Graco SnugRide Click Connect 40 Owner's Manual
SnugRide®
Click Connect™40
©2013 Graco PD261471A 11/13 US
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1.0 Warning to Parents and Other Users .........................................4-5
2.0 Registration Information ..............................................................6-7
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint .................................................... 6
2.2 For Recall Information ............................................................... 6
2.3 If You Need Help .......................................................................7
2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life ................................................7
3.0 Important Information ................................................................8-12
3.1 Warnings for Use as a Child Restraint ................................. 8-10
3.2 Warnings for Use With a Stroller .............................................10
3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier ................................11
3.4 Height and Weight Limits ........................................................ 12
4.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle Seat Location .................. 13-19
4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements ................................................13-14
4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements .............................................. 14
4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ......................................15
4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems ......................................16-18
4.3 LATCH Locations ....................................................................19
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5.0 Features and Components ......................................................20-25
5.1 Adjusting Handle .....................................................................23
5.2 Removing and Attaching Child Restraint ................................. 23
5.3 Harness Covers (on certain models) .......................................24
5.4 Canopy Attachment .................................................................24
5.5 Head Pillow and Body Support (on certain models) ...............25
6.0 How to Install the Child Restraint/Base .................................26-34
6.1 Installing the Child Restraint Without Base
Using Vehicle Belt ..............................................................26-27
6.2 Installing the Child Restraint and Base
Using Vehicle Belt ..............................................................28-29
6.3 Using LATCH to Install Base .............................................30-31
6.4 Reclining Child Restraint/Base ........................................... 32-34
6.5 To Use Footrest .......................................................................34
7.0 Using Child Restraint .......................................................................... 35-41
7.1 Positioning Harness Straps ................................................35-36
7.2 Changing the Crotch Strap Position ...........................................37
7.3 Securing Child in the Child Restraint .................................38-41
8.0 Additional Information .............................................................42-45
8.1 Airplane Use ............................................................................42
8.2 Storing LATCH ........................................................................42
8.3 Cleaning and Maintenance .................................................43-44
8.4 Buckle Cleaning Process .........................................................45
9.0 Replacement Parts ..........................................................................48
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DO NOT PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT IN A
VEHICLE SEATING LOCATION THAT HAS A
FRONT AIR BAG. If the air bag inflates, it can hit
the child restraint with great force and cause serious
injury or death of your child. Check vehicle owner’s
manual for information about side air bags and child
restraint installation. No child restraint can guarantee
protection from injury in every situation. However, proper use of this child
restraint reduces the risk of serious injury or death to your child.
1.0 Warnings to Parents and Other Users
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Failure to properly use this child restraint increases the risk of serious
injury or death in a sharp turn, sudden stop or crash. Your child’s safety
depends on you installing and using this child restraint correctly on every
ride.
Even if using this child restraint seems easy to figure out on your own, it
is very important to FOLLOW THE OWNER’S MANUAL.
The manual is located in the base.
You also must read your vehicle owner’s manual.
Your child’s safety depends on:
1. Choosing a suitable location in your vehicle. Some seating
positions, such as those equipped with air bags, may not be safe
locations for this child restrant.
2. Properly positioning the head support.
3. Properly securing your child in the child restraint.
4. Placing child restraint/base in a rear-facing position.
5. Properly routing the vehicle seat belt or LATCH.
6. Properly reclining the child restraint.
7. Properly securing the child restraint in the vehicle using a seat
belt designed to secure the child restraint or by using LATCH. A few seat
belts are NOT safe to use with child restraints, even though they can
easily be threaded through the child restraint!
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2.2 For Recall Information
2.1 Register Your Child Restraint
Model Number:
Date of Manufacture:
Purchase Date:
Please fill in the above information. The model number and date of
manufacture can be found on a label on the bottom of your child
restraint. Fill out the prepaid registration postcard attached to the seat
pad and mail it today.
Child restraints may be recalled for safety reasons. You must register
this restraint to be reached in a recall. Send your name, address, the
restraints’ model number and date of manufacture to:
Graco Children’s Products Inc.
Attn: Customer Service
3 Glenlake Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30328
or call 1-800-345-4109
or register online at:
http://www.gracobaby.com/carseatregistration
Call the U.S. Government’s Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY:1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.NHTSA.gov
Graco: 1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
2.0 Registration Information
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STOP using this child restraint or base and throw it away 7 years after
the date of manufacture.
