The series follows Hank Lawson, a young emergency room doctor, who after being wrongly blamed for an important patient's death, moves to the Hamptons and becomes a reluctant house-call doctor to the rich and famous. When the administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town's less fortunate, he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others.
Mark Feuerstein as Dr. Henry "Hank" Lawson, a formerly successful New York E.R. doctor, who is fired from his job after a wealthy hospital benefactor dies in his care. When he saves someone's life during a trip to the Hamptons, he accepts an offer from Boris, a German businessman, to remain as a "concierge doctor" in the resort community. He usually attends to wealthy clientele, but also others in need of care and often without the means to pay. According to the episode "Keeping the Faith", he and his brother are Jewish.
Paulo Costanzo as Evan Roth Lawson, Hank's younger brother. He is an accountant and self-appointed CFO of HankMed. Evan's job is to promote the HankMed business, at times using strategies that Hank finds inappropriate or too commercial. At the end of season 4, he marries Paige, the adopted daughter of a wealthy, conservative military man who is running for the United States Congress. When Boris buys Hampton Heritage in Season 7, he becomes a member of the board and the hospital's Acting Administrator.
Reshma Shetty as Divya Katdare, Hank's physician assistant. She joins the team early and is invaluable to Hank. She initially has to keep her medical career a secret from her parents. Forced by her parents into an arranged betrothal to a childhood friend, she has finally broken free of their control and is living on her own. As of season 6, Divya has a daughter named Sashi, but is involved in a bitter custody dispute with Sashi's father Rafa.
Jill Flint as Jill Casey (seasons 1–4; recurring, season 8), Hank's on again/off again girlfriend and an administrator at Hamptons Heritage, the local hospital. Jill works with Hank to open a small clinic while running the local community hospital. In the fourth season, after finally giving up on any chance of romance with Hank, she leaves the Hamptons to do relief work in Africa.
Brooke D'Orsay as Paige Lawson (seasons 4–8; recurring, seasons 2 & 3), Evan's wife. Paige is the daughter of a wealthy, conservative former military officer with political aspirations who initially does not think Evan is good enough for his daughter. Paige and Evan meet when she hires him to play her pretend boyfriend, but their pretend relationship soon blossoms into a real one. In the season 4 episode "Who's Your Daddy?", she is revealed to be adopted, and in the season 4 two-part finale/special "Off-Season Greetings", she and Evan marry.
Ben Shenkman as Dr. Jeremiah Sacani (seasons 5–8; recurring, season 4),[1] was hired by Evan to be Hank's replacement during Evan and Hank's temporary halt to their business partnership; Sacani stayed on when Hank and Evan made peace. He is an accomplished researcher and excellent at his work, although he has an awkward bedside manner because of his limited social skills. Sacani is an heir to a vast fortune. He and Divya are best friends and Divya and Sashi move into his house in season 6, but their friendship is almost broken when Divya meddles in and unintentionally almost destroys Jeremiah's relationship with a woman named Viviana. In season 7, Jeremiah is conned out of a great deal of money from a former fellow college classmate.
Campbell Scott as Boris Kuester von Jurgens-Ratenicz (seasons 4 & 5; recurring, seasons 1–3 & 6–8), a wealthy and titled German businessman who offers Hank and Evan his guest house, and is Hank's first client. Boris has a genetic disease he is determined will die with him, and which he fights with equal determination, often by seeking rare or risky treatments. Used to getting what he wants, Boris has a rigid code of conduct, which can at times put him at odds with Hank. In season 3 he has a son, Carlos with his wife Marissa. In Season 6, he buys Hampton Heritage, stating that he intends to settle permanently in the Hamptons, and convinces Hank, Evan, Divya and Jeremiah to become members of the hospital's Board of Directors but has a secret agenda.
Recurring
Henry Winkler as Eddie R. Lawson, Hank and Evan's loving, ne'er-do-well father who left the boys when they were young. Accused of embezzlement, Eddie served a short term in prison and is now on parole, a best-selling author and has been rebuilding his relationship with his sons and his new-found daughter Emma.
Anastasia Griffith as Dr. Emily Peck, an arrogant rival doctor who works with (and becomes briefly involved with) Hank. Emily is hired to substitute for Hank while he makes an extended visit to Cuba with Boris, and soon comes into conflict with Divya because of her arrogance and her detached approach to her patients.
