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    Delighted With Our Experience!

    We are so glad we had a destination wedding and chose Paradise Cove, Ocean Garden as our venue! Camille was amazing to work with and was extremely helpful throughout the whole process. On the wedding day, they provided staff to assist with a few things. Paradise Cove is beautiful. We had beautiful weather on our wedding day, and the sunset was magical. I highly recommend Paradise Cove!
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    Absolutely enchanting wedding

    My wedding at Paradise Cove was absolutely beautiful! The views were breathtaking, the minister was awesome and the ukulele player was perfect! Ashley was very helpful in organizing and orchestrating my ceremony. I was extremely happy with the turn out and how smooth everything went, and my guests said it was the most perfect wedding they have ever been to.
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    Pure Hawaiian Wedding Venue

    It doesn't get any better than this location. I worked with Camille day 1 and she was so helpful. It's stressful to plan a destination wedding and she calmed me on numerous occasions. Paradise Cove offers packages that include the photographer/officient/music/cake and reputable vendors to choose flowers and hair/make up from. I had last minute guests and add-ons but it wasn't an issue. They were so professional but yet very personal with all of the details. We were also able to work with Auntie Pat the last couple of days....loved her as well.
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    Ocean Garden is the perfect venue for your wedding ceremony and reception.

    We experienced excellent service through Paradise Cove, they provided us with everything we needed to plan our dream wedding.
    Camille is definitely there to help you plan and save for the wedding you desire. Her attention to detail is phenomenal.
    The paradise cove staff is more than willing to work with your vision for the wedding and have every detail accounted for.
    The space is more than enough for a ceremony and reception to be.
    Our wedding was so beautiful, more than anything we could have imagined. Thank you paradise cove for everything.
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    Incredible!

    Camille from Paradise Cove has been amazing to work with. She toured us of the Ocean Garden lawn and I immediately knew this was where I wanted to get married since it was right beside my favorite beach. The value was extremely reasonable and the venue allowed me to bring in outside vendors of my liking (dance floor + bar was through them only). From the beginning, Camille answered any questions I had extremely fast, guided me in what was best based on my vision, and even toured me a second time once the wedding was closer so everything could come together mentally for me. The venue itself was gorgeous, with lush palm trees in the back, blue ocean crashing against the background of my wedding ceremony, and the flat green grass allowed me to NOT wear heels the entire night as I danced and enjoyed my wedding day. The wedding ceremony set up was surreal and the reception as well. I couldn’t have been more pleased. Thank you again for making my big day something to remember for the rest of my life!
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    Ease with Aloha

    We set up an appt to do a site visit and Camille was their to greet us to show us around and answer all questions we had. We visited many other venues but opted to book the Ocean Garden for our reception. We had numerous questions as things things came up in our wedding planning and Camille has always been quick to respond. Our wedding isn't until summer of 2020 so I'll update again once we've tied the knot! But is far the experience has been very smooth.
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    Dan Sent on 03/20/2018
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    We held our reception in the garden at Paradise Cove and the comments from guests have been absolutely outstanding. Camille and Pat and the entire staff made the whole affair seamless. Highly recommend this venue for the quintessential Hawaii reception and/or wedding!
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    Susan Sent on 01/14/2018
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    Paradise Cove was perfect. We actually used the Ocean Garden venue and it was stunning. Camille was incredibly helpful and helped create an over the top, stunning wedding. I can't recommend her and the venue enough.
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    This place was amazing and the views were absolutely gorgeous! I came here many years ago and told myself if I ever got married it would be here. My wife picked the exact same spot where I promised my best friend I would wed. You have to get married here. Thank you Paradise Cove!
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    Ashley was so helpful and patient. This was a wonderful memorable experience. We were so happy and thrilled with everything. She worked hard helping us make this a a day we will never forget! the pictures were amazing from The Point. very professional and very polite. i felt like family was helping me. so worried about booking from another state, but she gave me the confidence a nervous bride needs.
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    This is for Paradise Cove as a wedding venue. It was a gorgeous venue, the staff were really professional, worked in perfect sync with our wedding planner, and everything went off without a hitch. There's a large expanse of grass overlooking the beautiful ocean. Our wedding ceremony was timed to end just as the sun was setting and the camera phone pictures alone were stunning, I'm sure the DSLR ones will be even better. The sun sets off this part of the island so everything was just stunningly backlit. There are plenty of palm trees for a nice horizon and after the ceremony the couple is allowed to go to the restricted area of beach for private photos. The office staff and day of staff were all great and I loved working with them. You are obligated to use their bar services and their bar manager worked with us to create a wedding cocktail we called "felix felicis" - a little bit of liquid luck. In terms of logistics, there were plenty of clean, spacious bathrooms, and more than enough power for all our electrical needs.

