| Country | Contributions | Between | Climbers | Crags | Summits | Climbs | Ascents | |
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| 1 | United Kingdom | 50870 | 14th November 2023 – 28th August 2026 | 1389 | 678 | 0 | 3010 | 4777 |
| 2 | USA | 24287 | 14th November 2023 – 28th August 2026 | 787 | 179 | 2 | 843 | 2333 |
| 3 | France | 11851 | 14th November 2023 – 28th August 2026 | 259 | 125 | 1 | 543 | 1010 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 8951 | 14th November 2023 – 28th August 2026 | 74 | 42 | 1 | 299 | 1059 |
| 5 | Spain | 8246 | 15th November 2023 – 18th August 2026 | 88 | 73 | 0 | 441 | 885 |
| 6 | Italy | 4375 | 16th November 2023 – 26th August 2026 | 115 | 57 | 0 | 179 | 337 |
| 7 | South Africa | 3588 | 16th November 2023 – 27th August 2026 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 125 | 390 |
| 8 | Germany | 3074 | 16th November 2023 – 26th August 2026 | 115 | 47 | 0 | 102 | 223 |
| 9 | Canada | 3015 | 16th November 2023 – 24th August 2026 | 63 | 21 | 3 | 105 | 256 |
| 10 | Austria | 2451 | 16th November 2023 – 27th August 2026 | 70 | 26 | 0 | 102 | 217 |
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| 44437 | 6th January 2026 | 08:46:22 UTC | remus | climber | Ben Moon | notes_pretty | |
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<p>Ben pushed the cutting edge of sport climbing in the 1980s and 1990s as well as establishing hard boulder problems in the early 2000s. He made many notable ascents in the UK including <a href="/climb/362/statement-of-youth">Statement of Youth</a> at <a href="/crag/1004/lower-pen-trwyn">Lower Pen Trwyn</a>, one of the earliest examples of a pure sport route in the UK (previously many routes were climbed in a sport style but relied on old aid gear. Ben equipped Statement with bolts specifically to free climb it).</p>
<h3>1980s</h3>
<p>Ben established or repeated many of the hardest sport routes in the world at the time, most notably in the UK and the France. <a href="/climb/460/agincourt">Agincourt</a> at <a href="/crag/2006/buoux">Buoux</a>, first climbed by Ben in 1989, was one of the hardest lines in the world at the time and still has a fierce reputation featuring extremely hard moves on tiny pockets.</p>
<h3>1990s</h3>
<p>in 1990 Ben established <a href="/climb/5/hubble">Hubble</a> at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor">Raven Tor</a>, at the time the first 8c+ in the world but now considered to be 9a.</p>
<p>Around 1995 he put considerable effort in to what would become <a href="/climb/391/northern-lights">Northern Lights</a> at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey">Kilnsey</a> but despite an extended campaign couldn't get it done. This marked a bit of a turning point where he started to focus more on bouldering.</p>
<h3>2000s</h3>
<p>In 2005 he established <a href="/climb/174/voyager">Voyager</a> an 8B boulder in the Peak DIstrict, then almost exactly a year later Ben succeeded in climbing the low start <a href="/climb/124/voyager-sds">Voyager SDS</a> to give the peak district one of it's hardest problems to date and an enduring testpiece that took 9 years before seeing a second ascent.</p>
<p>Ben continues to climb hard. In 2015 he climbed <a href="/climb/7/rainshadow">Rainshadow</a> for his second 9a, 25 years after making the first ascent of Hubble.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/1098/simon-lee">Simon Lee</a>, September 2013 <a href="https://vimeo.com/75374593">https://vimeo.com/75374593</a></p>
<p>[2] Training in the cellar with <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt">Jerry Moffatt</a>, 1989 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brbxoKEgsw0">The Real Thing</a></p>
<p>[4] Stone Love, 2001 film by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard">Ben Pritchard</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78</a></p>
<p>[5] 80's Birth of Extreme by Al Hughes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k</a></p>
<p>[6] Statement of Youth, 2019 Film by <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/">UKClimbing</a> and Nick Brown <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco</a>.</p>
<p>[7] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609</a></p>
<p>[8] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686</a></p>
<p>[9] One Summer by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard">Ben Pritchard</a>, 1994 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc</a></p>
<p>[10] <em>A Sport Climbing Pioneer: The Story Of Ben Moon</em>, Interview with <a href="/climber/1752/matt-groom">Matt Groom</a>, 2023 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM</a></p>
<p>[11] Interview with <a href="/climber/580/adrian-berry">Adrian Berry</a> March 2005 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460">https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460</a></p>
