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[Q] any solution for this brick?

my captivate cannot turn on at all
NO galaxy s, NO atnt screen, NOTHING
dead like without battery (but i am sure the battery is half full cos i tried it on another phone)
computer won't recognize it when usb plugged
cannot charge at all, no charging screen
SO NO download mode, NO recovery mode
tried all those remove sim, remove sd, remove battery, turn on odin first, connect to pc, having 3 buttons (actually all possible combinations) press, power button release, everything i could found on forum...
the only thing i didn't try yet is the 301k resistor
have a fd making that for me, will try that soon
but i doubt it will work since the situation looks very bad
so my question is...
has anyone with the EXACT symptoms, able to unbrick at last?
if u r those who able to unbrick becos ur captivate was still able to turn on
please don't reply, i really really appreciate ur help
but sorry urs wasn't really "brick"
and those solutions aren't what i looking for
if you want to know what i did...
all i did was trying to flash to Cognition v2.3b6 from a stock 2.1 following the wiki
i watched it formatting, copying files, ... , and then it try to reboot
but instead of successful reboot it stay dead forever

great...
tested even with the 301k resistor now
no luck

Yeah sorry man. Looks like you got a bad phone. Time to call att

i wish, but i didn't buy it from atnt
no receipt no shxx
and i am in canada

You know you still have the manufacturer's warranty. One year. Call Samsung and they will refurb it for ya. I got mine in Canada too. No receipt required as long as you have the original barcode on your box.
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i got the exactly issue and symptom, anyone got a solution yet ?

The main q is: how did you brick it
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y2kstephen said:
great...
tested even with the 301k resistor now
no luck
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You're not holding onto the resistor with bare hands right?

I just get the same problem.
waiting for the solution too.

Have you tried a new battery?
This is my captivate. There are many like it but this one is mine.

your Phone most likely not bricked.
I Actually had this same problem. I really thought my phone was bricked. I would pull the battery and put it back in and nothing but a black screen. I ended up having to go into download mode from another computer. If you do this install drivers first and try to go into download by pushing both volume up and down at the same time then plug in usb cable to computer with odin opened up.

kppanic said:
You know you still have the manufacturer's warranty. One year. Call Samsung and they will refurb it for ya. I got mine in Canada too. No receipt required as long as you have the original barcode on your box.
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too bad i throw my box away too...
never expected this will happen

imparator said:
The main q is: how did you brick it
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did u read my post???
if you want to know what i did...
all i did was trying to flash to Cognition v2.3b6 from a stock 2.1 following the wiki
i watched it formatting, copying files, ... , and then it try to reboot
but instead of successful reboot it stay dead forever
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norcal einstein said:
You're not holding onto the resistor with bare hands right?
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the 301k resistor tested on my gf "still" working captivate
it works

I end up took it to some cell repair shop to fix it
they said they had to replace a chip inside
and it cost me cad$150
anyway now it's fixed
but i think i am going to sell it since i don't have much faith in it anymore
i can't keep a phone that i can't flash it just becos it might never boot again
to those who have the same problem
GOOD LUCK

Doesn't it really work with the JIG?
If it doesn't work, I would not try.
If I just give the phone back to the ATT to fix it or change another one, how much should I pay?
thanks.

zehuali said:
Doesn't it really work with the JIG?
If it doesn't work, I would not try.
If I just give the phone back to the ATT to fix it or change another one, how much should I pay?
thanks.
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in my case the JIG doesn't work
but i do suggest you try it
if the JIG doesn't work for you, then it's really brick i guess

Thank you, I will try it.

我干脆说中文好了，据说关机之后，拔掉电池，然后连接usb，按挖煤键，此时再插入电池，你就能看到挖煤了界面了。。。可以试试。。。good luck。。。

[Q] Is my Captivate bricked? Guys, I need your help !

Hello everyone,
One day, I upgraded a ROM firmware (I don't remember which ROM exactly..) on my Captivate..
I formated everything before update (data, cache, AND system !).
During update I was making a coffee, and when I came back on the phone,
it was absolutely dead.. Only a full black screen.. Not detected on USB, just nothing.
After that, I tried everything that was possible (a lot of combo's, Odin3..)
Then, I bought a JIG, but still nothing, I tried with some different combo's (I can't remember which ones..)
Now, I would like to recover my Captivate! But.. how ?
If someone find the final good solution, I would like to donate via Paypal
Thanks, in advance!

