"[33] Jason Solomons, in The Observer (UK), said that "Southland Tales was so bad it made me wonder if [Kelly] had ever met a human being" and that ten minutes of the "sprawling, plotless, post-apocalyptic farrago" gave him the "sinking feeling that this may be one of the worst films ever presented in [Cannes] competition. Walter Mung recognizes him and quickly sedates him with an injection of fluid karma. In June 2008, Boxer Santaros (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), an action movie star with ties to the Republican Party, disappears. | Two months before Southland Tales was released, he announced the launch of Darko Entertainment.[15]. Then, after several detours, Krysta and Boxer made their way to Los Angeles, where Boxer went on a nighttime stroll on the beach, injected himself with fluid karma and passed out. Most of the screenplay is included in The Prequel Saga. Edit, No. Does "Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga" explain what this fluid karma stuff is? "Oh My Angel" by Bertha Tillman3. Again, we're not entirely sure. In this article, Kelly is interviewed about some of the less straightforward aspects of Southland Tales. Eliot's "Hollow Men. "Southland Tales" also borrows from "Repo Man," which ends with a flying car. The Book of Revelation, or the Revelation of John, was written by an unknown person in the first century. A pregnant woman, a dragon and two beasts; They are the puppets of the Anti-ChristRevelation 22:12: [18], The track "Memory Gospel" was used from time to time by the CBC Radio One program Q in the background of an opening monologue given by host Jian Ghomeshi. Defecation is a part of life. Edit, Operation Dream Theory was an experiment created by Treer. What is the glowing orb carried around by Dr. Kuntzler? Violence has erupted throughout the city. While Roeper called the film "Two hours and twenty-four minutes of abstract crap," Phillips felt that "the film has a head on its shoulders despite the fact that it can't find any direction" but nevertheless gave the film a thumbs down. According to Serpentine, "The future is just as [he] imagined.". Pimp is American slang for badass. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. As Treer employees were interviewing the plane's passengers, they noticed that she was the only passenger who didn't suffer from amnesia and that she could see into the future. The Baron has built an enormous machine off the coast of California that generates an electromagnetic energy field called fluid karma. He played a character named "Donnie" in a movie with Boxer Santaros. Who does the name "Bing Zinneman" refer to. | Edit, According to The Prequel Saga, "The Power" was written entirely by Krysta Now, who is apparently psychic. The purpose of these novels is to explain much of the back-story and set the viewer up for parts IV, V and VI in the movie itself. The Region 1 DVD was released on March 18, 2008, in North America and the Region 2 release was on March 31, 2008, in the United Kingdom. At a beachside restaurant, Krysta Now meets Cyndi Pinziki (Nora Dunn), a porn producer with ties to the Neo-Marxist movement, to discuss Krysta's marketing plan. The name of Dr. Severin Exx is a reference to the name of an evil doctor in the movie "Kiss Me Deadly," and Boxer Santaros' convertible is the same car driven by Ralph Meeker in the 1955 film. He stopped editing the film and was also unable to complete all of the visual effects in time for the screening. Roland runs to meet him inside the ice cream truck. I ended up watching it in lockdown because the film streaming service Mubi, which has released its library in full online, called it breathtaking, exuberant, and Pynchon-esque. Why does Boxer keep twiddling his fingers? ZORA: "You know there's this theory that humans will evolve to a state of existence where bowel movements are no longer necessary. But despite the reaction, Kelly managed to secure a distribution deal and, on Nov. 14, released a shortened version of the film in U.S. theaters. Kelly sent the organizers of the 2006 Cannes Film Festival a rough cut of Southland Tales on DVD assuming that it would not be accepted. Director: Richard Kelly. "Tiny Elephants" by Moby12. How would that work? She is pursued by Zora and Bart, who have discovered that Krysta has taken Dion and Dream's murder tape by mistake. Anything important or cool? When a confrontation erupts near the Neo-Marxist drop box, Zora and Bart are both killed by a soldier. Boxer and Ronald have stopped for some lunch. Abilene injects himself with fluid karma, collapses, and, in a dream sequence, dances a routine to the Killers' "All The Things You've Done," while nurses twirl around him. Its a film that is also smart enough to know that if a member of any profession were to