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Mahon v David Ellis Real Estate, L.P.2016 NY Slip Op 31750(U)
July 20, 2016Supreme Court, New York County
Docket Number: 150366/11Judge: Sherry Klein Heitler
Cases posted with a "30000" identifier, i.e., 2013 NY SlipOp 30001(U), are republished from various state and
local government websites. These include the New YorkState Unified Court System's E-Courts Service, and the
Bronx County Clerk's office.This opinion is uncorrected and not selected for official
publication.
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SUPREME COURTOF~THltST~TEQFNBW YORK. COUNTY OF' NEW YOll: flf$£30 ,--·· -· · · · · · -~ -------·~-;~~--····--··----X YYE'JTB MAHON,
Pltiatiff, ·
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DAVID BLLIS REAL BSTATB, ~p~ W~TBR <JlUlL, B.R. OUBST, INC. ~JM,U!;\VATER OR.JU,SPHllSTA~··~JNC., dAl/a BLUE WA TD.-OIULL; ... ~HEAttn..AND BRl\VER.Y, INC.,
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Third-Party PJacitf,
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B.R. OUSST, LLC, SPH E!ffl!RPltlSI& INC~ 31UNIONSQU.ARE WEST, LLC, dlbia'ILUE WATER OR.lLL, and USC OPBR.ATINO COMPANY, LLC · dlb/a UNION SQUARB CAFE,
Third-Party Defendanta.
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, d/bla UNIOMSQUARE cAfi··· .
8-nd ~Paty PlaimUf,
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HEARTLAND 8REWBRY, INC,
Second~ E>efondant. . ----------------·--··•··-·······--·-··-X SHDRY Kl&Df 1181'11&R,J.:·
IndcltNe. t.4Ql66/tl Motion SeQ.t-004, 005
DBCJSIONIA OBDER··· . '
Motion ~uence nos. 004 ("4MS 004") aalf OOS,("MS OQS") are couolfdated ...- for
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disposition.
In MS 004, ~,defendants BR Ouut, ~.&PH~ and 31 ~on
; ~ W.dlbla'"1.lo w-.;Grill~1Uue w.-OriJl") mcwe,,......t to cPi.R 3212 ~..,._,
judplent~allclahna ~cross-cWJDS..,;tef.t ....... tblp. InMSpos, ~
d~ tbitd-perty:pWAtift'USC·()pntq Company,UC·'CfNa Un~n.Squate Cate
\Unioa Square,Cafi") moves pursuant'to CPCR·3212 for IUlllBUU)' Jwlpt,nt 4ilmitsN all claims. , . ' ~
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and~___. ..-.ittilla.hmotions -.u,,,_,d by~ ... pariyplaiatift'Dadi,
. BllisR.eal Estate, L.P. ('4David ~·.
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Tb.is is an action for,.-iDJwitaaliesedlY~byplaiAtitfY~eMahon . '
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.. where she feU to beUDeVel\ ...... ,._. (PWlltift"•~PP· Z6-~7, 29 .. 30, l '72·173):
Q. The area w• you slipped ortrippecl, ._._.• levet_... or wercfthemany. dilYerences in elevation? · ·
A. Ditrerences .... Q. Is there any way~ cmtld ._.... ... cWforeatces? A. There ·"'*8 an~ in.the, almoll like ttaere Wa&a;littl• ditch in tJtere. ~ .. Q. At anytime before~,~ while you were. walkfaa·.po 16* ~ did jou have
any difticulty in walkinl'or did you notlee.anyslippay ..,.,_otae.Wdewalk? A. No ....
A CO()f of rtai-5fr•dopolltia lrtRICdpt iuubmitte4u Exhlil'B; ... .,._. OdlPs.mo\riag pepm ("Pla1nt1ra.Depoaidon"). · ·
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Ms. Mahon. the qD.i,.IJ\111·-'you aboUtdle .... ll:tel~ that you· understood me. But'!' . .-tainaaioltfb84·.._,,_. l6"' Stret, '°*Unkti Sqea, until you 1'f&ohed die ~~Uke·M.llco. F,.-the• of Ile depoaitictn, wej"8tAvaat'to ~.up witlta--.•lltlil~~.Mfacc.we·could •·a·won(JU._.i.,· even fhouah I bow UontrfO'U' ttescriptioa iUtn'tpue coPblestono. j ·
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·!kit we can use thatteaafto . .._be t111t •.ofdtedrtwMtay·tbat'1 different hm the eoncme9dowalk · .. !
