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Plants
for
the Vivarium |
Last
updated: 24-04-08
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We offer the
following plants suitable for the vivarium. These are offered in
cutting, rooted and pot form depending on the species.
Some species are in short supply and delivery may take up to 21 days.
Plants are
currently
only
available
to the
UK & EEC. All prices are in UK sterling. Please
read our terms and conditions before
placing your order. Also please state a few substitutes
as some species/cultivars are in short supply or unavailable during certain
parts of the year (especially winter)...where no substitutes are named
we will send you a substitute of our own ...new
plants arrived since last update marked with |
| Species | Description | Price Guide | Order |
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Dartfrog Bromeliad selection | Our choice of 3 x bromeliad species suitable for the vivarium. Price is is inclusive of postage & packing (unless ordered with other items) | £11.99 | |
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Dartfrog Bromeliad selection 2 | Our choice of 6 x bromeliad species suitable for the vivarium. Price is is inclusive of postage & packing (unless ordered with other items) | £20.99 | |
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Aechema pencillata | A small bromeliad with a maximum diameter of 25 cm. Possesses unusual yellow flowers. Excellent vivarium bromeliad. |
£6.99 | |
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Cryptanthus colgagnoi | A Cryptanthus with fairly stiff, very narrow, serrate leaves, medium green with darker reddish margins and base. Offsets very easily. | £4.99 | |
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Cryptanthus microglazioui | Supplied in 2 - 2½" pots. Can be grown in holes drilled into large branches such as liana. Crypthanthus are interesting and robust plants which will produce lots of offsets. Ideal for small vivaria. This form grows into a small bush. | £4.29 | |
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Cryptanthus 'novistar' | Supplied in 2 - 2½" pots. Can be grown in holes drilled into large branches such as liana. Crypthanthus are interesting and robust plants which will produce lots of offsets. Ideal for small vivaria. This form has deep red/purple leaves. |
£4.29 | |
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Cryptanthus 'red star' | Supplied
in 2 - 2½" pots. Can be grown in holes drilled into large branches
such as liana. Crypthanthus are interesting and robust plants
which will produce lots of offsets. Ideal for small vivaria. This form has attractive red/pink leaves. |
£3.99 | Temporarily Out of Stock |
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Cryptanthus rosens | Supplied in 2 - 2½" pots. Can be grown in holes drilled into large branches such as liana. Crypthanthus are interesting and robust plants which will produce lots of offsets. Ideal for small vivaria. This form has hard, narrow-ish green leaves tinged with pick or purple and is relatively compact freely offsetting to form large mounds. Click here for larger picture |
£4.29 | |
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Cryptanthus sinosus | Supplied
in 2 - 2½" pots. Can be grown in holes drilled into large branches
such as liana. Crypthanthus are interesting and robust plants
which will produce lots of offsets. Ideal for small vivaria. This form
has hard, fleshy-looking bright green leaves and is compact offsetting to form tight mounds. Rarely available. Click here for larger picture |
£4.29 | |
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Neoregelia ampullacea | A variable species in terms of both size (5 - 15cm) and leave coloration (red, black, dark green, light green and even bronze). Ideal for the small to medium vivarium and produces lots of offsets. Potted plants available. Can be grown terrestrially or as an epiphyte. | £4.99 | |
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Neoregelia flandria | Mature potted plants. A huge, wonderful species which is either variegtaed or a deep green (depending on what we have in stock) and is normally grown terrestrially. | £5.49 | |
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Neoregelia 'Luca' |
The long
leaved, large Neoregelia hybrid with gorgeous carmine inner leaves.
