Slumbering Weald

Slumbering Weald まどろみの森 Slumbering Forest "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	West of Postwick
Region:	Galar
Generations:	VIII
Location of Slumbering Weald in Galar.
Pokémon world locations

The Slumbering Weald (Japanese: まどろみの森 Slumbering Forest) is a forest in southern Galar, located west of Postwick.

Role

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The altar where Zacian and Zamazenta sleep

The player and Hop first visit the Slumbering Weald after they've obtained their starter Pokémon in order to chase a Wooloo that had forced open the gate leading to the forest. While going through the forest, the player and Hop ran straight into a thick wall of fog, and are suddenly approached by a mysterious Pokémon. None of the player's Pokémon's moves have any effect on it, and they and Hop are soon knocked unconscious as the mysterious Pokémon envelops them in completely opaque fog. The two wake up and are found soon after by Leon, who also managed to find the runaway Wooloo, and leaves everyone out of the forest.

After Chairman Rose interrupts the Champion Cup by starting the Darkest Day, the player and Hop enter the forest again in order to find the Pokémon they met before, since legend says it once stopped the Darkest Day in the past. The player and Hop eventually find both of the Pokémon described in Galarian legends, and Sonia explains that they are known as Zacian and Zamazenta, which were born somewhere beyond the Slumbering Weald long, long ago. At an altar at the deepest part of the forest, the player and Hop discover the Rusted Sword and the Rusted Shield, ancient artifacts that were once used to stop the Darkest Day. Each of them takes one of the relics, before traveling to Hammerlocke to stop Rose. While the player and Hop confront Eternatus, Zacian and Zamazenta awaken from their long sleep near the altar and rush to join the battle.

During the post-game, the player meets Hop at Slumbering Weald and battles him. After the player has defeated Hop yet again, the two return the relics to the altar, only for Sordward and Shielbert to show up and snatch them. The player manages to recover one of the items, but the two brothers get away with the other one.

Later, Hop pursues Zamazenta^Sw/Zacian^Sh to the Slumbering Weald after the twin brothers had driven it berserk, and manages to calm it down by the time player is done catching the other Legendary Pokémon and they and Sonia reach the Slumbering Weald. The Legendary Pokémon then willingly lets itself to be caught by Hop, becoming one of his partners. Hop then requests the player battle him for one last time, in the same place where their adventure first began. Once the battle is over, Hop declares that his new dream is to become a Pokémon Professor, and Sonia offers him a place as her assistant, which he accepts.

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Items

Item		Location	Games
	Full Restore	In the center of the first patch of grass in the deeper part of the forest (hidden)	Sw  Sh
	Life Orb	At the end of the eastern path in the deeper part of the forest, across the water	Sw  Sh
	Misty Seed	At the western branch of the eastern path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Mental Herb	On the very western path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Elixir	On the eastern branch of the western path in the deeper part of the forest, in a patch of grass right after a fallen tree (hidden)	Sw  Sh
	TM86 (Phantom Force)	At the end of the eastern branch of the western path in the deeper part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Smoke Ball	At the eastern branch of the western path deep within the forest	Sw  Sh
	Rusted Sword	At the altar in the deepest part of the forest*	Sw
	Rusted Shield	At the altar in the deepest part of the forest*	Sh
	Sonia's Book	From Sonia, after defeating Hop in the deepest part of the forest	Sw  Sh
	Hop's rare League Card	From Hop after defeating him for the second time in the deepest part of the forest	Sw  Sh

Pokémon

Random encounters

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
First three patches of grass
Hoothoot	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	15%
Grubbin	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	5%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	50%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	20%
Blipbug	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	10%
Other patches of grass
Butterfree	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	30%
Munna	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	25%
Stunfisk Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	20%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	15%
Fishing
Magikarp	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	20%
Barboach	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	20%
Whiscash	Sw	Sh	Fishing	45-47	60%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Symbol encounters

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
First three patches of grass
Grubbin	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	10%
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	40%
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	30%
Blipbug	Sw	Sh	Grass	2-3	20%
Other patches of grass
Weezing Galarian Form	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	50%
Munna	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	30%
Corviknight	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	5%
Orbeetle	Sw	Sh	Grass	45-47	15%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Special

On the player's first visit, they are forced to participate in three guaranteed random encounters.

This is followed by a special battle with Zacian^Sw/Zamazenta^Sh. In this battle, that Pokémon's name and level are replaced with ??? and the player only has the option to Fight or Run, although they are unable to run. All of the player's Pokémon's moves have no effect, and the wild Pokémon does not use any moves, instead, it keeps making the fog in the battle thicker and thicker until the player passes out at the end of the third turn.

None of these Pokémon can be caught, as the player has no Poké Balls at this stage of the game.

