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270:(GMC), the DUKW was used for the transportation of goods and troops over land and water. Excelling at approaching and crossing beaches in amphibious warfare attacks, it was intended only to last long enough to meet the demands of combat. Surviving DUKWs have since found popularity as tourist craft in marine environments.
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on the transmission drove an air-compressor and winch. It weighed 13,000 lb (5,900 kg) empty and operated at 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) on road and 5.5 knots (6.3 mph; 10.2 km/h) on water. It was 31 feet (9.45 m) long, 8 feet 3 inches (2.51 m) wide,
684:, North Devon. Four were manufactured between 1943 and 1945. The fifth is a DUKW hull copy manufactured in 1993 with unused World War II-vintage running gear parts. In 1999, a refurbishment programme began to extend their service life to 2014. DUKWs were removed from service in 2012.
486:. The tires could be fully inflated for hard surfaces such as roads and less inflated for softer surfaces, especially beach sand. This added to its versatility as an amphibious vehicle. This feature is now standard on many military vehicles.
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In the latter 1940s and throughout the 1950s, while Speir, now project engineer for the Army's
Amphibious Warfare Program, worked on "bigger and better" amphibious vehicles such as the "Super Duck", the "Drake", and the mammoth
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Many were used after WWII by civilian organizations such as the police, fire departments, and rescue units. DUKWs were used for oceanographic research in
Northern California, as related by participant
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After World War II, reduced numbers were kept in service by the United States, Britain, France, and
Australia, with many stored pending disposal. Australia transferred many to
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The DUKWs were used for safety, allowing all ranks to undertake training drills for boat work for the landing craft ranks, and drivers undertaking wading drills from the
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to drive the axles, then a two-speed transfer case for the propeller. The propeller and front axle were selectable from their respective transfer cases. A
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873:. Australian DUKWs were used on Antarctic supply voyages until 1970. From 1945 to 1965, the Australian Commonwealth Lighthouse Service supply ship
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six-wheel-drive military truck, with the addition of a watertight hull and a propeller. It was powered by a 269.5 cu in (4,416 cc)
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to solve the problem of resupply to units which had just performed an amphibious landing, it was initially rejected by the armed services. When a
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with the 1st
Transportation Replacement Training Group providing crew training. DUKWs were used extensively to bring supplies ashore during the
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7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m) high with the folding-canvas top down and 8 feet 9 inches (2.67 m) high with the top up.
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1114:"Odd DUKW: On land and in the water, World War II's amphibian workhorse showed the skeptics a thing or two — now it shows tourists the sights"
831:(Barge, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo), many DUKWs were made surplus and used as rescue vehicles by fire departments and Coast Guard stations.
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Rear view of a DUKW preserved at the Fort Lewis
Military Museum, Washington. The propeller tunnel, propeller, and rudder can be seen (2009).
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The final production design was perfected by a few engineers at Yellow Truck & Coach in
Pontiac, Michigan. The vehicle was built by
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system kept it afloat if the thin hull was breached by holes up to 2 inches (51 mm) in diameter. One in four DUKWs mounted a
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factory built it on the structure of its ZiS-151 truck, and production continued until 1962, with over 2,000 units delivered.
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program; 535 were acquired by
Australian forces, and 586 were supplied to the Soviet Union, which built its own version, the
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used five of these vehicles for training at 11 (Amphibious Trials and
Training) Squadron, 1 Assault Group Royal Marines at
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transport in harbor and river cities across the globe. The first "duck tour" company was started in 1946 by Mel Flath in
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by writers such as Donald Clarke, who wrote in 1978 that it was an initialism for "Duplex
Universal Karrier, Wheeled".
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TM 9-1802C Ordnance
Maintenance Hull and Water Drive for 2 1⁄2-Ton 6 x 6 Amphibian Truck, (GMC DUKW-353)
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on the evening of 30 April 1945, drowning 25 out of the 26 onboard. A documentary about the event,
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TM 9-1802B Ordnance Maintenance Power Plant for 2 1⁄2-Ton Amphibian Truck, 6 x 6 (GMC DUKW-353)
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A British DUKW carries American airborne troops and supplies across the
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19:"Duck boat" redirects here. For tours using amphibious vehicles, see
1394:"Remember when ... we sent amphibious trucks to the Antarctic?"
1296:. Illustrated Design Histories. Naval Institute Press. p. 218.
