My Corset Collection - Historical & Modern
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 มี.ค. 2018
- TRIGGER WARNING if you're a seamstress or a corset maker, don't watch it, seriously. ANYWAY: I decided to show you both the corsets I bought online or ordered from a corset maker, and the corsets I made myself - even though some of them are very bad and were my very first (and worst) creations, back when I was learning the basics of sewing. I thought maybe highlighting what went wrong could help you find or make a better corset yourself!
the corset maker I talked about (CHECK HER OUT SHE'S AMAZING!): Corsetry & Romance ll bit.ly/2G03CPJ
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When I was buying my wedding dress, I mentioned to my friend that I would need to make a corset. The seller said that they had one. She pulled out one of those cheap, strapless bras with no support and I started laughing. I had to explain the difference to her. She then tried to tell me it wasn’t possible to make a corset because the materials didn’t exist anymore. 🤦♀️
🤣🤣 out of curiosity were you going for a historical look or just wanting to wear a corset. Am I coming across noisy I just am fascinated with anything historical
???????? I’m using a modern pattern from Firefly Path but I am changing the construction techniques to historical practice. I need support for all day but the only strapless thing that ever works for my body shape is a well made corset. My dress is strapless, drop waist a-line and strapless bras do squat to support anything for me.
@@aloras405 oh i know the feeling, somehow not a single strapless bra works on me as well.
Poor materials, what happened to them? 😂😂😂
@@taritangeo4948 they just jiggle away into oblivion xD
"Im not going to show you that part, because internet is full of perverts"
Few moments later: WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE
I died 😂
Several minutes later:
"lemme show you the noises my stomach makes"
AIWASABAUTOSAITHAT DAMN IT
I read this like 2 seconds before she said that🤣🤣🤣
IKR!
The first corset is stunning, and I'm also actually quite impressed by your homemade corsets. Yes, they are a little "rustic" , but making a corset is a pretty intimidating project even to an experienced seamstress. I've always considered corset making a lot more architectural than general sewing and it certainly requires it's own unique set of skills/knowledge. I particularly loved the pink one you made. That one was super pretty on the outside!
Honestly sewing a corset is like quilting with all the tight spaces and multiple pieces. I can speak for this as I'm a corsetier. When it comes to corsets, the main thing with sewing is precision. You have to be accurate within the millimeter because of all the pieces. For beginners into sewing corsets the best choices are to make a ribbon corset which is also really easy to draft (with scaled graph paper) compared to the other types of corsets. When working with the general corset pattern the best fabric for beginners imo is mesh fabrics like organza because you'll be able to see each stitch without having to flip over the sides to make sure you're accurate. Which is a big help for beginners.
Rivit Raven definitely sounds easier than it is !!! haha. i sewed a corset for my sweet 16 (just for background, ive been sewing for 5 years), and i had to seam rip many, many times. Kudos to you for mastering such a tedious activity
Your hair is so mesmerizing in this 😍😍😍(also your face and your general existence hehe)
The Pinup Companion #pervert.
Alexis Marsh No she isn’t!!!!!
ooohh you guys should record something together! i know you live in two different countries but that would be sooo good :D
@@alexismarsh8433 fuck off, she's complementing karolina
Love your channel! Following your patterns and tutorials on cool crafts and clothing pulled me out of depression. Thank you!
As a (beginner) seamstress, I'm just deeply impressed by your sheer ingenuity - I know you're not happy with the results but the way you upcycled(?) that red leather corset is downright magical!
looking back at some stuff I had made when I was starting out I sometimes honestly cannot believe how stupid and at the same time incredibly creative solutions I came up with
I agree! And I imagine ladies back than taking what they had to make or mend their corstes too.
upcycled, yes!! that's a great thing and i love this whole concept. ❤️
She: "WIGGLE WIGGLE WIGGLE"
Victorian and Edwardian Ladies:
(×O×)
🤣🤣🤣im dead
When I grow up (I'm 56, so I figure in five years or so) I'm going to dress in period costume and wear my corsets all the time. I'm also moving to someplace cooler so I can wear them and not sweat through them. I haven't decided on what period yet, but I have some time.
And as I read this, obviously I'm not aiming for corset/period accuracy (My current corsets are all modern designs). Or maybe I'll just pick one period for each day of the week and hang the expense of buying seven different corsets.
