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{{Infobox person
| name = Simoné Nortmann
| birthname =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|5|18}}
| birth_place = [[Pretoria, South Africa]]
| residence = [[Johannesburg, South Africa]]
| nationality = South African
| alma mater = [[Stellenbosch University]]
| occupation = [[Actress]]
| yearsactive = 2013-Present
| spouse = {{marriage|Andries Levi Pretorius|2019}}
| children =
| awards = Tallgrass International Film Festival (2017)<br> Huisgenoot Tempo Awards (2017)
| website = {{url|simonenortmann.com}}
}}

'''Simoné Nortmann''' (born May 18, 1990) is a South Africa [[Theatre]], [[Film]], and [[Television actress]], who is known for portraying Irma Humpel in the 2016 Afrikaans biographical film “[[:af:Vir die voëls|Vir die Voëls]]” for which she gained prominence and international fame.<ref name="netwerk242">{{cite news|last1=Marisa|first1=Fockema|title=Ons Vir die Voëls-aktrise se ster skitter al hoe helderder!|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/huisgenoot/Nuus/ons-vir-die-voels-aktrise-se-ster-skitter-al-hoe-helderder-20171023|work=Netwerk24|date=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="rooirose">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=simone-nortmann-hou-die-talent-dop|url=https://www.rooirose.co.za/simone-nortmann-hou-die-talent-dop/|work=[[Rooi Rose]]|date=23 April 2018|language=Afrikaans}}</ref>
'''Simoné Nortmann''' (born May 18, 1990) is a South Africa [[Theatre]], [[Film]], and [[Television actress]], who is known for portraying Irma Humpel in the 2016 Afrikaans biographical film “[[:af:Vir die voëls|Vir die Voëls]]” for which she gained prominence and international fame.<ref name="netwerk242">{{cite news|last1=Marisa|first1=Fockema|title=Ons Vir die Voëls-aktrise se ster skitter al hoe helderder!|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/huisgenoot/Nuus/ons-vir-die-voels-aktrise-se-ster-skitter-al-hoe-helderder-20171023|work=Netwerk24|date=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="rooirose">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=simone-nortmann-hou-die-talent-dop|url=https://www.rooirose.co.za/simone-nortmann-hou-die-talent-dop/|work=[[Rooi Rose]]|date=23 April 2018|language=Afrikaans}}</ref>
She is also renowned for her role as Jony in Kyknet’s award-winning mockumentary, HOTEL, for which she received a nomination for a South African Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy in 2018.<ref name="rooirose"/> Her break-out role was as Nadia Croukamp on [[7de Laan]] (2013-2015) which brought her an award from the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2014 for Best Newcomer.<ref name="netwerk24">{{cite news|last1=Madge|first1=Booth|title=EKSKLUSIEF: Simoné Nortmann verlaat '7de Laan|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Sarie/Bekendes/Het-Jy-Gehoor/eksklusief-simone-nortmann-verlaat-7de-laan-20170914|work=Netwerk24|date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="rooirose"/><ref name="afrikaansefilms">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Vir die Voëls se Simoné Nortmann maak silwerskerm debuut - Afrikaanse Films|url=https://afrikaansefilms.com/nuus/vir-die-voels-se-simone-nortmann-maak-silwerskerm-debuut|work=Afrikaansefilms|date=|language=Afrikaans}}</ref>
She is also renowned for her role as Jony in Kyknet’s award-winning mockumentary, HOTEL, for which she received a nomination for a South African Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy in 2018.<ref name="rooirose"/> Her break-out role was as Nadia Croukamp on [[7de Laan]] (2013-2015) which brought her an award from the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2014 for Best Newcomer.<ref name="netwerk24">{{cite news|last1=Madge|first1=Booth|title=EKSKLUSIEF: Simoné Nortmann verlaat '7de Laan|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Sarie/Bekendes/Het-Jy-Gehoor/eksklusief-simone-nortmann-verlaat-7de-laan-20170914|work=Netwerk24|date=30 July 2015}}</ref><ref name="rooirose"/><ref name="afrikaansefilms">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Vir die Voëls se Simoné Nortmann maak silwerskerm debuut - Afrikaanse Films|url=https://afrikaansefilms.com/nuus/vir-die-voels-se-simone-nortmann-maak-silwerskerm-debuut|work=Afrikaansefilms|date=|language=Afrikaans}}</ref>

