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[[File:leonard testarossa.jpg|link=Full Metal Panic!|frame|He's prettier than [[White-Haired Pretty Girl|his]] [[media:Tessa Testarossa.jpg|sister.]]]]
{{quote|''"That lady has a really deep voice."''
Whether it is due to their gorgeous hair, delicate features, snazzy dressing, or fey nature, some boys get called "little lady" more often than they'd like. The opposite of [[Lady Looks Like a Dude]], this trope involves male characters who are frequently mistaken for female (by other characters).
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* [[Disguised in Drag]] (when the dude's dressing as a girl only for a specific reason)
* [[Man, I Feel Like a Woman]] (that's [[Gender Bender|a whole 'nother story]] entirely)
* [[
* [[Everybody Wants the Hermaphrodite]] (when the "dude" has female parts as well as male ones)
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Compare [[Ambiguous Gender]] and [[Bifauxnen]].
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== [[Anime]]
* Pictured above, Leonard Testarossa, Tessa's brother from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''.
* Kogure, from ''[[The Secret Devil-chan]]''. And his sister/brother is a futa with really big breasts.
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{{quote|"I didn't know he was a doctor."
"I didn't know he was even a dude." }}
** In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal]]'', there's a similar scene where Yuma mistakes [[Sissy Villain|Mr. Heartland]] for a woman; Heartland isn't amused, of course, but forgets it quickly when he sees [[MacGuffin| Yuma's pendant.]]
* Tokiya Mikagami in ''[[Flame of Recca]]''. A death glare awaits those who think he's actually a girl in disguise.
** Even more explicit in the anime than in the manga. When a guy identifies the only teenage boy around as being [[Tomboy|Fuuko]], an enraged Tokiya shouts, "You idiot! I bet you thought I was a girl!"
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* Canute in ''[[Vinland Saga]]'' is initially mistaken for a girl once he removes the helm hiding his face, and though the confusion gets cleared up fairly quickly, Thorfinn continues to use the insulting nickname "Princess" for a bit, and Thorkell's men once make a crack that if Thorkell is the avatar of Thor, Canute must be the avatar of Freya.
* Hibiki Tokai from ''[[Vandread]]'' was mistaken for a young girl once by another man.
* Shuuichi Nitori from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' is a boy who is effeminate to the point that a hairband alone causes a door-to-door salesman to refer to him as "miss." Later on a friend of his Grandmother mistakes him for a girl, even when he's dressed as a boy. There's also Mako and Fumiya, who even when not crossdressing look rather feminine. Nitori is
* No, not Ranma. ''Konatsu'' the Kunoichi from ''[[Ranma ½]]'', who doesn't just have the looks (as in, ''extremely'' [[Bishonen]] and even hides convenient bags of pepper on his chest) but also his attitude, as he was raised to think and behave like a woman. He managed to fool not just the [[Gender Bender]] (Ranma) and the [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] (Ukyou,) but also the [[Dirty Old Man|lecherous]] [[Old Master|ancient martial arts master]] who ''draws power from groping pretty women and is disgusted at even accidentally touching men'' (Happosai.)
** To say nothing of Tsubasa Kurenai, a man who dressed as a woman who was in love with a woman who dressed as a man. If Tsubasa and Konatsu started dating, would they take turns wearing women's clothes?
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* Huey Laforet from ''[[Baccano!]]!''. One character (Tick's younger brother) had to guess at his gender based on his voice—and even then he wasn't really sure. Firo also skirts the trope a bit. Nobody's ever mistaken him for a woman, but cops and FBI members have a habit of taking jabs at his appearance, like insinuating that he only got promoted to Capo because he was pretty enough to sleep his way up the ranks.
* Tooru and Yuujirou in ''[[Princess Princess]]'' frequently get asked out by other guys (when not in their princess garb). The aforementioned two have also stated that when Mikoto is standing next to his girlfriend, they look like two beautiful girls instead of a guy and his girlfriend.
* [[Brain In a Jar|Aleister Crowley]] from ''[[
* Hansel and/or Gretel, ''[[Black Lagoon]]'''s [[Nightmare Fuel|psychopathic child-assassins]]. The only difference between the two is a dress and a wig, which they routinely ''switch'', so both/either/neither of them could be a girl... or boy.