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Q. Oby. Now,w1*wit utthe.~tt.t·--'y8o(to~?
A\ Thatim~in::.e .__.._ ..
Q. . •• Ce you~· . • ..... Was·itltfle4 wuit ~wend, WM it broken, was it cl'lckCl!d?
A. It was broken.
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sidewalk are maintainedjoimly bf,. _._. ~bJeA•uq11~· 1d~, Ine.1 (Billi
J)epolidcmpp. 12-13, 18, 64-66):
Q. -.ns.i_, itatlf, )'OU .Wyou •1tavean ~in&• towbo .., '
A. qr,WtarQriD,·UnionSqaJ .. Cdi;·..t~B.wery. Q. Wben you:say it's inM-.11111·~,by . ._.an you Wl•me\Vhat )'Ou meaaby,_?
A. I-.tbatallc. . ~-·beba40atbythose .. ~i8 my years ofworki-a ··
Q, Earlier I 8*d you._ . . . -~··· ~ tokhlf~tbatin\IOMiag thealleywaj. 1swblt10Ut .. · , ............. .., .. ift''. ... of·~· thtwatttho~:~ . · .. ..., . ' .
A. Yes.
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J Heriluld .....,., Inc.
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Q. Are there_,..... . .,.. to the premW~.at 31 Umonlquare W-. and by exteriorJ_. ·· dl\? , ~·
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What athtte$rior:· ·. eonnnoa._ ofthe ~ looltet~ 31 UiJitn·Scplaft Welt? .
l 'YOQld say the alleJwtJ ldon~t lcnowifllatt:~ 1-ier er exterior, ~that's a eDRll1\G8
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Q. ~~brickin bUiWfng?
ofdmt,istlatltalao~a~are1t.Oftbe
A. Yeah. ·•
Q. Aslandlocd..·f1Da¥14· , . .,..1*forlllkin&~tepalrst1>common'.-qf th6Wdina? ...
'• A. Unless the repair''* hr·*' miJuJe·oftllo--. yet.. •• \AJld~,
..... tenant wta in · ,arJ(Ua • of.ttaat etea. · · · ·
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Mr. Ellis i4U,titW the ft ·aea *9onW bydlo l'laiatiff as yellow bfrrinl"°'11 brick which 4
datefblct.to'.~Ol'lf)f- • iathee.tJHGO's(tct.,w.2·1•24). Ht~.ay ..... ; ,,-, ., . k. to the ............. certs·tblll~kcft ill the
allfJway and were used byUnion Mte11teaA allcl·Blue·W...-OrilJ (/d..w.· 4f.47):
Q. The co.nditien •• • that we coadition?
A. I believe I know.
Q. Ooahead. ' j
A Tbe·oans that.aet-.cloct . and ouia:i.v, witll--1 .... BAd !M.dt• Jot.of trash in them. I've seen them .. takint•11-t two PYl!e:~ofdiaah!ina>• ~· Withx-s of that 1titld ef ··it~ weuJd Ml'1e thatkindof~.
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llOt only by Blue Water<Jrlll 8111du. lllUlll.Sq,Udc.fe. b.ut . ._ w DawHtllia' ~ teaam&of1he ' , I ,;:.
4 Mr •. Browawta clepoatd July 15, 2015. A_,, efW.•••ifjtbWOriptfl tRMXld·d• W_.. Orill'amoviftaptpersu &(*'~~") ·
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·BuildiJll, second tbird-J>lllY defoadant, ~· BreWll)', .. ,., ..... of aaothlr baildina l I
located next to 31 Union Square YesHBxbjbit B, pp. 12·13~.53·$1}: ASaoaaf. ~ ~ intkt · • , I ' .
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alleyway, two"W'efe dolipated for 81ue WltefGrillaad two._delilm nt•cHJ-' Om.--Qd'e. I
Both reetaurants contracted with&..,..,, called AcdC)ll Caitilw ..... •\IP~ ... diUI)' ... t j '
involved hauling the-~plkn ._dle.,..te ........... (~·*-. 14, SO-$>· Mr~ Blownekl not , ' '
knew· of any compl.mts received by Blue W1ter<Jdll.ftlPl'dina dalitW••1tie~IO)'Wef or tho· -' ' ' ' ;
halingboae brick area due to the dumpsters.~~' .. awatf>ot_, . ..,.-fk ~by• I.
