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📐 Preliminary Design

Guidance on the early, generative stages of design — where concepts take shape, constraints are mapped, and creative possibilities are still wide open.
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 89%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
The Architect's Studio Companion
by Edward Allen • 1995
Code-compliant shortcuts for sizing structures, HVAC, and egress before the math begins.
4.33
131
🏛️ Building Codes🏗️ Structural Systems✏️ Architectural Design
The Architect's Studio Companion Summary
The Architect's Studio Companion 89%
Code-compliant shortcuts for sizing structures, HVAC, and egress before the math begins.
by Edward Allen 1995
4.33
131 ratings
🏛️ Building Codes🏗️ Structural Systems✏️ Architectural Design
Notes on the Synthesis of Form
by Christopher W. Alexander • 1964
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
4.06
758
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking
Notes on the Synthesis of Form Summary
Notes on the Synthesis of Form 89%
Intuition fails modern design. The answer: map all failures, then solve one subsystem at a time.
by Christopher W. Alexander 1964
4.06
758 ratings
🛠️ Design Methodology🏛️ Architectural Theory🔗 Systems Thinking
Small Things Considered
by Henry Petroski • 2003
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
3.40
334
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints
Small Things Considered Summary
Small Things Considered 89%
Why nothing works perfectly: the constraints hiding inside every object you use.
by Henry Petroski 2003
3.40
334 ratings
📐 Everyday Design🔧 Engineering Philosophy⚖️ Design Constraints
Design Thinking
by Nigel Cross • 2011
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
3.55
315
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing
Design Thinking Summary
Design Thinking 89%
Design has its own logic: designers don't analyze what exists but propose what might be.
by Nigel Cross 2011
3.55
315 ratings
🧠 Design Cognition🔧 Design Methodology🖼️ Problem Framing
Design Systems
by Alla Kholmatova • 2017
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
4.13
608
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles
Design Systems Summary
Design Systems 88%
Your pattern library is not a design system. Shared language and team practices close the gap.
by Alla Kholmatova 2017
4.13
608 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🖥️ Interface Design📐 Design Principles
Speculative Everything
by Anthony Dunne • 2013
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
4.12
999
🧐 Design Criticism🔮 Futures Thinking⚙️ Technology Studies
Speculative Everything Summary
Speculative Everything 88%
Most design fixes problems. This design invents fictional worlds to test-drive better ones.
by Anthony Dunne 2013
4.12
999 ratings
🧐 Design Criticism🔮 Futures Thinking⚙️ Technology Studies
Design Systems Handbook
by DesignBetter.co • 2019
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
3.92
153
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Design Systems Handbook Summary
Design Systems Handbook 88%
A shared visual language of components and tokens that makes design scale without the mess.
by DesignBetter.co 2019
3.92
153 ratings
🧱 Design Systems🧩 Component Libraries🏛️ Design Governance
Architecture
by Francis D. K. Ching • 1979
The visual primer on form, enclosure, and light: how every architectural space gets its bones.
4.29
4k+
🏛️ Architectural Design📐 Design Fundamentals✏️ Architectural Drawing
Architecture Summary
Architecture 88%
The visual primer on form, enclosure, and light: how every architectural space gets its bones.
by Francis D. K. Ching 1979
4.29
4k+ ratings
🏛️ Architectural Design📐 Design Fundamentals✏️ Architectural Drawing
Making and Breaking the Grid
by Timothy Samara • 2003
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
3.88
4k+
🎨 Graphic Design📐 Grid Systems📄 Layout Design
Making and Breaking the Grid Summary
Making and Breaking the Grid 88%
Build grids like a modernist, break them like a punk. A workshop on the grid's double life.
by Timothy Samara 2003
3.88
4k+ ratings
🎨 Graphic Design📐 Grid Systems📄 Layout Design
Atomic Design
by Brad Frost • 2016
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
4.00
1k+
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design
Atomic Design Summary
Atomic Design 88%
Chemistry meets web design: a method for building reusable component systems from the ground up.
by Brad Frost 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
🎨 Interface Design🧩 Design Systems🧱 Modular Design
This Is Service Design Thinking
by Marc Stickdorn • 2010
Services often fail because no one designed them. This book fixes that.
