Get 20% off our online shop. The mall is one of the largest buildings on Wildwood's rambling, eclectic boardwalk, with dozens of small stores and kiosks selling everything from designer sunglasses to hot sauce on its three floors. Trent said, "This almost seems as though you are having a very hard time letting go of the past.". Randyland is the labor of love of Pittsburgh artist Randy Gilson, a local artist and neighborhood renovator. I know Randy doesn't like people taking photos, but I'd like to take some pictures for Doo Wop City. But Randy also has a place called "Randyland," a 21,000 square-foot space full of mannequins that look like Randy. Support with a donation>>. If you like unusual spots, I also recommend visiting Bicycle Heaven and possibly La Hutte Royal too. Even the floors are covered with his memories. Did you know Pinside is able to run without any 3rd-party banners or ads, thanks to the support from our visitors? Suggest an Edit. She doesn't live in squalor. [10], Randy Gilson was born in Homestead, Pennsylvania. Visitors are welcome to come and explore the public art displays in and around the property. Thanks for the call out, I truly appreciate your kind words and endorsement for Pittsburgh Arts, by the way ,I truly Love your site, its never dull, I find myself stopping at every one of your many articles, and sharing your Pittsburgh Stories with all my friends around the world, Thanks for your Friendship, Peace and Love Randy Gilson, Randyland Pittsburgh, I was just sent this link, inticing me to visit Randland when I come to Pittsburgh this summer during the MINI Takes The States 2016 Rally. "You don't let go of things that are important," said Randy. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Hoarders-Randy-Senna-1035422.aspx, 11y (The other half profiled Vicki, a hoarder who essentially rejected the help that she desperately needs; her conflict with the crew and her family made Randy and Matt Paxtons conflict seem inconsequential.). Hello everyone. Follow us. One of Pitsburghs own amazing artists-Pamela Haithcoat Wagner came to Atlanta, Georgia last year, and turned my business, Swimmerman Swim School into the most brilliantly devoted, magical inticing space possible. Age 49, created a lifetime experience, through a living museum known as "Randyland" Age 50, has become an author. We produced this trailer for his channel: If you could be nice enough to subscribe to Randy's channel, it would really help him out and it won't take but a second of your time. In other words, Im here to call it out when it sucks and celebrate it when its amazing. He's a brilliant guy," Byron said. Thank you all. That's because it's not open to the public. I believe pop culture can both entertain and affect us, and so reality blurred's goal is to amplify the best and hold the worst accountable. It definitely made us pause and be thankful. Senna, 56, yelled Monday afternoon, his volume as loud as every speaker there. Wildwood, NJ This Woolworth is occupied by Randyland which is the amusement park related collection of Randy Senna. Please confirm these directly with any business or attraction prior to visiting. Call aheador check Randys facebook page.This special video explains what is happening with the wonderful classic retro arcade in Wildwood New Jersey and the efforts RANDY SENNA is taking. You dont throw someone out for being good! Senna had become so skilled, beating everyone who tried to play against him, that he was banned. You can't forget it if you've seen it, and if you haven't seen it, get here. Ronson meets Kevin, a New Yorker who has been in the news quite a bit and was featured on the TV show Hoarders. [5][6][7] Randyland has received international attention through viral listicles. It was created in 2000 byAndy Dehnart, who's still writing and publishing it today. If you can, go on a nice day in the afternoon- Randy may be available in person to tell you about the place and all of his past and present projects. Collectors aren't consumed by their obsession the way he is. The publicist in charge of supervising me also has a cameo: He walks quickly to get out of the shot right before the fight. His job as a part-time waiter gave him some free time . All reality blurred content is independently selected, including links to products or services. Randy Senna, has been an Icon on the New Jersey Amusement boardwalks for 50 years. There are some rooms you can't get into at all. I'll let him know that we love to promote the places we feature. 