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[[Image:MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg|thumb|right|200px|To me, Spa- errr, [[Firebolt]]!!]]
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<td class="tti_buttonlink">'''[[Love and Steel!|«]]'''
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<td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> [[MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg|<img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d0/MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg/230px-MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg" width="230" height="350" border="0" />]]<br />To me, Spa—errr, [[Firebolt|Firebolt]]!
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<td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "Brothers in Armor!!"
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<td>'''Publisher''' </td><td> [[Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]]
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<td>'''Date published''' </td><td> September 1987
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<td>'''Cover date''' </td><td> January 1988
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<td>'''Script''' </td><td> [[Bob Budiansky|Bob Budiansky]]
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<td>'''Pencils''' </td><td> [[Frank Springer|Frank Springer]]
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<td>'''Inks''' </td><td> [[Ian Akin|Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey|Brian Garvey]]
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<td>'''Colors''' </td><td> [[Nelson Yomtov|Nelson Yomtov]]
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<td>'''Lettering''' </td><td> [[Jack Morelli|Jack Morelli]]
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<td>'''Editor''' </td><td> [[Don Daley|Don Daley]]
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<td>'''Continuity''' </td><td> [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel Comics continuity]]
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'''To ensure the safety of Nebulos, Galen and Lord Zarak must each make a huge sacrifice.'''
'''To ensure the safety of Nebulos, Galen and Lord Zarak must each make a huge sacrifice.'''


==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
With most of their opposition incapacitated, the [[Decepticon]]s continue their conquest of [[Nebulos]]. Lord Zarak finds himself torn by his loyalties to the world he loves and his link to the [[Headmaster]] leader, Scorponok. As the [[Autobot]]s further experiment with Nebulan [[binary-bonding]] by creating the [[Targetmaster]]s, Galen pleads with Zarak to see what the Decepticons are doing to their world.
With most of their opposition incapacitated, the [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] continue their conquest of [[Nebulos|Nebulos]]. Lord Zarak finds himself torn by his loyalties to the world he loves and his link to the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] leader, Scorponok. As the [[Autobot|Autobots]] further experiment with Nebulan [[Binary-bonding|binary-bonding]] by creating the [[Targetmaster|Targetmasters]], Galen pleads with Zarak to see what the Decepticons are doing to their world.
 
After being defeated in an attack by the Autobot Targetmasters, Zarak begins to see that Galen was right, and while the Decepticons escalate the conflict by creating their own Targetmasters, Zarak frees his prisoners, pleading with them to take the battle offworld to join [[Transformer|Transformers]] already on the planet [[Earth|Earth]]. Zarak knows that if the Autobots leave Nebulos, the Decepticons will follow, and his world might yet be saved. The Autobots agree to this proposal, and abandon the planet, leaving a war-torn Nebulos to rebuild once the Transformers have left.


After being defeated in an attack by the Autobot Targetmasters, Zarak begins to see that Galen was right, and while the Decepticons escalate the conflict by creating their own Targetmasters, Zarak frees his prisoners, pleading with them to take the battle offworld to join [[Transformer]]s already on the planet [[Earth]]. Zarak knows that if the Autobots leave Nebulos, the Decepticons will follow, and his world might yet be saved. The Autobots agree to this proposal, and abandon the planet, leaving a war-torn Nebulos to rebuild once the Transformers have left.


{{note|This story is continued in "[[Trial by Fire!]]".}}
<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">'''Note:''' ''This story is continued in "[[Trial by Fire!|Trial by Fire!]]".''</div>
==Featured characters==
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''


==Credits==
'''Script:''' [[Bob Budiansky]] <br>
'''Pencils:''' [[Frank Springer]]<br>
'''Inks:''' [[Ian Akin]] & [[Brian Garvey]]<br>
'''Colors:''' [[Nelson Yomtov]]<br>
'''Lettering:''' [[Jack Morelli]]<br>
'''Editor:''' [[Don Daley]]<br>
*''Originally published:'' January, 1988


