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Maj. Shanelle Porter gives a speech during the Black Student Union Heritage Ball at the University of Illinois Chicago, Feb. 12. Porter is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Chicago. She was chosen to be the guest of honor because of her illustrious past, and her promising future. During her speech, she advocated doing away with being “the first black person” to do something, because it’ll soon all be done. “I believe that if we all are willing to scale a jungle gym and not a ladder, have the will, the audacity and the courage to lead, and believe that when you arrive, you are supposed to be there, we will be great leaders and we will be excellent,” said Porter, who is the first black woman in Marine Corps history to command a recruiting station. “This is how we will move closer to there being no more firsts to achieve.”

Maj. Shanelle Porter gives a speech during the Black Student Union Heritage Ball at the University of Illinois Chicago, Feb. 12. Porter is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Chicago. She was chosen to be the guest of honor because of her illustrious past, and her promising future. During her speech, she advocated doing away with being “the first black person” to do something, because it’ll soon all be done. “I believe that if we all are willing to scale a jungle gym and not a ladder, have the will, the audacity and the courage to lead, and believe that when you arrive, you are supposed to be there, we will be great leaders and we will be excellent,” said Porter, who is the first black woman in Marine Corps history to command a recruiting station. “This is how we will move closer to there being no more firsts to achieve.”

Photo by Sgt. Trevon S. Peracca

Jason Swift, Shawnee Heights High School Thunderbirds head football coach, stands with Staff Sgt. Skyler Tooker, a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station Topeka canvassing recruiter, after being presented the Semper Fi Coach Award during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Swift was presented the award not just for his on-the-field accomplishments but the way he has influenced players in his community and molded their character on and off the field. Swift has led the Thunderbirds to eight district championships and 10 straight playoff appearances in his 12 years as head coach.

Jason Swift, Shawnee Heights High School Thunderbirds head football coach, stands with Staff Sgt. Skyler Tooker, a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station Topeka canvassing recruiter, after being presented the Semper Fi Coach Award during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Swift was presented the award not just for his on-the-field accomplishments but the way he has influenced players in his community and molded their character on and off the field. Swift has led the Thunderbirds to eight district championships and 10 straight playoff appearances in his 12 years as head coach.

Photo by Sgt. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr.

Staff Sgt. Adam Halter, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station St. Joseph staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, speaks with a coach about the Combat Fitness Test during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. The CFT is used to test both the physical endurance as well as mental endurance of Marines. It is in this way that coaches may request recruiters to come to their schools and perform the CFT with their players to determine how effective their own conditioning programs have worked and also to build teamwork through several events outside of the normal routine of football practice.

Staff Sgt. Adam Halter, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station St. Joseph staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, speaks with a coach about the Combat Fitness Test during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. The CFT is used to test both the physical endurance as well as mental endurance of Marines. It is in this way that coaches may request recruiters to come to their schools and perform the CFT with their players to determine how effective their own conditioning programs have worked and also to build teamwork through several events outside of the normal routine of football practice.

Photo by Sgt. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr.

Major Alfred L. Butler, IV, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City commanding officer, addresses coaches on ways to instill leadership during the 2015 Glazier Clinics at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Butler related how his experiences as an infantry officer and leading Marines and how many of the same principles he employed may help to foster teamwork and leadership amongst coaches' players.

Major Alfred L. Butler, IV, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City commanding officer, addresses coaches on ways to instill leadership during the 2015 Glazier Clinics at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Butler related how his experiences as an infantry officer and leading Marines and how many of the same principles he employed may help to foster teamwork and leadership amongst coaches' players.

Photo by Sgt. Kenneth K. Trotter Jr.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Winn, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation North Lansing, Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, gives blood during an annual blood drive hosted by RS Lansing Feb. 9. The Marines donated enough blood to potentially save the lives of 69 people.

Staff Sgt. Brandon Winn, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation North Lansing, Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, gives blood during an annual blood drive hosted by RS Lansing Feb. 9. The Marines donated enough blood to potentially save the lives of 69 people.

Photo by Sgt. Kevin Maynard

Marines with 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, celebrate a major snowfall aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 6, 2015, by recreating the flag raising on Iwo Jima. The Marines pictured (from right) are Cpl. Edgar R. TorresRoman, Sgt. Leonel T. Lopez, Sgt. Mary E. Kilbourne, Sgt. Jason R. Atherton, Cpl. Bradley D. Carrier, and Cpl. Luis A. Nietosoto. The 9th Midwest Marines recently relocated the district headquarters from Kansas City, Mo., to North Chicago, July 2014.

