Burn The Witch - Queens of the Stone Age
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Standard tuning

Intro:
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-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-------------------------|
-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-------------------------|
-0-0--0-0--0-2--0-0-------------------------|

Verse 1:
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--------------------------------------------|
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-2-2--\5-2----2-2---------------------------|
-2-2-------5--2-2--2-\5-2---2---------------|
-0-0----------0-0---------5-----------------|

chorus:
guitar 1
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---6---6----9----9---7---7----10----10------|
-7---7---10---10---8---8---11----11---------|

guitar 2
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-8~------11~-------9~------12~--------------|
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Verse 2:
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-2-2--5-2----2-2----------------------------|
-2-2------5--2-2--5-2---2-------------------|
-0-0---------0-0------5---------------------|

i cant be arsed tabbing the solo but most of it is around this:

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-----------7-9------------------------------|
-------5-7----------------------------------|
---5-7--------------------------------------|
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I love queens but lets face it, josh aint too adventurous with his solos.

Peace out, Johnny Nighthawk O'Rawk
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Nobody tabbed this in the right tuning, so here it is. J Ho's playing bass here. This
tab is in C, but it's actually in E tuning, great blues song with Billy Gibbon (bearded
rabbi-looking chap from ZZ Top). I
love this song, enjoy

Intro
E
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|

Verse
Bass (guitar continues the above for the whole first verse)

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

Guitar
|------------------------------10^-----------------------|
|----------------------12---12------------12-14^-12-14^--|
|-----------------7-7h9----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

Holding Skippin' On Our To See What
Hands Like a Stone Way We Have Done
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

|----------------------------------------15-----------|
|------------------------------------12^----15--------|
|------------------------------------12^-------15-12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

The First Is the First Children Their Hearts
To Speak to Lie Cross And Hope to
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----/9-7--------------------/9-7-----------------|
|----------7------/9-7-------------7-----/9-7------|
|-4-4--------4-4------9-7-4-4--------4-4------9-7--|

Chorus (now the guitar comes in, distortion) *strum some of the notes*

B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh E B Dsh Gsh

Die Bite Your Tongue Swear to Keep Your Mouth Shut--------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---|
cont.
E
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

Chorus Lead (Slide)
|-14~--10~--15~--10~--17~--14~--18~--14~--21~--17~--18~---17~--14--15~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse II (guitar w/distortion)
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Lead
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------12-15-10^~-10^----|
|------------------------------------------------12--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

Ask Will I Burn Then Write And Cast
Yourself In Hell it Down It in the Well
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Slide (rings over the entire verse) Lead
|----14~~~~~~~--| |----------------------|
|---------------| |---------15-----15----|
|-12------------| |-12-12h14--12h14--12--|
|---------------| |----------------------|
|---------------| |----------------------|
|---------------| |----------------------|

The Mob
There It Cries To Twist Into
They Are For Blood The Tale Fire Wood
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-----4p2-------------------4p2----------------|
|---------4------4p2------------4------4p2-----|
|-6-6--------6-6----4p2-6-6--------6-6----4p2--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4---------|

Lead
|------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------14^-14^-14^-14-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|

*bass only plays the E note on second part

Fan the With a Then Turn Until the
Flames Little Lie Your Cheek Fire Dies
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------|
|----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------|
|--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----|
|------------------------11---------------------11--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Lead
|-----------------------------------------14h16-------|
|------------------12-14^-12------------14-----12^----|
|----------------11---------13--------------------13--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

The Skin Like the What it I Will
It Peels Truth Away Was Never Tell
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-----------------12p10-------------------|
|----------11----11p9------------11-----11p9--------|
|--------------------11-9-------------------11-9----|
|------------------------11---------------------11--|
|---------------------------------------------------|

Lead
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------14-15-14~~----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Aaahaah Ooohooh Aaahaah Oohooh
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-6-6--------6-6--------6-6--------6-6--|
|-4-4--------4-4--------4-4--------4-4--|

Chorus II

Bite Your Tongue and Swear to Keep Keep Your Mouth Shut-------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------5-5-8-8-------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4----------8--8---|

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--6-6--|
|-4-4---|

Make Up Something Make Up Something Make Up Something
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5-5/-8-8------------5-5/-8-8------------5-5-8-8------------|
|-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-/9-9--10-10-6-6-6-6-9-9--10-10-6-6--|
|----------8--8--4-4-----------8--8--4-4----------8--8--4-4---|

Solo

Rhythm

Good
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-4-4------4-4------4-4------4-4------|

Guitar
|-------------------------------------|
|-----10^------12^------10^-------9^--|
|-----12-------14-------12-------10^--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

Bass
|---------------------------------|
|----6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9---6h9-6h9--|
|---------------------------------|
|-4-4-------4-4-------4-4---------|

