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{{Short description|Indoor arena in St. Louis, MO 1929 - 1999}}
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{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name       = St. Louis Arena
| image              = The Arena. St. Louis. Mo (63215).jpg
| caption            = 
| former names       = Checkerdome (1977–1983)
| address            = 5700 Oakland Avenue
| location           = [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]
| coordinates        = {{coord|38|37|45|N|90|16|58|W|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| broke_ground       = {{Start date and age|1927}}
| opened             = {{Start date and age|1929|9|23}}
| closed             = {{Start date and age|1994|5|23}}
| demolished         = {{Start date and age|1999|2|27}}
| owner              = City of St. Louis<ref name="ballparks">{{cite web|url=http://hockey.ballparks.com/NHL/St.LouisBlues/oldindex.htm|title=St. Louis Arena}}</ref>
| operator           = City of St. Louis<ref name="ballparks"/>
| construction_cost  = US$1.5 million
| architect          = Gustel R. Kiewitt and Herman M. Sohrmann
| general_contractor = Boaz-Kiel Construction Company
| tenants            = [[St. Louis Flyers]] ([[American Hockey Association (1926–42)|AHA]]/[[American Hockey League|AHL]]) (1929–1953)<br>[[St. Louis Eagles]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (1934–1935)<br>[[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] (NHL) (occasional use; 1951–1959)<br>[[Toledo Mercurys|Toledo-St. Louis Mercurys]] ([[International Hockey League (1945&ndash;2001)|IHL]]) (1959&ndash;1960)<br>[[St. Louis Braves]] ([[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]]) (1963–1967)<br>[[St. Louis Blues]] (NHL) (1967–1994)<br>[[St. Louis Hawks]] ([[National Basketball Association|NBA]]) (occasional use; 1955–1968)<br>[[St. Louis Bombers (NBA)|St. Louis Bombers]] (NBA) (1946–1950)<br>[[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]] ([[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]]) (1971, 1974)<br>[[Spirits of St. Louis]] ([[American Basketball Association|ABA]]) (1974–1976)<br>[[St. Louis Steamers (1979–88)|St. Louis Steamers]] ([[Major Soccer League|MISL]]) (1979–1988)<br>[[St. Louis Storm]] (MISL) (1989–1992)<br>[[St. Louis Ambush (NPSL)|St. Louis Ambush]] ([[National Professional Soccer League II|NPSL]]) (1992–1994)<br>[[St. Louis Vipers]] ([[Roller Hockey International|RHI]]) (1993–1994)<br>[[Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball]] ([[NCAA]]) (1968–1973 and 1991–1994)<br> [[Saint Louis Billikens men's ice hockey]] (1970–1979)
| seating_capacity   = [[Ice hockey]]:<br>14,200 (1929–1968)<br>14,500 (1968–1969)<br>15,500 (1969–1970)<br>17,776 (1970–1971)<br>17,821 (1971–1972)<br>18,005 (1972–1974)<br>18,008 (1974–1975)<br>18,006 (1975–1978)<br>17,968 (1978–1985)<br>17,640 (1985–1988)<br>17,188 (1988–1994)
}}

'''St. Louis Arena''' (known as the '''Checkerdome''' from 1977 to 1983) was an [[indoor arena]] in [[St. Louis]], Missouri. The country's second-largest indoor entertainment venue when it opened in 1929, it was home to the [[St. Louis Blues]] and other sports franchises. The Arena sat across [[U.S. Route 40 in Missouri|U.S. 40]] (now [[Interstate 64 in Missouri|I-64]]) from [[Forest Park (St. Louis)|Forest Park]]'s Aviation Field.

The Arena hosted conventions, concerts, political rallies, horse shows, circuses, boxing matches, professional wrestling, Roller Derby competitions, [[indoor soccer]] matches, the [[1973 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1973]] and [[1978 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1978]] NCAA men's basketball Final Four, the NCAA Men's Midwest Regional finals in 1982, 1984, and 1993, the 1992–94 [[Missouri Valley Conference]] men's basketball tournament, the 1968, 1969, and 1970 [[Stanley Cup Finals]], and the 1975 NCAA men's [[NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament|Frozen Four]] ice hockey finals.

It was demolished in 1999.

==History==
At the conclusion of the [[1904 World's Fair]], St. Louis ended its long tradition of annually hosting large indoor agriculture and horse shows.  The city tore down its huge [[St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall]] and built the [[St. Louis Coliseum]] which was aimed at individual events such as boxing matches.

