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[MOD] jholtom's CRT animation on Screen Lock

jholtom said:
Hi, All,
I got it working for screen off only
The changes are in framework-res.apk
Attached is the apk for Prime 2.0.4 ONLY!
To Use:
remove the unsigned- part from the name and use root explorer or adb push to put it in system/framework/
and then reboot!
To do this mod to another rom:
Decompile using apktool or apkmanager (which utilizes apktool) and then...
find bools.xml in res/values of a decompiled framework-res and then find this line
Code:
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
and change the true to false
save and recompile and push or use root explorer to apply the new file
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I'm quoting and reuploading to this post in case anyone else wants to try it out.
Jholtom do you mind if I post this on RootzWiki as well, giving you full credit?

+1
Would be nice.

Nothing so far. I too have been looking.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1267728
I know you already mentioned it but there's actually two apps

Sucesss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi, All,
I got it working for screen off only
The changes are in framework-res.apk
Attached is the apk for Prime 2.0.4 ONLY!
To Use:
remove the unsigned- part from the name and use root explorer or adb push to put it in system/framework/
and then reboot!
To do this mod to another rom:
Decompile using apktool or apkmanager (which utilizes apktool) and then...
find bools.xml in res/values of a decompiled framework-res and then find this line
Code:
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
and change the true to false
save and recompile and push or use root explorer to apply the new file

Made a stupid mistake!! I can't remember how to push the file using ADB and my Transformer is force closing like crazy hahaha. Can someone give me some quick instructions? Watched a couple videos but they're all different and not working. I've got ADB running, it's mounted, the .apk is in the ADB folder but I can't get it to push. Please help! Thanks so much!
EDIT: Nevermind. Also a stupid mistake haha, that was a close one.
Thanks for doing this jholtom, I've wanted this for a while as well!

awesoe works nice man ought to make a thread for it so people can find it... or edit this one...
Sent from my Optimus Prime Transformer

Nice work. Seems I have to choose between this or the battery percentage mod but not both.

Thanks jholtom . You should contact roach so he can have it built in the rom!

It works! Tha mate.

I dont really mind where it gets posted
Credit is always nice though

jholtom said:
Decompile using apktool or apkmanager (which utilizes apktool) and then...
find bools.xml in res/values of a decompiled framework-res and then find this line
Code:
<bool name="config_animateScreenLights">true</bool>
and change the true to false
save and recompile and push or use root explorer to apply the new file
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Can't seems to find res/values (using apkmanager do I need to decompile or extract APK?)

^ decompile.
Sent from samsung vibrant

Alex9090 said:
^ decompile.
Sent from samsung vibrant
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Thanks. Yeah finally figured how to decomplie. Changed the field from true to false. Just trying to see what i'm doing wrong cause after compiling it back it doesn't have the crt shut down

Theres some sort of setting that can apparently cause it to work about 7/8 of the time but not that other 1/8. I'm looking around to see what it is and how it can be resolved.
And just in case did you push or install with root explorer?

jholtom said:
Theres some sort of setting that can apparently cause it to work about 7/8 of the time but not that other 1/8. I'm looking around to see what it is and how it can be resolved.
And just in case did you push or install with root explorer?
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I used Root Explorer, I'll try to push it to see if it's any better.
EDIT: I just compile again and it seems to be working better. Thank you.

Hi all! First off, thanks to jholtom for figuring this out. I have thrown this mod in my PCB Blue theme (beta testing only now), and confirm that it works, BUT only when on the homescreen. I.E. if you are in any other app, the CRT animation will not run. Switching back to the homescreen does allow it to work again though. Another trick (if you have the kb dock) is to hit the "LOCK" key (top-right) while in another app, and then the CRT animation appears to play on further on/off toggles, but without unlocking the screen.
Not sure what the cause/solution of that may be, but I did find this thread on RootzWiki that also shows how to edit a .smali file in 'services.jar'. I am too lazy to decompile 'services.jar' and the .smali script, but if someone else is able to, maybe we can see if the further mods will allow it to work 100% of the time. Here's that thread:
[DEV] Enabling CRT ON & OFF Animation in Roms [HOW-TO]
I hope Roach gets wind of this, and maybe his expertise will point us in the right direction for how to get it working perfectly. It is such a simple animation overall, but one that gives us such joy and pleasure
Cheers!

Was hoping you would catch wind of this scar45 and put it in your theme. And nice work to you jholtom!

