ES2397475B1

ES2397475B1 - DEVICE FOR REINA BEES 'BREEDING AND USE PROCEDURE.

Info

Publication number: ES2397475B1
Application number: ES201131761A
Authority: ES
Inventors: Ramón AUSET ABAD
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-06-21
Filing date: 2011-06-21
Publication date: 2013-09-18
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-21
Also published as: ES2397475A1

Abstract

Dispositivo para la cría de abejas reina y procedimiento de utilización.#Este dispositivo comprende un núcleo (1) de apicultura, sin fondo, provisto de una piquera (11), una tapa (12) y una base (2) con un hueco central (21); presentando dicha base (2) en ambos laterales unas guías (22) para el montaje corredero de diferentes trampillas (31, 32, 33) constituidas por: una trampilla (31) excluidora de abejas reina, una trampilla (32) organizadora, y una trampilla (33) de tela metálica de 3 milímetros. La base (2) presenta una puerta (23) de trampillas que permite el acceso a las guías (22) de la base y a las trampillas (32, 33 y 34) montadas sobre dichas guías (22). La invención también incluye un método de utilización del mencionado dispositivo para la cría de abejas reina.Device for the rearing of queen bees and method of use. # This device comprises a core (1) of apiculture, without bottom, provided with a piquera (11), a cover (12) and a base (2) with a central hollow (twenty-one); said base (2) presenting on both sides guides (22) for the sliding assembly of different hatches (31, 32, 33) constituted by: a trapdoor (31) excluding queen bees, an organizing trapdoor (32), and a trapdoor (33) of 3 mm wire netting. The base (2) has a hatch door (23) that allows access to the guides (22) of the base and to the hatches (32, 33 and 34) mounted on said guides (22). The invention also includes a method of using said device for rearing queen bees.

Description

Dispositivo para la cría de abejas reina y procedimiento de utilización. Device for the rearing of queen bees and use procedure.

OBJETO DE LA INVENCION OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

La presente invención se refiere a un dispositivo para la cría de abejas reina, consistente en un núcleo de apicultura, sin el fondo del mismo, con cinco cuadros, o sea, media colmena de alzas tipo Dadant o Langstroth, que son las colmenas más numerosas en todo el mundo y con una base que contiene unas guías en ambos lados para poder deslizar tres diferentes trampillas según planos paralelos y que realizan distintas finalidades. La invención también incluye un procedimiento de utilización de dicho dispositivo, que permite la consecución de abejas reina muy fácilmente, con numerosas y notables ventajas respecto a otras técnicas con análogas finalidades. The present invention relates to a device for rearing queen bees, consisting of a beekeeping core, without the bottom of it, with five frames, that is, half hive of Dadant or Langstroth hikes, which are the most numerous hives throughout the world and with a base that contains guides on both sides to slide three different hatches according to parallel planes and that perform different purposes. The invention also includes a method of using said device, which allows the achievement of queen bees very easily, with numerous and notable advantages over other techniques with similar purposes.

ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCION BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Se conocen varias técnicas o procedimientos para la cría de abejas reina. La más antigua es el sistema Miller, que consiste en cortar la cera de un cuadro en forma de sierra invertida y buscando la abeja reina para orfanizar la colmena, este sistema es muy complicado porque hay que buscar la abeja reina y sacarla de la colmena o sacrificarla y además las realeras que son los alvéolos que contienen las larvas de las abejas reina, las hacen muy juntas y no se pueden cortar muy bien, actualmente desestimado. Several techniques or procedures are known for queen bee breeding. The oldest is the Miller system, which consists of cutting the wax of an inverted saw-shaped box and looking for the queen bee to orphanage the hive, this system is very complicated because you have to find the queen bee and remove it from the hive or sacrifice it and also the realeras that are the alveoli that contain the larvae of the queen bees, make them very close together and cannot be cut very well, currently dismissed.

