he's always been sort of terrified to write stories of fathers and sons because fathers can often cast "such a large shadow." He goes on to say that he's so glad he finally got this story, a story which was so emotionally close to his heart, written and completed and that now he's really ready to get on the horse and try it again. Eleven years ago he knows he couldn't have written about such a tender subject.
The most important thing Brad says he can see in his writing that he didn't even know before is that all his stories are about every day ordinary people changing the world. Whether it's "Identity Crisis" or the T.V. show "Jack and Bobby" or in his novels, it's always about people making a difference in the world. The biggest threat, he says, his heroes face is always themselves. "It's not an evil corporation" or a super villain or alien threat, but themselves. It is that way because Brad says that's what's at his core and what he believes. He expresses that when he was young his father lost his job and the family needed to move away and start a "redo" of life. When Brad went to school that year he felt like a complete outsider and that he had no friends and that oftentimes that period of his life is still a great literary inspiration to him; that feeling of being alone, of losing things that are important and of overcoming change to eventually make a difference.
Toward the end of the call I had the opportunity to ask Steve's second question which related to the similarities between the way Batman's mother's murder has been portrayed over the years and if that had some bearing on the way Meltzer decided to structure his story of Mitchell Siegel's death. Brad answered that many people have believed that the Siegel family as a single unit has always been behind the idea that Mitchell died of heart failure but that, in fact, half the family will never be convinced it wasn't a shooting. "To half the family," says Meltzer, "much of the story isn't fiction." Brad says he's had so many Siegel family members call him after reading the book just to thank him for writing it. Even though the story is a fictionalized account of certain events, the family members are just glad to see what many of them believe to be the impetus for Superman's creation has the opportunity to reach so many people. In the end it doesn't even matter whether it was heart failure or a bullet that ended Mitchell Siegel's life, but that because Jerry's father died as a result of a crime that it's clear it was instrumental in the creation of the Man of Steel. So no, says Meltzer, there was no connection to Batman but instead the idea that so many people are convinced of whatever way it may have occurred and that either way, by the Siegels being victims of a crime that took Mitchell from them, a great American iconic Superhero was born.
At the end of the call, Mr. Meltzer just wanted to be sure that he thanked everyone for taking part. Having such interest meant a lot to him personally and that he has visited every one of the websites we all represented. Many of them, he says, he'd been to countless times before this call was even set up and that when he went to check on them he was somewhat surprised to find many of them already on his favorites list. He related to us that although there is often only one name on the cover of a book, that he'd be crazy to say it was ever a one-person show. People like the folks in Cleveland that really worked hard to save the Siegel house have helped to convince him that his philosophy of what he writes is sound. Everyday ordinary people can make a difference and it's never been clearer to him than when he looks at what the Siegel Society has already raised with still over two weeks to go and some of the most excusive items not even up for sale yet.
For me, having had the opportunity to listen to and ask questions of such an accommodating interesting person as Brad, I must say that I think I agree with him. I know I'm very interested now in reading "The Book of Lies" and having looked up the jacket info and reading more about it, I'm very excited. It's not directly a Superman story, but if what Brad says is true, and I believe it is, then I'd say it only makes clear logical sense that a man who'd lost his father to crime would have a reason to create a hero who, in fiction, could stop such things from happening. So yeah, I'm going to read the book, even if at one point during the call he told us all that while he absolutely loves Superman, he's always been more of a Batman guy.
2008 Merchandise & Miscellaneous News
Listed below are all the Merchandise & Miscellaneous News items archived for 2008.- January 2, 2008: Heroes Alliance update... SUCCESS!