Definitely an eye-catcher for your vivarium! Click here for larger picture |
£6.99 | |
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Neoregelia 'Luca' |
Giant hanging
baskets. mature plants nearly 75cm high. Only 2 in stock The long leaved, large Neoregelia hybrid with gorgeous carmine inner leaves. Definitely an eye-catcher for your vivarium! Click here for larger picture |
£19.99 | |
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Neoregelia liliputiana | Small bromeliad with an attractive flower and pattern which can be grown terrestrially or are epiphytic and can be secured to coco or cork bark panels, large branches and logs. Supplied as large unrooted plants or potted plants depending on availability. | £6.99 | |
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Neoregelia olens | Unrooted offsets. Simply pin or attach to coco panels or plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable compost and it will root very quickly. | Unrooted
Offset £3.99 |
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| Mature plant . This can either be planted directly into a large vivarium to provide multiple hiding or egg-laying sites, or the multiple offsets that come with this plant can be cut of and planted epiphytically. | Potted
plant £19.99 |
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Neoregelia olens 'variegated/cream edge' | Unrooted offsets. Simply pin or attach to coco panels or plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable compost and it will root very quickly. | Unrooted
Offset £4.29 |
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| Mature plant . This can either be planted directly into a large vivarium to provide multiple hiding or egg-laying sites, or the multiple offsets that come with this plant can be cut of and planted epiphytically. | Potted
plant £22.99 |
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Neoregelia olens x pauciflora | A species comparable to 'Fireball' but possesses an even more beautiful patterning and freely offsets too. | £7.49 | |
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Neoregelia schultesiana 'Fireball' | Unrooted offsets. Simply pin or attach to coco panels or plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable compost and it will root very quickly. | Unrooted
Offset £3.99 |
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| Mature plant . This can either be planted directly into a large vivarium to provide multiple hiding or egg-laying sites, or the multiple offsets that come with this plant can be cut of and planted epiphytically. | Potted
plant £22.99 |
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Neoregelia tarapotiensis | This bromelied comes from a dartfrog hotspot - the rainforest of San Martin, Peru, which makes it great for dart frog vivaria. The vase hold water well and it offsets freely. Price is for a large offset or potted plant (depending on what we have in stock). | £8.99 | |
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Neoregelia zoe | Unrooted offsets. Simply pin or attach to coco panels or plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable compost and it will root very quickly. | £7.99 | |
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Neoregelia 'Fancy Free' | This colourful Neoregelia hybrid will enrich every vivarium with its beauty. Quite a large species with sturdy leaves. | £10.99 | |
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Red
& Yellow Sword bromeliad Vriesea Carly |
A stunning
hybrid species with relatively compavt growth but wide sturdy leaves.
Superb flower spike that looks like a flaming sword. Mature plants
supplied. Click here for larger picture |
£8.99 | |
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Vriesea delicatula | An
outstanding miniature rarity. This species attains around 8 - 12cm
in height in a rather upright, bulbous
vase-shape. The sturdy leaves are gray-green and
flowers are in the form of a brace of pink
branches with yellow sepals.
Excellent for the dartfrog vivarium. Click here for larger picture |
£4.99 | Temporarily Out of Stock |
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Vriesea duvaliana | A small species with a maximum diameter of around 8cm so well suited to the smaller dartfrog vivaria. Produce a beautiful bright red flower spike. | £4.49 | |
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Vriesea fenestralis | This big
bromeliad (about 50cm) is great for breeding dart frogs. It will grow
quite fast but not reach its natural size in the end in the confines
of a small vivarium. Excellent for medium-sized or
big display vivaria. Grow on tree fern or cocopanel as it cannot tolerate
constant ly wet roots. Click here for larger picture |
£4.49 | |
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Vriesea fosteriana | This medium-sized bromeliad is great for breeding dart frogs. Relatively fast growing with very attractive leaves. Makes a great plant for the medium or large display vivaria. Grow on tree fern or cocopanel as it cannot tolerate constant ly wet roots. Click here for larger picture | £4.99 | |
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Vriesea gigantea nova | Impressive terrestrial species growing to a large size and therefore only suited to a relatively large vivarium. Large snake-skin leaves and a deep vase make it an ideal egg-laying, tadpole brooding species. We have a small number of immature plants supplied bare-rooted. Click here for larger picture |
Mature plants: £5.99 | |
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Vriesea hieroglyphica | Beautifully
marked species with a deep vase that is excellent for dartfrogs. Medium
growing to arround 40cm. One of our favourites. We have some mature plants 15 - 20cm. Click here for larger picture |
£6.49 | |
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Vriesea saundersii | This medium-sized
bromeliad (about 35cm) is very suitable for vivaria starting at
40 cm (length).The leaves are greyish but speckled with lots of small
purple dots.
Its bloom is yellow and creates a nice contrast to the plants colour. Click here for larger picture |
£4.79 | |
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Vriesea splendens | Mature
potted plants.
Familar species with attractive dark and light green banded leaves
plus a conspicuous
red flower spike. This grows into a fairly big bromeliad and is particularly
good for obligate egg feeding species such as Dendrobates pumilio.
Click here for larger picture |
£3.99 | |
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Vriesea splendens 'fire' | Potted plants. Similar to Vriesea splendens with attractive dark and light green banded leaves plus a conspicuous red flower spike. This grows into a fairly big bromeliad and is particularly good for obligate egg feeding species such as Dendrobates pumilio | £3.99 | |
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Tillandsia bulbosa | This airplant is distinguished by the thick, bulbous base, from which the bright green leaves, 2cm wide at their base taper out in contorted spirals up to 15cm. Native of the forests of Brazil & Colombia this epiphyte enjoys a humid environment and offsets easily. Click here for larger picture |
£4.29 |
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Tillandsia caput-medusae | This attractive epiphytic bromeliad is native to Central America and Mexico. The thick, channeled, tapering and twisting leaves are up to 10 inches (25 cm) long and are covered in small gray hairs giving the impression of a powdered surface. The rosette of leaves arise from an inflated pseudobulb. As with all Tillandsias they are very easy to grow requiring a warm, humid environement. Click here for larger picture |
£4.29 |
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Tillandsia cyanea | Potted.