Otro procedimiento es el que se usa en España; es partiendo la colmena de diez cuadros en dos, poniendo cinco cuadros en cada una y rellenando los espacios vacíos con cera estampada, en esta técnica para tener éxito la deberemos realizar en época de floración, o sea cuando hay flujo de néctar para que la parte que no tiene abeja reina pueda criarla, a veces se pierde la cosecha de las dos. Another procedure is the one used in Spain; It is splitting the hive of ten frames in two, putting five frames in each one and filling the empty spaces with stamped wax, in this technique to be successful we will have to do it during the flowering season, that is when there is nectar flow so that the part who has no queen bee can raise her, sometimes the harvest of the two is lost.

El método usado por la mayoría de criadores de abejas reina, es el sistema Doolittle, es un sistema para producir grandes cantidades de abejas reina, que consiste en mediante un pequeñísimo pincel o palillo extraer las larvas del cuarto día (los huevos tardan en evolucionar tres días y el cuarta se convierten en larvas) porque mientras son huevos están pegados en el fondo del alveolo y por eso en este procedimiento hay que esperar a que sean larvas más fáciles de extraer. Estas larvas hay que traspasarlas inmediatamente, porque si se tarda en hacerlo las abejas las rechazan para producir abejas reina, a su vez son depositadas en alvéolos o celdillas artificiales de plástico o cera sujetas en un cuadro especial, depositando previamente en esta celdilla jalea real y colocándolas en una colmena previamente orfanizada, después de esto hay que traspasar este cuadro a otra colmena llamada “terminadora”. Todos estos procedimientos requieren especialistas para este trabajo específico con una buena vista y pulso, además necesitan de un pequeño laboratorio junto al colmenar para mantener una temperatura constante entre 35-37 grados centígrados y con una humedad del 80% para evitar que las larvas sufran estrés y no se deshidraten. Estas condiciones son consecuencia de que haya muy pocos apicultores que dispongan de estas habilidades y medios para realizar esta técnica. The method used by the majority of queen bee breeders, is the Doolittle system, is a system to produce large quantities of queen bees, which consists of using a very small brush or stick to extract the larvae of the fourth day (the eggs take three years to evolve days and the fourth become larvae) because while they are eggs they are stuck in the bottom of the socket and so in this procedure you have to wait until they are easier to extract larvae. These larvae must be transferred immediately, because if it takes them to do so the bees reject them to produce queen bees, in turn they are deposited in alveoli or artificial cells of plastic or wax held in a special box, previously depositing in this cell real jelly and placing them in a previously orphaned hive, after this you have to transfer this painting to another hive called “terminator”. All these procedures require specialists for this specific work with a good view and pulse, they also need a small laboratory next to the apiary to maintain a constant temperature between 35-37 degrees Celsius and with a humidity of 80% to prevent larvae from suffering stress And don't get dehydrated. These conditions are the result of very few beekeepers who have these skills and means to perform this technique.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓN DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

El dispositivo de la invención comprende un núcleo de apicultura, sin fondo, con cinco cuadros y provisto de una piquera, una tapa y una base con unas guías en ambos lados para el montaje deslizante de diferentes trampillas. Estas trampillas comprenden: una trampilla excluidora de abejas reina, una trampilla opaca de orfanización y una trampilla de malla de alambre. The device of the invention comprises a beekeeping core, bottomless, with five frames and provided with a spike, a lid and a base with guides on both sides for the sliding assembly of different hatches. These hatches include: a queen bee excluder hatch, an opaque orphanage hatch and a wire mesh hatch.

Dicho núcleo de apicultura está constituido por una caja, de madera u otro material. Said core of beekeeping is constituted by a box, of wood or another material.

La base del núcleo dispone de una puerta de trampillas para el acceso a las guías y el montaje o desmontaje de las trampillas sobre dichas guías. The core base has a hatch door for access to the guides and the assembly or disassembly of the hatches on said guides.

