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15/06/2008 - MiraclePAY for Dynamics AX Accreditation update

We have submitted our AX payroll to HMRC for accreditation. We are hoping that it should be achieved by the end of July 2008.

27/05/2008 - HMRC Re-accreditation pack...

We thought that some of you may be interested in seeing the HMRC re-accreditation pack just to give you an idea of the extent of requirements that have to be met. 

Download pdf...

19/05/2008 - Clarita's customer day a success...

Miracle were very pleased to participate in Clarita’s Customer day on April 10th which was held at the Microsoft Offices in Reading.

Please contact Alan Frost if you would like Miracle to Participate in your customer event.

19/05/2008 - 1000th Miracle Dynamics Customer!

Miracle Dynamics are pleased to announce that it has secured its 1,000th Microsoft Dynamics HRM customer. Alan Frost stated that this is an extraordinary achievement in such a short period of time. He stated that it reflects the amazing buoyancy of the Microsoft Dynamics marketplace and the impressive professionalism of the reseller base. He also used the opportunity to thank his hard working staff who deserve a huge amount of credit.

30/04/2008 - Miracle Housing Newsletter

please find attached a copy of the Miracle Software News Letter – there are a large number of Housing Customers who also use miraclePAY and miraclePEOPLE

Newsletter...

08/04/2008 - Miracle exhibit at K3 User Group Meeting...

Miracle exhibited at the K3 User Group Meeting on March 6^th 2009. Here we see Phil Russell, our Southern Area Sales Manager guarding our precious stock of freebies. If you would like one please feel free to contact him.

07/04/2008 - Miracle team at Scottish Housing Exhibition... Feeling the love!

This is the Miracle team having a cuddle at the Scottish Housing Exhibition in Aberdeen last month.

We are happy to award a prize for the best caption.

Already proposed:

‘the fat one in the middle couldn’t stand on his own’
‘they are younger than they look, only 300 years between them’
‘John practices his one legged walk’
‘Scotch is good for you’
‘Practicing for the 5 legged race’.

23/03/2008 - Cambridge Online celebrate their 30th Anniversary

Cambridge Online are to be congratulated on celebrating their 30th Anniversary. Miracle would like to offer it’s fondest congratulations on this rare achievement in the British Software Industry. It is a serious compliment to the skills and expertise of the management and staff of the Company. Here’s to the next 30 years!

Miracle were thanked for presenting at their customer day:

Dear Phil,

I just wanted to drop you a note to say “Thank You” for your participation at our Microsoft Dynamics Client Day last week.  

Having had the opportunity to review all the feedback forms over the weekend, and again today, it is clear that last Thursday was a great success from our clients’ perspective; all the presentations and breakouts getting very positive responses.  Importantly – and exciting from our perspective - there are a lot of follow-up requests in the feedback forms and we shall be picking these up with some relish in the days and weeks ahead.

I was delighted that you were able to stay on for the evening to see the “other” side of our clients, and to enjoy the toast to Cambridge Online’s 30th Anniversary, but most importantly I hope that you enjoyed the day itself and will have enduring memories of Cambridge Online, their Client Day and the many successes of their clients.

Thank you once again.

Kind regards

Jon   
J M Gardner
Client Accounts Manager - Business Systems Group
Cambridge Online Systems Ltd
163 Cambridge Science Park
Milton Road
Cambridge
CB4 0GP

18/03/2008 - Excellent End of Year Performance

I’m pleased to announce that HMRC have commended us on our end of year reporting, see below.

"Hi Alan,

I appreciate that it’s your busiest time and it’s a bit late but I’ve been looking at the PAYE end of year reports for 2006/2007 that were issued by HMRC’s Software Developer Support Team (SDST) last year. Overall, your performance was excellent with only a handful of errors being created.
Gary Graham
Payroll Standard Accreditation Scheme Manager
Software Developer Support
Payroll Support Team
Web Solutions Portfolio
HM Revenue & Customs"

18/03/2008 - Miracle attending Clarita Customer Day

We are pleased to announce that Clarita have invited us to attend their Customer Day on April 10th 2008.

