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evacuations. homes and businesses reduced to ashes. the eaton and palisades fires now two of the most destructive in california history. the latest on the impact as homeowners salvage what they can and an update on the lives lost. >> gio: the new study about coffee. how your morning cup could benefit your health and what to know about drinking it all day. dr. sutton is live to break it down. >> rhiannon: sweet spot. the family-owned business making old things new again. >> this was my childhood favorite candy. >> rhiannon: bringing back the treats you love. now "gma" is helping them grow their business. >> you need to have the three its. grit, wit and fit. >> gio: find out which artists are levitating. ♪ glitter on my eyes ♪ >> gio: after finding themselves on billboard's list of the top 100 songs of the 21st century.

where mariah carey and the weeknd charted on the list. ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, i got you, moonlight ♪ ♪ you're my starlight ♪ >> gio: it is saturday morning, and do say, good morning, america. oh, those songs are so good. rhiannon ally right here on the desk. >> thanks for having me. >> gio: absolutely. coming up, tory johnson is here with "deals & steals" for wellness products to start your year off right. >> rhiannon: are you ready to get cozy taking a cue from the danish tradition helping you bring hygge, cozy vibes into your home for the winter months. >> whit: unrelenting wildfires devastating the l.a. area. at least 11 people killed. more than 12,000 structures, homes, and businesses damaged or destroyed. let's go back to abc's matt rivers in hard hit altadena. matt, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. we want to get you a sense of

the scale because block after block after block in altadena has been completely vapor rised but it's not just the homes in this community, it's also schools like this one. this was the pasadena waldorf school and now what's left of it is basically rubble. there's burnt desks here. there's some frame of a building over there. it's just an example of what we're seeing all across this area. this morning, apocalyptic scenes unfolding across los angeles as multiple wildfires blaze through the city. the pacific palisades fire flaring up once again overnight, stunning aerial footage showing the inferno growing stronger and stronger, even firefighters fleeing from the scene forced to leave their vehicles behind. that fire only 8% contained. at least 11 people dead, authorities warning they won't know the true toll until they can safely enter those ravaged neighborhoods. in altadena and pasadena, the eaton fire blazing on.

the hurst fire, the lidia fire, the kenneth fire and the newest fire to break out, the archer fire, also all still burning. in total so far across los angeles, more than 150,000 people under evacuation orders, and more than 12,000 structures, homes, and businesses damaged or destroyed. these before and after images painting a chilling picture of vibrant communities reduced to ash. residents slowly making their return only to find out they've lost everything. >> look at that. there's nothing we can do. it's gone. this is total and utter devastation. >> this is like apocalyptic. >> reporter: micah kelly builds homes with fire in mind including this one, one of the only houses left standing in a neighborhood that buckled under the flames. even he was surprised. >> for this even to withstand what happened here, if you look at the devastation, is incredible. >> reporter: he tells me he believes local authorities

should have been more prepared for something like this. >> this is a wake-up call for the city. >> reporter: and so, of course, everybody is watching the weather reports wondering what the next few days might bring. right now it's calm but we know red flag warnings will be extended into next week, and we saw that wanted here. wind picks up, one ember goes to the one wrong place it shouldn't be, and this is the result. part of the reason why people are so uneasy both here in altadena but really across this region. rhiannon. >> rhiannon: let's talk more about the winds. let's bring in somara theodore with the latest forecast. we know it's calm right now but more santa ana winds headed for california, somara. >> somara: that's right. new this morning a red flag warning has now been issued for riverside, california. you can see there parts of los angeles, east los angeles county we're seeing that red flag warning in place, and we still have the fire weather watch for places like pacific palisades and, of course, the air quality alerts in the surrounding areas, and that is all because this

classic santa ana wind system, i'm sorry, setup is getting ready to go into full effect. so, critical fire risk from simi valley to san fernando to san bernardino down to anaheim. i really want to stress the fact even if there's not a fire burning, this entire region is susceptible, so just be prepared to evacuate. we're also monitoring the smoke, that's going to continue to descend in places as far south as redondo beach. gio. >> gio: all right. thank you so much, somara. now to the fate of tiktok moving to the supreme court with the potential u.s. ban a little more than a week away, and abc's perry russom joins us from washington with this. perry, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. you. we should be getting a ruling from the supreme court in the next few days with the ban going into effect on the 19th. right now it appears the supreme court will uphold the ban. a lawyer for tiktok says if they do not win, tiktok will go dark in the u.s. in a matter of days. this is a monumental case in the social media world we live in with about half the u.s. population using tiktok. the case is being framed as the first amendment against national security.

