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welcome to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm your guest host, sean hayes. [ cheers and applause ] this is closing night of my critically acclaimed two-show run. [ laughter ] everyone here has been so kind and helpful. and anyone who hasn't been, i fired on the spot. [ laughter ] they work for steve harvey now. [ laughter ] i've loved being up on this stage, hosting a show in front of live humans. it's so nice. [ cheers and applause ] yes. yeah. it's made me feel like a kid again. i'm full of energy and woke up to a text from matt gaetz asking for feet pics. [ laughter ] text back and forth all the time now. bezos has officially reclaimed the title of world's richest douchebag -- i mean, person. [ laughter ] he's worth $186 billion. it's actually kind of impressive that jeff bezos is still the richest man in the world, considering he recently got divorced.

that's like still being the tallest person in the world after getting your legs cut off. [ laughter ] this is the guy bezos beat out for number one. louis vuitton ceo bernard arnault. he looks like a bond villain whose master plan is to kidnap world leaders and give them fabulous makeovers. [ laughter ] but i'm coming for you, bezos. when my check clears for hosting the show tonight, i'm going to have four hundred bucks. [ cheers and applause ] before taxes. [ laughter ] the pope did not make the list of the world's richest people, but he got something even better. his very own foosball table. [ laughter ] yeah, there he is in the holy rumpus room. [ laughter ] can you imagine playing the pope in a game of foosball? you're like, do i want to win? or do i want to avoid spending eternity with a pitchfork up my ass? [ laughter ] basically, the vatican is turning into a dave and buster's. they've got a foosball table, and you're not allowed to leave unattended minors there.

[ laughter and moans ] oh, oh, oh! oh, yeah. [ applause ] we're going to feel bad now? yeah. [ laughter ] this is kind of surprising. people are not boozing it up as much. in a new gallup poll, 60% of americans say they drink alcohol, which is down from 65% in 2019. are you drinking less, guillermo? >> guillermo: i'm drinking less but i'm eating more. [ laughter ] >> sean: maybe less sodium? >> guillermo: maybe. >> sean: yeah. [ laughter ] i've actually been cutting back. lately, i've been drinking less alcohol, but huffing more spray paint. you know, keeps me sharp. [ laughter ] and while we may be drinking less, we're smoking more. research shows that nearly half of american adults have tried marijuana. that's right, half of us have tried marijuana, and the other half has succeeded in marijuana. [ cheers and applause ] you don't need a scientific

study to tell you that half of americans dabble in pot. you just need to know that pringles has chips that are flavored like the wendy's spicy chicken sandwich. [ laughter ] that is true. finally, a sandwich in tube form! [ laughter ] here in the u.s., we love our pot almost as much as we love our pets. according to a recent survey, a majority of americans say they would give up alcohol, junk food, and the internet for a year, for their pets. meanwhile, 100% of cats would immediately eat your face if you died in your sleep. [ laughter ] and 71% of people said they would even give up sex for their pet. nice try, ferret owners. we know you aren't having sex. [ laughter ] guillermo, you have pets, right? >> guillermo: yeah, four. >> sean: would you give up sex for your dogs? >> guillermo: [ bleep ] no. [ laughter and applause ] >> sean: better question, would you give up sex with your dogs? [ laughter ] it's been an adjustment for me to be back in an office this week. with so many workers returning

to their cubicles, there is concern about people's new levels of comfort when it comes to physical interaction. some companies have even started issuing wristbands that are labeled and color-coded so employees can show what kind of contact they're okay with. these are real. there's one for handshakes. hugs. and even one for elbow-bumps only. these are nice, but as a raging hypochondriac, i don't think it goes far enough. so i came up with a few of my own. from now on, we're also going to have wristbands to show you're okay with -- belly rubs. wet willies. general horseplay. from-behind hugs. full-cuomos. half-cuomos. [ laughter ] this one just indicates your willingness to get involved in a multi-level marketing scheme. [ laughter ] trust falls. choke holds. eye [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] sharing beef jerky "lady & the tramp" style. my favorite, third base on an escalator.