Pokémon	Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Forced random encounters
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	2	One
Skwovet	Sw	Sh	Grass	3	One
Rookidee	Sw	Sh	Grass	2	One
Special Pokémon
Zacian Hero of Many Battles	Sw	Sh	Only one	???	One
Zamazenta Hero of Many Battles	Sw	Sh	Only one	???	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

First post-game visit

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.60 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       U-turn Bug Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.60 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       Uproar Normal Special   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword and Shield Reward: $7,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.59 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.59 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Brave Bird Flying Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.58 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Bubble Beam Water Special   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.58 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Types: Flying Water Ability: Gulp Missile Held item: None Cramorant♂ Lv.58 Dive Water Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.60 Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Agility Psychic Status   --

Pokémon Sword

Pokémon Trainer Sordward Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $12,000

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Sirfetch'd♂ Lv.60 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Meteor Assault Fighting Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Bug Water Ability: Emergency Exit Held item: None Golisopod♂ Lv.60 First Impression Bug Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       X-Scissor Bug Physical   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Types: Steel Ghost Ability: No Guard Held item: None Doublade♂ Lv.60 Sacred Sword Fighting Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Types: Dark Steel Ability: Defiant Held item: None Bisharp♂ Lv.60 Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Night Slash Dark Physical   --       Swords Dance Normal Status   --       Stone Edge Rock Physical   --

Pokémon Shield

Pokémon Trainer Shielbert Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $12,000

Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Sirfetch'd♂ Lv.60 Leaf Blade Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Meteor Assault Fighting Physical   --       Iron Defense Steel Status   --       Types: Steel Psychic Ability: Levitate Held item: None Bronzong Lv.60 Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Extrasensory Psychic Special   --       Gyro Ball Steel Physical   --       Hypnosis Psychic Status   --       Type: Fighting Unknown Ability: Battle Armor Held item: None Falinks Lv.60 No Retreat Fighting Status   --       First Impression Bug Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --       Megahorn Bug Physical   --       Type: Steel Unknown Ability: Plus Held item: None Klinklang Lv.60 Gear Grind Steel Physical   --       Shift Gear Steel Status   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --

Second post-game visit

Pokémon Sword

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.70 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.70 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Sword Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.70 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fighting Steel Ability: Dauntless Shield Held item: Rusted Shield Zamazenta Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Bash Steel Physical   --       Psychic Fangs Psychic Physical   --       Play Rough Fairy Physical   --

Pokémon Shield

If the player chose Grookey:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: None Inteleon♂ Lv.70 Snipe Shot Water Special   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

If the player chose Scorbunny:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: None Rillaboom♂ Lv.70 Drum Beating Grass Physical   --       Slam Normal Physical   --       Knock Off Dark Physical   --       High Horsepower Ground Physical   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

If the player chose Sobble:

Pokémon Trainer Hop Slumbering Weald Shield Reward: $11,200

Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Steadfast Held item: None Dubwool♂ Lv.69 Cotton Guard Grass Status   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Double-Edge Normal Physical   --       Headbutt Normal Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Thick Fat Held item: None Snorlax♂ Lv.68 Hammer Arm Fighting Physical   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Heavy Slam Steel Physical   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --       Type: Electric Unknown Ability: Lightning Rod Held item: None Pincurchin♀ Lv.68 Zing Zap Electric Physical   --       Poison Jab Poison Physical   --       Liquidation Water Physical   --       Recover Normal Status   --       Types: Flying Steel Ability: Unnerve Held item: None Corviknight♂ Lv.69 Steel Wing Steel Physical   --       Drill Peck Flying Physical   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Light Screen Psychic Status   --       Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: None Cinderace♂ Lv.70 Gunk Shot Poison Physical   --       Iron Head Steel Physical   --       Pyro Ball Fire Physical   --       Zen Headbutt Psychic Physical   --       Types: Fairy Steel Ability: Intrepid Sword Held item: Rusted Sword Zacian Lv.70 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Behemoth Blade Steel Physical   --       Wild Charge Electric Physical   --       Close Combat Fighting Physical   --

In the manga

Slumbering Weald in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokemon Adventures manga

The Slumbering Weald appeared in a flashback in the Sword & Shield arc.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 微寐森林 Mèihmeih Sāmlàhm Mandarin 微寐森林 Wéimèi Sēnlín / Wēimèi Sēnlín French Forêt de Sleepwood German Schlummerwald Italian Bosco Assopito Korean 꾸벅졸음숲 Kkubeok Joreum Sup Spanish Bosque Oniria

Galar
Settlements Postwick • Wedgehurst • Motostoke • Turffield • Hulbury • Hammerlocke Stow-on-Side • Ballonlea • Circhester • Spikemuth • Wyndon Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 Landmarks Slumbering Weald • Galar Mine • Galar Mine No. 2 • Motostoke Outskirts Glimwood Tangle • Route 9 Tunnel • Rose Tower/Battle Tower • Energy Plant • Tower Summit Wild Area Meetup Spot • Rolling Fields • Dappled Grove • Watchtower Ruins • East Lake Axewell • West Lake Axewell Axew's Eye • South Lake Miloch • Giant's Seat • North Lake Miloch • Motostoke Riverbank • Bridge Field Stony Wilderness • Dusty Bowl • Giant's Mirror • Hammerlocke Hills • Giant's Cap • Lake of Outrage Isle of Armor Fields of Honor • Master Dojo • Soothing Wetlands • Forest of Focus • Challenge Beach • Tower of Waters • Brawlers' Cave Challenge Road • Tower of Darkness • Courageous Cavern • Loop Lagoon • Training Lowlands • Warm-Up Tunnel Potbottom Desert • Workout Sea • Stepping-Stone Sea • Insular Sea • Honeycalm Sea • Honeycalm Island Crown Tundra Slippery Slope • Max Lair • Freezington • Frostpoint Field • Giant's Bed • Rock Peak Ruins • Iron Ruins • Old Cemetery Snowslide Slope • Iceberg Ruins • Tunnel to the Top • Path to the Peak • Crown Shrine • Giant's Foot • Roaring-Sea Caves Frigid Sea • Three-Point Pass • Split-Decision Ruins • Ballimere Lake • Lakeside Cave • Dyna Tree Hill

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