at the center of the case is a law that is forcing tiktok's chinese-based parent company, bytedance, to sell the app or be banned in the u.s. tiktok says that is a violation of the first amendment, but the u.s. government from the congress to the cia fears the chinese government could weaponize the app by exploiting massive amounts of user data and manipulating what videos americans see on their feeds. tiktok has long denied those claims. justice brett kavanaugh mentions the government fears the information they're collecting on teenagers and people in their 20s could be used to develop spies and blackmail people who end up working for the cia, fbi, or state department. he calls that a huge concern for the country, and there are american groups who are talking about buying tiktok, but its parent company based in china, bytedance, says it will not sell. whit. >> whit: many millions of americans waiting to see how it all plays out. perry, thank you. also this morning, ten days before his inauguration president-elect donald trump has been sentenced but not punished for falsifying business records

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♪ ♪ ♪ >> whit: we are back with our cover story. a new study on coffee. we always love those here on the morning show, right? this one -- >> gio: i had a big cup this morning. >> whit: that's good. we're finding that having your cup in the morning may be linked to a longer life. >> gio: yes. >> whit: our medical correspondent, dr. darien sutton, is here. we love this news. we don't like it when you tell us we're all bad sleepers. but with the coffee, tell us about this study that came out. >> well, this is the first study of its kind where it's looking at coffee drinking patterns, and it's suggesting when you drink coffee matters, so this is a large collective study, over 40,000 people, and found those who drank all their coffee before noon, all their coffee before noon, that was associated with a reduced risk of death, a significant one, by 16%. >> gio: wow. >> and a more than 30% reduced risk of dying from heart disease compared to those who don't drink coffee at all. when they look at those who drink throughout the day, they did not see these additional

benefits which again suggests when you drink it. >> rhiannon: you have to drink it in the morning to get these benefits. what are these benefits exactly? >> the question is why is this happening, and that's not answered in studies like this. it's looking at the association. when you look at the actual study, what i think is most interesting the benefit was found with those who drank regular and decaf. those who drink that coffee before the noontime, which suggests there's likely a time effect. those who drink coffeemore likely to participate in healthy behavior and biological one in terms of reducing inflammation. >> gio: decaf as well. >> decaf as well. but be conscious of caffeine in general. >> gio: i know you've been looking at the other research. what are the pros and cons? >> for those who love coffee, there's more good news. coffee is associated with the reduced risk in many cases of diabetes, a reduced risk of heart disease, some cons, however, some things i see in emergency room, it can increase your heart rate, especially if it leads to heart palpitations. many who take it with decongestants because of that

congestion and also when you look at the in general benfits, it is wonderful except you just don't want 20 go beyond the 400 milligrams of caffeine. that's about four cups of coffee. once you exceed that you're not really getting that benefit, and you're stepping into that risk. >> rhiannon: it is not a license to drink as much as you want. >> this is not a license. this is not a license. be mindful. >> whit: janai is not here. but what if you fill it with cream and sugar and whipped cream on top? >> i'm glad you brought that up. the addings is what causes the problems. so, you got to be mindful of that. >> whit: exactly. >> rhiannon: it makes it good. >> whit: exactly. dr. sutton, as always, we appreciate it. thank you. all right. let's go back to somara theodore. a lot to watch in the weather department. >> somara: yeah, so we have the fires on the west coast and snow was in places like boston and new york city waking up to a coating of snow. that system hit atlanta pretty hard. they got their first measurable snowfall in 1,079 days, 2.1 inches of snow down there in not so hot lanta. all right, so that system is

moving out, and that little disturbance clipper that's been impacting us is all headed out of here, and things should quiet down as far as the snow goes. the cold air will reinforce everything. minus 15 is what it will feel like wednesday in fargo. even in boone, north carolina, feeling like below zero headed to work wednesday morning. >> rhiannon: now to our favorite, will ganss, with "pop news." >> okay, guys, i have to go

