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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical release H.4.2 For immediate release November 5, 1969 WEEKLY CONDITION REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS AND DOMESTIC SUBSIDIARIES Total loans and investments (adjusted) at large commercial banks increased $619 million in the week ended October 29. This reflected a decrease of $953 million in loans (adjusted), an increase of $1,552 million in U. S. Treasury security holdings and an increase of $20 million in holdings of "other" securities. Demand deposits adjusted increased $292 million and U. S. Government demand deposits increased $2,120 million. increased $76 million. Total time and savings deposits Gross liabilities of banks to their foreign branches decreased $675 million. Commercial and industrial loans decreased a net of $607 million; during the comparable week a year ago these loans decreased $128 million. to Loans brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying U. S. Treasury securities decreased $331 million, and their loans for purchasing or carrying "other" securities increased $4 million. Sales of Federal funds and purchase of securities under agreements to resell with brokers and dealers involving U. S. Treausry securities decreased $125 million and those involving "other" securities decreased $34 million. Loans to sales and personal finance institutions decreased $77 million as compared with an increase of $10 million during the corresponding week in 1968. Real estate loans increased $57 million, and consumer instalment loans increased $36 million. Total U. S. Treasury securities held increased $1,552 million. Holdings of Treasury bills increased $1,602 million and holdings of "other" U. S. Treasury securities maturing within 1 year increased $7 million. Longer term Treasury note and bond holdings decreased $57 million. Savings deposits declined $97 million and "other" time deposits increased $173 million. Negotiable CD's issued in denominations of $100,000 or more, included in the latter figure, increased $127 million. H. 4. 2 WEEKLY C O N D I T I O N REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS CHANGE S I N C E > OCT. 29, OCT. 22, 1969 1969£/ (IN ASSETS TOTAL LOANS AND I N V E S T M E N T S * (GROSS) FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND S E C U R I T I E S PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO R E S E L L — T O T A L COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND DEALERS I N V O L V I N G U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S I N V O L V I N G OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHERS OTHER L O A N S — T O T A L COMMERCIAL AND I N D U S T R I A L LOANS AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS TO BROKERS AND DEALERS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHER LOANS FOR PURCHASING OR CARRYING — U.S.TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER S E C U R I T I E S LOANS TO NONBANK F I N A N C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S SALES F I N A N C E * PERSONAL F I N A N C E * E T C . OTHER REAL ESTATE LOANS LOANS TO DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS LOANS TO FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER INSTALMENT LOANS LOANS TO F O R . G O V T S . , O F F I C I A L I N S T S . * E T C . OTHER LOANS U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURY B I L L S TREASURY C E R T I F I C A T E S OF INDEBTEDNESS TREASURY NOTES AND U . S . BONDS M A T U R I N G — W I T H I N 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 YEARS AFTER 5 YEARS OTHER S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L O B L I G A T I O N S OF STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S TAX WARRANTS AND SHORT-TERM NOTES AND B I L L S A L L OTHER OTHER BONDS* CORPORATE STOCKS* AND S E C U R I T I