===Featured characters===
&lt;table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000"&gt;
(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)
&lt;tr&gt;
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"
&lt;th style="background:#FFEEEE"&gt; [[Autobots|Autobots]]&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="background:#EEEEFE"&gt; [[Decepticons|Decepticons]]&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th style="background:antiquewhite"&gt; [[Nebulan|Nebulans]]
! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s
&lt;tr&gt;
! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Nebulos|Nebulan]]s
&lt;td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top"&gt;
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] (10)
* [[Kup]] (11)
* [[Kup|Kup]] (11)
* [[Hot Rod]] (12)
* [[Hot Rod|Hot Rod]] (12)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (23)
* [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] (23)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (24)
* [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] (24)
* [[Highbrow]] (25)
* [[Highbrow|Highbrow]] (25)
* [[Brainstorm]] (26)
* [[Brainstorm|Brainstorm]] (26)
* [[Chromedome]] (27)
* [[Chromedome|Chromedome]] (27)


| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top"&gt;
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (1)
* [[Snapdragon]] (2)
* [[Snapdragon|Snapdragon]] (2)
* [[Mindwipe]] (3)
* [[Mindwipe|Mindwipe]] (3)
* [[Apeface]] (4)
* [[Apeface|Apeface]] (4)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (14)
* [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (14)
* [[Triggerhappy]] (15)
* [[Triggerhappy|Triggerhappy]] (15)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] (16)
* [[Misfire]] (17)
* [[Misfire|Misfire]] (17)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (18)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (18)


| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |
&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top"&gt;
* [[Spasma]] (5)
* [[Spasma|Spasma]] (5)
* [[Vorath]] (6)
* [[Vorath|Vorath]] (6)
* [[Krunk]] (7)
* [[Krunk|Krunk]] (7)
* [[Monzo]] (8)
* [[Monzo|Monzo]] (8)
* [[Lord Zarak]] (9)
* [[Lord Zarak|Lord Zarak]] (9)
* [[Galen]] (13)
* [[Galen|Galen]] (13)
* [[Duros]] (19)
* [[Duros|Duros]] (19)
* [[Gort]] (20)
* [[Gort|Gort]] (20)
* [[Arcana]] (21)
* [[Arcana|Arcana]] (21)
* [[Stylor]] (22)
* [[Stylor|Stylor]] (22)
 


|}


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==Errors==
==Errors==
* Cover — Kup is miscolored as gold instead of teal.
* Page 3 — First panel: Spasma's dialog is attributed to Zarak/Scorponok; Spasma addresses Krunk as Vorath; Monzo addresses Grax as Krunk; and Zarak addresses Vorath as Grax.  Got that?  Good, there'll be a quiz tomorrow.
* Page 3 — First panel: Spasma's dialog is attributed to Zarak/Scorponok.
* Page 5 — Third panel: Pinpointer's dialog is attributed to "Sparks."
* Page 5 — Third panel: Pinpointer's dialog is attributed to "Sparks."
* Page 14 - As the Autobots retreat, a vaguely [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]-like vehicle is drawn instead of Hot Rod.
* Page 14 - Zarak's head is drawn and colored as a bizarre melding of flesh and metal; he has a squared-off nose and mechanical mouth, both flesh-colored, with a metal-colored chin attached.
* Page 16 — Eighth panel: Gort's suit is once again drawn as Chromedome's body.
* Page 16 — Eighth panel: Gort's suit is once again drawn as Chromedome's body.
* Page 17 - This time it's Highbrow who's on steroids, taller and more massive than the other four Headmasters, including Fortress Maximus.
* Page 18 — Second and third panels: And again, Fortress Maximus is drawn with Cerebros' head.
* Page 18 — Second and third panels: And again, Fortress Maximus is drawn with Cerebros' head.
* Page 21 — Second panel: Pointblank is missing his head.
* Page 21 — Second panel: Pointblank is missing his head.
* Page 22 — The Decepticon ship is written as having been parked in orbit like the ''[[Steelhaven]]'', but Springer draws it as if it launches from the ground, complete with launching pad.  (Consequently, this confused later artist [[Jose Delbo]], and thus the ship is drawn in its second appearance in "[[Trial by Fire!]]" with its launching platform attached to it.)
* Page 22 — The Decepticon ship is written as having been parked in orbit like the ''[[Steelhaven|Steelhaven]]'', but Springer draws it as if it launches from the ground, complete with launching pad.  (Consequently, this confused later artist [[Jose Delbo|Jose Delbo]], and thus the ship is drawn in its second appearance in "[[Trial by Fire!|Trial by Fire!]]" with its launching platform attached to it.)
* Page 22 — First panel: As the Autobots leave and reboard their ship that is in orbit around Nebulos, several of the non-flying Autobots are given a friendly ride by Decepticons (Slugslinger, Misfire, Triggerhappy).
* Page 22 — First panel: As the Autobots leave and reboard their ship that is in orbit around Nebulos, several of the non-flying Autobots are given a friendly ride by Decepticons (Slugslinger, Misfire, Triggerhappy).


