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Drawing will be held March 28th, 2018
at Noon at Ionia ISD
#53 This quilt was made by Elinor Weisgerber.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ionia County
What is the Dolly Parton Imagination Library?
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library is a book distribu-
tion program for young children. The program provides
a book a month from birth until the child turns five years
of age. The program was started by Dolly Parton with
the purpose of providing a home library for young chil-
dren. Over the course of 5 years a child would have a
home library of 60 books. The cost for the program is
$27.00 which funds a child for one year!
Total cost per child from birth to age five would be
$135.00!
How is the program funded?
The program is a gift from the community back to its
youngest citizens. It is funded completely by community
donations. Just $27.00 provides a child a book a
month for an entire year! The DPIL is a United Way
affiliate and has two corporate sponsors: Michigan One
Community Credit Union and Professional Contract
Management Inc (PCMI). In addition the program is
financially supported by all of the local school districts
and many individual donors as well.
How many children are participating in the pro-
gram?
The program started in January of 2007 with fund-
raising activities. By June of 2007, the first 16 families
received their first books. Since January of 2017, every
month over 2000 children are receiving books through
this program. There were 2909 children that have re-
ceived books this year in Ionia County.
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How many children could participate in the
program?
There are about 4000 children in this age range. The
Dolly Parton Foundation indicates that 70% of the
population will participate. That would be approximate-
ly 2800 kids. Our numbers indicate that 71% of the tar-
geted population is participating.
Why did the Ionia ISD start this program?
The program started in Tennessee and has spread
across the United States and Canada. School leaders
from the Ionia ISD and local school districts embraced
the concept of the program and felt that it would be a
very appropriate school readiness initiative for our
whole county. Ionia is only one of the 18 counties in
the state that have this program.
It is one of the few programs that starts right from
birth and has the potential to have great returns. It is
one of the few programs that everyone can participate
in!!
The program’s concept is researched based….
Children who are read to before school are
better equipped for the demands of kindergar-
ten than those that are not.
Having books accessible in the home environ-
ment increases the likelihood that children will
be read to.
Children who are behind when they start kin-
dergarten do not typically catch up without
specific intensive interventions.
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Is the program making a difference for children in
Ionia County?
Yes families are reading more, Surveys have indicat-
ed:
89% of respondents reported their child is bringing
the books to them and requesting them to read to
them
93% of respondents reported their children are
spending more time looking at books on their own.
90% of respondents reported they are reading more
to their children then they did before
Is the program needed?
57% of respondents reported they would not be
able to participate in the program if funding
from community donations was NOT available.
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The More Books at Home, The Higher the Child’s Education
The presence of books in the home has a greater influence on a
child’s level of education than does the parents’ income, nationali-
ty, or level of education. A 20-year study shows how investing in
books can make a big difference.
Educators long have believed that the top predictor of whether a
child attained a high level of education was highly-educated par-
ents. A 20-year international study, however, has revealed an
even bigger predictor of a child’s academic success: the
presence of books in the home. Regardless of nationality, level
of education, or their parents’ economic status, children who
grew up with books in their homes reached a higher level of edu-
cation than those who did not, according to the study, Family
Scholarly Culture and Educational Success: Books and
Schooling in 27 Nations published in Research in Social Stratifica-
tion and Mobility.
Having as few as 20 books in the home has a significant impact
on a child’s ascent to a higher level of education, the study
found. The more books in the house, the greater the benefit. Ac-
cording to a press release about the study, “In some countries,
such as China, having 500 or more books in the home propels
children 6.6 years further in their education. In the United States,
the effect is less -- 2.4 years, rather than the 3.2-year average ad-
vantage experienced across all 27 countries in the study.”