Need more info. Which rom? Did you use 3 button fix? Have you tried adb? What about holding volume down while plugging in usb? Are you sure battery isn't just dead (dont laugh, its happened)?
If you did all that, its most likely a hard brick. There are developers here that offer JTAG service.

As I said, I don't remember the ROM. I was trying every new ROM, so, I really can't remember.. Sorry
About 3 button fix.. I don't know what it is exactly !? If it is vol down+up+Power, yes I did !
Nope, I did not try ADB.. I tried to find informations about this, but I cannot find! If you can help me about this, u'r' welcome !
Vol down does nothing..
I think my battery is still alive. Because when I plug my charger on it, it becomes a little warm after some hours, so I guess it's still alive..
I saw some JTAG infos, but I don't know what to do.. Do I need to send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA !? It's like 40$ to send a secured shipping to USA..
Thanks for trying to help me!

If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.

zelendel said:
If a jig will not turn it back on you may need the jtag. There are threads about it.
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Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
Thanks for helping
EDIT : I installed ADB on my computer, now I would like to connect it to my phone, but.. Don't know how!? What combo do I need to do, for my captivate be recognized by ADB ?
Thanks.

zebra363 said:
Is that possible to buy a JTAG ? I think I can't make one..
I made some searchs on eBay but I found nothing.
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JTAG is not something you can buy on ebay. As mrhaley said, you need to send your phone to one of the developers who offer JTAG service. They will fix it and send it back to you.

Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.

malicenfz said:
Download AIO toolbox, go to advanced and clock reboot into download mode with your phone on and it will go to download mode, no jig needed. it worked for me just now.
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the problem is that he can't get his phone on...so toolbox won't work.
i'm no expert, but it sounds like a brick to me

Send it to a dev offering Jtag our try ur luck with samsung warranty. Worked for me.
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Yeah mine wouldn't turn on either but I got it into download mode with the AIO toolbox
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Thank you guys for these answers.
* The problem is that I cannot send my Captivate to a JTAG's owner in USA,
because it's approximately 40$ fees to send it ! Then, with a return, it makes a total of 80$..
* Another problem is that I bought my captivate on eBay, and it's not under warranty..
* Maybe it remains the "ADB" solution (I never tried this), but I don't know how to connect my phone? because it stays turned off, then if I connect, I just get nothing..

Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.

studacris said:
Adb doesn't work unless you can get into the OS. You have a brick, jtag is your ONLY option of getting a working phone.
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Ok, I understand, but .. How could i use a JTAG if I cannot send my Captivate to USA ? (too much expensive!). Thanks

It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.

studacris said:
It's either bricked forever or you pay for jtag. Those are your only options.
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Is there not any other way for JTAG ?
Is that possible to make one myself ? I will never buy a Samsung anymore

How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.

studacris said:
How are you at soldering? The captivate is one of the hardest phones to jtag, the solder points are smaller than the width of a dime, it would be really easy to fry the circuit board trying to jtag it yourself.
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I think I will not try, I'm really a noob with this
Thanks for help.
Do you think I can still sell my Captivate, for those who want to repair/fix or use parts? If I can, what kind of price? (my captivate is in perfect state, like new)

There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
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Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
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cfmarque said:
There's a user from XDA forums,Mcguyver1980. In one of his posts says he's in Belgium and can fix bricked phones. I don't know anything about this guy personally, but since you're about to scrap your phone I figured it wouldn't hurt for you to check if this guy is legit. Just make sure he understand it's a hard brick.
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Ah, thank you very much ! I will look about him..
I really hope he can do that ! Thank you again.
Pirateghost said:
Don't think it matters where it was bought. Samsung has a one year warranty
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I bought my phone in december/january 2011.. But the seller did not say it was under warranty I received the original box .. So, do you think its under warranty ? But I guess postage is at my expense..

Finally, i got hard bricked...

Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Same thing happened to me, nothing worked (tried the JIG). I had to send it in for repair, but they didn't see that it was my fault (still had warranty).

nasdak10 said:
Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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From my experience the only way u can get ur phone back in service is go to ssc and make some reasonable reason why ur phone is dead, so u can still claim for warranty and I am sure they will replace ur engine/mobo like my friends did a month ago.
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nasdak10 said:
Hello. Sorry for my english.
I've been living on the edge, like many of us LOL, and i finally got hard bricked. No battery charge, logo, download mode. Nothing. Just a black screen.
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
So, i have been reading a lot those days but nothing seems to work. I have ordered a Jig but i think is not going to work. Yesterday i used windows, and something was detected when i plugged in the usb, but Odin not.Today it does not work, and windows doesnt play any sound. Any idea? A Jag?
I should say this is the best mobile phone i have ever touched. I would be eternal grateful with all of you if we could fix this mess. I was aware that there were risks. Im aware now maybe i cant fixit and im not gonna blame anyone because it was my responsability, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
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No download mode when you use the jig?

I feel your pain. Best wishes on resurecting that thing.

sorry to know. hope things will be Ok soon for you.

nasdak10 said:
I was using ICS stunner 1.4.26 and decided to flash Catastrophic Meltdown 9 (CM9 for friends). The problems was that my battery died when it was installing the kernel, or the boot, i dont know.
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It has nothing to do with your battery dying and everything with trying to flash CM9 directly from super-dangerous LP5 or LP6 leak ICS kernel.
No jig or JTag will revive your phone now.
However, if your Note refuses to go into download or recovery mode, you are in luck - if you have a warranty, that is. Just take your phone to the service center and tell them that it died when updating via Kies. There is no way for them to tell what had really happened and they will have to replace your motherboard free of charge.

Sadly, jig didnt solve the problem. Battery isnt hot when plugged in, is my motherboard fried by flashing the note?
Could a jtag solve the problem?

Try to take it back in for warranty before attempting a JTAG and voiding the warranty (that they can tell)
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nasdak10 said:
Sadly, jig didnt solve the problem. Battery isnt hot when plugged in, is my motherboard fried by flashing the note?
Could a jtag solve the problem?
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Yeah, that's a classic superbrick, need replacement mobo. Sorry dude. As mentioned just say you were updating ics ota or through kies.
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I got the same problem few days back..I went to service center and said that i got an ota update and after downloading had completed,it started rebooting and there i got some errors and finally my phone is dead
They were unable to find the exact reason why it got bricked as it was unable to enter download or recovery mode
So they replaced the motherboard under warrenty
Better this it once
All the best :good:

I dont think that warranty thing is gonna work, because i have lost some inside cover screws... yeah, thats a long story trying to fix it. If i borrow a motherboard... could i recover my data? because thats all i want at the moment. Or, is there any website where i can buy it? Otherwise, im going to try it with the warranty...

nasdak10 said:
I dont think that warranty thing is gonna work, because i have lost some inside cover screws... yeah, thats a long story trying to fix it. If i borrow a motherboard... could i recover my data? because thats all i want at the moment. Or, is there any website where i can buy it? Otherwise, im going to try it with the warranty...
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What cover screws??
If you change your motherboard,you will lose all your data

I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:

Mr Colt said:
I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:
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Ivjust tried it bit couldnt get brick to occur no matter how hard i tried. Nm glad you got yours fixed
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Mr Colt said:
I just came back from the service center and they are covering it under warranty . Similar symptoms and they are going to replace the whole board. Just take it to the service center and say "Yo man your **** died on it own" :fingers-crossed:
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Good to hear
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Phone Bricked.....Can Changing of mother board help......

My Galaxy Ace got bricked cos of using ROM Manager.........
Can the phone get a new life by changing its motherboard.......
Its been advised by samsung center, although have not told them that my phone was rooted.......
How much will motherboard cost in grey market....

vishaljain58 said:
My Galaxy Ace got bricked cos of using ROM Manager.........
Can the phone get a new life by changing its motherboard.......
Its been advised by samsung center, although have not told them that my phone was rooted.......
How much will motherboard cost in grey market....
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Send it to Samsung Service Centre and they will know what to do.

CallMeLewis said:
Send it to Samsung Service Centre and they will know what to do.
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He already went there. But he wants to buy the parts in the "grey market"
@OP : Y U NO repair it in samsung service center? It's your fault so don't be so cheap with your phone.