==Items of note==
==Items of note==
* Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series.
* Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series.
* Instead of firing generic beams of light like in most of the series, the Targetmasters' weapon-fire was actually drawn like the individual weapons their [[Tech Specs]] attribute to them. Kup's "old-style musket laser" even gives off a puff of gunsmoke... while firing laser beams.  
* Instead of firing generic beams of light like in most of the series, the Targetmasters' weapon-fire was actually drawn like the individual weapons their [[Bio|bios]] attribute to them. Kup's "old-style musket laser" even gives off a puff of gunsmoke... while firing laser beams.  
* ''Two'' exclamation points.  Because it's ''that'' exciting.
* ''Two'' exclamation points.  Because it's ''that'' exciting.
* For the UK printing, the title was modified to the UK spelling of "Armour".
* For the UK printing, the title was modified to the UK spelling of "Armour". Sadly during the process it lost one of its exclamation points, making the UK version considerably duller.


===References===
===References===
* The message Hot Rod receives on page 6 was sent by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] in Marvel U.S. [[Toy Soldiers!|issue #37]].
* The message Hot Rod receives on page 6 was sent by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] in US issue [[Toy Soldiers!|#37]].


===Covers (5)===
===Covers (5)===
{{picsneeded|UK cover}}
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* '''U.S. cover:''' Targetmasters Ho Rod and Kup by [[Frank Springer]]
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* '''UK issue 142 cover:''' Bruticus whipping Defensor with a train by [[Dan Reed]] and [[Robin Bouttell]]
&lt;td&gt;&lt;div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"&gt;
* '''UK issue 143 cover:''' A giant claw about to grab Blast Off by [[Martin Griffiths]]
&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d0/MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg/79px-MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg" width="79" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
* '''UK issue 144 cover:''' Grimlock leaping/falling feet first from the ''Ark'' by [[Barry Kitson]]
&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
* '''UK issue 145 cover:''' Starscream hates Christmas by Barry Kitson and Robin Bouttell
'''Headmasters #4'''
 
 
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&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[MarvelUK-142.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/8/85/MarvelUK-142.jpg/87px-MarvelUK-142.jpg" width="87" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
'''UK issue #142'''
 
 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"&gt;
&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[MarvelUK-143.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/f/f5/MarvelUK-143.jpg/87px-MarvelUK-143.jpg" width="87" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
'''UK issue #143'''
 
 
&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td&gt;&lt;div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"&gt;
&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[MarvelUK-144.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/5/54/MarvelUK-144.jpg/87px-MarvelUK-144.jpg" width="87" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
'''UK issue #144'''


{{collist|2|
 
[[Image:MarvelUK-142.jpg|thumb|center|Issue 142 cover]]
&lt;/div&gt;
[[Image:MarvelUK-143.jpg|thumb|center|Issue 133 cover]]
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{{collist|2|
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[[Image:MarvelUK-144.jpg|thumb|center|Issue 144 cover]]
&lt;td&gt;&lt;div class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px;"&gt;
[[Image:MarvelUK-145.jpg|thumb|center|Bah, humbug!]]
&lt;div class="thumb" style="padding: 13px 0; width: 150px;"&gt;&lt;div style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 120px;"&gt;[[MarvelUK-145.jpg|&lt;img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/e/e5/MarvelUK-145.jpg/91px-MarvelUK-145.jpg" width="91" height="120" border="0" /&gt;]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
}}
&lt;div class="gallerytext"&gt;
'''UK issue #145'''
 
 
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&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
* '''Headmasters #4 cover:''' Targetmasters Hot Rod and Kup, by [[Frank Springer|Frank Springer]].
* '''UK issue #142 cover:''' [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] whipping [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] with a train, by [[Dan Reed|Dan Reed]] and [[Robin Bouttell|Robin Bouttell]].
* '''UK issue #143 cover:''' A giant claw about to grab [[Blast Off|Blast Off]], by [[Martin Griffiths|Martin Griffiths]].
* '''UK issue #144 cover:''' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] leaping/falling feet first from the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], by [[Barry Kitson|Barry Kitson]].
* '''UK issue #145 cover:''' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] hates [[Christmas|Christmas]], by [[Barry Kitson|Barry Kitson]] and [[Robin Bouttell|Robin Bouttell]].