I hadn't looked at the CRT off animation for HC before as I read it didn't work right but I also didn't know about the potential fix in the services.jar file.
I'll have a wee play about and see what I can come up with.
Can any tell me if the issue still exists where it only works in landscape?

Roach2010 said:
Can any tell me if the issue still exists where it only works in landscape?
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It work while in portrait also but the animation only shut down in landscape.
Like on the phone it only shut down in portrait. Hope I make sense.
It only work when you're on one of the home screen and not anywhere else.

Yeah, I got it working for screen on and off but only from the Home Screen. When you do if from within an app the TF flips out.

[Q] Icon Pack creation help.

Hi guys. A friend of mine's been working on an app containing launcher pro icons to make up a pack. Thing is, manually searching for an app's activity name takes hours, especially if there are icons in the 100's.
What I'm looking for, is an easier way to do this. Is there some "tool" out there that automatically searches for an app's activity name? It's way too tedious to sit for hours just searching for the names.

Can anyone help?

Please use the Q&A Forum for questions Thanks
Moving to Q&A

Hm what do you mean with activity name? The package name?

Dark3n said:
Hm what do you mean with activity name? The package name?
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com.android.whatever, you know.

And what do you need, the App name + package name?
Could write an app writing all installed App names + package names into a .txt file on /sdcard

Check over on the launcherpro forums. The were working on a program to do this but last I saw it still was not complete.

Dark3n said:
And what do you need, the App name + package name?
Could write an app writing all installed App names + package names into a .txt file on /sdcard
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This would be wonderful!

Just run it.
File will be on /mnt/sdcard/app_infosX.xml
X being an increasing number should the file already exist.
The format is the following:
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<apps>
<app>
<packagename>com.adobe.flashplayer</packagename>
<appname>Adobe Flash Player 11.1</appname>
</app>
<app>
<packagename>com.adobe.reader</packagename>
<appname>Adobe Reader</appname>
</app>
</apps>

Give me a link when those icons are done, i'd would like to see them .

[Q] How to remove the Verizon Wireless on the stock lockscreen

Anyone successfully remove the Verizon Wireless from the lock screen yet. I have made many attempts via framework–res to no avail. I have made changes to the eri.xml as well as adding/changing the spn-conf. Any ideas or tips would be appreciated.
Thanks

I am assuming the info comes from the SIM card because when its not inserted the phrase, "No SIM card, Emergency Calls Only" is displayed in the same place Verizon Wireless normally is. There has to be a handoff between the SIM Card and code via an XML file someplace but I have yet to find it. If anyone has any info please let me know.

I'd be willing to bet 5 bucks there is an xml edit in framework-res.apk or systemui.apk that would get rid of it , If I come across it i'll let you know for sure.

natethegreat86 said:
I'd be willing to bet 5 bucks there is an xml edit in framework-res.apk or systemui.apk that would get rid of it , If I come across it i'll let you know for sure.
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Ive checked strings in both and neither had any reference. I will check again because i am pretty sure it has to be in framework-res.

Ya I see a lot of lock screen entries in framework-res strings.xml but nothing with plain verizon wireless, i see all the other possible things that could popup and it does look like its linked to the sim from there. I also see a reference to carrierLabel in systemui public.xml with an id of 0x7f0f00ae no idea where its linked to though as of yet will keep digging.
EDIT: Question for you guys are you running ICS touchwiz roms or aosp or what? I ask because I'm on a AOSP jelly bean rom and it might be different then what you guys have
I'm thinking this is going to require editing some smali files most likely, do me a favor and see if you have this file in your systemui.apk:
SystemUI\com\android\systemui\statusbar\phone\CarrierLabel.smali

natethegreat86 said:
Ya I see a lot of lock screen entries in framework-res strings.xml but nothing with plain verizon wireless, i see all the other possible things that could popup and it does look like its linked to the sim from there. I also see a reference to carrierLabel in systemui public.xml with an id of 0x7f0f00ae no idea where its linked to though as of yet will keep digging.
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Thanks.
The two entries I am looking for are:
Verizon Wireless
No Sim Card..Emergency calls Only
Those two phrases pop up in the same place on the lock screen when booting and/or once booted up.
Some other phones like the Nexus have thier carrier lable linked to an eri.xml and/or an spn-conf.xml located in /system/etc and or in /data right on the phone. No need to even decompile an APK, but the GS3 seems to be a little different as none of those tricks worked.
There is an eri.xml located in framework-res/res/xml/eri.xml. But nothing there referencing verizon or a sim card. Looks like a generic xml.

