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{{short description|American attorney and Democratic politician from Maine}}
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| state_senate1 = Maine
| office = [[List of Presidents of the Maine Senate|President of the Maine Senate]]
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| governor = [[Angus King]]
| term_start = December 4, 1996
| term_start1 = December 5, 2018
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| term_end = December 6, 2000
| predecessor = [[Jeffrey Butland]]
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'''Mark W. Lawrence''' (born 1958) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving in the [[Maine Senate]]. Lawrence represents Senate District 35, comprising the towns of [[Eliot, Maine|Eliot]], [[Kittery, Maine|Kittery]], [[Ogunquit, Maine|Ogunquit]], [[South Berwick, Maine|South Berwick]], [[York, Maine|York]] and part of [[Berwick, Maine|Berwick]]. Lawrence was born in Kittery and attended [[Bowdoin College]] and the [[University of Maine School of Law]] where he was elected to his first term in the [[Maine House of Representatives]]. He has served a total of three terms in the Maine House and is serving his sixth nonconsecutive term in the Maine Senate, where he served as [[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|president]] from 1996 to 2000. Lawrence was the 2000 Democratic [[United States Senate]] nominee, challenging incumbent [[Olympia Snowe]], and in 2008 he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for [[Maine's 1st congressional district]]. Lawrence pursued private law practice for 14 years before becoming the [[York County, Maine|York County]] [[District Attorney]] from 2003 to 2010. In 2010, he returned to private practice and operates the Lawrence Law Firm out of Kittery.
'''Mark W. Lawrence''' (born June 27, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician from [[Maine]]. He was born in [[Kittery, Maine]]. A [[Maine Democratic Party|Democrat]], Lawrence served in the [[Maine House of Representatives]] from 1988 to 2000, first elected while still in law school. After two terms in the House, he was elected to the [[Maine Senate]] in 1992. He was elected as the [[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|President]] of the [[118th Maine Senate]] in December 1996<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/118/Senate/LegRec_1996-12-04_SP_pS0001-0019.pdf#page=6|title=Senate Legislative Record, One Hundred And Eighteenth Legislature, State Of Maine|date=December 4, 1996|publisher=[[Maine State Legislature]]|format=pdf|page=6|quote=This being done, Senator Mark W. Lawrence of York, was duly elected President of the Senate of the 118th Legislature.|accessdate=November 18, 2014}}</ref> and then elected as President of the 119th Maine Senate in December 1998,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/mark-w-lawrence/|title=Mark W. Lawrence|publisher=[[Maine Senate]]|accessdate=November 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022708/http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/mark-w-lawrence/|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> serving in that capacity until 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Past-Presidents.html|title=Past Senate Presidents|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314133436/http://www.maine.gov/legis/senate/Past-Presidents.html|publisher=[[Maine State Senate]]|archivedate=March 14, 2011|url-status=dead|accessdate=November 18, 2014}}</ref> He challenged Republican incumbent [[Olympia Snowe]] in the [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2000|2000 U.S. Senate election]] and lost. He lost in the Democratic primary for the open seat in the [[Maine's 1st congressional district|1st congressional district]] in [[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2008#District 1|2008]]. He served from 2003 to 2010 as the [[York County, Maine|York County]] [[District Attorney]] and did not seek re-election in [[2010 Maine elections|2010]]. He returned to private practice in South Berwick, Maine.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hench|first=David|url=http://www.pressherald.com/news/lawrence-pulls-out-from-fall-election_2010-07-13.html|title=Lawrence pulls out from fall election|date=July 10, 2013|newspaper=[[Portland Press Herald]]|publisher=[[MaineToday Media]]|location=Portland, Maine, United States|accessdate=November 18, 2014}}</ref> In November 2016, he was elected to the [[Maine House of Representatives]], and after a single term back in the House he returned to the Senate after the [[2018 Maine State Senate election|2018 election]].

