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* In the English dub of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', [[Daran Norris]] voices both as Andy, a comical character who is Spike's rival during one episode, as well as the antagonist Vincent in the film, who is an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Spike.
* In the English dub of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'', [[Daran Norris]] voices both as Andy, a comical character who is Spike's rival during one episode, as well as the antagonist Vincent in the film, who is an [[Evil Counterpart]] to Spike.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', the Japanese voice actors for the Straw Hat pirates ''also'' provide the voices for a group of impostors trying to gain infamy by posing as the Straw Hats. They also mix up who is who, such as Sanji's voice actor playing the fake Luffy or Chopper's as the fake Nami.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', the Japanese voice actors for the Straw Hat pirates ''also'' provide the voices for a group of impostors trying to gain infamy by posing as the Straw Hats. They also mix up who is who, such as Sanji's voice actor playing the fake Luffy or Chopper's as the fake Nami.
* In ''[[Dog Days]]'', both [[Minako Kotobuki]] and [[Kana Hanazawa]] well known for there roles as [[K-On!|Mugi]] and [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|Kuroneko]] respectively voice [[Action Girl]] variants of those characters.
* In ''[[Dog Days]]'', both [[Minako Kotobuki]] and [[Kana Hanazawa]] well known for there roles as [[K-On!|Mugi]] and [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|Kuroneko]] respectively voice [[Action Girl]] variants of those characters.
* In ''[[Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]]'' [[Yuka Iguchi]] voices Maria who is basically [[To Aru Majutsu no Index|Index]] with lavender hair and a dark blue habit.
* In ''[[Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai]]'' [[Yuka Iguchi]] voices Maria who is basically [[To Aru Majutsu no Index|Index]] with lavender hair and a dark blue habit.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': [[Aaron Dismuke]] did the voice of Alphonse in the English dub of the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|first anime]], but puberty made it impossible for him to reprise the role for ''Brotherhood''—so he did the voice for Al's father, Hohenheim, as a young man.
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': [[Aaron Dismuke]] did the voice of Alphonse in the English dub of the [[Fullmetal Alchemist (anime)|first anime]], but puberty made it impossible for him to reprise the role for ''Brotherhood''—so he did the voice for Al's father, Hohenheim, as a young man.
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* Since the new resurgence of superhero films began, comic book legend [[Stan Lee]] has had a cameo in most of the film series of Marvel characters he helped to create, from Spiderman to X-Men.
* Since the new resurgence of superhero films began, comic book legend [[Stan Lee]] has had a cameo in most of the film series of Marvel characters he helped to create, from Spiderman to X-Men.
** Usually he's just being heroic, but he got to play a character he created, Willie Lumpkin, in the first Fantastic Four movie.
** Usually he's just being heroic, but he got to play a character he created, Willie Lumpkin, in the first Fantastic Four movie.
* ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' creator Richard O'Brien was probably best-known in the UK during the 90s for hosting ''[[The Crystal Maze]]'', a game show in which contestants had to win crystals (and ultimately prizes) by solving puzzles on a large, labyrinthine set. He was later cast in the ''[[Dungeons and Dragons]]'' film as the master of a large maze from which the heroes have to retrieve a gem.
* ''[[Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' creator Richard O'Brien was probably best-known in the UK during the 90s for hosting ''[[The Crystal Maze]]'', a game show in which contestants had to win crystals (and ultimately prizes) by solving puzzles on a large, labyrinthine set. He was later cast in the ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' film as the master of a large maze from which the heroes have to retrieve a gem.
* In Kenneth Branagh's film [[Henry V]], the actor Michael Williams, Judi Dench's husband, was cast as the character Michael Williams after she signed on to the film.
* In Kenneth Branagh's film [[Henry V]], the actor Michael Williams, Judi Dench's husband, was cast as the character Michael Williams after she signed on to the film.
* At the beginning of ''[[Love Actually]]'', Liam Neeson's character is giving a eulogy for his wife, and he jokingly mentions that they had a lot of time to discuss things when she was ill, and one of her suggestions was that he bring Claudia Schiffer as his date to the funeral. This gets a callback later when he tells his stepson that he plans on never finding love again—unless he should run into Claudia Schiffer. At the end, he's at the stepson's school, trying to help him resolve his own unrequited love for a classmate... and he bumps into another parent he's never met before, who introduces herself as <s> Carol</s> Karen (he stammers a bit and calls her Carol, though). She's is played by Claudia Schiffer.