- January 8, 2008: Superman in the Mass Media and Marketing
- January 9, 2008: Indianapolis Super Heroes Museum Closes
- January 12, 2008: Artist Scott Stewart Soars with Superman
- January 31, 2008: Cleveland to Celebrate Superman
- February 1, 2008: Boys of Steel Book Illustrates Superman's Creation
- February 9, 2008: Second Annual Metropolis Comic Show
- February 9, 2008: Cleveland Gearing Up for Superman Celebration
- February 10, 2008: Mattel to Release More JLU Action Figures
- February 13, 2008: Writers Vote to End Strike
- February 13, 2008: Who Wants To Create A Super-Heroine Contest
- February 14, 2008: Superman vs. The Abomination Fan Animation
- February 17, 2008: DC Direct on Display at Toyfair 2008
- February 17, 2008: Howard Soars as Superman in Dunk Contest
- February 19, 2008: Exclusive Superman vs Hollywood Interview with Jake Rossen
- February 21, 2008: Superman vs Hollywood Exclusive Excerpt
- February 22, 2008: Mattel Reveal DC Figures at Toyfair 2008
- February 22, 2008: Modern-Day Athletes Emulate Superman
- February 22, 2008: Superman Featured in New Movie Museum
- February 22, 2008: Podcast on Superman in the Golden Age
- February 25, 2008: Book Preview: Guess Who's Adopted?
- February 25, 2008: Metropolitan Museum Salutes Superhero Fashion
- February 27, 2008: Otis, Chloe & Lois at Metropolis Superman Celebration
- March 2, 2008: Alex Ross Age of TV Heroes Book Cover
- March 5, 2008: Superman Exhibits in New Movie Museum
- March 5, 2008: Press Release for 2008 Superman Celebration
- March 11, 2008: Superman Rollercoaster Takes Top Spot Again!
- March 13, 2008: The Search For Superman in Metropolis, IL Begins
- March 13, 2008: Superman Celebration Fan Film Contest
- March 13, 2008: 15th Annual Superman Auction & Dinner
- March 28, 2008: Superman Homepage on Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- April 1, 2008: Superman Items Sold in Hollywood Auction
- April 1, 2008: Superman Homepage Pranks for April Fools Day 2008
- April 2, 2008: New Speeding Bulletin Logo
- April 2, 2008: Superman Related Names in America
- April 4, 2008: Superman Homepage Merchandise Now Available
- April 7, 2008: Superman Theme to Up-Coming Funky Winkerbean Comic Strip
- April 17, 2008: Radio's Lois Lane Accuses Money Adviser of Fraud
- April 19, 2008: Batman & Superman Invade Mortal Kombat's Outworld
- April 23, 2008: Mattel and DC Direct at New York Comic Con
- April 24, 2008: Superman vs. Attax Fan Animation
- April 28, 2008: Bob Holiday Recovering From Heart Surgery
- May 1, 2008: Calgary Comic Con 2008 Report
- May 2, 2008: A Review of Michael Daugherty's Metropolis Symphony
- May 3, 2008: Giorgio Armani Joins Forces With Superman
- May 3, 2008: House That Superman Was Created In To Be Restored
- May 5, 2008: Superman Exhibit at Summer of Superman Event in Cleveland
- May 5, 2008: Kevin J. Anderson Working on Second Superman Novel
- May 6, 2008: Stylish Superheroes at NY's Metropolitan Museum of Art
- May 7, 2008: Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy Exhibition Opens Today
- May 7, 2008: Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre
- May 9, 2008: City of Metropolis, Illinois Attempts Superman-Themed World Record
- May 12, 2008: Five Finalists Revealed in Metropolis' Search for Superman
- May 13, 2008: Brad Meltzer Writes Book on Jerry Siegel's Father's Murder
- May 13, 2008: Superman Exhibit at Summer of Superman Event in Cleveland
- May 14, 2008: Schedule of Events for Superman Celebration in Metropolis, Illinois
- May 15, 2008: New Superman Checks and Accessories
- May 18, 2008: Josh Boultinghouse Wins Metropolis' Search for Superman
