ORIGAMI
Left, tsuzura (lid : pp. 12
15 ; base : pp. 16
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Right, variation, a smaller tsuzura. Basically units are folded almost in the same way as the larger one, except that you begin with a diagonal instead of a line that divides side lines in half.
Square boxes : below, ‘bow knot’; right, ‘wheel’ ; above, ‘ lightning’ (lid s : pp. 24
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26 ; base : pp. 1 9 -2 3 ).
Lids of square boxes : with ‘pinwheels’ on both sides (pp. 3 4 -4 0 ). The base below rig ht has the same pattern as В on P- 33.
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Above, lid of a square box : 'lozenge' (pp. 2 7 -2 8 ). Below, bases of a square box : left to right, A ; С ; combination of A and С (pp. 3 0 -3 3 ).
Center, lid of a square box : 'fancy pinwheel' (pp. 4 143 ). The other four lids are variations and are folded differently from ® on p. 36.
Above left, lid of an octagon box : 'little flo w e r’ Cpp.44-46) made o f chiyogami (colorful paper). Right, base (pp. 5 0 -5 4 ). The box contains four folded inserts that fit nicely. Below, lid of an octagon box : ‘double stars’ (pp. 4 7 -4 9 ).
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Triangle boxes (pp. 55-61
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Above left, lid o f a hexagon box : 'six-petal plnwheel’ (pp. 62~ 65 ; base : pp. 68~71). By devising d iffe re n t ways of folding, you can make a seven- or eight-sided box. Below, lid of a hexagon box : ‘flower and sta r’ (pp. 66~67).
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Contents Preface
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Signs used in the illu s tra tio n s
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Lid of tsuzura (w ic k e r clo thes-box)
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B a se of tsuzura
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S q u a re b o x e s: first series
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Lids of sq u are boxes
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V a ria tio n : lozenge
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Sq u a re b o x e s: second series
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Lids of sq u are boxes with pinw heels on both sid e s
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Lid of a sq ua re b o x : f a n c y pinwheel
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Lid of an o cta g o n b o x : little flower
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Lid of an o c ta g o n b o x : double s ta r s
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B a se of an o c ta g o n
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box
T ria n g le b o x : m edium size
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T ria n g le box : larg e size
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T ria n g le b o x : sm a ll size
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Lid of a hexagon box with six-petal pinwheel
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Lid of a hexagon b o x : flower and s t a r
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B ase of a hexagon box
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P ostscript
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Lid of tsuzura (wicker clothes-box) ©
1983
By fo ld in g according to A, you can produce this pattern on the lid. В is plain. Both are made of two pieces of paper. (F o r the base of the box that m atches these lids, see pp. 16- 18.)
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M ark a fo ld in g line on th e u p p er la ye r only.
В
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F old up to th e О m ark, m a tch in g • m arks.
Fold th e upper la ye r only.
M ake th e rig h t side sta n d u p rig h t.
P le a t alo n g th e lines a lre a d y m arked.
F o ld a lo n g th e c e n te r line.
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F inishe d unit.
By changing the fo ld ing a little as illu stra te d , you can make a lid w ith a raised point like the above photo. See if you can make it.
finished. Jo in as in th e d ra w in g .
Push in till the bottom fo rm s a square.
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Base of tsuzura C
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I am very fond of this crisp little box. Its folds look so sim ple, but try separating the units fo r a frien d and ask them to reassem ble the base of the box. It’s quite a brain teaser !
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То join the units, see the next page.
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Finishe d unit.
J o in a s in th e d ra w in g .
The units w ith th e ir loose flaps may be a little difficu lt to join. See if you can do it by ca re fu lly fo llo w in g the illu stra tio n s.
Side p a tte rn , inside.
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Square boxes : first series ©
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Left to right : 'lightning' (p. 23), ‘bow knot' (p. 22), ‘wheel’ (p. 21).
By just joining the same units d iffe re n tly you w ill find th a t new patterns appear like magic. Here are two such patterns, and a th ird , a com bination of the firs t two. Both folding and jo in in g are very sim ple. We use fo u r units. L e t us firs t fold the units as follows.
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Continued on the next page.
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F old up to th e о
m ark.
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sid e s sta n d u p rig h t.
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F in ish e d unit.
How to join the ‘w heel’ units.
Pocket
Make su re w hich is th e pocket, and w hich the tab.
Fix th e end by fo ld in g it inside.
i N ote) It is easier to join the four units first and then fold and fix the ends.
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O utside p a tte rn , r f
‘w h e e l’ .
Inside p a tte rn
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How to join the ‘bow knot’ units.
P ocket
Pocket The u n it on p. 20.
R everse th e ta b and pocket o f ‘w h e e l’ on p. 21.
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Fix th e end by fo ld in g it inside.
O utside p a tte rn , 'b ow k n o t’ .
Inside p a tte rn .
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How to join the ‘ lig h tn in g ’ units.
Unlike the ‘w heel’ and ‘ bow kn o t’, the units th a t make the 'lig h tn in g ’ pattern are joined by using both ends of two units as tabs, and both ends of remaining two units as pockets.
