good morning, america. good morning, america. it's our second hour. summer surge. new reports that the surge we're seeing could last into october and fueled by the delta variant. hospitals seeing a dramatic rise in patients, the latest this morning. going for gold. the tokyo olympics are officially under way as world class athletes face off. who has already won and the ongoing protests, our team is live from tokyo. also this morning, all eyes and ears on kanye west. the grammy winner teasing new music, fans still waiting to stream the highly anticipated album. plus, that epic listening party in atlanta. the rapper making a silent appearance. ex kim kardashian spotted in the crowd. fans filling mercedes-benz stadium to get a listen.

♪ summer ♪ put the sizzle in your summer. tory's got deals and she's got steals. look good and feel great with the best in beauty. plus, get ready to spice up your sides from salads to slaw. new twists on your favorite summertime side dishes. ♪ camp "gma" is in session signing you up for arts and crafts, with clever spins on summer camp classics. our favorite diy duo, the crafty lumberjacks are live in times square, and they're saying -- >> good morning, america. >> good morning, america. ♪ starlight, i need you ♪ and good morning, america. once again, welcome to our second hour. dan is off this weekend, but we're very excited to have matt barrie in from espn at the desk. good to have you. >> solid. >> right. >> second hour. >> it's all about how you lead the show.

>> this ishe rails. >> much more with matt coming up here. also ahead, the crafty lumberjacks are here. our friends dennis and andrew, our "gma" weekend friends, their first live time here as guests in times square. there they are outside, first time in more than a year, so they're going to take us to camp "gma" with their spin on classic summer camp crafts. >> so good to see them up close and personal. and rob is at the new jersey lottery festival of ballooning. oh, he's actually got a balloon behind him now. he's going to be there all weekend long. >> finally. >> we'll check in with him. we're also following a lot of serious news this morning, starting with the summer surge in coronavirus cases. every state except california now seeing a more than 10% increase in covid-19 cases. >> and nationwide the daily case average is up 251% since mid-june, this as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads across the country. now vaccinated is growing in urgency. >> and a look at the numbers

here. so far more than 162 million americans are fully vaccinated, that's about 49% of the total population. let's go back to abc's trevor ault who is also in times square with the very latest. trevor, good morning once again. >> good morning, again, whit. mayor de blasio says a mandatory vaccine passport is being seriously considered for most social activities here in new york city and the goal is to make the vaccines more appealing. right now, there is a truly alarming rise in cases and hospitalizations across the country that may not peak for months. overnight, a potential major change for fully vaccinated americans. "the new york times" reporting senior health officials in the biden administration now believe a third shot may be necessary for recipients of the pfizer or moderna vaccines who are 65 and older or who have compromised immune systems. this possible booster shot comes amid a grim pandemic outlook heading into the fall. a new model predicting the summer surge we're seeing now could keep rising until

mid-october. >> what we don't know is how bad this is going to get. >> reporter: st. louis is bringing back indoor mask mandates for everyone, but the missouri attorney general says he'll file a lawsuit monday to stop it as the delta variant runs rampant through the state. >> there's a whole bunch of people who are unvaccinated here in the heart of the midwest which is why i think we're the epicenter of this outbreak with the delta virus. >> reporter: this is not just a midwestern problem. over the past two weeks, 38 states have seen their daily case averages double, triple or even quadruple, with one in every five new cases coming out of florida. overnight, a federal court lifting pandemic rules for florida-based cruise ships arguing the cdc regulations cannot be enforced but should, rather, be used as guidelines. in sacramento, mia and her husband brad wanted to wait to get vaccinated but brad became infected four weeks ago and died last weekend. one of his final facebook posts reading, if you haven't gotten

the vaccination please go get it. this is nothing nice. >> it's a real tragedy that this had to happen because we weren't on board by getting vaccinated. >> reporter: and yesterday, dr. anthony fauci was asked if the return of mask mandates might deter people from getting the vaccine. he said getting vaccinated is about a lot more than whether or not you wear a mask. it's about keeping yourself out of the hospital and keeping yourself from dying. eva. >> so many of these issues very polarizing for people. trevor ault, thank you. now to the olympic games beginning with an opening ceremony unlike any we've seen before and now competition is officially under way. let's go to abc's kenneth moton who has been there for it all. he is in tokyo for us this morning. good morning, kenneth. >> reporter: good morning, eva. also good -- i say it, good evening, because it's evening here but good morning to you in e ates, the first full day of olympic competition here in tokyo was a busy one.

