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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Thecomic andbook series byLincoln Peirce |
| Developed by | Mitch Watson |
| Voices of | |
| Music by | Frederik Wiedmann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Producer | Amy McKenna |
| Running time | 22–23 minutes |
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| Network | Paramount+ |
| Release | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) – August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) |
Big Nate is an American animated television series developed by Mitch Watson and based onthe comic strip and book series of the same name byLincoln Peirce.[1] It follows the adventures of the titular protagonist, alongside his friends, in sixth grade.[2] The executive producers are Mitch Watson and John Cohen. Peirce is also collaborating with the producers for the show.[3] The show premiered onParamount+ on February 17, 2022.[4][5] In March 2022, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on July 7, 2023.
The show received mixed reviews from audiences who criticized its gross-out humor although the animation and voice acting were praised.
On March 28, 2024, the series was removed from Paramount+ as part of a "strategic decision to focus on content with mass global appeal".[6] Production on the series ended on July 25, 2024.[7] Despite the removal from Paramount+, most episodes of the show are still available to purchase on digital platforms. On August 26, 2024, every season two episode, including all of the previously unreleased episodes of the season, were put onApple TV andAmazon Prime for purchase.[8][9]
Big Nate follows the adventures and misadventures of Nate Wright, a semi-incompetent, spirited, and rebellious sixth-grader. His friend group includes Francis, Teddy, Chad, and Dee Dee. Nate hates social studies teacher Mrs. Godfrey, whom he considers his nemesis and calls her names like "the school's Godzilla", and tends to run afoul of her, the firm Principal Nichols, and the aging science teacher Mr. Galvin. At home, Nate lives with his single father Martin and older sister Ellen.
The series was originally planned to premiere onNickelodeon in September 2021.[2] However, in December 2021, with the casting, it was announced that it would premiere onParamount+ in early 2022,[4] later specified as February 17.[5] On August 3, 2022, it was announced that nine new episodes would release on Paramount+ on August 19, 2022.[11] The series began airing on Nickelodeon on September 5, 2022.[12]
In 1991, the first year theBig Nate comic was published,Peanuts executive producerLee Mendelson purchased the option from Lincoln Peirce to make an animatedBig Nate television series forSaturday-morning cartoons atNBC; Peirce "was paid $5,000 to write a quote-on-quotebible describing the characters and outlining a few story ideas". However, the day after this deal was finalized, all NBC Saturday-morning cartoons were cancelled, sending the series intodevelopment hell.[13]
On February 19, 2020,Nickelodeon announced an animatedBig Nate series. Nickelodeon's executive vice president of animation production and development,Ramsey Ann Naito, stated that she had wanted to adapt theBig Nate book series into an animated series for a long time.[1][3]
On March 24, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season of 10 episodes.[14][15] On August 3, 2022, it was announced that 10 additional episodes were ordered for the second season.[11] On June 22, 2023, it was announced that the second season would premiere on July 7, 2023.[16]
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 26 | 8 | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | |
| 9 | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | |||
| 9 | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | |||
| 2 | 26 | 10 | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | |
| 16 | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | |||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [17][18][19] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [17][12][19] | First linear air date [12][19] | Prod. code [12][20][18] | U.S.linear viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Legend of the Gunting" | Kimberly Jo Mills & Jim Mortensen | Mitch Watson | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 5, 2022 | 101 | 0.20[21] |
Nate finds out that he is one detention away from being "gunted", a myth where someone is rumored to disappear from five detentions in one week. Nate tries to go the whole week without getting any detentions. But he is asked to show a troublemaking new kid, Bentley Carter around the school, who is determined to become Nate's prank partner. Guest stars:Jack Black as Brad Gunter,Danny Jacobs as Bentley Carter | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Go Nate, It's Your Birthday" | Jeff DeGrandis & Jim Mortensen | Elliott Owen | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 9, 2022 | 102 | 0.23[22] |