** In the omake episode ''Boys and Girls'' {{spoiler|(in which everyone is genderswapped to their oposite genders)}}, Revy {{spoiler|(who gender-swapped to male)}} looks much like his original female version, such as the clothes & hairstyle, which causes Rock {{spoiler|(who gender-swaped to female and has gone insane because everyone is gender-swapped)}} to believe that Revy is still a woman, but Revy admits to her that he is a guy and proves it by [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|taking of his shorts and showing Rock his genitalia]].
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* Historical figure, Nasu no Yoichi, from ''[[Drifters]]'' is presented this way.
* Sunao, Ran, and Nanami from ''[[Sukisho]]''. Also, Hiromu.
* Won Fong-Fong from ''[[Rosario
* Nakameguro from ''[[
* Ayase Yukiya and Kaoruko Someya from ''[[Okane ga Nai]]''.
* Shindou Shuichi and Seguchi Tohma from ''[[Gravitation]]''.
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* Naoi Ayato in ''[[Angel Beats!]]''.
* Mizuho of ''[[Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru]]'' is ''very'' pretty even when not cross dressing as a girl.
* The title character of ''[[Id (manhua)|Id]]''. Acknowledged oh so many times in-universe. Not to mention that it's pretty much guaranteed that anyone who first reads the series is going to think he's a she.
* Peppo in ''[[Gankutsuou]]'', to the point where people on
* Many a male character in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' could pass as a pretty woman.
* Most of the males in the manga ''[[A Kiss To The Prince]]''.
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'''Person 2:''' They are two boys.
'''Person 2:''' * mind fucked* o.o }}
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20210923015252/http://aph.starry-sky.com/
** How come Chibitalia (young North Italy) is not here?! Everyone was convinced he was a girl and the Sacred Roman Empire even [[Ho Yay|fell for him]]. Until Italy reaches puberty and his voice changes.
** [http://community.livejournal.com/kalmarunionen/222272.html Young Norway]
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** Interestingly averted with [[Badass Long Hair|Duo.]]
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* Korbinian ("Bini") from ''[[Mingamanga]]'' is a Heavy Metal fan and has the hair. Also, the teacher mistakes "Korbinian" for "Korbinia".
* Loki of [[The Mighty Thor]] spent around four years real-time as a woman. He identified as both genders, though like Thor (who still referred to him as "brother") he mostly seemed to think of himself as male. The trope was referenced by name on the official Marvel bio site, that termed this period of his life: Loki looks like a Lady
== [[Film]] ==
== Film -- Animation ==▼
* This is Francis the male ladybug's shtick in ''[[A Bug's Life|A Bugs Life]]''. He has a very feminine face as well as a very masculine voice. This is lampshaded a couple of times; for example, when we first meet him, two bugs in the audience start hitting on him when he performs.
{{quote|'''Francis:''' ''So'', [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics|being a ladybug automatically makes me a girl]]! Is that it, flyboy?! Eh?!
'''Flies:''' [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|Cripes, she's a guy!]] }}
== Film -- Live-Action ==▼
* Ra in ''[[Stargate (film)|Stargate]]'' looks pretty girlish, and is played by the same actor who played the transsexual Dil in ''[[The Crying Game]]''.
* The peasant at the beginning of ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]''.
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* The [[Trope Namer|trope-naming]] song is used on the soundtrack of ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'', for obvious reasons. The eponymous character, however, is [[Disguised in Drag]], though he does make a pretty old lady, come to think of it...
== [[Literature]] ==▼
▲== Literature ==
* Every single male in the ''[[Anita Blake]]'' series fits this trope except for Richard and a couple of others. Most of them are swooningly subservient, have feminine faces, womanly bodies, long flowing hair, weepy emotions that they talk about for whole chapters, and generally the demeanor of obnoxiously stereotypical women.
* The Fool in [[Robin Hobb]]'s works. {{spoiler|He even spends a few years passing as a woman}}, and for most of the series the Fool's exact gender is unknown, until the final book of The Tawny Man series, where it is revealed that the Fool is {{spoiler|actually male.}}
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* Nakajima, protagonist of the ''[[Digital Devil Story]]'' series, is described as handsome in a feminine way. Specifically used as a taunt at one point.
* Vince Noir of ''[[The Mighty Boosh]]'' is mistaken for a woman (or more specifically, as his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|friend]] Howard's wife or girlfriend) in nearly every episode. He addresses his oddly compelling androgyny himself in the episode "Party": "Of course you [fancy me] -- all men do! I'm the confuser! 'Is it a man? Is it a woman? I'm not sure if I mind!'"
