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Notable locations in Blue Earth: Faribault County Fairgrounds (A), History Lane (B), Blue Earth (C), Etta C Ross Museum (D), Faribault County Courthouse (E), Wakefield House Museum (F), Faribault County Sheriffs Office (G), Blue Earth Fire and Police Station (H), Blue Earth City Hall (I), Blue Earth Community Library (J). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Blue Earth include: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (A), River of Life Worship Center (B), Faith Lutheran Brethren Church (C), Salem United Methodist Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First United Methodist Church (F), Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church (G), First Presbyterian Church (H), Cornerstone Evangelical Free Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Riverside Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
River: East Branch Blue Earth River (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Blue Earth include: Putnam Park (1), Green Giant Statue Park (2), Beyer Field (3), Leland Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attractions: Museum-Antique Machinery Shed (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Fairgrounds), Museum-Wakefield House (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 405 East 6th Street).
Hotels: Americinn Lodge & Suites of Blue Earth (1495 Domes Drive), Super 8 Blue Earth MN (1120 North Grove Street), Super 8 Motel (1420 Giant Drive).
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Faribault County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Earth and their reported violations in the past:
WOODS LAKE PARK (Address: 727 East Fifth Street  , Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-08-2006), St Tech Assistance Visit (JUN-08-2006), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUN-08-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-08-2006), St Boil Water Order (JUN-08-2006), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-08-2006), St Compliance achieved (JUL-12-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between JAN-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (SEP-05-1996), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-1996), St Public Notif requested (SEP-05-1996), St Tech Assistance Visit (SEP-05-1996), St Compliance Meeting conducted (SEP-05-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-05-1996), St Compliance achieved (SEP-13-1996)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Blue Earth that have no violations reported:
- BLUE EARTH (Population served: 3542, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 24.5%
(22.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 39.3% for other race residents, 97.4% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.2 people | | Minnesota: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 61.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
| This city: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Blue Earth, MN
People in group quarters in Blue Earth:
- 171 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 13 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 13 people in nursing homes
- 4 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
Blue Earth compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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Banks with branches in Blue Earth (2011 data):
- Wells Federal Bank, FSB: Blue Earth Branch at 303 South Main Street, branch established on 1934/09/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $239.5 mil, Deposits: $213.1 mil, headquarters in Wells, MN, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Blue Earth Branch at 201 East 7th Street, branch established on 1903/01/01. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First Bank Blue Earth: at 306 South Main Street, branch established on 1869/01/01. Info updated 2007/12/27: Bank assets: $162.0 mil, Deposits: $141.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Fnb Bancshares Inc.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Blue Earth, Minnesota:
- Blue Earth Super 8 Motel, 1120 North GRV St, Blue Earth, MN 56013 , Phone: (507) 526-7376, Fax: (507) 526-2246
- Super 8 Motel, 1420 Giants Dr, Blue Earth, MN 56013 , Phone: (507) 526-7376
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Blue Earth, Minnesota
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (87%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- No fuel used (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Faribault County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Blue Earth (based on Faribault County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 93.54%
| Here | | 93.5% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | United Church of Christ |
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| Adherents | 35.0% | 31.0% | 12.7% | 11.1% | 3.1% |
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| Congregations | 25.0% | 14.6% | 20.8% | 14.6% | 4.2% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Assemblies of God | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Evangelical Free Church of America | Other |
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| Adherents | 2.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