rogue at the beginning of "pop news." i saw "gypsy" on broadway. >> gio: was it good. >> you have to see it. audra mcdonald is giving the performance of a generation. beam -- people, go see audra mcdonald in "gypsy." >> gio: you messed up the zoom. >> it was worth it. in this spirit of pop moved. i need to. all right. now, let's get into the biggest bangers of the 21st century. mariah carey, great place to start, billboard has surveyed the performance of every song in its hot 100 from the start of the year 2000 through the end of the year 2024, and this hit, mimi's "we belong together" comes in at number ten. other notable bops include dua lipa's "levitating," number nine. ed sheeran, "shape of you" six. what were the most successful longest charting hits on becameboard's top 100 hits of the 21st century. here are the top five. five, "i got a feeling" from the

black eyed peas in 2009. number four, "party rock anthem" by lmfao. >> gio: so good. >> number three, "stay" by the kid laroi and justin bieber. i forgot about that song. number two is "uptown funk" by bruno mars and the biggest song of the 21st century is "blinding lights" by the weeknd. >> whit: i like that song but the biggest? >> it launched a 57-week run from february 2020 through april 2021. it was in the hot 100 for more than a year. >> rhiannon: i think it also hit billions of streams on, like, youtube. >> and, remember, he did the halftime show at the super bowl. >> gio: so good hearing it again. >> it's on everybody's cardio playlist too. next, i want to introduce you to peter who has been nicknamed the happiest person on the internet. the 27-year-old from austria has racked up more than 5 million likes on tiktok sharing his mountainside adventures with the world. take a look. >> okay, guys. can we take a little moment to

appreciate how beautiful is this mountain looking right behind me. ha, ha. >> so, the comments on his vidoes run the gamut from the joy in your videos will heal the world to you remind me of the hoo-hoo from "frozen." he said he faced a lot of negativity and bullying in high school from his peers, and because of that he learned to enjoy his own company and find joy in nature, which is the lesson he hopes people take away when they see his content. i also asked how his hairs stays so great on those long hikes in the snow, and he promised me he would post a hair tutorial. >> rhiannon: that's why he's the happiest person on the internet. perfect hair. >> direct causation. good link. good hair equals good vibes. all right. finally national bagel day is this wednesday, january 15th. but since i'm charged with only steering the saturday "pop news" shift, we're celebrating right here, right now, people. an early national bagel day

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>> whit: we're back now on "gma" with some of the top headlines

we're following. devastating scenes across southern california as multiple wildfires burn through neighborhoods destroying everything in their path. the pacific palisades fire flaring up once again overnight prompting new evacuation orders. as of last night, that fire only 8% contained. at least 11 people have been killed with authorities warning they don't know the true toll. >> rhiannon: and a federal judge has found former new york city mayor and trump lawyer rudy giuliani in contempt of court. the judge saying giuliani continues to make false claims about two georgia election workers, who already won a $150 million defamation verdict against him. he now has ten days before he must swear in a statement that he acknowledges there was no fraud in the 2020 election, or he will be fined $200 a day. >> gio: and a game-ending scoop and score rode ohio's ticket to the national championship. ohio state defensive end jack sawyer running a fumble back 83 yards for a touchdown. the move giving the buckeyes a 28-14 win over texas. the ohio state will now take on notre dame on january 20th for

the title. you can watch that game at 7:30 eastern on espn. >> rhiannon: by the way, that fumble by his former roommate at ohio state. that hurts a little bit when looking forward to that matchup. >> whit: first, though, we're used to seeing abc news chief international correspondent james longman reporting from all over the world but now he's here to talk about his inner world and his family history in his new book, "the inherited life," and james is joining us on this side of the pond. it's so great to see you. thank you for coming in. of course, this is a deeply personal story, incredibly powerful. why did you decide to share this with everyone else? >> i've always known this was the book i was going to write. this was my family's story. it's something i've carried with me my whole life. my father had schizophrenia and ended his life when i was 9. his brother had schizophrenia. my grandfather also ended his life. my mother has clinical depression, and i have had