Michael B. Silver as Ken "Killer" Keller, a sports agent and Hank's former high school bully. While Hank is initially hostile to him they develop a mutual respect and friendship. By season 5 Keller joined HankMed as the practice's lawyer.
Tom Cavanagh as Jack O'Malley, a pro golfer who was featured in the season-two episode "Mulligan" and later became a recurring character in season 3, as his friendship with Hank became more pronounced. Jack died in the season 3 episode "Hank and the Deep Blue Sea" which caused Hank to develop emotional trauma.
Kyle Howard as Dr. Paul Van Dyke (nicknamed "V.D."), a staff doctor at Hampton's Heritage; Divya first meets him while moonlighting at the hospital. After a brief flirtation between Divya and him, Evan hires him as one of Hank's replacements during the temporary halt to the business partnership between Hank and Evan. Van Dyke's personality is very energetic and impulsive, which has gotten him into awkward situations professionally and socially. Van Dyke would later join the new HankMed. He had a pet rabbit of which he was very fond. He also has a slightly older fraternal twin brother named Daniel (nicknamed "D.V.D.").
Anna George as Rubina Katdare, Divya's reserved and loyal mother. She follows the traditions of a traditional Indian housewife, a sympathetic ear to Divya's frustrations and a bridge to Divya's father. When Divya's father disowns her, Rubina secretly keeps a relationship with Divya. She is eventually inspired by Divya to follow her heart, which causes her to leave her husband and travel the world.
Ajay Mehta as Devesh Katdare, Divya's strict and strait-laced father. He practically disowns Divya when she cancels her wedding with Raj (Rupak Ginn), but they reconcile once she becomes his nurse after he nearly drowns.
Principal production of the show's pilot occurred in the Hamptons. However, other locations throughout Long Island were used, with Oheka Castle being the most prominent. Although actually located 60 miles to the west, in Huntington, Oheka served as the Hamptons home of Boris, the German nobleman who offers his guest house to Hank and Evan. In later episodes, exterior and aerial shots of Oheka are used to introduce scenes in the guest house.
In one episode, a Long Beach drive-through convenience store, Dairy Barn, was used as a fictional hot dog stand;[citation needed] a sign can be seen in the opening of that scene. Also, several scenes were shot on the bay side of Point Lookout. Other places used as fictional Hamptons locations include Northport Village in the Town of Huntington, Old Westbury Gardens, Freeport's Nautical Mile, which served as the exterior and parking lot of Hampton Heritage Hospital (in one scene, Freeport's charter coat can be seen across the bay) Caumsett State Historic Park[citation needed] and Oyster Bay Town Hall, which was transformed into the entrance of the Hamptons Heritage Hospital emergency room. Catalina Beach Club in Atlantic Beach, New York was transformed for the pilot episode into the fictional Hampt Inn, the hotel Hank and Evan stayed in upon their arrival in the Hamptons. Downtown Locust Valley, another haunt of the wealthy on Long Island's Gold Coast, plays downtown East Hampton in at least one episode (where Evan and Paige go shopping), with interior shots in a store as well as street scenes. Other areas of filming include Roslyn, New York and Manhasset, New York, where the North Hempstead, New York Town Hall was used as a police station.
For several beach scenes, West Neck Beach (Huntington) was used and a food shopping scene was filmed in Southdown Market in Huntington. Huntington Hospital was used for Hamptons Heritage Hospital.
Two episodes of the second season take place in Cuba, but were filmed in Puerto Rico.[2] The third episode (Lawson Translation) of the fifth season is set and was also shot in Budapest, Hungary.[3]
Development and production
The pilot was filmed on location on Long Island, New York in the spring and fall of 2008.[4] The pilot was directed by Jace Alexander, who also filmed the pilot of Burn Notice, another USA Network show, which aired in the hour before Royal Pains. Andrew Lenchewski wrote the pilot and Rich and Paul Frank executive-produced the project, with Lenchewski co-executive producing and John P. Rogers producing. The series was then picked up for a 12-episode season.[5]
Royal Pains has become one of the highest-rated shows on cable.[6] The series premiere was watched by 5.57 million viewers, the highest series premiere for the USA Network since Psych in 2006.[7][8] With episodes two and three watched by 5.59 million and 6.5 million viewers, respectively, it was the first show in five years to have viewership increase from week two to week three.[6][9]
Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of Royal Pains in Region 1 on May 25, 2010, and released it in Region 4 on August 25, 2010. Season 2 was released in Region 1 on May 17, 2011.[26] A DVD released on January 3, 2012, contained the first 10 episodes of the third season.[27] The complete series is also available on iTunes.