Simply plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable
compost and it will root and grow very quickly. Superb purple flowers,
prefers slightly drier conditions so plant higher up in vivaria. Click here for larger picture |
£3.99 | |
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Tillandsia dyeriana | Potted.
Simply plant in holes drilled in large branches filled with a suitable
compost and it will root and grow very quickly. Superb orange flowers,
prefers slightly drier conditions so plant higher up in vivaria. Click here for larger picture |
£5.99 | Temporarily Out of Stock |
Carnivorous Plants
Species Description Price Guide OrderCalifornia cobra lily
Darlingtonia californicaLarge, imposing insectivorous plant that must be grown in water. Requires good light and mild but not too warm a temperature. Roots must be flushed with cool water several times a week. Supplied in a 3 - 4" pot. £4.99 Rosette Sundew
Drosera aliciaeEstablished specimens (containing as many as 3 plants) supplied in 3½" pots. Small/medium flat or slightly domed-shaped terrestrial species with attractive carmine flowers. Produces root offsets and seedlings appear not long after flowering. £2.49 Temporarily
Out of StockCape Sundew
Drosera capensisEstablished specimens (containing as many as 5 plants) supplied in 3½" pots. Ideal for margins of pond area. Traps small insects which larger Dendrobatids will subsequently pick off the sticky leaves. Only for larger species - not ideal for thumbnail species. Small plantlets: £1.99 Mexican Butterwort
Pinguicula moranensisMedium potted specimens. Ideal for margins of pond area. Traps small insects which Dendrobatids will subsequently pick off the sticky leaves. NOT dangerous to amphibians. Small immature plants bare rooted. £3.49 White trumpet pitcher plant
Sarracenia leucophyllaGorgeous choice species. Easy to maintain in the cool greenhouse, Requires rainwater and lots of insects!
2 or 3 year old specimens available.£5.49 Yellow trumpet pitcher plant
Sarracenia flavaEasy grown attractive species. Easy to maintain in the cool greenhouse, Requires rainwater and lots of insects!
2 or 3 year old specimens available.£4.99
Climbers & Hanging Plants
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Dartfrog Climber selection | Our choice of 3 x climber species suitable for the vivarium. Price is for rooted cuttings and is inclusive of postage & packing (unless ordered with other items) | £5.99 | |
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Amazonian
vine Cissus amazonica |
Gorgeous
climber superb for the medium - large vivarium with red stems
and tendrils. Leaves are lance-shaped, with heart-shaped bases,
green, gray & turquioise above, maroon beneath. Price is
for a decent-sized rooted cutting. Click here for larger picture |
£3.49 | |
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Begonia
vine Cissus discolor |
So
called because of its textured leaves. Otherwise as above,
slender climber with red stems and tendrils. Leaves are ovate
to lance-shaped, with heart-shaped bases, dark-green, zoned
silver, gray, or pink above, and maroon beneath. Price is
for a decent-sized rooted cutting. Click here for larger picture |
£3.99 | |
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Colombian
creeping fig Ficus ??? |
Rarely
available vigorous small leaved species that forms a compact
mat of bright green leaves. Superb for the tropical vivarium. Supplied in 2 - 2½ inch pots. Click here for larger picture |
£6.49 | |
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Ecuador
creeping fig Ficus ??? |
This
beautiful Ficus with its small, dark green rounded leaves
is found in the rainforest of Ecuador where it is often epiphytic.
It is excellent for the smaller rainforest vivarium. Supplied in 2 - 2½ inch pots. Click here for larger picture |
£6.99 | |
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Panamanian
creeping fig Ficus ??? |
This
beautiful Ficus with its small, dark green elongate leaves
is found in the rainforest of Panama where it is often epiphytic.
It is excellent for the smaller rainforest vivarium. Supplied in 2 - 2½ inch pots. Click here for larger picture |
£6.49 | |
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Mountain
creeping fig Ficus quercifolia |
Superb
plant that forms a lush green backdrop. Slower growing (less
invasive) than the species below and prefer much wetter conditions. Very dense growth. 3½" potted plant |
£5.49 | |
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Creeping
Fig Ficus pumila |
Superb plant that forms a lush green backdrop. Quickly covers coco panel, fern root panel or cork bark. Available as either 4 x rooted cuttings or grown on potted plants. | 3 x Rooted cuttings £2.49 | |
| Pot £2.99 |
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Creeping
Fig |
Superb
variegated plant that forms a green & white backdrop. Quickly
covers coco panel or cork bark. Price is for an established plant in a 4 " pot |
£2.99 | |
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Guatemala climber Unknown species |
Cultivated from cuttings collected in Guatemala, this unsual climbing/creeping species looks like a superb specimen for the vivarium with tight, compact growth. Price is for a small potted specimen. Click here for larger picture |
£8.49 |
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Maidenhair
or Wire Vine Muehlenbeckia complexa |
Rarely
available vigorous climber or bush in the wild but with constant
trimmings it remains compact in the vivarium. Can withstand
a fair degree of moisture as well as relatively dry conditions.