Este dispositivo permite la disposición en su interior de cuadros con huevos de tres días procedentes de la colmena a reproducir, y la colocación del mismo, sobre la mencionada colmena, quedando separado de la misma únicamente por una trampilla excluidora de abejas reina que, sin embargo, permite la subida desde la colmena hasta el núcleo de las abejas nodrizas encargadas de alimentar los huevos y las larvas hasta que se produzca la orfanización de este núcleo, mediante la introducción en una de las guías inferiores de la base la trampilla opaca de orfanización. This device allows the arrangement inside of boxes with three-day eggs from the hive to be reproduced, and the placement thereof, on the aforementioned hive, being separated from it only by a trapper excluding queen bees that, however , allows the rise from the hive to the nucleus of the nurse bees responsible for feeding the eggs and the larvae until the orphanage of this nucleus occurs, by introducing the opaque trapping orphanage hatch into one of the lower guides of the base.

En la invención se ha previsto un procedimiento de utilización del dispositivo mencionado anteriormente para la cría de abejas reina. Dicho procedimiento comprende: In the invention a method of using the aforementioned device for rearing queen bees is provided. Said procedure comprises:

a) El montaje en el interior del núcleo de apicultura de varios cuadros procedentes de una colmena a reproducir y que contengan huevos de tres días, a) The assembly inside the beekeeping core of several frames from a hive to be reproduced and containing three-day eggs,

b) el tapado del núcleo, el cierre de su piquera y el montaje sobre la guía inferior de la base del núcleo de una trampilla excluidora de abejas reina; b) the cover of the core, the closure of its piercing and the mounting on the lower guide of the core base of a trapdoor excluding queen bees;

c) la disposición a continuación del núcleo, conteniendo los cuadros con huevos, sobre la colmena a reproducir, de modo que el núcleo quede separado de la colmena por la trampilla excluidora de abejas reina, que c) the arrangement of the nucleus, containing the pictures with eggs, on the hive to be reproduced, so that the nucleus is separated from the hive by the queen bee excluder hatch, which

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permite el paso de las abejas nodrizas desde la colmena hasta el núcleo para alimentar los huevos y las larvas; allows the passage of nurse bees from the hive to the nucleus to feed the eggs and the larvae;

d) la colocación de la trampilla opaca orfanizadora en la segunda ranura de las guías de la base del núcleo y la apertura de la piquera del núcleo para permitir la salida de abejas viejas del núcleo, dado que las abejas nodrizas permanecerán en el interior del núcleo por no haber salido nunca de la colmena. d) the placement of the opaque orphanage trap in the second groove of the guides of the core base and the opening of the core bevel to allow the exit of old bees from the nucleus, since the nurse bees will remain inside the nucleus for never leaving the hive.

e) la alimentación del núcleo, y el mantenimiento del núcleo tapado durante diez días desde la orfanización para la obtención de las realeras operculadas y e) the feeding of the core, and the maintenance of the covered core for ten days from the orphanage to obtain the operculated reactors and

f) el uso o enjaulado de las realeras hasta que nazcan las abejas reina. f) the use or cage of the realeras until the queen bees are born.

En este punto se puede optar por usar las realeras o bien enjaularlas y esperar a que nazcan las abejas reina. At this point you can choose to use the realeras or cage them and wait for the queen bees to be born.

El dispositivo y el procedimiento de la invención, permiten el criado de abejas reina forma sencilla sin tocar huevos o larvas y sin tener que realizar la difícil tarea de buscar la abeja reina. The device and the method of the invention allow the raising of queen bees in a simple way without touching eggs or larvae and without having to perform the difficult task of searching for the queen bee.

Para pasar los cuadros con huevos al núcleo se acerca dicho núcleo a la colmena que se desea reproducir por sus cualidades y abriendo esta colmena, se extraen y se van barriendo, de cinco cuadros de la derecha o la izquierda de la colmena, todas las abejas que contengan estos cuadros; procurando que estas abejas caigan dentro de la colmena; a continuación se introducen estos cuadros en el núcleo, continuando con el procedimiento anteriormente descrito. To pass the boxes with eggs to the nucleus, said nucleus approaches the hive that is desired to reproduce for its qualities and opening this hive, they are extracted and they are sweeping, of five squares of the right or the left of the hive, all the bees containing these pictures; ensuring that these bees fall into the hive; These tables are then introduced into the core, continuing with the procedure described above.

