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{{short description|American musician (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Mike Ness
| image             = SD.Ness.121522.jpg
| caption           = Ness at the House of Blues Las Vegas in 2022
| birth_name        = Michael James Ness
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1962|04|03}}
| birth_place       = [[Stoneham, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| origin            = [[Orange County, California]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Punk rock]]<ref name="hodge">{{cite web |last1=Hodge |first1=Will |title=Social Distortion's Mike Ness on His 10 Best Country-Punk Covers |website=[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]] |date=March 23, 2017 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country-lists/social-distortions-mike-ness-on-his-10-best-country-punk-covers-110874/ |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
*[[cowpunk]]<ref name="hodge" /><ref name="ganahl">{{cite news |last1=Ganahl |first1=Jane |title=Mike Ness' cowpunk sound |url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Mike-Ness-cowpunk-sound-3058583.php |access-date=March 17, 2021 |work=[[San Francisco Gate]] |date=November 10, 1999}}</ref>
*[[hardcore punk]]<ref name="ferris">{{cite web |last1=Ferris |first1=D.X. |title=Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness on 40 years of living the punk life. |url=https://www.altpress.com/features/social-distortion-mike-ness-40th-anniversary-interview/ |website=Alternative Press |date=October 10, 2019 |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
*[[roots rock]]<ref name="ankeny">{{cite web |last1=Ankeny |first1=Jason |title=Mike Ness – Biography & History |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mike-ness-mn0000418037/biography |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=March 17, 2021}}</ref>
}}
| occupation        = Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
| years_active      = 1978–present
| instrument        = Vocals, guitar
| current_member_of = [[Social Distortion]]
| past_member_of    = Easter
| website           = {{URL|mikeness.com}}
}}

'''Michael James Ness''' (born April 3, 1962)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/mikeness?v=info |title=Mike Ness |publisher=Facebook |date=April 3, 1962 |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>  is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the [[punk rock]] band [[Social Distortion]], which was formed in 1978. He has also released two solo albums, ''[[Cheating at Solitaire]]'' and ''[[Under the Influences]]'' (both 1999).

== Early life ==
Ness was born in [[Stoneham, Massachusetts]] on April 3, 1962. His family relocated to [[Orange County, California]], later that year, and he grew up in [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]]. As a child, he idolized gangsters such as [[John Dillinger]] and [[Bonnie and Clyde]]. At a young age, his parents divorced and he was later kicked out of his father and stepmother's home in Fullerton when he was around 15 or 16 years old for incorrigible behavior.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-08-ca-1648-story.html |first=Mike|last=Boehm|title=Looking Back on the Darkest days |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 8, 1990 |access-date=June 30, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/mike-ness/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017080407/http://www.mtv.com/artists/mike-ness/biography/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 17, 2015 |title=Mike Ness &#124; News, Music Performances and Show Video Clips |publisher=MTV |date=November 30, 2016 |access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref>

During his early years, Ness was raised on the blues, country and early rock and roll, and he grew up listening to [[the Beatles]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[the Supremes]], [[Creedence Clearwater Revival]], [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Lou Reed]], [[David Bowie]], [[ZZ Top]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] and [[Bad Company]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/social_distortions_mike_ness|title=Social Distortion's Mike Ness The Exclaim! Questionnaire |website=Exclaim.ca|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/story-of-my-life-mike-ness-talks-25-years-of-social-distortion-225517/|title=Mike Ness Talks 25 Years of 'Social Distortion'|first=Kory|last=Grow|website=Rollingstone.com|date=July 22, 2015|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gibson.com/en-US/News/mike-ness-1976-les-paul-deluxe-available-worldwide-on-gibson-com|title=Gibson Brands News|website=Gibson.com|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/social-distortion-mike-ness-40th-anniversary-interview/|title=Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness on 40 years of living the punk life.|first=D. X.|last=Ferris|website=Altpress.com|date=October 10, 2019|access-date=September 15, 2023}}</ref> As he drifted around Orange County, Ness became involved in the [[punk rock]] scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mike_ness/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021115081534/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/mike_ness/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2002|title=Mike Ness|publisher=Vh1.com|date=April 3, 1962|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