<p>[12] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?">https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?</a></p>
<p>[15] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 84, page 40</p>
<p>[16] <a href="https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon">https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon</a></p>
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<p>Ben Moon is a British sport climber and boulderer. Throughout the 80s and 90s he was at the cutting edge, establishing and repeating many of the hardest routes and problems in the UK and Europe.</p>
<p>Ben was an early proponent of sport climbing in the UK at a time when trad climbing dominated and the use of bolts was very controversial. <a href="/climb/362/statement-of-youth" rel="noopener noreferrer">Statement of Youth</a> (8a) which he established in 1984 was one of the first 8as in the UK. While many routes relied to varying degrees on bolts and pegs from aid ascents, Statement is an early example of a route that was bolted specifically so it could be free climbed.</p>
<p>Alongside <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a>, <a href="/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Marc Le Menestrel</a>, <a href="/climber/657/antoine-le-menestrel" rel="noopener noreferrer">Antoine Le Menestrel</a> and others Ben was at the forefront of the 80s sport climbing revolution which saw difficulty increase massively over the course of the decade: having climbed Statement of Youth in 1984 with some difficulty, by 1989 Ben had established <a href="/climb/460/agincourt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Agincourt</a> (8c) and <a href="/climb/973/maginot-line" rel="noopener noreferrer">Maginot Line</a> (8c), two of the hardest sport climbs in the world at the time. In 1990 he made the first ascent of <a href="/climb/5/hubble" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hubble</a> (9a), originally suggested at 8c+ it is now a contender for one of the first 9as in the world alongside <a href="/climb/515/action-directe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Action Directe</a> (9a).</p>
<p>In the early 90s he invested significant time into what would become <a href="/climb/391/northern-lights" rel="noopener noreferrer">Northern Lights</a> (9a) at <a href="/crag/608/kilnsey" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kilnsey</a>. Despite a protracted siege over several years Ben was unable to make the first ascent, being beset with injuries and poor conditions on the route. It seems likely that frustration with this process partly led to him spending an increasingly large amount of time bouldering.</p>
<p>As with sport climbing he was a very capable boulderer and established or repeated many of the hardest problems in the UK at the time. Problems such as <a href="/climb/2063/8-ball" rel="noopener noreferrer">8 Ball</a> (8A+), <a href="/climb/178/cypher" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cypher</a> (8B) and <a href="/climb/124/voyager-sds" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voyager SDS</a> (8B+) are enduring hard classics.</p>
<p>2013 saw a resurgence after a period away from serious climbing, firstly climbing <a href="/climb/6/mecca-extension" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mecca Extension</a> (8c) at <a href="/crag/146/raven-tor" rel="noopener noreferrer">Raven Tor</a>, then in 2015 climbing <a href="/climb/7/rainshadow" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rainshadow</a> (9a) at <a href="/crag/610/malham-cove" rel="noopener noreferrer">Malham Cove</a> just shy of his 49th birthday.</p>
<h3>Moon Climbing</h3>
<p>Ben is the founder and sole owner of <a href="https://moonclimbing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Moon Climbing</a>. Born out a previous business called S7, the brand initially focused on clothing and bouldering accessories. They are now best known for the Moonboard which spawned an entire category of climbing wall products, where users can climb on a standardised board and share problems via an app.</p>
<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] Interview with <a href="/climber/1098/simon-lee" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Lee</a>, September 2013 <a href="https://vimeo.com/75374593" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://vimeo.com/75374593</a></p>
<p>[2] Training in the cellar with <a href="/climber/131/jerry-moffatt" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jerry Moffatt</a>, 1989 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0</a></p>
<p>[3] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brbxoKEgsw0" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Real Thing</a></p>
<p>[4] Stone Love, 2001 film by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78</a></p>