They say they will change the motherboard.
But I think they are actually using Jtag to restore the phone! I think motherboard has the IMEI number assigned to it. Mine did not change even after I unbricked my phone with service center after using rom manager.
There is no spare parts for Ace in the grey market! Best thing to do will be giving it to service center!
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Fits better to Accessories Section.

galaxyace152 said:
They say they will change the motherboard.
But I think they are actually using Jtag to restore the phone! I think motherboard has the IMEI number assigned to it. Mine did not change even after I unbricked my phone with service center after using rom manager.
There is no spare parts for Ace in the grey market! Best thing to do will be giving it to service center!
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+1.
go to the service center and use ur warranty.
If ur warranty is gone, make up an excuse.
One time, that happened to me and they didn't accept the warranty. sayin' its my fault?!
So, i made up an excuse saying that i thought this was a game and it sounded so fun...bla bla bla
I installed it then clicked on that, and then my phone didn't open.
and they got trolled, and accepted it.

man is your phone hard bricked or soft bricked
if it is a soft brick then it would get fine by simply flashing it with a new stock rom
is it hard bricked "means when pressing the power button and even on connecting it with a charger there is no response" then you have to get it's mother board changed from a service center and if it is in warranty then told tell them that it was rooted just say that it stopped working while using maps or any other pre-installed app.

ankur1801 said:
man is your phone hard bricked or soft bricked
if it is a soft brick then it would get fine by simply flashing it with a new stock rom
is it hard bricked "means when pressing the power button and even on connecting it with a charger there is no response" then you have to get it's mother board changed from a service center and if it is in warranty then told tell them that it was rooted just say that it stopped working while using maps or any other pre-installed app.
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Rom manager = hard brick... (On ace)
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ankur1801 said:
man is your phone hard bricked or soft bricked
if it is a soft brick then it would get fine by simply flashing it with a new stock rom
is it hard bricked "means when pressing the power button and even on connecting it with a charger there is no response" then you have to get it's mother board changed from a service center and if it is in warranty then told tell them that it was rooted just say that it stopped working while using maps or any other pre-installed app.
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My phone is not giving any response for any buttons but when I connect it to my computer it is detected also sp flash tool detects it. So what typeof bricking it is?
Thank you.

PremVijayV said:
My phone is not giving any response for any buttons but when I connect it to my computer it is detected also sp flash tool detects it. So what typeof bricking it is?
Thank you.
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I'm not sure if this will work since I'm new to this however if your phone is detected by your PC when you connect it then maybe try installing some kind of a ROM using Odin
Correct me if I'm wrong but I would have done that if that was my case. And again I am not sure if it is even possible because I don't know how Odin works to the fullest but I know it can install Roms to a phone from the PC only as long as its connected
Again correct me if I am wrong
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[Q] Phone Bricked please help!!!

hey all
i hv samsung galaxy pop cdma [indian version]
it got bricked while i tried updating it
from here:
"http://yagyagaire.blogspo​t.in/2011/12/how-to-upgrade-samsung-galaxy-pop-to.html#.UZot-bUzMTw"
its not working at all
i tried the following
>press the power button to switch it on
>tried entering into recovery mode
>tried entering into download mode
>connect it via usb to my computer and try pressing various combinations
NONE of these worked.
No response from the phone at all!!!:crying::crying::crying::crying:
please help me. :crying::crying:
i don't know what to do...please help me

Go to Customer care, act like a fool, tell them anything like u were upgrading from froyo to gb via kies and suddenly power went off and now device isn't booting at all
They will replace motherboard free of cost (if its in warrenty)
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Not under warranty!
vishal007 said:
Go to Customer care, act like a fool, tell them anything like u were upgrading from froyo to gb via kies and suddenly power went off and now device isn't booting at all
They will replace motherboard free of cost (if its in warrenty)
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:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....

ashut0sh said:
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....
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Only motherboard can help. JIG is working, but for total brick it won't work.

ashut0sh said:
:crying::crying::crying::crying:
thanks for the reply man
but
my phone is not under warranty
any other options ?
other than replacing the motherboard....there is something called a "JIG"...no clue though as to how it works.
can this be repaired at unauthorized service centers without replacing the motherboard....
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Deja vu
This has happened with me too. Got my mini hard bricked and it was not under warranty. They will charge 5k for replacing the motherboard. I suggest you get yourself a new device instead of getting this repaired for 5000
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My frnd told me earlier, what he did was, he went to his frnd's shop and made a new fake bill with date for under warrenty
Now go to cc with fake bill, in countries like india this will work but this will work only if u havent gone to care before cuz once u go there, they have saved copy for bill for first time
Try this only if u dont have any other option left instead of buying a new device
Whats wrong in trying, worked for my frnd he was lucky enough
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