JP2022131578A - Slip continuous paper - Google Patents

Abstract

To reduce the possibility of damage to IC chips of RFID tags with a simple configuration when a plurality of slip paper pieces with the RFID tags attached are folded in a bellows shape.SOLUTION: An antenna is formed on an inlet sheet of each of slip paper pieces 10-1 to 10-n folded in a bellows shape. RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n each having the inlet mounted with an IC chip 32 connected to the antenna are attached to the same attachment position on the slip paper pieces 10-1 to 10-n. The RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n have the same antenna shape and position of the IC chip 32 with respect to the antenna among the RFID tags 10-1 to 10-n, and the positions of the antennas and the IC chip 32 are shifted from each other among the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n at predetermined intervals in a connecting direction of the slip paper pieces 10-1 to 10-n.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to continuous form paper in which a plurality of form paper pieces are connected, and in particular, when a plurality of form paper pieces are folded in a bellows shape, an IC chip of an RFID tag attached to each of the plurality of form paper pieces is damaged. It relates to a technology that reduces the possibility of

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, slips of paper on which a predetermined format is printed for managing goods and information have been used. Before using such slips of slips, a plurality of slips of slips are arranged so as to be detachably connected via a separation line such as a perforation line, thereby making it easier to store the slips of slips of slips of slips of slips of slips. Information can be easily printed on a piece of slip of paper.

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it has been practiced in various fields to manage articles and the like using electronic data using RFID tags to which information can be written and read by non-contact communication. By attaching an RFID tag to a piece of slip of paper as described above, it is possible to manage articles and the like using not only printed information but also electronic data written on the RFID tag.

By the way, a continuous form sheet in which a plurality of pieces of form paper are separably connected via a separation line is often folded into a bellows shape via the separation line and stored. In that case, if an RFID tag is affixed to each of the plurality of slips of form, the RFID tag is affixed to the same position on each of the plurality of slips of slip of form when folded in a bellows shape. The RFID tags will overlap each other. Since multiple RFID tags have the antenna for contactless communication and the IC chip that performs contactless communication via the antenna at the same position among the multiple RFID tags, multiple RFID tags may overlap each other. The IC chips overlap each other, and there is a risk that the IC chips may be damaged due to vibration during transport or the weight of the IC chips during storage. In addition, since the IC chips overlap each other, the area where the IC chips are provided is locally thickened, and external force is likely to be applied, increasing the possibility of damaging the IC chips.

Here, in a continuous body of IC tag labels having an antenna coil and an IC chip, by varying the mounting position of the IC chip on the antenna coil for each IC tag label, when the IC tag labels are stacked, the IC chip locally Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-101000 discloses a technique for preventing the application of a load and reducing problems such as breakage of an IC chip and scratches on the IC chip.

Therefore, even in continuous form paper in which a plurality of form paper strips with RFID tags are attached, as described above, the IC chip may be damaged by changing the mounting position of the IC chip on the antenna for each form paper strip. It is conceivable to reduce the

JP 2012-48478 A

However, in continuous form paper in which a plurality of form paper pieces to which RFID tags are attached are connected, the mounting position of the IC chip on the antenna is changed for each form paper piece. Since the shape of the antenna is changed, a plurality of shapes of the antenna must be set in accordance with the change of the connecting portion of the antenna to the IC chip, which complicates the design work. In addition, since the mounting position of the IC chip on the antenna must be changed for each slip of paper, the bonding work for mounting the IC chip on the antenna becomes complicated. In the case of machines, the manufacturing itself may become difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the problems of the conventional technology as described above. To provide continuous form paper capable of reducing the possibility of damage to an IC chip of an RFID tag with a simple configuration when folded.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
A continuous form paper in which a plurality of form paper strips are connected so as to be folded in a bellows shape,
On one side of each of the plurality of slips of form, there is provided an RFID tag in which an inlet sheet is formed with an antenna and an inlet mounted with an IC chip connected to the antenna is sandwiched between label members. , pasted at the same pasting position among the plurality of slips of form paper,
The plurality of RFID tags affixed to the plurality of slips of form paper, respectively, have the same shape of the antenna and the position of the IC chip with respect to the antenna among the plurality of RFID tags, and the antenna and the IC chip are the same among the plurality of RFID tags. The positions of the plurality of RFID tags are shifted from each other at predetermined intervals in the direction in which the plurality of slips of form are connected.

