{"id":2242,"date":"2022-06-17T20:31:10","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T00:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/qui-sommes-nous\/"},"modified":"2023-08-07T11:28:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T15:28:02","slug":"who-are-we","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/en\/the-association\/who-are-we\/","title":{"rendered":"Who are we?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2242\" class=\"elementor elementor-2242 elementor-256\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fd02be elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fd02be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c2a7fd\" data-id=\"7c2a7fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ada8fa elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ada8fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Photo credit&nbsp;:<\/strong> <br>Sapinie\u0300re et Pe\u0301pinie\u0300re Downey (Larry&nbsp;Downey)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d974cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d974cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef6fe80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ef6fe80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our story<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e761b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-content-timeline\" data-id=\"e761b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-content-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-content-timeline-e761b7e\" class=\"content-timeline-layout-right date-position-inside horizontal-timeline-wrapper\" data-slide_to_scroll=\"{&quot;desktop&quot;:1,&quot;mobile&quot;:1,&quot;tablet&quot;:1}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">1969<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p class=\"f\"><strong>March 13th, 1969:<\/strong> 32 Christmas tree growers meet in Coaticook, a municipality in southeastern Quebec. They decide to create the Quebec Christmas Tree Growers Association (Association des producteurs d\u2019arbres de Noel du Qu\u00e9bec (APANQ)) with Lorrainy Marchessault, a skilled Franco-American grower, as their mentor. He helped numerous growers begin their Christmas tree production in Quebec and the United-States. Mr. Marchessault the director of the Christmas tree growers associations in Vermont and New-Hampshire, was a precious source of knowledge for growers in Quebec. And thus, the APANQ was founded.<\/p><p class=\"f\">The first council meeting had 12 members and elected M. Montarville Cotnoir as president and M. Jules Thibault as secretary.<\/p><p class=\"f\">On May 17th of that same year, demonstrations were organized by Richard Downey on his farm in Gould, Qu\u00e9bec. The first of what would be called \u201cField Day\u201d or \u2018\u2019Journ\u00e9e champ\u00eatre\u2019\u2019 !<\/p><p>Challenges the APANQ took on for the Christmas tree industry was:<\/p><ul style=\"color: #fff\"><li>Recognizing Christmas Tree production as admissible for government loans by the Quebec Loan Bureau(La financi\u00e8re agricole du Qu\u00e9bec);<\/li><li>Establish quality control standards for the industry in order to define Christmas tree grades;<\/li><li>Promote close collaboration with american Christmas tree associations;<\/li><li>Request that the Qu\u00e9bec department of agriculture recognize Christmas Tree Production as a crop, which makes it admissible to the same advantages as other crops.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"f\" style=\"text-align: center\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-307 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/les-pionnieres.jpg\" alt=\"Les pionniers. Mai 1969, premi\u00e8re \u00ab Journ\u00e9e champ\u00eatre \u00bb\" width=\"347\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/les-pionnieres.jpg 402w, https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/les-pionnieres-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 347px) 100vw, 347px\" \/><br \/><small><br \/><strong>The pioneers<\/strong><br \/><strong>May 1969, the first \u00ab\u00a0Journ\u00e9e champ\u00eatre\u00a0\u00bb.<\/strong><br \/>Jules Thibault, Montarville Cotnoir, unknown man, Richard Downey, \u00c9mery Lanct\u00f4t, Maurice Downey (holding the trees) and Jean-Louis Loubier.<br \/>Photo credit : collection of Maurice Downey.<\/small><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">1982<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p>The first edition of the journal \u2018\u2019La Branche\u2019\u2019 is published on the 11th of july. Originally a paper publication, now the journal is sent to the APANQ members via digital format.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">1990<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p>The APANQ and the MAPAQ started the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mapaq.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/Productions\/Protectiondescultures\/Pages\/reseau.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">R\u00e9seau d\u2019avertissement phytosanitaires<\/a> (RAP) for Christmas trees with the goal to develop a complete and efficient approach to counter diseases and pests. The RAP is constantly being updated and also exists for other crops.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">1993<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p class=\"f\">The department of agriculture, fisheries and food production (MAPAQ) mandated an agronomist to help with developing methods of production and to support growers. This role is mainly assumed by Dominique Choquette, advisor for the MAPAQ. You can contact her at : <a href=\"mailto:dominique.choquette@mapaq.qc.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dominique.choquette@mapaq.qc.ca<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">1998<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p class=\"f\">The APANQ publishes its first website, updated in 2011, which offers accessible information for the greater population, media and businesses who wish to learn about Christmas tree production in Qu\u00e9bec<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-504\" src=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/association-producteurs-arbres-noel-quebec.png\" alt=\"association-producteurs-arbres-noel-quebec\" width=\"253\" height=\"79\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">2011<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p class=\"f\">Redesign of the website.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-content-timeline-block\">\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-line\">\n        <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-inner\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"eael-content-timeline-img eael-picture \"><i class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"eael-content-timeline-content\"><span class=\"eael-date\"><\/span><h3 class=\"eael-timeline-title\">2022<\/h3><div class=\"eael-timeline-excerpt\"><p>The website is restructured again with the goal to modernize and update its branding as well as simplify communications with its members.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>The Quebec Christmas Tree Growers association is proud to represent its growers who provide quality christmas trees to the world and looks forward to serving its members and the community for years to come.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b960f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b960f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In order to obtain archives from the APANQ,<br \/>please <a href=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/en\/contact-us\/\"><u>contact us here<\/u><\/a>.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b316167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b316167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5546d03 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5546d03\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f00e87b\" data-id=\"f00e87b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e840d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e840d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92fdbf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92fdbf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aef119 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1aef119\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since its inception in 1969, the APANQ\u2018s mission is to represent people and businesses interested in the development and production of Christmas trees in Quebec.<\/p><p>The APANQ vows to :<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b67cf15 liste elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"b67cf15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Maintain and promote commercial relationships within the industry to stimulate the sale and export of Christmas trees worldwide; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Participate in the publication of guides (ex : Christmas Tree Growers guide, Insects, Pests and Diseases etc.);<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Act as the face of the industry to the media; <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Create committees that take action on various industry challenges (mechanization, research (genetics, techniques) , promotion, etc.).<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tree\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Work on and distribute the results of research projects to its members<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17e7c48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"17e7c48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-497ff43\" data-id=\"497ff43\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d21b26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d21b26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-vide.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2166\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-vide.png 500w, https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-vide-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-vide-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/apanq.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/image-vide-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73cd64d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73cd64d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Photo credit&nbsp;:<\/strong> <br>Sapinie\u0300re &amp; Pe\u0301pinie\u0300re Downey (Larry&nbsp;Downey)<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo credit&nbsp;: Sapinie\u0300re et Pe\u0301pinie\u0300re Downey (Larry&nbsp;Downey) Our story 1969 March 13th, 1969: 32 Christmas tree growers meet in Coaticook, a municipality in southeastern Quebec. They decide to create the Quebec Christmas Tree Growers Association (Association des producteurs d\u2019arbres de Noel du Qu\u00e9bec (APANQ)) with Lorrainy Marchessault, a skilled Franco-American grower, as their mentor. 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