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ahh! you fired up the grill for one hot dog?! seriously?! hot dogs: better with pepsi. ahh! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> sean: welcome back to "jimmy kimmel live." i'm sean hayes. tonight, from the new marvel film "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings," simu liu is here. [ cheers and applause ] yes. then later, from nashville, tennessee, her album is called "stand for myself." music from yola. [ cheers and applause ] and "jimmy kimmel live" has some great hosts lined up for next week. on monday, stephen a. smith will

host with his guest snoop dogg. one direction's niall horan will take over on tuesday. he's doing something special with the jonas brothers. and on wednesday and thursday, the great rupaul will host. then he'll sashay away. [ cheers and applause ] our first guest is a golden globe-winning actress and entrepreneur from a very famous family. ever heard of the ross dress for less discount store? [ laughter ] she's currently nominated for an emmy award for her very funny show, "black-ish." please welcome tracee ellis ross. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> hello! wait, that joke was so funny. yes, i'm of ross dress for less. >> sean: except for tonight. >> dress for more. >> sean: yes.

wait a minute, why -- i'll bite. why the no shoes? >> well, dr. samson said no shoes. >> sean: dr. samson? >> i have a torn meniscus. >> sean: same. >> in my left knee and a torn labrum in my right hip. we're on the mend, we're on the mend. [ applause ] >> sean: wait, okay. so you, me, and i host a podcast called "hypochondriactor." >> can i come on? >> sean: yes, please. >> but this is real. >> sean: so is this. >> i have a high tolerance for pain, so i've always had bad knees, i was a track runner -- hi! >> sean: hi! >> and i knew something was awry. but i thought it was my hip. like, something's wrong with my hip. he's like, yeah, you have a torn labrum in your hip, torn meniscus in your left knee, bursitis in your right knee, and moderate to severe arthritis. >> sean: wait a minute, are you serious? in your hair? [ laughter ] >> my hair, it's right here. [ laughter ] >> sean: how did you tear it, and how did you tear -- >> i don't honestly know. >> sean: really? exercise, running, walking? >> i have a feeling during the

pandemic, a lot of working out at home. >> sean: yeah. >> unsupervised, without a mirror, the whole thing. >> sean: yes, yeah. >> sitting more than usual. >> sean: yes, i have that too. >> and i'm elderly now. [ laughter ] >> sean: you are not elderly, you look youngerly. >> i'm perimenopausal. things have given up. they're like, no, no! and i'm like, hey, there! [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: wait, that's hilarious. do you do any kind of kooky -- is it all western medicine? do you do anything kooky, cool? >> i am the kookiest eastern person -- >> sean: are you really? >> i'm not an antibiotic -- although i am vaccinated. let me tell you. that was a quick one. [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: i am not, and i currently have yellow fever. [ laughter ] i have scarlet fever. no, go ahead. >> you're very vaccinated? >> sean: yeah, very. >> yes, good. we need to do this for each other. >> sean: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> i am very big on trying

anything. i will happily acupuncture, infrared, crystal -- >> sean: meth? >> no meth. [ laughter ] just crystals -- >> sean: because of the energy. >> like an energy crystal. i've never done the meth. >> sean: who has? >> i don't know, somebody has. [ laughter ] >> sean: what's the worst drug you've ever done? >> i've never done a drug. sugar. >> sean: marijuana? the whole country's doing it. >> no. >> sean: wow. >> no, i -- i mean, i love a cocktail, don't get me wrong. >> sean: well, that's what we're doing after the show, pssht! i love that. >> but no, i don't do -- i don't partake -- sugar is the big drug. i never drank caffeine. i had a cup of coffee once in high school during exams, and i drank the cup of coffee, and i felt like my entire body slapped up against the ceiling of the gym. and i was like how do we get it down? [ laughter ] what does one do? not good. sugar, caffeine, none of it. >> sean: wait a minute, wait a minute. so did you wipe your feet off, by the way? >> [ bleep ].