The complete series was released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment on September 22, 2020.[28]
Deleted Scenes; Gag Reel; Commentary; Paulo's Video Blogs; Dr. Irv Danesh: The Real Doctor of Royal Pains; "High Top Fade Out" (Psych, episode 4.07)[32]
On July 6, 2010, actor Hayden Christensen and his older brother Tove Christensen filed a lawsuit against USA Network in a Manhattan Federal Court. In the suit, the brothers claimed to have pitched USA Network an idea for a new television series, called Housecall, which involved a concierge doctor who made house calls to the rich and famous. The two brothers also claimed that a USA Network executive told them, "prior to learning about Housecall, he was unaware of concierge doctors and that he thought it was a fascinating idea." A USA Network spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawsuit.[46] On May 10, 2011, a Manhattan judge ruled not enough evidence was available to justify a breach-of-contract claim because the claim concerns "materials that are not copyrightable, such as ideas." The decision was reversed on appeal in June 2012, the court holding that Christensens' claims were not pre-empted by copyright law. The opinion stated, "There are several qualitative differences between such a contract claim and a copyright violation claim," and added that sister appellate circuits recently had come to this same conclusion.[47] The case was settled in May 2013, with no details made public.[48]
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For the book with a similar name see The Royal Pain Royal Pains is an American comedy drama television series that ran on the USA Network from 2009 to 2016 The series was based in part on actual concierge medicine practices of independent doctors and companies The cast of the show included Mark Feuerstein Paulo Costanzo Reshma Shetty Brooke D Orsay Ben Shenkman Jill Flint and Campbell Scott Royal PainsGenreComedy drama Medical dramaCreated byAndrew Lenchewski John P RogersStarringMark Feuerstein Paulo Costanzo Reshma Shetty Brooke D Orsay Ben Shenkman Jill Flint Campbell ScottOpening theme Independence performed by The Blue VanComposerJames S LevineCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons8No of episodes104 list of episodes ProductionExecutive producersCarol Flint Constance M Burge Paul Frank Rich Frank Jeff Kwatinetz Michael Rauch Andrew LenchewskiProduction locationsLong Island New YorkCamera setupFilm single cameraRunning time42 minutesProduction companies34 Films Prospect Park Universal Cable Productions Open 4 Business ProductionsDistributorNBCUniversal Television DistributionReleaseOriginal networkUSA NetworkOriginal releaseJune 4 2009 2009 06 04 July 6 2016 2016 07 06 Contents 1 Series synopsis 2 Cast and characters 2 1 Main 2 2 Recurring 3 Episodes 4 Location 5 Development and production 6 Awards and nominations 7 Reception 7 1 Ratings 8 Home media 9 Books 10 Legal issues 11 References 12 External linksSeries synopsis EditThe series follows Hank Lawson a young emergency room doctor who after being wrongly blamed for an important patient s death moves to the Hamptons and becomes a reluctant house call doctor to the rich and famous When the administrator of the local hospital asks him to treat the town s less fortunate he finds himself walking the line between doing well for himself and doing good for others Cast and characters EditMain article List of Royal Pains characters Main Edit Mark Feuerstein as Dr Henry Hank Lawson a formerly successful New York E R doctor who is fired from his job after a wealthy hospital benefactor dies in his care When he saves someone s life during a trip to the Hamptons he accepts an offer from Boris a German businessman to remain as a concierge doctor in the resort community He usually attends to wealthy clientele but also others in need of care and often without the means to pay According to the episode Keeping the Faith he and his brother are Jewish Paulo Costanzo as Evan Roth Lawson Hank s younger brother He is an accountant and self appointed CFO of HankMed Evan s job is to promote the HankMed business at times using strategies that Hank finds inappropriate or too commercial At the end of season 4 he marries Paige the adopted daughter of a wealthy conservative military man who is running for the United States Congress When Boris buys Hampton Heritage in Season 7 he becomes