depression in my life, and all that, you know, people at home will feel that sounds very sad. the whole idea of the book is to give people hope. i have bucked a trend, if you like. i want to give people some hope around their own family situations. you know, the genetics of mental illness is really complicated, but i've wondered my whole life is it written into my code? was this inevitable? was this always going to happen to me, and really i also wanted to find out more about my dad, because there's so much shame and secrecy. people don't talk about this stuff. >> gio: it sent you on such an investigation and journey. in "the inherited life," you talk about those genetics, but also there's this idea of intergenerational trauma, but you traced it back to your grandfather. what is that trauma, and how do you work with it? >> yeah, this is a really fascinating area of science, and the book deals with a whole series of research efforts that have been made into this. it's looked at holocaust survivors, how children of holocaust survivors can feel trauma. women who were pregnant during 9/11. it's all around cortisol levels. we get injected with too much

cortisol and are unable to regulate it as we get older. if you have a genetic predisposition to this, which i do, maybe early life stresses will mean that you deal with trauma for the rest of your life. so, it was really important for me to give people some hope if they have these issues in their families that this is surmountable. you can get past it. >> rhiannon: as a mother, i can only imagine how proud your mom must be of you, not only for your reporting, but for sharing your story in this way, and there is a beautiful chapter written by your mom. what did you learn from her words? >> yeah, look, when someone ends their life in a family, there is the objective truth of what happens and then there's the lore, the story they tell, and often that becomes more important than the actual objective facts, and it was important to get multiple perspectives on this, because my mother never really explained it to me, and, honestly, my relationship with her really deteriorated after my father

died, and people will find this and people watching at home if they've had suicide in the family, they'll know that other relationships of those who are left behind are damaged, so the book really is a process of me healing her relationship with me, her giving her say on what she had to deal with married to a man with schizophrenia, and i have never really understood what my mom went through, so this was about making sense of it as wells. >> rhiannon: has this helped your relationship with her? >> i hope. it's tricky. she really suffered, and i think shy transferred her suffering on to me for a long time. i hope so. i hope she can read it and maybe understand me a bit better as well. >> whit: one thing that fascinates me by it, all the research you did in digging into this and talked about this earlier about finding that piece of hope. so, what specifically do you look to, and what did you find in the research that we can look to for that hope? >> you will have a genetic predisposition to a mental illness if you have a history in your family like mine. it will be written in your code, but that is only 2% of your genetic inheritance. the other 98% is the software. it's how that code is read.

that's epigenetics. you can turn your predisposition up or down. like a dimmer switch, and chemical processes are in your body, which means a genetic predisposition is not a prison but an opportunity to change your life. genetics can give you some hope about changing these patterns. it's not the thing that will hold you back. it's the thing that will propel you forward. >> gio: wow. >> i want people to know if they've got histories in their families, they shouldn't be worried. >> gio: so fascinating. what about your own mental health, james? how do you work with it and make sure you're keeping on top of it? >> the thing i understood with researching my father and really thinking about my own life was it's about community. you have to surround yourself with people you love and who love you. you cannot be isolated. people with significant mental illnesses often get cut off from the family. it's precisely that which will make it worse. so, for me, my husband, my family, understanding that i can build a family of my own despite the fact that i had a rough time maybe growing up, that's what

helps me, and communicating, telling people when you're feeling it, you've got to explain what's going on in your life. it's like a pressure valve. it's so freeing. that's the key to getting over depression, telling people how you feel. >> rhiannon: what was the hardest part of this process for you in this book? >> i think reading my father's medical notes. i got 120 pages of his medical notes, which was unbelievable, but i actually read the words he said when he was in psychosis. it's really difficult to read. he was in these crazy manic episodes, so that was really hard, but i also tracked down the people who looked after him from these notes. i found them. one of his carers came to my home, and because i looked like him -- i mean, that's the whole basis of the book. i look like him, his eyes, his nose, but what else do i have. i opened the door, and she knew who i was, because she remembered my dad and gave me a big hug and told me he really wanted to be in my life, but i never knew that, and it was amazing for me to have that connection with her.