In 1928 the [[National Dairy Show]] offered the city the opportunity to become the permanent location for its annual two-week meeting of dairymen and their prize animals.  With no public funds available, a group of businessmen raised private funding for what was projected as a $2 million building.  The National Exposition Company in charge of the project hired [[Gustel R. Kiewitt]] as architect and the Boaz-Kiel Construction Company as general contractor.  
 
Kiewit's design called for a [[lamella roof]] supported by 20 cantilever steel trusses, eliminating the need for view-obscuring internal support pillars.  The lamella design consisted of Douglas fir ribs, {{convert|3.75|in|cm}} thick, {{convert|17.5|in|cm}} wide and {{convert|15|ft}} long, fitted together diagonally and giving the appearance of fish scales. The huge structure was completed in 1929, just over a year after construction began.  At {{convert|476|ft}} long and {{convert|276|ft}} wide, it was behind only [[Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden]] as the largest indoor entertainment space in the country. A 13-story building could have been erected inside of it. 
 
The Arena was not well-maintained after the 1940s, and its roof was damaged by [[St. Louis tornado outbreak of February 1959|a February 1959 tornado]]. After repairs, it was re-opened as the home of the [[Central Professional Hockey League|Central Hockey League]]'s [[St. Louis Braves]], a Chicago Black Hawks farm team. The renovations included the removal of the fencing that enforced [[Racial segregation|segregation]], dating back to the time of the [[St. Louis Eagles]].<ref>Former Eagles player [[Frank Finnigan]] recalls the fencing while he played there in <nowiki>[Finnigan]</nowiki>, pg. 123.</ref>

On March 19, 1971, the [[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]] hosted the [[1971 NASL Professional Hoc-Soc Tournament]] here, which was the first [[indoor soccer]] tournament sanctioned by a [[American soccer pyramid|Division One]] professional league in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite news |last=Flachsbart |first=Harold |title=Pro Soccer Sends Up Trial Balloon Tonight|date=March 19, 1971|newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/140196781/|page=23|access-date=August 14, 2016}}</ref>

In the 1973 NCAA Basketball Final, the [[1972–73 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team|UCLA Bruins]] and legendary coach [[John Wooden]] defeated [[Memphis Tigers men's basketball|Memphis State]]<!--The school didn't become the University of Memphis until 1994.--> 87–66, behind 44 points from [[Bill Walton]] who went 21 of 22 from the floor. Over 19,000 were in attendance at the Arena.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/performance.html|title=ESPN.com - Page2 - Kings of the Big Dance}}</ref>

On February 13, 1974, the [[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]] played host to the [[CSKA Moscow|Red Army]] team at the Arena in the final match of Russian squad's three-city [[indoor soccer]] tour of North America. Attendance for the match was 12,241.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1499&dat=19740214&id=UAQqAAAAIBAJ&pg=7404,1627357|title=The Milwaukee Journal - Google News Archive Search|website=news.google.com|access-date=April 4, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><reF>{{cite newspaper |journal=St Louis Post-Dispatch |location=St Louis, Missouri |date=1974-02-14 |page=21 |title=Red Army Kicks Stars Into Submission, 11-4 |first1=Harold |last1=Flaschsbart}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccermadeinstlouis.com/Soccer_Made_in_St._Louis/Statistics/Entries/2013/11/18_International_Matches_in_St._Louis_(updated).html|title=International Matches in St. Louis|website=SoccerMadeinStLouis.com|access-date=April 4, 2018|archive-date=April 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405025154/http://www.soccermadeinstlouis.com/Soccer_Made_in_St._Louis/Statistics/Entries/2013/11/18_International_Matches_in_St._Louis_(updated).html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccerstats.us/teams/red-army/ |title=Red Army &#124; SoccerStats.us |access-date=2014-05-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140518213232/http://soccerstats.us/teams/red-army/ |archive-date=May 18, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

In the 1978 NCAA Basketball Final, the [[1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky Wildcats]] and coach [[Joe B. Hall]] defeated [[1977–78 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team|Duke]] 94–88, led by the 41-point effort of [[Jack Givens]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1978|title=1978 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket and Results - databaseSports.com}}</ref>

From 1978 to 1983, the [[Kansas City Kings]] occasionally played the Checkerdome, including 3 games in the 1978-79 season, 4 in the 1979-80 season and 3 in the 1982-83 season.