E S P A R T I C I P A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E S I N F E D . AGENCY LOANS ALL OTHER ( I N C L U D I N G CORPORATE STOCKS) CASH ITEMS I N PROCESS OF C O L L E C T I O N RESERVES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS CURRENCY AND C O I N BALANCES WITH DOMESTIC BANKS INVESTMENTS I N S U B S I D I A R I E S NOT CONSOLIDATED OTHER ASSETS TOTAL A S S E T S / L I A B I L I T I E S OCT. 3 0 , * 1968 M I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS) 231,892 + 146 + 4,514 5,973 5,371 - 591 499 NA NA 475 15 112 167,321 77,689 2,053 + - 125 34 67 835 607 NA NA NA 1 +13,746 + 8,004 + 35 + 331 4 54 - 1,516 1 5 32 681 2,905 102 2,573 9 5,433 5,366 33,950 411 1,537 20,022 1,092 13,507 23,330 3,226 77 32 57 26 35 36 3,136 13,313 3,655 35,268 + + + +1,602 + + 3,432 28,298 1,106 2,432 30,217 16,414 3,190 4,378 559 13,023 299,673 1 + 136 +1,552 + 102 + 469 + 2,361 + 1,770 + 130 + 1,771 54 + 691 - 6,913 - 2,111 7 44 13 20 + - 3 30 - 1,870 46 1 + 54 + 420 +1,178 + 64 76 + 1 + 154 +1,887 2,635 1,455 3,622 2,319 276 127 + 4,652 467 + 161 134 NA + 2,415 +11,141 L I A B I L I T I E S DEMAND D E P O S I T S — T O T A L I N D I V I D U A L S * P A R T N E R S H I P S * AND CORPORATIONS STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S U . S . GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC INTERBANK — COMMERCIAL MUTUAL SAVINGS FOREIGN—GOVTS.* O F F I C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S * ETC. COMMERCIAL BANKS C E R T I F I E D AND O F F I C E R S CHECKS T I M E AND S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L ( L ) I N D I V I D U A L S * P A R T N E R S H I P S , AND CORPORATIONSSAVINGS D E P O S I T S OTHER TIME D E P O S I T S STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S DOMESTIC INTERBANK FOREIGN—GOVTS.* O F F I C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S * ETC. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND S E C U R I T I E S SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE BORROWINGS—FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM OTHERS OTHER L I A B I L I T I E S AND M I N O R I T Y INTEREST I N CONSOLIDATED S U B S I D I A R I E S RESERVES FOR LOANS RESERVES FOR S E C U R I T I E S TOTAL C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS 131,668 90,844 5,772 4,733 17,070 690 744 2,071 9,744 97,239 +2,929 + 14 + 81 + 97 + 37 99 667 76 + 7,908 + 2,021 414 + 740 + 2,174 17 + 21 + 349 + 3,034 -13,726 - 2,290 - 7,899 - 3,742 412 + 743 +2,120 + + + 12 46,377 37,248 7,367 403 5,423 + + 97 269 13 5 374 15,406 905 2,301 + - 548 489 358 489 7,253 25,321 3,600 113 23,120 + 774 7 8 74 + 7,589 + 337 12 + 1,303 167,512 226,110 79,648 953 619 292 +11,976 + 2 ,7 4 4 + 342 11,525 5,829 5,696 13,631 127 190 317 675 -11,776 - 9,341 - 2,435 + 6,590 - + NA M E M O R A N D A TOTAL LOANS* GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) TOTAL LOANS AND I N V E S T M E N T S * GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) DEMAND D E P O S I T S ADJUSTED ( 3 ) N E G O T I A B L E T I M E C E R T I F I C A T E S OF DEPOSIT ISSUED I N DENOMINATIONS OF $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 OR MORE INCLUDED I N T I M E AND SAVINGS DEPOSI TS — T O T A L TO I N D I V I D U A L S , P A R T N E R S H I P S , CORPS. TO OTHERS GROSS L I A B I L I T I E S OF BANKS TO T H E I R FOREIGN BRANCHES (1) (2) (3) INCLUDES T I M E D E P O S I T S OF U . S . GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS NOT SHOWN S E P A R A T E L Y . E X C L U S I V E OF LOANS AND FEDERAL FUND TRANSACTIONS WITH DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL B A N K S . A L L DEMAND D E P O S I T S EXCEPT U . S . GOVERNMENT AND DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL B A N K S , LESS CASH ITEMS I N PROCESS OF C O L L E C T I O N . REVISED. PRELIMINARY. (SAN FRANCISCO £/ DISTRICT). WEEKLY CONDITION REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS. BY D I S T R I C T . H&- E 2 • A OCTOBER 29, 1969 BOSTON NEW YORK FEDERAL RESERVE D I S T R I C T RICH PHILACLEVEMOND DELPHIA LAND ATLANTA ( I N M I L L I O N S OF DOLLARS) ASSETS TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS# (GROSS) FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND S E C U R I T I E S PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO RESELL—TOTAL COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND DEALERS INVOLVING U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S INVOLVING OTHER SECURITIES OTHERS OTHER LOANS—TOTAL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LOANS AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS TO BROKERS AND DEALERS FOR PURCHASING OR CARRYING—U. S . TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHER LOANS FOR PURCHASING OR CARRYING — U.S.TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S OTHER SECURITIES LOANS TO NONBANK F I N A N C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S SALES F I N A N C E , PERSONAL FINANCE, ETC. OTHER REAL ESTATE LOANS LOANS TO DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS LOANS TO FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER INSTALMENT LOANS LOANS TO FOR. G O V T S . . O F F I C I A L I N S T S . . ETC. OTHER LOANS U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURE B I L L S TREASURY C E R T I F I C A T E S OF INDEBTEDNESS TREASURY NOTES AND U . S . BONDS MATURING— WITHIN 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 YEARS AFTER 5 YEARS OTHER S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L OBLIGATIONS OF STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S — TAX WARRANTS AND SHORT-TERM NOTES AND B I L L S ALL OTHER OTHER BONDS. CORPORATE STOCKS, AND SECURITIES P A R T I C I P A T I O N CERTIFICATES IN FED. AGENCY LOANS ALL OTHER ( I N C L U D I N G CORPORATE STOCKS) CASH ITEMS I N PROCESS OF COLLECTION RESERVES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS CURRENCY AND COIN BALANCES WITH DOMESTIC BANKS INVESTMENTS IN S U B S I D I A R I E S NOT CONSOLIDATED OTHER ASSETS TOTAL A S S E T S / L I A B I L I T I E S 9,786 71,458 8,954 17,193 11, 108 9, 389 447 350 2,029 1,933 198 197 496 467 96 96 218 190 9 —— 26 3 88 6,880 3,284 9 74 2 20 53,693 29,938 62 1 6,694 3,001 9 11,239 4,984 7 7, 889 2, 719 68 9 25 572 1,878 13 54 4 86 16 77 —— 1 29 11 851 5 71 11 207 16 57 4 82 153 209 1,468 9 17 869 20 778 799 114 2,010 1,680 7,242 232 930 3,686 732 3,869 6,230 1,305 339 252 1,164 7 73 944 65 697 782 32 377 194 2,606 13 48 1,618 12 1,072 2,023 237 205 290 1, 748 7 6 1, 906 7 767 1, 374 67 196 261 938 14 5 1, 119 105 208 372 1,660 640 3,475 810 9,506 120 505 125 1,280 164 1,272 350 3,435 347 827 133 1,,749 251 635 115 1,,430 358 1,205 1,580 7,065 31 1,155 406 2,844 100 1,,473 I , 8 89 1,100 606 178 219 49 510 12,448 219 642 16,409 5,774 774 653 279 5,390 100,737 22 72 753 592 175 180 44 353 11,051 49 136 1,140 1,077 315 328 6 490 20,549 54 122 895 820 283 257 5 439 13;,807 42 114 I , ,157 686 158 415 5 495 12, ,305 6,171 4,468 459 222 653 174 9 66 120 3,043 48,972 28,157 1,483 .1,593 7,347 454 592 1,491 7,855 21,808 4,961 3,764 197 249 556 38 12 48 97 3,746 8,258 6,452 548 418 618 3 6 ,005 4 ,178 539 142 1 , 064 29 190 8,189 6 ,487 5 ,157 450 173 530 6 54 16 101 4 ,939 1,543 1,211 155 28 99 9,323 7,300 1,110 256 3,631 1,647 1,869 83 17 116 4,739 2,593 748 7 98 2 ,672 1 ,903 307 3 46 1 ,739 1 ,722 310 22 19 755 31 62 5,427 336 570 564 15 97 853 6 87 383 111 83 731 34 192 1,209 152 3 1,022 14,648 1,343 6 7,627 603 156 998 219 23 1,916 576 147 6 1 ,075 347 129 6 1 ,044 6,968 9,427 4,196 53,557 69,293 23,623 6,688 8,750 3,403 11,255 16,713 6,082 7,882 11,005 4,889 6,676 9,185 3,642 532 3,387 284 180 104 884 359 525 381 243 138 484 281 203 —— — — — - - 26 1 1 6, 662 2, 844 64 65 1, 070 1,,079 78 69 ,205 L