Birth Name: Caroline Elisabeth Hjelt
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: November 8, 1987
Ethnicity: Swedish
Caroline Hjelt is a Swedish singer. She is known as one half of the Swedish electropop duo Icona Pop, alongside Aino Jawo.
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Birth Name: Robin Miriam Carlsson
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: June 12, 1979
Ethnicity: Swedish
Robyn is a Swedish recording artist. She is the daughter of actors Bengt Wilhelm Carlsson and Maria (Eriksson) Ericson.
Place of Birth: Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
Date of Birth: September 14, 1951
Ethnicity: Norwegian, 1/8 Swedish
Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician. He is known as the lead singer of the synthpop/rock band A-ha. His father, Reidar Harket, is a chief physician at a hospital. His mother, Henny Katharina Johansen, was an economics teacher. He was married to Camilla Malmqvist.
Morten’s paternal grandfather was Gunvald Harket (the son of Ole Martinius Endresen and Aase Martinius Endresen). Ole was the son of Endre Steffensen and Caroline Elisabeth Olsdatter Farestad. Aase was the daughter of Ole Olsen Aabelvold and Gundvor Eilefsdatter Kleiva.
Morten’s paternal grandmother was Olga Tomine Vennesland (the daughter of Ole Mattias Vennesland and Tomine Tønnesdatter Vennesland). Ole was the son of Jakob Olsen and Kari Gundersdatter Vennesland. Morten’s great-grandmother Tomine was the daughter of Tønnes Andreas Torstensen Vennesland and Gunvor Baardsdatter Vennesland.
Morten’s maternal grandfather was Peder Johansen (the son of Johan Israel Persson and Inger Carine Torjusdatter). Johan was born in Sillerud, Värmland County, Sweden, to Per Andersson. Inger was the daughter of Torjus Evensen Braaten and Maren Carine Jensdatter.
Morten’s maternal grandmother was Inga Pauline Hansdatter Tjernes (the daughter of Hans Kristian Amundsen Agnalt and Karoline Gulbrandsdatter Førrisdal). Hans was the son of Amund Andersen and Gunhild Maria Andersdatter. Karoline was the daughter of Guldbrand Poulsen and Martha Maria Olsdatter.
Source: Genealogy of Morten Harket – http://geni.com
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Birth Name: Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg
Place of Birth: Gothenburg, Sweden
Date of Birth: October 24, 1989
Ethnicity: Swedish
PewDiePie is a Swedish Internet personality. He is the son of Lotta Kristine Johanna and Ulf Christian Kjellberg. He is the partner of Internet personality CutiePieMarzia.
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Birth Name: John Alberto Fernando Andres Luigi Olof Guidetti
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 15 April, 1992
Ethnicity:
*Italian, Swedish-Brazilian (father)
*Swedish (mother)
John Guidetti is a Swedish footballer. He plays for Spanish club Celta de Vigo. John is the son of Susanne and Mike Guidetti.
John’s paternal grandfather is Italian, and John’s paternal grandmother is of half Swedish and half Brazilian descent (of unknown ethnicity). John’s mother is likely Swedish.
John grew up in Sweden as well as Kenya.
Birth Name: Mia Pernilla Hertzman-Ericson
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: February 13, 1958
Ethnicity: Swedish
Pernilla August is a Swedish actress, director, and screenwriter. She started acting during her childhood in theatre and at school. Her professional acting career started in 1975.
Pernilla’s paternal grandparents were Olof Ericson and Gurli Hertzman (the daughter of Oskar Anders Hertzman and Märta Maria Skröder).
Sources: http://www.kinocaviar.com
Genealogy of Pernilla August (focusing on her father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Birth Name: Karin Victoria Silvstedt
Place of Birth: Skelleftehamn, Sweden
Date of Birth: 19 September 1974
Ethnicity: Swedish
Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish model, actress, singer, and television personality.
She has been featured on over 500 magazine covers (most notably Playboy). Victoria speaks English, French, and Italian, in addition to her native language Swedish.
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Birth Name: Mikael Åke Persbrandt
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: September 25, 1963
Ethnicity: Swedish, Finland-Swedish, possibly distant Belgian (Walloon)
Family Background: Mikael Persbrandt is a Swedish actor. His parents are Bo Inge Persbrandt and Inga-lill Persbrandt.