==Early life and education==
Lawrence grew up in [[Kittery, Maine]].{{R|senatedems}} His father, Irving Lawrence, worked at the [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]]{{R|1stdistrictannouncement}} and his mother was a typesetter{{R|aboutmark}}. He attended Kittery Public Schools{{R|president119th}} and received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] from [[Bowdoin College]]{{R|2020senaterace}} and a [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Maine School of Law]].{{R|2020senaterace}}

==Career==
===Maine legislature===
During his second year of law school, Lawrence was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. He served two terms in the House from 1988 until 1992 and four terms in the Maine Senate from 1992 until 2000.{{R|senatedems}} Lawrence was elected president of the [[118th Maine Senate]] in December 1996{{R|president118th}} and president of the 119th Maine Senate in December 1998.{{R|president119th}}{{R|pastpresidents}} In November 2016, he was again elected to the Maine House, and in 2018 he returned to the Maine Senate and was re-elected in 2020.{{R|ballotpedia}}

===Congressional runs===
Lawrence was the 2000 Democratic challenger to incumbent [[Olympia Snowe]] in the [[United States Senate election in Maine, 2000|2000 U.S. Senate election]], but lost to Snowe 69%-31%.{{R|USsenate2000}} In [[United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2008#District 1|2008]], he ran for the Democratic nomination for Maine's 1st congressional district but was defeated in the primary.{{R|lawrencepullsout}}{{R|1stdistrict2008results}}

===Law practice===
Lawrence spent 14 years in private law practice before being appointed by Maine Governor [[John Baldacci]] to replace York County District Attorney Michael Cantara, who had been tapped to serve as the state's public safety commissioner. Lawrence was elected to the position in 2004 and 2006, but withdrew from the 2010 race in July of that year. He returned to private practice and currently operates The Lawrence Law Firm in Kittery.{{R|lawrencepullsout}}

==Personal life==
Lawrence lives in Eliot, Maine with his wife Tina and two daughters, Céline and Hayley.{{R|senatedems}}

==Electoral history==
===Maine House of Representatives===
1988

1990

{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 Maine House District 2 Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 342
|percentage = 53.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Kimberly Richards
|votes = 239
|percentage = 37.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Gary Sinden
|votes = 54
|percentage = 8.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 635
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 Maine House District 2 General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 3,116
|percentage = 54.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Jonathan Moynahan
|votes = 2,561
|percentage = 45.1%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 5,677
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}{{R|ballotpedia}}

===Maine State Senate===
1992

1994

1996

1998

{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Maine Senate District 35 Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 4,104
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 4,104
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Maine Senate District 35 General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 13,408
|percentage = 62.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael Estes
|votes = 8,050
|percentage = 37.5%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 21,458
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Maine Senate District 35 Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 6,031
|percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 6,031
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Maine House District 35 General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 17,099
|percentage = 62.6%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Bradley Moulton
|votes = 10,204
|percentage = 37.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 27,303
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}{{R|ballotpedia}}

===United States Senate, 2000===
{{Election box begin no change | title=2000 United States Senate Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 26,543
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 26,543
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=2000 United States Senate General Election}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Olympia Snowe
|votes = 437,689
|percentage = 68.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 197,183
|percentage = 31.1%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 634,872
| percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box end}}{{R|USsenate2000}}

===1st Congressional district, 2008===
{{Election box begin no change | title=2008 Maine 1st Congressional District Democratic Primary}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Chellie Pingree
|votes = 24,324
|percentage = 43.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Adam Roland Cote
|votes = 15,706
|percentage = 28.4%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Michael F. Brennan
|votes = 6,040
|percentage = 10.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Ethan King Strimling
|votes = 5,833
|percentage = 10.5%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Mark W. Lawrence
|votes = 2,726
|percentage = 4.9%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Stephen J. Meister
|votes = 753
|percentage = 1.4%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 55,382
| percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box end}}{{R|1stdistrict2008results}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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<ref name=president118th>{{cite web|url=http://lldc.mainelegislature.org/Open/LegRec/118/Senate/LegRec_1996-12-04_SP_pS0001-0019.pdf#page=6|title=Senate Legislative Record, One Hundred And Eighteenth Legislature, State Of Maine|date=December 4, 1996|publisher=[[Maine State Legislature]]|format=pdf|page=6}}</ref>

<ref name=president119th>{{cite web|url=http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/mark-w-lawrence/|title=Mark W. Lawrence|publisher=[[Maine Senate]]|access-date=November 18, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129022708/http://legisweb1.mainelegislature.org/wp/senate/educate-and-engage/past-presidents-of-the-senate/mark-w-lawrence/|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