Look for this sticker on rear of child restraint or on the base:
In the U.S.A, please contact our Customer Service Department with any
questions you may have concerning parts, use, or maintenance. When
you contact us, please have your product’s model number and date of
manufacture ready so that we may help you quickly. These numbers can
be found on a sticker on the underside of your child restraint.
1-800-345-4109 or www.gracobaby.com
www.cpsc.gov
www.NHTSA.gov
www.seatcheck.org
2.3 If You Need Help
2.4 Child Restraint/Base Useful Life
MODEL
Date of Manufacture
GRACO CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS, INC.
ATLANTA, GA 30328 1-800-345-4109
Made in China
PD206938A
NAME
year month day
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DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AND
BASE UNTIL YOU READ AND UNDERSTAND THE
INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL AND IN YOUR VEHICLE
OWNER’S MANUAL. DO NOT let others install or use the
child restraint unless they understand how to use it.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY USE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT AND
BASE INCREASES THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR
DEATH IN A SUDDEN STOP OR CRASH. Your child can be
injured in a vehicle even if you are not in a crash. Sudden
braking and sharp turns can injure your child if the child restraint
is not properly installed or if your child is not properly secured in
the child restraint.
PLACE THIS CHILD RESTRAINT ONLY IN A REAR-FACING
POSITION when using it in the vehicle.
SOME CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, such as pre-term
babies or those who have tested positive for positional apnea,
may be at increased risk of suffering breathing or other
difficulties in an child restraint. If your child has special needs,
we recommend that you have your physician or hospital staff
evaluate your child and recommend the proper child restraint or
car bed before using this product.
3.1 Warnings for Use as a Child Restraint
3.0 Important Information
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According to crash statistics, CHILDREN ARE SAFER
WHEN PROPERLY RESTRAINED IN REAR VEHICLE SEATING
POSITIONS, RATHER THAN FRONT SEATING POSITIONS. For a
vehicle with a front passenger air bag, refer to your vehicle owner’s
manual as well as these instructions for child restraint installation.
NEVER LEAVE YOUR CHILD UNATTENDED.
NEVER LEAVE AN CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE UNSECURED
IN YOUR VEHICLE. An unsecured child restraint or base can be
thrown around and may injure occupants in a sharp turn, sudden
stop or crash. Remove it or make sure that it is securely belted in
the vehicle. If not using LATCH, make sure unsecured LATCH
connectors are properly stored in base.
REPLACE THE CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE AFTER A
CRASH OF ANY KIND EVEN IF CHILD RESTRAINT WAS
UNOCCUPIED. A crash can cause damage to the child restraint that
you may not be able to see.
DO NOT MODIFY YOUR CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE or use
any accessories or parts supplied by other manufacturers.
NEVER USE CHILD RESTRAINT AND BASE IF IT HAS
DAMAGED OR MISSING PARTS. DO NOT use a cut, frayed or
damaged child restraint harness, vehicle seat belt or LATCH belt.
THE CHILD RESTRAINT CAN BECOME VERY HOT IF LEFT IN THE
SUN. Always touch the surface of any metal or plastic parts before
putting your child in the child restraint.
THIS CHILD RESTRAINT CONFORMS to all applicable Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and is certified for use in motor
vehicles and aircraft.
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3.2 Warnings for Use With a Stroller
USE ONLY WITH STROLLERS THAT ARE
PART OF THE GRACO CLICK CONNECT TM
TRAVEL SYSTEM. Refer to stroller owner’s
manual for details about how to attach the child
restraint to your stroller. If you do not have an
owner’s manual, please call toll-free,
1-800-345-4109 to obtain one, or visit our
website at www.gracobaby.com.
Never use a Graco child restraint with other manufacturer’s strollers,
as this may result in serious injury or death.
NEVER give this child restraint and base to someone else without also
giving them this manual.
NEVER use a second-hand child restraint and base or a child restraint
whose history you do not know.
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FALL HAZARD: Child’s movements also can move carrier.
NEVER place carrier on edges of countertops, tables or other
high surfaces. Always stay within arms reach whenever carrier is
not on floor/ground.
BE SURE handle locks into position before lifting carrier.
NEVER place carrier on the top of a shopping cart.
SUFFOCATION HAZARD: Infant carrier can roll over on soft
surfaces and suffocate child. Never place carrier on beds, sofas
or other soft surfaces.