When he hosted the Swedish radio show Sommar in July 17, 2004, he stated (in Swedish):
“(I was) Baptized in The Finnish Parish in Gamla Stan (The Old Town) in 1963. Ancestry from Åland on my mother’s side, and on my father’s from… well, I think they were Walloons.”
Åland is an archipelago in the Baltic Sea and an autonomous region in Finland. It is inhabited by Finland-Swedes, a Swedish-speaking ethnic minority in Finland. Mikael has also stated that his mother’s ancestor’s was “fishing farmers”.
Source: Mikael talks about his ancestry (on 01:21) – http://sverigesradio.se/sida/avsnitt/325667?programid=2071
Birth Name: Joshua Michael Homme
Place of Birth: Joshua Tree, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 17, 1973
Ethnicity:
*25% Norwegian
*25% Ashkenazi Jewish
*18.75% English, with distant French and Irish
*12.5% German
*12.5% Swedish
*4.6875% French-Canadian
*1.5625% French
Josh Homme is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is the son of Irene Carol (Meier) and Orrin Michael Homme. He is married to Australian musician Brody Dale.
Josh’s paternal grandfather was Orrin Rheinhold Homme (the son of Herbert Gerhard Homme and Anna Georgina Stokke). Herbert was the son of Norwegian immigrant Amund Hansen Stubberud (later Homme), of Sør-Fron, and of Gjertine “Gertrude” Gundersdatter Pimertad, whose parents were also Norwegian. Anna was the daughter of Norwegian immigrants, John Hansen Saxhaug (later Stokke), of Inderøy, and Randi Jørgensdatter Præstløkken, of Oppdal.
Josh’s paternal grandmother was Camille Ann Wachter (the daughter of Paul August Wachter and Edna Katherine Anderson). Paul was the son of German immigrant Gottlieb Charles Wachter, of Bernstein, and of Annie Clotier. Annie was of 3/4 French-Canadian and 1/4 French descent. Edna was the daughter of Swedish immigrants, Henry Andersson, later Anderson, and Anna Steinholm.
Josh’s maternal grandfather was Frank Eising Meier (the son of Abraham Meier and Wilhelmina “Minnie” Eising). Abraham was the son of German Jewish immigrants Aaron Meier and Jeannette Hirsch. Wilhelmina was the daughter of German Jewish immigrants Emanuel Eising and Augusta Carolina Blun.
Josh’s maternal grandmother was Mary Ida Hedrick (the daughter of Clarence Edson Hedrick and Mary Ida “Mamie” Mosteller). Clarence was of English descent, and was the son of William Henry Hedrick and Martha Luetta “Mattie” Patterson. Josh’s great-grandmother Mary was the daughter of William Henry Mosteller and Mary Ida Coleman. William’s parents were German immigrants. Josh’s great-great-grandmother Mary was of English, as well as distant French and Irish, descent.
Sources: Josh’s birth record – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Josh’s paternal grandfather, Orrin Rheinhold Homme, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents, Herbert Gerhard Homme and Anna Georgina Stokke – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Amund Hansen Stubberud – http://www.arkivverket.no
Josh’s paternal great-grandmother, Anna Georgina Stokke, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandfather, John Hansen Saxhaug – http://www.arkivverket.no
Baptismal record of Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Randi Jørgensdatter Præstløkken – http://www.arkivverket.no
Obituary of Josh’s paternal grandmother, Camille Ann (Wachter) Homme – http://bismarcktribune.com
Marriage record of Josh’s paternal great-grandparents, Paul August Wachter and Edna Katherine Anderson – https://familysearch.org
Josh’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Annie (Clotier) Robidou, on the 1875 Minnesota state census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Josh’s maternal grandfather, Frank Eising Meier – http://www.ancestry.ca
Obituary of Josh’s maternal grandmother, Mary Ida (Hedrick) Fahy – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Josh’s maternal great-grandparents, Clarence Edson Hedrick and Mary Ida Mosteller – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: Timothy Walter Burton
Place of Birth: Burbank, California
Date of Birth: August 25, 1958
Ethnicity: Norwegian, Swedish, English, Scottish, German, Croatian, remote Dutch and French
Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. Tim was previously a partner of actress Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he has two children.
Tim’s paternal grandparents were Russell Clem Burton (the son of Daniel Harrison Burton and Mary Francis Timbrook) and Rose Francis Gibbs (the daughter of James Ransome Gibbs and Winnie Dee Carpenter).