Clarita Solutions are one of our key partners specialising in Dynamics NAV and CRM solutions. For more information on Clarita, click here www.claritasolutions.co.uk

Further information on the event can be obtained from Angela Savory  (telephone 02380 111350, mobile 07887 986877, e-mail angela.savory@claritasolutions.co.uk)

This event is being held at the Microsoft Offices in Reading.

09/03/2008 - Miracle staff help man the Cenium UK stand at Hostec Europe

Miracle staff helped man the Cenium UK stand at Hostec In February 2008. Cenium sell the Miracle range of HRM products as part of their ‘Total Hotel Management Solution’.

See page 5 of Hospitality Tech Advisor Magazine (Vol 24, issue ) for a full review.

Pictures of the event can be seen here.

View review in Hospitality Tech Advisor Magazine

05/03/2008 - miracleAGENCY

Miracle are pleased to announce further sales of its Recruitment agency system – miracleAGENCY.

Because of reseller confidentiality it is unable to name the clients.

Alan Frost stated that this product appears to meet the needs of a some very specialist recruitment organisations and is looking forward to further sales success.

05/03/2008 - Park Vision User Group

Miracle will be attending the Qurius ParkVision conference on April 24th to demonstrate its range of HRM products.

ParkVision is a complete ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software solution developed specifically for the needs of caravan park and holiday home operators.

Qurius are a key Miracle Partner selling both our NAV and AX products.

Visit the Qurius Site for further information

27/02/2008 - Cenium promote Miracle’s HRM products at Hostec

Click here to see photos or visit the Cenium site for more details on their product

19/02/2008 - Miracle attending K3 User Group

Miracle will also be attending the K3 User Group Meeting on March 6th.

Alan Frost stated that ‘Miracle Dynamics staff are always available to support our Partner events’, whether they are User Group meetings, seminars or exhibitions.

Please contact our sales staff or the Help Desk if you would like our attendance at one of your events.

Please click here for more information on K3 Business Management Group.

19/02/2008 - Miracle are supporting Cenium, one of their Partners, at the Hostec Exhibtion on February 18th to 21st.

Miracle are supporting Cenium, one of their Partners, at the Hostec Exhibtion on February 18th to 21st.

Hostec is the UK’s premier exhibtion for hotel management software. Click here for further information on the exhibition. Cenium will be demonstrating their Microsoft Dynamics NAV based ‘wall to wall solution’ for the Hospitality industry which incorporates miraclePAY, miraclePEOPLE and miracleTIME.

Click here for more information on Cenium

19/02/2008 - Miracle presenting at Cambridge On-line User Group

Miracle has been invited to attend and present at the Cambridge On-Line User Group Meeting on March 13th.

This is the second year that Miracle has attended this event – it is always a treat to meet key staff members and customers.

Please click here for more information on Cambridge On-Line.

19/02/2008 - Miracle exhibiting at Scottish Housing Exhibition

Miracle will be exhibiting at the Scottish Housing Exhibition on March 10th to 13th. The social Housing market is important for Miracle as it has 17 significant customers in this sector.

14/02/2008 - Do you know these men?

Both Mel Dobson and John Mustard had their portraits taken at our Partner Day and were keen that the embarrassing artwork was quickly destroyed. We thought that this would be a shame and felt that a secure home should be found for these comic masterpieces. What safer place exists than the internet?

If you would like to meet these fine specimens please contact our help desk.

05/02/2008 - Directions EMEA 2008

Miracle Dynamics are a bronze sponsor at Directions EMEA 2008.

The Directions EMEA Conference is the only Microsoft Dynamics NAV Partner conference run by the partners. With the ground-breaking NAV 6.0 release just around the corner, this year’s event stands to be very exciting.

Following 3 successful years of DIRECTIONS in the USA, DIRECTIONS EMEA will take place, a Microsoft supported conference dedicated solely to the EMEA Microsoft Dynamics NAV channel – organised by partners for partners!

Alan Frost stated that Miracle are proud to be a sponsor of the first EMEA event and look  forward to meeting many of their existing partners there.