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>> gio: all right, we are back with something sweet. very, very sweet right here. have you ever yearned for a treat from your childhood but found that it's just not available anymore? >> rhiannon: yes. >> gio: well, a couple from new jersey are coming to the rescue. their family-owned business is reviving some of your favorites. take a look. ♪ it's the retro candy craze that's popping up all over tiktok. >> we got the squeeze pops in. >> this was my childhood favorite candy. >> straw creme savers are back. revival of beloved

discontinued brands hitting the market like wildly popular sour than sweet altoids with a slightly different name. >> these are the retro sours. i'm so excited to find out if these taste how i remember. oh, yeah. that's so good. >> i am so happy to have these back in my life. >> gio: the comebacks all thanks to this sweet husband and wife duo. >> hi, i'm jordan wiesen. >> and i'm kim wiesen. >> and we're the owners of iconic candy. >> it's family owned and operated and specialize in reviving your favorite discontinued candy brands from your childhood. most of you remember ouch bubble gum coming in the classic metal tin that are reminiscent of band-aids. this is launching next month. >> we spent years to perfect the flavor, the mouth feel. >> the packaging. >> the colors. >> to see people when they look at our product or try it again for the first time, the way their faces light up, it's a really cool experience.

>> reporter: the old made new again treats flying off shelves in stores like cracker barrel, five below, and it's sugar among others. >> consumers get angry with us because they can't find our products, so we are going to be doing an e-con site for 2025, and that way we'll ship memories to all of our consumers. >> gio: but there can be a sour side. >> being a small business, it's difficult juggling all the tasks of what a large company does. it's sometimes a little daunting. >> gio: little did they know that "gma" had its own sweet freeze for kim and jordan to unwrap. >> hi. >> hello, guys. >> how are you? >> "shark tank's" daniel. >> it sounds like you are doing very well. i think for any small business facing a threat from giants that they need to counter, turn your

weaknesses into your strengths. they might not be in every store. that's a true strength because for a lot of the boutique shops they want to bring in your products because they're different. you need to have the three its. grit, wit and fit. grit is waking up in the morning working really hard and outworking everybody. it's just pounding through walls. wit is sometimes you don't need to pound through walls. there's a door next door and you just need to turn the knob and go in there, and fit, make sure you test to make sure what you think is in your heart and passion that the consumer actually wants it. i think you have all of them. >> thank you so much. >> thank you so much. >> i think we definitely got all three of those. we got "it." we got "it." >> good on all of it. >> gio: how fun is that. they actually licensed or purchasedd those old trademarks and use volunteer taste tester to make sure the candy tastes as close as possible to the original thing. they're now in tens of thousands of stores around the country and are even in talks with some big

box stores, but iconic candy was kind enough to send us their entire spread of products. >> whit: yes, they were. >> gio: right here. this was my favorite, squeeze pop. do you remember this one? >> rhiannon: yes, i do. >> gio: i know. >> whit: that sugar blast. >> gio: can you believe this was my favorite? >> whit: yep. >> rhiannon: i already ate an entire candy bar. >> whit: the bar none, i used to eat these all the time. i didn't recognize the new label and everything, but it's just like the old days. >> rhiannon: who needs a band-aid. >> gio: band-aid gum. >> rhiannon: so cute, i love it. there's a piece of gum. let's check over to somara with a look at the forecast. >> whit: we'll save you some candy. >> somara: i was going to say, any pop rocks? remember those? we are still dealing with the wildfires out in southern california, and i just want to let you know that this week los angeles has actually been upgraded to a severe drought. this does not help the situation at all. unfortunately, they've only received 0.16 inches of rain since may, and the winds, the winds are a big talker, because they are one of the driving forces behind this.

they are light this morning, but they are picking back up again tonight. those santa ana winds increasing where we could see gusts as high i can't believe -- >> rhiannon: can't believe -- >> whit: i get to talk with my mouth full. >> rhiannon: i can't believe i ate a full candy bar. >> whit: and empty wrappers over here. coming up here, tips to increase that warm, cozy feeling in your home this winter. we'll be right back. >> gio: hygge.

