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WEEK OF APRIL 13 - APRIL 19, 2026

From Old-time jam featuring Kentucky fiddle tunes at Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME to Tween Crafternoon at Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for and Lacrosse, Grades 1 & 2 - Boys Grade 1 & 2 Lax at Bath Parks & Recreation.

MONDAY - 4/13

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Farm Hands - Spring Session at 3:30pm - 5:00pm farm hands
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:00pm — Farm League Baseball, Ages 7 & 8 - Farm League Baseball: Reno's Excavation/Morse @ Practice farm league
  • 4:00pm — Farm League Baseball, Ages 7 & 8 - Farm League Baseball: Plum's Painting/Plummer @ Practice farm league
  • 4:15pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades K-2 run club
  • 5:00pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 3-4 run club
  • 5:00pm — Bath XC Run Club, Grades K-6 - Run Club Grades 5-6 run club
  • 5:30pm — Bath Youth Softball, Ages 7-12 - Major League Ages 11/12: Studio Theatre of Bath/Bailey-Friend @ Practice youth softball
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Babytime info
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime at Putterham info
  • 3:00pm — Judaic Origami info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Lovers info
  • 3:30pm — CANCELED: Craft Club info
  • 3:30pm — Craft Club info
  • 6:30pm — CANCELED: Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5 info
  • 6:30pm — Girls Who Code - Grades 3-5 info
  • 7:00pm — Watercolor Challah with Laurel Greenfield info
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Vernal Pool Discovery Hike (Ages 4+) at 1:00pm discover nature
Maine Outdoor Education Program - Penobscot River Trails, Penobscot
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport — April Break Kids Vacation Mini Camps at 9:00am mini camps
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Dream Lab: Youth Art Camp at 10:00am register
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony at 9:00am memorial day parade
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag Lunch with David Rogers at 12:00pm brown bag
Waldoboro Public Library, Waldoboro
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston — Brown Bag Lunch with guitarist David Rogers at 12:00pm - 1:00pm listen to guitar
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 2:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Non-WCC Members, April after school
  • 2:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of Non-Members, April after school
  • 2:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for Siblings of WCC Members, April after school
  • 2:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA for WCC Members, April after school
  • 2:30pm — ASA - After School Adventures - ASA Registration Fee & Questions after school
  • 5:00pm — Running Club ~ Spring - Spring Running Club running club
class descriptions - The Community Center - Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay
  • 12:30pm — Classic Film Series – NEVER ON SUNDAY (1960) watch film
  • 3:30pm — Veggie to Table Farm Tour explore farm