swimming and gymnastics, main events, u.s. women's soccer back in action tonight coming off that rare loss to sweden. take a look, last night, an olympics opening ceremony like we've never seen before, half of the 11,000 athletes in the games parading into a nearly empty 70,000-seat stadium in front of global leaders, foreign dignitaries and the media but no fans from the public. team usa had about 100 athletes participate while usa gymnastics skipped the ceremony over covid concerns. protesters lined the streets outside the stadium demanding the end to these games because of the ongoing pandemic. we've learned at least four tokyo police officers who worked these games have tested positive for covid-19. 15 others are self-isolating and another example of how things can change in an instant the very first beach volleyball match of these games, the czech republic against japan had to be called off.

one of the czech players tested positive for covid and, guys, watch this. this medal count that we're keeping a watch on here in tokyo, the first gold medal in the games went to china for women's shooting but, because of covid rules, during the medal ceremony the athlete had to put on her own medal. she even collected her own flowers. how about that? at least she got gold. >> exactly. i think they're willing to make that small sacrifice and put the gold medal on themselves, i think. kenneth -- >> i also need a medal for just trying to figure out the time difference here. evening, mornings, i'm all mixed up. >> we're just getting started with the olympics so you've got time, kenneth. we'll talk to you soon. i am happy for the athletes as well, though. all the delays they get to compete now. all right, coming up here, kanye west debuting new music at an epic listening party and spotted in thero h ekim at ahead. >> jnsh the best in she has "deals & steals" supporting small businesses you love. and bts. their latest bop is officially

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for 12 months. switch today. . ♪ ♪ welcome back to "gma." coming up, get ready to spice up your sides. vaughn vreeland is standing by with tips and tricks on watermelon and corn. the stars of your next cookout. >> i'm hungry and i like to eat that. should be tasty. back in studio, fresh off of her vacation with "pop news," the one, the only janai norman. >> a lot of energy. >> oh, my goodness. i should go on vacation more often, please. >> we all should. >> youur vacation, america. it's time for "pop news" and we begin this morning with jennifer

lopez and ben affleck who just made their unofficial instagram debut as a couple. so you may remember because you can't possibly forget the two rekindled their former relationship about three months ago and they have been spotted together out and about ever since but on thursday, actress leah remini shared a star-studded two-minute video from her birthday bash earlier this month, and if you scroll through about 30 seconds in, you'll see her posing with bennifer 2.0 in the photo booth. of course, ben and jen have yet to post a photo of each other on their own social media so this will have to do for now, but it is just more confirmation that the two lovebirds are happier than ever to be back together. in k-pop news, superstar group bts is smashing records again. all they do is smash records. the group hit number one on the billboard global charts with their latest bop, "permission to dance," making bts the first artist in 11 years to top both the billboard hot 100 and the songs of the summer charts with

different songs and with that news bts has officially hit number one on the billboard's global charts more times in the last seven months than any other artist in history. it is insane how incredible this sphrimn 21 wit thr ngs,dynamitend "peon to dance," so to put that in perspective only olivia rodrigo, and ariana grande have reached number one on the global charts and they have only done it twice. bts just once again proving they are, indeed, dynamite. i wanted to say dy-no-mite but that -- dy-no-mite! >> legit. legit. yes, absolutely. and finally, home sweet home. mtv "cribs" is back with its unique and oh, so stylish glimpse into the lives of the rich and famous. the original series premiered back in 2000, way back in 2000. for 13 seasons took us behind security gates and into lavish homes.

this highly anticipated reboot will feature one-of-a-kind home producers have thrown in a lot of surprises as well that you'll have to see to believe. august 11th. that's when mtv was in its heyday. >> i used to love that show. >> me too. >> snooki, going to see snooki's pad. >> can't wait for that one. >> thank you, janai. appreciate it. let's get back over to rob, he's in new jersey at the lottery festival of ballooning. rob, what's happening -- you're in the balloon. ♪ ragtime gal ♪ >> about to get on the balloon. i'm here with balloon maestro, one of the pilots here, john piper, who's been doing this forever. john, you were telling me that this hot air, the propane tanks can fire up how many btus? >> 2 million btus per burner and this is like a twin-engine aircraft. i got two burners. >> what does that feel like?