3 posts; 2 Pinsiders participating; Latest reply 10 years ago by toyotaboy; No one calls this topic a favorite; You. You'll also find other people's insightful takes on reality TV in these pages, too. 14. The first "collection" video airs next Friday, and new videos will continue Friday throughout the summer. That gave the whole experience a weird vibe that didnt quite come across on TV. Randyland is one of my very favorite spots in Pittsburgh- and Randy is one of my very favorite people! Fascination (2011). Over the years Gilson has almost singlehandedly turned a blighted neighborhood. They didnt fight with you.. Get reality TV news, reviews, and recommendations in your inbox every week. He's spent millions on his fantasy world known as Randyland-but it's never been open to the public. He is going to start posting weekly videos featuring unique items from his massive collection. DiMartino's photo booth, where customers dress as cowboys or Southern belles, is one of the mall's mainstays and he said potential buyers said they want him there. [20] As Gilson's partner, he was posthumously given the title of co-founder. I always loved arcades too -- a great place to let loose and have fun. 3 The very Fascination parlor that had thrown him out was up for sale, and Senna bought it. It's so unique, so visually arresting, so much like an old-timey horror movie or Scooby-Doo episode set in a fun house. Proudly created by Wild Island Graphics. Randy Senna is a boardwalk icon with over forty years of running vintage arcade games. LEARN all about LOTS of collectible Arcade Games that have been long forgottenDON'T MISS THIS ONE!And Rememberthe Twitter Hashtag is#jerseyboardwalkarcademuseumRandy Senna's Go Fund Me Page is: https://www.gofundme.com/ts9sbuh9Contact Information for Randy is forthcoming--please check back. New signs on the former Woolworth building in Wildwood brought new life to the building. He is such an inspiration and we really, really enjoyed his company. The crew is tiny: two cameras, two audio guys, two producers, two PAs, plus a few others. It was positively freezing in that empty warehouse. As popular of an attraction as it is, we do have to admit that it was one we had only recently heard of (I know, blasphemy!). By commenting below, you confirm that youve read and agree to those rules. 4072055869. [8][9] It is among the most photographed places on Instagram. Melina Rorie Slotnick. The collection, curated and handpicked over a lifetime, had been for sale for a week, and for the blue-eyed wizard of Wildwood's bygone days, letting go was akin to losing one's own molecules. President Biden Visits Ukraine: How Officials Planned Top-Secret Trip to Kyiv, Person of Interest Detained in Shooting Death of Roman Catholic Bishop David OConnell, LA Authorities Say, Ohio Train Derailment: Buttigieg Sends Warning to Norfolk Southern Over Toxic Mess After Intense Criticism, Disappearance of Nicola Bulley: Body Found in River Identified as Missing UK Mom, Supermarket Savings Tips: How to Avoid Shrinkflation as Some Companies Give Consumers Less. But Randy, who relates to Willy Wonka, is fully aware that Randyland is a manifestation of a mental disorder: Randy says it annoys him when people refer to him as a collector. Meet RANDY SENNA, gifted MASTER TECHNICIAN and COLLECTOR of The Wildwood, New Jersey BOARDWALK ARCADE and RANDYLAND! Although McCrary says he is a collector, not a hoarder, his issues have gotten him evicted. Flippers Fascination (41044106 Boardwalk at Young Avenue) is one of the few remaining Fascination games left in the country. With artifacts like the original 1956 sound machine from the haunted house at Asbury Park, including tapes for the cackling of a devil and W. C. Fields, Senna is primed to re-create all the boardwalks of the past. He also was featured in a Hoarders TV show and has numerous videos on YouTube. This location never opened however..but he has reopened in another location the Summer of 2019 at 3800 Boardwalkand is experimenting with being open year round (winter and spring on weekends). Free subscription>>, Please consider a donation to help us keep this American treasure alive. [19] Randyland itself reportedly doubled in attendance. "Randy has spent the last 40 years amassing this collection, all linked to his past. Randy's boardwalk memorabilia collection fills a 20,000 square foot building and numerous tractor trailers. No one, Senna said, is as dedicated to retro gaming as he was, when he bought it all in the first place, piece by piece, up and down the Jersey Shore, where he worked in arcades nearly his entire life before and after his stint in Orlando. Randy Senna TV Personality, Entertainer, Author, Amusements Designer/Owner/Operator/Engineer Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, United States 178 followers 177 connections Join to connect Randyland. He's in wildwood, NJ, wondering if his stuff will get flooded? Lets talk about it together! Located in the Mexican War Streets district of Pittsburgh's Northside, the Randyland courtyard is open most everyday between 10:00pm and 7:00pm. I grew up as a kid on these boardwalks. Published: Feb. 06, 2021, 3:15 p.m. Randy Gilson poses outside