In the present invention configured as described above, in the continuous form paper in which a plurality of form pieces are connected so as to be foldable in a bellows shape, an antenna is formed in the inlet sheet on one side of each of the plurality of form pieces. An RFID tag, which is configured by inserting an inlet mounted with an IC chip connected to an antenna and mounted between label members, is affixed to the same affixing position on a plurality of slips of form, and a plurality of slips of form. Although the shape of the antenna and the position of the IC chip with respect to the antenna of the plurality of RFID tags attached to each of the RFID tags are the same among the plurality of RFID tags, the position of the antenna and the IC chip Since the plurality of RFID tags are shifted from each other at the cycle of , the number of overlapping IC chips decreases when a plurality of slips of form paper are folded into a bellows shape, and as a result, the IC chips are damaged. less likely to be lost. In addition, when a plurality of slips of slips are folded in a bellows shape, an area in which an IC chip of another slip of slip is not mounted intervenes between the overlapping IC chips, which also damages the IC chips. less likely. At that time, since the shape of the antenna of the plurality of RFID tags attached to the plurality of slips of form and the position of the IC chip with respect to the antenna are the same among the plurality of RFID tags, the shape of the antenna and the mounting position of the IC chip are mutually identical. does not need to be changed for each of a plurality of slips of form. In addition, when a plurality of slips of business forms are folded into a bellows shape and the positions of the RFID tags attached to the paper slips are changed in order to reduce the number of overlapping IC chips, the sticking positions of the RFID tags to the paper slips of the business slip are different. There is a risk of suspicion that it is a forgery due to the inconsistency. It is also possible to reduce the number of overlapping IC chips while avoiding causing them.

According to the present invention, although the shape of the antenna of a plurality of RFID tags attached to the same attachment position of a plurality of slips of form and the position of the IC chip with respect to the antenna are the same among the plurality of RFID tags, the antenna By shifting the positions of the IC chips between the plurality of RFID tags at a predetermined cycle in the direction in which the plurality of slips of paper are connected, it is possible to prevent the IC chips from overlapping each other when the plurality of slips of slips are folded into a bellows shape. Since the number is reduced, in a continuous form paper in which a plurality of RFID tag-attached form paper pieces are connected, the IC chip of the RFID tag is damaged when the plurality of form paper pieces are folded in a bellows shape. The possibility can be reduced with a simple configuration.

1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the continuous form paper of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the RFID tag shown in FIG. 1, where (a) is a surface view, (b) is an AA′ cross-sectional view shown in (a), and (c) shows the configuration of the surface of the inlet. It is a diagram. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a difference in configuration between RFID tags affixed to each of the three slips of form shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of manufacturing the RFID tag shown in FIGS. 1 to 3; FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the continuous form paper shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, (a) is an external perspective view showing how the form pieces are folded, and (b) is a state in which the form pieces are folded. is a cross-sectional view of.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the continuous form paper of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the continuous form paper in this embodiment is constructed by connecting rectangular form pieces 10-1 to 10-n in the longitudinal direction. A perforation 11 is formed between the slips 10-1 to 10-n, so that the slips 10-1 to 10-n can be separated from each other, and the perforation 11 is the center. It is foldable.

RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are attached to one surface of each of the slips of paper 10-1 to 10-n. The RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are affixed to the same affixing positions 12-1 to 12-n on the business slips 10-1 to 10-n.

2A and 2B are diagrams showing the configuration of the RFID tag 20-1 shown in FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the configuration of the surface of the inlet 30. FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the RFID tag 20-1 shown in FIG. 1 has, for example, a substantially rectangular shape with rounded corners. are laminated, whereby the inlet 30 is sandwiched between the surface layer sheets 21a and 21b. The inlet 30 has a coiled antenna 33 formed on one surface of an inlet sheet 31 made of resin, paper, or the like, and an IC chip 32 connected to the antenna 33 and mounted. An adhesive layer 22 is laminated on the surface of the surface layer sheet 21 b opposite to the surface laminated with the inlet 30 .

In the RFID tag 20-1 configured in this manner, when a reader/writer that writes and reads information in a non-contact manner is brought close to the IC chip 32, the electric power supplied from the reader/writer causes current to flow through the antenna 33. , and information is written and read between the reader/writer and the IC chip 32 via the antenna 33 without contact.