>> ready for a little taste of that? here we go, three, two, one. >> whoo. >> or both of them. >> wow. >> all right, that just trimmed my eyebrows. well, that's -- >> no extra charge. >> all about the hot air. how many cubic feet? you told me earlier. >> 77,000 cubic feet of air inside the balloon. that thing gets heated up by the propane and the flame so that the air inside the balloon is warmer than the air outside the balloon and that's what allows -- >> and that's how we get thunderstorms, by the way, what a perfect day to be flying balloons this morning. >> absolutely. beautiful blue skies, we had the sky filled with color this morning, all of the balloons took off. we had a competition called a hare and hound. we're going to do it again tonight and tomorrow morning and tomorrow night, the new jersey lottery festival of ballooning

>> good morning to you the fog is back with us, and locally moving aa little bit into the bay, we have the sea breeze in the afternoon to keep the temperatures comfortable around the bay, hot again inland. increasing clouds monday and tuesday a chance of dry lightning and then we get a heat spike into tuesday and wednesday. look for 92 time now for our "gma" cover story and this morning, all eyes and ears on kanye west and his new album "donda." fans anxiously awaiting its release after the grammy winner's epic stadium listening party. janai is right back ten paces the other side of the studio with more on that. ibee fans ae, i am fans. the excitement started when kanye debuted part of a new track "no child left behind" earlier this week featuring

sha'carri richardson. you'll remember richardson talked about struggling with the loss of her biological mother. kanye's long-awaited tenth studio album said to be a testament to his late mother donda who passed away in 2007. it's the moment millions of fans have been waiting for. kanye west stepping back into the spotlight to unveil his newest album, "donda," to a sold-out mercedes-benz stadium in atlanta. >> it's been a two-year hiatus since his last album. the anticipation just mounted and reached a feverish peak to where we're like, okay, we need something and need it now. >> reporter: the rapper arriving on stage thursday night nearly two hours late and live-streaming a worldwide listening party so fans across the globe could hear his music. but one thing they didn't hear, kanye himself. the star walking around the >> f h tnot ev music blared on. word and just let the music play, he did not even show his face.

he had a whole mask on so it lets you know that he's strictly about his business for the music and only the music. >> reporter: among the thousands in attendance, estranged wife kim kardashian, their children and kim's sister khloe. matching her former partner. ♪ i'm losing my family ♪ >> reporter: at one point kanye turning emotional falling to his knees during a song about his family, perhaps a nod to the couple's recent divorce. ♪ losing my family ♪ >> i did hear that he originally played the music for her and i think she also understands if anybody understands kanye the most it's probably her. >> reporter: in another surprise, jay-z, rapping on the final track at the listening party. >> you always have to expect the unexpected when it comes to kanye and nothing at this point should really surprise anybody. it's kanye being kanye.

>> and having them back on a track is very exciting to fans. hearing him rap, this might be the return of the throne. kanye is knowns a perfectionist when it comes to his art, so the ongoing wait for the album is no surprise especially given all he's endured losing the wois h whit. >> really something to see the emotion. there in the music as well. eva, over to you. >> now time for "deals & steals." we've got major summer beauty savings all from small businesses you love to support. tory johnson has everything you need to look good and feel great. you can get all these amazing deals by pointing your cell phone camera at the qr code at the bottom of your screen. tory, good morning to you. >> hello, eva. we are starting with a great one. one ocean beauty. this is a clinically proven skin care line with the ocean at its heart. we have eight different options from them, two that i want to give a shoutout too because they are their true stars of the

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wow, i know what to say, but i thank you all for he ke faeven didn't lieve. thank you, and g >> i love jennifer hudson. isn't she the greatest? welcome back to "gma." that was jennifer hudson nearly 15 years ago accepting her academy award back in 2007 for her star turn in "dreamgirls." shortly after that speech hudson met aretha franklin for the first time to discuss portraying the queen of soul and just a few weeks until that premieres, the powerhouse actress is opening up to oprah about playing the legendary diva. we're going to have much more on that interview coming up. >> i can't believe that academy award was 15 years ago. >> the first thing i thought. >> amazing.

