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4.0 excellent | facupm | July 24th 12 | Easily Maiden's most underrated album. People actually enjoy trashing at Blaze instead of appreciating his voice. Songwriting is awesome here, only two tracks aren't really interesting (The Angel and the Gambler and Como Estais Amigos) while the rest are diverse and very good songs. I prefer this over Brave New World or Dance of Death, with no doubt about it. This, despite of the critical bash it got, is one of Maiden's (Harris') better albums. m/
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1.0 awful | met65 | July 17th 06 | 2 words: BLAZE BAYLEY
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3.0 good | danzig111 | January 12th 12 | being a maiden fan since i can remember i think this is the better of the 2 blaze albums only because i think on this album they wanted to do a " bruce" album i.e. sound like the maiden the fans wanted to here this doesn't make it a great album by any stretch but after listening to "brave new world" then this it is easier to hear Bruce doing the vocals on this album than on X and it's for this very reason that Blaze fails. The di'anno albums are raw fresh & laiden with potential, Iron Maiden more so than Killers, Bruce realises that potential x10, Blaze was only a stop gap thank god for Bruce's & Adrian's reintroduction
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1.0 awful | Elmo | August 3rd 22 | virtually awful in at least 11 ways
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1.5 very poor | BUDDHA IS METAL | September 27th 21 | slightly better tracks that almost go with blaze's voice but would have been better with bruce and still poor song writing overall
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5.0 classic | childatheart | June 17th 21 | Consistently amazing. Comically overhated, criminally underrated, doesn't deserve any of the negativity or hate it gets. Deserves way more respect than it gets. Easily in my top 3/5 Maiden albums.
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2.0 poor | GamamJ | November 9th 20 | Certainly not good, but has some actually good tracks. First half is straight pure garbage, but from The Clansman on, except the awful When Two Worlds Collide, it is decent.
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3.0 good | Samuel | July 16th 20 | At one point, I hated this album. Nowadays I'm pretty neutral, but it did give us the absolute banger "The Clansman". Blaze is underrated and overhated, but this album suffers from mediocrity and longwindeness (looking at you, "Angel and The Gambler"). Solid, but not something I listen to all that much.
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2.0 poor | TybaltKoala | November 30th 19 | Slightly better than The X Factor overall, but clearly not enough for me... The Angel and the Gambler could have been a really good song, had the band edited it like in the video clip (the chorus is repeated so many times in the album version, I think it got written in my DNA.....). Best songs: When Two Worlds Collide, The Angel and the Gambler
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2.5 average | bobcarl2 | December 18th 18 | More than likely more boring than the X Factor even, with the exceptions of Futureal and The Clansman being two standout tunes (which are way better live with Bruce). I would stay away from this one.
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2.5 average | Resident Metalhead Piranha | July 10th 17 | Virtual XI may be the band's first 'bad' album since even NPFTD has some worthwhile material. Yes "The Clansmen" is a terrific tune, but the album is a stepdown from the good but not great The X Factor. Blaze Bayley tries to make "Lightning Strikes Twice" a decent tune, but it's unexciting at best, and "The Angel And The Gambler" is lazy songwriting through ridiculous repetition (the chorus is repeated 28 times). Despite being shorter than The X Factor, this album is far more repetitive and bland, but it did pave the way for Bruce's much needed return to the band.
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3.5 great | Corde64 | March 29th 16 | I actually really like this one LOL. But seriously, I don't get it, this is a very good album and unique among Maiden's albums. I think is way better than The X Factor. Are people deaf or what? I really really like it.
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3.5 great | Mitch | August 31st 15 | Underrated gem in Maiden's discography. Aside from the 10 minute abomination Angel and the Gambler, the rest of the material on here is really solid.
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3.0 good | FictionalFlames | August 14th 15 | There are only two pitfalls in this album: Blaze, and the excessive repetitiveness in The Angel and the Gambler. With that said, Iron Maiden should re-record this album (along with The X Factor) and the average rating of this album would probably jump to a 3.5 - 3.8. I say this because the songs performed off of this album live with Bruce Dickinson behind the microphone sound more alive than the studio with Blaze on vocals.
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4.0 excellent | mandan | December 1st 14 | Harshly criticized to this day, Virtual XI is a decent album and easily superior to the likes of No Prayer for the Dying and Fear of the Dark.
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1.5 very poor | ExplosiveOranges | May 24th 14 | It really is that bad. This is Maiden at their lowest, and it's a relief they got Bruce back to make Brave New World.