* At the beginning of ''[[Love Actually]]'', Liam Neeson's character is giving a eulogy for his wife, and he jokingly mentions that they had a lot of time to discuss things when she was ill, and one of her suggestions was that he bring Claudia Schiffer as his date to the funeral. This gets a callback later when he tells his stepson that he plans on never finding love again—unless he should run into Claudia Schiffer. At the end, he's at the stepson's school, trying to help him resolve his own unrequited love for a classmate... and he bumps into another parent he's never met before, who introduces herself as <s> Carol</s> Karen (he stammers a bit and calls her Carol, though). She's is played by Claudia Schiffer.
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** In [[Half Blood Prince]], after Bill was attacked, he was said to bear a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody. In [[Deathly Hallows]], Bill was played by Domhnall Gleeson whose father, Brendan Gleeson, played Moody.
** In [[Half Blood Prince]], after Bill was attacked, he was said to bear a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody. In [[Deathly Hallows]], Bill was played by Domhnall Gleeson whose father, Brendan Gleeson, played Moody.
** In the epilogue, Draco Malfoy's wife was played by [[Tom Felton]]'s real life girlfriend.
** In the epilogue, Draco Malfoy's wife was played by [[Tom Felton]]'s real life girlfriend.
* Miranda Richardson has been in so many roles that involve [[Off with His Head|beheading]]—Queen Elizabeth in ''[[Blackadder]] II'', the Queen of Hearts in 1999's ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' TV miniseries, Lady Van Tassel in ''[[Sleepy Hollow]]''—that it's hard to imagine her role as the chicken-killing Mrs. Tweedy in ''[[Chicken Run]]'' being anything other than an allusion to her past head-removing roles.
* Miranda Richardson has been in so many roles that involve [[Off with His Head|beheading]]—Queen Elizabeth in ''[[Blackadder]] II'', the Queen of Hearts in 1999's ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' TV miniseries, Lady Van Tassel in ''[[Sleepy Hollow (Film)|Sleepy Hollow]]''—that it's hard to imagine her role as the chicken-killing Mrs. Tweedy in ''[[Chicken Run]]'' being anything other than an allusion to her past head-removing roles.
* [[Sean Connery]] was cast as [[Indiana Jones]]' father in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]'' because Spielberg and Lucas considered that the only man who could play Indy's father was [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]], and because in a meta sense, James Bond ''was'' the father of Indiana Jones. ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' came about when [[Steven Spielberg]] told George Lucas that he wanted to make a Bond movie; Lucas pitched his "Indiana Smith" character as a rights-free alternative, and the rest is history.
* [[Sean Connery]] was cast as [[Indiana Jones]]' father in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|The Last Crusade]]'' because Spielberg and Lucas considered that the only man who could play Indy's father was [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]], and because in a meta sense, James Bond ''was'' the father of Indiana Jones. ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' came about when [[Steven Spielberg]] told George Lucas that he wanted to make a Bond movie; Lucas pitched his "Indiana Smith" character as a rights-free alternative, and the rest is history.
** And to really push the joke home, four other actors had been in Bond films (Julian Glover was Bond villain Kristatos in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', Alison Doody was [[Girl of the Week|Bond girl Jenny Flex]] in ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', John Rhys-Davies was Bond ally Pushkin in ''[[The Living Daylights]]'', and the Brunwald castle butler was nightclub owner Max Kalba in ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.
** And to really push the joke home, four other actors had been in Bond films (Julian Glover was Bond villain Kristatos in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'', Alison Doody was [[Girl of the Week|Bond girl Jenny Flex]] in ''[[A View to a Kill]]'', John Rhys-Davies was Bond ally Pushkin in ''[[The Living Daylights]]'', and the Brunwald castle butler was nightclub owner Max Kalba in ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me]]''.
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*** Additionally, casting Peter Graves, Robert Stack, and Leslie Nielsen was in-and-of-itself a Casting Gag because they had never acted in comedic roles before Airplane!.
*** Additionally, casting Peter Graves, Robert Stack, and Leslie Nielsen was in-and-of-itself a Casting Gag because they had never acted in comedic roles before Airplane!.