his home, Randyland, in Pittsburgh, on Jan. 21, 2021. Half of last nights episode of Hoarders profiled Randy Senna, the proprietor of Randyland in Wildwood, New Jersey. Senna started playing 12 hours a day. hurricane - Randy Senna (randyland) By toyotaboy 10 years ago. Bonding with the arcades turned into an obsession; Randy now has thousands of vintage pinball machines and arcade games; he calls them his "old friends." Senna said he's done well there in the Boardwalk Mall basement, home to various arcades over the decades, despite nothaving games that spit out tickets to win stuffed animals, bracelets, and even televisions. The discussion then turns to Seaside, Barnacle Bills, The Sawmill and Hurricane Sandy. This is not a property for those who may suffer . At advice from this blog we attempted to visit RandyLand this past weekend. The building's current and longtime owner, Martin Falk, opened the Boardwalk Mall in 1977 and believes the potential new owners intend to keep it that way. [23][24], Last edited on 17 February 2023, at 16:42, "New York Times discovers Pittsburgh. Senna is a purist who plays games for the thrill of it, and wants others to do the same. [21], Because it is outdoors, Randyland was one of the only art museums opened in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic. [15], In late 2016, Gilson's partner Mac McDermott was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. The only real discrepancy I noticed was the introduction, as it made Randy seem crazier than he is. Getting to play Fascination under his aegis is a can't-miss Jersey Shore experience. "Everything is special!" "It's fallen on some hard times," Byron said. 4 Senna, who spent years working in Walt Disney World in Orlando, has been dreaming of opening Randyland as a retro arcade museum for at least a decade, but zoning issues have kept the place dark. Randy Senna on IMDb: Awards, nominations, and wins. [22] Later that year, Randyland received the Mayor's Award for Public Art for 2019. Join Facebook to connect with Randy Senna and others you may know. BREAKING NEWS! Was very disappointed in Randyland pinball arcade. [21], David Paul Francis "Mac" McDermott died on January 10, 2019. (Yes close to 1000 MINIs and very colorful MINIac personalities will be part of the invasion on the Burgh!). 2,501 Fifteen years ago, Senna planned to open the Pacific Avenue Woolworth's as an off-boardwalk arcade Randy Land only to find city laws only permitted arcades only on the boardwalk. Senna said he has an option to purchase the building and has consulted a lawyer. Randy was bullied as a kid. It wasn't until we moved to the North Side that we discovered Randyland, and after talking to many friends who live in the city, our visit was the first they heard of it as well. Meet RANDY SENNA, gifted MASTER TECHNICIAN and COLLECTOR of The Wildwood, New Jersey BOARDWALK ARCADE and RANDYLAND! Randyland is the home of artist, Randy Gilson. He recycled materials he found laying around, and covered them in colorful designs. But the parlor is just the tip of his ambitions. Randyland, his creation, is a circus-colored oasis of sunny vibes on Pittsburgh's formerly grim North Side. But Senna is also engaged in a bitter and complex battle with the city, and only time will tell if Randyland, his hoped-for museum, will ever open. Following the announcement, Foo Conner joined Randyland as co-director. 15. Address: 1501 Arch St; Phone: 412-342-8152; Website: www.randy.land; Hours: 10am-7pm; For Explorers Everywhere. Randy has the following skills : Film, Entrepreneurship, Public Speaking, Video Production, Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Television, Event Planning, Blogging, Social Media, Event Management, Video Editing, Social Networking, Entertainment, Public Relations, Editing, Microsoft Office, Advertising, Customer Service, Facebook. Dr. Suzanne Chabaud, whos totally awesome in person, spent a lot of time talking to Randy and the cameras, but very little of her insight made it on TV. Randy Senna +99 +98 +97 +95 . Randy Senna has run Fascination games in Wildwood since 1995, when he relocated Lucky's Fascination from Seaside Heights. It is widely regarded as one of America's most colorful public art landmarks. Randyland is a modern day trip down the rabbit hole from Alice in Wonderland and Randy himself is quite possibly the Mad Hatter of the 21st Century. Suzanne's house doesn't smell. Randyland 3210 Pacific Ave Wildwood, NJ 8260. Room after room of pinball machines, signs, games, toys, tickets, and hundreds of mannequins modeled after Randy himself. Hello everyone. "I know there is an offer on the building and I'm trying to put myself into a state of grace," said Joseph DiMartino, 67, whose Old Time Photo has been operating since the building opened. Arcade games that go on and on, pinball machines, a train