    My one small caveat to this glowing review is that we were told we wouldn't hear any of the luau noise but we definitely heard drumming and singing during lulls in our own programming. It was not enough to be distracting and surely not enough to go anywhere else but that is something to note.
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    Elizabeth Sent on 10/29/2015
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    We attended the luau here after having an intimate ceremony on the public beach right next to it. We were delighted to have an amazing dinner followed by a spectacular show. I really loved the fire twirling done by the Chief. Everyone was really friendly during our time here and I recommend this luau to anyone who gets the opportunity to be on Oahu.
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    This Venue was absolutely amazing!!!! It exceeded all of our expectations and was the perfect place for the wedding and reception. Camille from Paradise cove weddings is awesome to talk you and helped me out with anything I needed. I would recommend this place to anyone that is looking to be married in a beautiful spot, you will not regret it

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    I got married at Paradise Cove on May 11, 2015. We chose "the point" as our spot and it was beyond beautiful. It is a beautiful green grassy point with mountain views on one side and a beach on the other. We were even able to get photos taken on the beach, which was so neat and added a lot of variety to our wedding album. The Paradise Cove team was wonderful and allowed us to come for a site visit and walk through 2 days before the wedding with our wedding coordinator. Our ceremony was beautiful and sunny, and it felt private and intimate. Aunty Pat was one of the sweetest people I have met and made me feel extra special. We brought our family to the luau the evening before the wedding, and she came to find us and give us beautiful leis made specially for us by her grandson. The luau itself was also a blast and the whole family loved it, it was by far the highlight of our trip. Of all the places on Oahu I considered getting married, I am positive I made the right choice at Paradise Cove.
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    Our wedding was everything that we wanted and more! The views of the ocean and sunset spoke for themselves to our guests.
    Service was great! Camille is a busy person, but will make sure to respond back in a timely manner.

    We also had a wedding coordinator who worked with Camille and everything went as we planned and couldn’t ask for more!

    Thank you so much again Camille and Aunty Pat for all that you did for us!
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    Paradise Cove Ocean Garden is absolutely beautiful. Working with the wedding planner Camille was great, and she was always very responsive, professional and caring. She helped with all the little details and made sure everything was in order. Definitely worth the price for the inclusive wedding packages. The cake was simple design but delicious, the backdrop of the ocean for the ceremony was a million dollar view, the florals were high quality and so beautiful, and the staff was all very helpful and friendly. Perfect for our intimate 24 person wedding, the Luau was a fun alternative for the reception that all the guests really enjoyed.
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    Paradise Cove Ocean Garden is absolutely Beautiful and Stunning. Couldnt get any better!!!!
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    Ashley from Paradise Cove was a joy to work with. Because it was a destination 20 year wedding vow renewal celebration for us, we could not meet until the day of. She listened and answered all my questions and concerns. Because I am also a wedding coordinator, I am all about details. She took pictures with her ipad to show me what the beach would look like and where the sun would shine during our ceremony time so I could give my photographer (also traveling for the wedding) an idea of lighting at 3:30pm on 11.28.14.

    On the day of, we felt like ROYALTY. We had 2 people designated to take care of our party of 30 people. They met with us, escorted us, served us... continued to serve us through the night for 2nds and 3rds of delicious Hawaiian cuisine. The arts and crafts, activities and entertainment at the luau was so amazing! Everyone had a terrific time.

