Re: Length of line

CSS hyphenation (when it is supported) offers the author control, which is
fine...

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On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 12:28 PM, John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com> wrote:

> > most (all) bowsers don't add hyphens
>
> Sorry David, I have to disagree: most browsers today support the CSS
> hyphens attribute (https://www.w3.org/TR/css-text/#hyphens-property),
> confirmed by CanIUse here: http://caniuse.com/#search=hyphens
>
> See also:
> http://blog.fontdeck.com/post/9037028497/hyphens
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/hyphens
> https://css-tricks.com/almanac/properties/h/hyphenate/
>
> JF
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:08 AM, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> > I would propose we look to Root EMS instead for at least part of this
>> proposal, and that we also include a magnification point (200%? 400%?) as
>> also part of the requirement:
>>
>> I think the latest proposal addresses the magnification issue by
>> requiring that the SC be met without zooming text. The downside of REMs are
>> that it is harder to understand, it is a specific technology, and it is a
>> relative measurement. Patrick, Jon A., what are your thoughts?
>>
>> I would also like Makoto and Swetank to respond to the hyphenation
>> situation that most (all) bowsers don't add hyphens, and that CSS can be
>> use to override any hyphenation.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> David MacDonald
>>
>>
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>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 11:24 AM, John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> David wrote:
>>>
>>> > We have an established precedent in 1.4.8 of using characters to
>>> measure line length.
>>>
>>> Hi David,
>>>
>>> While we may have precedent there, SC 1.4.8 is a AAA Success Criteria,
>>> and I am hard-pressed personally to recall a site that meets (and reports
>>> compliance to) that SC consistently. As we've seen, "character" is a very
>>> imprecise unit of measurement.
>>>
>>> I think we need to step back a bit; what is the real goal we are trying
>>> to achieve here? I don't think it has anything to do with actual character
>>> count (per-se), but rather that we need developers to not break text
>>> re-flow (perhaps to a minimum of 25 REMs - Root EMs
>>> <https://snook.ca/archives/html_and_css/font-size-with-rem>).
>>> Level-set: LVTF, is this the real "goal" here?
>>>
>>> However, given fixed view-port sizes and magnification there will
>>> necessitate a trade-off, or else I could envision developers will create
>>> one line in their document at font-size:40px - perhaps an h1 - and then use
>>> that as the 'measuring point': 25 X 40px = 1000px, which, as a "baseline,
>>> would then "allow" paragraph text at 16px. to far exceed the 25 character
>>> count being proposed (1000 / 16 = 62.5 "characters") It is for this reason
>>> that I would propose we look to Root EMS instead for at least part of this
>>> proposal, and that we also include a magnification point (200%? 400%?) as
>>> also part of the requirement:
>>>
>>> <draft> For the visual presentation of all text, text should naturally
>>> re-flow to a minimum of 25 REMs at 200% magnification without horizontal
>>> scrolling, with the following exceptions. </draft>
>>>
>>> ...or something along those lines. By moving away from actual characters
>>> (and their "imperfect" unit of measurement), we will likely address most
>>> concerns around internationalization, and with a more precise unit of
>>> measurement, we will be able to better test (mechanically) compliance to
>>> the new SC. (I'd also look to have this be an AA requirement, as opposed to
>>> an A, but that is a different discussion...)
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
>>> JF
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:59 AM, John Foliot <john.foliot@deque.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> David wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > No browser that I know would do this:
>>>> >
>>>> > "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
>>>> establish-
>>>> > ment party for now and forever"
>>>>
>>>> Erm... https://www.w3.org/TR/css-text/#hyphens-property
>>>> and http://caniuse.com/#search=hyphens
>>>> (which suggests support in most browsers with the exception of
>>>> Android's native browser)
>>>>
>>>> JF
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:52 AM, David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Perhaps I'm missing something. For example say there is the line
>>>>>
>>>>> "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
>>>>> establishment party for now and forever"
>>>>>
>>>>> And lets say that at the end of the word "their" we have a count of 45
>>>>> characters (I didn't count). The browser window is narrowed to 50
>>>>> characters. Then the line will wrap after "their" and it would pass.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their  (45
>>>>> characters)
>>>>> establishment party for now and forever ..."