a member of the board and the hospital s Acting Administrator Reshma Shetty as Divya Katdare Hank s physician assistant She joins the team early and is invaluable to Hank She initially has to keep her medical career a secret from her parents Forced by her parents into an arranged betrothal to a childhood friend she has finally broken free of their control and is living on her own As of season 6 Divya has a daughter named Sashi but is involved in a bitter custody dispute with Sashi s father Rafa Jill Flint as Jill Casey seasons 1 4 recurring season 8 Hank s on again off again girlfriend and an administrator at Hamptons Heritage the local hospital Jill works with Hank to open a small clinic while running the local community hospital In the fourth season after finally giving up on any chance of romance with Hank she leaves the Hamptons to do relief work in Africa Brooke D Orsay as Paige Lawson seasons 4 8 recurring seasons 2 amp 3 Evan s wife Paige is the daughter of a wealthy conservative former military officer with political aspirations who initially does not think Evan is good enough for his daughter Paige and Evan meet when she hires him to play her pretend boyfriend but their pretend relationship soon blossoms into a real one In the season 4 episode Who s Your Daddy she is revealed to be adopted and in the season 4 two part finale special Off Season Greetings she and Evan marry Ben Shenkman as Dr Jeremiah Sacani seasons 5 8 recurring season 4 1 was hired by Evan to be Hank s replacement during Evan and Hank s temporary halt to their business partnership Sacani stayed on when Hank and Evan made peace He is an accomplished researcher and excellent at his work although he has an awkward bedside manner because of his limited social skills Sacani is an heir to a vast fortune He and Divya are best friends and Divya and Sashi move into his house in season 6 but their friendship is almost broken when Divya meddles in and unintentionally almost destroys Jeremiah s relationship with a woman named Viviana In season 7 Jeremiah is conned out of a great deal of money from a former fellow college classmate Campbell Scott as Boris Kuester von Jurgens Ratenicz seasons 4 amp 5 recurring seasons 1 3 amp 6 8 a wealthy and titled German businessman who offers Hank and Evan his guest house and is Hank s first client Boris has a genetic disease he is determined will die with him and which he fights with equal determination often by seeking rare or risky treatments Used to getting what he wants Boris has a rigid code of conduct which can at times put him at odds with Hank In season 3 he has a son Carlos with his wife Marissa In Season 6 he buys Hampton Heritage stating that he intends to settle permanently in the Hamptons and convinces Hank Evan Divya and Jeremiah to become members of the hospital s Board of Directors but has a secret agenda Recurring Edit Henry Winkler as Eddie R Lawson Hank and Evan s loving ne er do well father who left the boys when they were young Accused of embezzlement Eddie served a short term in prison and is now on parole a best selling author and has been rebuilding his relationship with his sons and his new found daughter Emma Anastasia Griffith as Dr Emily Peck an arrogant rival doctor who works with and becomes briefly involved with Hank Emily is hired to substitute for Hank while he makes an extended visit to Cuba with Boris and soon comes into conflict with Divya because of her arrogance and her detached approach to her patients Michael B Silver as Ken Killer Keller a sports agent and Hank s former high school bully While Hank is initially hostile to him they develop a mutual respect and friendship By season 5 Keller joined HankMed as the practice s lawyer Tom Cavanagh as Jack O Malley a pro golfer who was featured in the season two episode Mulligan and later became a recurring character in season 3 as his friendship with Hank became more pronounced Jack died in the season 3 episode Hank and the Deep Blue Sea which caused Hank to develop emotional trauma Kyle Howard as Dr Paul Van Dyke nicknamed V D a staff doctor at Hampton s Heritage Divya first meets him while moonlighting at the hospital After a brief flirtation between Divya and him Evan hires him as one of Hank s replacements during the temporary halt to the business partnership between Hank and Evan Van Dyke s personality is very energetic and impulsive which has gotten him