History of selection
Rhapsody tomatoes include Northern, Raspberry, Golden and Rhapsody NK. The last hybrid will be discussed. This is a product of Russian selection. Initially, the plant was intended for greenhouse cultivation, as it is tall and is a hybrid. But later, its cultivation in open ground began to be successfully practiced.
Did you know? The designation "F1" indicates that it is a first generation hybrid (translated from Italian as "filli"
—
these are kids"). The seeds of such plants are not collected independently, but are produced anew every year. One specialist, through genetic crosses, receives only 3 or 4 kg of such seeds per year.
How to grow tomatoes
The stage of caring for plants after seedlings is no less important. Let's look at what you should pay special attention to.
Landing
Sprouts should be replanted with a lump of earth on the roots. The required distance between the beds is about 40 cm. It is better to plant bushes in cool, windless weather. Immediately after planting, it is recommended to water the tomatoes generously with warm water.
Please note that the soil should be free of pests and fungal pathogens or infections. The best predecessors for tomatoes are cucumbers, cabbage, and potatoes. The hybrid likes the presence of sand or ash in the ground.
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Both an experienced gardener and a novice gardener can properly care for tomatoes. The main thing is to water the beds on time and remove weeds. Be careful with water: its excess leads to the development of fungus. It is also necessary to periodically loosen the soil - this saturates it with air.
Since Rhapsody is an indeterminate variety, a mandatory garter is required. The tomato forms many stepsons - they slow down the development of the bush and take away nutrients, so they should be removed in time. The bushes form either one or two stems.
Important ! Nitrogen-containing fertilizers have a positive effect on the development of Rhapsody. However, be careful with them - an excess is fraught with illness. The most popular remedies are ammonium nitrate, bone meal and potassium salt.
Features of cultivation and possible difficulties
Particular attention should be paid to the removal of stepchildren. Excess shoots lead to a decrease in yield. Rhapsody's stepsons appear already at the seedling stage. Their removal is a rather labor-intensive process that requires additional time and effort. After planting in the ground, it is recommended to remove shoots every 6-7 days. Stepchildren should be removed with gloves.
Also pay attention to disease prevention. Rhapsody does not have 100% immunity to fungi and infections. To protect tomatoes from them, it is advisable to carry out preventive measures. For example, spray the bushes with nettle infusion or fertilize the soil with nutrients.
Diseases and pests
Even if all the rules are followed, the tomato can get sick. The most common crop disease is late blight. Occurs due to high humidity and excess nitrogen. Signs of late blight are brown spots and white coating on the leaves.
It is difficult to get rid of fungus; sometimes the only way out is to remove the infected bushes. Along with late blight, tomatoes can get tobacco mosaic or powdery mildew. Professional medications or folk recipes can cope with these diseases. For example, a tincture of garlic and ash.
Also, tomatoes are not immune to pests. The most common are: spider mites, whiteflies, mole crickets, and wireworms. These insects take nutrients from the plant, as a result of which the plant dies. To prevent this, weeds should be removed and bushes should be treated with special preparations. For example, with Medvetox or Tzipi.
Characteristics and description
Rhapsody NK F1 is classified as a tomato. This means that the harvest is harvested in trusses (the fruits ripen almost simultaneously), although it is also possible to harvest individual fruits.
Productivity
The hybrid belongs to early-ripening tomatoes, so the finished product can be obtained within one and a half to two months after planting the seedlings. The good yield is explained by the high growth of the plants, as well as a sufficient number of brushes, on each of which up to 7 fruits are formed. With proper care, you can harvest from 4 to 5 kg of tomatoes from one plant and from 30 to 40 kg from 1 m².
Description of the fruit
Tomatoes have a flat-round shape. The weight of the fruit can reach 140 g. The skin is bright red, although thin, but quite dense and resistant to damage. The pulp is juicy and fleshy, with 3 or 4 seed chambers, and has a pleasant sour taste.
The fruits are used fresh, as well as for preservation (except for the first harvest), making juices, salads and sauces.
Culinary nuances of a ripe tomato
Ripe tomatoes have a round shape, a dense peel of a rich red hue, one fruit weighs from 100 to 150 grams. Gastronomic advantages and differences from other varieties:
- Bright tomatoes of the Rhapsody variety are not prone to cracking and have a good presentation.