Marines with 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, celebrate a major snowfall aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 6, 2015, by recreating the flag raising on Iwo Jima. The Marines pictured (from right) are Cpl. Edgar R. TorresRoman, Sgt. Leonel T. Lopez, Sgt. Mary E. Kilbourne, Sgt. Jason R. Atherton, Cpl. Bradley D. Carrier, and Cpl. Luis A. Nietosoto. The 9th Midwest Marines recently relocated the district headquarters from Kansas City, Mo., to North Chicago, July 2014.

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, talks one-on-one with high school football coaches about the Marine Corps at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, talks one-on-one with high school football coaches about the Marine Corps at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, gives a leadership presentation at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, gives a leadership presentation at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, is introduced before the Semper Fi Coaches Award ceremony at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24, 2015

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, is introduced before the Semper Fi Coaches Award ceremony at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24, 2015

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis hosted a blood drive, Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The donations gathered at the blood drive have the potential to save up to 63 lives.

American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis hosted a blood drive, Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The donations gathered at the blood drive have the potential to save up to 63 lives.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, Staff Sgt Christian Harris and Sgt Richard Hayes, recruiters, RSS West Indy, honor Semper Fidelis Coaching Award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, Staff Sgt Christian Harris and Sgt Richard Hayes, recruiters, RSS West Indy, honor Semper Fidelis Coaching Award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Colts Cheerleaders paid a special visit to the RS Indianapolis Blood Drive Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis blood drive, gathered enough blood to save up to 63 lives.

Colts Cheerleaders paid a special visit to the RS Indianapolis Blood Drive Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis blood drive, gathered enough blood to save up to 63 lives.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, shakes the hand of Semper Fidelis Coach award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, shakes the hand of Semper Fidelis Coach award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Drayton Carlberg, a student with De La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, poses with Bob Sansevere on 105fm The Ticket, December 22. Carlberg was selected to play in the United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Bowl, January 4.

Drayton Carlberg, a student with De La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, poses with Bob Sansevere on 105fm The Ticket, December 22. Carlberg was selected to play in the United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Bowl, January 4.

Photo by Sgt. Martin Egnash

Major Christopher Buck, Commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, presents Sarah Bulthuis, retired Spring Lake varsity volleyball head coach, with the 2013-2014 Recruiting Station Lansing Semper Fidelis Michigan High School Coach of the Year Award. RS Lansing selects one male and one female coach with this award each year for their contributions to their teams, communities and students. Bulthuis retired after 27 years of coaching at Spring Lake, finishing her career with 44 wins in her final season.

Major Christopher Buck, Commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, presents Sarah Bulthuis, retired Spring Lake varsity volleyball head coach, with the 2013-2014 Recruiting Station Lansing Semper Fidelis Michigan High School Coach of the Year Award. RS Lansing selects one male and one female coach with this award each year for their contributions to their teams, communities and students. Bulthuis retired after 27 years of coaching at Spring Lake, finishing her career with 44 wins in her final season.

Photo by Sgt. Kevin Maynard

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, his parents, and Marine recruiters from Sioux Falls, pose for a picture, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, his parents, and Marine recruiters from Sioux Falls, pose for a picture, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Photo by Sgt. Martin Egnash

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, ishakes the hand of Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, ishakes the hand of Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Photo by Sgt. Martin Egnash

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, is presented a jersey by Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, is presented a jersey by Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

Photo by Sgt. Martin Egnash

Capt. Joseph A. Haley presents a jersey to Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School during the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

Capt. Joseph A. Haley presents a jersey to Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School during the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School, presents his jersey at the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Capt. Joseph A. Haley (left) presented the jersey to Tiassum, alongside Staff Sgt. Gene E. Bradley (center), Master Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Korous (right). (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School, presents his jersey at the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Capt. Joseph A. Haley (left) presented the jersey to Tiassum, alongside Staff Sgt. Gene E. Bradley (center), Master Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Korous (right). (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell

Maj. Shanelle Porter gives a speech during the Black Student Union Heritage Ball at the University of Illinois Chicago, Feb. 12. Porter is the commanding officer of Recruiting Station Chicago. She was chosen to be the guest of honor because of her illustrious past, and her promising future. During her speech, she advocated doing away with being “the first black person” to do something, because it’ll soon all be done. “I believe that if we all are willing to scale a jungle gym and not a ladder, have the will, the audacity and the courage to lead, and believe that when you arrive, you are supposed to be there, we will be great leaders and we will be excellent,” said Porter, who is the first black woman in Marine Corps history to command a recruiting station. “This is how we will move closer to there being no more firsts to achieve.”