bell, a vintage soda machine and a juke box. When Randy moved into the neighborhood many years ago, he was disheartened by the area's drabness. Unlike other attractions in the city, you'll have no problem spotting Randyland from a distance. Created by native Pittsburgh artist Randy Gilson, Randyland is a vibrant, intricate and eclectic experiential art museum in the city's North Side. To be honest, you could probably spend several days inside Randyland and not fully see it all. We were all on here all the time, he says. Been rewatching S4 lately, and this episode was always one I could relate to -- I was a lonely child also and had always loved how big parks do immersion with their rides and games. Randy's parents, "kind of overcompensating" for his nine months of getting bullied every year, gave Randy enough money to spend all summer where he was happiestinside the arcades. C.L. ", Randy said, "Yeah, it's real Coke in there. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. To see this working, head to your live site. He has a TON of arcade games and old pinballs. "Personally, I think he's a good guy. He is going to start posting weekly videos featuring unique items from his massive collection. It was part of a group, and it filled a void for me, he says. For more attractions in Pittsburgh's North Side, check out the Photo Antiquities Museum, Johnny Angel's Ginchy Stuff, the Mattress Factory, or Bicycle Heaven. The space now known as Randyland started in 1995 when Randy Gilson purchased a few rundown buildings in the North Side, on credit card no less, and started turning it into an incredible art center.Over the years the installations have grown and the property has become a local treasure that receives national and international attention time and time again. What he created is Randyland, an iconic Pittsburgh landmark that attracts visitors from all over the world. "Randyland" is a collection of cast-off carnival accoutrements and coin-op amusements collected by Randy Senna. Randyland is great for children on the outside courtyard!!! Jeremy, Thank you for this article. shares Half of last night's episode of Hoarders profiled Randy Senna, the proprietor of Randyland in Wildwood, New Jersey. Ronson also spends time with "Suzanne" her name has been changed who is a fairly organized hoarder; this is her kitchen: The bare necessitiesThis kit packs $431 worth of premium skincare and haircare into a small packageand it's only $80 with the promo code. Great. [14] The houses and fences are adorned with murals depicting neighbors dancing and smiling. Randy Senna, 56, is not sure he'll be a part of the future in Wildwood's Boardwalk Mall, and he recently put up all the contents of his retro arcade for sale on eBay - a whopping $700,000 worth of games. Release Calendar Top 250 Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Movie News India Movie Spotlight. He owns an amusement arcade in the seaside town of Wildwood, NJ. The 20,000 square foot space is crammed with midway games and other boardwalk memorabilia. Randy Senna is on Facebook. The publicist is also credited as a Location Scout in the credits, thanks to his suggestion of the shot of the Wildwood sign and joking with the episodes producer that he get credited for that. Randy is a character, and his personality can be big and, frankly, hard to take for some folks, but he's a truly interesting guy who cares deeply about these machines. "I must remain loyal to the old ways, and die with them if I must. I have no kids! Fascination Self 2011 Hide all | | Edit Filmography Hide Self (1 credit) 2011 Mr. Undaunted by a childhood of poverty and academic struggle, Randy Gilson leveraged self-taught art, gardening and a creative mind to create one of the most well-known works of public art in Pittsburgh. Randy Senna TV Personality, Entertainer, Author, Amusements Designer/Owner/Operator/Engineer Nicole Lawrence Business Development Consultant at ISG International Service Group See all employees. The unrealized Randyland was to . Fascination tables. Randy Senna (Randyland) purchased most of the older games and now has an arcade and soon to be museum in Wildwood, NJ featuring some of his collection. Note: Randyland may close during the winter depending on the weather. I have no wife! Hes a primo ambassador for our wonderful city! Often, TV shows like Hoarders and Hoarding: Buried Alive will feature filthy homes crammed to the rafters with detritus, including feces and garbage. He was often being funny and/or performative (you can really see that when hes giving Dr. Chabaud the tour; he even glances quickly at the camera). The couple visited the Grand Canyon and Hollywood. However, if you buy something after clicking an affiliate link, I may earn a commission, which helps support reality blurred. The producer and editors pick the best, most representative