into awkward situations professionally and socially Van Dyke would later join the new HankMed He had a pet rabbit of which he was very fond He also has a slightly older fraternal twin brother named Daniel nicknamed D V D Anna George as Rubina Katdare Divya s reserved and loyal mother She follows the traditions of a traditional Indian housewife a sympathetic ear to Divya s frustrations and a bridge to Divya s father When Divya s father disowns her Rubina secretly keeps a relationship with Divya She is eventually inspired by Divya to follow her heart which causes her to leave her husband and travel the world Ajay Mehta as Devesh Katdare Divya s strict and strait laced father He practically disowns Divya when she cancels her wedding with Raj Rupak Ginn but they reconcile once she becomes his nurse after he nearly drowns Episodes EditMain article List of Royal Pains episodes SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedFirst airedLast aired112June 4 2009 2009 06 04 August 27 2009 2009 08 27 218June 3 2010 2010 06 03 February 24 2011 2011 02 24 316June 29 2011 2011 06 29 February 22 2012 2012 02 22 416June 6 2012 2012 06 06 December 16 2012 2012 12 16 513June 12 2013 2013 06 12 September 11 2013 2013 09 11 613June 10 2014 2014 06 10 September 2 2014 2014 09 02 78June 2 2015 2015 06 02 July 21 2015 2015 07 21 88May 18 2016 2016 05 18 July 6 2016 2016 07 06 Location EditPrincipal production of the show s pilot occurred in the Hamptons However other locations throughout Long Island were used with Oheka Castle being the most prominent Although actually located 60 miles to the west in Huntington Oheka served as the Hamptons home of Boris the German nobleman who offers his guest house to Hank and Evan In later episodes exterior and aerial shots of Oheka are used to introduce scenes in the guest house In one episode a Long Beach drive through convenience store Dairy Barn was used as a fictional hot dog stand citation needed a sign can be seen in the opening of that scene Also several scenes were shot on the bay side of Point Lookout Other places used as fictional Hamptons locations include Northport Village in the Town of Huntington Old Westbury Gardens Freeport s Nautical Mile which served as the exterior and parking lot of Hampton Heritage Hospital in one scene Freeport s charter coat can be seen across the bay Caumsett State Historic Park citation needed and Oyster Bay Town Hall which was transformed into the entrance of the Hamptons Heritage Hospital emergency room Catalina Beach Club in Atlantic Beach New York was transformed for the pilot episode into the fictional Hampt Inn the hotel Hank and Evan stayed in upon their arrival in the Hamptons Downtown Locust Valley another haunt of the wealthy on Long Island s Gold Coast plays downtown East Hampton in at least one episode where Evan and Paige go shopping with interior shots in a store as well as street scenes Other areas of filming include Roslyn New York and Manhasset New York where the North Hempstead New York Town Hall was used as a police station For several beach scenes West Neck Beach Huntington was used and a food shopping scene was filmed in Southdown Market in Huntington Huntington Hospital was used for Hamptons Heritage Hospital Two episodes of the second season take place in Cuba but were filmed in Puerto Rico 2 The third episode Lawson Translation of the fifth season is set and was also shot in Budapest Hungary 3 Development and production EditThe pilot was filmed on location on Long Island New York in the spring and fall of 2008 4 The pilot was directed by Jace Alexander who also filmed the pilot of Burn Notice another USA Network show which aired in the hour before Royal Pains Andrew Lenchewski wrote the pilot and Rich and Paul Frank executive produced the project with Lenchewski co executive producing and John P Rogers producing The series was then picked up for a 12 episode season 5 Awards and nominations EditAwards and nominations for Royal Pains Year Award Category Recipient s Result2012 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series Guest Starring Young Actress 14 16 Sami Gayle Nominated2012 People s Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Comedy Royal Pains Nominated2013 ASCAP Awards Top Television Series Royal Pains Won2016 GLAAD Awards Outstanding Individual Episode Royal Pains WonReception EditRoyal Pains has become one of the highest rated