Slide
|-----------|
|-11~/12~~--|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Guitar
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------13(h)------|
|----------11-11-11^(12)-9---------------------------------|
|-11--11-11----------------11-9-11-11--11--11-11-----11-11-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---11^---------------------11----------------|
|-11---13--11-11-11-9-11--13--13-11-9---------|
|------------------------------------11-9-11--|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-------12-12--16-16-11-12--------------------------------------|
|-11-13--11---13-13--16-16-11-13-11---13-11--------------11-----------|
|----------13-----------------------13------13-9----9-11---13-11-9----|
|------------------------------------------------11----------------11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-11-12-------12-------12------12---------------------|
|-11-13----11-13-10/11-13---11-13-11^~~~~~-11^-13~~~--|
|-------11----------------11------11^~~~~~------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

Outro

Guitar

Holding Skippin' Burn the Burn to
Hands Like a Stone Witch Ash and Bone
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----12p10-------------------12p10----------------|
|----------11----------------------11-----13^------|
|--------------------------------------------11----|
|----------------------------------------------11--|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Bass
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------6h9-6h9----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9-----6h9-6h9--|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--4-4---------4-4--------4-4---------4-4----------|

Burn the Burn to Burn the Burn to
Witch Ash and Bone Witch Ash and Bone
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----12p10--------------------12p10---------------------|
|---------11----13^----------------11-------------------|
|------------------11-----------------------------------|
|--------------------11---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

Bass *at this point it goes back to main riff
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------6h9-6h9-----------------/9-7---------------------|
|------------------/9-7-------------9------/9-7---------|
|--4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4---------4-4-----9-7-4-4--|

Guitar

Wooooooooo Oohoooo-------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--12p10-----------------------12p10--------------------|
|-------11--------------------------11------------------|
|------------------------------------------11^--9----9--|
|-------------------------------------------------11----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Wooooooooo Oohoooo-------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--12p10-----------------------12p10------------------|
|-------11--------------------------11----------------|
|----------------------------------------4p2----------|
|--------------------------------------------4-2------|
|------------------------------------------------4~\--|

Well, this is one thorough tab. it may seem a little confusing, and i, yeah, sorry about that
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I am a big Queens of the stone age fan. i tried the other versions of this song but it
sound right to me, so i tabbed this for you. It sounds almost exact to me, the timing
exact...improvise lol, anyways i hope you find it useful. the chorus took me forever and
as close as i could get it, i had to use a program to kind of mute the drumming so i
hear the guitar part and i think theres 3 guitars or 2 guitars and distorted bass or
in this song but i just tabbed it in 2 Guitar parts.

Enjoy. :)
Queens Of The Stone Age ROCK!

Artist: Queens Of The Stone Age
Song: Burn The Witch
Album: Lullabies to paralyze


Standard tuning, Distorted guitar

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2-[12\2]-------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|

Instrumentals come in...

[Verse Riff]

Guitar 1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|-----(5)p2------------------------| X8 times
A|-2-2------5--2-2-(5)p2------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0-------5-3--------|
LP-----I LP----------------|

Guitar 2: fill 1 (00:22-00:23 seconds in)
e|------------------------7-7-------|
B|-----------------------5---8------|
G|------------------5h7h8-----------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

Guitar 2: fill 2 (00:30-00:31 seconds in)
e|-------------------7----7~----------|
B|-----------------(5~)-(5~)----------|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
On our way"...

Guitar 2 fill 3 (00:38-00:39 seconds in)
e|------------7-10-7--------------------------------------------------------|I
B|------------5-------5~----------------------------------------------------|I <-Let note(5 or A)
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I Ring through using
D|-------------------------------.I vibrato from about 00:39----------------| until about
A|-------------------------------.I 00:46 or 00:47--------------------| seconds in, so
E|-------------------------------.|-----------------------------------------| about 7 or 8 seconds
right into the chorus.
"To see what we have done *An alternative to make it
The first to speak easier switching would
Is the first to lie be holding the 9th fret
The children cross on the G string instead
Their hearts & hope to die"... of the 5th on the Bstring

(slider guitar?)
e|-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Bite your tongue Swear to keep your mouth shut"

Riff before 2nd verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------| Played X4 times until the
D|-----(5)p2------------------------------------------------| verse starts.
A|-2-2------5--2-2-(5)-p2-----------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------0-0-------5-3---------------| **NOTE-----| its not (lightly)
palm muted here

Guitar 2 fill 4 (01:08-01:09 minutes in)
e|----------------------7--------------|
B|-----------------5h7h8-(8)-8-5-------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 fill 5 (01:15-01:17 minutes in leading into verse)
e|--7--77--7-7-------------------------|
B|--5--55--5-5-5-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|


[2nd Verse]

e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| X8 times
A|-2-2-(5)-p2--2-2-(5)-p2-----------|
E|-0-0-------5-0-0-------5-3--------|
LP-----I LP----------------|

"Ask yourself
Will i burn in Hell?
Then write it down"

Guitar 2 fill 6 (01:24-01:25 minutes in)
e|------------2/-7p-7p-----------------|
B|---------------5--5~-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"& cast it in the well
There they are
The mob it cries for blood
To twist the tale"

Guitar 2 fill 7 (01:31-01:32 minutes in)
e|---------------7px7p-----------------|
B|---------------5px5p-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
"Into fire wood
Fan the flames"...