==Early life==
Born on 18 May 1990 in [[Pretoria, South Africa]], Nortmann hails from Afrikaans descent and is currently living in [[Johannesburg]]<ref name="rooirose"/> with her husband, Andries Levi Pretorius, an [[entrepreneur]] and [[accountant]].<ref name="rooirose"/> Both her parents served in the [[South African Air Force]]. Her father, Hannes Nortmann, served in the [[South African Border War]] and was awarded the prestigious [[Honoris Crux (1975)|Honoris Crux Award]] for bravery in 1988.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=HONORIS CRUX|url=http://flecha.co.uk/honoris_crux.html|work=|date=|language=}}</ref> Nortmann is the only child of her parents who got divorced when she was age four. Her mother, Tinkie Nortmann<ref name="rooirose"/>, noticed her daughter’s passion for acting when she one day climbed on top of [[KFC|KFC]]’s counter and started performing for the [[Patronage|patrons]]. Nortmann was a natural leader and achiever in her school years, serving as Headgirl in Primary School as well as her High School, Hs Centurion, and passing matric with seven distinctions. She went on to earn a [[Drama|BDram degree in Theatre Studies]] from [[Stellenbosch University]] in 2012.<ref name="netwerk24"/>


==Career==
==Career==


'''Film:'''
'''Film:'''
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After ending her contract at [[7de Laan]] in 2015, Nortmann attended a three-week acting workshop intensive lead by Academy Award nominee and Broadway regular, [[Diane Venora]], in [[California]].<ref name="netwerk241">{{cite news|last1=Madge|first1=Booth|title=Simoné Nortmann op pad na Hollywood!|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Sarie/Bekendes/Het-Jy-Gehoor/simone-nortmann-op-pad-na-hollywood-20170914|work=Netwerk24|date=18 August 2015|language=Afrikaans}}</ref> Shortly after returning to [[South Africa]] she landed her first film role as the lead, Irma Humpel, in [[Huisgenoot|Huisgenoot Magazine]]’s award-winning biopic, “Vir die Voëls” (2016) for which she received her first international nod by winning Best Actress at Tallgrass International Film Festival in 2017<ref name="netwerk242"/><ref name="rooirose"/>, where she was also invited to form part of the Female Filmmaker’s panel discussion which was ordained after [[Rose McGowan]] cancelled her film debut at the festival after Harvey Weinstein case resurfaced.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Zach |title=Rose McGowan Cancels All Public Appearances in Wake of Harvey Weinstein Scandal|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/888024/rose-mcgowan-cancels-all-public-appearances-in-wake-of-harvey-weinstein-scandal|work=[[E!|eOnline]]|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Nortmann also won Best Actress for the same film at local Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2017. She subsequently went on to star in South African box office hits and international film festival winning films “Vuil Wasgoed” (2017), “Stroomop” (2018)<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=Simone Nortmann talks about her role in Stroomop|url=https://northcliffmelvilletimes.co.za/277169/simone-nortmann-talks-role-stroomop/|work=Northcliffmelvilletimes|date=30 August 2018}}</ref><ref name="jacarandafm"/>, and “Wonderlus” (2018).<ref name="rooirose"/><ref name="rooirose1"/>

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After ending her contract at [[7de Laan]] in 2015, Nortmann attended a three-week acting workshop intensive lead by Academy Award nominee and Broadway regular, [[Diane Venora]], in [[California]].<ref name="netwerk241">{{cite news|last1=Madge|first1=Booth|title=Simoné Nortmann op pad na Hollywood!|url=https://www.netwerk24.com/Sarie/Bekendes/Het-Jy-Gehoor/simone-nortmann-op-pad-na-hollywood-20170914|work=Netwerk24|date=18 August 2015|language=Afrikaans}}</ref> Shortly after returning to [[South Africa]] she landed her first film role as the lead, Irma Humpel, in [[Huisgenoot|Huisgenoot Magazine]]’s award-winning biopic, “Vir die Voëls” (2016) for which she received her first international nod by winning Best Actress at Tallgrass International Film Festival in 2017<ref name="netwerk242"/><ref name="rooirose"/>, where she was also invited to form part of the Female Filmmaker’s panel discussion which was ordained after [[Rose McGowan]] cancelled her film debut at the festival after Harvey Weinstein case resurfaced.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Zach |title=Rose McGowan Cancels All Public Appearances in Wake of Harvey Weinstein Scandal|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/888024/rose-mcgowan-cancels-all-public-appearances-in-wake-of-harvey-weinstein-scandal|work=[[E!|eOnline]]|date=19 October 2017}}</ref> Nortmann also won Best Actress for the same film at local Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2017. She subsequently went on to star in South African box office hits and international film festival winning films “Vuil Wasgoed” (2017), “Stroomop” (2018)<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=Simone Nortmann talks about her role in Stroomop|url=https://northcliffmelvilletimes.co.za/277169/simone-nortmann-talks-role-stroomop/|work=Northcliffmelvilletimes|date=30 August 2018}}</ref>, and “Wonderlus” (2018).<ref name="rooirose"/>