shows on cable 6 The series premiere was watched by 5 57 million viewers the highest series premiere for the USA Network since Psych in 2006 7 8 With episodes two and three watched by 5 59 million and 6 5 million viewers respectively it was the first show in five years to have viewership increase from week two to week three 6 9 Ratings Edit Season Timeslot ET Ep Premiered Ended TV Season Viewers in millions Date PremiereViewers in millions Date FinaleViewers in millions 1 Thursday 10 00 p m June 4 August 27 2009 12 June 4 2009 5 57 10 August 27 2009 5 90 11 2009 7 47 12 2 Thursday 10 00 p m June 3 August 26 2010 Thursday 9 00 p m January 20 February 24 2011 18 June 3 2010 5 84 13 February 24 2011 4 05 14 2010 2011 7 33 15 3 Wednesday 9 00 p m June 29 August 31 2011 Wednesday 10 00 p m January 18 February 22 2012 16 June 29 2011 5 00 16 February 22 2012 3 16 17 2011 2012 TBA4 Wednesday 9 00 p m June 6 September 19 2012 Sunday 9 00 p m December 16 2012 16 June 6 2012 3 95 18 December 16 2012 3 25 19 2012 TBA5 Wednesday 9 00 p m June 12 September 11 2013 13 June 12 2013 3 68 20 September 11 2013 3 75 21 2013 TBA6 Tuesday 9 00 p m June 10 September 2 2014 13 June 10 2014 2 38 22 September 2 2014 1 78 23 2014 TBA7 Tuesday 9 00 p m June 2 July 21 2015 8 June 2 2015 1 67 24 July 21 2015 1 57 25 2015 TBAHome media EditUniversal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of Royal Pains in Region 1 on May 25 2010 and released it in Region 4 on August 25 2010 Season 2 was released in Region 1 on May 17 2011 26 A DVD released on January 3 2012 contained the first 10 episodes of the third season 27 The complete series is also available on iTunes The complete series was released on DVD by Mill Creek Entertainment on September 22 2020 28 Title Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Bonus FeaturesSeason 1 May 25 2010 29 July 26 2010 30 August 25 2010 31 Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Commentary Paulo s Video Blogs Dr Irv Danesh The Real Doctor of Royal Pains High Top Fade Out Psych episode 4 07 32 Season 2 May 17 2011 26 August 12 2013 33 March 28 2012 34 Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Commentary Guest Starring Location Location LocationSeason 3 January 3 2012 27 Vol 1 May 29 2012 2012 05 29 35 Vol 2 August 5 2013 36 Deleted Scenes Gag Reel Commentary Region 1 Only Season 4 May 7 2014 37 July 6 2015 38 Season 5 September 23 2014 39 July 6 2015 40 Season 6 April 28 2015 41 Season 7 April 26 2016 42 Season 8 July 19 2016 43 Books EditFrom 2011 to 2012 D P Lyle published two novels based on the television series under Signet Books Obsidian imprint 44 Title Author ISBN Publication dateFirst Do No Harm D P Lyle M D 0451234146 June 7 2011 44 Sick Rich 0451235533 January 3 2012 45 Legal issues EditOn July 6 2010 actor Hayden Christensen and his older brother Tove Christensen filed a lawsuit against USA Network in a Manhattan Federal Court In the suit the brothers claimed to have pitched USA Network an idea for a new television series called Housecall which involved a concierge doctor who made house calls to the rich and famous The two brothers also claimed that a USA Network executive told them prior to learning about Housecall he was unaware of concierge doctors and that he thought it was a fascinating idea A USA Network spokeswoman declined to comment on the lawsuit 46 On May 10 2011 a Manhattan judge ruled not enough evidence was available to justify a breach of contract claim because the claim concerns materials that are not copyrightable such as ideas The decision was reversed on appeal in June 2012 the court holding that Christensens claims were not pre empted by copyright law The opinion stated There are several qualitative differences between such a contract claim and a copyright violation claim and added that sister appellate circuits recently had come to this same conclusion 47 The case was settled in May 2013 with no details made public 48 References Edit Gelman Vlada February 14 2013 Royal Pains Season 5 Spoilers Ben Shenkman Series Regular TVLine Retrieved August 1 2013 Royal Pains Gets a Taste of the Exotic with Cuban Excursion Yahoo Celebrity TV Guide June 24 2010 Archived from the original on June 25 2010 Retrieved July 13 2014 Royal Pains NBC series shot with us in Budapest Progressive Retrieved 2021 03 19 O Reilly Brendan September 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