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Jason Swift, Shawnee Heights High School Thunderbirds head football coach, stands with Staff Sgt. Skyler Tooker, a Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station Topeka canvassing recruiter, after being presented the Semper Fi Coach Award during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Swift was presented the award not just for his on-the-field accomplishments but the way he has influenced players in his community and molded their character on and off the field. Swift has led the Thunderbirds to eight district championships and 10 straight playoff appearances in his 12 years as head coach.

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Staff Sgt. Adam Halter, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City, Recruiting Sub-Station St. Joseph staff noncommissioned officer-in-charge, speaks with a coach about the Combat Fitness Test during the Glazier Clinic at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. The CFT is used to test both the physical endurance as well as mental endurance of Marines. It is in this way that coaches may request recruiters to come to their schools and perform the CFT with their players to determine how effective their own conditioning programs have worked and also to build teamwork through several events outside of the normal routine of football practice.

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Major Alfred L. Butler, IV, Marine Corps Recruiting Station Kansas City commanding officer, addresses coaches on ways to instill leadership during the 2015 Glazier Clinics at the Westin Crown Center Feb. 6, 2015. Butler related how his experiences as an infantry officer and leading Marines and how many of the same principles he employed may help to foster teamwork and leadership amongst coaches' players.

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Staff Sgt. Brandon Winn, a recruiter with Recruiting Substation North Lansing, Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, gives blood during an annual blood drive hosted by RS Lansing Feb. 9. The Marines donated enough blood to potentially save the lives of 69 people.

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Marines with 9th Marine Corps District Headquarters, Marine Corps Recruiting Command, celebrate a major snowfall aboard Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., Feb. 6, 2015, by recreating the flag raising on Iwo Jima. The Marines pictured (from right) are Cpl. Edgar R. TorresRoman, Sgt. Leonel T. Lopez, Sgt. Mary E. Kilbourne, Sgt. Jason R. Atherton, Cpl. Bradley D. Carrier, and Cpl. Luis A. Nietosoto. The 9th Midwest Marines recently relocated the district headquarters from Kansas City, Mo., to North Chicago, July 2014.

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Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, talks one-on-one with high school football coaches about the Marine Corps at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

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Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, gives a leadership presentation at 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24.

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American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis hosted a blood drive, Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The donations gathered at the blood drive have the potential to save up to 63 lives.

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Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, is introduced before the Semper Fi Coaches Award ceremony at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24, 2015

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Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, Staff Sgt Christian Harris and Sgt Richard Hayes, recruiters, RSS West Indy, honor Semper Fidelis Coaching Award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

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Colts Cheerleaders paid a special visit to the RS Indianapolis Blood Drive Lawrence, IN Jan. 26. The American Red Cross and RS Indianapolis blood drive, gathered enough blood to save up to 63 lives.

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Capt. Joseph Haley, operations officer, RS Indianapolis, shakes the hand of Semper Fidelis Coach award winner Mark Bless, head football coach, Avon High School, Avon, IN, at the 2015 Glazier Coaches Clinics in Indianapolis Jan. 24. Coach Bless received the award for demonstrating the Marine Corps core values of honor, courage and commitment both on and off the football field.

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Drayton Carlberg, a student with De La Salle High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, poses with Bob Sansevere on 105fm The Ticket, December 22. Carlberg was selected to play in the United States Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Bowl, January 4.

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Major Christopher Buck, Commanding Officer of Recruiting Station Lansing, 9th Marine Corps District, presents Sarah Bulthuis, retired Spring Lake varsity volleyball head coach, with the 2013-2014 Recruiting Station Lansing Semper Fidelis Michigan High School Coach of the Year Award. RS Lansing selects one male and one female coach with this award each year for their contributions to their teams, communities and students. Bulthuis retired after 27 years of coaching at Spring Lake, finishing her career with 44 wins in her final season.

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Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, his parents, and Marine recruiters from Sioux Falls, pose for a picture, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

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Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, ishakes the hand of Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

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Grant Schmidt, an Offensive Tackle living in Sioux Falls, S.D. attending Roosevelt High School, is presented a jersey by Sgt. Ryan Fife, a recruiter from Sioux Falls, November 26. Schmidt was selected to play in the Marine Corps' Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl coming up this January. This rare opportunity is awarded to only those who the Marine Corps has determined best represent the core values of honor, courage and commitment.

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Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School, presents his jersey at the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. Capt. Joseph A. Haley (left) presented the jersey to Tiassum, alongside Staff Sgt. Gene E. Bradley (center), Master Gunnery Sgt. Andrew Korous (right). (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

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Capt. Joseph A. Haley presents a jersey to Brandon Tiassum, a defensive tackle with Park Tudor High School during the school’s fall awards assembly, Nov. 21, 2014, after being officially recognized to participate in the 2015 Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl. (Photo by Sgt Tyler Mitchell)

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