>>>>>
>>>>> This would pass because there are 50 or less characters on that line.
>>>>>
>>>>> No browser that I know would do this:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their
>>>>> establish-
>>>>> ment party for now and forever"
>>>>>
>>>>> In other words.... most lines will be less than 50 characters if 50 is
>>>>> the threshold we decide on.
>>>>>
>>>>> We have an established precedent in 1.4.8 of using characters to
>>>>> measure line length. I think in a dot release we should stick with that,
>>>>> unless I'm missing something.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> David MacDonald
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 9:21 AM, Patrick H. Lauke <
>>>>> redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/01/2017 14:12, David MacDonald wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Shwetank
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can you help us understand how hyphenation works in those languages?
>>>>>>> In
>>>>>>> English and French, (the languages I speak), the web the page just
>>>>>>> wraps
>>>>>>> the entire word if it doesn't fit. So there is not generally
>>>>>>> hyphenation
>>>>>>> for web writing.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regardless of language, hyphenation will be up to the browser to do
>>>>>> (support isn't fantastic / cross-browser just yet), or would require
>>>>>> additional JS solutions that forcibly break and hyphenate words (which
>>>>>> would likely lead to issues where AT would start to read word fragments
>>>>>> rather than full words). So there are potential technical limitations to
>>>>>> overcome here as well.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> P
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> David MacDonald
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 8:12 AM, Shwetank Dixit
>>>>>>> <shwetank@barrierbreak.com <mailto:shwetank@barrierbreak.com>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     FWIW, I agree with John that character length is not a good
>>>>>>> criteria
>>>>>>>     at all for this purpose, especially from the viewpoint of
>>>>>>>     non-english languages. I believe the research and guidelines
>>>>>>>     mentioned in this discussion have not included languages from
>>>>>>>     scripts apart from the Latin script (please correct me if I’m
>>>>>>> wrong)
>>>>>>>     like Devnagari, Gurkumikhi, or any from the CJK ones for example.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     I am especially concerned about the possibility of significantly
>>>>>>>     increased ‘hyphenation’ that this could result in (which John
>>>>>>> also
>>>>>>>     mentioned) causing bigger problems from a cognitive perspective.
>>>>>>>     —
>>>>>>>     Shwetank
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>     On Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017 at 4:32 PM, Michael Pluke
>>>>>>>>     <Mike.Pluke@castle-consult.com
>>>>>>>>     <mailto:Mike.Pluke@castle-consult.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     I can see that the choice of characters as the unit of
>>>>>>>> measurement
>>>>>>>>     can result in very different end-results that you get depending
>>>>>>>> on
>>>>>>>>     the chosen font-size and font-face. This may make this unit less
>>>>>>>>     useful from an LV perspective. ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     However I still think that, from a cognitive perspective, it is
>>>>>>>>     relevant and important to set a maximum line length in
>>>>>>>> characters.