3.98
2k+
🎨 Service Design💡 Design Thinking🔍 User Research
This Is Service Design Thinking Summary
This Is Service Design Thinking 88%
Services often fail because no one designed them. This book fixes that.
by Marc Stickdorn 2010
3.98
2k+ ratings
🎨 Service Design💡 Design Thinking🔍 User Research
Graphic Design
by Ellen Lupton • 2008
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
3.95
2k+
📐 Design Fundamentals👁️ Visual Perception💡 Ideation Techniques
Graphic Design Summary
Graphic Design 88%
Forget inspiration: how dots, grids, and iteration build the language of professional design.
by Ellen Lupton 2008
3.95
2k+ ratings
📐 Design Fundamentals👁️ Visual Perception💡 Ideation Techniques
Design for the Real World
by Victor Papanek • 1972
Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.
4.24
2k+
🏭 Industrial Design⚖️ Design Ethics🌱 Sustainable Design
Design for the Real World Summary
Design for the Real World 88%
Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.
by Victor Papanek 1972
4.24
2k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Design⚖️ Design Ethics🌱 Sustainable Design
A Project Guide to UX Design
by Russ Unger • 2009
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
3.87
2k+
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods
A Project Guide to UX Design Summary
A Project Guide to UX Design 88%
The methods and documents that carry a UX project from first requirement to final design.
by Russ Unger 2009
3.87
2k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience Design🎯 User Centered Design🔍 User Research Methods
You're My Favorite Client
by Mike Monteiro • 2014
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
4.26
446
🗂️ Design Management🤝 Working With Creatives💬 Design Feedback
You're My Favorite Client Summary
You're My Favorite Client 88%
Stop saying 'make the logo bigger' and learn what to ask for instead.
by Mike Monteiro 2014
4.26
446 ratings
🗂️ Design Management🤝 Working With Creatives💬 Design Feedback
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme
by Gavin Ambrose • 2008
For new designers: master typography, branding, process, and production from brief to finish.
3.53
109
🎨 Graphic Design🔤 Typography💼 Brand Identity
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme Summary
Les Fondamentaux Du Graphisme 88%
For new designers: master typography, branding, process, and production from brief to finish.
by Gavin Ambrose 2008
3.53
109 ratings
🎨 Graphic Design🔤 Typography💼 Brand Identity
The Non-Designer's Design Book
by Robin P. Williams • 2011
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
4.10
5k+
🎨 Graphic Design👁️ Visual Communication📐 Layout Design
The Non-Designer's Design Book Summary
The Non-Designer's Design Book 88%
Good design is not a talent; it is four principles anyone can apply.
by Robin P. Williams 2011
4.10
5k+ ratings
🎨 Graphic Design👁️ Visual Communication📐 Layout Design
Designing Products People Love
by Scott Hurff • 2015
Most products fail in their empty and error states: a playbook for designing all five.
4.11
271
🎨 Product Design🖥️ Ux Design🔍 Customer Research
Designing Products People Love Summary
Designing Products People Love 88%
Most products fail in their empty and error states: a playbook for designing all five.
by Scott Hurff 2015
4.11
271 ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ Ux Design🔍 Customer Research
TRIZ For Dummies
by Lilly Haines-Gadd • 2016
Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.
4.07
54
🧠 Systematic Innovation📦 Product Development💡 Creative Problem Solving
TRIZ For Dummies Summary
TRIZ For Dummies 88%
Turn impossible trade-offs into breakthroughs. A patent-proven method for systematic innovation.
by Lilly Haines-Gadd 2016
4.07
54 ratings
🧠 Systematic Innovation📦 Product Development💡 Creative Problem Solving
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People
by Warren Berger • 2009
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
4.06
469
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People Summary
CAD Monkeys, Dinosaur Babies, and T-Shaped People 88%
How a single shift in problem solving, from solutions to questions, ignites innovation in any field.
by Warren Berger 2009
4.06
469 ratings
💡 Design Thinking🏢 Business Innovation🧠 Creative Problem Solving
Mobile First
by Luke Wroblewski • 2011
Eighty percent less screen space forces decisions that make your product better on every device.