XD Same
I do so with Lolita and cosplays all the time. I casually go to school dressed like something else from some other world every day.
I'm 56 and I love your attitude. I'm drowning.
@@Thelaretus lol - well I am 52 and am currently finishing my 2nd try at making stays aka corsets (the first are too small) only 15 eyelets to sew and then it is done. I would love to make an 18th century dress but where would I wear it??
I am fascinated by all of Karolina's corsets. The fashions back in the 17-19th century were wild compared to now days.
@@barbarat5729 Don't drown :) Make a corset of your own!
Anti-corsets: Corsets are evil and push your organs around and they're ripped and you DIE!
Karolina: Can still use her diaphragm to move her stomach around to make funny sounds in a corset.
It's crazy how your face exactly matches my vision of Polish WWI and WWII women beauty and the time inbetween. It's not even the matter of your hairstyle or makeup, it's just your faceshape. And on top of that, these corsets make you look stunning and it feels like you're born to wear that sort of clothing. You're sooo amazingly adorbs.
She's so pretty and it feels like she's a WWI or WWII woman who made a time machine and spent time through different periods then appeared during the modernish day and just went
"Okay, NONE of you guys can make ANYTHING accurate handle me a sewing kit."
Your Belle Epoque corset ended up quite cute from the front though! I would never have known it was a red leather overbust in a previous life.
thank you! love your channel ❤️ it works surprisingly well considering the cringeworthy methods that I used to make it, but I'm planning on trying out a proper s-bend soon.
I plan on cannibalizing a corset that I got from Amazon that in its current state does fit me but there is one steel bone that sticks into my rear end.
you've worked in period dramas? we need a video about it!
SAME
The blue corset in the beginning - 5 years of a lot of wear is actually very good going. Back in the Victorian era, manufacturers quoted corsets lasting a year as being the epitome of how long they'd last for. So yeah!
The red leather hacked one is honestly really ingenious! Very clever way of manipulating a pattern and it did give a great shape.
Except many of them ended up lasting several lifetimes. In a video made by Lucy corsetry, she mentioned that some corsets would be passed down mother to daughter. Which caused problems because even family vary in shape
the first corset i ever made was and underbust out of the jeans i had outgrown and i made the boning out of a whiteboard i cut up. it wasn't any good(obviously) it literally fell apart 20 minutes after i finished making it. then the second one i made was out of old drapes that looked kinda ok because of the color and texture but was too small for me and also didn't open up at the front, so your honesty is comforting to my failure
whiteboard hahaha 💕 I remember for my first corset I asked my dad to cut a PVC board in strips because I had no idea metal boning existed
oh my god, hahaha... thanks, you made my day... well night or i don't know, it's so late that it's early
My first sorta corset was more of an underbust belt, also made out of old jeans, but it didn't even have boning (so yeah, not really a corset). My first real (and so far only) one where I actually put in some sort of effort after having watched a couple of videos on the topic, was made from an old, heavy beige curtain with a beautiful relief texture. I sorta wish I didn't use that fabric for my first attempt though, lol. I don't even know what I used for boning, because I simply raided the garage workshop and conveniently found some kind of flat, stiff, 1cm wide plastind bamd. didn't fit well at all though and was pretty uncomfortable, BUT at least it looked cool.
I'm currently working on my first corset, an underbust (I'm a man, so no boob support needed x) ) and I've already had *so much* stuff gone wrong, but it may just work x) (oh, and sorry for the lenghty comment, went overboard)
1) The mockup: I'm trash at sewing and the mockup is a hot mess of me understanding the thousand of things I underestimated: far too large panels (you could put a bear in the corset when it was so closed it was eyelet-to-eyelet), too few eyelets, inappropriate metal eyelets that just had a pair disconnecting each wear (I ended up doing sewn eyelets on the actual stuff), too long under the arms... And the worst boning channels I could ever sew.
2) The fabric: I had the great idea to do an alternating pattern with a panel out of two in light blue and the others in a pattern of white and black triangles, inversed on the other side (so front would be left blue, right triangles, second panel left triangles, right blue, and so on...), so I didn't put attention on the fabric, that are of two different qualities... which will bite me in the butt later... Also, just in case, a cream linen lining.