TUESDAY - 4/14

Annual Family Fun Day - PCCA - Brewer, Maine, Penobscot — Children’s Days at 4:00pm - 7:00pm childrens days
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:00pm — Farm League Baseball, Ages 7 & 8 - Farm League Baseball: Elks/Nygaard @ Practice farm league
  • 4:00pm — Farm League Baseball, Ages 7 & 8 - Farm League Baseball: Bath Savings/Bennett @ Practice farm league
  • 4:00pm — Lacrosse, Grades 1 & 2 - Boys Grade 1 & 2 Lax lacrosse
  • 4:00pm — Lacrosse, Grades 1 & 2 - Girls Grade 1 & 2 Lax lacrosse
  • 4:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse
  • 5:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 3/4 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Tidepool Adventures at Boothbay Sea & Science Center at 10:00am tidepool adventures
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Family Storytime info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup info
  • 10:30am — Jammin' with You info
  • 10:30am — Matt Heaton Family Singalong info
  • 10:30am — Brookline Community Playgroup with Hip Kids info
  • 12:00pm — LED Mini Golf with One Up Games info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Trivia info
  • 3:30pm — Salamanders Novels in Verse Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Spring Things Neighborhood Walk info
  • 6:30pm — Make a Felted Panda: Child-Adult Craft Session with Pop Up Art School info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast
  • - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids — TBA join in
  • - name: Fused Glass: Coneflower Vase — TBA create art
  • - name: Glassblowing Workshop - Sculpted Glass Heart — TBA create art
Gibbs Library, Washington — Children’s Story Time at 10:00am story time
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM — Windjammers for Wee Mateys and Summer Reading Kickoff wee mateys
  • 10:00am - 1:00pm — Kids Alley - crafts and activities for the kids kids crafts
  • 10:00am – 10:30am — Pirates of the Dark Rose Puppet Show puppet show
  • 11:00am - 1:00pm — Pirates Tortuga Open pirate games
  • 11:30am — Crudbeard’s Cannon Lessons cannon lessons
  • 1:30pm — Hot dog eating contest eating contest
  • 2:00pm — Pirates of the Dark Rose Weapon Show weapon show
  • 3:00pm — Recruitment of Young Pirates young pirates
  • 9:00am - 5:00pm — Pirate Coin forging at Whale Park pirate coins
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Story Time with Splash & Mini-Mariners Cruise at 10:00am, 11:30am story time
Outdoor Learning for Kids - The Trustees of Reservations, Appleton
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Appleton Farms — TBA story time
  • - name: Barnyard Story Hour at Weir River Farm — TBA story hour
  • - name: Dark Sky Week Star Party at Crane Beach — TBA star party
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Owls Nest: Rainbow Water at 10:30am - 11:30am explore
Penobscot Tribal Farm, Penobscot — Children’s Days at 4:00pm - 7:00pm childrens days
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Story Time at 10:00am story time
Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset
  • 7:30am — April Vacation Camp - April Vacation Camp 2026 vacation camp
  • 7:30am — April Vacation Week Camp - Daily Option - April Vacation Week - Daily option vacation camp

WEDNESDAY - 4/15

Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 4:30pm — Lacrosse, PreK & K - Lax Pre-K/Kindergarten lacrosse
  • 5:00pm — Bath Youth Softball, Ages 7-12 - Rookie League Ages 7/8: Maine Handy Ones/Hutchinson @ Practice youth softball
  • 5:00pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Boys 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse
  • 5:30pm — Lacrosse, Grades 3-6 - Girls 5/6 Grade Lax: Practice lacrosse
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm join us
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Midday Books at Oak Point Farm at 12:00pm read books
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Singalong info
  • 3:00pm — Live Music on the Lawn with DVinci Soul info
  • 3:00pm — The Odyssey on the Lawn with New Muse Productions info
  • 3:00pm — Hedgehog Painting with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 3:00pm — LEGO Time info
  • 3:30pm — Snapping Turtles: Tween Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Pollywogs Book Club info
  • 3:30pm — Felted Countrysides with Pop-Up Art School info
  • 4:00pm — Wild World of Reptiles with Joys of Nature - Session 1 info
  • 6:00pm — Pups @ Putterham: Read to a Dog! info
  • 6:00pm — Wild World of Reptiles with Joys of Nature - Session 2 info
Brooks - Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce, Brooklin — Mini Mingle at 11:00am play and learn
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast
  • - name: Glassblowing Workshop - Centering & Jack Line Techniques — TBA create art
  • - name: Printmaking II — TBA create art
Camden Public Library, Camden
  • 10:00am — Book Time for Babies with Miss Amy book time
  • 1:00pm — Earth Day Park Cleanup park cleanup
Children Activities - General 2 — Brooksville, Maine, Brooks — TBA at - name: Community Clay Studio for Kids explore clay
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Earth Day Trash Cleanup at 1:00pm cleanup
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am — Wednesday Wander: Crust Fungi at Whitten Hill Trail wander nature
  • 9:00am — Volunteer Trail Day at Trout Brook Preserve trail work
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton — Family Story Time at 10:00am join in
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
  • 10:30am — Playgroup playgroup
  • 12:00pm — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag with Sean Fleming's Real Ragtime brown bag
  • 12:30pm — Watts Hall Re-Opening Celebration Free Community Events: Brown Bag Lunch with Kevin Johnson and the Work of Kosti Ruohomaa re-opening celebration
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Playgroup at 10:30am play together
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 12:00pm - 1:00pm — Brown Bag Lunch with Sean Fleming’s Real Ragtime Concert enjoy music
  • 12:30pm - 1:30pm — Brown Bag Lunch with Kevin Johnson: The Work of Kosti Ruohomaa learn more

