Machine Head – Locust (Guitar Tab)
Drop B (B-F#-B-E-G#-C#)
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Band: Machine Head
Song: Locust
Album: Unto The Locust (2011)
Thought I should do the full version of this tab, the others were lacking
parts here and there. Also I used video references from Machine Head's
Robb Flynn (the videos are linked below)
Also, to settle the argument of what tuning MH play in, they play in
Drop B but then tuned up 40 cents sharper... So even though not possible
it's kind of like they're playing in Drop B# (Between Drop B and C)
On a Korg tuner it would look something like this
Tuner:
50♭ x 50#
|--|--|--|--|-[-B-]-|--|--|--|--|
The 'x' is where you want to be tuned to
I hope that helps anyway... xD
Also comment, correct, and please, please rate!!! This took me a while :)
Guitar 1: Robb Flynn
Guitar 2: Phil Demmel
Tabbing Legend
Hammer on: h
Pull off: p
Slide up: /
Slide down: \
Natural Harmonic: NH
Slight Return Bend: ^
Bend: BU(?)
Pinch Harmonic: PH
Tapped Note: T
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[Intro]
Guitar 1 C#||---------------------------------| G#|o---------------------------------| E ||---------------------------------| B ||-0---0---0---0-2---3-0---0---0---| F#|o---------------------------------| B ||---0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0-| C#|---------------------------------|| G#|---------------------------------o| E |---------------------------------|| B |-0---0---0---0---0-------0---0---|| F#|---------------------------------o| B |---2---2---2-/-7---8-5-5---5---5-|| Guitar 2 C#||---------------------------------| G#|o---------------------------------| E ||---7-10--------------------------| B ||-0-------------------------------| F#|o---------------------------------| B ||---------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------|| G#|---8-----------------------------o| E |-------9-------------------------|| B |-0---0---------------------------|| F#|---------------------------------o| B |---------------------------------|| C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| E |---7-10--------------------------| B |-0-------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| C#|---12-----------------------------| G#|--------13------------------------| E |----------------------------------| B |-0----0---------------------------| F#|----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| Guitar 1 C#|----------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------| E |-7---7---7---7-9---10-7---7---7---| B |---0---0---0-----0------0---0---0-| F#|----------------------------------| B |----------------------------------| C#|------------------------------------| G#|---------------10---11-8---8--------| E |-9---9---9---9---------------10-9-5-| B |---0---0---0------0------0----------| F#|------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| Guitar 2 (Harmony) C#|------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |-10---10---10---10-12---14-10---10---10---| B |----0----0----0-------0-------0----0----0-| F#|------------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------10---12-----------------| G#|---------------------------13---13-10------| E |-12---12---12---12--------------------12-9-| B |----0----0----0-------0-------0------------| F#|-------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------|
Drum Solo
[Main Verse(Chorus)]
Both guitars
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-7------12-10----9--10---7-----10---9---7-|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|-5------10--8----7---8---5------8---7---5-|
B |-----00-------00-------------00-----------|
Guitar 2 harmony starts here
VVV
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-9------12-10----14--15-12-----10---9--5--|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|-7------10--8----12--13-10------8---7--3--|
B |-----00-------00-------------00-----------|
Guitar 1
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-7------12-10----9--10---7-----10---9---7-|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|-5------10--8----7---8---5------8---7---5-|
B |-----00-------00-------------00-----------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
E |-9------12-10----7---9---5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-|
B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|-7------10--8----5---7---3-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-|
B |-----00-------00-----------------------------|
Guitar 2
C#|-------------|
G#|-------------|
E |-14---12---9-|
B |-------------|
F#|-12---10---7-|
B |-------------|
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-10-----15-14----12--14-10------14--12-10-|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|--8-----13-12----10--12--8------12--10--8-|
B |-----00-------00-------------00-----------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------|
E |-12-----15-14----19--21--17-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-18-18-|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10-----13-12----17--19--15-15-15-15-15-15-16-16-16-16-|
B |-----00-------00---------------------------------------|[Pre-verse]
Guitar 1 C#|-------------| G#|-------------| E |-------------| B |-------------| F#|-3-2-1-2-1-0-| B |-3-2-1-2-1-0-|
[Verse 1]
Both guitars
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5-----------5-----------5---|
B |-0-6---6-----0-6---6-----0-6---6-|
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5-----------5-----------5---|
B |-0-6---6-----0-6---6-----0-6---6-|
NH NH NH
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------5-------5-------5-|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5-----------5-----------5---|
B |-0-6---6-----0-6---6-----0-6---6-|
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5-----------5-----------5---|
B |-0-6---6-----0-6---6-----0-6---6-|
NH NH NH
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------5-------5-------5-|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|[Verse 2]