* In ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' movie, Fred has a secretary named Sharon Stone (a reference to both the actress and the non-stop "rock" puns common in the TV series). The producers wanted Sharon Stone to be played by...Sharon Stone, who had to turn down the role as she was working on another movie (the part was taken by Halle Berry). Stone has since expressed her regret for not appearing in the Flintstones.
* In ''[[The Flintstones (film)|The Flintstones]]'' movie, Fred has a secretary named Sharon Stone (a reference to both the actress and the non-stop "rock" puns common in the TV series). The producers wanted Sharon Stone to be played by...Sharon Stone, who had to turn down the role as she was working on another movie (the part was taken by Halle Berry). Stone has since expressed her regret for not appearing in the Flintstones.
* David Rasche plays a senator in Clint Eastwood's ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]''. Rasche is most famous for spoofing Eastwood's [[Dirty Harry]] character as the trigger-happy, fascist [[Cowboy Cop]] ''[[Sledge Hammer]]''.
* David Rasche plays a senator in Clint Eastwood's ''[[Flags of our Fathers]]''. Rasche is most famous for spoofing Eastwood's [[Dirty Harry]] character as the trigger-happy, fascist [[Cowboy Cop]] ''[[Sledge Hammer!]]''.
* In ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'', George Thomason is played by Tom Georgeson.
* In ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]'', George Thomason is played by Tom Georgeson.
* In ''[[Unknown]]'', Aidan Quinn plays the sinister impostor "Martin B", who steals the identity of Martin Harris ([[Liam Neeson]]). They had both played best friends in ''[[Michael Collins]]'', and Neeson suggested that he be cast opposite him as the villain.
* In ''[[Unknown (2011 film)|Unknown]]'', Aidan Quinn plays the sinister impostor "Martin B", who steals the identity of Martin Harris ([[Liam Neeson]]). They had both played best friends in ''[[Michael Collins]]'', and Neeson suggested that he be cast opposite him as the villain.
* Maybe: In ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' Part 1, one of Dagny's enemies is played the actor who was both [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Quark]], an alien who's [[Planet of Hats|"Hat"]] is greed and business prowess and [[BioShock (series)|Andrew Ryan]], extreme business-liberal and parody of ''Atlas'' author [[Ayn Rand]].
* Maybe: In ''[[Atlas Shrugged]]'' Part 1, one of Dagny's enemies is played the actor who was both [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine|Quark]], an alien who's [[Planet of Hats|"Hat"]] is greed and business prowess and [[BioShock (series)|Andrew Ryan]], extreme business-liberal and parody of ''Atlas'' author [[Ayn Rand]].
* In the original version of ''[[The Parent Trap]]'', the father's evil girlfriend is named Vicky. In the remake, the evil girlfriend Meredith's mother says, "You may call me Aunt Vicky." She was played by the same actress who played Vicky in the original.
* In the original version of ''[[The Parent Trap (1961 film)|The Parent Trap]]'', the father's evil girlfriend is named Vicky. In the remake, the evil girlfriend Meredith's mother says, "You may call me Aunt Vicky." She was played by the same actress who played Vicky in the original.
* In ''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' Robert Vaughn plays the [[Recycled in Space]] version of his character from ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''.
* In ''[[Battle Beyond the Stars]]'' Robert Vaughn plays the [[Recycled in Space]] version of his character from ''[[The Magnificent Seven]]''.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Lord of the Rings]]'', Gimli nudges Legolas's bow so that the intended warning shot would nail one of Sauron's pirate reinforcements right in the chest. the pirates were all played by the production staff and the pirate that gets killed? Peter Jackson, the director.
* In ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Lord of the Rings]]'', Gimli nudges Legolas's bow so that the intended warning shot would nail one of Sauron's pirate reinforcements right in the chest. the pirates were all played by the production staff and the pirate that gets killed? Peter Jackson, the director.
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** In ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', Engine Machalcon joins the crew to assist in using the Go-Onger ultimate power. As a Japanese Pirate crew, the Gokaigers are often compared to the [[One Piece|Straw Hats]], so who else should voice Machalcon but [[Hiroaki Hirata]] aka Sanji!
** In ''[[Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger]]'', Engine Machalcon joins the crew to assist in using the Go-Onger ultimate power. As a Japanese Pirate crew, the Gokaigers are often compared to the [[One Piece|Straw Hats]], so who else should voice Machalcon but [[Hiroaki Hirata]] aka Sanji!