Mark your calendar – April 16-19 2008

Click here for the Directions EMEA 2008 website.

05/02/2008 - 2008 Statutory Releases

The 2008 statutory releases of the following products are now available for release:

•    miraclePAY for Dynamics NAV
•    miraclePAY Lite for Dynamics NAV
•    miraclePAY for Progress

They include the new P45 format due October 2008.

If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact our Help Desk.

27/01/2008 - miraclePAY’s first venture in the Gulf States.

Miracle Dynamics are pleased to announce that their first customer in Dubai is live on the full range of miracleHRM products including miraclePAY. Our Project Manager, Valerie Bonner stated ‘that the localisation was relatively simple due to the fact that the product was designed to handle international requirements’. Please feel free to contact Val if you require further information.

We are also expecting our first order from Bahrain in the very near future.

27/01/2008 - New AX Product Manager

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Michal Kupczyk to head our AX Product Development team.

Michal has over 22 years of programming experience, with 12 years in ERP. He has managed some very significant projects and worked for Microsoft to resolve some difficult AX problems. He is an AX Application Master.
 
In his own words, he will ‘make miraclePAY for AX a magnificent product’.

26/01/2008 - Success at Chateau Impney

Over 60 people attended our Annual Partner Conference held at the prestigious Chateau Impney.

It kicked off with a formal dinner with entertainment by Marco the Magician and Spanner in the Works! There was no doubt that ‘fun was had by all’. There will be photos later providing proof!

more info...

26/01/2008 - Release 4.20 of miracleHRM

Miracle Dynamics are pleased to announce Release 4.20 of miracleHRM.

A full set of release notes are available but the key features of the new release are as follows:

• Changes for the year-end 2007/8 and the new requirements for 2008/9.
• New P14.
• New XML file for HMRC communication.
• New tax/NI tables for April 2008.
• New statutory payment rates for April 2008.
• New Period Data Input form. (replaces FDI form, although this form will still be available for a while)
• Improvements to Absence Record to simplify reporting.
• Payslips can now be sent to either work or home addresses.
• P45 print enhancements.
• Post code validation option.
• Salary split options.
• Prior and current period leavers payment.
• SAYE scheme support.
• Payroll extract to EXCEL or mail merge.
• Z-fold P14 option added.
• Improvements to post & job functionality
• Addition of ‘date reference received’.
• Right to work checking improvements.
• Improvements to Accident Reporting.
• Improved document handling.

26/01/2008 - New Brochures

The following new brochures are now available:

• miraclePAY Lite
• miraclePORTAL – our new self service technology
• miracleAGENCY – our new NAV base software for the recruitment industry. It also details the functionality in miracleBUREAU and miracleTIMESHEETS.
• miraclePAY for Dynamics AX – there is a full brochure and a factsheet.

26/01/2008 - Abolition of incident packs

At the Miracle Partner Conference it was officially announced that the requirement for resellers to purchase ‘Incident Packs’ at £750 for 5 incidents has been abolished. Resellers who have paid their annual maintenance fees will have full access to the Miracle Help Desk in Leeds – 0845 634 2946.

Miracle will be introducing a range of new support options where customers are looking for additional help and assistance (pre-paid development days, system updates, account management etc.)

Mel Dobson stated that ‘Miracle have abolished a very unpopular policy, and that our Help Desk have been geared up to support the anticipated, additional workload’.

26/01/2008 - Release of 4.02 of miraclePAY Lite

Miracle Dynamics are pleased to announce the beta release of 4.02 for miraclePAY Lite. It is anticipated that the full release will be available during Mid- February. This release will support NAV versions 2.6, 3.6, 3.7, 4 & 5.

The key features of this release are as follows:

• Resolution of all outstanding issues.
• Improvements re E’er contribution on stakeholder minus BR tax.
• Auto calculation re statutory leave entitlement.
• Improvements re National Insurance on basic pay (previous).
• Improvements re disputed SSP Leave and calculation of SSP.
• Directors NI – change from D to A.
• Amendments to Submission File.
• Government legislation update.
• Attachment orders schedule 5 fines.
• SSP warning at 23 weeks.
• Message log.
• Net to Gross calculation
• Z Fold payslip

11/01/2008 - miraclePAY v miraclePAY LITE

Miracle is asked quite often in what circumstances to quote one product rather than the other.