3.90
2k+
📱 Mobile Design🌐 Web Design🖌️ Ux Design
Mobile First Summary
Mobile First 88%
Eighty percent less screen space forces decisions that make your product better on every device.
by Luke Wroblewski 2011
3.90
2k+ ratings
📱 Mobile Design🌐 Web Design🖌️ Ux Design
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul
by Adrian Shaughnessy • 2005
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
3.98
5k+
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul Summary
How To Be a Graphic Designer Without Losing Your Soul 88%
Design's missing curriculum: land clients, frame your worth, and keep your ethics intact.
by Adrian Shaughnessy 2005
3.98
5k+ ratings
💼 Design Business🧑‍🎨 Creative Freelancing⚖️ Design Ethics
Product Design for the Web
by Randy J. Hunt • 2013
Why shipping early and designing the invisible parts matters more than getting the pixels right.
3.76
278
📱 Product Design✨ User Experience🔄 Iterative Design
Product Design for the Web Summary
Product Design for the Web 88%
Why shipping early and designing the invisible parts matters more than getting the pixels right.
by Randy J. Hunt 2013
3.76
278 ratings
📱 Product Design✨ User Experience🔄 Iterative Design
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems
by Micah Godbolt • 2015
Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.
3.33
123
🏗️ Front-End Architecture🎨 Design Systems📐 CSS Methodologies
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems Summary
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems 88%
Forget page-building. Build a design system with modular markup and CSS that scales.
by Micah Godbolt 2015
3.33
123 ratings
🏗️ Front-End Architecture🎨 Design Systems📐 CSS Methodologies
Hertzian Tales
by Anthony Dunne • 1999
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
4.26
125
🔮 Critical Design📦 Poetics Of Objects👆 Aesthetics Of Use
Hertzian Tales Summary
Hertzian Tales 88%
Electronic objects are behavioral scripts and portals to a hidden electromagnetic world.
by Anthony Dunne 1999
4.26
125 ratings
🔮 Critical Design📦 Poetics Of Objects👆 Aesthetics Of Use
Change by Design
by Tim Brown • 2009
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
3.89
11k+
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Prototyping✏️ Visual Thinking
Change by Design Summary
Change by Design 88%
What if innovation started with empathy, not a spreadsheet? The design thinking playbook.
by Tim Brown 2009
3.89
11k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🔧 Prototyping✏️ Visual Thinking
The Design of Everyday Things
by Donald A. Norman • 1988
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
4.15
48k+
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology
The Design of Everyday Things Summary
The Design of Everyday Things 88%
Why you can't figure out a simple door: the design classic that blames objects, not people.
by Donald A. Norman 1988
4.15
48k+ ratings
🖥️ User Experience📐 Product Design🧠 Design Psychology
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world
by Michael Bierut • 2015
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
4.32
1k+
✏️ Graphic Design🏷️ Brand Identity🤝 Client Relationships
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world Summary
How to use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, make people laugh, make people cry, and (every once in a while) change the world 88%
Great logos aren't born from blank slates but from ugly constraints and stubborn clients.
by Michael Bierut 2015
4.32
1k+ ratings
✏️ Graphic Design🏷️ Brand Identity🤝 Client Relationships
Designing Interface Animation
by Val Head • 2016
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
4.16
82
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation
Designing Interface Animation Summary
Designing Interface Animation 88%
Make your UI feel fast, smart, and alive. The motion rules for cognitive ease and 60fps performance.
by Val Head 2016
4.16
82 ratings
🧩 Interface Animation🎬 Motion Design🎞️ Classical Animation
The Interior Design Handbook
by Frida Ramstedt • 2019
The spatial geometry, layered lighting, and color theory pros use to build a room that works.