*** He does it again in the Japanese dub of the [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] as ''Jack Sparrow!''
*** He does it again in the Japanese dub of the [[Pirates of the Caribbean]] as ''Jack Sparrow!''
* Casting Dean Stockwell to play against [[Quantum Leap|Scott Bakula]] in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Star Trek Enterprise]]''.
* Casting Dean Stockwell to play against [[Quantum Leap|Scott Bakula]] in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''.
* There is an episode of ''[[Dragnet]]'', where they meet a priest who explains that they are looking for a plaster doll of the baby Jesus that was taken from the church. So they question the altar boy, and an old man who runs a pawn shop. Maybe ten years later, they do a remake of the show. They get the actor who played the altar boy, to play the priest, and they get the same man to play the part of the pawnbroker.
* There is an episode of ''[[Dragnet]]'', where they meet a priest who explains that they are looking for a plaster doll of the baby Jesus that was taken from the church. So they question the altar boy, and an old man who runs a pawn shop. Maybe ten years later, they do a remake of the show. They get the actor who played the altar boy, to play the priest, and they get the same man to play the part of the pawnbroker.
* In ''[[Mission Impossible]]'', Barney Collier's son Grant is played by Greg Morris's son Phil.
* In ''[[Mission: Impossible]]'', Barney Collier's son Grant is played by Greg Morris's son Phil.
* In the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'', casting Richard Hatch (who played Captain Apollo in the original series) being cast as terrorist-cum-politician-cum-dictator Tom Zarek. In the episode he first appears on, both Zarek and Apollo turn their heads when someone calls out "Hey, Apollo!"
* In the new ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined|Battlestar Galactica]]'', casting Richard Hatch (who played Captain Apollo in the original series) being cast as terrorist-cum-politician-cum-dictator Tom Zarek. In the episode he first appears on, both Zarek and Apollo turn their heads when someone calls out "Hey, Apollo!"
** For bonus points, he spends most of his first episode giving [[Hannibal Lecture]]s to Lee "Apollo" Adama.
** For bonus points, he spends most of his first episode giving [[Hannibal Lecture]]s to Lee "Apollo" Adama.
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* Gary Oldman as the Russian Commander Reznov in ''[[Call of Duty]] World at War''. Oldman had previously played the Russian terrorist Ivan Korshunov in ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]''. His American counterpart is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, of ''[[24]]'' fame. Sutherlands's previous voice-acting job was as the American general W.R. Monger in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''.
* Gary Oldman as the Russian Commander Reznov in ''[[Call of Duty]] World at War''. Oldman had previously played the Russian terrorist Ivan Korshunov in ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]''. His American counterpart is voiced by Kiefer Sutherland, of ''[[24]]'' fame. Sutherlands's previous voice-acting job was as the American general W.R. Monger in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''.
** In ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'', Ed Harris plays a CIA agent in the 1960's involved in many missions in Southeast Asia. In ''[[The Rock]]'', he played an Marine general who was famous for his black ops exploits in 1960's southeast asia.
** In ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops|Call of Duty Black Ops]]'', Ed Harris plays a CIA agent in the 1960's involved in many missions in Southeast Asia. In ''[[The Rock]]'', he played an Marine general who was famous for his black ops exploits in 1960's southeast asia.
* Male protagonist Joshua Radcliff of ''[[Super Robot Wars Destiny]]'' will be voiced by [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] in the ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Second Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]''. This means players will see a robot-piloting [[Clannad|Tomoya Okazaki]] (since both Tomoya and Joshua have blue hair and near-similar hairstyle), surrounded by [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam]] [[Expy|lookalikes]] (Nakamura's role in [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]] is Graham Aker who memetically [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|shouts]] "I LOVE YOU, GUNDAM!!"), fighting creatures empowered by despair (making him an anti-[[Blaz Blue|Hazama]]), alongside [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai|an orange-haired younger sister that can't be this cute]]. For [[Relationship Voice Actor|bonus gag]], said sister is to be voiced by [[Clannad|Tomoyo Sakagami]]'s [[Houko Kuwashima|seiyuu]].