It's Nate's birthday and his father Martin lets him borrow his credit card for the day, as long as he can spend under $50.00. But Nate accidentally maxes the credit card out and tries to find a way to pay off the debt that he owes. Meanwhile, Martin helps Nate's sister, Ellen get over her claustrophobia for the Iditarod race. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Valentine's Day of Horror" | Kyle Neswald | Kelly Fullerton & Mitch Watson | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | October 21, 2022 | 103 | 0.13[23] |
It's Valentine's Day and Nate tries to find a grand gesture for his true love, Jenny. He finds one after winning the school's art contest and winning a pizza party for the entire school. Little does he know that the pizza gives everyone food poisoning as Principal Nichols works to contain the situation before the school inspectors show up. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "CATastrophe" | Jeff DeGrandis & Jim Mortensen | Sarah Allan | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 16, 2022 | 105 | 0.20[24] |
For Science, Nate is paired up with Jenny for the Rube Goldberg project. But when he comes to her house to make the project, he finds out she has a cat that he is scared of and tries to get over his ailurophobia. Meanwhile, Ellen tries to cure Martin's fear of public restrooms. | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Pimple" | Kyle Neswald | Emily Brundige | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 16, 2022 | 106 | 0.24[24] |
Nate gets his first pimple to which he finds a disaster at first, but he soon finds out that it is lucky for everyone when they touch it. Meanwhile, Dee Dee gets the substitute drama teacher of her dreams. Guest star:Kimberly Brooks as Donna | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Belles A Ringin'" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 23, 2022 | 107 | 0.21[25] |
Ellen is heartbroken when she breaks up with her boyfriend, Gordie, so Nate buys romance novels for her. But Nate finds out they are major cash cows, so he writes one of his own titled "Belles A Ringin'". The publishers love the book and want him to make more novels. Nate writes more novels, with the help of his friends, about people's personal lives. | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Time Disruptors" | Tanner Johnson | Eric Shaw & Mitch Watson | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | September 30, 2022 | 108 | 0.19[26] |
Nate makes plans for the upcoming P.S. 38 costume ball, based on the Legend of the Homeschooled Corn Girl, and plans to dress as the Time Disruptors, a superhero group that Nate claims is the most epic franchise in cinema. But Nate finds out that Francis is not helping as much as him and finds out that he is tutoring a girl from their rival school Jefferson Middle School whom he soon falls in love with. Nate also finds out Jefferson is having a masquerade ball on the same day of their dance. | ||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Wilderness Warriors" | Kyle Neswald | Sarah Allan | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17) | January 13, 2023 | 109 | 0.29[27] |
The sixth grade at P.S. 38 goes on a camping trip overseen by Mrs. Godfrey and Nate is determined to win the Wilderness Warrior award. Meanwhile, Dee Dee tries to get over her fear of camping. Also, Principal Nichols and Mr. Galvin plan to steal abald eagle egg to raise small funds for the school. | ||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Best Laid Cell Plans" | Kyle Neswald | Emily Brundige | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 12, 2023 | 115 | 0.12[28] |
Nate and his friends find out that Francis has a cell phone for emergencies. They immediately use it all the time, but Nate accidentally makes a video that shows him saying "I Love Gina" while really imitating Mrs. Godfrey. This causes the whole school to think Nate has a crush on Gina. Kim Cressly, a girl who also has a crush on Nate, holds both Nate and Gina hostage in her basement to find out if Nate really likes Gina. | ||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Game Over" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Mitch Watson | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 18, 2023 | 116 | 0.10[29] |
Nate finds out he is the reason for the cancellation of lizards after a screening of a lizard show. So, Nate tries to save the class pet lizard Shelia who he accidentally let out of the school after he found out she was pregnant. Little does he know that Shelia and her baby lizards are really crawling through the air vents of the school. | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "'Til Death Do We Rock" | Kyle Neswald | Emily Brundige | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | March 4, 2023 | 112 | 0.17[30] |