En la colmena madre se rellenan los espacios vaciados con cuadros de cera estampada, para que las abejas puedan proseguir su trabajo. In the mother hive, the empty spaces are filled with patterned wax boxes, so that the bees can continue their work.

Este procedimiento contempla la posibilidad de sustitución de la trampilla orfanizadora por una trampilla de tela metálica de 3 milímetros en el quinto día desde la orfanización. Con esta acción se consiguen dos propósitos muy convenientes; primero: al estar el núcleo encima de la colmena, dicho núcleo recibe más calor y, segundo: se consigue que los olores de la colmena y el núcleo se homogenicen, factor importante si se quiere cambiar la reina de la colmena o bien si se quiere producir más miel. This procedure contemplates the possibility of replacing the orphanage trapdoor with a 3 mm wire mesh hatch on the fifth day after the orphanage. With this action two very convenient purposes are achieved; first: when the nucleus is above the hive, said nucleus receives more heat and, second: it is possible that the scents of the hive and the nucleus are homogenized, an important factor if you want to change the queen of the hive or if you want produce more honey

BREVE DESCRIPCION DE LOS DIBUJOS BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Figura 1. - Vista desde arriba de la base del núcleo con el detalle del hueco en el centro, donde se realizará el juego de trampillas. Figure 1. - View from the top of the core base with the detail of the hole in the center, where the trapdoor game will be made.

Figura 2. - Detalle de las guías por donde deslizaremos las trampillas. Figure 2. - Detail of the guides where we will slide the flaps.

Figura 3.- Vista del núcleo encima de su base con la puerta abierta de entrada de las trampillas. Figure 3.- View of the core on top of its base with the open entrance door of the flaps.

Figura 4.- Detalle de la trampilla excluidora de abejas reina. Figure 4.- Detail of the trapping door for queen bees.

Figura 5.- Detalle de la trampilla orfanizadora. Figure 5.- Detail of the orphanage trapdoor.

Figura 6.- Detalle de la trampilla de tela metálica de 3 m/m. Figure 6.- Detail of the 3 m / m wire mesh hatch.

Figura 7.- Detalle del núcleo y su posición sobre su base. Figure 7.- Detail of the core and its position on its base.

DESCRIPCION DE UNA FORMA DE REALIZACION PREDETERMINADA DESCRIPTION OF A DEFAULT FORM OF EMBODIMENT

El dispositivo de la invención comprende un núcleo (1) sin fondo, provisto de una piquera (11), una tapa (12) y una base (2) con un hueco central (21) . The device of the invention comprises a bottomless core (1), provided with a spike (11), a cover (12) and a base (2) with a central recess (21).

Dicha base (2) presenta unas guías (22) para el montaje corredero de: una trampilla (31) excluidora de abejas reina, una trampilla (32) orfanizadora, y una trampilla (33) de tela metálica, representadas respectivamente en las figuras 4, 5 y 6. Said base (2) has guides (22) for the sliding assembly of: a trapdoor (31) excluding queen bees, a trapper (32) orphanage, and a trapdoor (33) of metallic fabric, represented respectively in figures 4 , 5 and 6.

Como se puede observar en la figura 2, la mencionada base (2) presenta una puerta de (23) de trampillas que permite el acceso a las guías (22) y a las trampillas (32, 33 y 34) montadas sobre las guías (22) de la base. As can be seen in Figure 2, the mentioned base (2) has a door of (23) hatches that allows access to the guides (22) and the hatches (32, 33 and 34) mounted on the guides (22 ) from the base.

En el ejemplo mostrado en la figura 7 se pueden observar cinco cuadros dispuestos en el interior del núcleo (1). In the example shown in Figure 7, five frames arranged inside the core (1) can be observed.