natethegreat86 said:
EDIT: Question for you guys are you running ICS touchwiz roms or aosp or what? I ask because I'm on a AOSP jelly bean rom and it might be different then what you guys have
I'm thinking this is going to require editing some smali files most likely, do me a favor and see if you have this file in your systemui.apk:
SystemUI\com\android\systemui\statusbar\phone\CarrierLabel.smali
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I am running a stock deodexed TW ICS Rom.
Yes I have that xml in SystemUI but that smali should reference a string I would have thought? I thought the smali was to execute and not dictate what the actual phrase. I am far from an experienced coder though so what do I know.
Its late, I will look over this smali tomorrow when I have a little more time.
If we could get a few people digging for this we could probably find it in less than a week...
Thanks for the help!

Not sure if this will do it or not but seems like its definitely worth a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773879
As that xml is there in that location and the id is also there, I'll try it out on my rom when I get the chance as well and let you know.
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Well after some more searching I came across a post to remove the carrier name on jelly bean for the nexus and it actually worked for me, I don't know if this will work on touchwiz ICS or not but you may want to do a nandroid and try it. I used the second set of steps putting the eri.xml in /data and left the values blank and no more carrier label

natethegreat86 said:
Not sure if this will do it or not but seems like its definitely worth a try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773879
As that xml is there in that location and the id is also there, I'll try it out on my rom when I get the chance as well and let you know.
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Well after some more searching I came across a post to remove the carrier name on jelly bean for the nexus and it actually worked for me, I don't know if this will work on touchwiz ICS or not but you may want to do a nandroid and try it. I used the second set of steps putting the eri.xml in /data and left the values blank and no more carrier label
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I have tried those too...LOL. They seem to be for either ASOP only or JB. Just for giggles I tried them again to be sure and still no go.
Glad it worked for you though!

Derp I goofed I didnt give you the link in the second edit for what actually worked for me anyhow I'll give you what you need for your ics version.
Do a nandroid backup before making any changes just in case
1) Download eri.xml onto your desktop or some folder you will remember where it has been placed.
2) Open "eri.xml" with something such as NotePad or WordPad and edit everywhere you see "Whatever you want or delete this and nothing will show up". You can simply change the text or delete the text between the quotations and nothing will show up.
3) Save "eri.xml" and copy it to the root of your SD Card.
4) Open Root Explorer or an app similar, copy "eri.xml" from your SD card to "/data" directory.
5) Reboot, and Enjoy!
eri.xml http://www.mediafire.com/?edv0q6jvyh7hk4g

natethegreat86 said:
Derp I goofed I didnt give you the link in the second edit for what actually worked for me anyhow I'll give you what you need for your ics version.
Do a nandroid backup before making any changes just in case
1) Download eri.xml onto your desktop or some folder you will remember where it has been placed.
2) Open "eri.xml" with something such as NotePad or WordPad and edit everywhere you see "Whatever you want or delete this and nothing will show up". You can simply change the text or delete the text between the quotations and nothing will show up.
3) Save "eri.xml" and copy it to the root of your SD Card.
4) Open Root Explorer or an app similar, copy "eri.xml" from your SD card to "/data" directory.
5) Reboot, and Enjoy!
eri.xml http://www.mediafire.com/?edv0q6jvyh7hk4g
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Tried that one too....no go.
Stupid Verizon.....

Grrr lol we will find a way for you eventually. Alright just for kicks try the eri.xml file I used for JB it just may work follow my thread over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1897808

natethegreat86 said:
Grrr lol we will find a way for you eventually. Alright just for kicks try the eri.xml file I used for JB it just may work follow my thread over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1897808
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No go...strike #8....lol. Where the hell is this thing hiding?

Lmao dang was worth a try, this is harder for me now since i'm on cm10 aosp and I don't have a ics tw rom to look further into.
Alright one more try on one other thing that may work as well, definitely do a nandroid before you try this one as well.
1) Download spn-conf.xml file i have attached onto your desktop or some folder you will remember where it has been placed.
2) Open "spn-conf.xml" with something such as NotePad or WordPad and edit where you see Verizon Wireless.
3) Save "spn-conf.xml" and copy it to the root of your SD Card.
4) Open Root Explorer or an app similar, copy "spn-conf.xml" from your SD card to "System/etc" directory.
5) Reboot, and Enjoy!
spn.conf.xml http://www.mediafire.com/?qz6o28y822lxh5g

Strike #9.
The search continues.