Guitar 1 C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| E |-3-3-3-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-----------|--9--9--9-----------| B |-3-3-3-----------|-5-5-5-----------|-7-7-7-----------|-10-10-10-----------| F#|-1-1-1-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-5-5-5-----------|--7--7--7-----------| B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------| C#|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------| E |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| B |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| F#|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| B |-----------------|-----------------| Guitar 2 C#|---------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------| E |-10-9-7---------7-9-10-9-7---------7-9-| B |--------10-8-10------------10-8-10-----| F#|---------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------| E |-12-10-9----------9-10-12-10-9----------9-10-| B |---------12-10-12--------------12-10-12------| F#|---------------------------------------------| B |---------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| E |-14-12-10----------10-12-14-12-10----------10-12-| B |----------14-12-14----------------14-12-14-------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| E |-17-15-14----------14-15-17-15-14----------14-15-| B |----------17-15-17----------------17-15-17-------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| E |-19-17-15----------15-17-19-17-15----------15-17-| B |----------19-17-19----------------19-17-19-------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| E |-21-19-17----------17-19-21-19-17-19-22-19-17-19-| B |----------20-19-20-------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------|
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Repeat Main Verse(Chorus)
Repeat Pre-Verse
Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Verse 2
Repeat Chorus
Repeat Pre-Verse x2
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[Breakdown]
Both guitars C#|-------------------------|-------------------------| G#|-------------------------|-------------------------| E |-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-------------------------|-------------------------| F#|-------------------------|-------------------------| B |-3-2-1-2-1-0-3-2-1-2-1-0-|-3-2-1-2-1-0-6-5-4-7-6-5-|
[Verse 3] (Clean interlude)
Guitar 1 C#|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-3-------3-------| G#|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---| E |---7---7---7---7-|---5---5---5---5-|---4---4---4---4-|---3---3---3---3-| B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 4] (Pre-Solo Harmony)
Guitar 1 C#|-13-12-13-10-13--8-13----13----13----13----13----| G#|----------------------11----10-------------------| E |----------------------------------12----10-----9-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-13-12-13-10-13--8-13----13--------------------------| G#|----------------------11----10^-------13-11h13p11-10-| E |--------------------------------12-10----------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-13-12-13-10-13--8-13----13----13----13----13----| G#|----------------------11----10-------------------| E |----------------------------------12----10-----9-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-13-12-13-10-13--8-13----------------------------| G#|----------------------10-------------------------| E |-------------------------12--9-------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17----| G#|----------------------15----13-------------------| E |----------------------------------15----14----12-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17--------------------------| G#|----------------------15--------------17-15h17p15-13-| E |----------------------------17^-15-14----------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17----| G#|----------------------15----13-------------------| E |----------------------------------15----14----12-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------17-15----------------------| B |----------------------------17-------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17----| G#|----------------------15----13-------------------| E |----------------------------------15----14----12-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17--------------------------| G#|----------------------15-----------------------------| E |----------------------------14^-------17-15h17p15-14-| B |--------------------------------17-15----------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17----| G#|----------------------15----13-------------------| E |----------------------------------15----14----12-| B |-------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17--------------------------| G#|----------------------15-----------------------------| E |----------------------------14^-------17-15h17p15-14-| B |--------------------------------17-15----------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 C#|-22-20-22-17-22----22----22----22----22----22----| G#|----------------20----18-------------------------| E |----------------------------21----19----17-------| B |----------------------------------------------20-| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-22-20-22-17-22----22----22--------------------------| G#|----------------20----18--------------22-20h22p20-18-| E |----------------------------22^-21-19----------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| C#|-22-20-22-17-22----22----22----22----22----22----| G#|----------------20----18-------------------------| E |----------------------------21----19----17-------| B |----------------------------------------------20-| F#|-------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------| C#|-22-20-22-17-22----22----22--------------------------| G#|----------------20----18--------------22-20h22p20-18-| E |----------------------------22^-21-19----------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| F#|-----------------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 |-13-----------13/15-|-15-----------15/17-| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| C#|-17-----------17/20-|-20-----------------| G#|--------------------|--------------------| E |--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------| F#|--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------| Guitar 2 C#|-18-----------18/20-|-20-----------20/22-| G#|--------------------|--------------------| E |--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------| F#|--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------| C#|-22-----------22/24-|-24^------24^-------| G#|--------------------|--------------------| E |--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------| F#|--------------------|--------------------| B |--------------------|--------------------|
[Solo 1]
Guitar 1
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1-0---------1-0---------1-0-3-0-|-1-0---------1-0---3---5---6---5-|
B |-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-|
Guitar 2