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Claims

1.-Device for the rearing of queen bees, characterized in that it comprises a beekeeping core (1), without bottom and provided with a piquera (11), a cover (12) and a base (2) with a central hollow (21 ); said base (2) presenting on both sides guides (22) for the sliding assembly of different hatches (31, 32, 33) consisting of: a trapdoor (31) excluding queen bees, a trapper (32) orphanage, and a trapdoor (33) of 3 mm wire netting.

2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that said base (2) has a door (23) of flaps that allows access to the guides (22) and the flaps (32, 33 and 34) mounted on the guides ( 22) of the base.

3.-Procedure for using the device for rearing queen bees of the previous figures; characterized in that it comprises:

a) the assembly inside the beekeeping core (1) of several frames from a hive to be reproduced and containing three-day eggs,

b) the cover of the core (1), the closure of its piercer (11) and the mounting on the lower guide (22) of the base (2) of the core of a trapdoor (31) excluding queen bees;

c) the arrangement of the core (1), containing the squares (4) with eggs, on the hive to be reproduced, so that the core (1) is separated from the hive by the trapdoor (31) excluding queen bees, which allows the passage of nurse bees from the hive to the nucleus to feed the eggs and the larvae;

d) the placement of the orphanage trapdoor (32) in the second groove of the guides of the base (2) of the core (1) and the opening of the spike (11) of the core to allow the exit of old bees from the core;

e) the feeding of the core (1), and the maintenance of said core (1) covered for ten days from the orphanage to obtain the operculated reactors and

f) the use or cage of the realeras until the queen bees are born.

4. Method according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises the replacement, on the fifth day from the orphanage, of the orphanage trapdoor (32), by a trapdoor (33) of 3 mm metal fabric.

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SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND

Application no .: 201131761

SPAIN

Date of submission of the application: 06.21.2011

Priority Date:

REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

51 Int. Cl.: A01K47 / 06 (2006.01) A01K49 / 00 (2006.01)

RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Categoría Category: 56 Documentos citados Reivindicaciones afectadas 56 Documents cited Claims Affected

A TO: US 4682380 A (MARTIN ALAIN) 28.07.1987, descripción: columna 2, línea 20 – columna 4, línea 68; columna 5, línea 4 – columna 8, línea 8; figuras. 1-4 US 4682380 A (MARTIN ALAIN) 28.07.1987, description: column 2, line 20 - column 4, line 68; column 5, line 4 - column 8, line 8; figures. 1-4

A TO: US 6450858 B1 (SCHMITZ EDMUND P) 17.09.2002, descripción: columna 1, líneas 47-58; columna 2, líneas 21-56; columna 3, línea 7 – columna 4, línea 6; figuras. 1-4 US 6450858 B1 (SCHMITZ EDMUND P) 09.17.2002, description: column 1, lines 47-58; column 2, lines 21-56; column 3, line 7 - column 4, line 6; figures. 1-4

A TO: US 4455699 A (BROWN ROYDEN) 26.06.1984, descripción: columna 2, líneas 5-37; columna 3, línea 15 – columna 4, línea 2; figuras. 1-4 US 4455699 A (BROWN ROYDEN) 26.06.1984, description: column 2, lines 5-37; column 3, line 15 - column 4, line 2; figures. 1-4

A TO: US 4736479 A (LAGERMAN BJOERN A L) 12.04.1988, descripción: columna 3, líneas 1-19,42-64; figuras. 1-4 US 4736479 A (LAGERMAN BJOERN A L) 12.04.1988, description: column 3, lines 1-19,42-64; figures. 1-4

A TO: US 4981458 A (JOHNSTON MICHAEL) 01.01.1991, descripción: columna 2, línea 29 – columna 3, línea 16; figuras. 1-4 US 4981458 A (JOHNSTON MICHAEL) 01.01.1991, description: column 2, line 29 - column 3, line 16; figures. 1-4