Tim’s maternal grandparents were Ray Clifford Erickson (the son of John Peter Erickson and Selma Justina Peterson) and Alpha Jean Pollish (the daughter of Eli Pollish and Christina Winson). John was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents. Selma was born in Michigan, to Swedish parents. Eli was born in Russia or Germany, to Eley L. Pollish/Polish and Angie Popovic/Popovich, who likely had Croatian ancestry. Christina was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Eric E. Winson and Annie C.
Sources: Genealogy of Tim Burton – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Tim Burton (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Tim’s maternal grandfather, Ray Clifford Erickson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tim’s maternal grandmother, Alpha Jean Pollish, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tim’s maternal great-grandparents, Eli Pollish and Christina Winson – https://familysearch.org
Tim’s maternal great-grandparents, Eli Pollish and Christina Winson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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Birth Name: William West Anderson
Place of Birth: Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Date of Birth: September 19, 1928
Ethnicity:
*Swedish (father)
*English, Welsh, distant German, French, Breton, Scottish (mother)
Adam West is and American actor. He is known for playing Batman in the 1960s television and film, and for voicing Mayor West, who was named after him, on the series Family Guy. He is the son of Audrey Volenne Flothow (Speer) and Otto West Anderson.
Adam’s paternal grandparents were Jöns Peter “John” Anderson (the son of Anders Bengtsson and Boel Johansdotter/Johnston) and Anna Fredrika Gamberg (the daughter of Gustof Nilson Gamberg and Anna Lisa Danielsdotter). Adam’s paternal grandparents were both Swedish immigrants.
Adam’s maternal grandparents were William Felix Speer (the son of James Speer and Elizabeth Jane Garred) and Ina Hunter (the daughter of Peter Hunter and Miriam Adams). Most of Adam’s mother’s ancestors were English and Welsh. Elizabeth’s maternal second great-grandfather, Abraham Sneethen, was born in Germany; she also had distant French, Breton, and Scottish ancestry.
Sources: Genealogies of Adam West – http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
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Birth Name: Steven Angello Josefsson Fragogiannis
Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
Date of Birth: 22 November, 1982
Ethnicity:
*Greek (father)
*Swedish (mother)
Steve Angello is a Greek and Swedish disc jockey, record producer, and record label owner. He was also a member of the Swedish DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. His father is Greek and his mother is Swedish. Steve was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in Stockholm, Sweden.
Source: http://www.billboard.com
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Birth Name: Sven Axel Christofer Hedfors
Place of Birth: Lund, Sweden
Date of Birth: 18 December, 1977
Ethnicity: Swedish
Axwell is a Swedish DJ, remixer, and music producer. He was also a member of the Swedish DJ supergroup Swedish House Mafia. He owns Axtone Records.
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Birth Name: Todd Joseph Miller
Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado
Date of Birth: June 4, 1981
Ethnicity: English, Swedish, German, Scottish
T. J. Miller is an American actor and comedian.
T. J.’s paternal grandparents were Ernest William Miller (the son of Albert Monroe Miller and Alta K. Roberts) and Margery Louise Olson (the daughter of Andrew Belmont Olson and Nancy Mary Comstock). Andrew was of Swedish descent.
Sources: Genealogy of T. J.’s paternal grandparents, Ernest William Miller and Margery Louise Olson – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of T. J.’s paternal grandmother, Margery Louise (Olson) Miller – https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net
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Birth Name: Clinton Richard Dawkins
Place of Birth: Nairobi, British Kenya
Date of Birth: March 26, 1941
Ethnicity: Cornish, English, 1/16 Afrikaner (including Dutch, Scottish, German, French, Danish, Swedish, Belgian [Flemish])
Richard Dawkins is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer. He is the son of Jean Mary Vyvyan (Ladner) and Clinton John Dawkins. Richard’s father was born in Mandalay, Burma, and was the descendant of many English colonial officers and servants of the British Empire, including slave owners. Richard’s mother was of Cornish descent.
Richard’s paternal grandparents were Clinton George Evelyn Dawkins (the son of Francis Henry Dawkins and Alice Clara Tufnell) and Frances Enid Smythies (the daughter of Arthur Smythies and Gertrude Frances Morse Aston). Richard’s grandmother Frances was born in Mussoorie, Uttaranchal, India. Arthur was born in Newbold-on-Avon, England. Gertrude was born in Cape Province, South Africa, to an English father and an Afrikaner mother (of Scottish, German, French, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Belgian [Flemish] descent).