3) Panel cutting: Because I'm a dumbass, I failed miserably, and cut all blue for one side, and all triangles for the other. No problem, it will be parted, still a fun visual... Also, I'm a noob in sewing and my seam allowance was as wide as a highway.
5) Sewing the panels: I'm trash with a sewing machine, so I only used it for the channels. But of course, being very intelligent, I had the pattern drawn down... on the side of the fabric that was pressed against, so very useful! The busk was the moment I realized my plan of making a reversible corset would probably have to be aborted.
6) First wear and adjustments, with only the busk and lacing boning: I realized the corset was a bit too cinched for the silhouette I had in mind, and corrected the most drastic curves, fingers crossed. I also saw the upper part was maybe too wide, but for a first try let's just finish this!
As of now I have to cover the panel seams, sew the boning channels, cut the boning, try out, anchor the boning, sew a cover on the top and bottom seams and it would be "complete" (I should put a waist ribbon, but at this point I just want it to be done and start wearing it x) )
"Doth mother know you weareth her drapes?"
Could you do a video all about caring for and seasoning a corset? I just ordered my very first!
Check out Lucy Corsetry, she has a series on seasoning corsets that's super informative :)
@@sarahportelli93 Thank you!! Hopefully she can tell me how to wash my corset because it's dirty and I have no idea what I'm doing!
@@alicine-sims8988 probably your best bet would be spot cleaning or dry cleaning cos of the metal components
Use salt and peper fot best taste
My Costume Techniques professor was wonderfully unhinged and our two semester projects were a decade corset/stays and half-scale dress from the same period. Here's the thing -- it was an introductory class to sewing! Thank God I already knew my way around sewing, or else I would have died. Imagine learning to sew and going straight from basic techniques to corsetry, and it's 40% of your grade. Eep.
*dies*
Oh my goddess...imagine
Sounds like my tennis class, where your ability to win tennis matches affected your grade. They did let you do extra tennis matches to theoretically win more, but I was that rare kid who was very bad at tennis and almost never won.
I'm mentally preparing myself for making my first corset. I'll be making short regency stays so I kinda hope it's not gonna be that bad, but who knows :D
I used plastic spoons to stiffen my first Regency short stays, I don't think it can get any worse than that
Karolina Żebrowska omg, how? Like my philosophy with this is that I'm almost 100% sure whatever I'm wearing is gonna look better then it would if I didn't have one, so that's what I'm going for right now. I can improve with the next one, and the one after that. And I'll definitely use proper plastic boning :D
Karolina Żebrowska
Plastic spoons?!
Challenge accepted!
*moM I WANT A CORSEEEEET*
Same but I'm not old enough to get one because it'll mess with my bones and that's not healthy.
Glory Who wait how old do you gotta be?
@@hazeltw29 probably 17 i think that in 1850's girls started to ware corsets when they were 17 but i am not shure
hana banana makes sense, thanks for elaborating. :)
@@hazeltw29 I think you have to be at least 18/fully developed(bone wise).
The first one gives you an amazing shape
As though I wasn't already convinced of her talent, I now learn about the stomach noise thing.
Raw power...
Pierre C 😂
It was a strange day when I found out not everyone can push their organs around by sucking in
Wait what
Wow that blue one is so gorgeous.
*WIGGLE* *WIGGLE WIGGLE*
Howard Brook I sat here for the first 6 minutes just confused by that comment and then it happened 😂
Me: i should make a corset too
Also me: doesnt even have anywhere to go wearing heels
Mood
Do it anyway, I wear mine while working at home. Gives me a wonderful posture and helps with back pain after long hours at the desk.
You should do a video about how to start with historical clothing
Maybe it's well known, I don't know, but I recently stumbled upon a BBC series called *A stitch in time*, have you seen it? Slightly off topic, but in an episode they recreated a stay worthy of Marie Antoinette and it was so interesting. I thought you might like it, it's just 6 episodes or something.
omg that series is amazing. i think i watched them all in one sitting haha. i was so entranced.
I know, right? Me too! Hehe
I really hope they do a second season.
wow, I have just watched it
My costumes teacher recommended it to me when I was helping her unload a donation. She said it was really good!