The LITE product is a simpler but effective payroll aimed at the cost conscious end of the NAV market and we would like it to be an element of the NAV Entrepreneur offering from Microsoft.

more info...

11/12/2007 - Keep out of court. Corporate manslaughter - company cars.

Do you run a fleet of cars, provide company cars or pay employees to do business mileage in their own cars?

If the answer is yes to any of them then you must now ensure that any vehicle used for business is roadworthy. Under this new legislation organisations no matter how small could be prosecuted if workers die whilst driving at work if the vehicle was un-roadworthy, even if they were using their own vehicle.

More info...

27/11/2007 - Phil Russell joins Miracle Dynamics as Southern Area Sales Manager

Phil Russell has recently joined Miracle Dynamics as Southern Area Sales Manager. Phil will taking on the key role of managing our resellers in the South of England.

Phil joins us with over 12 years experience in Human Capital Management, and 18 years experience in sales. He has spent the last 6 years at Cedar Open Accounts (formerly Grampian Software) where he had a joint account management and new business role selling the OpenPeople HR, Payroll and Time & Attendance solution.

Phil stated 'that he is excited about joining Miracle Dynamics and particularly keen to work in the increasingly dominant Microsoft Dynamics space'.

We can be sure that he will make an important contribution to the business

19/11/2007 - New training courses

Miracle Dynamics are offering a number of one day and two day training courses in Leeds and Weybridge to ensure you get the maximum benefit from your HR and Payroll software.

For more information click here to see the course schedule.

15/11/2007 - Mike Bowyer joins Miracle Dynamics as a Business Administration Consultant

Mike Bowyer, founding member of Hartland Information Services is joining Miracle Dynamics as a Business Administration Consultant. Mike recently spent 5 years at Microsoft where he had been handling channel management since the inception of the Business Solutions Division in July 2002. The three years prior to that Mike was at Navision.

His extensive experience of the Dynamics product together with the skills gained through achieving his MBA and his existing relationships with many of the partners mean Mike's appointment is excellent news for both Miracle Dynamics and their partners.

15/11/2007 - Miracle Dynamics Partner Conference 2008

We would appreciate your attendance at our Annual Partner conference at the prestigious Chateau Impney on January 23rd 2008.

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15/10/2007 - How can we make HRM systems more green?

Any suggestions? We are keen to make our contributions.  The best idea will win a prize.

We have already thought of:

•   E-mailing of pay advices, saving paper and post.
•   Direct posting of transactions to the General Ledger
•   E-mail reports, save and view on the screen
•   Make all HMRC communications electronic

09/10/2007 - Should I order miraclePAY or miraclePAY LITE?

miraclePAY LITE will be sold alongside miraclePAY for Dynamics NAV. You will be able to choose which product to sell in each opportunity that arises.

If your client or prospect requires HR or T&A or JOB COSTING then always look to sell miraclePAY for Dynamics NAV.

If the sale is to an organisation having over 500 employees look seriously at miraclePAY for Dynamics NAV even if they only want payroll in the first instance, companies of this size are likely to have more complex payroll needs and grow into HR users soon than later.

miraclePAY for Dynamics NAV is Miracle's flagship payroll offering and as such is definitely more functionally rich than miraclePAY LITE and integrates seamlessly to the other Miracle NAV products.

We are not at this stage looking to integrate HR with miraclePAY LITE but will reconsider this stance if there is demand enough from the user base to warrant the investment in providing miraclePEOPLE LITE.

09/10/2007 - Product Acquisition - Name Change

As you will be aware by now MIRACLE have acquired the VIP and VIPER Payroll solutions from Touchstone Vorsprung.

Tom and Alan have indicated Miracle intend to carry on selling and supporting both VIP and VIPER but as you would expect we are to rename the products:
- VIP becomes miraclePAY LITE
- VIPER becomes miraclePAY for Dynamics AX

We will refer to both by their new names in any future correspondence.