- Ripe fruits have a taste with barely noticeable sourness.
- First harvest tomatoes are not suitable for canning.
The hybrid fruits of Rhapsody make excellent sauces and juices; tomatoes fit perfectly into the picture of a dietary salad.
Pros and cons of a hybrid
- Rhapsody NK F1 is characterized by the following advantages:
- bushes are strong and vigorous;
- high yield and almost simultaneous ripening of berries on the cluster;
- the length of the internodes is up to 15 cm, so the number of brushes is greater than that of other tall hybrids;
- the fruits are the same in size not only within the cluster, but throughout the entire bush;
- the skin is resistant to cracking;
- ripe berries can remain on the bush for a long time without overripening or falling off;
- shows good adaptation to climate change;
- It is resistant to fusarium, brown spot, verticillium and tobacco mosaic.
- But at the same time, the plant also has some disadvantages:
- Since this is a hybrid, it is not possible to prepare seeds yourself, so they need to be purchased annually. Their price is higher than the cost of varietal seeds;
- fruits are not intended for too long transportation;
- pinching and shaping of bushes is necessary;
- During long-term storage, they somewhat lose their original taste.
Advantages and disadvantages
Among the main advantages of the variety are the following:
- rich taste of fruits, characterized by a balance of sweetness and acidity;
- high productivity;
- excellent resistance to diseases and pests;
- friendly appearance of the ovary;
- Possibility of growing in any climate, because greenhouse plant;
- unpretentiousness.
The disadvantages of the variety include:
- impossibility of long-term storage of fruits;
- tomatoes do not tolerate transportation well.
- sometimes the plant is capricious in relation to fertilizers or soil.
If you carefully prepare the soil before planting seedlings, the last problem can be easily avoided. Attention should be paid to the selection of fertilizers and fertilizing. If the soil contains all the necessary elements, the plant will not become harmful.
Optimal growing time
Sowing seeds of tall tomatoes is done a little earlier than short ones - 50-60 days before planting seedlings in open ground. Usually this time falls on the last days of March or the beginning of April. When stable heat sets in (not lower than +10°C), the seedlings can be planted in a permanent place. Most often this happens in the last days of May or the first days of June.
Farmer reviews
You can find many positive reviews on the Internet about the Rhapsody variety.
Maria : “I’ve been growing tomatoes for the third year in a row: I’m happy with the delicious tomatoes, I prepare salads from them, and I make tomato juice. I grow the crop in a greenhouse, since it often rains and cool winds blow in Tyumen.”
Valentina : “I’m pleased with the harvest. The tomatoes ripened gradually and turned out large with sweet flesh. I planted Rhapsody in open ground and pre-cultivated the soil.”
Nikolai: “I had a bad experience growing Rhapsody. The vegetable garden is located outside the city, so it is inconvenient to monitor the formation of stepsons and remove them in time. The taste of the hybrid also did not make much of an impression. I prefer varieties that require less attention.”
Reading reviews on gardener forums, you can come across a sharply negative opinion about the variety.
Dmitry Ivanovich: “The Rhapsody variety turned out to be very capricious and problems with cultivation began even at the stage of planting tomatoes in the ground. After just 2 weeks, I discovered brown spots on the bushes - as it turned out, the bushes were infected with late blight. After treatment with special drugs, the disease was defeated, but in the future I do not intend to plant Rhapsody on my plot.”
And yet, most gardeners remain satisfied with the Rhapsody variety. This hybrid is good in any form, its popularity is growing every year.
Basic growing rules
In order for the work expended to more than pay off, you need to properly care for the seedlings, and subsequently for the adult specimens.
Growing seedlings
Rhapsody seed products are most often covered with a shell, but if it is absent, then pre-sowing preparation can be carried out:
- soak for a day in an ash solution (2 tablespoons per 1 liter of warm water);
- Keep in a solution of a growth stimulator (“Zircon” or “Albit”) for 10 hours;
- Keep it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator for a day.
Find out how to deal with diseases of tomato seedlings.
Sowing seeds is carried out in several stages:
- Fill small boxes or containers with soil mixture (garden soil, humus, peat and sand in equal proportions).
- Water the soil and spread the seeds. Sprinkle the same mixture, sand or peat chips on top (the layer should be no thicker than 1.5 cm).