Grrr lol I can't believe none of those worked, what rom are you running just curious?

natethegreat86 said:
Grrr lol I can't believe none of those worked, what rom are you running just curious?
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Stock Deodexed Rom with a dozen or so self installed MODs. All I did was root, custom recovery, and start loading up a few favorite mods like:
Time toggle on/off
AM/PM toggle on/off
center clock
small am/pm
expanded setting for MMS
battery full removed
keyboard icon removed
...and a few others.
Otherwise, stock ROM rooted and deodexed.

Well you may want to consider going with a custom rom, things like this are so much easier on a custom rom because dev's enable these type of goodies . I don't know why anybody isn't on cm10 builds personally ive been running paranoid android for several weeks as my daily driver with no issues at all. But if you like the TW UI I can understand.

natethegreat86 said:
Well you may want to consider going with a custom rom, things like this are so much easier on a custom rom because dev's enable these type of goodies . I don't know why anybody isn't on cm10 builds personally ive been running paranoid android for several weeks as my daily driver with no issues at all. But if you like the TW UI I can understand.
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well I have painfully gone through each and every XML in framework and none hold the key to removing the carrier name from the lockscreen. I know this because I have swapped each XML from a sprint rom (which does not have the carrier name on the lockscreen) with mine and the Verizon Wireless remained in place. I will go through some of the APKs in /system/app next and see what I can find. I was sure it would have been in framework though.

Didact74 said:
well I have painfully gone through each and every XML in framework and none hold the key to removing the carrier name from the lockscreen. I know this because I have swapped each XML from a sprint rom (which does not have the carrier name on the lockscreen) with mine and the Verizon Wireless remained in place. I will go through some of the APKs in /system/app next and see what I can find. I was sure it would have been in framework though.
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I have a cool crisp $1 bill waiting to be donated to who ever can figure out how to make this go away on a stock, rooted, deodexed, ICS 4.04 ROM.
Seriously, I have just about exhausted all possibilities that I can think of.
Thanks for any help anyone can offfer!

[Mod] Remove NFC Icon from Statusbar (Without XML edit)

If you find this icon as ugly as I do you probably researched and figured out that you could remove this by changing the OTHERS.XML in /system/csc/
If you have no problem editing the XML that is probably the easiest solution, however if you are like me and need to have a solution that works as a flashable zip that is indepenedent of the random carrier settings in others.xml this solution might help you.
This is the NFC apk from LL1 samsung release and should in theory be backwards and forwards compatible.
Tested on LL1 / TWRP.
If this works for you please give me thanks / rate the thread. If it doesn't let me know so i can figure out a more universal solution.
http://www.mediafire.com/?ycsa44am50rrfdi

I kinda like the NFC icon but I changed it to something else. Just swap out the icon with another icon.

just_visiting said:
I kinda like the NFC icon but I changed it to something else. Just swap out the icon with another icon.
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Hi
Can You explain how did u done it? pls!
Where is the icon located?
Greets! Nick

etecdailey said:
Hi
Can You explain how did u done it? pls!
Where is the icon located?
Greets! Nick
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Should be found in the NFC.apk in res/drawable-xhdpi

andybones said:
Should be found in the NFC.apk in res/drawable-xhdpi
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Thank You!

andybones said:
Should be found in the NFC.apk in res/drawable-xhdpi
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Hmm.. What kind of "apk tool" did u use to decompile & compile back?
I've tried APK Tool and it's not working.

etecdailey said:
Hmm.. What kind of "apk tool" did u use to decompile & compile back?
I've tried APK Tool and it's not working.
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Winrar or 7zip will do. Drag the 'res/drawable-hdpi' folder out to and make the changes. Then drag the folder 'res/drawable-hdpi'' back into the apk. Depending on your Windows configuration, make sure there are no 'thumbs.db' files in ANY of the folder in the apk file before you replace the file in your phone or else you're gonna get some force-close upon reboot. Good luck.
PS: After you're comfortable with replacing icons then you go ahead and start replacing icon in all your other programs. systemui.apk, phone.apk, contacts.apk, email.apk, maps.apk, etc...

just_visiting said:
Winrar or 7zip will do. Drag the 'res/drawable-hdpi' folder out to and make the changes. Then drag the folder 'res/drawable-hdpi'' back into the apk. Depending on your Windows configuration, make sure there are no 'thumbs.db' files in ANY of the folder in the apk file before you replace the file in your phone or else you're gonna get some force-close upon reboot. Good luck.
PS: After you're comfortable with replacing icons then you go ahead and start replacing icon in all your other programs. systemui.apk, phone.apk, contacts.apk, email.apk, maps.apk, etc...
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Nice! Actually it worked
I've made it useful with two icons - dont know why it didn't work with apk tool's...
Thanks one more time! (my work attached)

[Q] How to change Phone Defaults except build.prop?