>> how is it that long? >> perhaps more to come. we'll see. top headlines this morning, the summer surge. every state except california seeing a more than 10% increase in covid-19 cases. nationwide the daily case average is up 251% since mid-june. this as the highly transmissible delta variant spreads across the country. now the push to get more people vaccinated is growing more urgent. so far more than 162 million americans are fully vaccinated. that's about 49% of the total population. >> a nationwide carrot recall is under way. grimmway farms is pulling its bagged carrots from grocery store shelves because of a possible salmonella cotamination. the recall includes carrots sold under the brand names bunny luv and cal-organic with the use by date through august 20th. no illnesses though have been reported. and the cleveland indians are no more. the team officially changing their name. they will be the cleveland guardians next season. team officials say they surveyed thousands of fans before picking

the new name. so it's been a dream of mine. >> yes. >> to just do this -- [ air horn ] >> a spring break horn. >> you finally made it. >> it's a vegas and club -- one more time. i get one more power. [ air horn ] >> drunk with power. janai, wait, one more time. >> no, you only get two. [ air horn ] >> it's janai's turn. >> good try, though, matt. means that the party has arrived. i don't know if everyone saw that last segment. whit said we're coming up with some snacks, ask and you shall receive. >> all right, what kind of snacks? [ laughter ] >> a whole snack. it's to get on our binge on. fandango correspondent nikki novak is here with the best entertainment. welcome. thank you so much for joining us, and girl, you showed up with that outfit. >> i got to do it. >> thank you, at least my sleeves are puffier than my face because it's early this morning.

>> you look amazing. >> thank you. >> so, fresh off its 20 emmy nominations, "ted lasso" is scoring big with season two. give us the inside scoop on that. >> okay, well, we all know the famous catchphrase from the tom cruise movie, you had me at hello. well, i think we rename it, you had me at "ted lasso." the second i mention this title to anybody who has seen this incredible series off its 20 emmy nominations for season one, people just light up. they're already sold. but season two just dropped on apple tv plus. well, there's a catch. episode 1, that is, this is a 12-episode season and for people who like to binge i'm so sorry to say you'll have to wait week to week to see it. the good folks at apple sent me the first eight episodes and i'm using the "b" word, better than season one. lightning definitely strikes twice. "ted lasso" is as lovable as ever but it's the entire cast that are the mvps of this series.

now, whit, i know that you're a little bit of a "ted lasso" fan. >> oh, yeah. >> i consider you a true "ted lasso" fan unless you've baked those shortbread cookies. i don't know if you have or not. >> absolutely not. [ laughter ] but they look wonderful. >> yes, anyway, first episode available now on apple tv plus. >> matt, did you say you were a fan of the show? >> love the show. >> great, great show. >> how could you not love it? real quick, henry golding is saving the day on the big screen. tell us about that. >> yes. so this is his first turn as a big action star, "snake eyes," g.i. joe origins is set in the world of g.i. joe, but this is a complete rebooting of the franchise, so you don't have to have seen any of the previous iterations of g.i. joe but took me a half a second. i'm so used to seeing henry golding as this charming

romantic lead, i saw this on the big screen in imax and he really has his game face on for this one, he underwent months of martial arts training for this role, the funny thing about the "snake eyes" character in the comics is he always wore a hoodie, never showed his face, but if you're booking henry golding to lead in a movie you're showing his face. he's a zaddy borrowing an expression from the last segment. >> fair enough. and, nikki, real quick, finally an interview with major r-e-s-p-e-c-t. tell us about that. >> yes, so, jennifer hudson, in anticipation of her life and career-defying role playing the queen of soul, aretha franklin in "respect," she sat down with the queen of interviews, oprah winfrey. by the way, they definitely called each other the night before because no two people have ever matched their outfits better on television, but she is talking about getting into the role of -- playing aretha franklin and how much it took, aretha handpicked her for the role before she passed away a couple of years ago and she shared all of the insights into