STRANGULATION HAZARD: Children have STRANGLED in loose
or partially buckled harness straps. Fully restrain the child even when
carrier is used outside the vehicle.
KEEP STRINGS AND CORDS AWAY FROM CHILD. Strings and
cords can cause strangulation.
DO NOT place carrier near a window where cords from blinds or
drapes can strangle a child.
DO NOT hang strings on or over the carrier.
DO NOT place items with a string around a child’s neck, such as
hood strings, pacifier cords, etc.
DO NOT attach strings to toys.
3.3 Additional Warnings for Use as a Carrier
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Your child MUST meet the following requirements:
WEIGHT: 4-40 lbs. (1.8 kg-18 kg)
AND
HEIGHT: 35 inches (89 cm) or less in height.
TO AVOID SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, DO NOT USE THE
CHILD RESTRAINT WITH A CHILD LARGER OR SMALLER THAN
THE WEIGHT AND HEIGHT RANGE LISTED BELOW.
3.4 Height and Weight Limits
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IMPROPER PLACEMENT OF THE CHILD RESTRAINT INCREASES
THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. Some seating positions
in your vehicle may not be safe for this child restraint. Some vehicles
do not have any seating positions that can be used safely with the
child restraint. If you are not sure where to place the child restraint
in your vehicle, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco at
1-800-345-4109.
Whenever possible, secure the child
restraint in the center position of the
seat directly behind the front seats . If
you want to use LATCH, check your vehicle
owner’s manual for LATCH locations.
NEVER place this child restraint in a
vehicle seating location that has a front
air bag . See “3.1 Warnings for Use as
a Child Restraint”, page 8.
4.0 Choosing an Appropriate Vehicle
Seat Location
4.1 Vehicle Seat Requirements
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The VEHICLE seat must face forward.
DO NOT use child restraint on vehicle seats with seat backs that
will not lock in an upright position. DO NOT use seats that can fold
down without having to release a lock or latch of some kind. These
seats can fly forward and strike the child in a sudden stop or crash.
A FEW SEAT BELT SYSTEMS ARE NOT SAFE TO USE WITH
THE CHILD RESTRAINT. THE VEHICLE SEAT BELT MUST BE
DESIGNED TO HOLD THE CHILD RESTRAINT TIGHTLY AT
ALL TIMES.
Pay careful attention to these systems; some of the seat belts that are
not safe to use look very much like seat belts that are safe to use. If
you are unsure, consult your vehicle owner’s manual or call Graco
at 1-800-345-4109.
4.2 Vehicle Seat Belt Requirements
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LATCH can be used IN PLACE OF the vehicle belt system. Please refer
to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.
DO NOT use any of the following systems to secure the child restraint.
Lap Belts with Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
This lap belt stays loose and can move until it locks
in a crash or sudden stop.
Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt with Retractor
Each strap has a retractor at one end and is attached to
the latch plate at the other end.
Passive Restraint - Lap Belt with
Motorized Shoulder Belt
Passive Restraint - Lap or
Shoulder Belt Mounted on Door
DO NOT use vehicle belts that
are attached to the door in any way
or that move along a track to
automatically surround the
passenger when the door is closed.
Lap Belts Forward of Seat Crease
4.2.1 UNSAFE Vehicle Belt Systems
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THE FOLLOWING BELT SYSTEMS CAN BE USED WITH YOUR
CHILD RESTRAINT, IF the seat location meets all other requirements
of these instructions and those in your vehicle owner’s manual. LATCH
can be used in place of the vehicle belt system in designated locations.
Please refer to vehicle owner’s manual for LATCH locations.
When using child restraint without the base, adjust the belt as described
in this section for these types of vehicle seat belts.
When using the base to install the child restraint, you must ALWAYS use
the lock-off to secure the lap belt or lap/shoulder belt. See “6.2 Installing
the Child Restraint and Base Using Vehicle Belt”, page 28
for installation instructions when using the base.
Some vehicle lap/shoulder seat belts have a plastic button on the belt.
Do not allow the button to interfere with the belt routing through the
vehicle belt path when installing the seat alone, or with the lock-off
when installing the seat and the base.
Lap Belts - Manually Adjusted
When buckled, the belt is
tightened manually by pulling on
the belt tail while pushing down
hard on the child restraint.