@@frenchfry8665 You're an ass.
I wish I also could just point somewhere in the air and show the word that I'm looking for :(
Too bad it doesn't work in real life, that would make it so much easier.
For someone who's not a professional corseter, you're quite creative.
I love that you shared your corset experience. I used to work for a corset company called Dark Garden Corsetry. I lived in my corset every weekend during our Victorian Christmas Event called The Dickens Christmas Faire. I understand how important it is to get the right silhouette, be comfortable and be affordable. They are based in San Francisco, CA USA with another location in New Orleans, LA. They have several styles representing several eras both ready to wear, ready to wear with alterations or fully custom and can purchase in store or online. I hope that this information may be useful to you and your viewers. I love your candidness and content. Thank you for sharing your sewing and costume journey. Hugz
this might be a weird thing to say but this whole video has such a nice aesthetic, a very pretty video!!
I CAN DO THAT TOO! Haha it's really fun to do and it gets odd looks from your friend. You're just there like "Don't mind me... just making all the liquid in my belly hit the walls and produce sound..."
EXACTLY hahahah
Karolina Żebrowska It's a really unuseful trick 😂
My daughter does that too sometimes. Gross but amusing
As a child I was VERY obsessed with period clothing and now I’m realizing there are other people like me
I have some of those cheap corsets, I only bought them so I could take out the busk and the boning for an actual period corset.
very smart, I might do the same thing
I have to say, the thumbnail is so damn adorable! As someone who is starting to know more about historical garments this is so interesting to me, thanks for showing you collection to us.
i adore that nightgown, i wish i could find a shirt with similar sleeves and lace trim, so gorgeous! Also you are so beautiful, i love your hair
they are so beautiful, i'm in love * - * keep working on them! let me tell you my *real* bad corset making experience, so you can feel less bad about your first attempts 😂. when i was 10 i made my first corset out of cardboard. really. at the time i didn't know anything about corsets, i was just obsessed with period dramas, and i didn't have internet or anything to actually learn how they work. i remember i bought a "corset-style" top and of course it didn't do anything to my shape, i wanted something sturdier. so one night i just had the bright idea to take a cardboard box, cut 2 halves following the shape of the top, make holes and lace it with thread. believe it or not, it actually gave me some reduction and shape 😂 (btw thanks for the cat moment, i really appreciated it. give the kitty a kiss from me)
XD Cardboard
Actually, it sounds fun to make a mockup out of cardboard. Maybe I will try it one day.
The blue corset was my absolute favorite as well, because of the embroidery and also just of that beautiful blue hue! As a redhead, I am totally swooning 😁
I think its so amazing that you actually made these yourself. It must be so hard to do
Please go back to saying
" hey, its ur meme mom"
I cant live without it!
Yes please 🙏
I CANNOT sew....so, no matter how bad you think it is, you have far surpassed anything I could have come up with! And YOU ARE SO VERY TINY! LOL
oh no, believe me, after a year of feeding myself with Sainsbury's lasagne I AM NOT TINY
Karolina Żebrowska 😂
Karolina Żebrowska u still beautiful
THANK YOU for exposing Corset Story!! I've almost wasted my money with them a couple times because they looked legit and I wanted their stuff so much 😫
Are they that bad? Been really wanting to get one from there but have heard VERY mixed comments about them..
They have notorious history.
@@hannahscott6198 I bought 3 of them; 2 of their fashion corsets and one waist training. They're pretty well constructed and fit nicely, generally a lot better than the other cheap corsets in my collection. The fashion corsets have more of the typical "tubular" appearance Karolina mentioned, not as waist defining as you'd expect. But I was pleasantly surprised at the definition I could achieve with the waist training one (you size down a few inches for this type). They're definitely more "modern" rather than historical in terms of silhouette, but honestly as a product I think they're pretty decent. Then again I don't have a custom made corset for comparison
Oh dang really? I bought my corset from there- it's just like the black one in this video and I like it a lot but I specifically went for comfortable and not too cheap
I have never seen somebody else in my life who can do the stomach growling trick! I've always been able to do that and it was my unique little party trick. I don't know why it makes me so happy but I was just SO delighted when you showed that.