sorry, that was the wrong english. that was french. i didn't want to -- >> sean: because you know, we're reading everywhere about bathing. i know you wanted to do that, that's why i suggested it. >> reading about bathing? >> sean: that people aren't bathing. >> people are nuts. people say they wait until somebody else smells them. if you wait that long, you've been smelling for days, like days. by the way, if you've ever read this package it kills everything. >> sean: give me that one you just used. >> no, no, watch this. >> sean: no, i was going to -- >> this is no germs, no germs. i feel you should squeeze this out into a shot glass. >> sean: who's to say i didn't? [ laughter ] now wait a minute, you are getting -- well, i want you to tell everybody the big exciting news on hollywood boulevard. >> i'm getting a star. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ on the hollywood walk of fame. doesn't it make you feel like, whoo! >> sean: do that fast enough, you'll take off on the ceiling again. >> that is exactly it, and my neck will come off again. >> sean: wait, do you have any idea where this is happening? > no, i have no idea.

it's the most exciting thing. >> sean: because i do. no, i do not. what if it was right outside the ross dress for less? [ laughter ] that would be amazing. >> okay. so -- i know side boob is in, but this is much. >> sean: not for me. >> listen, you have one. >> sean: i have a boob? [ laughter ] >> no, a star. >> sean: i do not have a star. >> you don't? >> sean: no, no. can you please figure that out for me? >> you should share mine. >> sean: like a slash with our names? >> yes, it should just be "trunge." >> sean: oh, our last name. it would be rayes. >> so cool. i've dreamt of an oscar, i've dreamt of a golden globe, i've dreamt of an emmy, you do that. >> sean: how does it work? they call you, oh my god, it's time for you? >> i don't know, but i got a phone call and i was like shut up. >> sean: you're all in? >> i was like, shut up. >> sean: you don't have any idea?

they don't tell you? >> uh-uh. >> sean: you'll wear shoes there? >> i'll wear shoes. i'll ask -- well, hopefully dr. sampson will say i'm cleared. >> sean: everything's got to run through dr. sam. >> i told him, i want to be able to wear heels for the emmys. and i was like, there's no way -- he might see this. i was like, i'm not going to get in trouble when i say, oh, they're hurting. he'll be like, well, i saw you with sean. [ laughter ] >> sean: well, you know. >> that's what you get, little lady. >> sean: i want to -- but you -- i was going to save it for later. but you've been nominated for how many emmys now for "black-ish"? >> i can't. >> sean: how many? this is your fifth nomination? >> it's the fifth nomination. [ cheers and applause ] how many times were you nominated? >> sean: how many times what? >> how many times have you been nominated? >> sean: i don't know. i stopped counting at like 72, 73. [ cheers and applause ] not at all, i think -- who knows? >> it's like so ridiculous. >> sean: yes. >> to say that i've been nominated five times? i'm stupid. >> sean: that's so great. how many have you won? >> none. >> sean: this is the year. >> you think? >> sean: yeah, i talked to dr.

sam. >> dr. samson said, if you wear heels, you're getting an award? >> sean: no, he said -- he already knew. >> he did? >> sean: yeah, no. >> he knows everything. >> sean: listen, i follow you on instagram. do you know that? >> i did not, i'm sorry. >> sean: thanks, big fan, are you a big fan of me? >> the biggest. >> sean: kidding. >> clearly the biggest. >> sean: no, i follow you. and you do the greatest things. you do this so -- i think it's so sweet. you honored your mom in a certain way. >> yes. >> sean: by what, by taking a photo? >> i recreated a photo of hers. i kind of love doing it. i did it with something else before. but i have this necklace of hers. i think it was a necklace that was attached to a jumpsuit she wore in "mahogany." and i have always said every time i see the picture, oh my god, i have that necklace, she -- i steal stuff of hers. >> sean: let's take a look at it. >> there it is. >> sean: there's diana. >> look at those arms, mine are not like that. >> sean: then yours. [ cheers and applause ] oh, that's so cool.