09/10/2007 - Transfer of VIP and VIPER to Miracle Dynamics

As previously reported Miracle Dynamics has acquired the IPR of the VIP and VIPER products from Touchstone Vorsprung Ltd along with a customer base of over 250 sites. Alan Frost stated that this makes us the largest supplier of HRM products to the Microsoft Dynamics base.

In terms of our broad strategy Alan Frost made the following points:
- It is our intention to support the existing products and customers.
- We are planning to introduce some enhancements to VIP by Christmas, Gross to net calculations, payments after leaving and a message log.
- We plan to extend miracleREPORTING so that it works on VIP as well (It is a very impressive, user orientated reporting tool).
- It is our intention to continue with the sale of VIP and VIPER.
- We are already geared up to take on the support of these products, a separate communication detailing our support structure, contact numbers etc has been issued but in essence it is the same team you are used to: Stephen Mitchell, Angela Hammond and Lester Millington. Obviously Janet Sherwood is available to assist when necessary. (Touchstone have been excellent in helping us with resource and expertise, there should not be any major support issues)
- We will ensure that VIP and VIPER achieve HMRC accreditation in the next few months. Before we make any more decisions we are very keen to obtain feedback from the Partner and Customer base.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me � my mobile would be preferable as I�m out a lot this week.

08/10/2007 - Recognition for Internet Filing Enabled Software

HMRC have now given further accreditation to Miracle products.

more...

08/10/2007 - VIP & VIPER PAYROLL PRODUCTS

Touchstone Vorsprung Ltd (�Touchstone�) has been supplying a range of payroll products to the Microsoft Dynamics community for many years and are proud of their achievements and the relationships they have established with both partners and customers. Nevertheless, and following a strategic review, it is recognised that payroll is no longer a core business area for the Group as a whole. Consequently, Touchstone has agreed to transfer the intellectual property rights, support obligations and associated trade of the VIP and VIPER products to Miracle Dynamics Ltd (�Miracle�).

Miracle is a dedicated suppler of Payroll and HR products with an experienced team of Payroll and HR professionals committed to the Microsoft Dynamics market. Over the past two years, Miracle has built up a strong partner and client base within the Microsoft Dynamics community.

Touchstone believe that this transfer is good news for the VIP and VIPER products and the Dynamics community as a whole. Miracle�s determination to be a world class supplier of HRM solutions influenced the decision and it is Touchstone�s intention that Miracle becomes the Group �HR Partner� having already signed a partner agreement.

You will be contacted by Miracle in the next few days but the signatories of this announcement are always available to discuss any questions you may have.

In the meantime please note:
- Miracle will continue to support the existing products and customers
- There are no plans to cease the sale or the support of VIP and VIPER
- Miracle will take over product support and development from October 1st 2007.
- Touchstone is providing resource and expertise to make the transition as painless as possible
- Miracle plan to ensure both VIP and VIPER receive full HMRC accreditation
- Miracle is excited about VIP (NAV) and the VIPER (AX) opportunities and is committed to developing the products further.

19/07/2007 - ERP Shortfalls Press Release

Could business support applications be the answer to ERP's HR shortfalls? Press release for immediate release.

Download Press Release

11/07/2007 - OTR-Group Report on the ERP shortfalls, could Business Support Applications (BSA) be an answer?

This paper looks at the latest developments in the ERP market. Once the preserve of the manufacturing industry, ERP is now seen as an application technology for any enterprise-level organisation. It aims to chart the evolution of MRP and incorporates the latest technology, BSA (Business Support Applications). This paper is sponsored and presented by OTR-Group. The report is based on research that was conducted by the Miracle Group with supplemented material and content added by OTR-Group.

Download Report...

02/07/2007 - New factsheets available

Miracle have released 14 new fact sheets covering the following:
- Product Overview
- miracleHRM
- miraclePAY
- miraclePAY Job Costing
- miraclePAY P11d
- miraclePEOPLE
- miraclePEOPLE - Staff and Event Services
- miraclePEOPLE - Establishment
- miraclePEOPLE - Training Course Management
- miraclePEOPLE - Recruitment
- miracleTIME
- miracleFLEET
- miracleREPORTING
- miracleSUPPORT
They are available to download from the web.