1206:. Illustrated Design Histories. Naval Institute Press. p. 101.
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How It Works: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and Technology
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1396:. Defence Materiel Organisation. November 2006. Archived from
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U.S. amphibious ships and craft: an illustrated design history
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U.S. amphibious ships and craft: an illustrated design history
1147:. Vol. 73. Manufacturer Publishing Co. 1944. p. 104.
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The DUKW was supplied to the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and
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Lace and DUKWs ... both part of the Speir Family legacy
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List of U.S. military vehicles by supply catalog designation
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in the final days of the war. One sank while crossing from
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1556:"UK DUKWS Refurbished for Royal Marines, Upgrade Update"
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1491:"Italian volunteers find U.S. Army DUKW 67 years later"
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Williamson Murray; Allan Reed Millett (30 June 2009).
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The U.S. Navy-Marine Corps alternative designation of
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TM 9-802 2 1⁄2 ton Amphibian Truck, 6x6, GMC DUKW-353
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In 1952, the Soviet Union produced a derivative, the
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Designed by a partnership under military auspices of
1697:. US Dept. of the Army. 27 October 1947. p. 321
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587:DUKWs were also used in Lake Garda in Italy by the
482:The DUKW was the first vehicle to allow the driver
1517:"Mini submarine to survey WWII site at Lake Garda"
867:Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
1687:. United States Department of War. December 1943.
1679:. United States Department of War. November 1943.
1582:The Crest of the Wave: Adventures in Oceanography
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2903:Motor vehicles manufactured in the United States
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2173:List of soft-skinned vehicles of the US military
1606:, vol. 9, Lighthouses of Australia Bulletin
215:6.4 mph (6 kn; 10 km/h) in water
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1327:(London: Phoebus, 1978), Vol. 8, p.802, "DUKW".
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1010:. US Army Transportation Museum. Archived from
865:The Australian Army lent two DUKWs and crew to
641:. Many were used for general utility duties in
527:, after the war. DUKWs were initially sent to
519:, and 2,000 were supplied to Britain under the
2898:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944
1746:with explanatory caption, on the S&S site)
1438:A War To Be Won: fighting the Second World War
1162:. Vol. 1. Marshall Cavendish. p. 96.
951:, tracked supply and combat amphibious vehicle
577:and the tires were not affected by the coral.
431:. A five-speed overdrive transmission drove a
225:(GMC type nomenclature, colloquially known as
132:8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) with top up
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1671:. United States Department of War. July 1943.
1353:. Hermes House. pp. 105, 114, 179, 244.
854:The "Moby Duck" at a parade in Seattle (2006)
484:to vary the tire pressure from inside the cab
355:Office of Scientific Research and Development
337:The DUKW was designed by Rod Stephens Jr. of
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656:Britain deployed DUKWs to Malaya during the
361:patrol craft ran aground on a sand bar near
329:(Landing Vehicle, Wheeled) was seldom used.
282:comes from General Motors Corporation model
2215:naval architecture and yacht brokerage firm
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1441:. Harvard University Press. pp. 422–.
1031:. Sterling Publishing Company. p. 67.
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416:The DUKW was built around the GMC AFKWX, a
2933:World War II vehicles of the United States
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2164:World War II vehicles of the United States
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1465:D-Day: June 6, 1944: The Normandy Landings
1425:, Volume 31 Marine Corps Association, 1947
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1351:The Illustrated Guide to Military Vehicles
1145:Michigan Manufacturer and Financial Record
1061:Standard catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles
183:5,000 lb (2,300 kg) or 24 troops
44:A DUKW in use by American troops in France
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134:7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) minimum
1592:. Book includes photo of a DUKW surfing.
1562:. Jane's Information Group. 30 July 1999
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251:trucks used by the U.S. military during
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477:.50-caliber Browning heavy machine gun
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347:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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877:carried ex-Army DUKWs for supplying
660:of 1948–60. Many were redeployed to
108:13,600 lb (6,200 kg) empty
2883:Amphibious vehicles of World War II
2004:M25 tank transporter 'Dragon Wagon'
1560:Jane's International Defence Review
1514:
1462:Richard Collier (1 November 2002).