- May 20, 2008: Superman Image from Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- May 21, 2008: More DC Character Checks Available
- May 22, 2008: Bizarro on Cover of Sports Illustrated Magazine
- May 26, 2008: Joe Shuster Heritage Minutes Video
- May 30, 2008: Superman Celebrations in Spain and Costa Rica
- June 2, 2008: U.K. DC Comics Super Hero Collection Magazine
- June 2, 2008: Monthly Update for Superman Bob Holiday Website
- June 4, 2008: MSN Rates Superhero Costumes
- June 4, 2008: Redesign Superman's Costume and Win Prizes
- June 6, 2008: Licensing Expo to Expand Supergirl Products for Girls
- June 10, 2008: TONNER Expands Superman Figure Line
- June 10, 2008: Mattel Coy on Superman Movie Action Figures
- June 11, 2008: Spokane Comic Con 2008 Report (from June 7)
- June 12, 2008: DC Comics Postal Stamps in Singapore
- June 13, 2008: Comic Book Rabbi Making Florida Personal Appearance
- June 14, 2008: Video News Report from Metropolis Superman Celebration
- June 14, 2008: Florida Recruits Superman to Combat Smoking
- June 14, 2008: AFP Looks at Superman's 70 Year Legacy
- June 15, 2008: Site Owner Steve Younis Honored in Metropolis
- June 17, 2008: JLU Action Figure Line Continues with New Look
- June 20, 2008: Mattel Could Release Superboy Action Figure
- June 25, 2008: Director Peter Segal Talks Captain Marvel and Superman
- June 26, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe at San Diego Comic Con
- June 28, 2008: Exclusive DC Cartoon Tumbler available at Wizard World Chicago
- June 28, 2008: Details on DC Universe Online Emerge
- June 28, 2008: Seinfeld and Superman Interview
- June 28, 2008: Bob Holiday Updates Broadway Memories
- June 28, 2008: The Heroic Life Story of Scott Cranford
- July 1, 2008: Update on the Superboy Legal Debate
- July 2, 2008: The Other Building Where Superman Was Created
- July 2, 2008: Honda Accord Euro Commercial Shows How It's Done
- July 7, 2008: Redesign Superman's Costume Winner
- July 8, 2008: RedEye's Best Superhero Tournament
- July 9, 2008: Midway Reveals Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Game Play
- July 9, 2008: DC Universe Online - Artwork Trailer
- July 10, 2008: Tonner Announces Comic-Con International Exclusives
- July 11, 2008: Comic-Con International 2008 Schedule
- July 13, 2008: Comic-Con International Friday and Saturday Schedules
- July 13, 2008: Superman 70th Anniversary Celebration in Chile
- July 15, 2008: Steve Younis Interviewed on Perth Radio
- July 16, 2008: DC Universe Online and MK vs DC Trailers
- July 17, 2008: Alter Ego #79 Special Superman Edition
- July 17, 2008: The Homepage Jamboree on Views From The Longbox
- July 21, 2008: Superman World Record Attempt
- July 23, 2008: Jim Lee Talks DC Universe Online
- July 25, 2008: Comic-Con - DC Universe Online Panel
- July 25, 2008: Comic-Con - Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Panel
- July 25, 2008: Comic-Con - Mattel & DC Direct Panels
- July 25, 2008: Glu to Bring Superman/Batman Game to Mobile Phones
- July 25, 2008: A Report on Toledo's Superman Celebration
- July 29, 2008: Fans Visit Jerry Siegel's Home
- July 31, 2008: Comic-Con - Part 1: DC Universe Online MMO RPG
- July 31, 2008: Al Gore is Jor-El
- August 1, 2008: Comic-Con International Report: Part 2
- August 2, 2008: Sales of Fake Superman Suits on the Rise
- August 8, 2008: More Documents from the Superman/Superboy Lawsuit
- August 19, 2008: Marc Nobleman Talks Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman
- August 19, 2008: The Book of Lies Trailer Released
- August 20, 2008: A Videogame Examination - Superman III and Atari
- August 27, 2008: USA Today Examines Mitchell Siegel's Death
- August 28, 2008: Meltzer's Novel Weak on Actual Facts?