In the 1980s, Ness was the original renter of the one-bedroom apartment described in [[the Adolescents]] song "[[Kids of the Black Hole]]". The [[punk house]] is located in Fullerton and still exists today.<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.socialdistortion.com/history|title=A BRIEF HISTORY OF SOCIAL DISTORTION|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100511083931/http://www.socialdistortion.com/history |access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=May 11, 2010 }}</ref>

== Career ==
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Inspired by [[The Sex Pistols]], Ness founded Social Distortion in 1978 with [[Casey Royer]]. He later recruited his high school friend [[Dennis Danell]] into the band in 1979, and Ness dropped out of high school at age 17 to focus on his music career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2019/10/27/mike-ness-and-social-distortion-throw-a-terrific-40th-anniversary-party-in-irvine/|title=Mike Ness and Social Distortion throw a terrific 40th anniversary party in Irvine |publisher=[[Orange County Register|OC Register]] |date=October 27, 2019 |access-date=June 23, 2017}}</ref> Social Distortion released the ''Mainliner/Playpen'' 7" record on Robbie Field's [[indie rock|indie]] label [[Posh Boy Records]] in 1981. Two years later, they released the album ''[[Mommy's Little Monster (album)|Mommy's Little Monster]]'' (1983) on 13th Floor Records, which was owned by Monk Rock, their manager at the time.

Ness was featured in the independent film ''[[Another State of Mind (film)|Another State of Mind]]'', which chronicled Social Distortion's first cross-country tour with Youth Brigade. It was on the DVD commentary where he claimed to have never had anything to do with the armed forces or religion. This prompted many fans to consider him an atheist, though some of his lyrics seem to indicate otherwise. Five years passed before Social Distortion released their next album, 1988's ''[[Prison Bound]]'', on the heels of Ness's recovery from [[drug addiction]].<ref name="VH1 Social Distortion Bio">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/social_distortion/bio.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020628150637/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/social_distortion/bio.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 28, 2002|title=Social Distortion Bio &#124; Social Distortion Career|publisher=Vh1.com|date=February 29, 2000|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

Ness performed in the band Easter from 1986 until 1988 and appeared in the music video for the songs "Slipping Away" and "Lights Out". In 1989, Social Distortion signed a deal with [[Epic Records]] and released three albums with that label: ''[[Social Distortion (album)|Social Distortion]]'' (1990), ''[[Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell]]'' (1992) and ''[[White Light, White Heat, White Trash]]'' (1996).

The band left Epic Records after ''White Light, White Heat, White Trash'' (1996) and Ness formed [[Time Bomb Recordings]], releasing ''[[Mainliner: Wreckage From the Past]]'' (a collection of old recordings and singles that were done in the early '80s), a re-issue of the long out of print ''Mommy's Little Monster'', along with a re-issue of their second album ''Prison Bound'', and ''[[Live at the Roxy (Social Distortion album)|Live at the Roxy]]'' (1998). Ness married his wife, Christine Marie, in the late 1990s and they have two sons, Julian (born in 1992) and Johnny, Mike's stepson (born 1997).

In 1999, Ness released his first solo album, ''[[Cheating at Solitaire]]''. Although some of Social Distortion's songs paid homage to [[country music]] artists, ''Cheating at Solitaire'' was an unalloyed expression of Ness' country influences. ''Solitaire'' included guest appearances by [[Bruce Springsteen]], [[Brian Setzer]], [[Billy Zoom]] and [[Josh Freese]], as well as members of [[Royal Crown Revue]]. Springsteen had touted Social Distortion's ''Heaven and Hell'' as his favorite record of the year in a ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' interview in 1992.

Ness continued in this vein, releasing a compilation of country covers entitled ''[[Under the Influences]]'' that same year. Both albums came out on Time Bomb Recordings. Ness toured extensively in the US in support of these albums, backed by the 2006 partial incarnation of Social Distortion: ex-[[Plugz]] and [[Bob Dylan]] drummer [[Charlie Quintana]] and [[Brent Harding]] (upright and electric bass). Ness and the band played at [[Woodstock '99]].