Karolina, thank you! i enjoyed watching your collection a lot, and also even though i can't make such an elaborate architectural piece, you actually kicked me to find my sewing kit... take a needle after more than a year and mend a little hole at one of my oldest corsets i have, and it feels so good. love you 💙
6:21 "wiggle wiggle wiggle" 😂😂😂 I always love seeing the silly side of you.
You can definitely take what we in the sewing industry call 'fish eye' darts in some of the panels of the bought corsets to get a greater waist reduction.
XD I am so stupid! I have been calling those double darts.
I keep clicking on your thumbnail in my recommendation feed, and you never disappointed me!
Thank you for being honest, and knowledgeable, and entertaining at the same time!🐈♥️
I love your home made corsets, they look old/vintage like thay have been worn and repared thro the years!
It's 3:19 am, but I definitely need to watch this
dude go to sleep, sleep is priceless
Karolina Żebrowska nah
3:33 am here!
i love your videos because you speak english like my great grandmother and my grandmother speak english and they came from what is poland toady after the war
You should collaborate with Bernadette Banner and Rachel Maksy! It would be absolutely fantastical!
Hey Karolina, I have started watching your videos just a few months back and I can't express how much it helps me. Your hair and outfit looks are really helpful and I like that you're so real to your audience with how you feel or how much things costs etc., and you gave me the courage to start trying out vintage styles in school a little bit (like neck scarves). I have loved the vintage style for a long time now and you showing us how to gradually let your fashion sense overcome you or how to apply it to daily life is so inspiring and useful. Thank you for inspiring us all, much love!
Victoria Kray i have the same feeling about hej ! How is your style today ? I just started using hair rolls because of Karolina ;) I am wearing them right now !
The corsets are interesting and lovely but I absolutely adore that chemise! It’s so pretty and elegant I want oooonneeee
Your videos are some of the only videos that are over 10 minutes long that I’m excited to watch all the way through! 💖😄
Thank you so much for making these videos! you have really brought back my passion for historical costuming!
Thanks for sharing your humanity. Your honesty about having been imperfect is inspiring. 💕
That first corset makes you look like a princess! Absolutely love it!
They are all so lovely looking! I can't imagine making one, they sound very intricate! 😀💖💖
i love your sense of humour and your that red lipstick is soooo beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
I usually never watch videos over 15 min but I was engaged throughout this entire video, love it!
The first one is so pretty!! But the last one is my favorite! I love that style of corset the best.
Your videos have inspired me so much recently! I've been doing foam rollers and I've started bringing out more of my vintage pieces because of you - thank you SO much! You really make me laugh, and your passion for true vintage has reminded me that I don't just want to stick with having good style, which I have, but that I want to cultivate my historical style. Thanks again!
Love, Claire, 24 from Vancouver, Canada.
Currently hand sewing my first corset. It's made out of denim (yes technically that IS a historically accurate fabric) so it's my jorset. I'm stoked!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful collection! I can't wait to start making corsets/foundation garments as well as historical clothing!! You are an inspiration :)
Lots of love from Australia♡♡♡♡♡
Obsessed with Jane Eyre...? Welcome to the club!
Piąteczka 🤓
JE FOREVEEEER
I want so much recreate one of Lizzy costumes😍
Your honesty is absolutely invigorating 💜💜💜
has your collection changed in the past two years? im sure everyone would love an update video (hint hint ;p )
i wouldnt be surprised if theres classes and tutorials online for making and tailoring different historical corsets! ive watched a few videos from some sewing channels but theyre not really tutorials as much as they just show the project getting done
I IS SO HAPPY TO SEE YOU!!!
HIIII
Thank you for showing your first attempts! I would love to try to sew costumes but it's very intimidating, so seeing others first attempts is encouraging!
"Hello there... viewers." Lol I love your videos so much! Also I checked out Corsetry and Romance, and her items and photos are so beautiful!!! :o
e tam kochana ja i tak wciąż uważam twój s-bendowy gorset za przejaw geniuszu, który wniósł powiedzenie, że "jeśli coś jest głupie, ale działa, to znaczy, że nie jest głupie" na zupełnie nowy poziom
That's amazing that you made the red corset - I do not find creating garments of any sort an intuitive process and you took what has to be one of the most tailored, fitted, fussy items of clothing and put it together. It's amazing!