- September 1, 2008: Superman Krypto-Collectibles at Jollibee in the Philippines
- September 1, 2008: New Content Now Online at SupermanBobHoliday.com
- September 1, 2008: Brad Meltzer Explains Why He Loves Superman
- September 2, 2008: Charity Auction to Save House Where Superman Was Created
- September 3, 2008: Exclusive Artwork Images for Siegel House Fundraiser
- September 9, 2008: DC Super Heroes Shoes
- September 11, 2008: Over $34,000 Already Raised For Siegel House
- September 14, 2008: Full Roster Released for Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe
- September 16, 2008: Geoff Johns Writing for DC Universe Online
- September 16, 2008: Kevin J. Anderson Talks About First Encounter
- September 17, 2008: Second Week of Auctions Raises $50,000 for Siegel House
- September 17, 2008: Six Flags Makes Superman: Ride of Steel Even Better
- September 19, 2008: Pre-Order Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- September 19, 2008: A Chat with Brad Meltzer
- September 20, 2008: A Report from Dragon Con '08
- September 20, 2008: Exclusive Interview with Brad Meltzer
- September 22, 2008: A Chat with Brad Meltzer
- September 24, 2008: Part 2 - Kevin J. Anderson on First Encounter
- September 24, 2008: Northeast Ohio Volunteers Join National Day of Action
- September 25, 2008: Top Trumps DC Super Heroes 2
- September 25, 2008: Superman Visits Trinity Church
- September 25, 2008: Neal Bailey Writes Hillary Clinton Comic for Bluewater
- September 29, 2008: Superman/Superboy Lawsuit in WB Quarterly Report
- September 30, 2008: Hallmark Celebrates Superman
- October 1, 2008: $117,222 Raised to Save Siegel House
- October 2, 2008: Dwight Howard to Wear Superman Shoes
- October 4, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Box Art Revealed
- October 5, 2008: Superman/Batman Painting Sells For Record Price
- October 7, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Kollector's Edition Details
- October 9, 2008: Internet Blog Becomes Part of Superman Lawsuit
- October 13, 2008: Robert Erwin Helps Save Siegel House
- October 13, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Updates
- October 14, 2008: DC Universe Wave 6 Action Figures
- October 14, 2008: Historic Lost Superman Footage Now Online
- October 17, 2008: I was born on Krypton Jokes Barack Obama
- October 21, 2008: Screaming Tiki Con Report
- October 22, 2008: First Ever Superman Toy Listed on Ebay
- October 22, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Video - Alex Ross Paints Cover
- October 22, 2008: Prepaid Superman Visa Card in Australia
- October 25, 2008: Two Superman Stories in This American Life Podcast
- October 27, 2008: Superman Joins David's Cookies
- October 27, 2008: The Dark Knight Meets Superman
- October 28, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Super Moves & Pro Moves
- October 28, 2008: Senior Producer Yanagi Talks DC Universe Online
- October 29, 2008: Noel Neill Statue Website Launched
- October 30, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Story Trailer
- October 31, 2008: T-Shirts Show Superman's Universal Appeal
- October 31, 2008: DC Universe Online Website
- November 6, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Kombat Modes
- November 6, 2008: Superman Court Case Dates Set
- November 7, 2008: Superman Wall Calendars for 2009
- November 7, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Holofoil Postcards
- November 8, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - Ultimate Mash-Ups
- November 10, 2008: Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Rage Trailer
- November 12, 2008: More Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe Videos
- November 14, 2008: The Superman Orchestra - Tonight!
- November 14, 2008: The Joker in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- November 17, 2008: Beethoven & Superman
- November 18, 2008: DC Universe Battle for Metropolis Action Figures
- November 19, 2008: New Superman Video Game Stalls?
- November 19, 2008: More Videos Added to SupermanBobHoliday.com
- November 22, 2008: Super Bricks Available from Siegel House
- November 26, 2008: Jim Lee Discusses DC Universe Online
- November 27, 2008: Superman at the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
- November 27, 2008: Superman Movie & TV Costumes on Auction
- November 28, 2008: Supermen of America Member Ring on Ebay
- November 29, 2008: Patricia Marand - Broadway's Lois Lane - Dies
- December 3, 2008: All-New Superfriends Hour - Season One, Volume Two
- December 4, 2008: Superman During World War II Lecture
- December 5, 2008: Gray and Palmiotti Talk Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe
- December 9, 2008: DC Universe Online Austin Studio Tour
- December 10, 2008: Superman Defeats the Ku Klux Klan
- December 27, 2008: Superman Be@rBrick in Japan
- December 29, 2008: DC Universe Action Figures in 2009
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