* Male protagonist Joshua Radcliff of ''[[Super Robot Wars Destiny]]'' will be voiced by [[Yuuichi Nakamura]] in the ''[[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Second Super Robot Wars Original Generation]]''. This means players will see a robot-piloting [[Clannad (visual novel)||Tomoya Okazaki]] (since both Tomoya and Joshua have blue hair and near-similar hairstyle), surrounded by [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Gundam]] [[Expy|lookalikes]] (Nakamura's role in [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]] is Graham Aker who memetically [[Beam Me Up, Scotty|shouts]] "I LOVE YOU, GUNDAM!!"), fighting creatures empowered by despair (making him an anti-[[BlazBlue|Hazama]]), alongside [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|an orange-haired younger sister that can't be this cute]]. For [[Relationship Voice Actor|bonus gag]], said sister is to be voiced by [[Clannad (visual novel)||Tomoyo Sakagami]]'s [[Houko Kuwashima|seiyuu]].
* In [[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]], [[Mark Hamill]] plays [[The Obi-Wan|Master Eraqus]], [[Star Wars|one of the few remaining masters of an ancient, inter-world knighthood with distinctive and iconic weapons. He is struck down halfway through the game by one of his pupils who embrace the darkness in his heart, but has appeared to transcend death, at least for the time being.]]
* In [[Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep]], [[Mark Hamill]] plays [[The Obi-Wan|Master Eraqus]], [[Star Wars|one of the few remaining masters of an ancient, inter-world knighthood with distinctive and iconic weapons. He is struck down halfway through the game by one of his pupils who embrace the darkness in his heart, but has appeared to transcend death, at least for the time being.]]
* In the ''[[God of War]]'' series did this twice: Perseus is voiced by Harry Hamlin and Hercules is voiced by Kevin Sorbo, roles the actors previously played in the original ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'' and ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' respectively.
* In the ''[[God of War]]'' series did this twice: Perseus is voiced by Harry Hamlin and Hercules is voiced by Kevin Sorbo, roles the actors previously played in the original ''[[Clash of the Titans]]'' and ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' respectively.
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** She's brought in [[Adam West]] and [[Batman (TV series)|Julie Newmar]] to play the Waynes alongside ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' alumni [[Mark Hamill]], Kevin Conroy and Richard Moll as The Spectre, The Phantom Stranger and Lew Moxon for the ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "Chill of the Night".
** She's brought in [[Adam West]] and [[Batman (TV series)|Julie Newmar]] to play the Waynes alongside ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'' alumni [[Mark Hamill]], Kevin Conroy and Richard Moll as The Spectre, The Phantom Stranger and Lew Moxon for the ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' episode "Chill of the Night".
*** For the episode "The Super-Batman of Planet X!" Kevin Conroy reprises his [[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]] role, and Dana Delaney and Clancy Brown reprise their ''[[Superman: The Animated Series|Superman the Animated Series]]'' roles... [[Recycled in Space|sort of.]]
*** For the episode "The Super-Batman of Planet X!" Kevin Conroy reprises his [[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman]] role, and Dana Delaney and Clancy Brown reprise their ''[[Superman: The Animated Series|Superman the Animated Series]]'' roles... [[Recycled in Space|sort of.]]
*** Another ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' one: John Welsey Shipp played Barry Allen on the short-lived ''[[The Flash (TV series)|Flash]]'' live-action series in the 90s. In "Requiem for a Flash", he voiced [[Evil Counterpart]], the Reverse-Flash/Professor Zoom.
*** Another ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold|Batman the Brave And The Bold]]'' one: John Welsey Shipp played Barry Allen on the short-lived ''[[The Flash (TV 1990)||Flash]]'' live-action series in the 90s. In "Requiem for a Flash", he voiced [[Evil Counterpart]], the Reverse-Flash/Professor Zoom.
*** The ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' adaptation of ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]'' has Kevin Conroy voicing the mugger who shot the Waynes.
*** The ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' adaptation of ''[[For the Man Who Has Everything]]'' has Kevin Conroy voicing the mugger who shot the Waynes.
** Arguably the best casting gag of the DCAU was when [[Adam West]] was cast to play a washed up, [[Type Cast]] actor by the name of Simon Trent, who prior resents his role as a live-action TV hero.
** Arguably the best casting gag of the DCAU was when [[Adam West]] was cast to play a washed up, [[Type Cast]] actor by the name of Simon Trent, who prior resents his role as a live-action TV hero.
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