The research was led by Dr. Mariah Evans, an associate professor
of sociology and resource economics at the University of Neva-
da, Reno. She was joined by researchers from UCLA and The
Australian National University. The project is one of the largest
and most comprehensive studies ever conducted on influences on
the level of education a child will attain. Read the rest of the arti-
cle at:
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat265.shtml
Article by Ellen R. Delisio; Education World R
Copyright 2010 Education World
Published 9/28/2010
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The quilt raffle is one way you can support the li-
brary and provide books to children in their homes.
There are over 50 quilts total, that are featured in
this book, each quilt is handmade by community
members and citizens interested in assuring that
every child has books in their home and is read to
before they go to school. The quilts were designed to
be lap quilts for you and your child to cuddle up and
share a book. The quilts are made from a block titled
You and Me by the Sea.
Tickets for the raffle will be $5.00 per ticket or
$30.00 for 10 tickets. This is approximately the
same amount of money that it costs to fund a child
in the program for an entire year! The more tickets
you buy, the more chances you have to win a quilt
that is sure to be treasured by your child. Tickets
can be purchased at the Ionia ISD and through the
following community organizations.
Checks should be payable to: Ionia ISD - DPIL
Belding Ionia Lakewood Portland Saranac
• Alvah N Belding • Michigan One • Lake Odessa • Mo’s Needle • Saranac
Memorial Library Community Credit Community and Thread Elementary
Union (Main St) Library School
•Ionia County ISD • Friends • Portland
Quilting Basket Community
•Ionia Community
Library
Library
Biggby
The quilts can also be viewed online at
www.ioniaisd.org.
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THE DRAWING WILL BE HELD ON
MARCH 28th AT NOON.
A total of at least 30 raffle tickets will be drawn.
Winners will receive the quilt that corresponds
with the number in the book. If the quilt has
been bought back by the quilter then the indi-
vidual will receive the next available quilt. The
winners will be contacted by phone and posted
on the Ionia County ISD web-site. Thank you in
advance for your support of the Dolly Parton
Imagination Library of Ionia County.
www.ioniaisd.org/dpil
A special thank-you to our sponsors:
Michigan One Community Credit Union · PCMI · United Way
Belding Area Schools · Ionia Public Schools
Palo Community Schools · Portland Public Schools
Lakewood Public Schools · Saranac Community Schools
Biggby · Mo’s Needle and Thread · Friends Quilting Basket
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Table of Contents Quilt Number Page
Valery Wymer SOLD #1 10
Ginny Sandborn #2 11
Linda Hafner #3 12
Beth Mellinger #4 13
Kathy Thiel SOLD #5 14
Donna Martin #6 15
Marilyn Reid SOLD #7 16
Pat Trommater #8 17
Donna Derstadt SOLD #9 18
Deb Slayton #10 19
Deb Beltz #11 20
Shirley Wright #12 21
Jim Simon #13 22
Martha Goetz-Simon #14 23
Pennie Simington #15 24
Melaine Bennett #16 25
Linda Chambers #17 26
Janie Rush #18 27
Kay Tipton #19 28
Joan Mull #20 29
Sue Reynolds #21 30
Dorothy Kelley #22 31
Cynthia Cole SOLD #23 32
Sara Possehn SOLD #24 33
Jody Cassel SOLD #25 34
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Table of Contents Quilt Number Page
Carleen Schmid #26 35
Judy Gilbert SOLD #27 36
Mary Zeigler #28 37
Shanda Schuster #29 38
Connie Bos SOLD #30 39
Stacey Kirby #31 40
Rita Reimbold #32 41
Evangeline Hatt #33 42
Cindy Livingston #34 43
Catherine Zwerk #35 44
Mary Foy #36 45
Sue Smith #37 46
Brenda Simpson #38 47
Bonnie Kimble #39 48
Joyce Hummell #40 49
Windy Hartuniewicz #41 50
Judy Rowley SOLD #42 51
Wanah Newton #43 52
Sharon VanWeelde #44 53
Florence Nitz #45 54
Carolyn Fox #46 55
Saudia Peterson SOLD #47 56
Donna Owen SOLD #48 57
Angela Coan #49 58
Laura Heffron #50 59
Pat Vezino SOLD #51 60
Lu Dowsett SOLD #52 61
Elinor Weisgerber SOLD #53 Front
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Quilt 1:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Valery
Wymer. It measures 41” wide by 54” long. The center is a row
quilt with machine embroidered embellishments and fish sashing.