>>>>>>>>     Long lines with many words/characters are demonstrably hard to
>>>>>>>>     read for everyone but, most particularly for people with
>>>>>>>>     dyslexia.  The 80 characters in SC 1.4.8
>>>>>>>>     <https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-con
>>>>>>>> trast-visual-presentation.html>
>>>>>>>>     will cause significant difficulties for many people with
>>>>>>>> dyslexia.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     EA has quoted several research-based sources that offer
>>>>>>>> realistic
>>>>>>>>     line-length proposals. From reading the extract from 'Dyslexia
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>     the Digital Age' that EA linked-to (http://tinyurl.com/jra7hk3)
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>     don’t think that it gives very strong evidence that 55
>>>>>>>> characters
>>>>>>>>     is the only choice. I’m a great fan of the realistic proposals
>>>>>>>>     that Luz Rello makes (based on her research
>>>>>>>>     (http://www.luzrello.com/Publications_files/uais2015.pdf
>>>>>>>>     <http://www.luzrello.com/Publications_files/uais2015.pdf>)) so
>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>     have confidence for specifying line lengths in the 44-66 range
>>>>>>>>     (although it was non-dyslexic people who benefitted most from 44
>>>>>>>>     character columns). The British Dyslexia Style Guide
>>>>>>>>     http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/common/ckeditor/filemanager/us
>>>>>>>> erfiles/About_Us/policies/Dyslexia_Style_Guide.pdf
>>>>>>>>     <http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/common/ckeditor/filemanager/u
>>>>>>>> serfiles/About_Us/policies/Dyslexia_Style_Guide.pdf>
>>>>>>>>     recommends that “Lines should not be too long: 60 to70
>>>>>>>>     characters.”____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     *Conclusion*: Based on all of the above I think that:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>       * To benefit LV users we should avoid having SCs that give a
>>>>>>>>         line length based on the number of characters;____
>>>>>>>>       * To benefit people with dyslexia (and also the general
>>>>>>>>         population) the 1.4.8-based 80 character maximum in
>>>>>>>>         proposal #51 <https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/issues/51>
>>>>>>>> should
>>>>>>>>         be reduced to a figure no greater than 70 characters (and
>>>>>>>>         probably no less than 60).____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Mike____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     *From:*John Foliot [mailto:john.foliot@deque.com
>>>>>>>>     <mailto:john.foliot@deque.com>]
>>>>>>>>     *Sent:* 10 January 2017 23:56
>>>>>>>>     *To:* David MacDonald <david100@sympatico.ca
>>>>>>>>     <mailto:david100@sympatico.ca>>
>>>>>>>>     *Cc:* WCAG <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org <mailto:w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>>
>>>>>>>>     *Subject:* Re: Length of line____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     TL;DR - Using 'character' as a unit of measurement is extremely
>>>>>>>>     problematic, and I do not support it's use here. ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     **************____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Some thoughts after today's call.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     I personally have significant concerns over prescribing a fixed
>>>>>>>>     number of characters, especially such a low number, as a unit of
>>>>>>>>     measurement. ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     *Internationalization:*____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     When we factor in both Internationalization and languages other
>>>>>>>>     than English, we will quickly arrive at a point where the number
>>>>>>>>     25 is smaller than numerous words in different languages
>>>>>>>>     (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_words
>>>>>>>>     <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_words>), which will then
>>>>>>>>     require word hyphenization (most probably supplied by the
>>>>>>>> content
>>>>>>>>     author, until such time as AI can do that job seamlessly). This
>>>>>>>>     then suggests to me that we will start to see 'forced'
>>>>>>>> line-breaks
>>>>>>>>     again (using the presentational <br>), which could have a
>>>>>>>>     significant impact on screen flow in RWD (Responsive) layouts
>>>>>>>>     (i.e. the cure being worse the the symptom).____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     *Font-size and font-face choices:*____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Equally, as mentioned on the call, another factor in measuring
>>>>>>>>     this, related to horizontal scrolling, is font-size. For those
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>     you using HTML-rich mail clients, and using a 25 character-count
>>>>>>>>     example taken from
>>>>>>>>     http://www.litscape.com/words/length/25_letters/25_letter_wo
>>>>>>>> rds.html
>>>>>>>>     <http://www.litscape.com/words/length/25_letters/25_letter_w
>>>>>>>> ords.html>:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​      ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         (Gmail's____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         '____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         S____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         mall' sizing)​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical      (Gmail's____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         'Normal' sizing)​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical      (Gmail's____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         'Large' sizing)​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical      (Gmail's____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         'Huge' sizing)​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Q: How do we test for "success" here? Even the final line above
>>>>>>>>     (Gmail's "Huge" font-size) could introduce horizontal scrolling
>>>>>>>> at
>>>>>>>>     some level of magnification on some devices, yet at 25
>>>>>>>> characters
>>>>>>>>     "meets" the current wording of the proposed SC.  ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Additionally, different font-faces will have different
>>>>>>>> font-width
>>>>>>>>     characteristics, depending on the font-face chosen. For
>>>>>>>> example:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical      (Gmail 'sans-serif', size