THURSDAY - 4/16

Annual Family Fun Day - PCCA - Brewer, Maine, Penobscot — We Protect Our Children at 5:00pm - 7:00pm protect children
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — April Trail Tamers™ at 1:00pm join us
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Spring Work Party at Oak Point Farm at 9:00am help out
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Music and Movement info
  • 10:30am — Wally the Green Monster Visits the Library! info
  • 1:00pm — Space Week Silk Painting Workshop info
  • 1:30pm — Northeast Animals in Spring with Joys of Nature - Session 1 info
  • 1:30pm — Let's Make Kawaii Bento Together! info
  • 2:00pm — FrankenS.T.E.A.M. Robotics info
  • 2:00pm — Fire & Ice with Mad Science info
  • 2:30pm — Northeast Animals in Spring with Joys of Nature - Session 2 info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Time: Storytelling Hour info
  • 3:00pm — Tween Crafternoon info
  • 3:00pm — Learn Ukulele for Kids info
  • 3:30pm — Kids Crafternoon info
  • 5:00pm — Pokémon League info
  • 5:30pm — Canines at Coolidge Corner info
  • 6:30pm — Felted Mushroom Hoop with Pop Up Art School info
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast — TBA at - name: Encaustic Painting For the Love of Birds create art
Camden Community Events, Camden — The Camden Art Walk at 5:00pm art walk
Camden Public Library, Camden — Creative Art Afternoons at 4:00pm art time
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Earth Day Family Walk (Ages 3-10) at 10:30am celebrate earth
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — April Trail Tamers™ at 1:00pm trail tamers
Gibbs Library, Washington — The 21st Annual Prescott Memorial Student Art Show! at 4:00pm student art show
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Fireflies: Bioluminescence in the Night at 8:30pm firefly watch
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — TBA at - name: The Great Race X-CUP Division learn more
Penobscot Tribal Farm, Penobscot — We Protect Our Children at 5:00pm - 7:00pm protect children
Programs - Bath Parks and Recreation, Bath — Rising Stars: Kids Vaudville Variety Show at 4:30pm buy tickets
Searsport Recreation Department, Searsport — Cinderella Prom Dress Giveaway at 9:00am prom dress giveaway
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Toddler Time at 9:30am toddler time
Whitefield Library, Whitefield — Storytime with Dawna at 10:30am storytime