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Water Oriti to the hetringbone briok .,..(ftl .... ss,,46). '.. !
Mr. Sam Upp was ..,_..cm WfolUaion ~-~··~·tho••ditionof~ .· •.· i
herringbone brick at the time of tho accident 11 woni .. and iat·aeed of,... (WJllt~·ptt. lJ.t•. ' ' . ~
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Do. you··..U the~~of. thlt,.._cbW.C..,, ..... tc~a&l0;20U? .•. WtaitinpodshapeJ·MIJ .... med ... ~bow .... ,.O~!t?
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Would.yotuiesoribo itas ..,_.wftat in diDplir'1 •••
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Weretba~·•W8"'oftwo·ortiueeinchuor~ 1~mnotaa)'ina from·~ at -~J'1St'fi:<jni ~~· Yes.
De you~ ifthere .-cttllbloaanea.tlaaf:w. ..-.~l'·-~ tbataott of thhlg? . • • '' ' ' i
A. Yes. ;
Mr. Uppacknowledpddlat Ullioa·~Cafe..,aey.,~· . .....-·~~-1swtptuP · .. '·. . ; " - . ! '\ . :,~ ,,,
gatbaae iiom tbo.-,,buttesdW~tiat I>dkllilil ........ •:filr\ ....... ltfle•bricbiftlme , . ·. ' . ~. ··' .
YIU a S1rUCt\lr8l iaaue(ld. pp. 16, 23 ):
Mr. Llpp'~depoled on ~~201S. A'°"· . of bit~·~ tsi.nn.xed·iq Union Square ~'·~~a.Bxhibit H("IJpp·~. f'------ -
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WGP!d .. " .. thiDp im.aiwpin1dd1llJ·~··· ·' . Yes.
Did•yonetromyour...._.,.. ... ,~.___. .. ,.-to.,._ cobbleatmtes? . i~
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• ••• Q. If1hereW11•problemwi1btheyellowC1t-- "; ~-·..,W,.WCMdd ·
)'OU think shou!d fix it,.if.iJ._a..,....Jao.d~ · ·· . ·· ,:tt..-.· ....... ·.· . . fl!l'J'~~-. .· .. M*Jmaa -~ that sort of stuff1 ' •· · · · · · ·
A David Silis Real Estate~
Annexed to David Biiis' ~ ....... ,.-..~e··~·Wh,Q ·
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n.a116Jway.aervodu•prbapdi...,oeal.tr .... _...r..•.~•1t._acl~tbe · ·· .. · alleyway •••• ~ wes stoMJa ~ ctttn11tn•;tJ.'t .· ·· ' · Ol;dits 1!W ..... ~ .... These~--~"'..... ,·., ....... Brewcrylladdoon·~-..---••. .,.,.. . . q ·c;tle~ , brough1 tktiiprbap iatcl•dlltltll)' hln-~
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freq'*1tly ~of Blue w..-onu ... \JldGll__.Cats,)'·.....,.,_..,~ the alleyway. · driYeWa)'andsidewalk tioq~y.·~.,_,.__. .... ,...,aMatch.11;20U;I 1 ~ ..
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"Summary judgment is a~ .-nedy, to be ..... ~ .... fie ~W,.party,hu /
'~ed]~entevidencotc).._.,. ._~.,.,._...-.aot·i'lct'"and tlllft~
if, upon the moviltg·party'smeeting of this b~ .. _......,..pat)' falls ~to establllh the
~ ofmateriali$sues offaot·which~~ .,,._..,,..,Ygov .__ C~ ·Corp~!.
18 NY3d 499, 503 (2012) (quotingAlvonz vhoaplll.Holp.~ •N!WDJ, 324[1916]); ••""- . ;f '
mo1ion fOr summary judament, faota·BUl4 bl·vie\WICI in the li&J&t --~ tO the non-U1f>'Yina'
party." Jacobsen v New YorkCU,,Jltlolth & HO$J1#. Corp., 22 NY3d 8141 133 (2014) (q\lO'&ia& ff'llltar,
J. Jenaclc Fslot.1 Appraisers & ~.r, Inc. v ~' 22 NY3d 470, 475 [2013]). Hawe¥c, · "
"rank,specvlation is not a sllbldUtefor-~p:oat'Jil...,_. bm that ill'flqldredto
AP3d 599, '99(Ist Dept 201oj•• Kime ...... °"'* Rfll&, Ine.,4 AD3d l89, lffi(hlo.pt
2004).