1028:The Encyclopedia of Weapons of WWII
838:, adding a rear loading ramp. The
351:National Defense Research Committee
318:Decades later, the designation was
213:50 mph (80 km/h) on road,
13:
2928:World War II vehicles of Australia
1735:Marine Corps DUKWs in World War II
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1093:. US War Dept. 1942. pp. 8–9
808:United Kingdom – about 2,000
203:400 mi (640 km) on road
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1535:"Lake Garda, Italy October 2018"
1375:"Battle Stations II: The 'Duck'"
1235:"Miami Shipbuilding Corporation"
1112:Allen, Thomas B. (August 2002).
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2923:World War II military vehicles
1420:The Marines in the Pacific War
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980:, a British equivalent vehicle
628:amphibious landings at Incheon
584:during the Normandy invasion.
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394:St. Louis Truck Assembly Plant
159:Ring mount for .50in (12.7mm)
89:
1:
1929:Autocar U7144-T & U8144-T
1604:Cape Rochon – An Island Light
990:
978:Terrapin (amphibious vehicle)
100:Specifications (Yellow, 1942)
2878:Amphibious military vehicles
2081:M5 13-ton high-speed tractor
1756:DUKW: its operation and uses
935:, four-wheel amphibious jeep
273:
7:
2918:Wheeled amphibious vehicles
2913:Vehicles introduced in 1942
1956:M425 and 426 tractor trucks
1694:TM 9-2800 Military Vehicles
1237:. Foils.org. Archived from
1173:Skaarup, Harold A. (2011).
925:
645:. France deployed DUKWs to
382:Pontiac West Assembly Plant
363:Provincetown, Massachusetts
10:
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1645:. Original Wisconsin Ducks
1179:. iUniverse. p. 109.
920:Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
914:DUKWs are still in use as
907:
884:One DUKW is in use by the
374:Yellow Truck and Coach Co.
332:
268:General Motors Corporation
191:Live axles on leaf springs
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1888:Dodge T-234 "Burma truck"
1883:Diamond T 4-ton 6×6 truck
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1290:Friedman, Norman (2002).
1200:Friedman, Norman (2002).
869:for a 1948 expedition to
624:Battle of Pusan Perimeter
359:United States Coast Guard
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1618:"Ortsverband Gemersheim"
1423:The Marine Corps Gazette
695:Principal military users
543:, in the Mediterranean.
378:GMC Truck and Coach Div.
341:, Inc. yacht designers,
293:, 1942 production series
116:31 ft (9.45 m)
2213:Sparkman & Stephens
2044:tractors & carriers
2032:Landing Vehicle Tracked
1740:Sparkman & Stephens
1602:Johnson, Erika (2006),
1468:. Orion Books Limited.
1158:Clarke, Donald (1978).
1124:Smithsonian Institution
949:Landing Vehicle Tracked
798:Soviet Union – 586
748:Canada – about 800
613:Citizens Military Force
339:Sparkman & Stephens
264:Sparkman & Stephens
229:) is a six-wheel-drive
175:91 hp (68 kW)
161:M2 Browning machine gun
124:8 ft (2.44 m)
16:US amphibious transport
1025:Bishop, Chris (2002).
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589:10th Mountain Division
546:They were used on the
512:
448:
413:
2908:Soft-skinned vehicles
2842:Front Street Shipyard
2086:M6 high-speed tractor
2076:M4 high-speed tractor
2066:M2 high-speed tractor
1898:Ford GTB 'Burma jeep'
1893:Dodge WC-62 and WC-63
1793:soft-skinned vehicles
1339:, pp. 8, 24, 35.
1059:Doyle, David (2003).
886:Technisches Hilfswerk
853:
821:
689:Landing Craft Utility
601:The Lost Mountaineers
556:Battle of the Scheldt
502:
446:
420:(COE) version of the
407:
380:after 1943) at their
320:explained erroneously
180:Payload capacity
1999:M19 tank transporter
1847:Willys MB / Ford GPW
1620:. Thw-germersheim.de
718:Australia – 535
643:overseas territories
511:, 30 September 1944.
390:General Motors Corp.
349:. Developed by the
233:modification of the
53:Amphibious transport
2837:Allied Boat Company
2830:Associated builders
2582:Cape Cod Mercury 15
2363:Nautor motorsailers
2114:Harley-Davidson WLA
2014:Amphibious vehicles
1951:Kenworth M1 Wrecker
1065:Krause Publications
961:Landwasserschlepper
904:Tourist attractions
881:on remote islands.