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|-13BU(15)--------------(15)-(15)-|-(15)-(15)-(15)---------10h13p10-|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
PH
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|------10h13p10------10h13p10-----|---------------------------------|
E |-12^-----------12^-----------12^-|-12-10-7-10-7--------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------10-7---------------|
F#|---------------------------------|-------------------10-8-10^------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|----------17--------------17--15-|-17--18--17--15--13--15--13--13--|
G#|----15-------15-----------15--15-|-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--|
E |-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C#|-------17-20-18-17-------------------------------|
G#|----18-------------20-18-17-18-17----17----------|
E |-19-------------------------------19----19-17----|
B |----------------------------------------------19-|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-17BU(19)----17----14--12BU(14)------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------|[Solo 2]
Guitar 2 C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |-3-2---------3-2---------3-2-5-2-|-3-2---------3-2---5---7---8---7-| F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar 1 C#|-17---------------------21BU(22)-|-(22)---------21p17h21^----17-21-| G#|-20BU(22)------------------------|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#|-21-22-21-22-18-21-18-21-17-18-17-18-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------20-22-20-22-18-20-18-20-17-18-17-18-| E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-----------------------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------------------| E |-19-21-19-21-18-19-18-19-15-17-15-17-----------| B |-------------------------------------17/19-----| F#|-----------------------------------------------| B |-----------------------------------------------| C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------|--------------8BU(10)------------| E |-7BU(9)--7BU(9)--7BU(9)------7BU-|-(9)(7)----5---------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#|-8p7p5h7h8/10p8p7h8h10/12p10p8/7h8-10p8p7h8h10/12p10p8h10h12/13p12p10h12h13-| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|-19BU(20)--19--17----------------| G#|-------------------20BU(22)------| E |-------------------19BU(21)------| B |---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|
[Solo 3]
Guitar 1
C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
F#|-1-0---------1-0---------1-0-3-0-|-1-0---------1-0---3---5---6---5-|
B |-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-|
Guitar 2
T T T T
C#|-22-22p17p13----------13h17-22-22p17p13----------13h17-|
G#|-------------15----15-------------------15----15-------|
E |----------------14-------------------------14----------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
T T T T T T
C#|-22-22p17p13h17-24-24p17p13h17-22-22p17p13----------13h17/|
G#|-------------------------------------------15----15-------|
E |----------------------------------------------14----------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
C#|/22---17---18---17---20---18---|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-17h18p17h18-------------------------------------|
E |-------------14h15p14h15-------------------------|
B |-------------------------14h15p14h15-------------|
F#|-------------------------------------12h13p12p10-|
B |-------------------------------------------------|[Solo 4]
Guitar 2 C#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |-3-2---------3-2---------3-2-5-2-|-3-2---------3-2---5---7---8---7-| F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guitar 1 C#|---------------------------------|-18------------------------------| G#|-20BU(22)-(22)--------(22)-------|-21BU(23)------------------------| E |-19BU(21)-------(21)-------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| C#|-18BU(20)---------------21BU(22)-|-21BU(22)(21)-17-22---BU---(24)--| G#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
[After Solo Harmony]
Guitar 1
C#|--------------------|------------8-10p8-------|
G#|-------------8----8-|-10-8-10-11--------11-10-|
E |-7-9-10-9-10---10---|-------------------------|
B |--------------------|-------------------------|
F#|--------------------|-------------------------|
B |--------------------|-------------------------|
Guitar 2
C#|-------------------------|----------10-12-13p12-10----|
G#|-------10----10-11-10-11-|-13-11-13----------------13-|
E |-10-12----12-------------|----------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B |-------------------------|----------------------------|
Guitar 1
C#|-10-------12-------13----|----15-------17----17----|
G#|-13^------15^------16^---|----18^------20^---20^---|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Last note carries through
C#|----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
G#|-20^-18--20^-18--20BU(22)---|-------------------------|-18-------|
E |----------------------------|----------------17-19-21-|----------|
B |----------------------------|-------17-19-20----------|----------|
F#|-------------------------17-|-19-20-------------------|----------|
B |----------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
Guitar 2
C#|-13-------15-------17----|----18-------20----20-22-|
G#|-16^------18^------20^---|----21^------23^---------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|
Last note carries through
C#|-22BU(24)--23BU(25)--22--|-20-------20-18-17-17-18-|-18-------|
G#|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
F#|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------|----------|_____________________________________________________________________________
Repeat Verse 2 x2
Repeat Intro (part 1 only)
Repeat Main Verse (Chorus)
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[Breakdown]
Both guitars C#|-------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-3---2---1---2---1---0---3---2---1---2---1---0---------------| B |-3---2---1---2---1---0---3---2---1---2---1---0---6-5-4-7-6-5-|
The above is played again but slightly slower
[Outro]
Both guitars C#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| F#|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B |-0-------------5-|-------3-------2-|------3------0---|
Thank you and please rate :)
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| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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