- Cover the crops with film to speed up germination and reduce moisture evaporation. During germination, it is important to maintain the air temperature at +22…+24°C.
In the future, seedlings require the following care:
- when seedling hooks appear, the film is removed;
- to prevent the sprouts from stretching, it is necessary to provide lighting for more than 14 hours a day;
- daytime temperature is maintained at +20°C, and night temperature is about +16°C;
- Moderate watering is needed so that the top layer dries out a little (about 2 times a week). When overwatered, there is a risk of blackleg disease;
- After 2 true leaves appear, the seedlings need to be pruned. Plants are planted in separate containers (plastic cups or peat pots), which are filled with soil of the same composition as was used for the previous planting;
- It is not necessary to fertilize the seedlings - they will have enough nutrients before planting in a permanent place;
- two weeks before planting the seedlings, they begin to accustom them to environmental conditions. These procedures are carried out at a temperature of +10°C (not lower). The duration of hardening gradually increases.
Important! It is of great importance to accustom the seedlings not only to the air temperature, but also to the sun's rays, which are also a great stress for it.
Preparing the site for planting seedlings
Before transplanting seedlings to a permanent place, you need to consider the following nuances:
- It is important to decide on its placement. Tomatoes love the sun, so you need to choose appropriate areas. It is good to plant tomatoes after cucumbers, onions or carrots. Solanaceae are bad predecessors, as they have common diseases and pests.
- The land should be cultivated twice. In the fall, plant remains are removed, plowing or digging is carried out, and in the spring the beds are dug up with a shovel or pitchfork and harrowed.
- Poor soils should be fertilized. Before autumn treatment, humus (about 5 kg per 1 m²) and mineral fertilizers (40 g superphosphate + 20 g potassium salt per 1 m²) are added. In the spring, rotted bird droppings and ash (1 kg/m² each), as well as ammonium sulfate (20 g/m²) are added.
Technology of planting seedlings
Seedlings can be planted in rows opposite each other or in a checkerboard pattern. Basically, the technology is practically no different from planting other varieties and hybrids:
- the distance between bushes is about 0.5 m, and between rows - up to 0.7 m;
- The holes should be larger in size than the earthen ball with roots. A liter of water is poured into each hole;
- the stem needs to be sprinkled with soil slightly higher than it was before, which stimulates additional root formation. Some gardeners even advise cutting off the lower leaves in order to plant the tomato deeper;
- the soil around the seedling needs to be compacted and watered a little more;
- the soil around the stem can be mulched with any suitable material (for example, peat);
- If the sun is too hot, the planted plants need to be shaded.
Transplanting seedlings and care
The soil in the garden beds must be weeded regularly
Only seedlings that are 60 days old will be ready for transplanting.
It is important that it already has 5-6 well-formed leaves. The plant develops well only in loose and light soil, into which fertilizers in the form of peat and humus are first applied.
For loosening, ordinary river sand is suitable, which can easily be replaced with sawdust.
It is necessary to water the planted seedlings only with warm water. The best temperature is no more than 30 °C. It is recommended to water them no more than once every 2 weeks.
When grown in hot conditions, the optimal frequency is once every 4 days. If the soil is too acidic, it is fertilized with wood ash. To ensure normal growth of tomatoes, it is necessary to use phosphorus and potassium as fertilizers. Fertilizing is carried out 6 times during the entire ripening period.
This variety of tomatoes needs regular weeding. The area must be completely cleared of all weeds. Twice during each season the bushes must be hilled. To prevent rapid evaporation of moisture, the root part of the soil is mulched.
Due to their size, the bushes will need staking, but the plant does not require pruning or pinching. When a shoot grows many fruits or additional shoots, it is usually tied up.
Disease and pest control
The main danger among pests for the Rhapsody F1 variety will be slugs. It won't be difficult to overcome them. These parasites will need to be removed from the plant, and then a special barrier will need to be created. To do this, sprinkle the ground near the bushes with coarse sand or ash.
Tatyana Orlova (Vasilidchenko) (candidate of agricultural sciences):
Collecting slugs with your hands is also a pleasure. There are special means to combat these mollusks: Slug Eater, Thunder, Molluscicide.