4.14
2k+
🛋️ Interior Design📐 Design Fundamentals📏 Proportion And Scale
The Interior Design Handbook Summary
The Interior Design Handbook 88%
The spatial geometry, layered lighting, and color theory pros use to build a room that works.
by Frida Ramstedt 2019
4.14
2k+ ratings
🛋️ Interior Design📐 Design Fundamentals📏 Proportion And Scale
101 Design Methods
by Vijay Kumar • 2012
101 methods for driving innovation as a structured routine, not a stroke of genius.
4.05
703
📐 Design Methods💡 Design Thinking🔄 Innovation Processes
101 Design Methods Summary
101 Design Methods 87%
101 methods for driving innovation as a structured routine, not a stroke of genius.
by Vijay Kumar 2012
4.05
703 ratings
📐 Design Methods💡 Design Thinking🔄 Innovation Processes
The User Experience Team of One
by Leah Buley • 2013
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
4.19
2k+
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research
The User Experience Team of One Summary
The User Experience Team of One 87%
Win allies, test fast, and ship better products as the solo UX designer: the lightweight methods.
by Leah Buley 2013
4.19
2k+ ratings
📱 User Experience Design🧑‍💻 Solo Designers🔍 Guerrilla Research
Graphic Design Rules
by Sean Adams • 2012
365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.
3.92
364
🎨 Graphic Design Fundamentals🔤 Typography📐 Layout And Composition
Graphic Design Rules Summary
Graphic Design Rules 87%
365 design rules: master typography, color, grids, and client work, one day at a time.
by Sean Adams 2012
3.92
364 ratings
🎨 Graphic Design Fundamentals🔤 Typography📐 Layout And Composition
The Evolution of Useful Things
by Henry Petroski • 1994
Annoyance, not function, gave us forks, zippers, paper clips. The real driver of everyday design.
3.52
1k+
🏭 Industrial Design🥄 Everyday Objects🔄 Design Evolution
The Evolution of Useful Things Summary
The Evolution of Useful Things 87%
Annoyance, not function, gave us forks, zippers, paper clips. The real driver of everyday design.
by Henry Petroski 1994
3.52
1k+ ratings
🏭 Industrial Design🥄 Everyday Objects🔄 Design Evolution
Well-Designed
by Jon Kolko • 2014
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
3.89
512
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management
Well-Designed Summary
Well-Designed 87%
The best products win on emotion, not features. How to design with empathy instead of assumptions.
by Jon Kolko 2014
3.89
512 ratings
📐 Product Design🧩 User Experience📋 Product Management
Architectural Graphics
by Francis D.K. Ching • 1974
Turn space into line: foundational drawing techniques that let you measure, explain, and persuade.
4.22
1k+
📐 Architectural Drawing✏️ Technical Drawing🖋️ Hand Drafting
Architectural Graphics Summary
Architectural Graphics 87%
Turn space into line: foundational drawing techniques that let you measure, explain, and persuade.
by Francis D.K. Ching 1974
4.22
1k+ ratings
📐 Architectural Drawing✏️ Technical Drawing🖋️ Hand Drafting
HTML and CSS
by Jon Duckett • 2011
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
4.30
5k+
🌐 Web Design🖥️ Frontend Development⚖️ Web Standards
HTML and CSS Summary
HTML and CSS 87%
HTML and CSS are the web's building blocks. This visual guide shows you how to lay them.
by Jon Duckett 2011
4.30
5k+ ratings
🌐 Web Design🖥️ Frontend Development⚖️ Web Standards
Burn Your Portfolio
by Michael Janda • 2013
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
4.14
679
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships
Burn Your Portfolio Summary
Burn Your Portfolio 87%
The business skills design school skipped, and why they matter more than the design itself.
by Michael Janda 2013
4.14
679 ratings
📐 Business Of Design💼 Freelance Design🤝 Client Relationships
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5)
by Jamie Chan • 2015
Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.
4.06
142
🌐 Web Development🖥️ Frontend Engineering🛠️ Learn By Doing
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5) Summary
Learn CSS in One Day and Learn It Well (Includes HTML5) 87%
Zero CSS to real web pages in one day: hands-on project that teaches layout and style.
by Jamie Chan 2015
4.06
142 ratings
🌐 Web Development🖥️ Frontend Engineering🛠️ Learn By Doing
Design Is Storytelling
by Ellen Lupton • 2017
Great design is storytelling: shaping choices, mapping emotions, and turning users into heroes.