    I highly recommend them.
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    As soon as I saw the view of the private gardens, I immediately fell in love and just had to have my sunset wedding here. Camile and Aunty Pat made sure I had everything I wanted and needed, and was just AWESOME!! I had broken my foot the month before my wedding, and they made sure to I was able to be accommodated. They definitely made our day extra special with memories that will stay with me forever!!!
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    It was a beautiful site for the wedding. The wedding reception was catered by Chef Chai and was totally awesome! Everyone attending the event raved about the food. The wait staff was excellent ! It was a warm muggy Hawaiian summer day under the outdoor tent, yet food presentation, taste, texture, temperature and freshness was nothing less than top rate !! Braised ribs and potatoes outrageous, fish w/lobster sauce fresh and rich, wonton and shrimp wrapped with crusted ribbons all warm, crisp tasty, and asperagus that was no less than the best I have ever tasted... Dinner was then topped off with an ice cold white chocolate-dipped, heart-shaped ice cream desert with a strawberry inside and raspberry topping that smothered the plate - to accompany the wedding cake. The ice cream amazingly remained cold even for those up dancing when it was served. We were amazed how chef chai did it all !! My sister, a world traveler, said she has eaten at some of the finest restaurants in the US and abroad and couldn't remember eating any meal better. What we thought was impossible to achieve outdoors was presented with elegance and style by Chef Chai. I commend Paradise Cove for using Chef Chair as a caterer for events at Paradise Cove. If you want the best, Chef Chai is the food genius who can make it happen !!
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    Paradise Cove is the most beautiful setting for a wedding. We visited the year before we planned our wedding and thought it was amazing. It's affordable for those on a budget, compared to it's neighbour Lanikuhonua.
    They allow wedding planners to work with them and co-ordinate vendors on site, and they even let us use a private area to get some great photos, that they don't normally open.
    Just check it out, it's beautiful
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    It was the perfect end to a perfect day! :) I had my reception at Paradise Cove, not my ceremony. Since no one in my wedding party, excluding myself, had never been to Hawaii, this was PERFECT! We got the Deluxe package and sat in the Royal Box. I reccomend this to anyone considering having an event at the luau. We were given excellent service the entire time. We definately given royal treatment :)

    One thing to know though is that you probably will not be the only bride there. I believe there were four of us there total. However, the staff still made everything very special.
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    We had our ceremony on the beach part of Paradise Cove's property! The site was beautiful, everyone who worked there was so nice to us! They sneaked me to the bathroom so that my husband couldn't see me, they made sure all of our guest knew where they were going! We attended the luau directly afterwards and they lead us into the site where we received our Mai Tai's, pictures and everything else. We had great seats for the actual Luau. Paradise Cove is filled with amazing people who make you feel so special having your ceremony there, even at the luau, you feel like you are getting a lifetime unique experience! Can't wait to come back!
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    Delicious food, best services, the beach scenary was very beautiful. I would recommend this place to anybody.
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    Paradise Cove is such a beautiful site for a wedding! I had a destination wedding and was hesitant because I was only judging by pictures...and there aren't too many pictures of this location on the internet. Most pictures you see are of its neighbor, Lanikuhonua. The pictures do not do this place justice. I had a private ceremony and reception in their Ocean Gardens area. It was a very intimate wedding with only about 35 people. There is a little garden area behind the mound that is secluded and the view is SPECTACULAR! My biggest skeptic (my mom who initially wanted me to have a church wedding at home) could not deny how beautiful this place was. She even said it was such a beautiful wedding and changed her mind about me having a destination wedding. The sunset is out of this world. I also couldn't believe the price I got it for. It is much more reasonable than Lanikuhonua and Loulu Palms, especially if you go through their preferred caterers. I picked Tanioka's and my guests could not stop talking about how delicious the food was. I had my dream wedding for a dream price. My guests are still talking about how beautiful my wedding was. Camille who is in charge of the Ocean Gardens area is very helpful and so nice! She is very busy as is everyone else in the wedding industry in Hawaii so it is understandable if they don't get back to you within a day. The only thing is you must start your ceremony right at 4:30pm because the Luau opens their doors I believe at 5:30pm but this wasn't a problem for me. Some people talk about strict time restrictions but that is only if you're only having the ceremony there. If you have the ceremony and reception there, you have the venue from 4:30pm to 10:30pm. Plenty of time!! We all went to the Luau the day after the wedding and that also was a lot of fun! We made leis and the luau was very entertaining. All in all, I don't regret one thing about this place. Pick Paradise Cove as your wedding location... you won't regret it!
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    Paradise Cove is what the Point is, Paradise! It's a little pricey but soo worth the view! Thank you for being a part of our perfect day!
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    I'm going to start with the reservation, the price is a bit expensive for my wedding, however, the customer service when I reserved was great and helpful. The location was also great for pictures, watched the sunset and the staff were friendly. They made our wedding experience memorable and fun. The food was ok because we were served and the servers only brought specific food. Wish we were given the opportunity to get what we want at the buffet because some food we didn't want to eat. We were told we weren't allowed to considering we paid the most out of everyone in there. Besides that we had a great experience! We take our family back to Paradise Cove every time they come to visit.
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    Ashley was great!! Ocean Garden is beautiful!