The outer border is deep blue green cornerstones. The quilt
binding is red and it features a pieced back with duck print.
10Quilt 2:
This adorable quilt was machine quilted by Ginny Sandborn.
This quilt was made using the “birthed and tied” method. It
measures 56” wide by 42.5” long. The center is a pieced sailboat
and fish blocks with panel blocks. It has been sashed and bor-
dered in blue. The backing is a blue and green print.
11Quilt 3:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Linda
Hafner. It measures 35” wide by 60” long. The center uses
blocks appliques with decorative machine stitches on blue sol-
id background. The border has a white inner border with red
cornerstones and a solid blue outer border. The was quilted
with a self binding and the back features a sea creature print.
12Quilt 4:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Beth Mellinger. It
measures 40” wide by 59” long. The center is blocks in rows
accented with multicolored blocks. The backing is a red polka
dot self binding and has machine quilted bubbles.
13Quilt 5:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by
Kathy Thiel. It measures 40.5” wide by 59” long. This quilt
has been quilted with a wave pattern.. The center is blocks
in rows accented with green, blue, orange and red. It is
backed and bordered in green with self binding.
14Quilt 6:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by: Donna Rae Martin.
It measures 42” wide by 64” long. The center has stacked center
blocks sashed in purple. It features an outer border with side
borders in a whimsical nautical theme. The backing was brought
to the front to bind and is made of pieced blocks . This quilt al-
so features a hanging sleeve and is straight line quilted.
15Quilt 7:
This adorable quilt was hand pieced and hand quilted by D
Marilyn Reid. It measures 39.5” wide by 60” long. The center
has hand applique hearts. It features snail blocks surrounding
panels with pockets. Beautiful hand quilting and embroidery.
The binding is green polka dot and the backing is flannel pol-
ka dots with a pieced panel.
16Quilt 8:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Pat Trommater. It
measures 42” wide by 54” long. The center is made of panels
and pieced seashells blocks with watery blue sashing. The outer
border is made with a sand fabric. This quilt features a sand
binding and backing.
17Quilt 9:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Donna Derstadt. It
measures 54.5” wide by 61” long. The center is blocks that are
framed in multiple colors of fabrics. The inner border is yellow.
The border is quilted with the verbal theme and the quilt is ma-
chine quilted in a wave pattern. The background is 2.5” squares
of blues. The binding is a flange binding and the quilt is backed
in yellow minkee.
18Quilt 10:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Deb Slay-
ton. It measures 42” wide by 59” long. It has central blocks sashed
with multiple color bands. Inner border in blue. Second border is
orange, and outside border is striped print, matching the backing.
Binding is attached with decorative machine stitch.
19Quilt 11:
This quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Deb Beltz.
This quilt measures 40.5” wide by 54” long. The center is a
random placement of block, with multiple appliqued sea
creatures and machine embroidery. Octopus sashing, border
and binding. The backing is a multicolored print.
20Quilt 12:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Shirley
Wright. This quilt measures 45” wide by 58” long. The center
is panel blocks accented with purple print blocks and scrappy
sashing. Addition sashing and border is yellow. The binding is
yellow and the backing is a blue flowered fabric.
21Quilt 13:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Jim Simon and quilted
by Martha Goetz-Simon . It measures 42.5” wide by 59” long.
The center is panel blocks sashed and bordered with blue on
blue whales. This quilt features allover quilting. The backing is a
blue wave print.
22Quilt 14:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Martha
Goetz-Simon. It measures 53” wide by 59” long. The blocks are
framed and the background fabric is variegated blues representing
water. This was quilted in a meander pattern. The backing is color
block fabric.