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all about it. we're so excited. we just want to be cozy. >> everyone loves to be cozy. hygge is a danish term that directly or indirectly translates to cozy. so we at "better homes and gardens" are all about infusing your home with extra coziness. >> rhiannon: let's start with the bedroom. >> whit: if you want more hygge in the bedroom, what are we looking at here? >> so, before bedding, a step that people often forget is a pillow spray like eucalyptus, lavender. you spritz it on your pillow, and it infuses your room with that spa-like feel and soothing. >> rhiannon: this is the lavender one. ah. it smells so good. >> lots of spas do it. >> rhiannon: i love that lavender smell. makes you sleep better. >> helps you get deeper sleep. these buffy body pillows are the most awesome thing. you can pick it up and play around with it. you can put it around your body. they're long and they also have -- >> gio: a body pillow? >> it's a full body pillow. >> gio: wow.

that's fantastic. i love that. >> it comes with so many inserts so you can define your own style with it. they take up less space than a normal body pillow and help with spinal alignment. >> rhiannon: andrea will steal that from you, i have a feeling. >> gio: okay. >> rhiannon: okay, let's move on to the bathroom and talk about having some hygge in our bathroom. >> when you think of bathroom you probably aren't thinking of cozy but we think of a bath for that. this bath tray is the best way to play up that coziness, you can have tea in front of you, maybe a book, a glass of wine if that's your thing, and you have that at your fingertips right in the bath. >> rhiannon: but then you're cold, so what do you do? how do you stay cozy? >> right, so instead of shivering, you have this warmer, which most people think costs thousands of dollars to install. this is under 100. i like to throw your pjs in it so the second you dry off, it feels like they're just coming out of the dryer. >> gio: so smart. >> yeah. >> gio: okay, let's move to the living room. what do you got here for the living room? >> coziness in the living room you think a movie night or

family game night, but i like to think about setting the scene. the best way to do it with candles. so these volupsa candles are eucalyptus and white sage, those ones and feel like a spa. it is the best scent, but my favorite part is the lighting of the candle. so these here are calls cloches. we get them at anthropologie. we love them at "better homes and gardens," because it infuses -- >> gio: you open it from the bottom. >> yes, it looks like an artist piece but has matches inside. you take the cork out and light your candle, and it kind of romanticizes the whole process. >> gio: that is awesome. very smart. very cool. >> rhiannon: great ideas. we got our hygge going in the studio. you can shop all these products by scanning the qr code or go to our website, goodmorningamerica.com. 6 they're all there for you. we'll be right back. hygge.

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♪ ♪ >> gio: they're still talking about candles. >> whit: we're still talking about candles. we got the fire burning. don't forget, news continues on abc newslive streaming all weekend long. have a great day, everybody. >> gio: see ya.

other news starts right now. >> good morning, i'm stephanie sierra. the san francisco health department announced a presumptive case of bird flu in a city resident. the patient was a child who did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered. the child was found to have influenza. a bird flu is a type of influenza a, and further testing came back positive for the virus. health officials say there has been no evidence of person to person spread, and the risk to the public remains low, although they still urge residents to avoid touching sick or dead birds and to not drink unpasteurized milk. all right, head up if heads up. that is, if you take bart. starting monday.

bart is making some schedule changes. it's part of an effort to sync schedules and improve transfers with other transit systems. bart encourages riders to check the schedule to see if your trip is impacted. all right, let's get you outside. good morning. lisa. hey, stephanie. >> good morning. starting out with our weather advisory for the next wind advisory for the next 24 hours, where you see the highlighted areas, upper elevations, north east bay hills, eastern santa clara hills, looking at wind gusts above 50 miles an hour. mount eminem 52 miles an hour, 45 miles an hour. big rock ridge and you can see the oakland hills over 20 miles an hour at the surface. it is breezy to gusty from fairfield to napa, and you can see up in novato, 24 mile an hour wind gusts and the shaky camera. emeryville 43, in hayward. right now, the golden gate bridge, there's the flag blowing 57 in livermore. so today, the warmer day out of the weekend. above average 65. palo alto, low 60s and windy at the coast. >> all right, lisa, thank you. up next, new details on multiple

major wildfires decimating los angeles county. one neighborhood after another burned to the ground. property losses are reaching a historic level. we have new evacuation orders now in effect this morning. abc seven news at 9 a.m. is next.

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