Childhood friend and founding member of Social Distortion guitarist [[Dennis Danell]] died on February 29, 2000, at 38 due to a [[brain aneurysm]]. According to other sources, the Orange County Coroner's Office lists his death as "Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy." Ness was devastated, stating "I am saddened beyond any possible form of expression. Dennis and I have been friends since boyhood, starting Social Distortion together while we were in high school. My deepest regrets to his family."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.socialdistortion.com/archived_news.html|title=ARCHIVED SOCIAL DISTORTION NEWS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060705041744/http://www.socialdistortion.com/archived_news.html |access-date=September 15, 2023|archive-date=July 5, 2006 }}</ref>

Social Distortion went back to work in June 2000 on the album ''[[Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll]]''. Many of the songs on this new album are dedicated to Danell, such as "Don't Take Me For Granted", "Reach for the Sky" and "Angel's Wings". At an October 2010 concert in New York City Ness dedicated "Don't Take Me For Granted" to [[Joey Ramone]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.myway.com/home/entertainment/celeb/page_six_celebrity_news/0,14205,10_06_2005_3_-3,00.html|title=Celebrity Gossip|publisher=My Way|date=October 6, 2005|access-date=August 25, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160105040147/http://www1.myway.com/home/entertainment/celeb/page_six_celebrity_news/0%2C14205%2C10_06_2005_3_-3%2C00.html|archive-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>

[[File:Mikenesssociald.jpg|thumb|left|Mike Ness live in [[Madrid]] in 2009]]
In 2003, Social Distortion recorded a live DVD called ''[[Live in Orange County]]'' at the [[House of Blues]] in [[Anaheim, California]] which was released in 2004 along with ''Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll'', both of which were released on Time Bomb Recordings.

These efforts marked the first recordings with a line-up consisting of Ness on guitar and vocals, Wickersham replacing Danell on guitar, and Quintana on drums. It also consisted of a number of songs co-written by Ness and Wickersham. This is the first time Ness collaborated with another songwriter since his 1990 self-titled album, on which he and then bassist [[John Maurer (Social Distortion)|John Maurer]] wrote "So Far Away". The band's lineup changed twice after Maurer left the band, just a month before the release of ''Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll''.

In February 2006, Ness broke his wrist while skateboarding in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]. He continued to perform vocals on the tour while [[T.S.O.L.]] guitarist [[Ron Emory]] filled in on guitar until Ness recovered from the injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=92471631|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120715132948/http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=92471631|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2012|title=Featured Content on Myspace|publisher=Profile.myspace.com|access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref> On January 18, 2007, former Social Distortion bass player [[Brent Liles]] died after being hit by a tractor trailer truck. Ness dedicated a performance at the Anaheim [[House of Blues]] to him shortly after.

Despite earlier reports that the band would begin recording their next studio album by 2008, Social Distortion took a hiatus from touring and recording, when Ness was on tour with his solo band which is composed of two current members of Social Distortion, [[Brent Harding]] and [[Jonny Wickersham]].

Also touring with Ness were [[Christopher Lawrence (DJ)|Chris Lawrence]] on [[Telecaster]] and pedal steel guitar and [[The Swirling Eddies|Dave Raven]] on drums. In a July 2009 interview with Tarakany! Bad TV, Ness stated that Social Distortion was planning to return to the studio in December of that year or the beginning of 2010 to begin recording their seventh album. The album, now known as ''[[Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes]]'', was finally released on January 18, 2011.

On May 17, 2008, Ness and his band were joined on stage by [[Bruce Springsteen]] at the [[Stone Pony]] in [[Asbury Park]], [[New Jersey]] for the encore. Songs played were "Misery Loves Company", "Ball and Chain", "If You Leave Before Me" and "I Fought the Law".

On April 16, 2009, Ness joined Springsteen and the [[E Street Band]] on stage at the [[Los Angeles Sports Arena]]. Songs played included Social Distortion's "Bad Luck" and Springsteen's "The Rising". On May 18, 2009, Mike Ness and Social Distortion played a benefit show at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California called "Rock to Recovery" and his son joined him on stage and played lead guitar for the song "Ball and Chain".