23Quilt 15:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by: Pennie Simington
and quilted by Peggy Possehn. This quilt measures 38.5” wide
by 73” long. It features centered blocks sashed in yellow, bor-
dered in orange and large outer border in variegated orange,
yellow and magenta. Multiple motifs used in quilting. The
backing is a multicolor print backing and binding .
24Quilt 16:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Melanie Bennett and
quilted by Debbie Needham. It measures 41.5” wide by 54” long.
The center is panel blocks accented with primary colors. Blue scal-
loped border with red polka dot binding. The quilting motif is
waves. The backing matches the blue scalloped border.
25Quilt 17:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by: Linda Chambers
and quilted by Debbie Needham. This quilt measures 42”
wide by 61” long. The center is densely quilted. Panels are
window boxed with colorful borders on a blue pane. Busy fish
pattern fabric above and below. The binding is a pieced bind-
ing and the backing is blue.
26Quilt 18:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Janie Rush and quilt-
ed by Stella Wilcox. It measures 44.5” wide by 58” long. For
the outer border each block is bordered with multicolor batik.
Sashing is white on white. It features a pieced backing with dark
blue and multicolor bands.
27Quilt 19:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Kay Tipton.
It measures 41” wide by 41” long.. The center is pieced blocks in-
termingled with appliqué and panel blocks. The outer border: is a
sea creature print. The binding is colorful circles. The backing is
light blue marble flannel.
28Quilt 20:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Joan Mull.
It measures 38” wide by 55” long. The center is a water back-
ground with floating blocks, embellished with colorful rick rack
frames. The binding is a colorful rick rack over black The backing
is a water fabric back. with sleeves on top and bottom.
29Quilt 21:
This playful quilt was machine pieced by: Sue Reynolds and
quilted by Cindy Bidor. This quilt measures 50” wide by 48”
long. The center is rows with white background and blue polka
dot sashing and border. Machine meander quilting. The outer
border is small button print. The binding and backing is blue
polka dot.
30Quilt 22:
This playful quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Dorothy
Kelley. This quilt measures 40” wide by 56” long. The center is
blocks with blue border and is flanked by colorful pinwheels.
The binding and backing are blue.
31Quilt 23:
This playful quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Cynthia Cole.
This quilt measures 42” wide by 49” long. The center is a checker-
board layout with signature blocks. The outer border is blue, purple
and green. The backing and binding are both blue.
32Quilt 24:
This adorable quilt machine pieced and quilted by Sara Possehn.
It measures 37” wide by 52” long. The center is a six panel lay-
out. It is sashed and bordered in orange , yellow and red with up-
per and lower borders. The binding is yellow and the backing is a
whale print.
33Quilt 25:
This playful quilt was machine pieced by Jody Cassel. It measures
43” wide by 56” long. The center is a combination of machine
piecing and hand work. Sensory elements include squeekies, crin-
kly, and textures. Appliques create an undersea scene. This quilt
features a pieced binding and a fish print backing.
34Quilt 26:
This playful quilt was machine pieced and tied with red by
Carleen Schmid. It measures 42” wide by 61” long. The center is
a white background with stacked block. The outer border is a
small button print. The binding and backing is red polka dots.
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35Quilt 27:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Judy Gilbert and
quilted by Peggy Possehn. It measures 50” wide by 64” long.
The center is offset rows with green orange and yellow ac-
cents. Sashed with purple and features multiple quilt motifs.
The outer border is blue and the inner border is green. The
binding is a marbled blue and the backing is a marbled blue
with a panel at the bottom.
36Quilt 28:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Mary Zeigler. This quilt
measures 39” wide by 68” long. The center is blocks interspersed
with log cabin blocks in green with frog center. Machine quilted in
meandering stitch. The binding is green and the backing: is multi-
color dot on green background.