02/07/2007 - Janet Sherwood joins Miracle Dynamics

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the recruitment of Janet Sherwood from Vorsprung. Janet has had considerable experience of payroll in a Dynamics NAV environment. Alan Frost stated that he is delighted that Janet has joined us. She has already made a significant contribution to the business and expects her to make a real impact in the future re professional services.

02/07/2007 - miraclePAY Version 4.12 - released in May 2007

There have been a number of improvements to the payroll year end processing routines.

Release notes...

02/07/2007 - miraclePAY Version 4.11 - released in April 2007

The release notes contain an extensive list of additions and amendments.

Release notes...

02/07/2007 - Miracle Dynamics are moving to Leeds

Miracle Dynamics Ltd are moving to impressive new offices in the middle of Leeds on July 20th. Alan Frost stated that the offices, which are opposite the Railway Station, will provide an excellent working environment for our staff and also provide great demonstration and meeting facilities for our customers. Access to Miracle Group offices in Weybridge, Evesham, Oxford Street London, Mountain Ash, Cinderford, Brussels and Perth are still available. The Wetherby office will be vacated.

02/07/2007 - miracleREPORTING is now fully operational

miracleREPORTING is now fully operational. The response from the beta sites has been extremely positive. At this stage it is only available for the Miracle range of products. Over the next few months we will extend it to work with the standard NAV modules.

22/03/2007 - Miracle Dynamics has received DPS (Data Provisioning Services) from HMRC

31/01/2007 - PAYE Recognition

PAYE Online Services 2006-2007:End of Year P14, P35. Recognition for Internet Filing Enabled Software

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12/01/2007 - New Offices & Navision Status

We have finally completed our move from our Data Centre in Liverpool which had been our home for seventeen years to new offices in Knutsford, Cheshire.

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12/01/2007 - Release of Version 4.00 and 4.10 of miraclePAY

We are pleased to announce the release of Version 4.10 of miraclePAY on January 25th 2007.

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12/01/2007 - Release of Version 4.10 of miraclePEOPLE

Version 4.00 of miraclePEOPLE has been on general release for a number of months but will soon be superseded by Version 4.10 which will be available at the end of January 2007.

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12/01/2007 - Why Move to Version 4.10 of miraclePAY?

At Miracle Partner Power we are excited about the release of Versions 4.00 and 4.10 of our product set. We have spent more than a year getting to this release. There is a considerable amount of new functionality which strengthens our applications to the point where we believe that they meet the needs of our target customer base. In fact in most cases we would appear to exceed their needs.

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12/01/2007 - Why Move to Version 4.10 of miraclePEOPLE?

At Miracle Partner Power we are excited about the release of Versions 4.00 and 4.10 of our product set. We have spent more than a year getting to this release. There is a considerable amount of new functionality which strengthens our applications to the point where we believe that they meet the needs of our target customer base. In fact in most cases we would appear to exceed their needs.

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12/01/2007 - Where are we with Version 4.10 of the miracleHRM Products?

Version 4.10 of the Miracle product set provides a comprehensive and functionality rich suite of applications that will meet the needs of most HR functions. There will always be those companies that have unique and specific requirements that a generic solution will not meet and some of the very largest companies where a Dynamics NAV solution is not ideal. Nevertheless the miracleHRM set is becoming a truly world-class offering that is a 'must' for every Dynamics NAV installation.

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12/01/2007 - miracleHRM Roadmap - Version 5

We shortly begin the development of Version 5.00 of miracleHRM as per our published road map (issue 3). There will be some system-wide changes, improvements to miraclePAY and miraclePEOPLE, the full release of miracleTIME and the increasing use of miracleREPORTING within the product set.

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31/07/2006 - PAYE Recognition...

PAYE Online Services 2005-2006: Expenses & Benefits Recognition for Internet Filing Enabled Software

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31/07/2006 - HM Standards certification achieved...

Miracle Dynamics has been awarded HM Revenue & Customs Payroll Standards Certificate.

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