Guitar 2 fill 8
e|------------------7------------------|
B|--------------- 5---8----------------|
G|--------------(7)~-------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 fill 9 (01:31-01:48 minutes in) LONGEST FILL IN SONG
e|--------7--7--------------7--7--------------(7)------------12-----------| c
B|------5--5--5-8-8---8-5--5-5-----8-5-----5-8---8---8-5---(10)--8-5-5----| o
G|-5h7h8-----------------7-------------7--7-------------7-----------------| n
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| t
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| d
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"With a little lie
Then turn your cheek
Until the fire dies"...

Guitar 2 fill Cont.d
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--8-5--------------8-5--------------------|
G|-----7---7-4----------7--7-4--------------|
D|-------------7-5-------------7-5----------|
A|-----------------7------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
"The skin it peels
Like the truth, away
What it was
I will never say..."

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-----2-2-----2-2-----2-2--------------|
E|-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0--------------|
"ahaha" "ohoho" "ahaha" "ohoowhoao"


[Chorus]

e|-11~-7-/12~-7-/14~-7-/15~-11-/(17)~-17\14-15-\12-14-\11-12~--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Bite your tongue, swear to keep, Keep your mouth shut"

[Chorus fill] (just continue from where left off on the chorus)
e|--12~-/(15)~-14~-/(17)~-(15)~-\12~-/14~-\11~---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Make up something, Make up something good..."

Interlude or whatever its called
the e power chords are played by guitar1, and notes with bends are guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------9-----10----(8)----(5)--------------|
G|-----(10)---(11)---(10)---(7)--------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2----2-2----2-2----2-2-----------------|
E|--0-0----0-0----0-0----0-0-----------------|

[INSERT SOLO HERE]
sorry ive been tabbing this all day i cant do the solo right now...moving on

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2--------|
E|--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--0-0---0-3-0-3--------|

[INSERT 2ND SOLO HERE]
again im sorry, im tired and i got school tomorrow.

During the 2nd solo Guitar 2 plays this 4 times

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
B|-----------------------------------------------------------Played------|I
G|-------------------------------------------------------------x4--------|I
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|I
A|--2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2----2-2---2-2-2-2-----|I
E|--0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3----0-0---0-3-0-3-----|I

theres a few other guitar parts here but u can just play this to go out on if you want,
sound like the lyrics

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----8-5----------------------------------|
G|-------7~--7-4---------------------------|
D|---------------7-5-----------------------|
A|-------------------7---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

this is how it is in the song though

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|------8-5--------------------------------|
G|---------7-------------------------------| X4 times
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|--2-2------2-2---2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|--0-0------0-0---0-3-0-3-----------------|

"Holding hands
Skipping like a stone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone
Burn the witch
Burn to ash & bone"...

e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|------(5)p2------------------------------|
A|--2-2------5-2-2-(5)p2-------------------|
E|--0-0--------0-0------5-3----------------|
LP-----I LP----------------------|

e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--2\/---------|
E|--0\/---------|


THE END...

I've been working on this all day and i think its a hell of a lot more accurate than the
versions on here, and i hope u found it useful.
thanks for reading, i might do the solos another day that I've got this much time on my
which could be quite soon haha.

questions etc.: slipknot_skater@hotmail.com

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| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| LP Light palm mute

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
first tab so go easy i had my teacher taught me it so this is how i play it



9th time lyrics-holding hands skipping like a stone
EI---------------| .I
BI---------------| .I
GI---------------| .I X 17 times
DI---------------| .I
AI--2-2----------| .I
EI--0-0----------| .I


lyrics bite your tongue start
EI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
BI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI---------------------------------------------------------| .I X4 times
DI-----9-----9-----13-----13-------5-----5-----------------| .I
AI------------------------------------------------7-------7| .I
EI-7------7------11------11------3------3------0------0----| .I


EI-----------------------------------------------| .I
BI-----------------------------------------------| .I
GI-----------------------------------------------| .I X 6 times
DI---------5-------------------------------------| .I
AI-7-7---------7---5-----7-7---------------------| .I
EI-0-0-------------------0-0---7---5---3---------| .I


start when you hear fan the flames
EI--------------------------------------------------| .I
BI--------8p5---------------------------------------| .I
GI------------7----------------------7p4------------| .I X times 4
DI--------------------------------------7p5---------| .I
AI-7-7-------------------7-7------------------------| .I
EI-0-0-------------------0-0------------------------| .I


EI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
BI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI-----9-----9-----13-----13-------5-----5-----------------| .I
AI------------------------------------------------7-------7| .I
EI-7------7------11------11------3------3------0------0----| .I


EI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
BI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
GI---------------------------------------------------------| .I
DI-----9-------------13--------------5---------------------| .I
AI-------------------------------------------------7-------| .I
EI-7------7------11------11------3------3------0------0----| .I

sorry dont know the solo
holding hands skipping like a stone
EI--------------------------------------------------| .I
BI--------8p5---------------------------------------| .I
GI------------7-------------------------------------| .I X 16
DI--------------------------------------------------| .I
AI-7-7-------------------7-7------------------------| .I
EI-0-0-------------------0-0----0---3---0---3-------| .I

finish
Song info
Burn The Witch
Queens of the Stone Age
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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