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News from the
Waterbeach AC fisheries |
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12th May 2013 |
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Leland Water life member Mel Buddle
caused a bit of a stir on Friday when he hooked
and landed a 25-08 Common on double red maggot
while fishing for Roach and Tench. The Carp took
a while to land but land it he did! Picture
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Other notable catches of the week on Leland
came to James Barham, who again had a great 5
hour session in mid-week with 3 Commons of
15-08, 19-04, and 19-08 plus a Mirror of 27-08.
He also had 2 Commons the previous day of 11 and
13lbs. Matt Dunne fished an evening and had 3
Commons of 10-08, 20-12 and 25-14. Matt returned
to fish overnight a couple of days later with
his guest Simon Maguire, who netted a nice
Mirror of 24-02. Another member Simon Neep
also fishing a short session took 2 Commons of
25-10 and 20-06. Mel Buddle returned to the
scene of his earlier triumph to get a nice bag
of 19 Rudd. Jon Sharpe was also into the
Carp with a nice 23-10 Common. |
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Atkins Water is producing some good Carp
plus some good bags of Roach. Plenty of Carp are
basking in the sun when it decides to shine.
Atkins is open to day ticket anglers this
weekend. |
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Magpie Lake hosted 2 matches at the
weekend. The Open match on Saturday was
won by
Simon Easy 96lb 14ozs, 2nd Shaun Fulcher 85lb
12ozs, 3rd John Younger 70lb 02ozs, 4th Kevin
Sands 60lb 06ozs. The Waggon and Horses AC
held a match on Sunday but the results are not to hand at present. |
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The lake is generally fishing very well all the
way round and prospects are looking good for
even better catches over the coming weeks. |
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Check the notice board for available pegs at the
weekend. |
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Magpie is closed on Saturday from 9 - 4
for the Papworth Trust Charity match, but
pleasure anglers are welcome when the match has
finished. |
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7th May 2013 |
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Leland water again
has fished really well over the last week. Apart
from the usual catches of big carp the notable
fish of the week was a 9lb 8oz Bream caught by
Dan Owen. Dan was fishing as a guest of Chris
Hughes when he contacted this huge Bream [see
2nd May below]. It was a good night for Chris
as well when he landed a Personal Best Mirror of
27lb 14ozs. He also landed a 14lb Common. Other
notable catches included Carp of 23-04, 17-08,
11 and 13 to James Barham. Tony Staines was
finally amongst the fish Carp of 11 and 20lbs
plus a 6-11 Tench. Stuart Thompson had a
particularly good day with 4 Commons of 14,
22-08, 24 and 26 plus a Mirror of 18-08. Matt
Dunn was once again on the money with Commons of
10-08, 20-12 and 25-04. Prospects look really
good with the vast improvement in the weather. |
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Atkins Water is
beginning coming up with some better catches as
the weather warms up. Plenty of Carp are
basking in the sun and catches are improving. |
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Magpie Lake has
hosted 2 matches over the weekend. |
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The first on Saturday was
the 3rd of a series of Open matches
organised by the club and once again Magpie was
up to the challenge. |
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1st was Simon Easey with a
massive 107 lb 12 ozs, Match organiser Keith
Ellington was 2nd with 61 lb 2 ozs,
Shaun Fulcher with 50 lb 4 ozs was 3rd
and Shaun Stearn with 33 lb 8 ozs was 4th. |
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Sunday saw Sutton Ac fishing on Magpie and again weights were good
considering the match was fished for only 3
hours. 1st M Sprogg with 36lb 06, 2nd
S Frear 30lb 10 and 3rd B Mansfield
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Pleasure anglers are also getting some really good catches. Several are
targeting Roach and being very successful. The
Carp are averaging 4 – 5lbs, so some big weights
are being easily achieved. There's a few big
fish coming out at present as seen below with
Kevin Dumbrill's 12lb Common taken on Saturday. |
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Day tickets are available on the bank for both
Magpie and Atkins. |
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2nd May 2013 |
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Leland Water Bream Record SMASHED! |
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The Bream record for Leland has been well and
truly beaten a fish of 9lb 8ozs. Fishing a night
session with his brother in law, Chris Hughes,
Dan Owen landed this monster. |
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Chris also had a personal best Mirror Carp of
27lbs 14ozs, so not a bad night. |
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29th April 2013 |
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Magpie Lake
is continuing to fish well with many anglers
taking high numbers of quality Carp and Roach.