4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt Systems
Belt tail
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Combination Lap/Shoulder Belt
with Locking Latch Plate
Lap Belts with Automatic
Locking Retractor (ALR)
The automatic locking
retractor will not permit the
lap belt to lengthen once it is
buckled. Tighten the belt by
feeding the belt back into the
retractor while pushing down
hard on the child restraint.
Once it is buckled, this type of
belt has a latch plate that will not
allow the lap portion of the belt to
loosen. Belt is tightened by pulling
hard on the shoulder portion of the
vehicle belt while pushing down
hard on the child restraint.
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To Install Locking Clip: (DO NOT use with base)
1. Tighten the buckled belt by pushing down
hard on the child restraint and pulling hard
on the shoulder belt.
2. While pushing down on child restraint, pinch
the two straps together behind the buckle
tongue. Unbuckle the belt
without allowing it to slip.
3. Connect lap and shoulder belts
with locking clip as shown
and .
4. Rebuckle belt. Check that lap belt does
not move by pulling and
pushing hard on child restraint.
If belt loosens or lengthens,
repeat procedure.
Locking clip
Locking clip goes here,
1
/2 inch (1 cm) from the buckle
Combination Lap/Shoulder
Belt with Sliding Latch
Plate
This belt has a latch plate that slides
freely along the belt.
This belt MUST be converted to prevent
movement of the lap portion of the belt.
You must use a locking clip (provided
with the child restraint) when using the
child restraint without the base unless
your vehicle’s seat belt can be
converted in another way as described
in your vehicle owner’s manual.
1
/2 inch
(1 cm)
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Newer vehicles may have one or more seating positions with LATCH
anchorage systems. If vehicle is equipped with LATCH, the vehicle lower
anchor points may be visible at the vehicle seat crease. If not visible,
they may be marked with the symbol .
See your vehicle owner’s manual for exact locations, anchor
identification, and requirements for use with a child restraint.
Vehicle Lower
Anchor Points
Vehicle
Seat Crease
Typical seat in a passenger vehicle.
Other vehicle types may have
different LATCH locations or
different markings.
LATCH lower vehicle anchor points are defined as 11 inches from the
center of one LATCH anchor to the center of another LATCH anchor. If
allowed by your Vehicle Owners Manual, the center seating position may
be used if the anchor spacing is 11” or greater.
4.3 LATCH Locations
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FRONT VIEW
Handle
Vehicle
belt
hook
Handle
adjustment
button
Harness
buckle tongues
Chest
clip
Harness
buckle
Harness
adjustment
button
Harness
adjustment
strap
Harness
straps
Handle
adjustment
button
Hip
slots
Head
support
5.0 Features and Components
Crotch
strap slots
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Release handle
Locking clip
storage*
*Locking
Clip
The locking clip is stored on the bottom of
the child restraint. You will need to use it
with certain types of vehicle lap/shoulder
seat belts.
REAR VIEW
Harness adjustment
strap
Canopy
Head
support height
adjustment
Crotch
strap clip
Click
Connect™
attachment
Harness
slot
Attachment
hook
Hip strap
pins
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LATCH
Connector
*
LATCH
Storage
Lock-off
United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards have defined a
system for installing car seats in vehicles. The system is called LATCH.
* LATCH may be used IN PLACE of vehicle belt ONLY if vehicle is
equipped with LATCH anchor points. Please refer to vehicle owner’s
manual for LATCH locations.
BASE
LATCH
Adjustment
Belt
Footrest
Recline adjustment
buttons
Level indicator
**
Footrest
**Level
Indicator
The level indicator is attached to the side of
the base and indicates whether or
not the child restraint is properly reclined.
Instruction
manual
storage
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To remove, squeeze release handle at back of child
restraint and lift out of base as shown .
To put child restraint in base, push child restraint
down until it clicks into base. Pull up on child
restraint to be sure it is latched firmly into base.
1. Press handle adjustment buttons on both sides of handle .
2. Rotate handle until it clicks into any of the
4 positions:
Position A: MUST be used
when carrying by handle,
Position A,B,C,D: may be used in vehicle.
BOTH handle adjustment
buttons must pop out to lock
handle in place .
3. Push and pull on the handle
to be sure it is locked firmly in
position.
Carrying
Sitting
A
C
D
5.1 Adjusting Handle
5.2 Removing and Attaching Child Restraint
B
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To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash:
Make sure that harness covers do not
interfere with placement of the chest clip at
armpit level.