Nate's band "Fear the Mollusk" tells him that his singing is not good and instead hires Nate's rival Artur as the lead singer, much to Nate's dismay. Meanwhile, Martin gets a job as a bathroom attendant, but accidentally tells Nate that he is a CEO for a catering company. | ||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Randy's Mom Has Got It Goin' On" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Sarah Allan | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 17, 2023 | 113 | 0.16[31] |
Martin falls in love with Randy's mom, Barbara, much to Nate's dismay as Randy always picks on him. They start to get along together as Randy never gets in trouble. But after seeing Randy dismantle Teddy's uncle's property, Nate thinks he is a jerk again. Ellen tells Nate she found an engagement ring in Martin's room. Thinking they could become brothers, Nate teams up with Randy to make Martin and Barbara break up with each other. Guest star:Nasim Pedrad as Barbara | ||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Ghostly Coven of Man Witches" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Michael Ryan | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | October 14, 2022 | 104 | N/A |
To get rid of a science test, Nate and his friends sneak into the school at night to put out Halloween decorations to make it look like it's haunted. But Nate hears noises and finds things that could tell that the school could actually be haunted by a ghostly coven of man-witches. Meanwhile, Martin attends a funeral of an old friend that was a clown where he dresses up as a clown. But chaos ensues on the way back home. | ||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Future is Fuzzy" | Tanner Johnson | Sarah Allan | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 19, 2023 | 117 | 0.11[32] |
During gym class, Nate gets hit by a dodgeball and gets a syneos injury that makes him predict the weather. He becomes an intern for the local weatherman, Wink Summers. Meanwhile, Dee Dee thinks that a new kid in the drama club is stealing her spotlight. | ||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Big Freeze" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | March 11, 2024(Nicktoons) | 110 | N/A |
Nate and Team Awesome go against Jefferson Middle School in the annual snow sculpture contest, the Big Freeze, and whoever wins it gets a snack machine for the school. Nate learns Nolan, a long-time rival, is in the Jefferson team and does whatever it takes to beat him. | ||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Curse of the Applewhites" | Tanner Johnson | Lissy Klatchko | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 11, 2023 | 111 | 0.12[33] |
Nate is assigned to do figure skating in gym class while his friends get to do hockey, much to his dismay. He gets Chad to be his figure skating partner, but learns there is an ancient figure skating curse in his family. Meanwhile, Nate's friends try to teach Martin how to say "no" to Nate. | ||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave" | Tanner Johnson | Ben Lapides | August 19, 2022 (2022-08-19) | April 10, 2023 | 114 | 0.12[34] |
Nate spends Spring Break with Francis's family where they visitRhinelander, Wisconsin. Nate discovers their planned schedule and tries it on his family. It doesn't work and he moves with Francis's family without Martin and Ellen noticing. He sees their schedule at home, but disaster starts when his neat freak alter ego, Nathaniel kicks in. Meanwhile, Martin and Ellen are asked to dog-sit Spitsy, but lose him and wonder where Nate is. | ||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Kindness Wars" | Kyle Neswald | Emily Brundige | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | April 24, 2023 | 118 | 0.15[35] |
Artur does a favor for Nate by writing his report when it was due. Nate feels indebted and tries to do more kind things for him to even the scales, but Artur does plenty more things for Nate. Meanwhile, Francis is picked on by Randy, so Kim teaches him to channel his inner Kim. Also, the teachers try to make the largest blueberry for the Annual Rackleff Blueberry Contest. | ||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Wait Until Dark" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | March 11, 2024(Nicktoons) | 119 | N/A |
Martin and Ellen are heading out of town so Nate is excited to be at home all by himself. But when he hears that zombie wolves are attacking through town, he is questioning his decision to be all by himself. Meanwhile, Martin finds out the event he is heading to is actually next week, so he heads home which is harder than he expected. | ||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Square Root of Teddy" | Tanner Johnson | Emily Brundige | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 18, 2023 | 120 | 0.08[36] |