I have installed a ROM.When i go to settings,it shows at the end 'Custom build by Rocky" This really sucks.
I tried to change it by build.prop but i couldn't do that as 'Custom build by Rocky';this text was even not present there. I searched a lot for this.Now can anyone tell me how to change this..I am sure this specific text is not present in build.prop,is there any other file to do that?

I've had my fair share in rom development a year or so ago. And I can tell you that the name there is just a way of marking the rom.
But if you're really bothered by it, I can tell you how to find the string, edit it or completely remove it. To find the string - Custom build by Rocky, you can't just change it in build.prop. For this, you must go into /system/app and then copy Settings.apk file to your desktop. From there, go ahead and decompile Settings.apk with a preferred decompiler. When decompiled, head into the project, and navigate to the following folder - res/values and open strings.xml with a text editor. Search for Custom build by Rocky in the text file, once found. You may change it to whatever you wish. But if you want to remove it, you have to remember the ID of the string. For example, in - example text - which is the string, the text to the right. The ID is text the ID is found in the left hand side, it's after the word name . So remember that, now go back to the res directory and scroll down to the xml folder, open it and look for about.xml. In there search for text which is the ID. And remove the line completely. Also make sure to remove the header line too. As this will stop the layout from having an invisible section.
Now compile the Settings.apk and push it to your device - adb push desktop/path/to/Settings.apk /system/app or just copy Settings.apk to device and do it from there.
I do not encourage you to do this. And you can do this at your own risk. I will not take any responsibility if you mess up your phone.
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krishneelg3 said:
I've had my fair share in rom development a year or so ago. And I can tell you that the name there is just a way of marking the rom.
But if you're really bothered by it, I can tell you how to find the string, edit it or completely remove it. To find the string - Custom build by Rocky, you can't just change it in build.prop. For this, you must go into /system/app and then copy Settings.apk file to your desktop. From there, go ahead and decompile Settings.apk with a preferred decompiler. When decompiled, head into the project, and navigate to the following folder - res/values and open strings.xml with a text editor. Search for Custom build by Rocky in the text file, once found. You may change it to whatever you wish. But if you want to remove it, you have to remember the ID of the string. For example, in - example text - which is the string, the text to the right. The ID is text the ID is found in the left hand side, it's after the word name . So remember that, now go back to the res directory and scroll down to the xml folder, open it and look for about.xml. In there search for text which is the ID. And remove the line completely. Also make sure to remove the header line too. As this will stop the layout from having an invisible section.
Now compile the Settings.apk and push it to your device - adb push desktop/path/to/Settings.apk /system/app or just copy Settings.apk to device and do it from there.
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Can u suggest me some apk decompilers?

Try "APKTool" just search for it on the search part of this site, it should come up.
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krishneelg3 said:
Try "APKTool" just search for it on the search part of this site, it should come up.
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Hey bro! This method worked..
But,now i am in a more big problem.
By the way that test was 'Custom build by Jatin' not Rocky.
The new settings.apk which i recompiled after editing that line successfully was not directly installing on my phone.
So,i replaced that new apk with the settings.apk in my ROM which contains 'Custom Build by Jatin' text..
Now,when i installed that ROM again,everthing went right ..but when i cheked the apps ...My settings option was no more..It was not installed during the ROM installation..I manually also tried to install that but nothing was achieved!
Now ,how to fix this? Hey bro,I am also attaching that settings.apk ,see if you can edit that line yourself and then again attach here for my use.Its line 176 in res/strings ,,just replace that line from 'Custom Build' only...
Please help me bro.

This happens sometimes. Its best to push the .apk to your device rather than moving it
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krishneelg3 said:
This happens sometimes. Its best to push the .apk to your device rather than moving it
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Now,the settings.apk is crashing..Bro,there is somewhere error between the app..I have attached that apk in this forum before..Can't u yourself rename that line and attach here..Please bro

Problem fixed
The unsigned settings.apk worked now....

Sorry, I just saw your post. Oh and I'm glad it works now. With system apps, you mustn't sign them. They don't work properly.
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