>> so i respectfully inherit -- steal -- a lot of my mother's things. >> sean: yeah? >> and that necklace i have had, and i was reorganizing, and like you know, recataloging. and organizing. and i was like i really need to just do it now. so yeah, the hard part of that picture is, those elbows. like, i don't know -- >> sean: yeah, that was some nice elbow work. >> it was really -- i think maybe she's a little double jointed there. it was really hard to get -- >> sean: is that the actual dress too? that's a different dress? >> different dress, i just have a tank top on. the necklace is the exact same necklace. a little more worn in. >> sean: that's so cool. that photo i did see on instagram and it completely inspired me to do the same thing with my mom. >> shut up. >> sean: there's my mom. that's really my mom. and there's me. [ cheers and applause ] same thing, yeah. yeah. i don't know. i don't know who wore it better. kind of looks like i did. >> i am -- i mean, i was a lifer

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wild, isn't it? >> it's wild. >> sean: the red carpet, everything. >> it's also wild to get comfortable at something like that. that in and of itself is nuts. >> sean: what about golden globes? have you been nominated for golden globes? >> i won a golden globe. >> sean: you won a golden globe. [ cheers and applause ] >> and what's crazy is i had never been to the golden globes. >> sean: yeah? >> my first time going to the golden globes, and i won. and i was just like -- >> sean: yeah. [ laughter ] >> like, this is crazy! looking at meryl streep. >> sean: yeah, yeah, yeah. >> very, very exciting. >> sean: yeah, yeah. "will & grace" in total was nominated 30 times. that's true. never won once. >> are you serious? >> sean: swear to god. i love how they kept inviting us back just to not let us win. >> that's crazy. >> sean: every time we lost, we'd do something. but i want to ask you first, what would you do after you lost? would you go somewhere? would you celebrate your loss? whatever. >> my favorite thing is to get home as fast as possible into my sweat pants. but in-n-out burger. >> sean: yes. >> mcdonald's fries.

>> sean: yes. >> in-n-out burger, extra pickles, mcdonald's fries, and a glass of rose. >> sean: i like that. >> and i like to put it on a really pretty plate. >> sean: why wouldn't you? [ cheers and applause ] >> and i sit there by myself, and it's like mwah! >> sean: i love that. we would go to mcdonald's, in the restaurant, in our tuxes and gowns and everything, and eat there. >> as a group? >> sean: yeah. some of us would. depends, changed every year. >> i'm always by myself, dear. [ laughter ] >> sean: not anymore, i'll come over, have a burger with you. >> there you go. i'd go home solo, lick my wounds with a burger and rose. >> sean: wait, so "black-ish," this is the last season. eight seasons. >> eight seasons. >> sean: that's a great run. [ cheers and applause ] >> how many did you guys go? >> sean: we did eight seasons, took off 11 years, then did three. there's nothing like momentum. [ laughter ] >> you know what it is? you think, i want those shots to be right next to each other. >> sean: yeah, for sure. >> the young and the younger. >> sean: oh, gosh. god help us all. but wait, did you take stuff from set? did they let you take stuff?

>> no, we're still shooting, second episode in, i think. i don't know, i think i should start thinking about what i'm going to take. >> sean: yeah, take [ bleep ]. [ laughter ] they took your soul. you can take something. >> i love going to work. i have to say, the other day banner, our props guy, who is -- there's just no one like him. >> sean: really? >> pristine, he's the most epic human being and has made -- even through covid, he's made everything so exceptional. >> sean: that's nice. >> he plays music when we come in to put our rings on, all that kind of stuff. as i was leaving work the other day, he blew me a kiss from under his helmet, he wears a helmet. and i left the lot crying. >> sean: aww! >> i was like, i'm going to miss those people. >> sean: yes. >> we've become such a family. eight years, all the same people. >> sean: that's what happens, yeah. >> we've been making it through covid together. >> sean: you see them more than your family, yeah. >> yes. i've been married to anthony, to dre, more than -- longer than --

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[ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> sean: welcome back. our next guest was born in china, raised in canada, and now exists in a universe called marvel. he is the star and hero of the new mcu movie "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings." it opens in theaters september 3rd. please welcome simu liu. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> sean: wow! >> wow, wow, so exciting. >> sean: this is your first talk show appearance ever? >> it is. you know, sean -- okay, okay. depends on what you mean by -- >> sean: i was going to say, if it's your first time, i'll go slow. [ laughter ]