<ref name=lawrencepullsout>{{cite web |last1=Hench |first1=David |title=Lawrence pulls out from fall election |url=https://www.pressherald.com/2010/07/13/lawrence-pulls-out-from-fall-election_2010-07-13/ |website=Portland Press Herald |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905192515/https://www.pressherald.com/2010/07/13/lawrence-pulls-out-from-fall-election_2010-07-13/ |archive-date=5 September 2021 |date=13 July 2010}}</ref>

<ref name=pastpresidents>{{cite web |title=Past Presidents of the Senate |url=https://legislature.maine.gov/past-presidents-of-the-senate |website=Maine State Legislature |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905194853/https://legislature.maine.gov/past-presidents-of-the-senate |archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=senatedems>{{cite web |title=Mark Lawrence |url=http://www.mainesenate.org/senator/senator/mark-lawrence/ |website=Maine Senate Democrats |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905195415/http://www.mainesenate.org/senator/senator/mark-lawrence/ |archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=aboutmark>{{cite web |title=About Mark |url=https://lawrence.mainecandidate.com/ |website=Re-Elect Mark Lawrence |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905201147/https://lawrence.mainecandidate.com/ |archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=2020senaterace>{{cite web |last1=Barndollar |first1=Hadley |title=Lawrence, Moulton face-off for Maine Senate District 35 seat |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/08/lawrence-moulton-face-off-for-maine-senate-district-35-seat/114244138/ |website=Seacoast Online |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905202944/https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/08/lawrence-moulton-face-off-for-maine-senate-district-35-seat/114244138/ |archive-date=5 September 2021 |date=8 October 2020}}</ref>

<ref name=ballotpedia>{{cite web |title=Mark Lawrence (Maine) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Lawrence_(Maine) |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905204240/https://ballotpedia.org/Mark_Lawrence_(Maine) |archive-date=5 September 2021}}</ref>

<ref name=1stdistrictannouncement>{{cite web |last1=Outcalt |first1=Chris |title=Mark Lawrence announces run for Congress |url=https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20070516/News/705160328 |website=Seacoast Online |access-date=5 September 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210905212212/https://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20070516/News/705160328 |archive-date=5 September 2021 |date=17 May 2007}}</ref>

<ref name=USsenate2000>{{cite web |title=Federal Elections 2000 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections00.pdf |website=FEC.gov |access-date=5 September 2021 |page=62 |date=June 2001}}</ref>

<ref name=1stdistrict2008results>{{cite web |title=Federal Elections 2008 |url=https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/federalelections2008.pdf |website=FEC.gov |access-date=5 September 2021 |page=114 |date=July 2009}}</ref>

}}

==External links==
*[https://lawrencelawme.com/ The Lawrence Law Firm]
*[https://www.facebook.com/MarkLawrenceMaine/ Senator Mark Lawrence on Facebook]

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Mark W. Lawrence
Member of the Maine Senate
from the 35th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 5, 2018
Preceded byDawn Hill
In office
December 2, 1992 – December 6, 2000
Preceded byStephen C. Estes
Succeeded byKenneth F. Lemont
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
December 7, 2016 – December 5, 2018
Preceded byRoberta Beavers
Succeeded byMichelle Meyer
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
December 7, 1988 – December 2, 1992
Preceded byFrederick F. Soucy
Succeeded byKenneth F. Lemont
Personal details
Born1958
Kittery, Maine, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseTina
Children2
ResidenceSouth Berwick, Maine
Alma materBowdoin College (BA)
University of Maine (JD)
ProfessionLawyer
Websitelawrence.mainecandidate.com

Mark W. Lawrence (born 1958) is an American lawyer and Democratic politician currently serving in the Maine Senate. Lawrence represents Senate District 35, comprising the towns of Eliot, Kittery, Ogunquit, South Berwick, York and part of Berwick. Lawrence was born in Kittery and attended Bowdoin College and the University of Maine School of Law where he was elected to his first term in the Maine House of Representatives. He has served a total of three terms in the Maine House and is serving his sixth nonconsecutive term in the Maine Senate, where he served as president from 1996 to 2000. Lawrence was the 2000 Democratic United States Senate nominee, challenging incumbent Olympia Snowe, and in 2008 he unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for Maine's 1st congressional district. Lawrence pursued private law practice for 14 years before becoming the York County District Attorney from 2003 to 2010. In 2010, he returned to private practice and operates the Lawrence Law Firm out of Kittery.