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| Congregations | 4.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 8.3% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | Faribault County: | 4.05 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | This county: | 0.67 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 0.49 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | Faribault County: | 5.40 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 13 | This county: | 8.77 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | Faribault County: | 8.3% | | Minnesota: | 6.5% |
Adult obesity rate: | Faribault County: | 26.7% | | State: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $12,192 | $48,768 | 1 | $1,978 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 7 | $1,541 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $23,294 | $46,588 | 12 | $22,938 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 30 | $22,420 |
| Fire - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $1,762 |
| Streets and Highways |
4 | $13,442 | $40,326 | 0 | $0 |
| Health |
1 | $3,248 | $38,976 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $3,082 | $36,984 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
3 | $11,626 | $46,504 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
1 | $2,270 | $27,240 | 15 | $2,757 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,640 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $8,807 | $52,842 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
12 | $50,858 | $50,858 | 2 | $1,067 |
| Local Libraries |
1 | $3,720 | $44,640 | 5 | $3,554 |
| Other and Unallocable |
4 | $11,143 | $33,429 | 8 | $1,832 |
| Totals for Government |
38 | $143,682 | $45,373 | 83 | $61,489 |
Blue Earth government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $41,000 ($12.26)
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $256,000 ($76.58)
- Charges - Sewerage: $565,000 ($169.01)
All Other: $229,000 ($68.50)
Parks & Recreation: $46,000 ($13.76)
Solid Waste Management: $42,000 ($12.56)
Regular Highways: $13,000 ($3.89)
- Construction - Regular Highways: $1,355,000 ($405.32)
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $3,451,000 ($1032.31)
General - Other: $792,000 ($236.91)
Liquor Stores: $782,000 ($233.92)
Sewerage: $556,000 ($166.32)
Regular Highways: $528,000 ($157.94)
Police Protection: $414,000 ($123.84)
Water Utilities: $366,000 ($109.48)
Libraries: $159,000 ($47.56)
Financial Administration: $146,000 ($43.67)
Parks & Recreation: $136,000 ($40.68)
Fire Protection: $102,000 ($30.51)
Air Transportation: $71,000 ($21.24)
Solid Waste Management: $60,000 ($17.95)
Central Staff Services: $41,000 ($12.26)
Health Services - Other: $10,000 ($2.99)
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000 ($0.30)
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $195,000 ($58.33)
- Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $12,000 ($3.59)
All Other: $8,000 ($2.39)
- General - Interest on Debt: $941,000 ($281.48)
- Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $92,000 ($27.52)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $4,450,000 ($1331.14)
Industrial Revenue: $1,550,000 ($463.66)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $18,444,000 ($5517.20)
- Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,219,000 ($663.78)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $8,460,000 ($2530.66)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $10,875,000 ($3253.07)
Electric Utilities: $4,210,000 ($1259.35)
Industrial Revenue: $1,550,000 ($463.66)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,328,000 ($397.25)
Electric Utilities: $240,000 ($71.79)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $1,112,000 ($332.64)
Interest Earnings: $360,000 ($107.69)
Special Assessments: $297,000 ($88.84)
- Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $1,463,000 ($437.63)
Parks & Recreation: $228,000 ($68.20)
Air Transportation: $210,000 ($62.82)
Electric Utilities: $167,000 ($49.96)
Fire Protection: $40,000 ($11.97)
Police Protection: $37,000 ($11.07)
Water Utilities: $18,000 ($5.38)
Libraries: $6,000 ($1.79)
Liquor Stores: $1,000 ($0.30)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $12,257,000 ($3666.47)
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $4,009,000 ($1199.22)
Liquor Stores: $854,000 ($255.46)
Water Utilities: $354,000 ($105.89)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $3,581,000 ($1071.19)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,183,000 ($353.87)
All Other: $51,000 ($15.26)
- Tax - Property: $1,109,000 ($331.74)
Public Utilities: $156,000 ($46.66)
NEC: $19,000 ($5.68)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $1,419,000 ($424.47)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
5.10% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,272 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.10% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.75% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,350 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.75% | | Minnesota average: | 7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Blue Earth:
- KBEW (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLUE EARTH, MN)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KKOJ (1190 AM; 5 kW; JACKSON, MN; Owner: KLEVEN BROADCASTING CO. OF MINN.)
- KSUM (1370 AM; 1 kW; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
- KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
Strongest FM radio stations in Blue Earth:
- KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
- KBEW-FM (98.1 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KBEW, INC.)
- KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KFMC-FM (106.5 FM; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: WOODWARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Blue Earth:
- K60FY (Channel 60; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K14KD (Channel 14; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
- K27FI (Channel 27; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- K31EF (Channel 31; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- K36FI (Channel 36; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
- K58FC (Channel 58; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K62FH (Channel 62; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
- K65FW (Channel 65; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
- KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K70DR (Channel 70; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
- K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
- K28AE (Channel 28; FAIRMONT, MN; Owner: OGDEN BROADCASTING OF MINNESOTA, INC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Blue Earth, Minnesota:
- Fatal accident count: 4
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 6
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Minnesota average:
- Fatal accident count: 70
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 110
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 26
- Fatalities: 76
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 181
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 8
Blue Earth fatal accident list:
Sep 11, 2008 08:05 AM, Us-169 0200000169, 14th St E, Lat: 43.630494, Lon: -94.091906, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Dec 30, 2006 10:58 PM, M26, Lat: 43.639597, Lon: -94.094425, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jun 1, 1986 05:25 PM, M16, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 2
Jun 30, 1984 07:00 PM, 169, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 14
Total length: 88 meters (289ft)
Total costs: $730,000
Total average daily traffic: 50,735
Total average daily truck traffic: 2,706
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1930-1939: 2
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 5
- 1980-1989: 1
- 1990-1999: 0
- 2000-2010: 4
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Blue Earth, MN
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Blue Earth)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 31 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 2 Mi W Of Blue Earth (Lat: 43.666889 Lon: -94.122194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 117 m, Call Sign: WPQW848, Licensee ID: L00001014
Assigned Frequencies: 861.637 MHz, 862.637 MHz, 863.637 MHz, 864.637 MHz, 865.637 MHz, 865.662 MHz
Grant Date: 12/15/2000, Expiration Date: 10/31/2010, Certifier: Robin J Glenny
Registrant: Nextel Wip Expansion Two Corp. - 415 S Grove (Lat: 43.703278 Lon: -94.133861), Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Call Sign: WPQW874, Licensee ID: L00001014
Assigned Frequencies: 865.662 MHz
Grant Date: 02/20/2002, Expiration Date: 02/06/2012, Certifier: Robin J Glenny
Registrant: Nextel Wip Expansion Two Corp.
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3 - 320 Dr. Russ Street (Lat: 43.654500 Lon: -94.100194), Type: Tower, Structure height: 100.6 m, Overall height: 106.7 m, Call Sign: WNKA403
Assigned Frequencies: 151.400 MHz
Grant Date: 09/20/2002, Expiration Date: 10/08/2012
Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications Co., 1115 Cross St., North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725 - 320 White Oak Rd (Lat: 43.651333 Lon: -94.094694), Type: Upole, Structure height: 8 m, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: WNQN996
Assigned Frequencies: 173.203 MHz
Grant Date: 03/12/2004, Expiration Date: 04/01/2014, Certifier: Jeffrey Jansen
Registrant: Omni Pro Software, Rr 2 Box 10, Madison, SD 57042, Fax: (605) 256-9539 - 710 E 7th St (Lat: 43.637167 Lon: -94.092750), Type: Building, Structure height: 9 m, Overall height: 12 m, Call Sign: WNIV249
Assigned Frequencies: 462.825 MHz
Grant Date: 05/15/2002, Expiration Date: 05/12/2012, Certifier: Randy Baum
Registrant: Ita Inc, 1270 Fairfield Rd Ste 33, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Fax: (717) 334-9602
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 4 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 2 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 3 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 15 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Blue Earth)
FAA Registered Aircraft: 23 ( See the full list of FAA Registered Aircraft in Blue Earth)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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| Most common first names in Blue Earth, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 41 | 77.1 years |
| Mary | 35 | 86.0 years |
| Anna | 32 | 86.5 years |
| Robert | 27 | 75.1 years |
| George | 25 | 79.0 years |
| William | 24 | 80.3 years |
| Dorothy | 22 | 79.5 years |
| Henry | 21 | 80.5 years |
| Margaret | 21 | 83.0 years |
| Alice | 20 | 82.1 years |
| Most common last names in Blue Earth, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Johnson | 42 | 82.6 years |
| Anderson | 39 | 83.6 years |
| Boettcher | 24 | 77.9 years |
| Thompson | 21 | 83.1 years |
| Ehrich | 21 | 78.1 years |
| Olson | 20 | 82.9 years |
| Hanson | 20 | 79.7 years |
| Peterson | 18 | 85.3 years |
| Paschke | 17 | 78.3 years |
| Nelson | 17 | 84.0 years |
| Businesses in Blue Earth, MN |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| AmericInn | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| Curves | 1 | | Subway | 1 |
| Dairy Queen | 1 | | Super 8 | 1 |
| H&R Block | 1 | | True Value | 1 |
| Lane Furniture | 1 | | U-Haul | 1 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Walmart | 1 |
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