The Stranger Presents: How to Seattle 2024
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How to Seattle: Outdoors
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How to Seattle: Food & Drink
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Adventures That Require a Bit More Time, Money, and/or a Willing Grindr Date
Itâs true that Seattleites can come off as shy at best and emotionally unavailable to a clinical degree at worst. The Cascadia subduction zone has taunted us all our lives, reminding us that our time on Earth is finite. Is it any wonder we havenât bothered with human connection? But there is one surefire way to soften our stiff exteriors: Food. Something happens when we convene in the waiting area of a favorite brunch spot or stand in line to buy a hot dog slathered with cream cheese at 2 am. We talk to one another. We bond over steaming bowls of pho and burritos the size of babies and slices of cakes that are so expertly crafted, theyâre worth the 30-plus-minute wait. If you want to find the best version of Seattle, start with really good food.Â
Deep-Throat a Seattle Dog at 2 am (or Anytime, Really)
Various locations
One might pause before deep-throating a hot dog slathered in cream cheese and onions at 2 am, but if you havenât had a Seattle Dog then youâre truly missing out on the best food option for your drunken night out. Concentrated along the curbs of popular nightlife areas like Capitol Hill, these hot dog stands feed the masses in both vegetarian and carnivorous forms. (A couple favorites include Monster Dogs and Danteâs Inferno Dogs.) I canât guarantee our Northwestern ways wonât upset your stomach, but if weâre all going to die in a giant earthquake, itâs worth checking this delicacy off your bucket list despite any aftershocks. (NICO SWENSON)
Devour a Burrito as Big as a Baby at Gorditos Healthy Mexican
Greenwood
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I am a lifelong vegetarian, which means that my diet consists primarily of burritos. So, believe me when I say that trying a new burrito place is risky. For one, you never know how big your meal is going to beâI wonât name any names, but Iâve been disappointed by a meek six-inch-tortilla burrito before. Thatâs why I appreciate the genius marketing that is Gorditosâs âbaby burrito.â No, itâs not a burrito made for a baby, but rather a burrito that is the size of an actual infant (see for yourselfâthe restaurant is plastered in photos of newborns beside their foil-wrapped counterparts). Plus, there are so many vegetarian fillings beyond the standard fajita veggiesâtofu, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, avocado, steamed vegetables... the list goes on! Thereâs also meatâyour choice of chicken, steak, and porkâif youâre into that kind of thing. (AUDREY VANN)
Dine at the Bar at Canlis
North Queen Anne
Contrary to conventional belief, you donât have to drop $400 to enjoy this stunning and historic Seattle institution. Turns out, you can just show up and sit at the bar. Established in 1950, Peter Canlis and his family created a restaurant thatâs known across time and space for its hospitality, creativity, quality, and sheer voluptuousness, and they have a whole swimming pool of James Beard awards to show for it. Anyway, the lounge is right next to the entrance, totally separate from dining, and you can just go. Canlis has loosened the dress code since the dotcom boom, when all the millionaires were 22 and couldnât be pried from their gravy-stained Linux T-shirts, but you should make an effort. Put on some decent shoes and maybe a jacket, tell the host youâd like to be seated in the bar, and order a drink and the emblematic Canlis salad. A nod to the Canlis familyâs Mediterranean roots, it comprises romaine, preposterously high-quality bacon, cherry toms, scallions, fresh mint and oregano, shredded Romano, an eggy-lemony Caesarean dressing, and the most incredible mind-bending croutons thatâve been fried in the acorn-fed, shade-grown bacon fat. Eat yer salad, nurse your drink, and listen to the pianist, who was playing âPoker Faceâ the last time I was there. Damn, look at you. You eat at Canlis. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)
Chomp on Grasshoppers at a Mariners Game
SoDo