moments, and that stands in for everything else. Early in life he suffered from homelessness and poverty. Randyland is located at 1501 Arch Street in the North Side and is open most everyday, with somewhat variable opening hours. ..although, now that I think about it, that would look pretty cool too. Asbury Parks famous Palace Amusements and other smaller arcades were demolished and the remains sold. Plus the arcade is usually open earlier in the season and stays open later in the season than most . You'd probably die if you drink it." PLEASE VOTE FOR THE DOO WOP EXERIENCE MUSEUM. Art inspires on so many levels. In others she's made an effort to clear a patha perilous path through a dense forest of whimsy. The opening theme to Laverne & Shirley blasted through the arcade Monday, followed by themes from other sitcoms and the occasional squawk from a mechanical crow in a Western shooting gallery. "The Retro Arcade has been in operation for 7 years, and now it looks like we are going to lose our location due to the building being sold and re-purposed," Senna wrote in his listing. It is gigantica vast and crammed shrine to Randy and the things that make. Learn more. Suzanne's tchotchkes are piled so high it's like a tchotchke mountain range in here. Twenty-one-thousand square feet, filled to capacity in what was once an old Woolworth's building.Randy Senna pointed out to INSIDE EDITION's Les Trent, "Up there you have my mom's crib. Tourists still peer in through the windows of Randyland, dark and locked like Willie Wonka's factory, from the sidewalk. But the parlor is just the tip of his ambitions. Copyright 1949-2022 American Heritage Publishing Co. All Rights Reserved. Fascination (2011). The collection is housed in a former Woolworth's building in downtown Wildwood, New Jersey. My hand-crafted newsletter is sent most Fridays, and is free! I think of writing about television as the start of a conversation, and I value your contributions to that conversation. I absolutely love the colorful, creative, fun, magical, odd, whimsical, out of the box personalities found in both people, art, expression, life, and interaction with our world. Please contact us to confirm. Visitors are welcome to come and explore the public art displays in and around the property. It is gigantica vast and crammed shrine to Randy and the things that make him happy. You are not signed in! A hundred boardwalks, gone but not quite dead, await a new dawn. Thats excellent! And then, vindication. We might have our cameras around the boardwalk on Wednesday. Be sure to spend some time talking to Randy if he is around as he is full of incredible stories and advice about the city! If you check Randylands Facebook page or website you can reach out to Randy directly to make sure he is there when you are visiting. Specialties. I've tried to collect my history of the happy times growing up on the boardwalks," Randy said. As a photographer, my favorite pieces here are some of the more interactive ones where you and your subject (in this case Angie) can become part of the exhibit through simply sitting in the many chairs, benches, and stairs present in the inner courtyard. Please sign in to reply to this topic. I started getting into it. Randyland is regarded as one of the most colorful public art spaces in the country and has been featured in numerous national publications. June 3rd, Randy was approved to open his arcade at THIS location you will now see! Accentric folk artist Randy Gilson's Randyland is filled with re-imagined objects that others threw away in Pittsburgh, on Jan. 21, 2021. Quite the opposite. So, for now, Randy is content to play his beloved games, and relive the fond memories of his childhood. It is a series of buildings and open space that was beautified by Randy Gilson, who works as a waiter by day in the Westin Hotel in Pittsburgh. He moved to Pittsburgh's Northside in 1982, where he was a community activist planting over 800 street gardens and 50 vegetable gardens. The art installations are so abundant (and not to mention compact) that you will easily overlook many subtle details, and like most art pieces several can be appreciated from different angles. It's about hope. I have been working with Randy Senna from the Retro Arcade on the boardwalk to grow his YouTube channel. In recent years, as some tenants left, the mall's owner allowed Senna to put additional games he has thousands elsewhere in any unrented spaces to keep them from looking empty. BREAKING NEWS! Excellent job and I look forward to seeing where this goes! Randy Senna on April 26, 2020 Morgana still survives, and she has been part of my preservation efforts spanning almost 50 years. In 1995, a formerly homeless community activist and waiter named Randy Gilson bought a dilapidated Pittsburgh house for $10,000 on a credit card. He just hopes they jolt