guide us through the end of days, it might as well be a sex worker: practical, skilled in persuasion, as adept at reading minds as any psychic. Amy Poehler and Wood Harris appear as Neo-Marxist activists. The film was released in the UK on December 7, 2007, exclusively to UK cinema chain Cineworld in a limited number of locations. There will be some dancing and singing, but it will be incorporated into the story in very logical scenarios as well as fantasy dream environments. On his way to meet Krysta, Fortunio discovered Boxer Santaros in the desert, stricken with amnesia. Krysta is brought to the Frost mansion, where she is confronted by Madeline. What's with the glow from Roland and Ronald's hands? "[12] He described the film as a "tapestry of ideas all related to some of the biggest issues that I think we're facing right now . They have been collected together into one single volume: The titles of the parts in the film are:[27], The film premiered May 21, 2006, at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, where it was poorly received. As Andrew O'Hehir put it, the recut film "transcends its adolescent awkwardness and approaches being magnificent." The baby, she explains, is the Messiah, and Jericho is his guardian. While Ronald is briefly distracted, Boxer is beckoned over by Serpentine, who has been hovering nearby. The feature film comprises the final three parts of the experience. Boxer (The Rock) dances with Krysta (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Madeline (Mandy Moore); he stops dancing, knowing that he's going to die, and the tattoo of Jesus on his back starts bleeding. Then she pulls out her gun and threatens to kill herself unless she can give Boxer a blowjob. When Fortunio and Boxer arrive at the rendezvous point, this is where the two are introduced to one another Roland, a Hermosa Beach police officer, had gotten involved in a "deep conspiracy" and would be in danger if anybody found out that he was alive. Ronald and Martin Kefauver pull up to the Rove Credit Union where Kefauver tries to withdraw his savings. Presumably, Tab was afraid that the Baron's people would find out that Roland had survived the trip through the time rift. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, They're representations of every major religion on Earth. In the hopes of helping you make sense of the movie, we've decided to unravel "Southland Tales" as we've done for "Mulholland Drive," "The Wire" and, of course, "Donnie Darko." Background newscasts in "Southland Tales" are also constantly referring to earthquakes, wild fires and "red tides." Cane loses consciousness. What do all the characters in the film keep on quoting from? The Tangent Universe is an alternate reality to our own. If "Southland Tales" is a semi-straightforward reinterpretation of the Book of Revelation, then Baron Von Westphalen is the Antichrist, Sen. Bobby Frost is probably his false prophet, Krysta Now is the Whore of Babylon, the two witnesses are probably Boxer Santaros and Roland Taverner, the white horse is the levitating ice cream truck, and Christ is Ronald and Roland Taverner. He then asked her to forecast the last three days on Earth, and she made her prediction in the form of a screenplay: "The Power." [18] After the film's festival release, Southland Tales was purchased by Sony Pictures (via their label Destination Films) and Samuel Goldwyn Films, originally Sony Pictures Classics, Screen Gems and TriStar Pictures were up for US distribution rights. What does the name Martin Kefauver refer to, other than to its anagram "Freak Man Virtue" and the late U.S. senator? It tells the story of Jericho Cane, a renegade Los Angeles police officer (and Boxer Santaros doppelgnger), who teams up with Dr. Muriel Fox, a psychic stripper (and Krysta Now doppelgnger), to protect a baby named Caleb. [19], Many critics responded unfavorably to the film's long running time and sprawling nature. And "pimp?" When Krysta mentions that she is sleeping with Boxer Santaros, Cyndi decides to use this information to blackmail Boxer's father-in-law: Republican candidate Bobby Frost. Edit, Yes, there is a soundtrack available to buy, from Amazon.com or any other retailer that specializes in music. Southland Tales is unashamedly maximalist, rushing through as many set pieces as Kelly can conjure whilst simultaneously touching upon practically every theme a work of art can contain. Certainly, the future as depicted here is deeply complex. His follow-up is a decidedly post-9/11 story, haunted by the Iraq War. And why is he having an affair with Krysta Now? This is a reference to a Philip K. Dick book called Flow My Tears the Policeman Said. The New Statesmans global affairs newsletter, every Monday and Friday. Southland Tales EXPLAINED - Breakdown & Heavy