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2.5 average | Fernando Alves STAFF | July 15th 11 | Mission impossible: Replacing Bruce part.2. Definitely their worst album...Up the Irons!!
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3.0 good | Tokyochuchu | March 9th 11 | 'Virtual XI' is a woefully underated album. The record sees Iron Maiden at their most melancholic and atmospheric. Almost everything hits the spot on this record, from the thunderous opener 'Futureal' to the slightly overlong but awesome epic 'The Clansman' through to the twin peaks of sadness 'Don't Look To The Eyes Of A Stranger' and 'Como Estais Amigos'. "So why not a classic rating?" I hear you cry. Well, the album has one MAJOR blip on it in the guise of it's lead single 'The Angel And The Gambler'. If this track had cut off at the five minute mark, it would have made for a nice, if forgettable addition to the album. By dragging it on well past the ten minute mark, the band turn the track into a form of audio torture and lower the quality of the whole record in the process. Ah well...
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2.5 average | ghigno92 | October 31st 10 | Only "The Clansman" rocks here. Luckily Dickinson and Smith returned after this flop.
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1.5 very poor | CryptRaider | August 21st 10 | I could stand the X Factor, but this is just garbage plain in simple.
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1.0 awful | Spotter | August 5th 10 | Why did they even continue with Blaze Bayley as singer that man ruined Iron Maiden in the 90s.
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3.5 great | Xenorazr | March 7th 10 | Maiden definitely improve upon The X Factor here. The songs, though still long, generally avoid dragging out thanks to a quicker pacing. And Blaze Baylay's vocals are noticeably superior this time around, as he can now carry out louder vocal styles (though he's still in Dickinson's shadow). Even with a lack of truly excellent songs, Virtual XI shows that a band who have already established themselves highly in the metal community don't need to be dismissed over one member being replaced.
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3.0 good | CrazyFool84 | February 21st 09 | Perhaps due to a heavy pro-Maiden bias, or the fact that one day I finally got over the spite I some how was feeling towards replacement vocalist Blaze Baily, this album - as with the previous - is still a fun listen for me. I don't see how other fans of the band can't recognize all the classic Maiden elements. This album still has a lot of great songs on it, and I think Blaze does a great job covering for Dickinson. My only major beef with his vocals/lyrics (though I'm not sure if he'd be responsible for this or if Steve Harris would...) would be the constant repetition of the tracks' chorus or main hook. It tends to get more then annoying after a while, and sorta showcases Baily's weaknesses. This record shouldn't be ignored by fans or aspiring fans of this band, though its urgency for listening is much lower then its bretheren.
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3.5 great | dahmerszombies | October 9th 08 | Better production, better preformance from Blaze. Only thing wrong with this album is by this point Maiden stopped doing anything really cool musically. Its all just E, C, G, and D for pretty much every song. That said, it doesnt deserve the thrashing it gets.
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3.5 great | sombertoad | April 23rd 07 | This isnt that bad of an album as its thought to be actually. Sure there are bad songs on this album, but Futureal is an Iron Maiden classic, the best blaze era song recorded, the clansman was also not half bad. the angel and the gambler is not so good though.