The RFID tags 20-2 to 20-n shown in FIG. 1 also have an antenna 33 formed on one side of an inlet sheet 31 and an IC chip 32 mounted thereon, similar to the RFID tag 20-1 shown in FIG. The inlet 30 thus formed is sandwiched between the surface layer sheets 21a and 21b, and the adhesive layer 22 is laminated on the surface of the surface layer sheet 21b opposite to the surface on which the inlet 30 is laminated.

The RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n configured in this way have their longitudinal direction orthogonal to the direction in which the slips 10-1 to 10-n are connected, and the adhesive layer 22 are affixed to the affixing positions 12-1 to 12-n of the slips 10-1 to 10-n, respectively.

Here, the difference in configuration between the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n attached to the respective slips of form 10-1 to 10-n shown in FIG. 1 will be described.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the difference in configuration between the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-3 attached to the three slips of form 10-1 to 10-3 shown in FIG. 30 shows the configuration of the surface.

The RFID tags 20-1 to 20-3 respectively attached to the three slips of form 10-1 to 10-3 shown in FIG. An antenna 33 having a shape of is formed, and an IC chip 32 is connected and mounted at the same position with respect to the antenna 33 . However, the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are shifted in the lateral direction of the inlet sheet 31 . Specifically, in the RFID tag 20-1, as shown in FIG. 3(a), the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are shifted to the right side of the inlet sheet 31 in the transverse direction of the drawing. 3B, the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are arranged in the center of the drawing in the transverse direction of the inlet sheet 31. In the RFID tag 20-3, as shown in FIG. As shown in (c), the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are shifted to the left in the drawing in the transverse direction of the inlet sheet 31 .

In the continuous form paper 1 of the present embodiment, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n attached to the plurality of form paper pieces 10-1 to 10-n connected via the perforations 11, respectively, have these three configurations. It is cyclically repeated in the connecting direction of the slips 10-1 to 10-n. Therefore, in terms of the six RFID tags 20-1 to 20-6, the configurations of the RFID tag 20-1 and the RFID tag 20-4 are as shown in FIG. The configuration of the tag 20-5 is as shown in FIG. 3(b), and the configurations of the RFID tag 20-3 and the RFID tag 20-6 are as shown in FIG. 3(c). As a result, when the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are attached to the slips of form 10-1 to 10-n as shown in FIG. Then, the slips 10-1 to 10-n are displaced in the connecting direction.

A method of manufacturing the above RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n will be described below.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a method of manufacturing the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

When manufacturing the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, first, as shown in FIG. 4A, a web sheet in which the inlet sheet 31 shown in FIG. On 131, antennas 33 constituting RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are formed by printing or the like. At that time, as described above, the shapes of the antennas 33 constituting the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are the same among the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. are also the same among the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. On the web sheet 131, antennas 33 and IC chips 32 are formed and mounted at a constant pitch P for each of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n.

Next, the web sheet 131 on which the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are formed and mounted is sandwiched between two strip-shaped surface sheets 21a and 21b. At this time, the adhesive layer 22 can be formed by using a sheet that constitutes the surface layer sheet 21b and has an adhesive layer laminated on one side and a release paper that is detachably adhered to the adhesive layer.

After that, the web sheet 131 sandwiched between the two sheets is cut using the engraving cylinder 2 as shown in FIG. Complete ~20-n. At this time, only the continuous release paper that is detachably attached to the sheet constituting the surface layer sheet 21b is not cut, so that the belt-like shape is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 4(b), the engraving cylinder 2 has cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n (only 3-1 to 3-7 shown) having the same shape as the outer shape of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. ) is provided. The width W in the direction in which the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n are arranged is the same as the width in the short direction of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. That is, since the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n have the same shape, the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n also have the same width W in the direction of arrangement. On the other hand, the spacing in the direction in which the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n are arranged, in terms of the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-7, is the spacing t1 between the cutting blade 3-1 and the cutting blade 3-2. The distance t1 between the blade 3-2 and the cutting blade 3-3, the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-4 and the cutting blade 3-5, and the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-5 and the cutting blade 3-6 are The distance t2 between the cutting blades 3-3 and 3-4 and the distance t2 between the cutting blades 3-6 and 3-7 are the same, and the cutting blades 3- 1 and the cutting blade 3-2, the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-2 and the cutting blade 3-3, the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-4 and the cutting blade 3-5, and the cutting blade 3-5 The distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-6, the distance t2 between the cutting blade 3-3 and the cutting blade 3-4, and the distance t2 between the cutting blade 3-6 and the cutting blade 3-7 are different from each other. there is

This is because, as shown in FIG. 3, the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are shifted in the connecting direction of the form pieces 10-1 to 10-n every three form pieces. For example, when the pitch P of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 on the web sheet 131 is 25.4 mm, and the width of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n in the width direction is 22 mm, the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-3 -n has the same shape as the outer shape of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n, the interval between the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n is (25.4 mm) - (22 mm) = (3.4 mm). Then, the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are the same among the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n.