Early life and education

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Lawrence grew up in Kittery, Maine.[1] His father, Irving Lawrence, worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard[2] and his mother was a typesetter[3]. He attended Kittery Public Schools[4] and received a Bachelor of Arts from Bowdoin College[5] and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maine School of Law.[5]

Career

[edit]

Maine legislature

[edit]

During his second year of law school, Lawrence was elected to the Maine House of Representatives. He served two terms in the House from 1988 until 1992 and four terms in the Maine Senate from 1992 until 2000.[1] Lawrence was elected president of the 118th Maine Senate in December 1996[6] and president of the 119th Maine Senate in December 1998.[4][7] In November 2016, he was again elected to the Maine House, and in 2018 he returned to the Maine Senate and was re-elected in 2020.[8]

Congressional runs

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Lawrence was the 2000 Democratic challenger to incumbent Olympia Snowe in the 2000 U.S. Senate election, but lost to Snowe 69%-31%.[9] In 2008, he ran for the Democratic nomination for Maine's 1st congressional district but was defeated in the primary.[10][11]

Law practice

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Lawrence spent 14 years in private law practice before being appointed by Maine Governor John Baldacci to replace York County District Attorney Michael Cantara, who had been tapped to serve as the state's public safety commissioner. Lawrence was elected to the position in 2004 and 2006, but withdrew from the 2010 race in July of that year. He returned to private practice and currently operates The Lawrence Law Firm in Kittery.[10]

Personal life

[edit]

Lawrence lives in Eliot, Maine with his wife Tina and two daughters, Céline and Hayley.[1]

Electoral history

[edit]

Maine House of Representatives

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1988

1990

2016 Maine House District 2 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 342 53.9%
Democratic Kimberly Richards 239 37.6%
Democratic Gary Sinden 54 8.5%
Total votes 635 100%
2016 Maine House District 2 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 3,116 54.9%
Republican Jonathan Moynahan 2,561 45.1%
Total votes 5,677 100.0%

[8]

Maine State Senate

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1992

1994

1996

1998

2018 Maine Senate District 35 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 4,104 100%
Total votes 4,104 100.0%
2018 Maine Senate District 35 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 13,408 62.5%
Republican Michael Estes 8,050 37.5%
Total votes 21,458 100%
2020 Maine Senate District 35 Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 6,031 100%
Total votes 6,031 100%
2020 Maine House District 35 General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 17,099 62.6%
Republican Bradley Moulton 10,204 37.4%
Total votes 27,303 100%

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United States Senate, 2000

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2000 United States Senate Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 26,543 100.0%
Total votes 26,543 100.0%
2000 United States Senate General Election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Olympia Snowe 437,689 68.9%
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 197,183 31.1%
Total votes 634,872 100.0%

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1st Congressional district, 2008

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2008 Maine 1st Congressional District Democratic Primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chellie Pingree 24,324 43.9%
Democratic Adam Roland Cote 15,706 28.4%
Democratic Michael F. Brennan 6,040 10.9%
Democratic Ethan King Strimling 5,833 10.5%
Democratic Mark W. Lawrence 2,726 4.9%
Democratic Stephen J. Meister 753 1.4%
Total votes 55,382 100%

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Mark Lawrence". Maine Senate Democrats. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ Outcalt, Chris (17 May 2007). "Mark Lawrence announces run for Congress". Seacoast Online. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "About Mark". Re-Elect Mark Lawrence. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Mark W. Lawrence". Maine Senate. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Barndollar, Hadley (8 October 2020). "Lawrence, Moulton face-off for Maine Senate District 35 seat". Seacoast Online. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Senate Legislative Record, One Hundred And Eighteenth Legislature, State Of Maine" (pdf). Maine State Legislature. December 4, 1996. p. 6.
  7. ^ "Past Presidents of the Senate". Maine State Legislature. Archived from the original on 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Maine
(Class 1)
2000 		Succeeded by
Jean Hay Bright
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