Supplied in a 2" pot. |
£5.49 | |
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Liana
plant Marcgravia species |
Rarely
available epiphytic climber that produces attractive yellow
or red flowers. This species is from Costa Rica and Panama
where it commonly occurs in low lit dartfrog-inhabited
forests. Limited availability. |
£7.49 | |
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Watermelon
Pellonia Pellonia repens |
Vigorous
climbing or trailing plant with lovely patternred slightly
succulent leaves and stems. Easily grown and attractive climber
that soons provides a thick backdrop. Price is for a couple
of unrooted or rooted cuttings (unrooted root extremely quickly). |
£2.49 | |
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Button peperomia Peperomia prostrata |
A
rare, neat little creeping epiphyte with small round
button-sized succulent leaves of deep green, with a pattern
of silver blotches and clear ‘windows’. Superb
epiphyte that thrives in the tropical vivarium.
Supplied in pots. Click here for larger picture |
£5.99 | |
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Radiator
plant Peperomia rotundifolia |
A
creeping perennial from tropical South America, it grows up
to 20cm tall.
A small fleshy epiphyte with very fine stems growing between
moss on trees and branches.
Supplied as several rooted cuttings. Click here for larger picture |
£3.49 | Temporarily Out of Stock |
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Peruvian heartleaf Plant Philodendron spec. |
Superb but not invasive climber from the jungles of Peru. Grows superbly in the vivarium and has a smaller leaf than P.scandens so suited to the smaller vivarium. Click here for larger picture |
£7.99 | |
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Amazonian Cut-leaf Plant Philodendron laciniatum. |
From the jungles of French Guyana, this tall growing epiphyte is also known as P.pedatum, P.amazonica and various other synonyms. Given space the leaves have a span of over 20cm but will stay smaller in small dartfrog viviaria. Easy to propagate and grow. Please allow 7 - 10 days for delivery Click here for larger picture |
£8.99 | |
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Heartleaf
Plant Philodendron scandens |
A
true tropical climber - we saw these everywhere in the jungles
of Panama and usually in the vicinity of dart frogs. Large rooted cuttings. |
£3.99 | |
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Pothos |
Easily grown, superb white and green climber with strong stems and leaves. Available as mature plants in a hanging pot or as rooted cuttings. | Rooted cutting £1.99 | |
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Golden Pothos |
Easily grown, superb white and green climber with strong stems and leaves. Available as mature plants in a hanging pot or as rooted cuttings. | Rooted cutting £2.29 | |
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Marble
Queen Pothos |
Easily grown, superb white and green climber with strong stems and leaves. Available as mature plants in a hanging pot or as rooted cuttings. | Rooted cutting £2.49 | |
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Silver
Pothos/Vine Scindapsus (Epipremnum) pictus argyraeus |
Slower growing but exceptionally attractive plant with green lieaves flecked with silver speckles. Ideal for the smaller to medium sized vivarium. |
Rooted
cutting £1.99 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| Small Pot £4.49 |
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Goosefoot
Plant Syngonium species |
Lovely climber with attractive leaves. Quite vigorous once it gets going and need regular pruning. Price is for a rooted cutting. |
Rooted
cutting £1.49 |
Temporarily Out of Stock |
| Pot £3.99 |
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Inch
Plant |
Easily grown, attractive plant that either creeps up a cork or coco panel backdrop or hangs down to provide cover. This the small leaf variety so-called because it can grown up to an inch (25mm) per day. Pinch the new shoots regularly to provide a wonderfully lush backdrop.. Price is for 2 x unrooted cuttings (just push into soil or place stem in water and they will root in 5 - 7 days) | £2.19 | |
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Purple Wandering Jew |
Easily grown, attractive plant that either creeps up a cork or coco panel backdrop or hangs down to provide cover. This the purple variegated variety. Price is for 2 x large unrooted cuttings (just push into soil or place stem in water and they will root in 5 - 7 days) | £1.49 | |
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Variegated
Wandering Jew |
Easily grown, attractive plant that either creeps up a cork or coco panel backdrop or hangs down to provide cover. This a white and green variegated variety. Price is for 2 x large unrooted cuttings (just push into soil or place stem in water and they will root in 5 - 7 days) | £1.99 |
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