'''Television:'''
'''Television:'''
⚫
Nortmann made her Television debut in the popular Afrikaans soap [[7de Laan]] in 2013, playing Nadia Croukamp for which she was awarded Best Newcomer Award at the Royalty Soapie Awards (2014). Nortmann’s television credits also include Kyknet’s popular mockumentary, “Hotel”<ref name="rooirose"/><ref name="afrikaansefilms"/> and she currently stars as Sr. René Spies in South African acclaimed soap, Binnelanders (2019).<ref name="maroelamedia"/>

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Nortmann made her Television debut in the popular Afrikaans soap [[7de Laan]] in 2013, playing Nadia Croukamp for which she was awarded Best Newcomer Award at the Royalty Soapie Awards (2014). Nortmann’s television credits also include Kyknet’s popular mockumentary, “Hotel”<ref name="rooirose"/><ref name="afrikaansefilms"/> and she currently stars as Sr. René Spies in South African acclaimed soap, Binnelanders (2019).


'''Theatre:'''
'''Theatre:'''
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Nortmann starred in The Sound of Music as Liesl von Trapp at the Wellington Theatre in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=5 Minutes with Simoné Nortmann|url=https://www.news24.com/You/Archive/5-minutes-with-simone-nortmann-20170728|work=[[News24]]|date=5 June 2014}}</ref> She continued to take part in various productions and went on to star in her own one-woman play, Please Leave a Message, which showcased at various festivals throughout [[South Africa]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=LOS ASSEBLIEF ‘N BOODSKAP (PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE)|url=https://www.atterburyteater.co.za/los-asseblief-n-boodskap-please-leave-a-message/|work=Atterburyteater|date=}}</ref>