There are Mariners fans and then there are Mariners fans who eat grasshoppers. Iâm not telling you which one to be, but Iâm telling you that when your ballpark is one of two ballparks in the country (the Oakland Coliseum is the other) that sells chili-lime grasshoppers, you take pride in that weirdness. Toasted grasshoppers, or chapulines, are a common and beloved dish in parts of Mexicoâespecially Oaxaca. Edgarâs Cantina in T-Mobile Park, named after Seattle Mariners Hall of Famer Edgar MartĂnez, sells chapulines and many games sell out of these delicious little bugs before the first pitch is even thrown. (RACHEL STEVENS)
Taste the Original Teriyaki at Toshiâs Teriyaki Grill
Various locations and Mill Creek
Comprised of sticky-sweet glazed chicken thighs, mounds of steamed white rice, and that little cup of crunchy iceberg salad in a creamy sesame sauce, Seattle-style teriyaki is the cityâs unofficial comfort food. In 2010, The New York Times declared the local dish the Emerald City equivalent of a Chicago dog. We can thank Toshi Kasahara, who founded Seattleâs first teriyaki restaurant in 1976, for thatâKasahara popularized a sweeter, more syrupy style of the Japanese specialty. Find the ubiquitous staple at any of the teriyaki shops dotting the regionâa few favorites include Mikou Teriyaki in Georgetown, Choice Deli & Grocery in Ballard, Nasai Teriyaki in the University District, and Teriyaki Madness, which has multiple locationsâor make a pilgrimage to Toshiâs Teriyaki Grill in Mill Creek to try the original. (JULIANNE BELL)Â
Order Literally Anything at Fuji Bakery
Interbay and ChinatownâInternational DistrictÂ
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Fuji Bakery is the place where any order is right. Their spread is dazzling: sugar-dusted malasadas overflowing with sweet gobs of matcha or ube cream, crispy chicken katsu or egg salad sandwiches made with fat slices of fresh-baked milk bread, deep golden croissants, custardy canelĂ©s, and more. I found Fuji (or Fuji found me) shortly after moving to Seattle three years ago, and in that time, Iâve tried nearly everything without disappointment, but the unassuming milk stick, a plain-looking chewy loaf sliced down the middle and slathered with a pillowy sweet cream filling, has emerged as my favorite. At no fault of Fujiâs, parking at its main bakery in Interbay is unwieldy, but worth braving. If youâre in the ChinatownâInternational District, check out the walk-up storefront on King Street. (VIVIAN MCCALL)
Sip Seattle History at Monorail Espresso
Various locations downtown
Monorail Espresso has a plucky Old Seattle vibe and likes to remind people that it was slinging coffee in Seattle âsince 1980 B.S. [before Starbucks].â Their origin story is slightly debatableâCharred-bucks actually opened a few blocks away from the first Monorail Espresso cart in 1971. Fuck Starbucks, thoughâmany locals avoid the chain, partly due to their anti-worker and union-busting ways. What Monorail Espresso undoubtedly DID coin first is their signature burnt cream latte, and you absolutely must try one if ever you find yourself in the downtown grid before closing time. (They have five locations scattered throughout, but they all close by 5 pm, sometimes sooner). The recipe for this smooth, custardy, not-too-sweet confection is an ancient Seattle mystery, so we can only guess what elixirs are in there. Suffice it to say that Monorailâs Arabica house roast is strong but never bitter, the foam is like cashmere, and the deep, rich flavors of slightly scorched brown sugar, butter, and toffee will envelop your orbitofrontal cortex like a jaunty scarf for the rest of the day. Uh, a cashmere one. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)
Tuck into Tacos Inside an Old Bus at Tacos El Asadero
Columbia City
Sure, youâve heard of a taco truck, but have you ever eaten tacos inside a revamped vintage bus? Thatâs exactly what youâll find at this hidden Columbia City gem, which has been around since 2006. Park yourself on a seat at the cramped but cozy busâs metal counter and tuck into tacos, burritos, quesadillas, tortas, mulitas, or sopitos, stuffed with succulent lengua, birria, carnitas, asada, or adobada. (Outdoor covered seating is also available for the claustrophobic.) This experience, paired with an afternoon viewing at the Beacon Cinema (just a short 15-minute walk away), is my idea of a perfect solo date. (JULIANNE BELL)