New YOik Chy Admini81tttiw Code§ 7-2117 ~ ••r•ets11·•• on 6e ~ofa
premises to mahl1ain and nripair'dwsWtwaik ...._its ...... Collado v Cruz, 81 ADU Ml. M2 .
(1st Dept 2011). AI• provision wW4: ...... «..-to repiir .tl\e sidewalk doeanet....._en
the tel8nt a duty to a~· party. such utb6 PWntiff. Id. In onler to --~biliv to atenaat
which "Us no statme1.J obliption to maintain tke~e sidewalk adjacent ·q,. ifa ... (O'~ v
Pr#llge /kly PlllZD Dev. t;orp., t 03 AD»tt~ 429;flat Bdpt,20tl)). ad impose liability for a
defeotive ceaditkm ofla.ablltti~•thlre must llo ·evtdeoce·tbattbe tenantereatM d\e Mot,
7 / ..VC~Cadll.1~~~····.-Ulll,.,~otllfltOWM!°ol'realprlflltJ' ..,.._,,..__ .... ._ ........................ "t•ftw ..... ~··· . .-in such tklewllt ift a ••••..W,.aidir•~~, ·
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/Aglton v Gt>nzal~ 39 Misc 3cl 371, 383 (Sup Ct. K.iJ1ss Co~ POb4. '1013, Silber, J.);,.. al#
Cucinotta v City o/N• York, 68 ld>Jd ~(1st Dept:2t09)~ ~' "{11]ltless a ·Jeue specifioally·:
obliptOstbttenantto be ~.for~.,.__.. . .._..,wbatthey'are~SUoft~iol,,·. · willnot be.implied nor imposed." Wolfow Gall.-yPtll'lnf!f'1, LLC, 2012 NY Misc. LEXIS 4299, •12
(Sup Ct NY Co. Sept. 4, 2012, Gisohow J.).
Hero, neitber la. apeeiticatly.__._.__,iepair a cnekcd, bmkcnr.or \1QOVOll
sidewalk, either in ftont ofor adjacent to theirdwlited~ Scotion6 ofUnion·Squaro eare~.
lease sets·fort:h David Bilis' duty to make all~ tttractd .... It .plicitly..,_ walls and .
the rooftops as examples of sucll.-ior ~bm:tlOt~. Sectioa 4 Of'Blue W.OrilPS: ·
lease onlynquires Blue WaterOril,l k>-..-~..,..,. .. tile lfclewalk adj_.. it its
demised premises. &ch lease*·~ a PJOYialon ~ ... -....ao-, the sidewllk free
of debris antl·in p>od·mpair, but only that portion wllioA is"ia lvlltof" its leued space. The
honiaaboalbrick area is .ad,iaceat to but ~ii. front ofatiw~ premises.
Still, section 7·210 df1M·~.\'ork~~codt'ck>esnot ablolwa-teuntofits
own liability, aad Da\tJd BWt may -*~to lie comr.tWllly ~-ford_. Wism& out of
Plaintift's injuries(.fft Morov.Alt._,Sarnogbally. 291,·NY·~· LEXIS 1693, *12 (&up, Ct NY
Co. May S, 2016, Bluda, J .}; .... "Nlllowlt.. /ltc.., 36 Mile.. 3cl t~f(A). 2912 NYMfse. Lexi~
421 l, •I 6.-17 (Sup. Ct..Kings Co. 2012, Sottmidt, JJ). The:iidlli dlcation clauRS It issue in this Cltle
areu fDRows (ExhibitO, p. 2, § 8, p. 17, § Sl; BaibitJ, § 36):
Owner or its...-eball not b« liable for ••. _, . .....,or ciamaatto person or property resulting 1iom any--ol~, ......... caused byotdaeto the ~of
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Owner. its apntsJ servants or Ol,1lPlo,.., .... T.-....,.:•T.-•s so14cost mad~·• maint.ain aeneml public liability inl••m ..-.r.--ta falfOI- of0wneratl4 t_., ....... claims for bodily injury or death or~ ~~iatOl'upon·the demited·.,....