<p>[5] 80's Birth of Extreme by Al Hughes <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k</a></p>
<p>[6] Statement of Youth, 2019 Film by <a href="https://www.ukclimbing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">UKClimbing</a> and Nick Brown <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco</a>.</p>
<p>[7] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609</a></p>
<p>[8] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686</a></p>
<p>[9] One Summer by <a href="/climber/986/ben-pritchard" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ben Pritchard</a>, 1994 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc</a></p>
<p>[10] <em>A Sport Climbing Pioneer: The Story Of Ben Moon</em>, Interview with <a href="/climber/1752/matt-groom" rel="noopener noreferrer">Matt Groom</a>, 2023 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM</a></p>
<p>[11] Interview with <a href="/climber/580/adrian-berry" rel="noopener noreferrer">Adrian Berry</a> March 2005 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460</a></p>
<p>[12] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?</a></p>
<p>[15] <em>On The Edge</em> Issue 84, page 40</p>
<p>[16] <a href="https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon</a></p>
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Ben pushed the cutting edge of sport climbing in the 1980s and 1990s as well as establishing hard boulder problems in the early 2000s. He made many notable ascents in the UK including [Statement of Youth](/climb/362/statement-of-youth) at [Lower Pen Trwyn](/crag/1004/lower-pen-trwyn), one of the earliest examples of a pure sport route in the UK (previously many routes were climbed in a sport style but relied on old aid gear. Ben equipped Statement with bolts specifically to free climb it).
### 1980s
Ben established or repeated many of the hardest sport routes in the world at the time, most notably in the UK and the France. [Agincourt](/climb/460/agincourt) at [Buoux](/crag/2006/buoux), first climbed by Ben in 1989, was one of the hardest lines in the world at the time and still has a fierce reputation featuring extremely hard moves on tiny pockets.
### 1990s
in 1990 Ben established [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), at the time the first 8c+ in the world but now considered to be 9a.
Around 1995 he put considerable effort in to what would become [Northern Lights](/climb/391/northern-lights) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey) but despite an extended campaign couldn't get it done. This marked a bit of a turning point where he started to focus more on bouldering.
### 2000s
In 2005 he established [Voyager](/climb/174/voyager) an 8B boulder in the Peak DIstrict, then almost exactly a year later Ben succeeded in climbing the low start [Voyager SDS](/climb/124/voyager-sds) to give the peak district one of it's hardest problems to date and an enduring testpiece that took 9 years before seeing a second ascent.
Ben continues to climb hard. In 2015 he climbed [Rainshadow](/climb/7/rainshadow) for his second 9a, 25 years after making the first ascent of Hubble.
### References
[1] Interview with [Simon Lee](/climber/1098/simon-lee), September 2013 [https://vimeo.com/75374593](https://vimeo.com/75374593)
[2] Training in the cellar with [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt), 1989 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0)
[3] [The Real Thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brbxoKEgsw0)
[4] Stone Love, 2001 film by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78)
[5] 80's Birth of Extreme by Al Hughes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k)
[6] Statement of Youth, 2019 Film by [UKClimbing](https://www.ukclimbing.com/) and Nick Brown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco).
[7] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609)
[8] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686)
[9] One Summer by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard), 1994 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc)
[10] *A Sport Climbing Pioneer: The Story Of Ben Moon*, Interview with [Matt Groom](/climber/1752/matt-groom), 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM)
[11] Interview with [Adrian Berry](/climber/580/adrian-berry) March 2005 [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460](https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460)
[12] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?)
[15] *On The Edge* Issue 84, page 40
[16] [https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon](https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon)
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Ben Moon is a British sport climber and boulderer. Throughout the 80s and 90s he was at the cutting edge, establishing and repeating many of the hardest routes and problems in the UK and Europe.