Tomatoes have a fairly high resistance to diseases, but the plant could still use a little prevention. Spraying with celandine tincture will not only prevent the development of diseases, but also repel pests. It is better to carry out prevention before flowering.
The spray solution is easy to prepare. You will need to collect 1.5 kg of fresh plant and then fill it with water (8-9 l). A soda solution is suitable as an alternative. For 10 liters of water you will need no more than 300 g of soda. Regular ventilation of the greenhouse will be an excellent prevention of both diseases and pests.
Tatyana Orlova (Vasilidchenko) (candidate of agricultural sciences):
It is much easier to use ready-made biological agents Barrier or Barrier to prevent diseases on tomatoes.
Features of crop care
Caring for tall and low-growing tomatoes is different: since indeterminate (tall) specimens do not have growth restrictions, there are some features when caring for them.
Watering rules
Tomatoes tolerate drought better than waterlogging, which causes poor growth and the occurrence of diseases.
Find out in more detail how to properly water tomatoes in a greenhouse and in open ground.
There are some important points:
- You need to water the plants once a week, spending about a liter of water on each bush;
- in case of rainy weather or drought, certain adjustments are made to the watering schedule;
- The optimal time for watering is considered to be the second half of the day;
- Such procedures are very important when the first clusters bloom;
- before loosening and after fertilizing (dry), tomatoes also need moisture;
- The use of drip irrigation gives good results.
Top dressing
Tomatoes are demanding when it comes to fertilizing, but do not like too much of it.
- If fertilizers were not applied to the soil in the spring, then the first fertilizing is carried out 2 weeks after planting the seedlings. For a bucket of water, take 1 part of mullein (about 1 kg), as well as 20 g of superphosphate. 500 ml of solution is poured under each bush.
- The second feeding is carried out 3 weeks after the first. Dry fertilizers are used for it (20 g of superphosphate, 15 g of potassium salts and 10 g of ammonium nitrate per 1 m²). It can be combined with hilling.
- A third application of fertilizer is not necessary if the foliage on the tomatoes is rich green and the fruits set and ripen well. If there are problems, apply the same drugs as in the second feeding.
Important! An excess of nitrogen fertilizers increases the growth of green mass and inhibits flowering and fruiting. Nitrogen is important during fruit ripening, and potassium is needed to increase sugar content.
Stepping and bush formation
Bushes of indeterminate hybrids need staking and shaping:
- begin tying tomatoes already under 2–4 leaves. The stakes are driven in from the north side, 10 cm from the base of the bush. You can also use trellises for tying;
- the bush is formed into 1 or 2 stems, and all the rest are removed. The stepsons are not broken off to the ground - they leave “stumps” of 1–1.5 cm so that the sleeping buds do not awaken and the growth of new stepsons does not begin;
- the growth of bushes after reaching a height of about 2 m should be limited. To do this, pinch the top - then the nutrients are directed to the ripening of the fruit, and not to the growth of the stem and leaves;
- for hands that are too large and heavy, additional garter may be required;
- If the harvest will be carried out with brushes, then they need to be normalized. It consists in leaving 6–8 ovaries on the inflorescence, and removing the rest.
Loosening the soil and weeding
Tomato bushes, like most plants, prefer loose soil without weeds, therefore:
- weeds must be regularly removed, as they absorb nutrients needed by tomatoes, and also contribute to the settlement and spread of many pests;
- Loosening the soil between rows should be done every 10–15 days. The use of mulching materials will simplify this task and slow down the growth of weeds;
- Tomatoes need hilling to form additional roots. The first is carried out 2 weeks after planting, the second - 20 days after the first. Before starting work, the plants need to be watered well.
Pests and diseases of the hybrid Rhapsody
Since hybrids are genetically resistant to most diseases, they do not need to be treated with chemicals. For example, they are also resistant to aphids, but can be attacked by slugs. To prevent their appearance, the soil is sprinkled with wood ash and sand, and the tomatoes themselves are powdered with ash. If the pests have already appeared, then you need to collect them manually.
The following methods are used for preventive purposes:
- ensuring good ventilation between the bushes (plantings should not be thickened);
- loosening the soil;
- removal of plant residues from the previous harvest;
- can be sprayed with soda solution (200 g per 10 l) or whey (0.5 l per 10 l of water). This will also serve as additional feeding.