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2.5 average | nbats | March 16th 24 |
3.5 great | JW1985 | July 31st 23 |
2.5 average | joitp | June 14th 23 |
3.0 good | Halez | March 22nd 23 |
2.0 poor | J1m1 | January 27th 23 |
2.5 average | Rick64 | January 16th 23 |
2.0 poor | Phasma | December 14th 22 |
2.5 average | MvdW | October 20th 22 |
3.0 good | quixnd | September 14th 22 |
1.5 very poor | Djokoll | September 14th 22 |
3.0 good | bungy | July 21st 22 |
1.5 very poor | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | June 10th 22 |
1.5 very poor | Davey | May 5th 22 |
2.0 poor | Murilo | March 14th 22 |
2.0 poor | Quill | October 30th 21 |
2.0 poor | Lvxfra | October 24th 21 |
2.5 average | Brains | October 7th 21 |
2.5 average | hbr00 | September 13th 21 |
3.0 good | kodama | September 3rd 21 |
1.5 very poor | Jonatas | August 4th 21 |
2.0 poor | frye | July 24th 21 |
2.0 poor | Jalapeno CONTRIBUTOR | July 9th 21 |
2.5 average | blubbo | July 5th 21 |
1.5 very poor | Luna | June 28th 21 |
2.5 average | Harlz | February 23rd 21 |
2.5 average | Zac124 | January 31st 21 |
2.0 poor | Santet | January 25th 21 |
1.5 very poor | Grungil | January 4th 21 |
4.0 excellent | Basina | December 24th 20 |
2.5 average | Brabiz | November 8th 20 |
2.0 poor | Wj2006 | September 23rd 20 |
2.5 average | ElioG | May 31st 20 |
2.5 average | JK1 | April 19th 20 |
3.5 great | Jay78 | April 7th 20 |
2.0 poor | TAN | January 30th 20 |
2.3 average | Simon K. STAFF | October 15th 19 |
2.0 poor | Jurtz | October 9th 19 |
3.0 good | qwenta | October 4th 19 |
3.5 great | jmal00 | September 18th 19 |
3.5 great | vil1 | September 8th 19 |
4.5 superb | Radex | August 17th 19 |
1.5 very poor | igi78 | July 3rd 19 |
1.0 awful | josh | June 10th 19 |
4.0 excellent | Pale | June 9th 19 |
2.0 poor | Josh | June 2nd 19 |
4.0 excellent | qyxxxyq | April 9th 19 |
3.0 good | weik | April 3rd 19 |
1.5 very poor | Korgull | February 26th 19 |
2.0 poor | gk1979 | January 28th 19 |
2.5 average | rodschi | January 11th 19 |
1.5 very poor | Oof | December 25th 18 |
2.5 average | Toolock | December 20th 18 |
1.5 very poor | tbone76 | December 17th 18 |
2.0 poor | bSmith | December 14th 18 |
2.5 average | bde1314 | November 2nd 18 |
2.0 poor | KGB777 | October 17th 18 |
1.5 very poor | kempokid | September 1st 18 |
2.0 poor | Gbhill | August 19th 18 |
3.5 great | Ale21 | June 10th 18 |
1.0 awful | Basara | March 16th 18 |
2.5 average | gtekkk | March 3rd 18 |
3.0 good | Rosier | February 9th 18 |
2.5 average | AntalWS | February 1st 18 |
2.0 poor | Defcol | December 28th 17 |
2.0 poor | Fear | December 28th 17 |
2.5 average | Jedaum | December 24th 17 |
3.0 good | RONFL | December 19th 17 |
1.0 awful | Elynna | December 17th 17 |
1.5 very poor | Marci | November 21st 17 |
1.0 awful | DJTommy | November 18th 17 |
3.0 good | epmxcx | November 16th 17 |
3.0 good | TheGuy | November 15th 17 |
2.5 average | Jokurr | November 7th 17 |
4.0 excellent | Darxeve | November 6th 17 |
2.0 poor | adios | October 8th 17 |
2.5 average | Emelic | September 12th 17 |
3.0 good | ssak | August 20th 17 |
2.0 poor | jnedi | August 7th 17 |
2.5 average | Arokan | July 31st 17 |
1.5 very poor | jsoares | June 11th 17 |
2.5 average | Vlahka | May 8th 17 |
1.5 very poor | P0laris | March 29th 17 |
3.0 good | klesa | March 25th 17 |
1.5 very poor | mask | December 16th 16 |
4.0 excellent | TP397 | December 13th 16 |
2.0 poor | chape | December 3rd 16 |
2.0 poor | Devius | December 2nd 16 |
1.0 awful | Wolfe | November 29th 16 |
2.0 poor | colen | November 20th 16 |
2.0 poor | amhc | November 15th 16 |
2.0 poor | Xurxo | November 8th 16 |
4.5 superb | leopm | November 8th 16 |
2.5 average | btscott | October 30th 16 |
2.5 average | Hamed | October 20th 16 |
2.5 average | Gozpot | October 20th 16 |
1.5 very poor | Twiddlw | October 17th 16 |
1.5 very poor | cahz | October 12th 16 |