Pretend Youâre in France at Le Pichet
Pike Place Market
As I was thinking about my favorite things to do in Seattle, a lot of the activities ended up being some form of âpretend to be French.â Carry around a freshly baked baguette at the farmers market! Buy flowers and smell them cartoonishly while looking at a body of water! Wear ballet flats in very bad weather! The Frenchest possible thing to do, however, is go to Le Pichet, just a whisper away from Pike Place Market (the ideal location for all above behaviors). Le Pichet, a staple since 2000 by a former chef at Campagne, is the closest Pacific Northwest equivalent to sipping rosĂ© at lunch in the Luberon. Everything about the cafe is classic, from the daily charcuterie and fromage specials on the blackboard to the herbaceous salads and unctuous onion soup to the multiple sizes of pichets (pitchers) of wine to the sturdy little coupes youâll probably spill a little bit anyway, as you people watch on a sunny afternoon. (KATHLEEN TARRANT)
Cozy Up with a Cuppa at the Historic Panama Hotel Tea & Coffee House
ChinatownâInternational DistrictÂ
Founded in 1910 (and built by Japanese American architect Sabro Ozasa), the Panama Hotel was once home to many of the cityâs original Japanese immigrants, and the woman-owned ChinatownâInternational District institution still houses the belongings of formerly incarcerated Japanese Americans. (Just ask an employee about the old luggage stored beneath the Plexiglas floor.) Panama Hotel also contains the last remaining Japanese bathhouse, or sento, in the United Statesâitâs nonoperational but still has its original tiling and pre-war advertisements. These days, the hotelâs sweet little teahouse is lined with historical photos of Nihonmachi (Japantown), and you can still book an old-school room overnight to travel back in time. Donât pass up a chance to pet the resident kitty, Miu-Miu. (LINDSAY COSTELLO)Â
Take a Hit of Cristal at La Dive
Capitol Hill
For stoners who want a drink but canât get the hang of consuming substances from a traditional glass, never fearâthe champagne bong is here. At the cool Capitol Hill wine bar La Dive, you can sip champagne from a flute with a stem that looks sort of melted and works as a gravity-activated straw, of sorts, allowing you to suck up your bubbly faster and smoother, like smoke through ice. Careful, thoughâthe champagne still makes you drunk, not high. (ASHLEY NERBOVIG)
Sit at Bruce Leeâs Table at Tai Tung Chinese Restaurant
ChinatownâInternational DistrictÂ
Before he was an internationally renowned martial arts superstar, Bruce Lee was just a college kid in Seattle, and his favorite dish was the beef in oyster sauce from Tai Tungâtoday the cityâs oldest Chinese restaurant, founded in 1935. Reportedly, Lee was such a devoted regular that he didnât even have to orderâheâd just sit down at his favorite corner table and the servers would bring him his food. Pay a visit to the local treasure to dine like the âLittle Dragonâ himself. Charismatic third-generation owner Harry Chan will greet you with a smile, and youâll see that Leeâs entree of choice is still a banger, swimming in savory-sweet sauce. (He was also a fan of the garlic shrimp, so order that for extra credit.) Follow up your pilgrimage with a visit to the Be Water, My Friend exhibit at Wing Luke Museumâitâs just a block awayâto learn more about Leeâs life. (JULIANNE BELL)
Split a Slice of Cake at Deep Sea Sugar & Salt
Georgetown
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The line for Deep Sea Sugar & Salt cake shop can stretch down the street on sunny weekends. Go there anyway. Charlie Dunmireâs cake empire lives up to the hype, with a rotating menu of about a dozen different cakes and cupcakes on any given day, and thereâs not a single dud in the bunch. Youâd be wise to take a friend and split some slices for maximum menu sampling. The lemon layer cake has a tart citrus bite that will tickle your parotids; the sâmores and key lime cakes wear caps of puffy, fluffy meringue with peaks reaching out and just begging to be plucked with a finger. One surprising mainstay is the London Fog. With Earl Grey cake, honey and Earl Grey syrup, bergamot mascarpone cream, and tangy cream cheese frosting, it sounds like it would be flowery and herbal, right? Somehow, thanks to Dumireâs wizardry, the combination of flavors surpasses the expectations of the individual parts, and it tastes like sophisticated Froot Loops. (MEGAN SELING)