Description of the hybrid tomato Rhapsody and recommendations for growing the plant
Rhapsody is a hybrid tomato variety that was bred not so long ago. This is a rather interesting type of tomato, intended for cultivation in northern latitudes. Initially, it was planned to develop a type of tomato that could increase productivity when grown in greenhouse conditions. The breeders managed to achieve their goal, and summer residents and farmers received a new and very tasty variety of tomato.
What is a Rhapsody tomato?
Characteristics and description of the variety:
- Rhapsody is a raceme tomato, otherwise called NK F1;
- the variety is early ripening and has unlimited bush growth;
- has good productivity;
- the plant is quite powerful and can withstand a large weight load;
- sometimes the variety is called Raspberry Rhapsody - thanks to the large bushes, completely covered with fruits, it resembles a raspberry bush;
- tomato bushes Rhapsody F1 need a garter, this is due to the fact that a large number of fruits grow on them and help is required to hold all this abundance;
- In terms of yield, bushes with 1, 2 or 3 stems are recognized as the best.
On average, it takes about 3 months from planting to harvest. In this case, pinning is not required. 1 bush can reach 70 cm in height, sometimes representatives higher than this figure are found. As a rule, this subspecies of tomatoes is grown in greenhouses and on unprotected soil.
Ripe Rhapsody tomato fruits are bright red or crimson in color. The shape is round, slightly flattened, with ribbing near the stalk; the fruits themselves are quite large. Rhapsody tomatoes are suitable for any further use: fresh, canned or as a sauce.
The variety has fleshy and dense pulp, as well as durable skin. Experts say that even if dropped onto a hard surface from a height of human height, the fruit is able to retain its shape and not receive visible damage. The fruits obtained from the first bush reach 130 g or more in weight due to the small quantity. In the future, when more tomatoes begin to grow, their weight will decrease somewhat.
When describing the variety of fruits, it is worth mentioning long-term storage. Rhapsody cannot retain its properties for a long time; it is not recommended to transport it over long distances. This, as a rule, scares summer residents away from purchasing or forces them to grow small amounts of this representative.
How to grow tomatoes?
Let's look at the growing process. Sowing of seeds is planned for early or mid-spring. Experts recommend sowing seeds 2 months before planting plants in the ground. There should be a maximum of 4 bushes per 1 m², otherwise there is a high risk of confusion between bushes and their death due to the impossibility of root growth.
Before planting, the soil must be prepared by adding fertilizers and humus. The soil should be enriched with vitamins and calcium.
Rhapsody has a number of positive characteristics that greatly exceed all the negative qualities of the variety. Grown and ripened fruits have a good taste: they maintain the ideal balance of sweetness, acidity and bitterness of the product.
Since the Rhapsody F1 tomato is a hybrid, it is practically not susceptible to diseases that usually attack tomatoes.
There are also disadvantages to the Rhapsody tomato. One of them is that a ripe fruit begins to rot within a couple of weeks, in some cases after a few days. The tomato is also capricious in terms of care: it does not always “like” the soil in which it was planted. In addition, the variety is quite picky when it comes to fertilizers.
However, reviews from a large number of farmers indicate that the advantages more than compensate for the negative features of the variety.
Harvest and storage
There are some peculiarities in harvesting and storing raceme tomatoes:
- the brushes are cut off entirely (the cut is made at the base) or neatly torn off individually;
- for longer storage, the fruits are not separated from the stalks;
- Collecting clusters with unripe fruits (ripe 2-3 first fruits) also extends the shelf life. The remaining berries ripen in 4–5 days;
- Rapid cooling of fruits to +12.5°C also helps to prolong storage - it reduces moisture loss and slows down ripening. Containers with tomatoes should be positioned freely to ensure good ventilation. However, prolonged storage at low temperatures worsens the taste of the product;
- ripe fruits are stored for about 10 days, and unripe ones - up to 4–5 weeks;
- The optimal storage temperature for ripe fruits is +10...+12°C, and humidity is about 80%.
Did you know? Unusual cluster tomatoes include the tree tomato Octopus F1. This plant reaches a height of 4 meters, and its crown area can grow up to 40
–
50 m².