I A B I L I T I E S DEMAND DEPOSITS—TOTAL I N D I V I D U A L S , PARTNERSHIPS. AND CORPORATIONS STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S U . S . GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC INTERBANK — COMMERCIAL MUTUAL SAVINGS F O R E I G N — G O V T S . . O F F I C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S . ETC. COMMERCIAL BANKS C E R T I F I E D AND OFFICERS CHECKS TIME AND SAVINGS D E P O S I T S — T O T A L ( 1 ) I N D I V I D U A L S . PARTNERSHIPS. AND CORPORATIONSSAVINGS DEPOSITS OTHER TIME DEPOSITS STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S DOMESTIC INTERBANK FOREIGN—GOVTS.• O F F I C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S . ETC. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND SECURITIES SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE BORROWINGS—FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM OTHERS OTHER L I A B I L I T I E S AND MINORITY INTEREST I N CONSOLIDATED S U B S I D I A R I E S RESERVES FOR LOANS RESERVES FOR SECURITIES TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS —— 909 - - — 3 23 56 3 ,817 M E M O R A N D A TOTAL LOANS. GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS. GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) DEMAND DEPOSITS ADJUSTED ( 3 ) NEGOTIABLE TIME C E R T I F I C A T E S OF DEPOSIT ISSUED I N DENOMINATIONS OF $ 1 0 0 . , 0 0 0 OR MORE INCLUDED I N TIME AND SAVINGS DEPOSITS—TOTAL TO I N D I V I D U A L S , PARTNERSHIPS. CORPS. TO OTHERS (1) (2) (3) 282 250 1,096 2,291 INCLUDES TIME DEPOSITS OF U . S . GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS NOT SHOWN SEPARATELY. EXCLUSIVE OF LOANS AND FEDERAL FUND TRANSACTIONS WITH DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS. ALL DEMAND DEPOSITS EXCEPT U . S . GOVERNMENT AND DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS. LESS CASH ITEMS IN PROCESS OF COLLECTION. WEEKLY C O N D I T I O N REPORT OF LARGE COMMERCIAL BANKS# H4.2.8 BY D I S T R I C T * OCTOBER 2 9 , 1969 CHICAGO FEDERAL RESERVE D I S T R I C T SAN DALLAS KANSAS MINNE ST. FRANCISCO 2 / CITY APOLIS LOUIS (IN M I L L I O N S . OF DOLLARS) A S S E T S TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS# (GROSS) FEDERAL FUNDS SOLD AND S E C U R I T I E S PURCHASED UNDER AGREEMENTS TO R E S E L L — T O T A L COMMERCIAL BANKS BROKERS AND DEALERS I N V O L V I N G U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S I N V O L V I N G OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHERS OTHER L O A N S — T O T A L COMMERCIAL AND I N D U S T R I A L LOANS AGRICULTURAL LOANS LOANS TO BROKERS AND DEALERS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S OTHER S E C U R I T I E S OTHER LOANS FOR PURCHASING OR C A R R Y I N G — U.S.TREASURY SECURITIES OTHER S E C U R I T I E S LOANS TO NONBANK F I N A N C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S — SALES F I N A N C E # PERSONAL FINANCE# E T C . OTHER REAL ESTATE LOANS LOANS TO DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS LOANS TO FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS CONSUMER INSTALMENT LOANS LOANS TO F O R . G O V T S . # O F F I C I A L I N S T S . # E T C . OTHER LOANS U . S . TREASURY S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L TREASURY B I L L S TREASURY C E R T I F I C A T E S OF INDEBTEDNESS TREASURY NOTES AND U . S . BONDS M A T U R I N G — W I T H I N 1 YEAR 1 YEAR TO 5 YEARS AFTER 5 YEARS OTHER S E C U R I T I E S — T O T A L O B L I G A T I O N S OF STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S — TAX WARRANTS AND SHORT-TERM NOTES AND B I L L S A L L OTHER OTHER BONDS# CORPORATE STOCKS# AND S E C U R I T I E S P A R T I C I P A T I O N C E R T I F I C A T E S I N F E D . AGENCY LOANS A L L OTHER ( I N C L U D I N G CORPORATE STOCKS) CASH ITEMS I N PROCESS OF C O L L E C T I O N RESERVES WITH FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS CURRENCY AND C O I N BALANCES W I T H DOMESTIC BANKS INVESTMENTS I N S U B S I D I A R I E S NOT CONSOLIDATED OTHER ASSETS TOTAL A S S E T S / L I A B I L I T I E S 32,977 5,171 2,246 5,001 8,775 49,834 612 582 125 118 27 27 124 124 303 300 1,298 987 3 311 - - — 26 2 2 23,348 10,187 104 3,517 1,561 32 52 344 4 53 31 450 977 883 5,796 35 203 2,505 122 1,659 3,979 575 —— — - - 7 — — - - 3,497 1,377 202 5,973 2,952 106 36,311 14,028 1,378 5 4 20 1 42 6 256 2 57 50 2 84 1 381 18 254 117 168 586 22 60 85 286 13 117 142 534 12 203 12 78 257 107 537 130 339 653 17 8 714 752 863 10,929 30 247 5,428 122 2,000 4,604 499 1,618 814 12 — — 493 — 422 703 101 -«• — - - — — 466 553 57 629 947 54 - — — — 527 2,059 818 5,038 132 356 114 826 13 99 38 344 91 354 51 827 117 621 155 1,552 629 2,902 574 7,621 355 4,143 17 738 1 312 18 657 33 1,392 464 6,109 207 333 2,688 2,069 447 645 92 1,433 40,351 9 62 674 316 67 170 5 173 6,576 18 13 381 202 20 53 2 113 3,017 31 121 760 386 58 218 3 228 6,654 61 66 1,051 716 87 459 11 445 11,544 386 662 3,209 3,170 628 781 58 2,954 60,634 15,050 11,381 646 643 1,962 1 13 100 304 15,584 3,302 2,054 103 126 963 1,579 899 75 192 377 2 3,437 2,319 194 70 804 5,671 3,950 259 164 1,176 8 48 2,020 9 25 758 5 45 1,943 3 28 91 3,429 21,775 18,065 819 741 1,020 12 58 248 812 27,963 7,029 6,869 1,269 21 352 807 1,004 194 5 10 201 534 20 1 2 777 974 176 3 943 1,772 614 19 6 14,957 9,497 2,381 21 1,044 2,613 144 538 336 46 19 207 70 20 370 31 42 839 12 144 2,328 69 447 2,768 530 14 3,110 190 61 9 593 121 30 5 227 139 71 2 619 348 117 11 973 3,374 645 28 4,005 23,343 32,360 9,757 3,502 5,031 1,539 1,605 2,206 629 3,485 4,865 1,803 5,959 8,458 3,280 36,592 48,817 16,805 1,346 565 781 305 160 145 103 83 20 358 228 130 1,085 860 225 2,376 1,492 884 L I A B I L I T I E S DEMAND D E P O S I T S — T O T A L I N D I V I D U A L S # PARTNERSHIPS# AND CORPORATIONS STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S U . S . GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC INTERBANK — COMMERCIAL MUTUAL SAVINGS FOREIGN—GOVTS.# O F F I C I A L I N S T I T U T I O N S # ETC. COMMERCIAL BANKS C E R T I F I E D AND O F F I C E R S CHECKS T I M E AND S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L * 1 ) I N D I V I D U A L S , PARTNERSHIPS# AND C O R P O R A T I O N S SAVINGS D E P O S I T S OTHER T I M E D E P O S I T S STATES AND P O L I T I C A L S U B D I V I S I O N S DOMESTIC INTERBANK FOREIGN—GOVTS.# O F F I C I A L INSTITUTIONS# ETC. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND S E C U R I T I E S SOLD UNDER AGREEMENTS TO REPURCHASE BORROWINGS—FROM FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS FROM OTHERS OTHER L I A B I L I T I E S AND M I N O R I T Y INTEREST I N CONSOLIDATED S U B S I D I A R I E S RESERVES FOR LOANS RESERVES FOR S E C U R I T I E S TOTAL C A P I T A L ACCOUNTS . —— —— —— —— - - —— —— M E M O R A N D A TOTAL LOANS# GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) TOTAL LOANS AND INVESTMENTS# GROSS ADJUSTED ( 2 ) DEMAND D E P O S I T S ADJUSTED ( 3 ) NEGOTIABLE T I M E C E R T I F I C A T E S OF D E P O S I T ISSUED I N DENOMINATIONS OF $ 1 0 0 # 0 0 0 OR MORE INCLUDED I N T I M E AND S A V I N G S D E P O S I T S — T O T A L TO I N D I V I D U A L S # PARTNERSHIPS# CORPS. TO OTHERS (1) ) ( 3 ) ( 2 INCLUDES T I M E D E P O S I T S OF U . S . GOVERNMENT AND FOREIGN COMMERCIAL BANKS NOT SHOWN S E P A R A T E L Y . E X C L U S I V E OF LOANS AND FEDERAL FUND TRANSACTIONS WITH DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL B A N K S . A L L DEMAND D E P O S I T S EXCEPT U . S . GOVERNMENT AND DOMESTIC COMMERCIAL BANKS# L E S S CASH ITEMS I N PROCESS OF C O L L E C T I O N . http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ 2/ PRELIMINARY. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
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