Kevin Dumbrill was again amongst the high
numbers [15 Carp and counting] when I saw him on
Saturday and he still had an afternoon to fish
through. |
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The 2nd
of the series of Open matches was fished on
Saturday afternoon with a much better turn out
than the previous week.
Once again
Magpie proved what a good match venue it is
with consistent weights throughout the match
pegs.
1st
Simon Easey with 60lb 08ozs,
2nd
Brian Day with 48lb 08ozs,
3rd
Mick Curtis with 41lb 09ozs
4th
John Cartwright with 41lbs.
It seems fishing
the afternoon really produces some better
weights.
The 3rd
match in the series is this coming Saturday 4th
May, draw 11am Fishing 12pm – 6pm. Call Keith
Ellington to secure your place 01954 200755 |
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Sunday 5th
May, Sutton Angling Club are holding a match on
Magpie. |
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Day tickets will be available on Magpie on both
days, see the notice board at the lake to see
which pegs are available. |
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Atkins Water
is getting a few more visitors. A few more Carp
are showing in the catches alongside some
excellent quality Roach. The occasional Tench
and Bream are also featuring in catches. |
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Leland Water
has again been turning up so nice big Carp.
Not quite as big as the previous week but most
anglers are leaving with smiles on their faces.
James Barham has been amongst the big fish yet
again with Commons of 19-12 and 24-08 plus a
Mirror of 14-08. He returned at the end of the
week to catch another Common of 14lb. Mel Buddle
had 3 sessions during week and recorded good
catches of Roach, Rudd and Bream. 15
roach in one of those visits was the highlight
of his week. James Sharp, Matt Dunn and Chris
Hughes all had double figure Carp to 15-08
during the week. |
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24th April 2013 |
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Leland Water continues it's run of great
form. WAC Bailiff, Dan Owen, banked his personal
best Carp with a 25-12 Mirror during a night
session. |
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Pictured below is another of Simon Maguire's
captures while fishing with Matt Dunn. It's
getting to be a habit. This time a 24-8 Mirror. |
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22nd April 2013 |
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Leland Water is on fire! The last few
days have seen several 20lb + Carp banked. Best
fish was to James Barham, a Common of 27-12.
James also had Mirrors of 26-12 & 14-08.
Matt Dunn was undone by his guest Simon Maguire
who tempted 3 20 + fish, Commons of 26lbs and
20-04 plus a Mirror of 22-08. Matt had a
consolation Mirror at 14lb. Ian Moules had a
Mirror of 22-08 while Mel Buddle targeted the
Roach, Rudd and Perch with some success.
More 20s have come out today details in the next
report. |
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Magpie Lake continues to improve
with more anglers being brought out by the
warmer weather. The lake is alive with
Carp when the sun is out! Not just Carp are
being targeted, a couple targeted the Roach on
Sunday and were rewarded with some really nice
fish including one of 1lb 10ozs [Picture below] |
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WAC hosted it's 1st Open Match for
several years on Magpie last
Saturday. In a change from the usual
times, this match was fished from 12 noon - 6pm
in an effort to get more action as the water
warmed up in the afternoon. It certainly
seemed to work! With weights of 43lbs, 39lbs and
38lbs taking the first 3 places. Another
match is planned for this coming Saturday 27th
April, draw at 11am fish 12-6. Call Keith
Ellington on 01954 200755 to book your place. |
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Pleasure anglers will find pegs available
on the day, check the notice board for details. |
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Atkins Water has seen a few more
fishing of late. Results have been mixed
but several are getting good bags of Roach with
the bonus of some nice Carp, Tench and Golden
Tench. |
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Keith Newman with A Golden
Tench from Atkins Water. |
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15th April 2013 |
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Magpie Lake is again approaching top
form. The improvement in the weather has
obviously got the fish in a feeding mood.
Many big number catches of Carp are coming out
all around the lake. One angler had 29
Carp between 8.30 and mid-day today [15th].