Richard’s maternal grandparents were Alan Wilfred “Bill” Ladner and Connie Wearne (the daughter of Walter Wearne). Alan and Connie both lived in Mullion, Cornwall, and Richard often visited them on holidays as a child.
In his book An Appetite for Wonder: The Making of a Scientist, Richard wrote:
My mother’s family came from Cornwall. Her mother, Connie Wearne, was the daughter and grand-daughter of Helston doctors (as a child I imagined them both as Dr Livesey in Treasure Island). She was herself fiercely Cornish, referring to the English as ‘foreigners’.
Sources: Genealogies of Richard Dawkins (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Richard Dawkins (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://familysearch.org
Richard’s maternal grandparents’ residence – http://www.independent.co.uk
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Birth Name: Kjell Stefan Löfvén
Place of Birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Date of Birth: 21 July 1957
Ethnicity: Swedish
Stefan Löfvén is a Swedish politician. He has been the Prime Minister of Sweden since 2014. He is the biological son of Siri Margareta Löfven and Karl Alvar ”Kalle” Hedberg. He was later put into the foster care of Iris Virgina and Ture Valdus Melander. Stefan is married to Ulla Margareta Arvidsson.
Stefan’s paternal grandfather was Karl Oskar Hedberg (the son of Karl August Hedberg and Johanna Johansdotter). Stefan’s great-grandfather Karl was the son of Johan Erik Hedberg and Hedvig Gustava Malmgren. Johanna was the daughter of Johan Erik Johansson and Kristina Margareta Johansdotter.
Stefan’s paternal grandmother was Ida Augusta Karlsson (the daughter of Karl Johan Karlsson and Lovisa Augusta Tunander). Karl was the son of Johan Erik Johansson and Kristina Margareta Johansdotter. Lovisa was the daughter of Karl Erik Tunander and Katarina Persdotter.
Stefan’s maternal grandfather was Ludvig Löfven (the son of Per Jonsson Löfven and Karin Larsdotter). Per was the son of Jon Persson Löfven and Anna Olsdotter. Karin was the daughter of Lars Larsson Finne and Marit Svensdotter.
Stefan’s maternal grandmother was Elsa Margareta Gustafsson (the daughter of Karl Johan Karlsson, later Gustafsson, and Johanna Byström). Karl was the son of Carl Gustaf Persson and Anna Maja Johansdotter. Johanna was the daughter of Carl Johan Byström and Anna Jonsdotter.
Source: Genealogy of Stefan Löfvén – http://www.geni.com
Birth Name: John Fredrik Reinfeldt
Place of Birth: Österhaninge, Haninge Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
Date of Birth: 4 August, 1965
Ethnicity:
*86.71875% Swedish
*6.25% African-American
*6.25% Latvian
*0.78125% Italian
Fredrik Reinfeldt is a Swedish economist, lecturer, and former politician. He served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 2014. Fredrik is the son of Birgitta Thunved (Kållberg) and John Bruno Reinfeldt. He was married to Filippa Désirée Amanda Cay Holmberg.
Fredrik’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his 4th great-grandmother, Britta Olofsdotter Ahlgren.
Fredrik’s paternal grandfather was John Herbert Linné Reinfeldt (the son of John Reinfeldt and Elin Olga Charlotta Olsson). Fredrik’s great-grandfather John was the son of John Henry Hood, an African-American from New York, and of Emma Dorothea Reinfeld (later Reinfeldt), a Latvian from Iecava. John was described as “mulatto” by some contemporary sources, but it is unclear if he actually had a white parent. Fredrik’s great-grandmother Elin was Swedish, and was the daughter of Nils Olsson and Maria Charlotta Linnarsdotter.
Fredrik’s paternal grandmother was Anne-Marie Dominique (the daughter of Gustaf Albihn Johansson and Regina Augusta Hildegard Dominique). Gustaf was the son of Gustaf Johansson and Anna Sofia Andersdotter. Regina was the daughter of Karl Johan Dominique and Helga Virginia Westerlund. Karl’s paternal great-grandfather, Domenico Martinelli, was an Itallian immigrant, from Naples.