Analysis - YouTube FOR MORE MOVIE EXPLANATION VIDEOS PLEASE LIKE AND COMMENT THIS VIDEO! Cheri Oteri plays Zora Carmichaels, while Jon Lovitz plays violent police officer Bart Bookman who is in love with Zora. It's a sign that he is at the edge of uncertainty as to who he is. [It] restores an uncanny to American culture, she wrote in Fetishism and Curiosity, that the uncanny president disavows. In Southland Tales we have a movie whose frenetic, all-American surrealism its blend of censorship and sexuality, commerce and violence spookily pre-empted the prevailing culture under Donald Trump a decade before he was elected president. [38], Glenn Kenny, in his review for Premiere criticized the film's style, "Kelly's camera placement and framing are at best textbook and at worst calamitously mediocre. The 2008 election, which is being fought between Clinton-Lieberman (Democrats) and Eliot-Frost (Republicans), hinges on the electoral votes of the state of California. Blue, in an hour you feel new, and you can forget about Mellow yellow or Agent Orange, 'cause hey, I'm giving you blood red." And then you would miss all the jokes and stop enjoying the dance sequences. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. Krysta Now is as contemporary a creation as if she had been born yesterday a sharp alembic of Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Britney Spears and Riley Reid, she is the best thing about Kellys jaded, freaky vision of future Los Angeles by a Miracle Mile. In the universe of the film, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen is also the granddaughter of Jenny Von Westphalen, Karl Marx's wife. Once there, Boxer meets Simon Theory, one of the Baron's employees. Southland Tales begins on Independence Day 2005 in an eminently recognizable Bush-era Texas. What does the phrase "Do You Bleed" mean? This has opened up a rift in the space-time continuum on the outskirts of Lake Mead. Shortly after they received their first injection of fluid karma, however, Taverner and Abilene were sent on a mission to Fallujah, and Taverner accidentally injured Abilene with a grenade -- disfiguring him. How Kelly persuaded the likes of Wallace Shawn, Amy Poehler, Justin Timberlake, Cheri Oteri, and Mandy Moore to go along for the ride is confounding. Edit, The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. [9] Filming began on August 15, 2005, with a budget of around US$1517 million. Just before it hits, Boxer extends his arms, and his tattoo of Jesus begins to bleed in the nape of his neck. These are (Book 1) Two Roads Diverge, (Book 2) Fingerprints and (Book 3) The Mechanicals. He has the solution to the energy crisis and becomes the most powerful man on earth. It does get easier to understand, though, if you've read the Book of Revelation. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in timecreating duplicate versions of themselves. Somehow I doubt that will ever happen. The reason for the exclusion of some of these tracks, like the song by The Killers was as a result of a dispute with the record label. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, He is the doomsday prophet, the witness of everything. But they're in there. He learns that "The Power" is correct: As a result of the Baron's Utopia projects, the world is coming to an end and the Earth's rotation is slowing down. The film is an international co-production of the United States, Germany and France. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. Cindy meets Vaughn Smallhouse at a restaurant and gives him a copy of the sex tape. Ronald walks up to Martin Kefauver's Hummer, which is parked near the ocean. [18] Much to his surprise, they loved it and wanted the film entered in competition for the Palme d'Or. Back in the dumpster, Roland Taverner wakes up as his hands begins to glow. The restaurant starts floating into space. Edit, Those who use Fluid Karma are "Chemical Bleeders" (e.g. No idea. The original script involved blackmail, a porn star, and two cops. As the movie suggests, the Baron conducted secret experiments, headed by Simon Theory, with soldiers in Iraq. The quick and essential guide to domestic and global politics from the New Statesman's politics team. "Three Days [Live Version]" by Jane's Addiction15. As the movie explains, the compound is being used by the Baron to power his energy plants, hence the energy field produced is named after it.The compound also works as a drug, which comes in several forms with different effects, as mentioned by Pilot Abilene: "Green, you dream. Edit, It means "let them hate, so long as they fear", Caligula's favorite saying, attributed originally to Lucius Accius, Roman tragic poet (170 BC). [citation needed]. Roger Ebert called it "the most disastrous Cannes press screening since, yes, 'The