Mrs. Godfrey has a standardized test in her class and Teddy gets a perfect score. He is considered a genius and is asked to compete in the math competition the Numberdome. Francis is struggling with his identity as the smartest kid in the sixth grade, so his friends help him enter the Numberdome. | ||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Six-Tween Candles" | Kyle Neswald | Sarah Allan | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 19, 2023 | 121 | 0.16[36] |
It's Dee Dee's birthday and Dee Dee is very excited. But her friends and her parents are too busy setting up her surprise party and they try to hide any single detail. This makes Dee Dee feel left out and she ends up spending the day with a new girl in her class Amy. Guest star:Ali Stroker as Amy | ||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "It's Lonely at the Top" | Tanner Johnson | Sarah Allan | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 21, 2023 | 123 | 0.14[36] |
Nate is elected for the Student Safety Sergeant, much to Gina's dismay. But he makes plenty of fun rules that make the whole school go crazy, which leaves him unprepared. Meanwhile, Principal Nichols finds out all of the other teachers hang out without him outside school which causes him to fit into their inner circle. | ||||||||
| 23 | 23 | "Nate in Shining Armor" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 26, 2023 | 125 | N/A |
All of the students in the sixth grade are asked to show 5th graders around the school and see if they want to come to P.S. 38 next year. But Nate's "new friend", Leah acts like a person from the medieval times which seems to be a problem. So Nate tries to act like her knight to get her to P.S. 38. Meanwhile, Martin and Ellen come to Teddy's Uncle Pedro's help to make a garden for their backyard. Guest Star:Valeria Rodriguez as Leah | ||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "Bro-king Up Is Hard To Do" | Kyle Neswald | Emily Brundige | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 25, 2023 | 124 | 0.14[36] |
Nate falls into a bromance with Ellen's cool new boyfriend Blade, much to Ellen's dismay. So she tries to separate both of them from each other. Meanwhile, Principal Nichols asks "Fear the Mollusk" to make a new school anthem for P.S. 38. Guest star:Xolo Maridueña as Blade | ||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "Nate on a Hot Tin Roof" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 20, 2023 | 122 | 0.11[36] |
Nate is given so many detentions that the teachers put him on "Nate Watch". To get out of this, Nate helps Dee Dee put on the new musical and casts the teachers as the stars, but things don't go as well as expected. Guest star: Ali Stroker as Amy | ||||||||
| 26 | 26 | "The April Fool" | Tanner Johnson | Sarah Allan | December 26, 2022 (2022-12-26) | September 27, 2023 | 126 | 0.16[36] |
It's April Fools Day and Nate tries to find the perfect prank inspired by his hero Brad Gunter, but things get crazier when he sees him in person. Meanwhile, Principal Nichols tries to hide himself from all the pranks planned. Guest star:Mick Wingert as Brad Gunter | ||||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [18][37][8] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [18][12][37][8] | First linear air date (all Nicktoons) [37] | Prod. code [12][20][18] | U.S.linear viewers (millions) |
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| 27 | 1 | "The Curse of Eewcorpico" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Emily Brundige | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 12, 2024 | 201 | N/A |
| 28 | 2 | Victoria Harris & Tanner Johnson | Ben Lapides | March 13, 2024 | 202 | N/A | ||
| 29 | 3 | "Mouth Brow Madness" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 18, 2024 | 205 | 0.03[36] |
| 30 | 4 | "Flavor Blasted Beardy Yum Yums" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Mitch Watson | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 20, 2024 | 208 | N/A |
| 31 | 5 | "Bum Rap" | Kyle Neswald | Sarah Allan | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 14, 2024 | 203 | N/A |
| 32 | 6 | "A Star is Torn" | Victoria Harris | Emily Brundige | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 18, 2024 | 206 | N/A |
| 33 | 7 | "Valentine's Day of Horror: Chapter II" | Kyle Neswald | Lissy Klatchko | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 19, 2024 | 207 | N/A |
| 34 | 8 | "Nate Wright's Day Off" | Kyle Neswald | Sarah Allan | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 15, 2024 | 204 | 0.08[36] |
| 35 | 9 | "Rackleff's G.O.A.T." | Victoria Harris | Sarah Allan | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 21, 2024 | 209 | N/A |