On April 7, 2023, Ness and Social Distortion posted to their [[Instagram]] pages that pre production on the band's next album was completed and that they would begin recording on April 17. The album was expected to be released in early 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CqwqcP1MK64/ | title=Social Distortion on Instagram: "After 5 weeks of hard work we finished the pre-production for our new record today. We start tracking on April 17 and this record should be hitting stores early 2024."|website=Instagram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cqwlyl1tdqx/ | title=Mike Ness on Instagram: "So stoked finished preproduction today for new album!!!! Start in studio April 17 gonna be a great album. Want to thank the guys for 5 solid weeks of hard work it's paying off. And my dogs like it too, especially Bitsie ❤️" |website=Instagram.com}}</ref> However, in June 2023, recording was postponed due to Ness being diagnosed with [[Oropharyngeal cancer|tonsil cancer]]. On December 12, 2023, Social Distortion announced that they would be doing a co-headlining tour with [[Bad Religion]] in April and May 2024 and they will perform ''Mommy’s Little Monster'' in its entirety to celebrate the album's 40th anniversary. Social Distortion will also do their own headlining tour in September and October 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2023/12/bad-religion-social-distortion-2024-us-tour/|title=Bad Religion and Social Distortion Announce Co-Headlining 2024 US Tour |publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=December 12, 2023 |access-date=December 12, 2023}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Ness currently lives in [[Santa Ana, California]] with his wife Christine and two sons. He is an avid collector of vintage ephemera such as [[Hamburger Patch|Hamburglar]] toys and [[hot rods]], owning a 1954 [[Chevrolet]] and a 1936 [[Ford Motors|Ford]]. In 2003, he founded [[Black Kat Kustoms]] with "long time hot rodder and builder" Don Nemarnik.<ref name="bkbio">{{cite web |url=http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/bio.html |title=Black Kat Kustoms |publisher=Black Kat Kustoms |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=September 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901091658/http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/bio.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Black Kat Kustoms is an expression of his love for hot rods, cats, bikes, Alpine horns and counter-culture clothing.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/earshot_cole.html |title=Black Kat Kustoms |publisher=Black Kat Kustoms |access-date=August 25, 2015 |archive-date=August 20, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820131045/http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/earshot_cole.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In a 2015 interview with Eric Walden, he said in reference to the song "Ball and Chain", "It was basically, 'I've seen God,' I guess if you will — God of my understanding; I'm not a religious guy; I do consider myself a spiritual man."<ref name="Walden-2015">{{cite news |last1=Walden |first1=Eric |title=Q&A with Social Distortion's Mike Ness |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/music/2015/08/30/q-a-with-social-distortions-mike-ness/ |access-date=August 1, 2024 |publisher=The Salt Lake Tribune |date=August 30, 2015}}</ref>

On June 7, 2023, Ness announced that he was diagnosed with stage one [[tonsil cancer]] and is expected to make a full recovery from surgery. Ness said that it is "a day-by-day process and in three weeks we start radiation and that should be the last therapy I need."<ref name="yahoo">{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/social-distortion-mike-ness-reveals-153515012.html |title=Social Distortion's Mike Ness Reveals Tonsil Cancer Diagnosis |publisher=[[Yahoo]] |date=June 7, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023}}</ref>

== Equipment ==
[[File:Mike ness.jpg|thumb|Goldtop Les Paul with decals]]

=== Electric guitars ===
Early in his career, Ness was seen using [[Gibson SG]]s and SG Juniors, most notably a black 1970's SG covered in stickers as seen on the cover of the compilation album ''[[Mainliner: Wreckage from the Past]]''. He currently uses four 1970s Gibson Les Paul Deluxes (two sunburst models from 1971 & 1975, and two goldtop models from 1975 & 1976). His 1976 goldtop is his favorite and most used guitar currently, however his 1971 sunburst was his main guitar for many years, especially through the 1990s. Ness uses Eb Standard tuning and usually uses a capo on the second fret while using his goldtops. He has used Seymour Duncan P-90 pickups in all of his guitars since touring with [[Neil Young]] in the early 1990s; Ness recalled seeing Young's guitar tech take the stock mini humbucker pickups out of a Les Paul Deluxe, throw them in the trash and replace them with the P-90s. Ness' goldtops have maple necks which he says contribute to his tone especially when using a capo on the second fret.<ref name="Mike Ness' Gearbox">{{cite web|title=Mike Ness' Gearbox|url=http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Feb/Social_Distortion_Punk_At_The_Wheel.aspx?Page=5|work=Social Distortion: Punk At The Wheel|publisher=Premier Guitar|access-date=May 24, 2011|archive-date=October 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003225404/http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2011/Feb/Social_Distortion_Punk_At_The_Wheel.aspx?Page=5|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also once used a non-reverse [[Gibson Firebird]], as seen on the back cover of Social Distortion's 1983 debut ''[[Mommy's Little Monster (album)|Mommy's Little Monster]]'', and a white [[Gibson Les Paul Custom]] in the "Ball and Chain" and "Story of My Life" music videos.