Brown Bunny.'" Its plot hinges on a barely explained back story involving rifts in the fourth dimension. One critic wondered if Kelly had ever met another human being. Edit, No. [17] The film often references religious and literary works; a policeman says, "Flow my tears," in reference to a Philip K. Dick novel of that name. Through voiceover, we learn that Pilot Abilene was injected with fluid karma in Iraq, as part of an experiment by the Baron, and in his quest for global domination, the Baron has negotiated an agreement with the prime minister of Japan, Hideo Takahashi, for fluid karma. They can use their telepathy as an advantage this way. Or, maybe it's just an hallucination from Fluid Karma that only the two of them can see (since Martin doesn't actually notice the light from his hands in the Hummer). Kelly has said that this idea was inspired by a real U.S. Army project. Ronald persuades him not to commit suicide, and the two decide to go to Mexico. 125, Second Movement "Molto Vivace", by Ludwig van Beethoven "Tender" by Blur "It Looks Down" by Moby "Ceanograph" by Moby (featured in Cannes cut, not in theatrical cut) "The Real Thing" by The Shakers "Blackout" by Muse The three perform an abstract dance. On edge after being put on desk duty and forced to see a shrink, a neighbor's crap generator sets Cooper off and leads to a bloody altercation. Thomas Rogers is Salon's former Arts Editor. When Boxer and Fortunio met up with Krysta, she recognized Boxer and managed to convince him that she was an actress researching a role in his new movie, "The Power." Treer knew of these effects and decided to use it to their advantage in the war. I think defecation is the result of an inferior food supply and spiritual weakness. In "Donnie Darko," the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of "Southland Tales." That's why Taverner always feels so guilty.The Baron used the drug to keep everyone under control and on a leash but did not realise that each person under the influence of Fluid Karma can communicate with one another. The Treer company is a German defense contractor that employs Dr. Inga Von Westphalen, a zeppelin designer and the Baron's mother. Reading the graphic novels shows that she had the revelation of the screenplay, which happened (more or less) as she said it would, much as the book of revelation was occurring (more or less) as John had proposed it. Sign up to receive information regarding NS events, subscription offers & product updates. The Baron admits that he has been paying Krysta to deceive Boxer, but also mentions that Madeline is pregnant with the child of Brandt Huntington (Joe Campana), one of her father's assistants. But, then again, you probably shouldn't try to interpret "Southland Tales" too literally. Two of the solders that participated in the experiment were Roland Taverner and Pilot Abilene. Edit, It is implied that they are either divorced or brother and sister. Kelly has said that this idea was inspired by a real U.S. Army project. [35] The Village Voice critic J. Hoberman, for example, called Southland Tales "a visionary film about the end of times" comparable in recent American film only to David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Vaughn sends a car to pick up Boxer and bring him back to the Frost mansion. Taken as a purely Christian parable, then this is the book of Revelations and God ending the world and humanity in it's present form. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. He has written for the Globe & Mail, the Village Voice and other publications. Starla is in love with Boxer and, in a fit of delusion, has assumed the role of Dr. Muriel Fox, a character from the screenplay. Why does Pilot dream about the song "All These Things I've Done" by The Killers? This would be a perpetual motion machine, and could not work. Boxer meets Fortunio on the beach after his rendezvous with Starla. Taverner reveals that he hasn't produced a bowel movement in six days. "Forget Myself" by Elbow13. His colleague, Starla Von Luft (Michelle Durrett), has planted a bug on his jacket and is leading the police forces to their hideout. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? "In its willful, self-involved eccentricity, Southland Tales is really something else. "[37] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 44 out of 100, based on 26 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". The truck is his horse and the rocket launcher his sword.Dream and Dion: What do all the characters in the film keep on quoting from? Their hands begin to glow. "3 Steps" by Moby9. Edit, Richard Kelly stated in his interview with Empire, If Roland Taverner pulls the trigger and kills himself, the ice-cream truck will fall and the gateway it opens will close, and it's that gateway that may be humankind's salvation, so suicide represents surrendering to defeat. By the time the film reaches its climax -- which somehow manages to combine modern dance, a floating ice cream truck and the resurrection of Christ -- all semblance of logic has long since evaporated. Southland Tales also predicted that the government was always watching us. Edit, Not really, but it explains why the tattoo of Jesus on the back of Boxer's neck starts bleeding at the end of the film. "Southland Tales" opens on July 4, 2005, in Abilene, Texas. Like its contemporary David Lynchs Inland Empire (which used the then modern aesthetic of digital video to emphasise the way technology allowed the user to be present in two places, and therefore exist in two different states) it exaggerates the ugliness of 2006 the tribal tattoos and the awful CGI, the typefaces that look like something from a bitchin Geocities website until what was merely bad taste looks absurd, a dark dream that takes place in a strip mall food court. ------------------------------------------. Zora abruptly pushes Ronald from the car, and runs over Bing. It's just more physical. As in "Southland Tales," a character in "Kiss Me Deadly" picks up a stranger in the desert, and one of the main characters in the film is named after a poet. Fifteen years after Southland Tales was booed out of the Cannes Film Festival, director Richard Kelly tells Inverse he embraces the chorus of jeers. If you haven't seen the movie and don't want to have it -- or the graphic novels -- spoiled, you should stop reading this right now. Chemical Bleeders can see back in time while Natural Bleeders can see back and forward in time. Why that happens when the Taverners touch, only Richard Kelly knows. In addition to her reality show, Krysta has launched an energy drink and recorded a hit single called "Teen Horniness Is Not a Crime." Edit, The name does not refer to anything other than the anagram and the late U.S. The project was named "Serpentine Dream Theory." Edit, Other than a name made up by Richard Kelly, an interpretation can be that the words "fortune" (fortunate) and "bald" can be taken from the name, and used to describe the character. What follows is a hyperkinetic Fox News-style summary of the following three years in the "Southland Tales'" alternate universe: After the nuclear attacks in Texas, the United States reinstates the draft, and by October 2005, war (sponsored by Hustler and Bud Light) breaks out with Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, North Korea and Iraq -- where Pilot Abilene, the film's narrator, is injured in a friendly-fire accident. Dr. Severin Exx read Krysta the Book of Revelation while she was under hypnosis. But if "Southland Tales" follows the same logic as "Donnie Darko," as laid out in that film's DVD extras, when the fourth dimension is corrupted, it causes the creation of two parallel universes: the Tangent Universe and the Primary Universe. Three days before the movie starts, Krysta Now was vacationing on a houseboat on Lake Mead with Ronald Taverner, Tab Taverner (Ronald's father) and Fortunio Balducci. The film follows the criss-crossed destinies of Boxer Santaros, an action film actor stricken with amnesia; Krysta Now, a psychic exporn star in the midst of creating a reality TV show; and twin brothers Roland and Ronald Taverner, whose destinies become intertwined with that of all mankind. The New Statesmans weekly environment email on the politics, business and culture of the climate and nature crises - in your inbox every Thursday. This soundtrack has 41 tracks, 9 of which are sound bytes taken from the film. What exactly happens at the end of the movie? Why did Roland Taverner end up driving Boxer Santaros through the space-time rift? It foretells the end of the world and the Second Coming of Christ (Pilot Abilene keeps reading it on the soundtrack). The idea with the severed thumbs is that the Neo-Marxists have figured out a way to create a free-floating voter. alternative fuel or the increasing obsession with celebrity and how celebrity now intertwines with politics". We zoom out to a satellite view, revealing that another nuclear bomb has been detonated in El Paso. : There are hundreds of these mechanical balls buried everywhere in the Southland. What's up with Baron Von Westphalen (Wallace Shawn)? "Southland Tales" feels insane because it tells a truth that most of us would rather ignore: that faced with the chaos of what feels like a disintegrating society and imperiled world, we would . Boxer appears at the Santa Monica pier to meet Starla Von Luft. Pregnant woman from Revelation 12 and 13 (Puppet of the Anti-Christ)Bobby Frost and Vaughn Smallhouse: Roland and Ronald (Seann William Scott) meet and shake hands. Murdered and the two people