Pellet seems to be the going bait at present
with Red Maggot a close second. Prospects
look excellent for the coming week. |
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Atkin's Water is also on the up with
some Carp and Tench putting in an appearance
over the last couple of days. Bream are
also beginning to feature as well. Again
prospects look good. |
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That man Keith Newman again
with a near 10lb Atkins Mirror |
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Leland Water continues to fish well for
members with Mirrors of 28-10, 24-8, 22, 19 and
17lbs coming out over the last few days, but
just 1 Common of 10lbs. One member had a
great catch of 27 Roach plus a few Rudd and a
Perch. |
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Magpie is hosting an OPEN MATCH on
Saturday 20th call Keith on 01954 200755 to book
your place. |
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Day tickets are available on the bank for both
Atkin's and Magpie |
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8th April 2013 |
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Atkin's Water hosted its first match of
the year on Sunday [7th]. Barrington AC fished
from 10am - 4pm and recorded some good weights,
mainly Carp but some nice Bream as well. 1st
place went to Ian Palmer with 26lb 9ozs, 2nd was
Steven Speed with 20lbs 5ozs and 3rd was Jim
Read with 18lbs 9ozs. |
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Pleasure anglers have struggled during the week
but the winning match anglers fed heavily so
perhaps that's the secret to success on
Atkins? |
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Match winner Ian Palmer with
an 11lb 14ozs Mirror from Atkins Water. |
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Magpie Lake is fishing well. John
Bretherick returned again this week and bagged
up with 18 Carp to 8lbs in weight. He also
had a few Perch and Roach. Wayne Easey and
Colin Edwards fished a late afternoon session
and were soon amongst the Carp, taking a a good
number in just a few short hours. |
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Leland Water continues to
throw up it's secrets. This last week has
seen several good fish landed with the pick
going to Pom Walia, who recorded his personal
best fish, a 28-14 Common plus another of
21-8 and a 17-6 Mirror. Other Carp recorded were
10lb, 13lb and 15lb all Commons. Prospects are
looking good. |
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The club are going to run a series of open
matches shortly on Magpie Lake, watch the
website and the Cambridge News for more details. |
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3rd April 2013 |
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Magpie Lake is still
improving as the Spring comes in. Although
still cold a few more anglers are venturing
onto our lakes. Catches of a dozen or more
Carp are becoming more of the norm and Roach
catches are still being maintained at a good
level.
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John Bretherick with one of
his catch of 12 Carp taken on the afternoon of
April 2nd. |
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Atkin’s Water is still a
bit of a mystery as 1 day you can’t buy a
bite and yet another bites come all day or
afternoon as in the case of Richard
Reynolds. Richard had a great catch of 57
Roach to 12ozs plus some nice Bream in a 3
hour afternoon session on the pole.
Barrington AC have a match on Atkin’s on
Sunday 7th April so the lake will be closed
from 9am – 3.30pm.
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Leland Water continues to
give up it’s Carp. Over the last week 15
Carp have been caught between 4lb and
28.08lb, including 2 at 18lb a 24-07lb, and
a 26lb.
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Magpie and Atkins are both
available on day tickets on the bank. |
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Leland Water is only open to Life and 10
year members and their guests until June 15th
inc. after which day tickets will be available. |
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19th March 2013 |
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Magpie Lake is still improving with good
catches of both Carp and Roach. Martin
Butler had a brilliant catch of quality Roach on
Thursday last and topped it off with a few nice
Carp. John Breterick fished the same day
for 12 Carp and again some quality Roach. |
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Atkin's Water is still getting little
attention although those that have fished have
found some Bream willing to feed. |
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Magpie Lake remains open throughout the
old close season with day tickets available on
the bank. |
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Atkin's Water reverts to a day ticket
only water until June 16th, after which it will
again be available to club members on the club
card. |
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Leland Water has fished really well over
the last week. Member Chris Richard had a
really good day last week when he landed Common
Carp of 19lb, 15-02, 16lb and 10-02 plus a bonus
Bream. He also lost an estimated 20
pounder at the net. Tony Staines had 2
guests over the weekend 1 of who landed an 18-04
Mirror. Tony caught several Bream, as did
Matt Dunn. Mr. X also had a good session
with Commons of 20-05, 16lb and 10lb. He
returned the following day to get yet another
Common of 14-09. Matt also returned to
blitz another 5 Bream out. Day ticket
anglers Crisp and Elliott had a good day after
pike and landed 5 between them from 6lb to 17lb.