=== Acoustic guitars ===
In an interview with Guitar.com Ness said: "The guitar that I write on is a 1940 Gibson J-45. I have three of them – I searched high and low for them. I had a 1940 Martin D-18 that I sold last year; I'm just a Gibson guy. I gravitate to the Gibson J-45 every time I write. It's a balladeer's guitar".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitar.com/articles/hard-time-and-nursery-rhymes-%E2%80%93-interview-mike-ness|title=Hard Time and Nursery Rhymes – An Interview with Mike Ness|publisher=Guitar.com|access-date=August 25, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216070940/http://www.guitar.com/articles/hard-time-and-nursery-rhymes-%E2%80%93-interview-mike-ness|archive-date=February 16, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ness also plays a 1939 Gibson J-35, that he says "...very rarely leaves the house...".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/News/en-us/social-distortion-0924.aspx |title=Social Distortion Love their Gibsons |publisher=.gibson.com |date=September 24, 2010 |access-date=August 25, 2015}}</ref>

=== Amplifiers ===
Ness uses [[Fender Bassman]] amps modified by Fred Taccone of Divided by 13 through [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] 4x12 slant cabs with Celestion Greenback speakers. Most of his touring amps were modded by [[Billy Zoom]] of the band [[X (American band)|X]]. Zoom's modifications include a wattage switch to select between 40, 20 or 10 watts, and replacing the bass channel with a higher gain channel. The only effect pedal Ness uses live is an overdrive, previously a [[Boss SD-1]] and currently a [[Klon Centaur]], though he has used various delays in the studio.<ref name="Mike Ness' Gearbox" />

== Discography ==
=== Solo ===
[[File:Mike Ness 013.JPG|thumb|right|Ness during a Social Distortion concert in [[Tilburg]] in 2012]]
*''[[Cheating at Solitaire]]'' (1999)
*''[[Under the Influences]]'' (1999)

=== Social Distortion ===
{{Main|Social Distortion discography}}
*''[[Mommy's Little Monster (album)|Mommy's Little Monster]]'' (1983)
*''[[Prison Bound]]'' (1988)
*''[[Social Distortion (album)|Social Distortion]]'' (1990)
*''[[Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell]]'' (1992)
*''[[White Light, White Heat, White Trash]]'' (1996)
*''[[Live at the Roxy (Social Distortion album)|Live at the Roxy]]'' (1998)
*''[[Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll]]'' (2004)
*''[[Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes]]'' (2011)

=== Other appearances ===
*''The Band Easter'' (1980)
*''[[Another State of Mind (film)|Another State of Mind]]'' (1984)
*''Frezno Smooth''
*''Easter'' (1986–1988)
*''[[Live at the Hootenanny, Vol. 1]]'' (2000)
*''[[Live in Orange County]]'' (2004)
*''[[Punk's Not Dead (2007 film)|Punk's Not Dead]]'' (2007)

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*{{Official website|http://www.mikeness.com}}
*[http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/ BlackKatCustoms.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413160257/http://www.blackkatkustoms.com/ |date=April 13, 2012 }}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120403025436/http://www.thepunksite.com/interviews.php?page=socialdistortion Interview with Mike Ness (2007)]
*[http://www.musicpix.net/index.php/interviews/P40/social_distortions_mike_ness_-_punk_rocks_painted_cowboy_-_interview Interview with Mike Ness (2005)]

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