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Tenantcoveoantsandagrees•·Dwlt~f)'andave~..._hm·amlapinstanyand' atl·claims _.. duriJllthe _.Of• LcNe for .•• .,.,.,...... fnjwycr 1-~-in. \lj)OU orabeuttbo.IJenrised,PJWui-.•on 4he si4owitb ........ ~,......,.....,.. claims as may~ tile result ofacali~ ofthel..Mcllord, ks.,._ omplo)'ICfal"~ « the. failure of the Landi. ord to peri>rm. · ·==· r&n.-..'uader . .,., ... ·. tt.~.· .· ·. ·· .• · .. Tenut
· covemaats to provide on ~r betoN the ·· ·· ' . ' daWOfd\e terdl hereofllil to bet ill force dwing the term hereoftorthe blllefit . .-~adt--.•~voJ*ioyof Jiibility . insutaaee protectil'a Landleal-1 T .. ...,._,HatRUty.what$ver, oocasioned by aecident on or about tJae Demised ~.er &y·~ theloto •
•••• TCQalltoavenantsandaareos·toind~arl--'~lm-l1haan.'11nJNt''8fend .. Ill ~laimi ariting dUring tM·tmaof• Leae for'-tt11i1.or ,..._ ·il\tut1·or JaSa,~flife-fn. · upon·orahouttbe demised pnailll or• the _._......._thtdmfsild~aeopt suchclaifnsasmaybetbemdtoft'-'1e8Jiaence(lf~itl..-~~.or contractors, or the tiihn of~~ pcdmaaay Of its.,._., JS ;Uttder this Lease.
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Saogprakam left his job inorerto move teUpatateNew York•·· . 18 wife. Whit. it is true that .,
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PlaintHrs COUl1tCI. ~ fer.~6'Mit. 8-gpra1mm•s .sm.at~. Bflt.4dep0sitioo~ / . . . . "-, . . (
~pp. 4244), it doe,aoti~·that·Plaiatiff or~lliOYllllJfollowld 11poasUoll
request in wtitiag. The court apeil, ~ .... ft.weuJd be ~1Jdiolal to. allow Damd· !Hit to rely
oaMr.Sanpabm'•.statementslno~•·•·--WitbOatba'Yina·first·givea,....ancl ;
the·movants• oppod\UUty to cross-exmm.a,,....W.·~ of the 81118 aacl to:dplore, .
the bW of his dahJl that dle coafki;to·.ot'•1-D~-wu caused by the~
~the coust.J-.eb1"'-•tha1Mt;·--····~<be noticed wltia.20··
ftom the latehereo£ Su·CPLJ. 92!2(f).
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ORDERBD that. within~ 411J·Aom the.-.ofthis--. an<! order, Davi4Bllit~diMMt.t
to subpoena Mr. Ni~Jas Sa ...... i1to-dlpeifitD1ttnti__,e.a ~pau1.y •itnes$kl ·
COIUleCtion with this maW(~:etIJtlOOt); aadJt t.bther· .
. convenient to all putkl, but ja .... J.ater thao1Se1an ~erJ'6. 2016; and ltis,._
ORDBRBD that the ~MS 004.t:Mltos'Wtticll •to dismiaPlliatitrsdirect .". '•
claDs apinst Bil OU..·.LLC, SPli:~ 31 Union~ West.4Jh/a Blut Water Gilf1t aad
USC OperaUna Company, LLC dNa. UbiGD"Sqvam.Clatise dmied "*hout prejudice to·-.ew.upoo
the cOmptetioa of disc<>Very as set folfh Junin: adat.a.reb)'
ORDBUD tbat"-portionsof.1MS 004 and MS' 005 whiek-1ttodltmin David lllisJUll , .
Estate, L.P. 's.tbird .. pa?IJ,clamls·for COlltlibutjon ..... ~ LLC, SPll"Bnterpdaes, 31 Unjoa
SquareWestdtb/a.8JwWaterGrill,-4USC~~,LLCWaUaion8quareQtilare
. denied Without pajudice to..,.. . ._. thooompletimltl6cowly u sot forth herein; fmci· it ts t\ldbor
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ORDER.EDM thtpordons olMS 004 ·D M8 005 whie lllllk:·1t> dimiu DavidBlllt .a...I :
Estate, L.P.'s ~~claiais·•: .... m11M;re;ntU·tsty. and it isfudber
ORJlBJt8D·that a11..-.,,_fO!a«)mp)i11tCe _,.,..,*in Part 30(60 Ceatleltrtd, ··.· ,.
Room 412)en.September 26, *6at 10:30AM.
nit constitukte'the ................. .
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