From 1980 to 1993, St. Louis Arena was the site of the [[Braggin' Rights|Braggin' Rights basketball game]] played between the [[Missouri Tigers men's basketball|University of Missouri]] and the [[Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball|University of Illinois]].

===Spirits of St. Louis – ABA Era (1974–76)===
After the 1968 departure of the NBA's [[St. Louis Hawks|Hawks]], the [[Carolina Cougars]] moved to the city and took the name [[Spirits of St. Louis]]. The Spirits played in the Arena for the final two seasons of the [[American Basketball Association]] (ABA), 1974–75 and 1975–76.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/Spirits-of-St-Louis.html|title=Remember the ABA: Spirits of St. Louis}}</ref> Their announcer on KMOX radio was a young [[Bob Costas]]. Young players such as [[Steve Jones (basketball)|Steve Jones]] ("Snapper", now a TV analyst), [[Marvin Barnes]] ("Bad News), [[Maurice Lucas]] and [[Moses Malone]] all played for the Spirits during their tenure at the Arena. The team was not included in the [[ABA–NBA merger]] in 1976, when the [[Indiana Pacers]], [[San Antonio Spurs]], [[Denver Nuggets]] and [[New York Nets]] joined the NBA. The Spirits and the [[Kentucky Colonels]] were disbanded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/TeamMaterial/StLouisMaterial/MavsCougarsSpiritsYearly.html|title=Remember the ABA: Houston Mavericks/Carolina Cougars/Spirits of St. Louis Year-by-Year Notes}}</ref>
Spirits owners [[Ozzie and Daniel Silna]] pulled off a coup in their dissolution agreement when the ABA–NBA merger was finalized. The Silnas negotiated to receive a portion of TV monies in perpetuity, a deal that netted them over $250 million<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/07/sports/basketball/former-aba-owners-ozzie-and-daniel-silna-earn-millions-from-nba.html|title=Former A.B.A. Owners Ozzie and Daniel Silna Earn Millions From N.B.A.|first=Richard|last=Sandomir|newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> before they were bought out by the NBA in 2014 for a reported $500 million.<ref name=endinggreatest>{{cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/01/ending-the-greatest-sports-deal-of-all-time-will-reportedly-cost-the-nba-at-least-500-million|title=Ending the greatest sports deal of all time will reportedly cost the NBA at least $500 million|date=January 17, 2014|access-date=May 17, 2014|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|first=Nina|last=Mandell}}</ref>

===The St. Louis Blues era (1967–1994)===
[[File:Ticket All Star Game 1970.jpg|thumb|Ticket All Star Game 1970]]
[[File:Brad-marsh calgary-flames-v-st-louis 11-29-1980.jpg|thumb|right|A game between the Blues and the [[Calgary Flames]] during the [[1980–81 NHL season|1980–81 season]] when the arena was called The Checkerdome]]
By the time the NHL's [[St. Louis Blues]] began playing at the Arena, it had fallen into such poor condition that it had to be heavily renovated for the [[1967–68 NHL season|1967–68 season]]. As a condition of getting the expansion franchise, Blues owner Sid Salomon Jr. purchased the Arena from the [[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] and spent several million dollars to renovate the building and add some 3,000 seats, bringing the total to almost 15,000. It never stopped being renovated from that day on, and held almost 20,000 seats by the time the Blues left the Arena in 1994. Many fans considered its sight lines the best of any arena in the league, which is remarkable considering that it was not originally built for hockey. It was also known as one of the loudest arenas in the league.

The Blues played their first game at the Arena on October 11, 1967, against the [[Minnesota North Stars]], which ended in a 2–2 tie. [[Bill Masterton]] scored the building's first goal while [[Larry Keenan]] scored the first Blues goal.

In 1977, the Arena and the Blues were purchased by [[Ralston Purina]], which rechristened the building the '''Checkerdome''' after the company's checkerboard logo. By 1983, the cereal and pet food corporation had lost interest in the Blues and the Arena, and forfeited the team to the league.  The team was nearly moved to [[Saskatoon]], [[Saskatchewan]], before it was purchased by [[Harry Ornest]], a Los Angeles-based businessman, who promptly returned the Arena to its original name.

The Blues played their final game at the Arena on April 24, 1994, losing game four of the first round to the [[Dallas Stars]] 2–1. [[Phil Housley]] scored the Blues' final goal in the Arena while Dallas' [[Mike Modano]] scored the building's final two goals.