FRIDAY - 4/17

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol — Migration in Motion: Alewives and the Fish Ladder at Damariscotta Mills at 1:00pm learn about fish
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Storytime at 10:30am storytime
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay
Bristol Area Library, Bristol — Stories and activities for children at 10:30am join in
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — French Storytime – L'heure du Conte en Français info
  • 10:30am — Japanese Storytime – 日本語おはなし会 info
  • 10:30am — Mandarin Storytime - 中文故事會 info
  • 2:00pm — Earth Day Extravaganza with Mothers Out Front info
  • 3:00pm — Spring Candle Making Workshop for Tweens & Teens info
  • 3:00pm — Crochet Club info
  • 3:00pm — Water Safety with Goldfish Swim School info
Calendar - The Game Loft, Belfast
  • - name: Explore Pack Basket Workshop - Belfast, Maine — TBA learn crafts
  • - name: Printmaking Open Studio @ Waterfall Arts — TBA create art
Camden Public Library, Camden — Preschool Story Time at 10:00am story time
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton
  • 10:00am — Free First Saturday explore art
  • 11:00am — Fort King Middle School Marching Band hear music
  • 2:00pm — P.M. Film Screening: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory watch film
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free Hike the Trolls at 1:00pm hike the trolls
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta — Migration in Motion: Alewives and the Fish Ladder at Damariscotta Mills at 1:00pm migration
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath — Weaving Workshop on the Water at 4:00pm, 8:00pm weaving workshop
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 10:00am — Understanding Ticks: Tick Prevention for Maine Residents, Families, and Pets learn more
  • 4:00pm — World Fish Migration Day on the Sheepscot River fish migration
  • 9:00am — Volunteer Trail Day with AMC at Bass Falls PReserve trail work
Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Pine Tree Jamboree at TBD celebrate culture
Penobscot Marine Museum, Searsport
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Hello! Communication in the 1800s homeschool days
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Down by the Bay & Off to Sea homeschool days
  • 1:00pm — Homeschool Days—Boats, Boats, Boats homeschool days
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta — Pet Portraits for Teens at 3:30pm pet portraits
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — Family Movie Night at 5:00pm movie night
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 5:00pm - 7:00pm — Celebration Open House featuring UkesRock celebrate with us
  • 7:00pm - 8:30pm — David Dodson in Concert enjoy concert
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Paul Benjamin presents: Blues Night ft. Johnny Rawls hear the blues
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Country Western Dance Night dance western

SATURDAY - 4/18

Aldermere Farm (Maine Coast Heritage Trust), Rockport — Calf Unveiling Day at 10:00am - 1:00pm calf unveiling
Avena Botanicals, Rockport — Birding with Children and their Families at 10:00am buy tickets
Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath — Bath Farmers Market at 7:00am farmers market
Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, Bristol
Boothbay Community Events, Boothbay — Eastertime Eggspress to SeaLyon Farm at 10:00am eggspress
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, Boothbay Harbor — Earth Day Fest 2026! at 10:00am earth day fest
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 2:00pm — Veterans and Community Connection Expo community expo
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — Museum Season Opening Weekend! opening weekend
Boothbay Region Land Trust, Boothbay — Spring Work Party at River~Link at 9:00am help out
Bowdoinham Public Library, Bowdoinham
  • 10:00am — Dahlia Sale 2026 dahlia sale
  • 4:00pm — You asked for it... Another Puzzle Race puzzle race
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 10:30am — Spanish Storytime – La Hora de Cuentos en Español info
  • 10:30am — Puppet Storytime with Leigh Baltzar info
  • 10:30am — Taiwanese Storytime - 台語講古時間 info
  • 10:30am — Reading Rocks!: A Bubble, Comedy, and Music Show with Turtle Dance Music at Emerson Garden info
  • 11:00am — Miracle Princess Party - Session One info
  • 11:00am — Family Zumba & Dance Fitness info
  • 2:00pm — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 1 info
  • 2:00pm — Learn Origami with Jingting info
  • 2:00pm — Rescheduled: Autism Acceptance Community Event info
  • 3:00pm — Miracle Princess Party - Session Two info
  • 3:00pm — Chinese Acrobatics with Li Liu - Session 2 info
Camden Community Events, Camden
Camden Public Library, Camden — Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie at 10:00am story time
Children and Families - Appleton Museum of Art / College of, Appleton — Kenneth Treister: The Fusion of Architecture and Art at 2:00pm learn art
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay — Free “Let’s Talk Biodiversity” Tour at 1:00pm talk biodiversity
Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust, Damariscotta
  • - name: Bristol’s Elmer Tarr Roadside Cleanup — TBA cleanup
  • 9:30am — Twin Villages Arbor Day Celebration celebration
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Mysterious Harbor Tours: Hidden Harbor E-Bike Tour hidden harbor tour
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Mysterious Harbor Tours: History, Legend & Lore Walking Tour history tour
  • 11:00am - 4:00pm — Boat Bar Party…come Skip, Tug & Be Merry boat bar party
  • 11:30am -1:00pm — 20th Annual Orne's Candy Store International Rock-Skipping Contest rock skipping
  • 1:00pm — Server Shuffle server shuffle
  • 2:00pm — Tug Across The Harbor tug across harbor
  • 4:00pm - 5:30pm — Mysterious Harbor Tours: Spooks & Spirits Walking Ghost Tour ghost tour
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson
  • 11:00am — Ride the Rails to Hike the Trails ride and hike
  • 1:00pm — Vernal Pool Exploration explore nature
  • 8:00pm — Full Moon Paddle moon paddle
  • 9:00am — RESTORATION PLANTING DAY ON THE SHEEPSCOT RIVER help out
Midcoast Recreation Center, Rockport
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta
  • 10:30am — Bee Keeping Presentation with Maine State Apiarist Jen Lund bee keeping
  • 10:30am — Story Time with Author X. Fang! story time
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — All Ages Story Time at 10:30am story time
Thomaston Recreation, Thomaston — All Ages Story Time at 10:30am story time
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Latin Dance Night with Primo Cubano dance the night
  • 7:00pm - 9:00pm — Maine Lobster Festival Neptune’s Return Benefit Concert support festival