37Quilt 29:
This adorable quilt was made by Shanda Schuster. It measures 40”
wide by 70” long. It features a sandy beach center with the book
attached. A crocheted octopus and sea grass accents the front of
this quilt. The binding is satin and the backing is terry cloth in blue
and white.
38Quilt 30:
This soft and cuddly quilt is by Connie Bos. It measures 47” wide
by 56” long. It has a central panel with a coordinated theme. The
background is a bright green fleece with appliqued sea creatures.
The You and Me by the Sea book is detachable. The quilt is tied
and fringed
39Quilt 31:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Stacey Kirby and quilt-
ed by Charlotte Smith . It measures 39” wide by 60” long. The
blocks are stashed and sashed with sand. It is bordered in purple,
green and orange multiple prints. The binding is sand and the
backing is blue marbled fabric. The quilt also features machine
quilted loops.
40Quilt 32:
This adorable quilt was made by Rita Reimbold. It measures 40”
wide by 60” long. Blocks are stacked with polka dot sashing with a
background of marbled blue. The outer border is bright cheery
flying geese with blue diamond cornerstones. This was machine
quilted with shells, dragonflies, and hibiscus. The backing is blue
and it has a hanging sleeve.
41Quilt 33:
This adorable birthed quilt was machine pieced by Evangeline
Hatt. This was hand quilted with footprints on a sandy fabric. It
measures 37” wide by 59” long. The top and bottom of the quilt
is framed in pieced color blocks. The backing is watercolor
stripes.
42Quilt 34:
This whimsical quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Cindy Liv-
ingston. It measures 33” wide by 44” long. Blocks are sashed in a
loose plaid fabric and corner stoned in red.. It is embellished with
a fish and a whale spout. This features random decorative stitch
quilting and is backed and bound in watercolor stripes.
43Quilt 35:
This creative quilt was machine pieced with a combination of ma-
chine and hand quilting by: Catherine Zwerk. It measures 41” wide
by 56” long. The blocks are stacked and it has orange, green, white
and black blocks with inset panels. Backing is spattered black and
the binding is green.
44Quilt 36:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Mary Foy.
It measures 37” wide by 38” long. The 9 blocks are embellished
with trapunto and hand embroidery. It is sashed and bordered in
green. The outer border and backing are yellow with multi-colored
stars. The binding is purple.
45Quilt 37:
This cute quilt was machine pieced by Sue Smith. It measures 37”
wide by 60” long. The background fabric is a swirly blue . The
outer borders are pieced fish in green and orange. The backing is
aqua fabric with white anchors .
46Quilt 38:
This bright and cheerful quilt was machine pieced by Brenda
Simpson. It measures 37” wide by 50” long. Blocks are framed and
it has a sashing of half-square triangles. It is backed and bound in
blue bubbles. This has been quilted with a meandering stitch.
47Quilt 39:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Bonnie Kimble. It
measures 43” wide by 56” long. The center is pieced rows with
color accents. circle print sashing. It has been machine quilted with
waves.. The outer border and binding is blue. It has a blue flannel
print backing.
48Quilt 40:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Joyce Hummel. It
measures 41” wide by 60” long. The center features machine ap-
pliqued blocks with added mermaid, sailboat, crabs and starfish
blocks on a landscape background. The binding is a multicolor
and the backing is a blue print.
49Quilt 41:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Windy Hartuniewicz. It
measures 48” wide by 66” long. The center is 3 blocks by 4 blocks
in an attic window pattern with multicolor panes. It has been em-
bellished with whale spouts. The binding and backing are aqua pol-
ka dot..
50Quilt 42:
Front of quilt
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Judy Row-
ley. It measures 47” wide by 50” long. It is a reversible quilt with
blocks on one side and an Octupus with multicolor waves on the
reverse.
51Quilt 43:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Wanah Newton. It
measures 40” wide by 54” long. The center is blocks that are
framed in different colors. Appliqued submarine panel. Sashing is
blue. The backing is neon fish and purple/blue stripe.