    OMG... best view I absolutely loved it!! My guest were in love with the ceremony and its location. Ashley did great in communicating with me, answered all of my questions and responded in a very timely manner at the very beginning. But all in all bottom line I was very happy with my choice, I prayed for good weather and sunny day and God gave me just that. Genesis was great the day of very friendly and sweet keept water out for our guest and available for whatever was needed. Overall great experience and at end if the day a happy bride!
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    We had a greatest wedding reception at Ocean Garden in Paradise Cove. Unbeatable view and environment you get there! I am from CA and wan't familiar with Honolulu. But Camille Oliver helped me out very well!!! The price is decent and service is two thumbs up!!!! We had a ceremony at Paradise Cove Crystal Chapel and smoothly bring our guests to Ocean Garden, located right behind the chapel. We are sooooooooo glad to have our wedding there!!!!
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    We had originally put a deposit on another outdoor venue but that fell through, we are so grateful and happy we found Paradise Cove! All the staff were very professional and attended to all our questions and reached out to help during the entire planning process. Camille Oliver was the BEST sales coordinator we could have asked for. She was willing to help us with tenting and the layout of our outdoor celebration with her expertise. Camille was also very flexible to our schedule and accommodated to our needs.

    On the day of the wedding, auntie Pat stood by throughout the entire evening (from the ceremony to our private lu'au until we all left) who arranged for everything to fall into place. Thank you Paradise Cove for making our special day, perfect!
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    After my wedding at Ko Olina we went over to the paradise cove luau. It was a great experience for all of my guests. Its a great place to have your "reception" if you are having a small wedding like mine (only 13 guests). We paid for the bests seats and had our food delivered to us. It was a great ending to the perfect day.
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    Paradise Cove is such a beautiful spot. They really do have a gorgeous view. They provide such a large lawn, that has plenty of room to accommodate guests and great spots to take pictures. It really is a venue that has everything you need. We were in contact with Camille at Paradise Cove and from the beginning we could tell that she was really there to help us plan the wedding we always dreamed of. She did a great job with working with the vendors and our planner to ensure that the day went smooth for us. We highly recommend Paradise Cove. The Lanai is perfect. Your guests will love it, your wedding party will love it, your photographer will love it and most of all you'll love your pictures.
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    Jessica Sent on 02/19/2013
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    Paradise Cove provided a beautiful setting, and Auntie Pat was wonderful to work with. The one thing I did not like is how restrictive they were on the area that you book, and not being able to go to other areas for pictures. I can understand if there are other weddings going on, but if there is not like in our case it would have been nice to take pictures in differant areas. There is a beach there that you can take pictures on, however you have to exit the property and then walk down the public beach access to get to it. Not a huge deal, but since you only have the site for 2 hours, every second counts. I worked mainly with Auntie Pat who was an absolute sweetheart. In June I stopped by unannounced to see if they had any brochures or price lists. She offered to show me the site if I'd like. I fell in love with the beauty of it as well as the privacy. On the day of Auntie Pat was there to greet us with smiles and she had even placed a cooler of water out for our guests with cups. All in all even with the restrictivness of the area, I would recommend Paradise Cove to brides.
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    Paradise Cove has an amazing location right on the water with several options for your ceremony. We worked with Ashley during the planning process and she was great to work with being very responsive to our inquiries.

    I think for what you get for the money you pay, it is on the pricey side. That said, with the costs, I expected more flexibility on the day of the event than what we were offered. We were quickly told that we are only able to take photos in the area that we reserved for our ceremony, which meant we had to go off-site for some of our photos. Our photographer was restricted with what and how she could shoot as well due to Paradise Cove's restrictions. We felt like we were being watched by the 2 on-site, day-of coordinators to make sure we didn't do anything wrong or against the contract.