A TO: US 4153960 A (SIMONI DONALD J) 15.05.1979, descripción: columna 4, línea 8 – columna 5, línea 25; figuras. 1-4 US 4153960 A (SIMONI DONALD J) 15.05.1979, description: column 4, line 8 - column 5, line 25; figures. 1-4

A TO: RU 2334394 C2 (PANTELEEV ALEKSANDR MIKHAJLOVI) 27.04.2008, Resumen de la base de datos EPODOC. Recuperado de EPOQUE; AN RU-2006136855-A; figuras. 1-4 RU 2334394 C2 (PANTELEEV ALEKSANDR MIKHAJLOVI) 27.04.2008, Summary of the EPODOC database. Recovered from EPOQUE; AN RU-2006136855-A; figures. 1-4

Categoría de los documentos citados X: de particular relevancia Y: de particular relevancia combinado con otro/s de la misma categoría A: refleja el estado de la técnica O: referido a divulgación no escrita P: publicado entre la fecha de prioridad y la de presentación de la solicitud E: documento anterior, pero publicado después de la fecha de presentación de la solicitud Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

El presente informe ha sido realizado • para todas las reivindicaciones • para las reivindicaciones nº: This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Fecha de realización del informe 15.02.2013 Date of realization of the report 15.02.2013: Examinador E. M. Pértica Gómez Página 1/4 Examiner E. M. Pértica Gómez Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE

Application number: 201131761

Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) A01K Electronic databases consulted during the search (database name and, if possible, terms of

search used) INVENES, EPODOC, WPI

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WRITTEN OPINION

Application number: 201131761

Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 02.15.2013

Statement

Novedad (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986) Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986): Reivindicaciones Reivindicaciones 1-4 SI NO Claims Claims 1-4 IF NOT

Actividad inventiva (Art. 8.1 LP11/1986) Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986): Reivindicaciones Reivindicaciones 1-4 SI NO Claims Claims 1-4 IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).

Opinion Base.-

This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published.

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WRITTEN OPINION

Application number: 201131761

1. Documents considered.-

The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

Documento Document: Número Publicación o Identificación Fecha Publicación Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01 D01: US 4682380 A (MARTIN ALAIN) 28.07.1987 US 4682380 A (MARTIN ALAIN) 28.07.1987

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement

The object of the invention patent consists of a device for the rearing of queen bees, consisting of a beekeeping core, without the bottom of it, with five frames, and with a base that contains guides on both sides to slide three different hatches and that perform different purposes. Additionally, the invention also discloses a method of using said device. Documents D01-D07 only reflect the state of the art. Thus, document D01 according to the content of claim 1 discloses a device for the rearing of queen bees, comprising a core (1) for beekeeping, bottomless and provided with a piquera (26 or 19), a lid ( 2) and a base (22) with a central hole (21); said base (2) presenting on both sides guides (35, 23) for the sliding assembly of a trapdoor (7) excluding queen bees, One of the differences found in document D01 is that the existence of a an orphanage trapdoor, and a 3 mm wire mesh hatch as disclosed in the application that is the subject of this report, and although the possibility of orphaning the device (description column 3, lines 18 to 23) is mentioned, the configuration of said device does not meet the characteristics as the invention advocates. Document D01 also discloses a queen bee breeding procedure by using said device (description: column 6, line 28 to column 8, line 8) but also does not meet the steps considered in the present application. Documents D02 to D07 show different devices and methods of rearing queen bees. None of said documents shows a device or a method such as those described in claims 1 to 4 and therefore cannot be considered as above. On the other hand, it is not obvious that, from said documents, a person skilled in the art could conceive of a similar device and procedure, with the characteristics mentioned in said claims. The invention claimed through the content of claims 1 to 4 seems to bring obvious improvements over what is already known in the field of queen bee breeding devices and procedures and therefore can be considered to be new, involves inventive activity and has application industrial according to articles 6 and 8.1 of Law 11/86 of March 20 of Patents.

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