| 36 | 10 | "The Ballad of Big Nate" | Kyle Neswald & Sam Koji Hale | Story by : Sam Koji Hale & Mitch Watson Written by : Mitch Watson | July 7, 2023 (2023-07-07) | March 22, 2024 | 210 | N/A |
| 37 | 11 | "The Real Kids of P.S. 38" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Sarah Allan | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 211 | N/A |
| 38 | 12 | "Holy Pierogis" | Victoria Harris | Ben Lapides | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 212 | N/A |
| 39 | 13 | "The Tween's Gambit" | Kyle Neswald | Ben Lapides | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 213 | N/A |
| 40 | 14 | "Nate Wright Has Left the Building" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Sarah Allan | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 214 | N/A |
| 41 | 15 | "Speed Bump Brawl" | Victoria Harris | Alex van der Hoek | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 215 | N/A |
| 42 | 16 | "NATESgiving" | Kyle Neswald | Ben Lapides | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 217 | N/A |
| 43 | 17 | "Field of Nightmares" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Lissy Klatchko | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 216 | N/A |
| 44 | 18 | "Exes Machina" | Victoria Harris | Story by : Sam Koji Hale Teleplay by : Elliott Owen | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 218 | N/A |
| 45 | 19 | "Scarytale Endings" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Ben Lapides | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 219 | N/A |
| 46 | 20 | "Rackleff's a Dump" | Kyle Neswald | Sarah Allan | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 220 | N/A |
| 47 | 21 | "Nate Eat World" | Victoria Harris | Lissy Klatchko | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 221 | N/A |
| 48 | 22 | "Carlotha the Sloth-a" | Kyle Neswald | Alex van der Hoek | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 222 | N/A |
| 49 | 23 | "The Unsittable One" | Kimberly Jo Mills | Michael Ryan | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 223 | N/A |
| 50 | 24 | "Norchaborf" | Victoria Harris | Sarah Allan | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 224 | N/A |
| 51 | 25 | "Extreme Makeover: Gym Teacher Edition" | Kyle Neswald | Elliott Owen | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 225 | N/A |
| 52 | 26 | "Fuller House" | Victoria Harris | Ben Lapides | August 26, 2024 (2024-08-26) | TBA | 226 | N/A |
| No. | Title [38][39] | Original release date | Nickelodeon air date [38][39] | Prod. code [38][20] | U.S.linear viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Theater Antics" | January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18) | February 4, 2022 | 112B 103 | 0.21[40] |
| 2 | "How to Pull a Proper Prank" | January 18, 2022 (2022-01-18) | February 4, 2022 | 112A 101 | 0.21[40] |
| 3 | "The Butt Cheeks Song" | January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25) | February 18, 2022 | 115B 104 | 0.22[41] |
| 4 | "Spitsy's Barking Lessons" | January 25, 2022 (2022-01-25) | February 11, 2022 | 114A 105 | 0.27[42] |
| 5 | "How to Get Ripped or Die Tryin'" | February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) | February 11, 2022 | 114B 106 | 0.27[42] |
| 6 | "Locker Makeover Day" | February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01) | February 18, 2022 | 115C 107 | 0.22[41] |
| 7 | "Picture Day" | February 8, 2022 (2022-02-08) | February 25, 2022 | 116A 108 | 0.26[43] |
| 8 | "How to Annoy Your Older Sister" | February 17, 2022 (2022-02-17)[a] | February 18, 2022 | 115A 102 | 0.22[41] |
| 9 | "Bad Hamster" | July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15)[44][b] | TBA | 116B 109 | N/A |
Ashley Moulton fromCommon Sense Media gave the series three-out-of-five stars, stating "like the book series the show is based on, the TV show is likely to be loved by kids and to divide parents."[45]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Refs |
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| 2022 | Children's and Family Emmy Awards | Outstanding Casting for an Animated Program | Roxanne Escatel, Amanda Goodbread, Amy Zeis | Nominated | [46] |
| Outstanding Main Title and Graphics | David Skelly, Sam Koji Hale, Jim Mortensen, Dennis Shelby, Vicki Scott | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Annie Awards | Best Animated Television/Broadcast Production for Children | "The Legend of the Gunting" | Nominated | [47] |
| Outstanding Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production | Mitch Watson, Emily Brundige, Ben Lapides and Sarah Allan (for "The Legend of the Gunting") | Nominated | |||
| GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Kids and Family Programming - Animated | Big Nate | Nominated | [48] |
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