In this embodiment, the intervals between the cutting blades 3-1 to 3-n are the interval t1 between the cutting blades 3-1 and 3-2, the interval t1 between the cutting blades 3-2 and 3-3, The distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-4 and the cutting blade 3-5 and the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-5 and the cutting blade 3-6 are 4.9 mm, and the distance between the cutting blade 3-3 and the cutting blade 3-4 is 4.9 mm. The interval t2 and the interval t2 between the cutting blade 3-6 and the cutting blade 3-7 are set to 0.4 mm.

In this way, the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-1 and the cutting blade 3-2 and the distance t1 between the cutting blade 3-2 and the cutting blade 3-3 are set, and the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are set to the RFID tag 20- 4.9 mm, which is wider than 3.4 mm, which is the interval at which the tags 1 to 20-n are identical to each other, as shown in FIG. And the IC chip 32 is located on the right side of the inlet sheet 31 in the transverse direction, and in the RFID tag 20-2, the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are arranged in the center of the inlet sheet 31 in the transverse direction. In the RFID tag 20-3, the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 can be shifted to the left in the figure in the transverse direction of the inlet sheet 31. FIG. 3. The interval t2 between the cutting blade 3-3 and the cutting blade 3-4 is the interval that makes the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 the same among the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. By setting the distance to 0.4 mm, which is narrower than 4 mm, the above-described amount of deviation is once reset, and the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 become the same between the RFID tag 20-1 and the RFID tag 20-4. 20-2 and the RFID tag 20-5 are the same, and the RFID tag 20-3 and the RFID tag 20-6 are the same. It is realized repeatedly for each tag.

In this way, although the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are deviated at intervals of three RFID tags, the shape of the antenna 33 of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n and the position of the IC chip 32 with respect to the antenna 33 Since the positions of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are the same, there is no need to change the shape of the antenna 33 or the mounting position of the IC chip 32 for each of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n. Furthermore, since the pitch P of the antennas 33 and the IC chips 32 on the web sheet 131 in which the inlet sheet 31 is in a band shape is constant, the antennas 33 and the IC chips 32 can be formed on the web sheet 131 using existing equipment. can be formed and implemented.

The RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n manufactured as described above are attached to the labeling positions 12-1 to 12-n of the slips 10-1 to 10-n, respectively, as shown in FIG. will be affixed by At that time, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n manufactured as described above have the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 positioned periodically every three RFID tags, as shown in FIG. 4(c). 12-1 to 12-n of the slips of form 10-1 to 10-n. It is cyclically shifted.

The operation of the continuous form paper 1 manufactured as described above will be described below.

5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the action of the continuous form paper 1 shown in FIGS. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a folded state; In addition, in FIG. 5B, the illustration of the surface layer sheet and adhesive layer of the RFID tag is omitted in order to facilitate the explanation.

The continuous form paper 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is formed by repeating mountain folds and valley folds centering on perforations 11 as shown in FIG. It is folded in a bellows shape. Then, since the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are affixed to the same affixing positions 12-1 to 12-n on the slips 10-1 to 10-n of the forms 10-1 to 10-n, as shown in FIG. , the RFID tags overlap every other stage of the folded form pieces 10-1 to 10-n.

However, as described above, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n attached to the continuous form paper 1 shown in FIGS. , the number of overlapping IC chips 32 is reduced as shown in FIG. 5(b). For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5B, the RFID tag 20-1 attached to the slip 10-1 of the form, the RFID tag 20-5 attached to the slip 10-5 of the slip of form, and the RFID tag 20-5 attached to the slip 10-9 of the slip of form Although the attached RFID tag 20-9 overlaps, the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-1, the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-5, and the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-9 do not overlap. do not have. This reduces the possibility that the IC chip 32 will be damaged due to vibration during transport or the weight of the IC chip 32 during storage. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 5B, the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-1 attached to the slip of paper form 10-1 and the IC chip of the RFID tag 20-13 attached to the slip of slip 10-13 of the slip Between the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-1 and the IC chip 32 of the RFID tag 20-13, the slips of paper 10-4, 10-5, 10-8, By interposing the regions 10-9 and 10-12 where the IC chip 32 is not mounted, these regions act as cushioning materials, reducing the possibility of the IC chip 32 being damaged.