>> i would like you to be gentle, regardless. but about four years ago when i'd just arrived in l.a. from canada, my first pilot season, i was own a show called "taken." based on "taken" the movie. i was asked to be on -- i was like 15 on the call sheet, a glorified extra. i was asked to be on "noches con platanito." >> sean: i know it so well. [ laughter ] >> which is a spanish language talk show that films out of burbank, and the host is a clown, dressed in clown makeup. >> sean: welcome home. [ laughter ] >> and i was like, i made it! but i take back what i said, i've made it now in this moment. [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: you know i'm not jimmy, right? >> i know that. >> sean: okay, great. [ laughter ] but that's very sweet of you to say. this film, you're the star of a marvel movie. [ cheers and applause ] this is crazy. it's nuts. >> isn't that amazing? >> sean: and so it's a giant win for the asian community, yes? [ cheers and applause ]

>> a lot of asian people here today, that's good. very encouraging, yes. [ cheers ] >> sean: you were the star of your first-ever premiere monday, right? next door? premiered next door? >> literally next door. >> sean: el capitan. who did you bring? >> i brought a big group. it was my first one. i brought some of my high school friends from toronto. some of my friends in l.a. everybody was so wonderful, so sweet and encouraging. and then i brought my parents. [ laughter ] >> sean: yeah, very sweet. >> and they were parents. >> sean: yeah, they must have been proud of you, yeah? >> they -- yes, they were. they were. [ laughter ] they were piling on anxiety at every single possible opportunity they could. [ laughter ] from the moment i put on my, you know, my outfit and i walked out, and everybody, we're all at this big house that i had rented, everyone was so effusive. they were like, oh my god, you look wonderful! that's what you're supposed to do, by the way. if you don't look great, you're supposed to lie.

[ laughter ] my mom takes one look at me, she's just like, hm. [ laughter ] i'm like, don't you like it? she's like, um, you know -- i'd worn this beautiful chain that had been lent to me by a wonderful jeweler by the name of ben baller. she's like, do you have to? it makes you look like a gangster, like i don't know. [ laughter ] >> sean: hilarious. >> you don't look like a wholesome superhero figure. and i was just like mom, i'm trying to please go to my premiere. >> sean: what was your job before being a super-famous marvel person? >> i had many jobs. i went to school for finance and accounting at the university of western ontario. >> sean: yeah, yeah? >> accounting. [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: what? bravo, all the accountants in the audience. >> i've never heard anybody applaud being an accountant before. >> sean: that's great. >> congratulations, you love your job, you're one of like three accountants who love their

job. yes, i'm happy for you. i wasn't. when i made the decision to try this acting thing out, obviously i had to, you know, struggle for a little bit. and i took on a number of side jobs, joe jobs, if you will. >> sean: yeah? >> one of them actually kind superhero related was i was a dressup spider-man for kids' birthday parties. >> sean: oh, god. >> i did that one summer, yeah, yeah. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. you'll clap at anything, that's wonderful. >> sean: as a prep for this role, sure. >> yeah, it was like the same thing. i'd roll up to these -- a 6-year-old party, you know. i would basically get physically assaulted by them for an hour. [ laughter ] nobody ever believed that i was the real spider-man. i worked for a company that was a little like stingy. i feel like if you had gotten a movie-quality suit and you showed up, some kids might actually -- i had more walmart. [ laughter ] less marvel, more walmart. >> sean: right next to the mike myers halloween costume? >> exactly. you know like the 1960s spider-man meme where they're pointing at each other?

[ laughter ] it was like that. i showed up like that. none of the kids knew what that spider-man was, they didn't watch the cartoons, they just watched the movies. so it was terrible. it was terrible. >> sean: but tell me about your parents. i think your story is incredible. your whole family's from china? >> yes. >> sean: your parents moved to america or toronto to become aerospace what? >> aerospace engineers, yes. so they did their post-grad studies at queen's university in kingston, ontario. >> sean: that's crazy, both of them? >> both of them, yes. they're very, very intelligent people. and they have no idea what happened to me. [ laughter ] >> sean: aren't they -- they must be so proud of you now. i mean, right? are they still like, hey, what's going on with the accounting thing? >> they are. it took them a while to get there, let's just say that. they like to -- you know, i'm sure they're taking credit for all of it with all of their friends. i remember i was in the car, turning onto hollywood boulevard for the first time, they were with me, and it was just such an incredible moment. because you know, the whole street had been cordoned off. it was all red carpet, hundreds