how many conversations they had, they were talking weekly and even oprah said she learned so much from this interview and i've seen "respect" by the way, she's already won an oscar but she's going to get oscar buzz for this two.compion piece to watching the film. i would recommend watching it before you check out "respect" on august 13th. >> and we are looking forward to all of that. nikki, thank you so much. you said that no two people have ever matched better on tv until eva and i showed up this morning. >> we're wearing the same color. >> sunrise colors. >> we're matching just like oprah and jennifer. >> there we go. >> thanks, janai. coming up, the tips and tricks to spicing up those classic summer side dishes. we'll be right back. we'll be right back. at 68 kathy martin can't stop breaking things. ♪ ♪ like barriers, expectations, oh and eight world records.

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controversial topic for us, the idea of watermelon with other things. so tell us what you've added to the watermelon to make it a spicy salad. >> oh, watermelon is delicious on its own, i mean, any summer barbecue needs to have watermelon, but i think that watermelon is best when it's paired with something a little bit spicy, something a little bit salty, so here i've got some watermelon and some pineapple and basically what you do is you make a quick little vinaigrette here, which has got some onions, jalapeno because you got to spice up the summer sides and some oil and a little bit of sherry vinegar and you got to let that sit out for about ten minutes, kind of get that marinating, and then when it's done pour it over your pineapple and watermelon and then you want to quickly season that with a little bit of salt and pepper. i'm a southern boy myself, so i was always taught to put salt on my watermelon, and you want to mix that up and then you can kind of let that hang out in the

refrigerator for maybe 10, 15 minutes, and then right before you're ready to serve, you want to mix it with feta, and if you've got mint in your garden or cilantro, i've got cilantro here from my garden known as whole foods, and then you got to mix that up and to serve, obviously my favorite thing to eat with watermelon is tajin, a chili lime salt. i don't know if you like those carts that you see sometimes in times square outside the office with mango and watermelon and some tajin on top. it's delicious. a great way to impress people. >> thumb's up on it. >> i like it. >> i'm eating all the feta out of it. >> i'm eating it all. great. >> delicious. >> let me dig in with you in a minute. next up, a poolside slaw great for our vegan friends. how do you make the lemon tahini slaw? >> oh, yes, well, my big party trick is tahini that is whipped up like mayonnaise, so it's perfect for your vegan friends,

tahini has kind of a molassesy type mixture. when you mix it with lemon, mustard, you add water, it turns into an aioli consistency, keep mixing and i promise it'll come together like that. what you do is, you have your cabbage here. i've got a little bit of a mixture of some lemon zest, some capers, and i'm just going to add that in with the cabbage, season it, some lemon juice and then i'm going to add this right over it. mix that up with some snap peas and some radishes and you have a beautiful, beautiful summer slaw. >> love it. this last one, big-time summertime favorite, corn. how are we going to work with this? >> you got to have the corn. oh, yeah, so i have grilled corn here with some grilled jalapenos, some nice charred scallions, and while those are cooling you want to mix together your dressing, which is buttermilk, a little bit of feta, this comes from my great

friend sue lee, and i got to add some garlic here, some nice fresh herbs, we've got some parsley, a little more lemon juice, lemon zest, mix that up, and then you'll add half of this to your lettuce and then i'm going to get this guy going here. get that lettuce nice and dressed and then to serve, add your fresh corn and charred scallions, and obviously because it's summertime you have to add fresh avocado at the end here. got some parsley and then i've got some avocado and it is my favorite summer salad. >> we also have a fly in the studio making us feel like -- >> the fly is -- it's like we're outside, the fly is trying to land in my food. what's a summertime barbecue without that? >> vaughn, thank you so much. i also have corn in my teeth. let's get it out to rob in new jersey at a hot air balloon festival. hi, rob. how are you doing? >> we're doing great. what's a summertime barbecue without some hot air ballooning. we're at the 38th annual new jersey lottery festival of ballooning with the balloon maestro here john piper. look at this, huh?