Note Fix the ends like the 'wheel' See p. 21).
O utside p a tte rn , lig h tn in g '.
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Lids of square boxes ©
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Now let us make lids fo r the boxes we have made. As w ith the boxes, two d iffe re n t lid patterns can be made from the same units, and th e ir com bination makes a th ird pattern. The outside patterns of the lids match those o f the boxes. The jo in in g o f the th ird pattern is not illustrated, but it is the same as the join in g of the lightning -p atterned box on p. 23.
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Finished units.
For joining, see the next page.
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Fold, m aking th e sides sta n d u p rig h t as above.
Mark a fo ld in g line on the upper layer only.
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Joining the ‘wheel’.
P a tte rns. Inside.
O utside.
Lid of a square box. Variation : lozenge ©
At a certain point
((D), change
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the fo lding on page 25 slig h tly and you w ill
have a lid with a d iffe re n t pattern.
T urn over.
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M ark a fo ld in g line on th e u p p er la ye r only.
Continued on the next page.
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Z. M atch • m arks.
Fold th e m arke d lin e to the w ro n g side, up to th e О m ark, m a tch in g • m arks in ® . Fold on ly th e in n e r layers.
F in ish e d unit.
Join as in the drawing.
P a tte rn s.
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'Bow knot' (p. 26).
'Lightning'-
'Wheel' (p. 26).
'Lozenge' (p. 28).
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Square boxes : second series ©
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Fold as illustra ted . You can make three d iffe re n t patterns, A, В and C. It is all very sim ple, and such fun !
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Finishe d unit.
Join th e fo u r u n its in to a c irc le .
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Left to right : С. B.
В
Inside p a tte rn .
Lids of square boxes with pinwheels on both sides
L e ft to right : combination of A and В. B, A.
These lids have pinwheel p atte rn s inside and outside. The joined A- and B- types are illu s tra te d here, but you can join the units so th a t you have d iffe re n t patterns inside and out. You can also finish the main pattern in d iffe re n t ways. Experim ent !
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O r d in a r y b o x e s h a v e no d e s ig n s on th e b o tto m o r in s id e t h e ir lid s , b u t w ith u n it o r ig a m i y o u ca n m a k e b o x e s w ith th e s e w o n d e rfu l p a tte r n s o n in n e r s u rfa c e s . T h e p le a s u re o n f ir s t s e e in g th e s e c h a rm in g lit t le b o x e s in c re a s e s w h e n yo u lo o k in s id e !
T h is d e lig h t in fin d in g u n e x p e c te d
p a tte r n s is th e r e s u lt o f u n it o rig a m i.
To join the units, see the next page
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F in ish e d unit.
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[J o in in g : in sid e J
T he u n its can be a sse m b le d w ith tin y tip s lik e th e se on th e o u tsid e.
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Inside p a tte rn .
F inish th e inside c e n ter as o u tsid e O utside p a tte rn .
( Í 4 l Tuck th e end in the fo ld m ade in
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J o in in g tw o -s id e d p in w h e e l B.
[ J o in in g o u t s id e . ]
[ J o in in g in s id e .J
O u ts id e p a tte r n .
In s id e p a tte rn .
Lid of a square box : fancy pinwheel С
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To make this lid, you fold and join in alm ost the same way as has already been done (pp. 34 4 0 ), but the result is som ething unique. For best effect, use paper with one side colored d iffe re n tly than the other.
F rom 5$ on p. 36.
Continued on the next page.
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F in ish e d unit.
Join as in the drawing.
To fin ish the ce n tra l p a tte rn , see p. 38 39.
Lid of an octagon box : little flower ©
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(To fold the base, refer to p. 50.)
Now let us make an octagon lid, using fo u r units. When the lid is joined, the w hite back of the paper appears in the center like a little flower, hence the box’s name.
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F inishe d unit.
Join as in the drawing.
F ix th e end by fo ld in g it inside.
Jo in th e o th e r tw o u n its in th e sam e way.
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Lid of an octagon box : double stars ©
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Fold the ‘little flo w e r’ units inside out, and you w ill see the birth of tw in stars, one colored, the other w hite. You can create such a change by ju st reversing the folding. Such is the fascination of origam i ! The little flow er had the twin stars hidden in it.
the next page.
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F old th e u p p er la y e r only, p la cin g a
Pull o u t Open.
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th e in n e r flap.
Join th e o th e r tw o u n its in th e sam e way.
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end by it inside.
J o in as in th e d ra w in g .
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Base of an octagon box ©
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The base o f th is box is ra th e r com plicated both to fold and to join. You fold and unfold at many places. Proceed slowly and with patience, ca refully follow ing the illustratio ns.
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Open. Fold th e le ft side to th e
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m ark.
A narrow opening. @ ■=t> Continued on the next page.
F old alo n g th e line m arked in @ .
F old th e le ft sid e to lin e a.
Fold alo n g th e line m arked in (D .
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© Fold th e le ft side along lin e a and then unfold.
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line p a ra lle l
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to th e side.
Pull open
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Continued on the next page.
Open.
Pleat.
F inishe d unit.
[F in ish : inside.]