As a result, in the continuous form paper 1 in which a plurality of the form pieces 10-1 to 10-n to which the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are attached are connected, the plurality of form pieces 10-1 to 10-n form a bellows shape. It is possible to reduce the possibility that the IC chips 32 of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n will be damaged when folded over with a simple configuration.

Further, in order to reduce the number of IC chips 32 that overlap each other when a plurality of slips of form 10-1 to 10-n are folded into a bellows shape, the slips of slip 10-1 of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are folded. ∼ 10-n, the positions of the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n attached to the slips 10-1 to 10-n of the slips of paper slips 10-1 to 10-n are not constant. There is a risk of being taken. However, in this embodiment, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are attached to the same attachment positions 12-1 to 12-n among the plurality of slips of form 10-1 to 10-n. , the number of overlapping IC chips 32 can also be reduced while avoiding raising such suspicion.

In this embodiment, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are described as having a substantially rectangular shape with rounded corners. Various shapes can be applied, such as those with non-rounded corners, squares, circles, and the like.

Further, in the continuous form paper 1 of the present embodiment, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are arranged so that the longitudinal direction of the RFID tags 20-1 to 10-n is perpendicular to the connecting direction of the form pieces 10-1 to 10-n. 10-n, the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n are attached to the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n depending on the orientation of a reader/writer that writes and reads information to and from the IC chip 32 without contact. It may be attached to each of the slips 10-1 to 10-n so that the longitudinal direction is parallel to the connecting direction of the slips 10-1 to 10-n.

Further, in the RFID tags 20-1 to 20-n attached to the continuous form paper 1 of the present embodiment, the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are periodically shifted every three RFID tags. And the period in which the position of the IC chip 32 shifts is not limited to every three RFID tags as long as it is in the connecting direction of the slips 10-1 to 10-n. Further, the method of folding the form pieces 10-1 to 10-n around the perforation 11 is not limited to a set of two connected form pieces as shown in FIG. -1 to 10-n may be folded one by one.

In the present embodiment, the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are displaced in the connecting direction of the paper slips for every three paper slips. A staggered configuration is also possible.

Further, in this embodiment, by using the engraving cylinder 2 as shown in FIG. An example of manufacturing on one web sheet 131 has been described, but the pitch of the cutting blades for cutting the web sheet is constant, and a plurality of engraving cylinders with different pitches are used to manufacture the antenna 33 and the engraving cylinder. A plurality of tag rolls may be produced in which RFID tags with the same position of the IC chip 32 are lined up and the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are different from each other. In this case, the positions of the antenna 33 and the IC chip 32 are shifted periodically for each slip of paper form by sequentially attaching the RFID tags from a plurality of tag rolls to the slip of paper slip.

1 Form continuous paper 2 Engraving cylinder 3-1 to 3-7 Cutting blade 10-1 to 10-n Form paper piece 11 Perforation 12-1 to 12-n Paste position 20-1 to 20-n RFID tag 21a, 21b Surface layer sheet 22 Adhesive layer 30 Inlet 31 Inlet sheet 32 IC chip 33 Antenna 131 Web sheet

Claims (1)

A continuous form paper in which a plurality of form paper strips are connected so as to be folded in a bellows shape,
On one side of each of the plurality of slips of form, there is provided an RFID tag in which an inlet sheet is formed with an antenna and an inlet mounted with an IC chip connected to the antenna is sandwiched between label members. , pasted at the same pasting position among the plurality of slips of form paper,
The plurality of RFID tags affixed to the plurality of slips of form paper, respectively, have the same shape of the antenna and the position of the IC chip with respect to the antenna among the plurality of RFID tags, and the antenna and the IC chip are the same among the plurality of RFID tags. A continuous form sheet, wherein positions of the plurality of RFID tags are shifted from each other at predetermined intervals in a direction in which the plurality of form pieces are connected.

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