1.5 very poor | xfactor | October 8th 16 |
3.0 good | DarthGL | September 25th 16 |
1.5 very poor | ladyevil | September 17th 16 |
3.0 good | Faenrir | September 13th 16 |
4.0 excellent | TJCombo | September 6th 16 |
1.5 very poor | abarbi | September 6th 16 |
3.0 good | gilly | August 29th 16 |
3.0 good | kark | August 24th 16 |
2.0 poor | DaveD | August 18th 16 |
3.0 good | elch21 | August 12th 16 |
3.5 great | zantxu | August 3rd 16 |
1.5 very poor | bbgames | July 28th 16 |
3.5 great | Lanas | July 22nd 16 |
3.0 good | Xinlo | July 21st 16 |
2.5 average | loeb | July 6th 16 |
1.5 very poor | cmjones | June 21st 16 |
2.5 average | scxr91 | May 27th 16 |
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1.5 very poor | Seamtex | March 1st 16 |
2.5 average | quixand | January 24th 16 |
2.0 poor | hpmk26 | January 18th 16 |
2.5 average | Fenix | January 7th 16 |
3.0 good | C3PO | November 24th 15 |
2.0 poor | orlock | November 12th 15 |
2.0 poor | tysly | October 28th 15 |
2.0 poor | knutan | October 12th 15 |
1.5 very poor | Fozzie | September 25th 15 |
2.0 poor | Jeejee | September 19th 15 |
1.5 very poor | Asudifo | September 13th 15 |
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1.5 very poor | MelbCro | August 25th 15 |
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4.0 excellent | IrishC | August 18th 15 |
2.0 poor | jpolf | August 10th 15 |
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2.5 average | Paul | July 9th 15 |
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1.5 very poor | Abraxas | January 31st 15 |
2.0 poor | Jeclub | January 17th 15 |
1.5 very poor | eirinn | January 1st 15 |
2.5 average | Aaron77 | December 24th 14 |
2.5 average | KyleW | December 22nd 14 |
1.5 very poor | slaps | December 17th 14 |
2.5 average | Titan | November 28th 14 |
2.5 average | CRJ | November 19th 14 |
2.5 average | damthor | November 10th 14 |
2.5 average | DrDom | October 24th 14 |
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3.0 good | ariich | October 4th 14 |
1.5 very poor | Merodiak | September 29th 14 |
1.5 very poor | Altheus | September 1st 14 |
4.0 excellent | pains | July 23rd 14 |
2.5 average | gas83 | July 3rd 14 |
1.5 very poor | DrJohn | June 24th 14 |
4.0 excellent | Guacker | June 23rd 14 |
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2.5 average | Roman | April 22nd 14 |
2.5 average | ngk44 | April 16th 14 |
2.5 average | lensag | March 20th 14 |
4.5 superb | linox | February 23rd 14 |
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2.0 poor | bing93 | January 19th 14 |
3.0 good | deslad | January 9th 14 |
3.0 good | amigou | December 31st 13 |
2.5 average | stosick | December 30th 13 |
3.5 great | artine | December 17th 13 |
2.5 average | theleo | December 14th 13 |
1.0 awful | willow | November 17th 13 |
4.0 excellent | Antistar | November 11th 13 |
2.0 poor | Axl752 | November 1st 13 |
3.5 great | Kazem | October 14th 13 |
1.5 very poor | afafard | September 15th 13 |
2.0 poor | Splint | September 12th 13 |
2.5 average | Zydar | September 6th 13 |
3.5 great | rawolo | September 3rd 13 |
2.5 average | alarm | August 13th 13 |
2.0 poor | lubo | August 5th 13 |
3.0 good | Fra | May 24th 13 |
1.5 very poor | Jackus | May 16th 13 |
2.0 poor | ramon | May 15th 13 |
2.0 poor | Trey STAFF | May 3rd 13 |
2.5 average | kual21 | April 3rd 13 |
1.5 very poor | Zantera | March 1st 13 |
1.5 very poor | sjeleliv | February 28th 13 |
4.0 excellent | roig | February 26th 13 |
2.5 average | denislg | January 23rd 13 |
1.5 very poor | Veritus | January 22nd 13 |
3.2 good | manosg EMERITUS | January 2nd 13 |
2.0 poor | Zeg | December 30th 12 |
3.0 good | Xav | December 26th 12 |
1.5 very poor | ryallba | November 27th 12 |
2.5 average | SeiGor | November 22nd 12 |
4.0 excellent | 7trials | November 3rd 12 |
2.5 average | Sunlar | October 30th 12 |