840:Zavod imeni Stalina
822:Superduck prototype
651:First Indochina War
560:Operation Veritable
429:straight-six engine
74:GMC Truck and Coach
2632:Lightning (dinghy)
1400:on 1 December 2008
1349:Ware, Pat (2014).
856:
824:
758:Dominican Republic
672:Later military use
513:
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414:
66:Production history
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2847:Hughes Boat Works
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2233:Roderick Stephens
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2178:
2061:M1 medium tractor
1991:Tank transporters
1662:Technical manuals
1541:. 2 October 2018.
1489:Costello, Joyce.
1475:978-0-297-84346-7
1448:978-0-674-04130-1
1360:978-1-78214-192-1
1241:on 16 August 2014
658:Malayan Emergency
635:Troupes de marine
593:Torbole sul Garda
564:Operation Plunder
479:on a ring mount.
308:, all wheel drive
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2627:Interclub Dinghy
2597:Designers Choice
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2071:M2 light tractor
2056:M1 light tractor
2051:M1 heavy tractor
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1014:on 25 July 2008.
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898:civil protection
871:Macquarie Island
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537:European theater
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1934:K-30 truck
1842:Ford Pygmy
1835:Dodge WC54
1744:this photo
1724:TM 9-1829A
1721:TM 9-1828A
1718:TM 9-1827C
1715:TM 9-1827B
1712:TM 9-1826C
1709:TM 9-1825A
1701:24 October
1649:15 January
1643:"Timeline"
1500:8 February
1404:13 October
1097:24 October
991:References
620:Korean War
521:Lend-Lease
505:River Waal
473:bilge pump
257:Korean War
231:amphibious
188:Suspension
2807:(1974/77)
2797:(1967/70)
2775:sailboats
2748:Sayula II
2699:Brilliant
2682:Yankee 38
2622:Howmar 12
2539:sailboats
2495:sailboats
2446:sailboats
2392:sailboats
2267:sailboats
1966:Mack LMSW
1566:31 August
1495:U.S. Army
910:Duck tour
888:(THW) of
875:Cape York
728:Argentina
410:Eden Camp
392:at their
278:The name
274:Etymology
84:1942–1945
76:Chevrolet
21:Duck tour
2793:Intrepid
2706:Capricia
2672:Swift 40
2642:Pilot 35
2612:Ford GPA
2577:Aura A35
2537:Seafarer
2124:Trailers
1971:Mack NJU
1903:GMC CCKW
1584:(1988),
1309:22 March
1219:22 March
1044:24 March
933:Ford GPA
926:See also
552:Normandy
509:Nijmegen
422:GMC CCKW
353:and the
255:and the
155:armament
81:Produced
2813:Freedom
2734:Manitou
2667:Shields
2507:27 Yawl
2042:Tracked
1981:Mack NO
1976:Mack NM
1861:⁄
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1129:7 March
984:ZiS-485
916:tourist
894:Germany
836:BAV 485
615:units.
531:in the
525:BAV 485
466:⁄
456:⁄
333:History
301:Utility
242:⁄
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2787:(1937)
2783:Ranger
2720:Dorade
2662:SHE 36
2493:Tartan
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768:France
738:Brazil
682:Instow
662:Borneo
571:Saipan
562:, and
168:Engine
129:Height
113:Length
95:21,147
2727:Flyer
2463:80/20
2334:50 MS
972:Su-Ki
896:, a
548:D-Day
247:-ton
199:range
121:Width
32:DUKW
2607:DUKW
2522:34 C
2517:34-2
2512:27-2
2483:1500
2478:1000
2424:38-3
2419:38-2
2414:38-1
2324:47-2
1703:2016
1651:2014
1626:2013
1586:ISBN
1568:2012
1502:2021
1470:ISBN
1443:ISBN
1406:2008
1355:ISBN
1311:2010
1298:ISBN
1247:2013
1221:2010
1208:ISBN
1181:ISBN
1131:2021
1099:2016
1069:ISBN
1046:2010
1033:ISBN
829:BARC
788:Iraq
676:The
637:and
575:Guam
573:and
461:and
384:and
280:DUKW
266:and
249:CCKW
227:Duck
223:DUKW
221:The
153:Main
139:Crew
105:Mass
50:Type
2527:Ten
2473:600
2468:500
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967:PTS
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388:of
327:LVW
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