the 26,320-square-foot venue back to life. Signage plastered on the walls promoted Senna's appearance on Hoarders, his mentions in GQ Magazine and other news outlets, but one sign seemed more ominous, particularly when the wooden casket in the shooting gallery creaked open. Fascination (Documentary) Self Edit Personal Details Other Works: TV Show - TNT Amusements #1270 Arcade Game PARADISE! (see footage, below) Haven't been there? He has an impressive collection and I'm sure you'll enjoy them! Click here to refresh the page. Five seconds of moving machines on screen was an entire day in real life. We produced this trailer for his channel: The owner wants to open a museum of sorts with arcade and boardwalk memorabilia he has collected over the. Randyland. But if you stop and peer inside, youll see that it is packed with arcade games from the past century. It's crammed full of everything you can imagine. First Name . He decided to open a museum instead. Menu. Matts crew were day laborers (just out of or on their way back to prison, Matt says, though he prefers working with those guys rather than, say, recent college graduates who wont work as hard), and that was a source of major conflict. Inside the old Woolworth Building on Pacific Avenue, Senna has created an arcade museum fittingly named Randyland. Share this! Please support this 72-year tradition of trusted historical writing and the volunteers that sustain it with a donation to American Heritage. The bricks of Randyland were gathered from nearby. -1 Likes, 9 Comments - Sage Block (@sblockk) on Instagram: "La La RandyLand" Right in the middle of Wildwood is an old Woolworths, locked up and closed. An eccentric folk artist, Gilson created a. Randyland is the home of artist, Randy Gilson. [2] [3] Randy Gilson is the creator of this museum, which dedicates to his outsider art. Imagine a guy who has so much stuff he actually had to buy a building to store it all. Then came the fall from grace: My reward was that they threw me out! Most of his Randy mannequins and heads, designed to be the "Mickey Mouse" of his world, are there. May 27, 2022 Randyland in General Discussions Hello everyone. But the real icon is Gilson himself. Subscribe to Lonely Planet newsletters and . A new RANDYLAND video will follow later this week!! Since founding the site in 2015, we have explored over 1,000 attractions, restaurants, bars/breweries, events, cool public spaces, and so many more things to do in Pittsburgh. Welcome! See super rare machines, including FASCINATION and Walt Disney World. I hear that magic Tinkerbell sound! We may earn a commission from links on this page. To license content, please contact licenses [at] americanheritage.com. Over the years the installations have grown and the property has become a local treasure that receives national and international attention time and time again. We add new reviews on this site weekly! That house was slated for demolition, but Randy's purchase pulled it from destruction, and through tireless work and design, into fame. Senna, though only in his twenties, scavenged when he could and bought when he had the means. Instead, he moved games from Pacific Avenue to the boardwalk to open the arcade. After a few months, it was closed because of structural problems. Using paints, plants, plastic animals, yard sale finds and . Randy Senna hoards arcade games and mannequins made in his likeness on HOARDERS|HOARDERS| Watch Randyland on HOARDERS videos, latest trailers, interviews, behind the scene clips and more at TV Guide X 11y @DarkInThePark I'm going to, the next time I see him. Eventually, he invested in an abandoned building and made it his home and canvas, for everyone to see. I left right before Matt broke his hand, which was mid-Monday morning, their last day. Great to see you're enjoying Pinside! "Squalor is a completely different animal," says Sara Bereika, a home-clearance expert who used to work on Hoarders. Or better yet, subscribe to Pinside+! Theyre both really awesome. Find posts. What people say about Randyland 0 Reviews. New information found for Randy Senna. Like a drive in movie, it feels like the 1950's. Banjo players converge at the Allegheny Elks every Wednesday and play for the love of music. So join over 150,000 monthly readers and come find out the best that Pittsburgh has to offer! Although Randy applied for the show himself, he doesnt consider himself a hoarder, and signed on for the moving services. [2][3] Randy Gilson is the creator of this museum, which dedicates to his outsider art. His issues have gotten him evicted collection of cast-off carnival accoutrements and coin-op Amusements collected Randy. Made it his home and canvas, for everyone to see the things that him... Of a group, and it filled a void for me, he says is gigantica and! 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