Whenever I watch you videos I always watch the entire ad and click on the link for the ad! Gotta get that ad revenue, ayeee 😎
ITS ONLY BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE YOU'VE STARTED PURSUING VINTAGE FASHION?!? Hope, you have given me hope my friend. Fantastic video! Keep up the good content! Also, a good beginners/ cheap corset is Orchard Corset. They even have a part of their websites where you can send in your measurements and they will recommend a corset model of theirs based on your shape and measurements!
I could make a significant comment about the actual topic of your video, but I felt like saying that while I was watching it my mom saw you for a second and she was clueless about what you were talking about and said "Nice hair"
I'm still learning the basics, so a corset is a little out of my skill set right now 😂, but I dearly wish to try to make one on the future. And there are no good places in Brazil to buy a good corset unfortunately 😭. By the way, have you watched a documentary called A Stitch in Time? It's absolutely wonderful for the historical fashion lover. And Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries? I'm sure there are some inconsistencies but the clothes are delightful. Also, can I say how much I love your channel? I've been looking for content like this for while and I'm really glad I found it ❤
Caroline Baptiste if you want corsets in Brazil there are quite a few makers. The easiest way to look is go to Lucy's Corsetry Website.
What Sarah said. I believe Madam Cher is Brazilian , but surely there are others as well😊
I had to do a double take😂it sounds so American when she says hello to her cat
You make me laugh so much girl, I love watching your videos.
Third one looks like those little cups you get a fast food places for ketchup. 😂 Still better than anything I could ever do!
Lol!
You are so lovely in the blue corset. Your silhouette is goals!
You should really do a vintage look book just of like some of your fav outfits. I love your channel btw💙
The belle-epoque one is quite endearing for a first corset. I wish I had kept my first corsets to see the change!
In this weird period of isolation and writing from Italy, I hope you are doing super well
I just recently found your channel and I'm so glad I did! You're amazing and have inspired me to never buy modern clothing again. 💗💗💗
Could you do a video about how to look after a corset? 😊
I love what you are doing 😍 you are so precise!!!
Oh my god I have a black one that looks so similar to that cheapy one you have. My waist is not 20” anymore, so I can’t wear it. I love how your blue one looks. That color and shape is so pretty!
Great information for someone like myself who is considering making a corset. Thank you! 🌟
I would love to learn how to make Victorian and Regency corsets, but I don't really know where to start. I have made Tudor style corsets/bodices (not historically accurate, probably, but I really don't care) I made them to be worn either as corsets or as bodices for a medieval/Tudor costume. I wore one to a Renaissance Faire and made one for my sister, and so many people complimented us on them. I hope to go into costume design for a career, so this video is awesome and really relieving. Thanks for making my night happier, Karolina!
Ps, your Corseted Cat looks fab:)
TAKE WHAT YOU WANT
The way you wave,” Bye...I love you all but hate it all at the same time.”
Classic Karolina! 😍
♥️,
A Dorothy In Kansas
A Freak In Red Mary Janes
you are much braver than I am! I have made 16 piece dresses but corsets have always intimidated me!
YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL IN THAT NIGHT GOWN OMG
Loved this video...and thought your trigger warning was hilarious!! 😂
Lol this takes me back to when I was 8 and really into historical fiction, so I stole about 6 of my mom's plain white dinner napkins and frankensteined them together with my mini sewing kit and some ribbon. I was so immensely disappointed and let down that it didn't function as an actual corset would.
You fared much better than I, by the way, if that counts for anything.
XD Napkins
I love the fact you mention the bronte's and jane Eyre, I live down the road from haworth I've been wanting an 1840s corset aswell
Cudne, bardzo podziwiam Twoje działania
Can't wait to go home from work and watch this later girl!
That was fun!!!! I just bought my first corset. Will have to wait a month for a friend to deliver it. Too much shipping and duty to have it sent here.
Been loving your videos so much 😆😍
This is nice. It like a drawer full of bras that more or less fit but in different ways. Some expensive, some cheap, some comfy, and some eh "I worn it once to some event and never again." Thanks for the fiting explination.
This was a delightful video. I keep thinking I want a corset made from unbleached canvas that resembles an "I love me" jacket. I can't afford to have it made, yet.
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