* Dennis Finch in ''[[Just Shoot Me]]'', though he is more often confused for being gay.
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'''Max''': Huh... ([[Beat]]) That's a step up; [[Deadpan Snarker|usually people think he's a lesbian]]. }}
== [[Music]] ==
* Besides the [[Trope Namer]], there's also the Killers song "Somebody Told Me".<ref>"that you had a boyfriend who looked like a girlfriend that I had in February of last year"</ref>
* "And [[Wings (band)|Jet]], I thought the major was a lady suffragette. '''[[Word Salad Lyrics|JET!!!]]''' ''[[Ear Worm|Woo-ooh-ooh-WOOH-ooh-ooh-WOOH-ooh-ooh!]]''"
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* Jonas Bjerre, lead vocalist of the alt-rock band Mew.
* Most ironic of all, Steven Tyler's face has become unexpectedly feminine since his recent plastic surgery/ies. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110123012047/http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/7/8/5/8/20898587-20898592-slarge.jpg Dude * does* look like a lady.] ([[Carly Simon]], to be specific.)
** Interestingly, even before the surgery, it had been noted that his daughters (particularly [[Liv Tyler|Liv]]) were ''really'' good looking, despite taking after him—and [[The Ugly
* Davey Havok of the band AFI, as seen in [https://web.archive.org/web/20120321072715/http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/151/ this] ''Nothing Nice to Say'' strip.
** He's manned up considerably as of the release of Crash Love (2009).
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* [http://photos.friendster.com/photos/81/59/13189518/1_302552399l.jpg Ryan Ross]{{Dead link}} from [[Panic! at the Disco]]. Every time he decides to grow facial hair life feels like a bizarro acid trip where nothing makes sense.
** There is a pic of him and his ex-girlfriend where they looked exactly like a lesbian couple. Also this [http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc41/xxindigobubblesxx/hesheorly.jpg picture] where he must have been at least 19. He looks like the young girlfriend of the guy he's in the picture with.
** [
** This applies to [http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo265/Blossom_Morphine/brendonstandupstraight.jpg Brendon Urie] as well, only exacerbated... um enhanced with his [https://web.archive.org/web/20120725064712/http://cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users12/fansatthedisco/default/brendon--large-msg-115712488662.jpg flamboyant attire] to match Spencer's, and liberal use of [http://img.skitch.com/20080412-83ki1bjkkw9385ihp79rbs7ert.preview.jpg stage makeup].
** Especially made clear when seen in this [http://i382.photobucket.com/albums/oo265/Blossom_Morphine/PanicAtTheDiscogroup.jpg group picture], with only Jon Walker (the one in black) looking particularly masculine.
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* Korean singer G-Dragon [http://www.asianpopcorn.com/battle_images/Bigbang_s_leader_G_dragon_01052010074410.jpg definitely looks like a girl despite his lack of hair.]
* Everybody in the Japanese heavy metal band [[Dir En Grey]] used to look like females at the start of their career, especially because of the makeup.
* The artist who painted the front cover of [[Hall And Oates|Daryl Hall And John Oates']] self-titled 1975 album (the one with "Sara Smile" on it) make them look [[wikipedia:File:Hallandoatesselftitledcover.jpg|very effeminate]] against the duo's will, especially Daryl, which would lead to stories that the duo [[Ho Yay|were gay lovers]]. Daryl would joke in their 1998 VH-1 ''[[Behind
== [[Oral Tradition]], Folklore, Myths and Legends ==
* In [[Greek Mythology]], Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection. Some say that he mistook it for a beautiful woman, while others say that he recognized himself. He was then turned into a flower that bears his name. This happened because he spurned the affections of a young man named Ameinias and a (female) nymph named Echo, who prayed to [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Nemesis]] for revenge.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'':
** [https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi Tsukuyomi] is often mistaken for a female monster by TCG players; however, is based on the Shinto deity of the moon, Tsukuyomi-no-mikoto, who is always depicted as male.
** [https://yugioh.fandom.com/wiki/Getsu_Fuhma Getsu Fuhma] has this problem too; the monster is based on the male protagonist of the video game [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getsu_F%C5%ABma_Den Getsu Fuhma Den] (only released in Japan) and is often mistaken for a woman by TCG players.
