Kahn v. Anthropic PBC
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| Judge: | Alex G Tse |
| Case #: | 3:26-cv-05763 |
| Nature of Suit | 890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
| Case Filed: | Jun 14, 2026 |
| Last checked: Wednesday Jul 29, 2026 1:00 AM PDT |
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Defendant
Anthropic PBC
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Karl Kahn
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Represented By
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GPO
Jul 07 2026
Order by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse granting 14 Stipulation For Extension of Time for Defendant Anthropic, PBC to Respond to Complaint and to set Briefing Schedule. (bns, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/7/2026) |
| Docket last updated: 10/12/2026 11:59 PM PDT |
| Tuesday, October 06, 2026 | ||
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Opposition/Response to Motion
Tue 10/06 2:17 PM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE by Plaintiffs Kahn and Smith filed byKarl Kahn. (Vaca, Monica) |
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| Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | ||
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Joint Case Management Statement
Wed 09/30 2:28 PM
JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by Anthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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| Tuesday, September 22, 2026 | ||
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Request for Judicial Notice
Tue 09/22 1:54 PM
Request for Judicial Notice re39 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint filed byAnthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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Declaration in Support
Tue 09/22 1:52 PM
Declaration of Amol Avasare in Support of39 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint filed byAnthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B
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motion
Dismiss
Tue 09/22 1:49 PM
MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiffs' Consolidated Complaint filed by Anthropic PBC. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 11/6/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom A, 15th Floor. Responses due by 10/6/2026. Replies due by 10/13/2026.(Singh, David) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order
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| Friday, September 11, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Fri 09/11 12:38 PM
NOTICE of Withdrawal filed by Kira Beth Hoffman Patterson, no longer appearing on behalf of Karl Kahn in this case (Patterson, Kira) |
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| Tuesday, September 08, 2026 | ||
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Complaint
Tue 09/08 10:05 AM
COMPLAINT Kahn and Smith Consolidated Complaint under Rule 42 against Anthropic PBC. Filed by Karl Kahn.(Vaca, Monica) |
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Affidavit
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| Friday, September 04, 2026 | ||
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Clerk's Notice Setting Zoom Hearing
Fri 09/04 3:10 PM
CLERKS NOTICE RESCHEDULING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. The parties are hereby notified that the Initial Case Management Conference is rescheduled from 9/25/2026 to 12/4/2026 at 2:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse. This proceeding will be held via a Zoom webinar. Webinar Access: All counsel, members of the public, and media may access the webinar information at [LINK:https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/tse-alex-g-agt/] Civ LR 77-3(d). Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. Zoom Guidance and Setup: [LINK:https://cand.uscourts.gov/zoom] . (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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Order on Stipulation
Fri 09/04 11:24 AM
ORDER Regarding Consolidation of Actions and Briefing Schedule signed by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse: granting (34) Stipulation in case 3:26-cv-05763-AGT; granting (20) Stipulation in case 3:26-cv-07789-AGT. (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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Set/Reset Hearings
Fri 09/04 11:25 AM
Set/Reset Hearing Motion Hearing set for 11/6/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom A, 15th Floor before Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse. (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, September 02, 2026 | ||
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Wed 09/02 4:01 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER to Consolidate Cases Under Rule 42 filed by Karl Kahn. (Vaca, Monica) |
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| Friday, August 28, 2026 | ||
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adr
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Fri 08/28 12:41 PM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options of Plaintiff Kahn(Vaca, Monica) |
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Declaration
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ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Fri 08/28 10:22 AM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Singh, David) |
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| Monday, August 24, 2026 | ||
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Clerk's Notice ~Util - Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings
Mon 08/24 9:43 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE RESETTING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERNCE. Initial Case Management Conference is HEREBY RESET from 9/18/2026 to 9/25/2026 02:00 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. Joint Case Management Statement now due: 9/18/2026. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (jaf, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, August 19, 2026 | ||
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Request for Judicial Notice
Wed 08/19 5:11 PM
Request for Judicial Notice re28 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint and Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed byAnthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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Declaration in Support
Wed 08/19 5:08 PM
Declaration of Amol Avasare in Support of28 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint and Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed byAnthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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Exhibit Exhibit A,
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Exhibit Exhibit B
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motion
Dismiss
Wed 08/19 5:03 PM
MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's First Amended Complaint and Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed by Anthropic PBC. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 11/6/2026 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom A, 15th Floor. Responses due by 9/2/2026. Replies due by 9/9/2026.(Singh, David) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order Proposed Order
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| Wednesday, August 12, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11 Order on Motion to Relate Case
Wed 08/12 2:33 PM
RELATED CASE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse: resolving 24 Administrative Motion. The Court finds that Kahn v. Anthropic PBC (Case No. 26-cv-5763-AGT) is not related to either Pascual v. Antropic, PBC (Case No. 26-cv-7699-KAW) or Patel v. Anthropic, PBC (Case No. 26-cv-7837-AGT). (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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Opposition/Response to Motion
Wed 08/12 10:39 AM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byIsabelo Pascual, Moneal Patel, Lauren Morgan. (Ruan, Matthew) |
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| Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | ||
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Opposition/Response to Motion
Tue 08/11 11:45 AM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byAnthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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motion
Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11 Relate Case
Tue 08/11 6:41 AM
First ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION Relate Cases 4:26-cv-7699, 3:26-cv-7837 , MOTION to Relate Case filed by Karl Kahn. Responses due by 8/17/2026.(Vaca, Monica) |
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Affidavit,
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Proposed Order
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| Friday, August 07, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
Fri 08/07 8:44 AM
ORDER for Defendant Anthropic PBC's Administrative Motion to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related signed by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse: granting 22 Administrative Motion. The Court finds that Smith v. Anthropic, PBC, Case No. 4:26-cv-07789-KAW, is related to the Kahn v. Anthropic, PBC, Case No. 3:26-cv-05763-AGT. (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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| Thursday, August 06, 2026 | ||
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motion
Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
Thu 08/06 4:26 PM
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Consider Whether Cases Should be Related Pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-12 and 7-11 filed by Anthropic PBC. Responses due by 8/10/2026.(Singh, David) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of David R. Singh In Support,
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Proposed Order
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| Tuesday, July 21, 2026 | ||
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notice
Notice (Other)
Tue 07/21 9:32 AM
NOTICE by Karl Kahn re20 Amended Complaint Notice of Filing Redline(Vaca, Monica) |
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Attached Redline
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| Monday, July 20, 2026 | ||
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Amended Complaint
Mon 07/20 4:13 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR DAMAGES, RESTITUTION, AND EQUITABLE RELIEF against Anthropic PBC. Filed by Karl Kahn. (Vaca, Monica) |
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| Thursday, July 09, 2026 | ||
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Thu 07/09 7:18 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Anthropic PBC.. (Singh, David) |
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| Tuesday, July 07, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Stipulation
Tue 07/07 11:20 AM
Order by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse granting 14 Stipulation For Extension of Time for Defendant Anthropic, PBC to Respond to Complaint and to set Briefing Schedule. (bns, COURT STAFF) |
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| Monday, July 06, 2026 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Mon 07/06 12:12 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Anthropic PBC identifying Other Affiliate Google LLC, Other Affiliate Amazon Web Services, Inc. for Anthropic PBC. (Singh, David) |
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Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Mon 07/06 9:51 AM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Anthropic PBC (Singh, David) |
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Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Mon 07/06 9:13 AM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Morgan Donoian MacBride on behalf of Anthropic PBC (MacBride, Morgan) |
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Mon 07/06 9:03 AM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER For Extension of Time for Defendant Anthropic, PBC to Respond to Complaint and to set Briefing Schedule filed by Anthropic PBC.(Singh, David) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of David Singh in support of Stipulation and Proposed Order,
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Proposed Order For Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint
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Notice of Appearance/Substitution/Change/Withdrawal of Attorney
Mon 07/06 8:54 AM
NOTICE of Appearance filed by David Ramraj Singh on behalf of Anthropic PBC (Singh, David) |
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Electronic Filing Error
Mon 07/06 11:48 AM
[LINK:Electronic filing error] . Filer did not add all interested parties when prompted. Re-file this document in its entirety and when prompted, enter all affiliates or corporate parents.Please re-file in its entirety. Re:16 Certificate of Interested Entities filed by Anthropic PBC (pjf, COURT STAFF) |
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| Wednesday, July 01, 2026 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Wed 07/01 8:38 AM
ORDER Granting Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse: granting 8 Application. (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Wed 07/01 8:37 AM
ORDER Granting Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice signed by Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse: granting 7 Application. (shy, COURT STAFF) |
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| Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | ||
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Tue 06/30 8:38 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Karl Kahn.. (Hector, Colin) |
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| Friday, June 26, 2026 | ||
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Affidavit of Service
Fri 06/26 11:35 AM
AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, Order Setting Initial Case Management Conference and ADR Deadlines, Civil Standing Order, Settlement Conference Standing Order, Standing Orders for all Judges, Certification of Conflicts and Interested Entities, Daffan Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice, Order Granting Application, Daffan Certificate of Good Standing, Vaca Application for Admission of Attorney Pro Hac Vice, Order Granting Application, Vaca Certificate of Good Standing served on ANTHROPIC, PBC dba ANTHROPIC, INC on 6/25/2026, filed by Karl Kahn. (Conn, Elliot) |
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| Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | ||
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Wed 06/17 3:42 AM
First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Monica Vaca ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22109500.) filed by Karl Kahn.(Vaca, Monica) |
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Att: 1
Supplement Certificate of Good Standing
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| Tuesday, June 16, 2026 | ||
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Tue 06/16 2:05 PM
First MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice Kathleen Daffan ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-22106979.) filed by Karl Kahn.(Daffan, Kathleen) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing
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| Monday, June 15, 2026 | ||
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Summons Issued
Mon 06/15 4:45 PM
Summons Issued as to Anthropic PBC. (slh, COURT STAFF) |
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order
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Mon 06/15 4:34 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/11/2026. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/18/2026 at 02:00 PM in San Francisco, via Videoconference Only. (slh, COURT STAFF) |
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~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Mon 06/15 9:56 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 6/29/2026. (chh, COURT STAFF) |
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| Sunday, June 14, 2026 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
Sun 06/14 11:34 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Karl Kahn (Conn, Elliot) |
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Proposed Summons
Sun 06/14 11:33 PM
Proposed Summons. (Conn, Elliot) |
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Complaint
Sun 06/14 11:31 PM
COMPLAINT against Anthropic PBC ( Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-22098447.). Filed by Karl Kahn. (Conn, Elliot) |
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