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Nortmann starred in The Sound of Music as Liesl von Trapp at the Wellington Theatre in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=5 Minutes with Simoné Nortmann|url=https://www.news24.com/You/Archive/5-minutes-with-simone-nortmann-20170728|work=[[News24]]|date=5 June 2014}}</ref> She continued to take part in various productions and went on to star in her own one-woman play, Please Leave a Message, which showcased at various festivals throughout [[South Africa]] in 2017 and 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1= |title=LOS ASSEBLIEF ‘N BOODSKAP (PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE)|url=https://www.atterburyteater.co.za/los-asseblief-n-boodskap-please-leave-a-message/|work=Atterburyteater|date=}}</ref>
==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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==Coaching==
Nortmann started her own acting workshop in 2017 called Art of Acting South Africa.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Art of Acting South Africa|url=http://www.stroomopfilm.co.za/en/cast/vivian|work=Stroomopfilm|date=9 August 2018}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 2018, she revealed that she was engaged to Andries Levi Pretorius, an [[accountant]] and [[entrepreneur]].<ref name="rooirose1">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=SIMONÉ NORTMANN IS VERLOOF|url=https://www.rooirose.co.za/simone-nortmann-is-verloof/|work= [[Rooi Rose]]|date=23 October 2018|language=Afrikaans}}</ref><ref name="jacarandafm">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Former 7de Laan star, Simoné Nortmann gets engaged at romantic resort near Sabie!|url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/entertainment/former-7de-laan-star-simon%C3%A9-nortmann-engaged/|work=[[Jacaranda FM]]|date=20 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=She said yes! ‘7de Laan’ actress Simone Nortmann is engaged|url=https://www.all4women.co.za/1615312/entertainment/sa-celebs/she-said-yes-7de-laan-actress-simone-nortmann-is-engaged|work= All4women|date=24 October 2018}}</ref> The two got engaged in 2018 and got married the following year on February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=PICS: Actress Simone Nortmann's dreamy wedding snaps|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/News/pics-actress-simone-nortmanns-dreamy-wedding-snaps-20190226|work=Channel24|date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="maroelamedia">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Simoné Nortmann en rekenmeester trou|url=https://maroelamedia.co.za/vermaak/bekendes/simone-nortmann-en-rekenmeester-trou/|work=Maroelamedia|date=2 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=She said yes! ‘7de Laan’ actress Simone Nortmann is engaged|url=https://eyethunews.co.za/all4women/494601/she-said-yes-7de-laan-actress-simone-nortmann-is-engaged/|work=Eyethunews|date=22 May 2019}}</ref>
In 2018, she revealed that she was engaged to her partner, Andries Levi Pretorius, an [[accountant]] and [[entrepreneur]]<ref name="rooirose1">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=SIMONÉ NORTMANN IS VERLOOF|url=https://www.rooirose.co.za/simone-nortmann-is-verloof/|work= [[Rooi Rose]]|date=23 October 2018|language=Afrikaans}}</ref><ref name="jacarandafm">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Former 7de Laan star, Simoné Nortmann gets engaged at romantic resort near Sabie!|url=https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/entertainment/former-7de-laan-star-simon%C3%A9-nortmann-engaged/|work=[[Jacaranda FM]]|date=20 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=She said yes! ‘7de Laan’ actress Simone Nortmann is engaged|url=https://www.all4women.co.za/1615312/entertainment/sa-celebs/she-said-yes-7de-laan-actress-simone-nortmann-is-engaged|work= All4women|date=24 October 2018}}</ref>, whom she has known since 2011. The two got engaged on 20 October 2018 and got married the following year on 23 February 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=PICS: Actress Simone Nortmann's dreamy wedding snaps|url=https://www.channel24.co.za/The-Juice/News/pics-actress-simone-nortmanns-dreamy-wedding-snaps-20190226|work=Channel24|date=26 February 2019}}</ref><ref name="maroelamedia">{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=Simoné Nortmann en rekenmeester trou|url=https://maroelamedia.co.za/vermaak/bekendes/simone-nortmann-en-rekenmeester-trou/|work=Maroelamedia|date=2 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=|first1=|title=She said yes! ‘7de Laan’ actress Simone Nortmann is engaged|url=https://eyethunews.co.za/all4women/494601/she-said-yes-7de-laan-actress-simone-nortmann-is-engaged/|work=Eyethunews|date=22 May 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of South African actors and actresses]]
* [[Great South Africans]]
* [[Charlize Theron]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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Simoné Nortmann
Born (1990-05-18) May 18, 1990 (age 34)
Pretoria, South Africa
NationalitySouth African
Alma materStellenbosch University
OccupationActress
Years active2013-Present
Spouse
Andries Levi Pretorius
​
​
(m. 2019)​
AwardsTallgrass International Film Festival (2017)
Huisgenoot Tempo Awards (2017)
Websitesimonenortmann.com

Simoné Nortmann (born May 18, 1990) is a South Africa Theatre, Film, and Television actress, who is known for portraying Irma Humpel in the 2016 Afrikaans biographical film “Vir die Voëls” for which she gained prominence and international fame.[1][2] She is also renowned for her role as Jony in Kyknet’s award-winning mockumentary, HOTEL, for which she received a nomination for a South African Film and Television Award for Best Actress in a TV Comedy in 2018.[2] Her break-out role was as Nadia Croukamp on 7de Laan (2013-2015) which brought her an award from the Royalty Soapie Awards in 2014 for Best Newcomer.[3][2][4]

Early life

Born on 18 May 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa, Nortmann hails from Afrikaans descent and is currently living in Johannesburg[2] with her husband, Andries Levi Pretorius, an entrepreneur and accountant.[2] Both her parents served in the South African Air Force. Her father, Hannes Nortmann, served in the South African Border War and was awarded the prestigious Honoris Crux Award for bravery in 1988.[5] Nortmann is the only child of her parents who got divorced when she was age four. Her mother, Tinkie Nortmann[2], noticed her daughter’s passion for acting when she one day climbed on top of KFC’s counter and started performing for the patrons. Nortmann was a natural leader and achiever in her school years, serving as Headgirl in Primary School as well as her High School, Hs Centurion, and passing matric with seven distinctions. She went on to earn a BDram degree in Theatre Studies from Stellenbosch University in 2012.[3]