== [[Theatre]] ==
* In ''[[Jerusalem (theatre)|Jerusalem]]'', Ginger is mistaken for a woman by the Professor, though this is only because the former has long hair and the latter is a senile and possibly crazy old man. Nobody else has any doubts about Ginger's sex, which makes sense given that Mackensie Crook doesn't look much like a woman at all.
== [[Video Games]] ==
▲== Video Games ==
* The male cleric from ''[[Disgaea]]'' takes the cake for being the most feminine. Infact the anime adaptation has an episode where Laharl encounters a "biker gang" and this nameless member of it was given a female voice with a british accent when dubbed Nevermind the male voice in the original audio and label in the actual game.
* Link in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess]]''. He's shown as manly in the concept art, but leaves much to be desired regarding that area in the actual game; high cheekbones, pointy chin, full lips and big eyes are serious clinchers for this category.
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** Then there's Raikov, from the follow up game ''[[Metal Gear Solid]] 3''. Raikov was created in response to the controversy surrounding Raiden following his replacement of Solid Snake as the main character. Hideo Kojima on more than one occasion has commented on Raikov's beautiful looks.
* There's Gothitelle from [[Pokémon]], with a M/F ratio of 25%/75%. However, Gothitelle looks '''a lot''' like a woman.
** Gardevoir has the same problem, being the most well-known [[Cute Monster Girl]] in the franchise, despite its M/F ratio being a solid 50%/50%.
** Also, Bellossom, Roselia, Ribombee, Lilligant, Whimsicott, Florges... ''lots'' of Pokemon, actually.
* ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' has a couple of these. The first one seen by Westerners was [https://web.archive.org/web/20111106011739/http://serenesforest.net/media/fe7illust/s/ruthea.png Lucius] from the seventh game, ''Fire Emblem: Rekka no ken''. He's even mistaken to be a woman by [[Genki Girl|Serra]] in-game.
** Marth (called "Martha" by some) gets a lot of flak for this by [[Super Smash Bros.]] Fans. He's actually not that girly when compared [https://web.archive.org/web/20111106010541/http://serenesforest.net/media/tcg/6/fe6-076.jpg to] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111105231048/http://serenesforest.net/media/tcg/5/fe5-040.jpg other] [https://web.archive.org/web/20111106011338/http://serenesforest.net/media/tcg/6/fe6-009.jpg characters] in the series [https://web.archive.org/web/20111105223723/http://serenesforest.net/media/tcg/P/P001.jpg or even other lords].
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* Look at the team rosters for any of the ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' games. With very few exceptions, the teams aren't as co-ed as they appear. Even when they have boys who look like [http://images.wikia.com/superonzeeleven/pt-br/images/c/c1/Kazemaru_15.jpg this]. Or [http://images.wikia.com/inazumaelevengo5/es/images/c/c8/539px-Kirino.png this].
=== Visual Novels ===▼
▲== Visual Novels ==
* '' [[Clannad (visual novel)|Clannad]]'': Kappei Hiiragi. Sunohara is still in denial, despite the fact that Tomoya told him that he had [[Unsettling Gender Reveal|been fooled]]. The [[Ho Yay|implications]] are not lost.
* Jun from '' [[Happiness! (visual novel)|Happiness!]]''.
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* Kanon of ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]''. Though it might be a reason for this since it is {{spoiler|hinted that he and his "sister" Shannon actually are the same person.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Jacob the Rag doll from ''[http://www.monsterful.com/ Monsterful]'', his long hair and shy personality make it even worse.
* Tedd of ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', whenever he removes his [[Nerd Glasses]]. And even when he doesn't, "[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-04-29 he's just that androgynous]" is the oldest [[Running Gag]] of EGS.
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* In spite of being an adult male well into adulthood, Vinci of ''[[Vinci and Arty]]'' is often mistaken for being a female, at one point being mistaken for a pregnant woman in labor when pulled over by a cop. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].
** He often combines it with [[Older Than They Look]], too. How about being mistaken for a ''little girl?''
* Meet [[Dubious Company|Dubious Company's]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130417104615/http://dubiouscompany.com/comics/2006/05/07 Elator] Later on a drunk Tiren braids his hair with magic hairties that won't undo. [https://web.archive.org/web/20130104105501/http://dubiouscompany.com/comics/2010/07/27 Then this happens] [https://web.archive.org/web/20130104105728/http://dubiouscompany.com/comics/2010/11/09 and this].