3.96
2k+
🧠 Design Thinking📖 Narrative Design❤️ Emotional Design
Design Is Storytelling Summary
Design Is Storytelling 87%
Great design is storytelling: shaping choices, mapping emotions, and turning users into heroes.
by Ellen Lupton 2017
3.96
2k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking📖 Narrative Design❤️ Emotional Design
Rocket Surgery Made Easy
by Steve Krug • 2009
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
4.14
4k+
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation
Rocket Surgery Made Easy Summary
Rocket Surgery Made Easy 87%
Usability testing sounds expensive and complex. A three-person, one-morning method proves it isn't.
by Steve Krug 2009
4.14
4k+ ratings
🧪 Usability Testing🎨 User Experience Design👀 User Observation
Creative Selection
by Ken Kocienda • 2018
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
4.05
5k+
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping
Creative Selection Summary
Creative Selection 87%
How Apple's engineers really worked: no sudden genius, just relentless demos and decisive taste.
by Ken Kocienda 2018
4.05
5k+ ratings
🎨 Product Design🖥️ User Experience🔄 Iterative Prototyping
Design Sprint
by Richard Banfield • 2015
Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.
3.79
219
📱 Product Design🔍 Ux Research🏗️ Rapid Prototyping
Design Sprint Summary
Design Sprint 87%
Five days, one room, a tested prototype: the workshop that tells you what to build next.
by Richard Banfield 2015
3.79
219 ratings
📱 Product Design🔍 Ux Research🏗️ Rapid Prototyping
The Elements of User Experience
by Jesse James Garrett • 2002
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
4.01
4k+
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process
The Elements of User Experience Summary
The Elements of User Experience 87%
User experience has five layers. Most teams start at the top and wonder why it cracks.
by Jesse James Garrett 2002
4.01
4k+ ratings
🎨 User Experience Design👤 User-Centered Design🔄 Design Process
The Things We Make
by Bill Hammack • 2023
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
3.75
1k+
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking
The Things We Make Summary
The Things We Make 87%
Engineering isn't applied science: it's the art of solving problems before anyone understands them.
by Bill Hammack 2023
3.75
1k+ ratings
🛠️ History Of Technology🏗️ Engineering Culture💡 Design Thinking
The Mythical Man-Month
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. • 1975
A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.
4.01
15k+
🏗️ Software Project Management🧱 Systems Design🎨 Conceptual Design
The Mythical Man-Month Summary
The Mythical Man-Month 87%
A late software project plus more programmers equals a later one. The essays that proved it.
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr. 1975
4.01
15k+ ratings
🏗️ Software Project Management🧱 Systems Design🎨 Conceptual Design
The Art of Innovation
by Tom Kelley • 2001
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
3.95
8k+
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research
The Art of Innovation Summary
The Art of Innovation 87%
How the firm behind Apple's first mouse systematized innovation into a repeatable process.
by Tom Kelley 2001
3.95
8k+ ratings
🧠 Design Thinking🎨 Product Design🔍 User Research
The Laws of Simplicity
by John Maeda • 2006
Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.
3.89
7k+
🧠 Design Philosophy💻 User Experience Design✨ Minimalist Design
The Laws of Simplicity Summary
The Laws of Simplicity 87%
Simplicity is subtraction with meaning: ten design laws for making complex things feel effortless.
by John Maeda 2006
3.89
7k+ ratings
🧠 Design Philosophy💻 User Experience Design✨ Minimalist Design
Solving Product Design Exercises
by Artiom Dashinsky • 2018
The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.
4.31
672
🖥️ Product Design💡 Design Thinking🎙️ Interview Skills
Solving Product Design Exercises Summary
Solving Product Design Exercises 87%
The interview exercise that screens designers out. The structured process that gets them through.
by Artiom Dashinsky 2018
4.31
672 ratings
🖥️ Product Design💡 Design Thinking🎙️ Interview Skills
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