In a year, up to 1.5 tons of harvest (about 14,000 fruits) can be harvested from such a giant. When growing your own crop of Rhapsody NK F1 tomatoes, you need to follow the rules set out in the article, and the plant will be able to please you with tasty and healthy fruits.
Varieties and types
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To the begining
- Agatha
- Adelaide F1
- Stork F1
- Scarlet Sails
- Amulet
- Anastasia F1
- Andromeda F1
- Angelica
- Balcony miracle
- Banana red
- White filling
- Benito F1
- Betta
- Blagovest F1
- Boni-M
- Bonsai
- Nerd F1
- Brixie F1
- Boomerang F1
- Pinocchio
- Bead
- Bull's heart
- Jack F1
- Verlioka F1
- Vitador F1
- Knight
- Vladimir F1
- Volgograd early ripening 323
- Volzhsky F1
- Prodigy F1
- Garten Freunde
- Giant Novikova
- Dwarf
- Grotto
- Danna
- Summer resident
- De barao red
- De barao pink
- De barao golden
- De Barao black
- De Facto F1
- Dolphin F1
- Gina
- Dina
- Don Juan
- Donna Rosa F1
- Buddy F1
- Dubrava (Dubok)
- Evpator F1
- yellow pear
- Giraffe
- gold fish
- Ivanushka
- Intuition F1
- Iris
- Kalroma F1
- Carlos F1
- Caspar F1
- Centaur F1
- Kirzhach F1
- Cosmonaut Volkov
- Kotroma F1
- Red Arrow
- Sturdy F1
- Lafanya F1
- Lelya F1
- Leopold F1
- Lerika F1
- Lola F1
- Long Keeper
- Ray
- La-la-fa F1
- Liana
- May early
- Baby F1
- Margarita F1
- Mars F1
- Maryushka
- Master F1
- Minuet F1
- Milady F1
- Monica F1
- Moskvich
- Moscow delicacy
- Neptune F1
- NK-Sonata F1
- New from Kuban
- New product from Transnistria
- Newbie
- Novogoshary
- Nocturne-NK F1
- Gardener
- Olya F1
- Onyx
- Orange F1
- Excellent student F1
- Perseus
- Pepper-shaped
- Pilgrim 8 F1
- Pinocchio
- Portland F1
- Excellent 176
- Raissa F1
- Paradisaic delight
- Rocket
- Rhapsody-NK F1
- Pink elephant (giant)
- Roma
- Samara F1
- Santiago F1
- Northern Express F1
- Semenych F1
- Semko Sinbad F1
- Semko Soyuz F1
- Semko-100 F1
- Semko-101 F1
- Semko-2000 F1
- Semko-98 F1
- Semko-99 F1
- Siberian early ripening
- Solaris
- Soprano F1
- Soyuz – 8 F1
- Stresa F1
- Stupike (Moravian miracle)
- Typhoon F1
- Table F1
- Tambov fruitful
- Fatty F1
- meal
- Overture-NK F1
- Ulysses F1
- Unicum F1
- Hurricane F1
- Morning dew
- Favorite F1
- F1 fan
- Pharaoh F1
- Fatalist F1
- Fancy F1
- Figaro F1
- Finish
- Flagship F1
- Flamenco F1
- Funtik F1
- Persimmon
- Shuttle
- Black Iceberg F1
- Chibli F1
- Shagane F1
- Shuttle F1
- Shulga F1
- Study F1
- Junior F1
- Yamal
- Amber
- Yaroslavna F1
To the begining
Low-growing, standard. Features of agricultural technology: for open ground and film tunnels. Does not require pinching or gartering. It can be grown by direct sowing into the ground. Ripening time: ultra-early, ripens in 80-85 days from the moment of emergence. Fruits weighing 60-80 g, bright red, flat-round, ribbed. Resistant to late blight and adverse weather conditions. Use: for fresh consumption and for whole-fruit canning. The ultra-earliness of the Boni-M variety ensures fast and early harvest. This means that you get early production and collect ripe fruits before the massive spread of the most harmful disease of nightshade crops - late blight. When growing the Boni-M variety in open ground, you will not need any kind of greenhouse facilities. Tomato “Boni MM”
Low-growing, weakly branched, determinate plants do not require pinching. Thanks to this feature of the variety, you will significantly save time and effort, and you will find caring for tomatoes easier and more enjoyable.
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