we're levitating now. had to run it up the flagpole to get in the basket with the company. they were concerned. how safe is this? >> very safe. you feel comfortable in here, don't you? >> i feel great. it's a beautiful day. the winds are calm. >> when you're flying with the wind you don't feel any kind of g-force and so i've had people who are afraid of heights and afraid of flying and they all love it in a balloon. you can see all the way around and you just go with the wind and then land. beautiful. >> so this balloon can hold 77,000 cubic feet. that's 77,000 beach balls basically, right. >> exactly. yes. >> with that let's take a look at what's going on at the beach. if you can't get out here to the festival here, head to belmar, new jersey, shore is looking great this morning. thank you, sir. and the water temperatures are getting more comfortable. air temperatures today, 70s, lower 80s in the northeast and a little bit warmer as you head down to the south. that's a check of what's happening at the beach and at

>> good morning, sunny and hazy at times. moderate to good air quality the allowinghe >> they have rob on a tether. don't want him flo >> they have rob on a tether. don't want him floating away. rob, thanks. coming up here, calling all campers. the crafty lumberjacks are live in times square ready to go camp "gma." it's coming up next. see you in a bit. all the time in the world. it's just a saying. but today, for women living with hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer. more time is possible with verzenio. proven to help you live significantly longer when taken with fulvestrant. verzenio + fulvestrant is for hr+, her2- metastatic breast cancer that has progressed after hormone therapy. diarrhea is common, may be severe, or cause dehydration or infection. at the first sign, call your doctor,

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and niece tessa. right outside our window in times square. so great to have you all with us. we'll jump right in here. first up, my daughters love this stuff, slime. tessa, of course, is going to show us how it's done. how do we get started with the slime, guys. >> this one is so easy, it's just two ingredients, cornstarch and water, and it's all natural. now, the trick is you want to put your cornstarch in a dish and then slowly add your water until you get a nice thick consistency, now this is cool because it's a liquid when you run it through your fingers but then it's also a solid when you squish it. now, tessa, what can you add to the slime to make it really cool? >> you could add like glitter and beads and it will just make it like really cool. >> yeah, you can add food coloring. what color would you choose? >> i would choose blue because, you know. >> you're wearing a blue shirt. that makes sense. >> if you want to save it put it in a zip top bag or let it dry out and just add water the next day. this is tons of fun for two bucks.

so fun. >> that is amazing. also i like her ideas. glitter, beads. blue, you know. >> obviously blue. >> next, anderson is making art out of shaving cream. tell us about that. >> we're doing shaving cream prints here. really simple. use shaving cream. the fluffy kind not the gel kind, mix it up. we have food coloring in there. you can also use paint and give it a swirl and anderson will dip the paper right in the print here. go for it, push it down. then when you reveal it you have a beautiful colored marbled stationery. you can wipe it off with a little ruler or a piece of cardboard and, anderson, what is good? what can you do? >> well, you can put it on stationery and also scrapbooking, journaling, lettering to your friends. it's really creative and you can do it with lots of things that involve paper. >> super fun and you can actually use this for finger painting. if you add glue you can use it for puffy paint. >> that was always one of my

favorite crafts with the shaving cream. finally, guys, a crafty way to upcycle. tell us about these letters. >> this is a great way to use all those craft supplies you've been hoarding. what you want to do is, take a box and cut out the first initial of your child's name and then you just get all your craft materials and put them right on the table and let your kids go to town. >> yes, have them color it in, add pom-poms, tassels, anything you'd like, and then, when you're done add twine on the back and have instant wall art created by your own children. >> wow. >> play with them after the show. >> absolutely. hey, we just got to say, tessa and anderson there, they might be taking your jobs soon. >> i know, they're coming for our gigs. >> can we ask the kids, how much fun is it to do arts and crafts with your uncles? >> pretty, pretty fun. >> are you having fun? >> i'm having loads of fun. >> you're firing up times square. it's been great to have you all and to the crafty lumberjacks, thank you so much. we appreciate it. we will talk soon. we'll be right back here on "gma" in just a moment. stay with us.

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person but you can join virtually at 9:30. let's check in with lisa andnd the forecast. >> we are clearing and temperatures are ranging from the 50s to the 60s on the peninsula here. brightening up and warming up. san jose, nice and sunny, 67 ina and 65 inland east bay, south bay moderate, but look at the poor air quality where the fires are in the sierra nevada. 72 in oakland and 93 in livermore. >> thank you, up next a shooting downtown leave two people dead and four others injured. an early morning three alarm fire destroyed a

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