Fredrik’s maternal grandfather was Hilbert Reinhold Kållberg (the son of Carl Johan Reinhold Kållberg and Hilda Amalia Andersdotter). Carl was the son of Karl August Kållberg and Brita Stina Hogner. Hilda was the daughter of Anders Olofsson and Maja Stina Eriksdotter.
Fredrik’s maternal grandmother was Lilly Helmi Dora Håkansson (the son of Gustav Emil Håkansson and Emma Karolina Eliasdotter). Gustav was the son of Gustaf Håkansson and Anna Sofia Persdotter. Emma was the daughter of Elias Andersson and Johanna Katarina Andersdotter.
Sources: Genealogy of Fredrik Reinfeldt – http://www.geni.com
Place of Birth: Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Date of Birth: July 7, 1976
Ethnicity: Scottish, English, German, Swedish, Irish, remote Belgian (Flemish)
Hamish Linklater is an American actor. He is the son of Kristin Linklater, an acting teacher, director, and author, and James Lincoln Cormeny.
Hamish’s father, who was American, was of German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish descent. Hamish’s mother is Scottish, and has Scottish, as well as some English and Swedish, and distant Belgian (Flemish), ancestry.
Hamish’s patrilineal line can be traced back to Joseph Carmany/Karmanee, who was born, c. 1738, in Sudliche Weinstrasse, Germany, to Johannes/John Carmane and Maria Catherina Krauss.
Hamish’s paternal grandparents were Alvin Elmore Cormeny (the son of Alvin Eugene Cormeny and Gladys Collins) and Meredith Daphne Storr (the daughter of Percy Thomas Storr and Ethel Lilian Peterson). Percy was born in Illniois, to an English father and a Swedish mother. Ethel’s father was Swedish.
Hamish’s maternal grandparents were Eric Linklater (Eric Robert Russell Linklater, the son of Robert Baikie Linklater and Mary Elizabeth Young) and Marjorie MacIntyre (the daughter of Ian MacIntyre and Ida Van der Gucht). Hamish’s grandfather Eric was born in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, and was raised in Scotland; he was a writer who also helped found the Scottish National Party. Eric’s maternal grandfather was Swedish. Hamish’s maternal great-grandmother Ida was English, and had distant Belgian (Flemish) ancestry through her surname, “Van der Gucht”.
Sources: Genealogy of Hamish’s paternal grandfather, Alvin Eugene Cormeny (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Hamish’s paternal great-grandfather, Alvin Eugene Cormeny, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Hamish’s paternal great-grandfather, Percy Thomas Storr, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Hamish’s paternal grandmother, Meredith Daphne (Storr) Cormeny – http://www.legacy.com
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Place of Birth: Saint-Ouen, Paris, France
Date of Birth: 8 February 1965
Ethnicity:
*Greek Jewish, Turkish Jewish (father)
*Swedish (mother)
Mathilda May is a French actress. Her father is Victor Haïm, a French playwright, who is descended from a Greek Jewish and Turkish Jewish family. Her mother is Margareta Hanson, a Swedish ballet teacher and choreographer.
Mathilda’s paternal grandfather was Joseph Haïm Levy.
Source: http://www.vsd.fr
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Birth Name: Catherine Louise Sagal
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 19, 1954
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*1/4 Alsatian German, English, some Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Swiss-German, German, 1/32 Swedish, and distant French (mother)
Katey Sagal is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her role as Peggy Bundy in the sitcom Married… with Children, and Gemma Teller Morrow in the series Sons of Anarchy.
Katey is the daughter of Sara (Zwilling), a director and singer, and Boris (born Bernard Louis) Sagal, a director and writer. Sara was born in Geneva, Illinois. Boris was born in Yekaterinoslav, Soviet Union (present day Ukraine).
Katey’s maternal grandparents were Daniel Frederick Zwilling (the son of Daniel Zwilling and Alda Blanche Miller) and Virginia Lee Thompson (the daughter of Nathaniel Quitman Thompson and Virginia/Jennie M. Macon). Katey’s great-grandfather Daniel was born in Ohio, to ethnic German parents from Alsace Lorraine, France. Alda was born in Marshall, Iowa. Nathaniel and Virginia/Jeannie was both born in Mississippi.
Sources: Genealogies of Katey Sagal (focusing on her mother’s side) –
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://familysearch.org
https://familysearch.org
Katey’s mother on the 1930 United States Census – https://familysearch.org
Katey’s mother on the 1940 United States Census – https://familysearch.org
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