52Quilt 44:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced by Sharon VanWeelde
and quilted by Karen Giles. It measures 40” wide by 60” long.
The blocks are symmetrically placed on a multi-striped fabric.
The outer border is embellished with appliqued starfish. It is
bound in orange and the backing is stacked with a hanging
sleeve.
53Quilt 45:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Florence
Nitz.. It measures 40.5” wide by 60” long. The blocks are
sashed in multiple colors. The quilt is bound in green and blue
bubbly print. The backing is a multi-colored print of animals in
cars and it has been quilted in a meandering wave.
54Quilt 46:
This adorable quilt was machine pieced and quilted by Carolyn Fox.
It measures 38” wide by 47” long. The outer border is green and it
was quilted with a stitch in the ditch method. The inner border is or-
ange and the binding and background are red. The backing is the
same as the outer border.
55Quilt 47:
Saudia Peterson
56Quilt 48:
Donna Owen
57Quilt 49:
This quilt was pieced and quilted by Angela Coan. This quilt is made
to depict a beautiful ocean scene. The background of the quilt was
made using a Jelly roll race pattern, and then the families of ocean
animals were appliquéd to complete the scene.
58Quilt 50
Laura Heffron
59Quilt 51
Pat Vezino of Mulliken has offered a quilt that has a
double side of ocean delight. On the one side is an
original design that highlights the feature story book. It has strips of ocean
bright colors. You can almost hear the ocean waves as you read the book. As
you flip the quilt over there is a pod of happy patchwork whales in a basic
piecing technique that was used in a pattern that was developed by Elizabeth
Hartman called Preppy The Whale. Both sides used material that were col-
lected from Pat’s travels from her quilting ventures, from her local quilt shop
in Lake Odessa to Northern Michigan, Colorado and as far as Hawaii.
60Quilt 52
This twin bed topper was made by Lu Dowsett. This quilt fea-
tures a batik background that mimics the beach and the sea.
The story book blocks are bordered in blue. The outside border
has small “I spy” jars as well as an alphabet to play the game.
What child wouldn’t like to hear a story, play a game and cuddle
up for an afternoon nap “By the Sea”.
61Top 10 Reasons You Should Support The Imagination Library
…..…from a child’s point of view
1. Having books in my home increases the likelihood that someone will read to
me!
2. The average middle class family has 13 books per child in their home. My fam-
ily is low income and there is 1 book for every 300 children in my neighborhood.
3. Sharing a book with my mommy or daddy is a time for me to cuddle, feel loved,
attach to my caregiver and strengthen my social-emotional development.
4. Being read to develop pathways in my brain that will help me recognize the
sounds that make up words. Being able to differentiate the sounds that make
up words is a critical skill I will need to learn to read.
5. Being read to helps me learn new words! This is very important because my
language/vocabulary skills at the age of 2 are a strong predicator of my later
school success.
6. When I have books in my home, I can hear the story read to me over and over!
This repetition helps me strengthen the pathways in the brain and develops my
memory and expressive language skills. Soon I will be able to read the book to
you!
7. Being read to helps me pay attention and develop listening skills which are very
important for my overall ability to learn.
8. Being read to before I go to school introduces me to letters and numbers. I
learn that print has meaning. Soon I will recognize my name on the book that
is sent to my house each month.
9. Being read to before I enter kindergarten increases the likelihood that I will
learn to read and am successful in school. If I start out behind in kindergarten,
the research suggests that I will not catch up without specific intensive inter-
vention to help me.
10. If I do not learn to read, I will most likely be underemployed or unemployed, be
dependent upon the welfare system and/or become incarcerated during our
lifetime.
INVEST IN ME… I am our future!
"A dollar invested in early childhood yields THREE times as much as for school-
aged children, and EIGHT times as much for adult education," James Heckman
Nobel Prize-winning economist.
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63Look what’s coming for 2019!!!
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