Ben was an early proponent of sport climbing in the UK at a time when trad climbing dominated and the use of bolts was very controversial. [Statement of Youth](/climb/362/statement-of-youth) (8a) which he established in 1984 was one of the first 8as in the UK. While many routes relied to varying degrees on bolts and pegs from aid ascents, Statement is an early example of a route that was bolted specifically so it could be free climbed.
Alongside [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt), [Marc Le Menestrel](/climber/605/marc-le-menestrel), [Antoine Le Menestrel](/climber/657/antoine-le-menestrel) and others Ben was at the forefront of the 80s sport climbing revolution which saw difficulty increase massively over the course of the decade: having climbed Statement of Youth in 1984 with some difficulty, by 1989 Ben had established [Agincourt](/climb/460/agincourt) (8c) and [Maginot Line](/climb/973/maginot-line) (8c), two of the hardest sport climbs in the world at the time. In 1990 he made the first ascent of [Hubble](/climb/5/hubble) (9a), originally suggested at 8c+ it is now a contender for one of the first 9as in the world alongside [Action Directe](/climb/515/action-directe) (9a).
In the early 90s he invested significant time into what would become [Northern Lights](/climb/391/northern-lights) (9a) at [Kilnsey](/crag/608/kilnsey). Despite a protracted siege over several years Ben was unable to make the first ascent, being beset with injuries and poor conditions on the route. It seems likely that frustration with this process partly led to him spending an increasingly large amount of time bouldering.
As with sport climbing he was a very capable boulderer and established or repeated many of the hardest problems in the UK at the time. Problems such as [8 Ball](/climb/2063/8-ball) (8A+), [Cypher](/climb/178/cypher) (8B) and [Voyager SDS](/climb/124/voyager-sds) (8B+) are enduring hard classics.
2013 saw a resurgence after a period away from serious climbing, firstly climbing [Mecca Extension](/climb/6/mecca-extension) (8c) at [Raven Tor](/crag/146/raven-tor), then in 2015 climbing [Rainshadow](/climb/7/rainshadow) (9a) at [Malham Cove](/crag/610/malham-cove) just shy of his 49th birthday.
### Moon Climbing
Ben is the founder and sole owner of [Moon Climbing](https://moonclimbing.com/). Born out a previous business called S7, the brand initially focused on clothing and bouldering accessories. They are now best known for the Moonboard which spawned an entire category of climbing wall products, where users can climb on a standardised board and share problems via an app.
### References
[1] Interview with [Simon Lee](/climber/1098/simon-lee), September 2013 [https://vimeo.com/75374593](https://vimeo.com/75374593)
[2] Training in the cellar with [Jerry Moffatt](/climber/131/jerry-moffatt), 1989 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LceV005nte0)
[3] [The Real Thing](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brbxoKEgsw0)
[4] Stone Love, 2001 film by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FguueX9jM78)
[5] 80's Birth of Extreme by Al Hughes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkj3Buhfi2k)
[6] Statement of Youth, 2019 Film by [UKClimbing](https://www.ukclimbing.com/) and Nick Brown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqI9axxrco).
[7] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/942618999137609)
[8] [https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686](https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/876401569092686)
[9] One Summer by [Ben Pritchard](/climber/986/ben-pritchard), 1994 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGf69g6Igc)
[10] *A Sport Climbing Pioneer: The Story Of Ben Moon*, Interview with [Matt Groom](/climber/1752/matt-groom), 2023 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfyU4KHvioM)
[11] Interview with [Adrian Berry](/climber/580/adrian-berry) March 2005 [https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460](https://web.archive.org/web/20061022044659/http://www.planetfear.com/article_detail.asp?a_id=460)
[12] [https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?](https://open.spotify.com/episode/7b64enKBPgbOPR9gK7T4nZ?)
[15] *On The Edge* Issue 84, page 40
[16] [https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon](https://moonclimbing.com/News/post/trad-ethics-ben-moon)
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<p>Features in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brbxoKEgsw0">The Real Thing</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIreNKro7QU">Bleau</a>.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391</a></p>
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<h3>References</h3>
<p>[1] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.facebook.com/climbing.in.the.80s/photos/a.270388289694020/446421228757391</a></p>
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