Career

Film: After ending her contract at 7de Laan in 2015, Nortmann attended a three-week acting workshop intensive lead by Academy Award nominee and Broadway regular, Diane Venora, in California.[6] Shortly after returning to South Africa she landed her first film role as the lead, Irma Humpel, in Huisgenoot Magazine’s award-winning biopic, “Vir die Voëls” (2016) for which she received her first international nod by winning Best Actress at Tallgrass International Film Festival in 2017[1][2], where she was also invited to form part of the Female Filmmaker’s panel discussion which was ordained after Rose McGowan cancelled her film debut at the festival after Harvey Weinstein case resurfaced.[7] Nortmann also won Best Actress for the same film at local Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2017. She subsequently went on to star in South African box office hits and international film festival winning films “Vuil Wasgoed” (2017), “Stroomop” (2018)[8][9], and “Wonderlus” (2018).[2][10]

Television: Nortmann made her Television debut in the popular Afrikaans soap 7de Laan in 2013, playing Nadia Croukamp for which she was awarded Best Newcomer Award at the Royalty Soapie Awards (2014). Nortmann’s television credits also include Kyknet’s popular mockumentary, “Hotel”[2][4] and she currently stars as Sr. René Spies in South African acclaimed soap, Binnelanders (2019).[11]

Theatre: Nortmann starred in The Sound of Music as Liesl von Trapp at the Wellington Theatre in 2011.[12] She continued to take part in various productions and went on to star in her own one-woman play, Please Leave a Message, which showcased at various festivals throughout South Africa in 2017 and 2018.[13]

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2014 Royalty Soapie Awards[3] Best Newcomer 7de Laan Nominated
2015 You Tempo Awards[2] Best Newcomer 7de Laan Nominated
2017 Tallgrass International Film Festival[14] Best Actress For The Birds Won
2017 Huisgenoot Tempo Awards[15] Actress of the year Vir die Voëls Won
2018 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAS)[2] Best Actress in a TV Comedy Hotel Nominated

Coaching

Nortmann started her own acting workshop in 2017 called Art of Acting South Africa.[16]

Personal life

In 2018, she revealed that she was engaged to her partner, Andries Levi Pretorius, an accountant and entrepreneur[10][9][17], whom she has known since 2011. The two got engaged on 20 October 2018 and got married the following year on 23 February 2019.[18][11][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Marisa, Fockema (1 November 2017). "Ons Vir die Voëls-aktrise se ster skitter al hoe helderder!". Netwerk24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "simone-nortmann-hou-die-talent-dop". Rooi Rose (in Afrikaans). 23 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Madge, Booth (30 July 2015). "EKSKLUSIEF: Simoné Nortmann verlaat '7de Laan". Netwerk24.
  4. ^ a b "Vir die Voëls se Simoné Nortmann maak silwerskerm debuut - Afrikaanse Films". Afrikaansefilms (in Afrikaans).
  5. ^ "HONORIS CRUX".
  6. ^ Madge, Booth (18 August 2015). "Simoné Nortmann op pad na Hollywood!". Netwerk24 (in Afrikaans).
  7. ^ Johnson, Zach (19 October 2017). "Rose McGowan Cancels All Public Appearances in Wake of Harvey Weinstein Scandal". eOnline.
  8. ^ "Simone Nortmann talks about her role in Stroomop". Northcliffmelvilletimes. 30 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b "Former 7de Laan star, Simoné Nortmann gets engaged at romantic resort near Sabie!". Jacaranda FM. 20 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b "SIMONÉ NORTMANN IS VERLOOF". Rooi Rose (in Afrikaans). 23 October 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Simoné Nortmann en rekenmeester trou". Maroelamedia. 2 February 2019.
  12. ^ "5 Minutes with Simoné Nortmann". News24. 5 June 2014.
  13. ^ "LOS ASSEBLIEF 'N BOODSKAP (PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE)". Atterburyteater.
  14. ^ "5 things to do today: country, wine and corn maze". The Hutchinson News. 18 October 2017.
  15. ^ Sieberhagen-Gray, Charlea (26 October 2017). "#Tempos2017: Leesboek, fliek en radio-aanbieder – hier is die wenners!". Netwerk24.
  16. ^ "Art of Acting South Africa". Stroomopfilm. 9 August 2018.
  17. ^ "She said yes! '7de Laan' actress Simone Nortmann is engaged". All4women. 24 October 2018.
  18. ^ "PICS: Actress Simone Nortmann's dreamy wedding snaps". Channel24. 26 February 2019.
  19. ^ "She said yes! '7de Laan' actress Simone Nortmann is engaged". Eyethunews. 22 May 2019.


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