5.3 Harness Covers (on certain models)
5.4 Canopy Attachment
Attach canopy by inserting
canopy bow into slots in canopy
mounts on both sides of child
restraint as shown .
Pull canopy over back of child
restraint .
To remove, press button on
canopy mount and pull canopy
bow out of slot, repeat on other
side .
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Some infants may need extra support to keep
their head and body in a comfortable position.
Insert elastic strap on back of head pillow
through harness strap guides in head support
pad and attach to hook .
Thread the harness through the openings in the
body support as shown .
MAKE SURE THAT NOTHING INTERFERES
WITH THE HARNESS. Harness must still be flat
and snug against your child’ s shoulders.
If your model does not include a body
support, you can use a rolled towel as shown .
To prevent ejection in sudden stop or crash:
Always make sure shoulder straps are
threaded through slots and properly
positioned on shoulders.
Never allow body support to bunch or fold
behind child.
Body support can be used for infant 12 lbs
or less.
5.5 Head Pillow and Body Support
(on certain models, styles vary)
hook
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6.1 Installing the Child Restraint Without
Base Using Vehicle Belt
6.0 How to Install the Child Restraint/Base
You must carefully follow the instructions provided by your
vehicle manufacturer, in addition to the information in this
manual. Before proceeding be sure you have read and
understood section 4, “Choosing an Appropriate
Vehicle Seat Location” on pages 13-19.
Make sure the buckle tongue goes into the correct
buckle . The seat belt should not be twisted
or turned.
Make sure vehicle is on level ground
so that the level indicator can be used to
properly recline the child restraint.
Refer to your vehicle owner’s manual and
the instructions in “4.2.2 SAFE Vehicle Belt
Systems”, page 16-18, on tightening your
vehicle belt when using the child restraint
without base.
If a front passenger seat is used (see air bag
warning, page 4), slide the vehicle seat
rearward as far as possible from the
dashboard. If a rear seat is used, make
sure the seat in front of it is moved forward enough and is upright
enough to allow room for the child restraint.
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1. Place the child restraint without base in a rear-facing
position in a vehicle seat.
2. Thread the lap belt or lap portion of a lap/shoulder belt under both
vehicle belt hooks:
3. Buckle the vehicle belt.
4. Tighten the vehicle seat belt.
To create a secure installation, push
down hard with your free hand on
the child restraint and pull and
tighten the vehicle belt.
5. Check car seat is level: Red level
line on the warning label MUST be
level with the ground .
6. Test child restraint for secure
installation as described in infant
restraint “Final Safety Check” page 41.
Lap Belt
Lap/Shoulder
Belt
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Belts MUST go
under lock-off
Lap Belt Lap/Shoulder
Belt
1. Make sure vehicle is on level ground in order to
get the correct recline position.
2. Place the base in a rear-facing position
on a forward-facing vehicle seat.
3. Push recline adjustment buttons and slide
into position 1 to access lock-off.
4. When using the base to install the infant
restraint, the lock-off is ALWAYS used to
secure both belts of the lap or lap/shoulder
belt.
Open the lock-off and route the vehicle
belt through the vehicle belt path and over the
lock-off . Buckle the vehicle belt.
Lock-off
6.2 Installing the Child Restraint and
Base Using Vehicle Belt
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5. To create a secure installation, while
pushing down on the base, pull the free
end of the lap belt or the shoulder portion
of the lap/shoulder belt to tighten .
6. Close lock-off over lap belt AND free end of the
lap/shoulder belt .
NEVER allow any object other than the vehicle
belts to go under or interfere with the lock-off.
If any other part of the vehicle belt interferes
with the lock-off choose another seating location.
MAKE SURE that you push the top of the
lock-off all the way down.
7. Check that belt does not move by pulling
and pushing hard on base with hands near the
vehicle belt path. If belt loosens
or lengthens, repeat procedure.
8. Push the child restraint down into the base and
make sure that you hear a “click” . Pull up on
the child restraint to be sure it
is latched securely into the base.
If the child restraint does not securely latch
into the base, the child restraint provides NO
protection for your child. DO NOT use the child
restraint/base if the child restraint does not
securely latch into the base.
9. Test child restraint for secure
installation as described in infant
restraint “Final Safety Check” page 41.
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