A
F ix th e ends, b ending them inside. Good as it is.
Inside pattern of A.
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Triangle box : medium size ©
1983
We seldom come across a tria n g le box, but with units o f folded paper we can make w onderful ones. Let us make three such boxes of d iffe re n t sizes and use larger ones as lids.
Continued on the next page.
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M atch th e b ottom le ft c o rn e r to the to p line. M ark th e fo ld in g line and u n fo ld to ® .
th e d o tte d lin e s.
U n it o f th e m edium box fin ish e d .
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Large
Medium
Small
Midget
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T h e s e illu s tr a tio n s s h o w a t a g la n c e h o w t r ia n g le b o x e s o f d if f e r e n t s iz e s a re fo ld e d . B y c h a n g in g fo ld in g lin e s y o u c a n c h a n g e th e d e p th o f th e b o x, a n d th u s m a k e b o x e s o f fo u r d iff e r e n t s iz e s , la rg e , m e d iu m , s m a ll a n d m id g e t, a ll o f w h ic h c a n be n e a tly p la c e d o n e in s id e a n o th e r . T h is is d o n e w ith o u t c u tt in g th e p a p e r, a n d th e fo ld in g in v o lv e s no s u c h a m b ig u ity as s lid in g a fo ld in g lin e ju s t a lit t le . T r ia n g le b o x e s m a d e fr o m s q u a re p ie c e s o f p a p e r, b o x e s th a t c a n be c o n ta in e d o n e in s id e a n o th e r, s u c h a re th e w o n d e rs o f o rig a m i ! F o ld in g o f ‘ M id g e t’ is n o t s h o w n h e re . T h e m e th o d is s im ila r to th e s m a ll b o x. Y ou ca n m a ke it w ith o u t d iffic u lty .
J o in a s in th e d ra w in g .
Triangle box : large size ©
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M atch th e b o tto m rig h t c o rn e r to th e c e n te r line.
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F old alo n g lin e a in © .
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Unit of large-sized box finished.
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L ift.
the middle-sized box.
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(See p. 57.)
F old 1 in ©
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tuck inside. Fold, m a tch in g th e d ivid e d b o ttom lines, th e n unfold.
M ark th e fo ld in g line, th e n u n fo ld to © w ith b fo ld e d as in (§). Fold, m atching Divide the angle in half.
th e d o tted lines.
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Triangle box:small size © Ф
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M atch th e b o tto m rig h t c o rn e r to th e c e n te r line.
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T u rn upside down.
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U n it o f sm a ll box fin ish e d .
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Open.
Join th e u n its like th e m id d le -size d box. ©
(S e e p. 5 7 .)
Fold, m atch in g the
Tuck inside.
divid e d bo ttom lines and unfold.
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Open.
M ark th e fo ld in g lin e and u n fold to © . Fold, m atch in g the d o tte d lines.
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Lid of a hexagon box with six-petal pinwheel <=,» Now let us make a hexagon box. When the units are assembled, the white back of the paper appears in a clear-cut flower pattern.
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M atch th e
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m arks. C ontin ued on th e next page.
Pull o u t th e bo ttom piece w ith o u t fo ld in g .
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Fold th e upper la ye r only. half. P osition reve rse d .
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R eturn
F old a lo n g th e line m a rke d in @ and u nfold.
U nfold.
Inside pattern.
O utside p a tte rn . Pocket
Jo in th e six u n its as illu s tra te d .
(N o te ) It is better to fold and fix the ends after all six units are joined.
Fix th e by fo ld in g it inside.
Pocket
Lid of a hexagon box : flower and star ©
Change the fo ld in g o f the units of the six-petal pinwheel box so th a t the inside pattern o f the box appears outside.
F ro m ®
on page 64.
R eturn
Tuck inside.
кУ T urn up sid e down.
F old 1 and th e n open.
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Inside pattern.
( N ote) Like the six-petal pinwheel, it is better to join firs t and then fold the ends.
J o in th e u n its as in th e d ra w in g .
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F in ish e d unit.
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Base of a hexagon box C
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Now we are going to make the bases fo r the two lids just made. In order to match the bases with the lids, the length of its six sides must be made shorter. The paper is folded up to ®
on the next page with this
in mind. It is delicate work, so go slowly and patiently.
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Inside pattern.
Fix th e end by fo ld in g it inside
P ocket O utside p a tte rn .
J o in a s in th e d ra w in g .
Fold a lo n g the line m arked in ©
and open.
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F inishe d unit.
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H e re is h o w to f o ld th e b a s e o f a h e x a g o n b o x n e a tly w ith le s s tim e a n d tr o u b le .
th is fo ld in g line.
W h e n f o ld in g th e b a se o f a h e x a g o n b o x, fo ld ju s t o n e s h e e t up to ©
on
p a g e 6 9 , u se it a s th e o r ig in a l p a tte r n , p la c in g o th e r s h e e ts o n it, a n d fo ld th e m a c c o rd in g t o th e p a tte r n b e n e a th . T h is s a v e s tr o u b le . M o r e o v e r yo u do a n e a t jo b w ith o u t f o ld in g u n n e c e s s a ry lin e s .
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