    Overall, it is a nice venue at a great location. I just wish they were a bit more flexible...it is someone's wedding day after all.
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    Great location if you're looking for a beach wedding but lots of restrictions in terms of location, time, and what you can include in the ceremony. You must use their chairs on their property and not in the general public beach area. You also must use their wedding arch if you want to use one. They do not support any weddings on the public beach area, even if you have a permit. Other than that, it's a great venue b/c food and entertainment are already included.
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    Paradise Cove Wedding at Lover’s point

    Communication with the wedding venue was a dream before the wedding. Always responded quickly.
    However, the day of the wedding, The lady who was on site was in such a bad mood and unhelpful. I received my time slot from 1:30-4pm. We decided to have the wedding at 3pm. We showed up at 2pm, at that time the staff hadn’t even arrived, which created a problem when setting up since we didn’t have access to anything (like the glasses we purchased to use to toast). When she arrived at 2:45pm (15 minutes before the wedding) she was in a terrible mood and clearly did not want to be there. When I asked her for anything, like to have the glasses for our toast, she rolled her eyes and made me feel terrible for asking. We sent up all our own decor which was fine as that was explained when we signed the contract. We used one of their chairs to stand on to tie the fabric we brought onto the harbor, etc. The minister they provided, (Marc) did not show up until five minutes before the wedding started, therefor I was very nervous he wasn’t going to show up. When he did arrive he didn’t tell me he was starting the wedding. I was hanging out with my bridal party when all the sudden I heard the music I selected to walk down the aisle started playing. Thank god I did and thank god we were ready. We hurried and started walking down the aisle. Some of our family weren’t in their seats yet so they had to walk down the aisle as the music was playing which made it seem like they were part of the wedding party. The ceremony was perfect and I’m so thankful to have married the love of my life. Although, after the ceremony the staff started packing up the chairs used for guests before my time slot was over during my father and Maid of honor speeches, which made it hard to hear. This venue site wasn’t for traditional wedding, so we were just having the ceremony, first dance, pictures and a toast on site. We rented a ukulele player off their preferred vendor list that started playing music we did not select like Purple Rain by Prince (not my music choice I would have selected for my wedding). The staff Started to collect the chairs used by guests before my time slot was over, however the chairs were needed for the pictures. Since they didn’t ask we had to reset up all the chairs which took time away from my very strict time slot. Not only did they pack up the chairs without asking, they packed up the microphone and speaker (which we paid extra for) and that also had to be reset up for speeches. Also, they took away our cake so my husband, myself and part of our wedding guests never got cake. Do to all this extra resetting up, it Took such a large chunk out of my time slot I had to skip my father daughter dance. On top of all that, the staff was so mad they had to put it back out, but they never asked. To me, my father daughter dance was on my top three most important things of my wedding and it’s something I’ll never get back and something I’ll have to miss for the rest of my life.
    After the wedding, we were taking down the decorations and the staff was yelling at us for standing on the chairs to take the fabric down off the harbor, however that was exactly how we put it up and there was no other way for us to take it down. They made us literally jump with our arms in the air trying to cut the fabric off the harbor.
    After the Ceremony we decided to treat all of our guests to a Luau on site. We had prepurchased all our guests the tickets and reviewed the guess count expressively with Ashley (our wedding manager) before hand and even reviewed this information with her the day before the wedding in person on site (all of this was paid before hand). When picking up our tickets we had the incorrect amount of tickets ( we didn’t have enough). This was a disaster because they made us exit the venue and then reeneter with the general public since it was a public luau. My guests waited awkwardly outside the luau as I was in tears trying to figure out where my tickets for my guests were with the manager. It turned out Ashley, our wedding manager, had added people we didn’t know and taken away tickets on our account on accident for another wedding party that was there the same night. I’m not sure how this happened since we since a contract stating how much we purchased which I was so thankful to have with me to prove how many I purchased. My mother and grandparents never got to their tickets or gift cards to use in the onsite store that I had paid for. I was so embarrassed as I felt like it reflected on me as the coordinator of my wedding.
    I understand that there are many things that can and will go wrong at weddings and to expect it and to with the flow. However, I feel like the stress and unfortunate events that happened at my wedding were solely on Paradise Cove and there was nothing I could have done to prevent these events. The manager did try to make up for the ticket situation by providing extra serving staff during the Luau and giving us two free sunset pictures. However, nothing could ever replace my father daughter dance I will never have with my dad which is priceless. If I could go back and do it again, I do not think I would have chosen Paradise Cove has my wedding venue and would not recommend. Additionally, Paradise cove never reached out to me after the wedding.
    However, I’m so grateful I selected my own photographer, Kai photography, which was OUTSTANDING and would highly recommended!
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