SUNDAY - 4/19

Bath Parks & Recreation, Bath
  • 12:00pm — Bike/Ped Event bike ped event
  • 1:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Cubs Session #1: 1:00-1:45pm Ages 2-3 tiny tykes
  • 1:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Lions Session #1: 1:00-1:45pm Ages 4-5 tiny tykes
  • 2:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Cubs Session #2: 2:00-2:45pm Ages 2-3 tiny tykes
  • 2:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Lions Session #2: 2:00-2:45pm Ages 4-5 tiny tykes
  • 3:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Cubs Session #3: 3:00-3:45pm Ages 2-3 tiny tykes
  • 3:00pm — Tiny Tykes Spring Soccer, Ages 2-5 - Lions Session #3: 3:00-3:45pm Ages 4-5 tiny tykes
Belfast Community Events, Belfast — Community Tea Party at 1:00pm join in
Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay
  • 10:00am - 4:00pm — Children’s Day childrens day
  • 10:00am - 5:00pm — 4th Annual Founder’s Community Day community day
Brooklyn Children's Museum – A place of firsts—providing for, Brooklin
  • 1:00pm — Unavailable Children's info
  • 2:00pm — Shadow Puppet Show with Shadow Joy Lab info
  • 2:00pm — Meet a Raptor info
Events, Bremen — Hanami - Flower Viewing, Orchard Tour + Picnic 2026 at 12:00pm, 4:30pm view event
Local Festivals - Boothbay Harbor Region, Boothbay — Boothbay’s Got Talent at 6:00pm talent show
ME Water Buffalo Co., Appleton — CALF CUDDLING DAYS at 11:00am, 3:00pm on-farm events
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath
  • 10:00am, 11:00am — Story Time with Chris Van Dusen story time
  • 7:00pm, 8:30pm — Full Moon Gathering with Maya Rook full moon
Midcoast Conservancy / Hidden Valley Nature Center, Jefferson — Afterschool Mountain Bike Ride at 3:30pm bike ride
Owls Head Transportation Museum, Owls Head — Holidays at the Museum at 10:00am - 1:00pm holiday cheer
Recreation Calendar - Sebago ME, Searsport
Thomaston Community Events, Thomaston — Watts Hall Re-Opening Free Community Events: Old Fashioned Family Bingo at 2:00pm family bingo
Watts Hall Community Arts, Thomaston
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm — Old Fashioned Family BINGO Game play bingo
  • 2:15pm - 3:45pm — Mother's Day Tea celebrate mom
midcoast sailing center - Rockland - Sail Power and Steam Mu, Rockland — Walk on the Wild Side: An Exploratory Workshop for Families at 1:00pm-3:30pm explore nature

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