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<tr style="font-size:14px;"> <td class="tti_buttonlink">« </td><td align="center">Headmasters #4 </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink"> </td></tr> <tr class="tt1_secondarynav"> <td class="tti_buttonlink">« </td><td align="center">The Transformers (UK) #142–145 </td><td align="right" class="tti_buttonlink">» </td></tr></table> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 12px; background-color:#ffffff;" align="center"> <img alt="" src="/w2/images2/thumb/d/d0/MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg/230px-MarvelHeadmasters-4.jpg" width="230" height="350" border="0" /><br />To me, Spa—errr, Firebolt! </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="font-size: 14px; background-color:#e7d492; color:black;font-weight:bold;" align="center"> "Brothers in Armor!!" </td></tr> <tr> <td>Publisher </td><td> Marvel Comics </td></tr> <tr> <td>Date published </td><td> September 1987 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cover date </td><td> January 1988 </td></tr>





















<tr> <td>Script </td><td> Bob Budiansky </td></tr>






















<tr> <td>Pencils </td><td> Frank Springer </td></tr>
















<tr> <td>Inks </td><td> Ian Akin & Brian Garvey </td></tr>














<tr> <td>Colors </td><td> Nelson Yomtov </td></tr>
















<tr> <td>Lettering </td><td> Jack Morelli </td></tr>





<tr> <td>Editor </td><td> Don Daley </td></tr>












<tr> <td>Continuity </td><td> Marvel Comics continuity </td></tr>







</table> To ensure the safety of Nebulos, Galen and Lord Zarak must each make a huge sacrifice.

Synopsis

With most of their opposition incapacitated, the Decepticons continue their conquest of Nebulos. Lord Zarak finds himself torn by his loyalties to the world he loves and his link to the Headmaster leader, Scorponok. As the Autobots further experiment with Nebulan binary-bonding by creating the Targetmasters, Galen pleads with Zarak to see what the Decepticons are doing to their world.

After being defeated in an attack by the Autobot Targetmasters, Zarak begins to see that Galen was right, and while the Decepticons escalate the conflict by creating their own Targetmasters, Zarak frees his prisoners, pleading with them to take the battle offworld to join Transformers already on the planet Earth. Zarak knows that if the Autobots leave Nebulos, the Decepticons will follow, and his world might yet be saved. The Autobots agree to this proposal, and abandon the planet, leaving a war-torn Nebulos to rebuild once the Transformers have left.


<div style="width: 90%; margin: 0 auto .2em auto; background-color:#efefef; border: 2px solid #eeeeee; padding: 2px; text-align: left;">Note: This story is continued in "Trial by Fire!".</div>

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)


<table border="5" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="5" align="center" style="border:#800000"> <tr> <th style="background:#FFEEEE"> Autobots</th><th style="background:#EEEEFE"> Decepticons</th><th style="background:antiquewhite"> Nebulans </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top">

</td><td style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top">

</td><td style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top">



</td></tr></table>

Errors

  • Page 3 — First panel: Spasma's dialog is attributed to Zarak/Scorponok; Spasma addresses Krunk as Vorath; Monzo addresses Grax as Krunk; and Zarak addresses Vorath as Grax. Got that? Good, there'll be a quiz tomorrow.
  • Page 5 — Third panel: Pinpointer's dialog is attributed to "Sparks."
  • Page 14 - As the Autobots retreat, a vaguely Sandstorm-like vehicle is drawn instead of Hot Rod.
  • Page 14 - Zarak's head is drawn and colored as a bizarre melding of flesh and metal; he has a squared-off nose and mechanical mouth, both flesh-colored, with a metal-colored chin attached.
  • Page 16 — Eighth panel: Gort's suit is once again drawn as Chromedome's body.
  • Page 17 - This time it's Highbrow who's on steroids, taller and more massive than the other four Headmasters, including Fortress Maximus.
  • Page 18 — Second and third panels: And again, Fortress Maximus is drawn with Cerebros' head.
  • Page 21 — Second panel: Pointblank is missing his head.
  • Page 22 — The Decepticon ship is written as having been parked in orbit like the Steelhaven, but Springer draws it as if it launches from the ground, complete with launching pad. (Consequently, this confused later artist Jose Delbo, and thus the ship is drawn in its second appearance in "Trial by Fire!" with its launching platform attached to it.)
  • Page 22 — First panel: As the Autobots leave and reboard their ship that is in orbit around Nebulos, several of the non-flying Autobots are given a friendly ride by Decepticons (Slugslinger, Misfire, Triggerhappy).

Items of note

  • Advertised as part 4 in a 4-issue limited series.
  • Instead of firing generic beams of light like in most of the series, the Targetmasters' weapon-fire was actually drawn like the individual weapons their bios attribute to them. Kup's "old-style musket laser" even gives off a puff of gunsmoke... while firing laser beams.
  • Two exclamation points. Because it's that exciting.
  • For the UK printing, the title was modified to the UK spelling of "Armour". Sadly during the process it lost one of its exclamation points, making the UK version considerably duller.

References

  • The message Hot Rod receives on page 6 was sent by Goldbug in US issue #37.

Covers (5)

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