After the Blues moved to their new home, the venue now known as [[Enterprise Center]], during the 1994 offseason, the final event at the St. Louis Arena was a concert by Christian artist [[Carman Licciardello]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlmedia.net/sonderman/september/09_02hist.pdf|title=PowWeb|website=www.stlmedia.net|access-date=April 4, 2018}}</ref>

===Closure and demolition (1994–1999)===
[[File:St. Louis Arena.jpg|thumb|St. Louis Arena on February 27, 1999, the day of its controlled demolition]]
As a condition for the private financing of the demolition of city-owned [[Kiel Auditorium]] and the construction of privately owned [[Kiel Center]] (now the [[Enterprise Center]]) on the same [[Downtown St. Louis|Downtown]] site, local business group Civic Progress, Inc. insisted that the [[Clayton/Tamm, St. Louis|Cheltenham]]-neighborhood would not be allowed to compete with Kiel Center for any events, while the insurance burden for the building was left with the [[St. Louis|City of St. Louis]]. With no income allowed for the Arena while insurance expenses continued, the building sat vacant while pressure built on the city government to either make it revenue-producing (essentially impossible under the Civic Progress-imposed non-compete clause) or raze it. The Arena remained vacant for nearly five years before it was demolished in 1999.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

===The Arena site today===
A business/residential development, The Highlands (named after an amusement park that was once adjacent to the site), now occupies the land that the St. Louis Arena called home, and includes the following:
 
*Four apartment buildings, of which the two northern-most feature loft-style units.
*A [[Hampton Inn]] hotel, Mac's Local Eats - a Farm to table Cheeseburger restaurant, a coffee shop and bakery, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals of Greater St. Louis, and a yoga studio.
*1001 Highlands Plaza Drive West, an office building home to—among other businesses—the St. Louis group of [[iHeartMedia]]'s radio stations ([[KSLZ]], [[KATZ-FM]], [[KTLK-FM]], [[KATZ (AM)|KATZ]], [[KLOU]], and [[KSD (FM)|KSD]]).
*A grass plaza, with an oval grass section surrounded by concrete sidewalks now sits at 1001 Highlands Plaza Drive West at the location where the original arena stood.
*A medical office building.

==Sports teams==
Sports teams that called the Arena home include:

*[[St. Louis Flyers]] of the [[American Hockey Association (1926–42)|AHA]] and [[American Hockey League|AHL]] (1929–1953)
*[[St. Louis Eagles]] of the [[National Hockey League|NHL]] (1934–1935)
*[[Chicago Blackhawks|Chicago Black Hawks]] of the NHL (occasional use, 1953–1959)
*[[St. Louis Braves]] of the [[Central Professional Hockey League|CHL]] (1963–1967)
*[[St. Louis Blues]] of the NHL (1967–1994)
*[[St. Louis Hawks]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] (occasional use, 1955–1968)
*[[St. Louis Stars (soccer)|St. Louis Stars]] of the [[North American Soccer League (1968–84)|NASL]] (1971 and 1974)
*[[Spirits of St. Louis]] of the [[American Basketball Association|ABA]] (1974–1976)
*[[St. Louis Steamers (1979–88)|St. Louis Steamers]] of the [[Major Soccer League|MISL]] (1979–1988)
*[[St. Louis Storm]] of the [[Major Soccer League|MISL]] (1989–1992)
*[[St. Louis Ambush (NPSL)|St. Louis Ambush]] of the [[National Professional Soccer League II|NPSL]] (1992–1994)
*[[Saint Louis University]] basketball team (1968–1971, 1975–1976, 1978–1982 and 1991–1994)
*[[Saint Louis University]] hockey team (1970–1979)
*[[St. Louis Vipers]] of [[Roller Hockey International|RHI]] (1993–1994)