Leland
is now closed for Day Tickets until June 16th. |
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7th March 2013 |
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Leland Water has struggled to produce any decent
fish over the last month or so, probably because
of the cold weather and heavy rainfall.
However today our most regular day ticket angler
Fev Sevillono hit the jackpot with this cracking
Common Carp of 28-10. Well done Fev for
persistence throughout the cold weather.
He also landed
another 2 Commons of 10lbs each and lost 2 more.
Well done Fev for persistence throughout the
cold weather.
Our publicity
shy life member, Mr X, had his best day of
the winter with 2 Commons at 17-06 and 24lb
respectively, plus a 24-12 Mirror.
Another life member caught 2 nice Bream of
around 6lbs each in a short session.
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Atkin’s
Water remains quiet and relatively
un-fished. |
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Magpie Lake however is getting more
attention and the catches of Carp are
improving. Several anglers have been getting
up to a dozen at a sitting plus quite a few
quality Roach to around the pound mark.
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16th February 2013 |
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At last some decent weather and a few more
anglers out on the lakes. Atkins is
still not producing big catches but there are a
few decent fish coming out. Magpie
continues to turn out some nice carp to 12lbs.
A few nice Roach as well are featuring in
catches. If this weather holds we should see a
big upturn in catches. |
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Snowdrops on Magpie Lake.
The clearance of the island is clearly shown. |
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5th February 2013 |
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Magpie Lake has seen a few more anglers
over the last couple of weeks. Catches
have been mixed but most are catching.
Catches of up to a dozen Carp have been made
along with mixed catches including some nice
Roach. John Bretherick from Perry near
Huntingdon had a
catch of 7 nice Carp on Monday [4th]. The
water level is extremely high so care should be
taken when moving around the lake. |
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Atkin's Water remains relatively quite
but there have been a few highlights with Phil
Grimshaw catching Carp to 6lbs in short 2
hour session. He returned a couple of days
later to get a 10lb Mirror. |
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Day tickets for Magpie and Atkins are
available on the bank |
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Leland Water again has seen few anglers
and catches have been low. The prospects
for Pike are looking good after the cold weather
of the last 2 weeks. |
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07966 487 320. These must be booked in advance. |
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24th January 2013 |
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Our pumps and paddle wheels have kept Magpie,
Atkins and Leland ice free for the most part.
As no anglers have fished any of the lakes, the
paddle wheels were switched off on Magpie and
Atkins. Leland's paddle wheel is still turning
so most of the lake is ice free. The
intention is to restart the paddle wheels on
Friday afternoon and with the thaw setting in on
Friday as well, all of the lakes will be ice
free on Saturday. |
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14th January 2013 |
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Leland Water has produced a few Pike over
the last week, but no Carp which are being
particularly difficult this winter. One of
our regular members has usually done well in
previous winters but has struggled so far in
this one. Pike caught weighed in at 16lb
01ozs and 12lb 15ozs with several smaller ones
as well. The lake is clear of ice at
present but if the cold snap continues some
areas may ice up. Our paddle wheel may
well come into it's own in the coming week and
keep most of the lake ice free. |
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Magpie Lake is still producing reasonable
catches to anyone who bothers to give it a try.
Certainly catches of up to 10 Carp and more are
possible. |
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Atkin's Water has seen few fishing it but
those who have fished are catching, not huge
quantities but they are there to be caught. |
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The River Cam is now fishable after the
downpours of the last few weeks. Very few
are fishing and I have not had any reports. |
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7th January 2013 |
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Owen
Peck with a Magpie Lake Common Carp. |
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Magpie Lake is still producing good
catches. Martin Butler was back again on
Saturday 5th and netted around 20 Carp with a
plenty of silver fish as well. Atkin's Water
remains quiet with few fishing it. |
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Leland Water is still a bit on the slow
side but a few pike are coming out along with a
few Carp. Prospects are good for the next few
days if the weather forecasts are correct and
the milder weather persists. Dave Lock landed a
15lb 06oz Mirror while Bob Dodd had a nice catch
of 20 Roach on his pole a method very much
overlooked on Leland. Well done Bob. |
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