* ''[[Unwinder Tall Comics]]'': Dr. Minivan, after losing his hair (for science), buys a wig to hide his baldness. The wig is so long that he gets mistaken for a woman. When this happens in a public restroom, he panics and hides in a stall, and tries to figure out how to get back out of the restroom without incurring further confusion. This takes so long that he grows a beard. Problem solved!
* Parodied in the official ''[[Team Fortress 2]]'' update comics that show Merasmus being called "madam" or some variant by every minor character he interacts with, despite not looking or sounding (judging by his in-game voice) like a woman at all. He doesn't even try to correct them about it, he simply lets it fly.
== [[Web Original]] ==
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* Phase, in the ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', looks and sounds so girly that he's given up and dresses in mannish girl's clothes that fit him, while he tries to find a way to change himself back to a manly guy. Even in pants and heavy coat, he still gets tabbed as a girl, much to his disgust.
* More than a few viewers of [http://verydemotivational.memebase.com/2010/12/09/demotivational-posters-omg-5/ this demotivational poster] believed the photo on the right to be of Emma Watson with a new short haircut. Both photos are of Justin Bieber.
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The
{{quote|'''Marik''': [[You Fool!|Foolish fools!]] There are no women in [[Yu-Gi-Oh!]], only extremely girly men! And I am the girliest of them all!
'''[[Sissy Villain|Pegasus]]''': Keep telling yourself that. }}
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* [[Equestrian Legends|Beret Swirl]] invokes this trope to get free drinks.
* ''[[Home Movies]]'' - Brendon comes home to find his mom and her boss looped on wine. On seeing him the boss shouts "Well, look at you! What a perfectly adorable little young lady!". Brendon anxiously replies "Ah...well...I'm not so little...". Brendon is considered to be kind of girly by lots of folks, including his friends.
* Nermal from ''[[Garfield and Friends]]''.
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{{quote|'''Johnny''': Whoa! I thought you were a chick!}}
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
▲== Real Life ==
* Stylistically, it was common for painters in the 1700's to portray young boys as looking almost female. The fact that they wore dresses as children didn't help either...[http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CvDCiEFbNy8/SnScTK6yVII/AAAAAAAAKrc/kKf_UHs0szU/s400/1751++John+Hesselius+(1728-1778).+The+Grymes+Children-+Lucy+1743-1830,+Philip+1746-1805,+Jno+Randolph+1747-96,+Chas+1748-+.+Virginia+Historical+Society,+Richmond.jpg The second from the left is actually a boy].
* [[Noel Fielding]]
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* [http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/4628/tumblrlw88kedyhb1qezrwk.jpg Andrej Pejic], ''male'' model. Once went down the runway in a [http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3637/40d441b9.jpg kooky Gaultier wedding dress] and by God did he pull it off.
** Seconded. This guy is the ultimate embodiment of this trope.
** In fact, a topless cover of his on a magazine [https://web.archive.org/web/20121007203539/http://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/marie-claire/fashion/news/article/-/9464005/androgynous-model-andrej-pejic-censored-in-us-bookstores/ was banned] for being too feminine.
** He recently appeared in an [http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/6259/tumblrlw84wyffmm1qcmnhn.jpg ad for push-up bra], the company that makes it using the "If a dude looks good in it, it must be good!" strategy. And my god dooes he look good in it.
* German actor [https://web.archive.org/web/20150706041941/http://images.wikia.com/cinema/it/images/2/23/Sandro_Lohmann.jpg Sandro Lohmann].
* Participants in the [http://www.kiltmen.com/ "bravehearts" movement] may wear [[Man in a Kilt|kilts]], [[Badass Long Robe|robes]], or other skirted garments for men, often based on [[Culture Equals Costume|menswear from other cultures]]. Some people unfamiliar with the movement may confuse it with drag.
* Persian Crown Prince [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Abbas_Mirza_Qajar_%28Art_Museum_of_Georgia%29.jpg Abbas Mirza Qajar] did some very manly exploits, notably fighting the Russians during the Napoleonic Wars and afterwards and having 26 sons, but paintings of him have him with big doe eyes, rosy cheeks, and flowing dark hair. Even after he grew a thick, manly beard, he still was quite slender, and the tight robes he wore did not help.
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