2.5 average | outro | October 29th 12 |
2.0 poor | srm90 | October 19th 12 |
3.0 good | Derudo | October 16th 12 |
4.0 excellent | Rapsher | October 5th 12 |
2.5 average | sagu | September 29th 12 |
2.0 poor | ron19 | September 27th 12 |
2.5 average | Yoz | September 20th 12 |
3.0 good | goliva | September 8th 12 |
3.5 great | bohmoh | August 29th 12 |
2.0 poor | Curse. | August 26th 12 |
5.0 classic | Avior27 | August 24th 12 |
2.5 average | KDH88 | August 13th 12 |
1.5 very poor | Dominai | July 24th 12 |
3.0 good | mho | June 29th 12 |
1.5 very poor | Rizen | May 23rd 12 |
2.5 average | Cyuss | April 14th 12 |
2.5 average | ZedO | March 29th 12 |
4.0 excellent | leycec | March 25th 12 |
2.5 average | thosava | February 27th 12 |
1.5 very poor | Siamois | February 22nd 12 |
2.0 poor | Yax | February 18th 12 |
2.5 average | nhpest | January 22nd 12 |
3.5 great | Bobtrap | December 18th 11 |
2.0 poor | KILL | November 28th 11 |
2.0 poor | Apina | November 26th 11 |
2.0 poor | Sacca | November 24th 11 |
2.0 poor | xevman | October 27th 11 |
2.0 poor | tkleo | October 19th 11 |
2.5 average | unplato | October 8th 11 |
3.0 good | stotty | September 25th 11 |
2.5 average | mirador | September 6th 11 |
1.5 very poor | Knave | August 27th 11 |
2.0 poor | op3th | August 19th 11 |
4.0 excellent | tribszn | August 16th 11 |
2.5 average | zacab | August 15th 11 |
1.5 very poor | voodman | August 9th 11 |
1.5 very poor | true | July 26th 11 |
2.0 poor | Phaze | July 11th 11 |
1.0 awful | telex | June 29th 11 |
1.5 very poor | War | June 26th 11 |
1.5 very poor | Spec | June 20th 11 |
3.0 good | LWR | June 18th 11 |
1.0 awful | Muzix | May 22nd 11 |
2.5 average | hetnon | May 3rd 11 |
5.0 classic | Zo0lz | April 15th 11 |
1.5 very poor | Aether | April 9th 11 |
2.5 average | Remer17 | February 18th 11 |
2.0 poor | RUDYB | January 28th 11 |
2.0 poor | Kalhur | January 24th 11 |
2.0 poor | Pace | January 8th 11 |
2.5 average | wrax | November 21st 10 |
3.0 good | madmok | November 12th 10 |
2.0 poor | silmar | October 16th 10 |
3.0 good | Nego | September 10th 10 |
1.5 very poor | cotras | September 10th 10 |
1.0 awful | miltos | September 5th 10 |
1.5 very poor | noisy | September 5th 10 |
2.5 average | BadgerX | August 29th 10 |
2.5 average | thawey | August 23rd 10 |
2.0 poor | Luffy | August 21st 10 |
2.0 poor | Smevin | August 16th 10 |
2.5 average | Voivod STAFF | August 14th 10 |
1.5 very poor | Inveigh | July 20th 10 |
1.0 awful | Parum | July 12th 10 |
4.0 excellent | Gjet001 | July 10th 10 |
3.5 great | Yusuf | June 9th 10 |
2.0 poor | xcouzi | April 15th 10 |
2.0 poor | Jind | March 7th 10 |
2.0 poor | Thef | February 16th 10 |
2.5 average | MrGM | February 13th 10 |
3.0 good | Bobek9 | January 15th 10 |
2.5 average | Manland | December 30th 09 |
2.0 poor | lkd | December 25th 09 |
2.5 average | BigHans | December 4th 09 |
2.5 average | aeuk | November 16th 09 |
2.0 poor | Jumaos | October 9th 09 |
3.0 good | JesusV4 | September 17th 09 |
2.5 average | Laceye | September 7th 09 |
2.5 average | Ire | July 20th 09 |
2.0 poor | jybt | June 26th 09 |
4.0 excellent | jopopoe | June 23rd 09 |
1.5 very poor | feav233 | June 15th 09 |
3.0 good | Bleak | March 30th 09 |
1.5 very poor | Luchoman | February 24th 09 |
1.5 very poor | jambian | December 25th 08 |
3.5 great | feehan | October 14th 08 |
2.5 average | gafel | September 10th 08 |
3.5 great | quaazi | August 1st 08 |
2.0 poor | J34 | July 2nd 08 |
2.0 poor | Zizzer | December 22nd 07 |
1.0 awful | Rawar | December 12th 07 |
2.5 average | DaveW | December 6th 07 |
2.0 poor | Maz | November 29th 07 |
2.7 average | Mikesn EMERITUS | November 10th 07 |
2.5 average | CeeBone | October 13th 07 |
1.5 very poor | epizoan | September 30th 07 |
1.0 awful | jk2two | September 5th 07 |
3.0 good | Lukai | April 20th 06 |
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