of fans that were waiting outside for us. such an incredible moment. my parents were like caught up in it. and i was like -- you know, you didn't want me to do this, right? [ laughter ] you know that, right? >> sean: yeah, take that! >> and i love the mental gymnastics my parents have done and continue to do, because you know, my dad turns to me and he's like, you know, what we did made you stronger. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] what we did was we made you truly fight for what you wanted. [ laughter ] so, you're welcome, basically. >> sean: that's hilarious. i think the way -- i don't know if this is true or not, the way you went about getting the role for "shang-chi"? it started with tweets or something? is that really true? >> yes. >> sean: anybody can get a part in a marvel movie by tweeting? >> if only it were that easy, right? i mean, the tweet resurfaced after i got cast. it does feel like i'm nostradamus or something.

when the movie was first announced i tweeted to my 17 followers or whatever, "hey, are we going to talk or what, marvel?" you know, as if someone like kevin feige was on his phone being like yes, simu, that's you. >> sean: kevin feige is the director, right? >> kevin feige -- >> sean: oh, president of -- yeah. i know nothing. [ laughter ] i'm like, mickey mouse, the president of marvel! disney! wait, so that started -- keep going. >> it makes sense, connecting the dots, going backward. but that's not how it happened. i sent the tweet, i forgot about it, nobody read it. and then six months later i auditioned for it. >> sean: didn't you have to do a "good will hunting," a speech from that or something? >> when you audition for marvel, they're so secretive about all the scripts and everything. the first audition that i did, you know, didn't know the character name, didn't know the project, it was just two scenes from "good will hunting." which is one of my favorite

movies. >> sean: yeah. >> but -- which was good and bad, because i knew the scenes, i knew the characters. but i also knew exactly the way that the lines were delivered. >> sean: yeah. >> so i, like -- i'd remember very clearly, i sent in two scenes of me doing "good will hunting," but doing matt damon from "good will hunting." >> sean: the accent? >> with like the full bostonian accent. you've seen "good will hunting." >> sean: of course. >> the scene with him and minnie driver at the racetrack where he's talking about his brothers. but marty, ricky, bob i why, joey, jerry. like -- but how do you not do that in a bostonian accent? >> sean: could you imagine if shang-chi spoke like that? >> "yeah, i got my ten rings, ma." [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: hilarious. you had to go through tons of training to do all the kicks and the fighting and everything? i mean, that -- and you've never done that before? >> i mean, i had -- i had done backflips in my backyard and almost broken my neck numerous times.

that was the kind of extent of my martial arts stunt training. i'd done a couple of stunt jobs in toronto. but i mean this was like the real deal. >> sean: yeah. >> so yeah, i mean -- yeah. >> sean: endless hours of just training and shooting and -- >> we did the whole thing. and the stretching. and the stretching, that was by far the most painful, the stretching. >> sean: the stretching? >> oh my god, yeah. i learned quickly, that's how you tell a real martial artist from a fake one is by the stretching. by how flexible they are. if you don't -- you can be the strongest guy in the world, but if you don't stretch, if you don't have flexibility, your kick is never going to get that leg up there. >> sean: right, right. >> you've got to go -- you know. you saw the split kick in the trailer. that took some time. and hurt. >> sean: we have an awesome clip from the movie that shows a little of what you're talking about, take a look at this. ♪ >> you okay?

♪ >> yo, what up, y'all? it's your boy clay. i'm actually live on the bus. i actually did take a little bit of martial arts as a youth, so i'm going to try to grade this fight as we're going. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> sean: that's amazing. that is amazing. that's incredible. you could almost feel it. >> yeah, yeah, i don't know that i want to feel it, but yeah. >> sean: thank you for being here. i'm not nostradamus but i think it's going to be a gigantic hit, i'm pretty sure. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you very much. >> sean: thank you, simu. "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings" is in theaters september 3rd. we'll be right back with music from yola.

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