>>>>>>>>         'normal')____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical    (Gmail 'Verdana', size
>>>>>>>> 'normal') ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         electroencephalographical     (Gmail 'Wide', size
>>>>>>>> 'normal')____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     ...once again, depending on the font-face choice we have 3
>>>>>>>>     different line-lengths, and so I question the overall choice of
>>>>>>>>     "character" as a unit of measurement here.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     *How to 'Succeed'/Author push-back:*____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     The current proposed language for this SC reads:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         For the visual presentation of all text, a mechanism is
>>>>>>>>         available such that line length is user adjustable, to 25
>>>>>>>>         characters, with no two-dimensional scrolling required, and
>>>>>>>>         with the following exceptions.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     However, it is unclear what a page author can or should do to
>>>>>>>> meet
>>>>>>>>     this requirement____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     ​, as it very much feels like a User-Agent requirement as much
>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>     anything else. For SC 1.4.8, one technique is ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     G204
>>>>>>>>     <https://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/2016/WD-WCAG20-TECHS-20160105/G204>:
>>>>>>>>     /Not interfering with the user agent's reflow of text as the
>>>>>>>>     viewing window is narrowed/____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     /​, /which​ seems to me to at least address the larger issue
>>>>>>>>     (avoid horizontal scrolling) without prescribing a specific
>>>>>>>>     line-length.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Finally, the current Success Criteria that requires an 80
>>>>>>>>     character line-length (____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     SC 1.4.8
>>>>>>>>     <https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/visual-audio-con
>>>>>>>> trast-visual-presentation.html>)
>>>>>>>>     is a AAA Success Criteria requirement, and yet this new proposed
>>>>>>>>     SC is at level A, at roughly 1/3 the 80-char limit. ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     ​Sadly (but not totally unreasonably) ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     I suspect that we will get significant push-back at level A____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     ​.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     JF​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>      ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 3:31 PM, David MacDonald
>>>>>>>>     <david100@sympatico.ca <mailto:david100@sympatico.ca>>
>>>>>>>> wrote:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         I'm the manager of Issue #57 line length.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/issues/57
>>>>>>>>         <https://github.com/w3c/wcag21/issues/57>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         I was asked to explain why 25 characters was chosen as the
>>>>>>>>         threshold. I deferred to the LVTF____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ since I did not write that requirement​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         . One point that was mentioned was that 25 characters is
>>>>>>>> about
>>>>>>>>         the width of most news article columns.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         I did a survey of several top news sites on the web and
>>>>>>>>         measured the length of characters when text size is 100%
>>>>>>>> (no zoom)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         -CNN 74____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​ ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         characters without counting spaces 87 with spaces. could
>>>>>>>>         narrow to 35 (w/ spaces) in Responsive
>>>>>>>>         -NBC 61 no spaces 73 with spaces, could narrow to 39 (w/
>>>>>>>> spaces)
>>>>>>>>         -ABC NEWS 81 no spaces 92 Spaces, could narrow to 43 in
>>>>>>>> responsive
>>>>>>>>         -FoxNews 67 no space 79 spaces could narrow to 45 in
>>>>>>>> responsive
>>>>>>>>         -Le Droit french 74 no space, 86 with spaces, no responsive
>>>>>>>>         -Google News 73 No Spaces 87 with spaces could narrow to 44
>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>         responsive
>>>>>>>>         - Huff post French 67 no spaces 79 with spaces no
>>>>>>>> responsive____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​N____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         one of these sites passed the new SC proposal of 25
>>>>>>>>         characters. They all went to horizontal scroll when window
>>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>>>         narrowed less than those ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​minimum character ​____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         widths shown above.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         ​Do we____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          want to make the minimum a little wider, say 45 or 50
>>>>>>>> characters.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         For reference, the following is about 25 characters:____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         "This test assesses basic"____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         Cheers,
>>>>>>>>         David MacDonald____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>          ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>         *Can**Adapt* *Solutions Inc.*____
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>           ____
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>     -- ____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     John Foliot____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Principal Accessibility Strategist____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Deque Systems Inc.____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     john.foliot@deque.com <mailto:john.foliot@deque.com>____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     __ __
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>     Advancing the mission of digital accessibility and inclusion____
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
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