Dominate the 12-Egg Omelette at Bethâs Cafe
Green Lake
If you think youâve got what it takes to go toe to toe with a truly formidable food challenge, say hello to the famous 12-egg omelette at one of Seattleâs most iconic haunts, Bethâs Cafe. This mountain of a meal is served with all-you-can-eat hashbrowns and your choice of toast, and itâs so intense that back in 2009, Man v. Food host Adam Richman couldnât finish the damn thing. Thankfully, they also serve up a more manageable six-egg version, and their late-night weekend hours (theyâre open til 4 am Friday and Saturday) provide a perfect end to a night of hard partying. The cityâs breakfast options looked bleak when Bethâs was forced to close for more than a year during the pandemic, but Seattleites rejoiced when the greasy spoon reopened in 2023, bringing their massive meals with them. (KEVIN DIERS)Â
Enjoy Eggs That Bleed Without All the Cruelty at Life on MarsÂ
Capitol Hill
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Donât forget your cell phone, because this is one of those dishes where the camera eats first. Life on Mars is a plant-based, music-themed bar and restaurant located on the corner of East Pike Street and Harvard Avenue, and their Benny & the Jets dishâavailable during Saturday and Sunday brunchâis a completely vegan eggs benedict. And theyâre not cheating with some half-assed turmeric-covered tofu patty. No, Life on Mars uses Yo Egg, made of chickpea and soybean protein, to very successfully mimic the photogenic bleeding yolk of a poached egg. As a vegetarian, I do have to warn you that itâs not an exact dupe, but it reaches an itch that vegans otherwise cannot scratch. (HANNAH KRIEG)Â
Indulge in a Fancy AF Burger at Gainsbourg
Greenwood
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A great burger is, of course, a core litmus test of a cityâs restaurant scene, and Seattleâs got a stacked roster when it comes to burgerball. The MVP among them is in Greenwood, at French-ish bar/bistro Gainsbourg. The Gainsbourger is equal parts lamb and beef, grilled and served simply on thick brioche with caramelized onion confit, a smear of dijon mustard, and house gherkins on the side, and it is succulent. Everybody knows about this luxurious lamburger because you can get it Ă la carte during happy hour (all day on Mondays!) for $7, less than half price! But itâs somehow even better with Gainsbourgâs skinny, crisp duck fat frites, accompanied by housemade ketchup and aioli, so if itâs happy hour, tack those guys on. You gotta. And it doesnât need it, but if you wanna go all out, adding a fried egg and a slice of GruyĂšre cheese to the Gainsbourger punts this thing into the fricking stratosphere. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)Â
Then Eat the Burger Your Inner Child Craves at Lorettaâs NorthwesternerÂ
South Park
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Lorettaâs Tavern Burgerâs ingenuity lies in how simple it is: beef, melted cheese, pickles, onion, special sauce, bun. The beef is charbroiled to smoky perfection, the cheese cheeses, the alliance between the pickles and onion is holy, and the toasted bun holds it all up. It tastes exactly the way I remember burgers tasting when I was a childâslightly greasy, but refreshing and supremely filling. The burger pairs well with a beer (duh), their fries, and a hockey game played on mute at the back of the bar. (JAS KEIMIG)Â
Drink Beer for Blocks in Ballard
Ballard
Are you on your way to Fremont Brewingâs local physical location, because youâve seen their beers in local grocery stores? Get off the bus, tap your designated driverâs shoulder, or tuck and roll out of your rideshare car. Fremont cofounder Sara Nelson, who sold her controlling stake in April 2024 when she became the city council president, has since been a governance disaster and minimum-wage combatant on our city council, so we donât condone supporting anything affiliated with her, and you can do better beer-wise, anyway. Seattleâs edge-of-Ballard stumble-block is legit, stretching from Northwest 54th Street and 17th Avenue Northwest to Northwest 49th Street and 8th Avenue Northwest, with roughly a dozen breweries to choose fromâand most of these encourage dining at neighboring food trucks during prime hours. Reubenâs Brews and Stoup Brewing are the neighborhoodâs gold standards in terms of award-winning concoctions, drinking variety (from sticky-icky IPAs to smooth pilsners), and cozy indoor and outdoor seating, while Urban Family Brewing Company is Seattleâs utmost sour beer source. The rest are also worth the hit to your liver: Lucky Envelope Brewing for hop-forward delights, Obec Brewing for creative takes on European standards like the English Bitter, and Old Stove Brewing Companyâs new Ballard location for a substantial beer garden and a solid BBQ food menu. (SAM MACHKOVECH)