==Concerts==
{{more citations needed section|date=March 2017}}
*[[Led Zeppelin]] performed a single sold-out show on February 16, 1975, at the St. Louis Arena as the last show of the first leg of [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1975]]
*[[Led Zeppelin]] performed a single sold-out show on April 15, 1977, at the St. Louis Arena as part of [[Led Zeppelin North American Tour 1977|their final North American tour]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ledzeppelin.com/show/april-15-1977|title=Led Zeppelin Arena (St. Louis) - April 15, 1977|website=Led Zeppelin - Official Website|date=September 22, 2007 |language=en|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
*Grateful Dead, May 15, 1977.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dead.net/show/may-15-1977|title=St. Louis Arena - May 15, 1977 {{!}} Grateful Dead|website=www.dead.net|date=April 4, 2007 |language=en|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
* [[Ted Nugent]] and [[Sammy Hagar]] performed in concert on December 6, 1978. During the show a massive ice storm hit St. Louis and concert goers left the venue to find everything covered in a thick glaze of ice and serious traffic problems.
* The [[Bee Gees]] performed here on August 1, 1979, as part of their [[Spirits Having Flown Tour]].
*[[Kiss (band)|KISS]] and [[John Cougar]] performed here October 2, 1979.
*[[Fleetwood Mac]] performed two sold-out shows here as part of their [[Tusk Tour]] on November 5 and 6, 1979.
*The [[Charlie Daniels Band]] and [[Leon Russell]] performed here on Friday, December 26, 1980.
*The [[Electric Light Orchestra]] and [[Hall & Oates]] performed here on ELO's Time Tour on October 29, 1981.
*[[The Police]] [[Synchronicity Tour]] performed here on July 24, 1983, with [[Joan Jett & the Blackhearts]] as the opening act.
*[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] performed at the Checkerdome on December 4, 1982.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.concertarchives.org/bands/prince?year=1982|title=Prince's 1982 Concert History}}</ref> Opening acts were Morris Day and the Time and [[Vanity 6]]
*[[Journey (band)|Journey]] performed at the Arena on September 30, 1986, as part of their [[Raised on Radio Tour]]. Their opening acts were [[Honeymoon Suite]], [[Glass Tiger]], [[The Outfield]] and [[Andy Taylor (guitarist)|Andy Taylor]], a member of [[Duran Duran]].
*[[Pink Floyd]] performed [[A Momentary Lapse of Reason Tour]] at the St. Louis Arena on November 15 and 16, 1987.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/concert-dates/1987-tour-dates-concerts.html|title=Pink Floyd news :: Brain Damage - 1987 tour dates/concerts|last=Matt|website=www.brain-damage.co.uk|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
*[[Michael Jackson]] performed a sold–out show in front of 17,000 people at St. Louis Arena, during his [[Bad (tour)|Bad World Tour]] on March 13, 1988. The scheduled March 12, 1988 was canceled due to sickness and rescheduled for March 14 which was also cancelled. 
*Van Halen performed for their [[OU812 Tour|''OU812'' Tour]] on November 8 and 9, 1988<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vharchives.com/vhtour19881989|title=Van Halen Tour: 1988/1989|website=www.vharchives.com|access-date=2018-05-21}}</ref>
*[[ZZ Top]] performed at St. Louis Arena for their [[Recycler World Tour]] on November 7 and 8, 1990.
*[[Bruce Springsteen]] performed at the St. Louis Arena January 28, 1981 [[The River Tour]], November 15, 1984 [[Born in the U.S.A. Tour|Born In The U.S.A. Tour]], April 17, 1988 [[Tunnel of Love Express Tour]] and December 3, 1992 [[Bruce Springsteen 1992–1993 World Tour|1992 World Tour]]. 
*[[Metallica]] performed at the St. Louis Arena for their [[Wherever We May Roam Tour]] on November 24, 1991
*[[Neil Diamond]] performed at the St. Louis Arena December 11, 1977, May 27, 1982, April 26–27, 1983, August 26–27, 1984, December 11–12, 1985, June 13, 1989, and March 10, 1993.
*[[MC Hammer]] performed at the arena on July 6, 1990, as part of his [[Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em World Tour]], he also performed on June 3, 1993, for his [[Too Legit to Quit World Tour]].

==References==
* {{cite book|title=Old Scores, New Goals: The Story of the Ottawa Senators |last=Finnigan |first=Joan |publisher=Quarry Press |year=1992 |isbn=1-55082-041-9}}
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 | after = [[Alexander Memorial Coliseum]]
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| title = [[NCAA]] [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Men's Division I]] <br>[[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|Basketball Tournament]]<br>Finals Venue
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| after = <br>[[Greensboro Coliseum]],<br>[[Jon M. Huntsman Center|Special Events Center]]
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 | title = Home of the<br>[[Spirits of St. Louis]]
 | years = 1974 &ndash; 1976
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 | after = last arena
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 | years = 1975
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 | after = [[University of Denver Arena]]<br>[[Denver, Colorado]]
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 | title = Host of<br>[[Arch Madness]]
 | years = 1992 &ndash; 1994
 | before = [[Kiel Arena]]
 | after = [[Kiel Center]]
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