to witness this are Boxer and Roland. In the midst of the action, Ronald is shot in the eye but survives. Its depiction of an American teenager experiencing premonitions about doomsday clocks and jet crashes suddenly became more piquant in light of such astounding tragedy. They are available together in the one graphic novel as Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga. In Donnie Darko, the world ends when the Tangent Universe collapses, which may also be what happens at the end of Southland Tales. For . etc., although it bears a resemblence to Eastern religious concepts such as Qi and Ki. If you replace the Antichrist with the bourgeoisie, and the kingdom of God with a communist utopia, you've got the same basic narrative. If that wasnt enough, a German company whose CEO is played by Wallace Shawn has invented an infinite energy source called fluid karma. "[34] A handful of the American and European critics, however, were more positive. When Boxer and Taverner went through the space-time rift, they traveled 69 minutes back in time -- creating duplicate versions of themselves. The director also sought to keep the musical number performed by Timberlake, based on "All These Things That I've Done" by The Killers which he felt was the heart and soul of the film. "ZORA: "I disagree. The theatrical cut of "Southland Tales" has been extensively reedited -- a subplot has been excised, additional special effects shots have been inserted, a new explanatory sequence opens the movie -- and critics have been considerably kinder to it. The filmmaker explained that the original film is chapters 4-6, while a prequel project will explore chapters 1-3 with intentions being to do so through an animation medium; while additional projects can explore events that take place in 2024. That's why Taverner always feels so guilty. Scientists are saying the futures going to be far more futuristic than they originally predicted, Krysta suggests, as if this helped to explain anything. . Its story overlaps with the movie, so it explains some of the back story. On October 26, 2020 Arrow Video announced a Remastered version approved by Richard Kelly will be released on Blu-ray on January 26, 2021. As a tie-in, Kelly has also produced three graphic novels ("Two Roads Diverge," "Fingerprints" and "The Mechanicals" -- now available as "Southland Tales: The Prequel Saga") that explain the film's back story. Her new screenplay, co-written with an amnesiac movie star with the extremely macho name Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson), outlines the apocalypse as she is certain it will happen. An audacious near-future pop fever dream under the guise of blockbuster aesthetics, "Southland Tales" starred Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as a movie star who keeps forgetting his past, Sarah. The final chapter of the film ("VI: Wave of Mutilation") begins. Donnie Darko had just debuted there in January of 2001 and as soon as he got back, Richard. The screenplay ends at a McDonald's restaurant, when Caleb starts belching noxious gas and launching fireballs. What's the deal with this screenplay-within-the-movie that all the characters keep referring to? (This explains the final scene where "Ronald" tells Roland he forgives himhe is actually Pilot Abilene talking, explaining that he forgives him for what happened in Fallujah.) You could argue that all of "Southland Tales" occurs in the Tangent Universe -- hence the film's alternate history of the past three years, and its weird mishmash of pop culture. How did the Taverners end up with the Neo-Marxists in Venice Beach? But, unexpectedly, police officer Bart Buchman (Jon Lovitz) pulls up and shoots both of them for real. "Howl [Extended Version]" by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club4. Tab wanted Ronald to help the Neo-Marxists destroy US-IDent, so he entrusted Roland and Ronald to Zora Carmichaels, who then drove them to Venice Beach. Madeline walks in and tells him that he has been speaking in his sleep. They decided to take advantage of her powers. It's. Back in Venice Beach, Boxer and Roland pull up in front of a house while Dion and Dream pretend to fight inside. The critic Laura Mulvey once suggested Blue Velvet, having been released in 1986, was the ideal film for the mood of the Reagan era. I still don't know what that movie is about. Edit, Revelation 6:8: However, he has stated several times that if Sony commissioned one (based on the sales of the current DVD), he would happily be involved in a "Director's Cut" DVD in the future with more special features and deleted scenes from the Cannes cut. Your body would learn to how to absorb all nutrients into the body, making defecation unnecessary.RONALD: "Hmmm. 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