Experience Seattleâs Best Salmon Sandwich at Local TideÂ
Fremont
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There is no question of the Indigenous cultures that have flourished in close friendship with salmon, and the marvel of frothing river tops in seasons of migration. From the Tulalip to the Chinook, the tribes along the Pacific Coast have over millennia echoed in resplendent communion with their natural collaborators. The team at Local Tide approaches their salmon cutsâcured, slow-poached, and dissected into filets by tracing the natural grain of the fishâalmost like artisans approaching a virgin piece of uncarved wood. Topped with pickled onions and placed in between toasted slices of brioche, there is simply nothing bad I could say about the Salmon Sando at the elevated Fremont fish counter. (ANN GUO)Â
Crunch into a Ruffles Potato Chip Treat at Little Jaye
South Park
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One of Seattleâs best bakeries is tucked away in a quiet area of South Park, off the beaten path and easy to overlook. Do not. Chef and baker Charlie Garrison makes some of the best baked goods youâll ever put in your mouth. There are trays of golden biscuits wearing crowns of raspberry, strawberry, and apricot jam, and tender Shokupan doughnuts overstuffed with chocolate and vanilla cream. Next to rows of big-ass cookies dotted with M&Ms, peanut butter chips, and Heath candy bits sit stacks of marshmallowy crispy treats. And weâre not talking about your basic back-of-the-box recipe to please picky kids. Garrisonâs crispy treats are the size of bricks and loaded with a rainbow of cereals and stir-insâCocoa Krispies, Fruity Pebbles, Golden Grahams, freeze-dried marshmallows, chocolate chunks, and pretzels. The star of the show is the crispy treat made entirely of crunched-up Ruffles potato chips. The chips are thick enough to hold their own in the marshmallow bath, making for a decadent salty-sweet, crispy-crunchy marvel. (MEGAN SELING)Â
Grab a To-Go Hombow at Mee Sum PastryÂ
Pike Place Market and University District
A hombow from Mee Sum Pastry is the OG broke-joke Seattle snack. It used to be that they only made the barbecue pork one, but curry beef, chicken ânâ mushroom, and veggie versions were eventually added, and theyâre all pretty nice. For my money, though, the classic barbecue pork is The Oneâsomething about how the liquid fat from the pork and the red, umami-heavy char siu barbecue sauce mixes with the steamy, slightly sweet Chinese roll. The chewy edges of the meat, the delicate crust of the bread, and the pillowy texture. A singular and specific heaven. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)
Savor World-Class Sushi (and Try Geoduck If You Must) at Maneki
ChinatownâInternational District
Newcomers may not know that, although our city is pretty fucking white, Seattleâs Japanese American community has been in town almost as long as any other group of settlersâthe first wave of emigrants ar- rived from Japan in 1880âand is a crucial part of our culinary psyche. Opening in 1904 and named for the maneki-neko, the beckoning cat figurine that apocryphally brings good luck to its owner, Maneki is the oldest sushi restaurant in the nation, and itâs been a paragon of Japanese cuisine in the US for 120 years. The original building mimicked a Japanese castle, it had private tatami rooms, the servers wore kimono, and the restaurant could seat 500. But during WWII, when its owners were forcibly interned in camps, the building was vandalized and ransacked. Lucky for us, the restaurant reopened half a block away in 1946, with new tatami rooms. Currently owned by former server Jean Nakayama, Manekiâs known by locals as the untouristy spot for world-class sushi (sorry, Shiro). If you ARE a tourist, you can famously eat geoduck here, a PNW delicacy thatâs honestly just a big expensive clam shaped like a dick. But like everything else on the menu, Maneki styles it expertly, sauteing it with mushrooms, butter, and chili. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)Â
Fight over a Flight at Molly Moonâs Homemade Ice CreamÂ
Various locations
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Youâre gonna wanna try everything on the menu at Molly Moonâs Homemade Ice Creamâstaples include salted caramel, honey lavender, mocha chip, oatmeal cookie dough, and Yeti, a sweet cream ice cream base dotted with crunchy granola, swirls of vanilla bean caramel, and chocolate chunks. And the shopâs seasonal selectionsâloaded with everything from fresh fruits to locally sourced candy bits to hunks of fresh-baked cakes and cookiesâ are even more impressive! So you could go down the line and ask for a sample of every flavor on those tiny spoonsâthey will do that for you, they are very niceâor you could live out your Ziggy Piggy dreams with the shopâs infamous ice cream flight, a big bowl stuffed with mini scoops of every single flavor on the menu. Thatâs 15 scoops total! It is not for the weak. It is meant to be shared. Bring a friend or five and have fun fighting over who gets the last little melty bit of their mint brownie flavor. (MEGAN SELING)
People-Watch with a Boozy Slushie at Rachelâs Ginger BeerÂ
Various locations
Iâm a lightweight and I typically donât drink much, but when you give me the ability to make my own dark and stormy with caramelized pineapple ginger beer from Rachelâs Ginger Beer, itâs game over. There are four Rachel Ginger Beer shops around town, including Capitol Hill, University Village, the Amazon spheres in South Lake Union, and their flagship shop at Pike Place Market, and they all allow you to create your cocktail of choice (with or without alcohol) using any of their home-brewed ginger beer flavors as a base. (The current menu includes blood orange, white peach, pink guava, mango, and blackcurrant.) All locations have good indoor and outdoor seating (and Seattle has an open container law, so youâll have to enjoy your drink there), but if you go the booze-free route, you can grab your concoction to go and make your way to another prime people-watching (read: tourist-watching) location. If youâre at Pike Place, I recommend the tables outside the north arcade by Old Stove, the Harbor Steps, or, if youâre up for a little more of a stroll, the waterfront towards the Great Wheel. (SHANNON LUBETICH)
Feast on Expertly Fried Fish at Emerald City Fish and Chips
Rainier Valley
I want to say straight off the bat that the best people work at Emerald City Fish & Chips, a small joint whose windows view Rainier Avenue and the ghost of Silver Fork, a restaurant and Black cultural institution that was replaced a decade ago by a Safeway gas station. Emerald City Fish & Chips is still here, and their two-piece Alaskan cod and chips are made with the kind of goodness (back-home goodness) you expect from some of the best people in my town. (CHARLES MUDEDE)
Eat at (at Least) One Restaurant from The Strangerâs Best Restaurants ListÂ
Various locations
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It fills me with ardent and boiling rage when people say Seattle doesnât have a world-class food scene, as theyâre wanking to Michelin-starred food galleries for $200 a plate. We do. Itâs just in weird office buildings and old dry cleaner shops, not 10,000-square-foot Redditorial gastropubs in the Amazon Village. Need proof? Just pick one recommendation featured in The Strangerâs 15 Best Restaurants in the Seattle Area 2023 list. Itâs true that Seattleâs blue-collar, working-class soul has been tricky to find lately, but in this guide I tell you where itâs hiding. Notable entries include Watsonâs Counter in Ballard, Stevieâs Famous Pizza in Beacon Hill and Burien, ÊĂĄlÊal Cafe in Pioneer Square (get the bison barbacoa tacos!!!), and Fort St. George in the ChinatownâInternational District. Donât knock their spaghetti slathered with garlic mayo until you try it. Find the full list at thestranger.com/bestrestaurants, and look for the 2024 installment in July. (MEG VAN HUYGEN)Â
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