#Frederick Wentworth
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incognita-soul ยท 8 months ago
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I've spent all afternoon thinking about the line from Wentworth's letter "you sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others" and about how that really is the most important part of the letter. Yes "you pierce my soul" and "I have loved none but you" and "I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago" are all more swoon-worthy. But the whole point of Persuasion is how Anne suffers because none of her friends or family acknowledge her needs or anything she says. She is made small by everyone around her. She is persuadable because she has been stripped of her agency; not by the circumstances of her life, but because the people in her life have talked over and down to her so much that she has stopped resisting. She knows that she won't be heard, so she just stops speaking. But then Wentworth hears her voice! He hears her, sees her, and he loves her for who she is, not what he wants her to be. I think Jane Austen knew exactly what she was doing by including that line. It's so subtle in such a purposeful way.
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hotjaneaustenmenpoll ยท 8 months ago
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WHO IS THE HOTTEST JANE AUSTEN MAN ? THE FINAL
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Propaganda...
Captain Wentworth (1995):
Ciaran Hinds has that perfect ruggedness yet friendliness to his face that makes him the perfect charming Wentworth. And all of the longing that he manages to convey in his eyes is so hot.
Wentworth may be angry/resentful with Anne but in general he is charming and the best friend you could ever have. Ciaran gets the pleasant parts of his character and brings them out, while keeping a guarded coolness (protective camouflage) with Anne.
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I dunno if this counts as propaganda or not, but Ciaran Hinds has a face that looks like it was jackhammered out of a shale cliff.
If a line like 'I am half agony...half hope' comes out of a face like that you know that man has a soul for poetry.
I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant. You alone have brought me to Bath. For you alone, I think and plan. Have you not seen this? Can you fail to have understood my wishes? I had not waited even these ten days, could I have read your feelings, as I think you must have penetrated mine. I can hardly write. I am every instant hearing something which overpowers me. You sink your voice, but I can distinguish the tones of that voice when they would be lost on others. Too good, too excellent creature! You do us justice, indeed. You do believe that there is true attachment and constancy among men. Believe it to be most fervent, most undeviating, in
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I must go, uncertain of my fate; but I shall return hither, or follow your party, as soon as possible. A word, a look, will be enough to decide whether I enter your father's house this evening or never. ย 
This is propaganda for the next round because I need my boy to be a finalist! But this letter is all the persuasion I need to know that he is a winner
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Ciarรกn Hinds in this is a whole other level of "a good man" He makes Anne's decision at the end so much more perfect.
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The yearning the yearning - JLM gives a great look but Captain Wentworth is the king of longing stares. He's trying sooo hard to hate her sooo hard to get over her - 8 years and he thinks he's ready to face her and move on but no he has to notice she's exhausted on the walk, that her nephew is being overwhelming, that she should be dancing and not just playing the piano for everyone else. And even though he's jealous later on when Mr Elliott gives her an "admiring look" in lime he's pleased for her because he knows she deserves to be admired and cherished even if he's angry that he wasn't able to be the one she let admire and cherish her. I just this man - he loves Anne so much and it's so so hot.
Propaganda for Captain Wentworth.
I've always loved Persuasion and so I was voting for him in his polls anyway, but I had never seen the 1995 adaptation. So because of this blog I decided to check it out.
Well. Now I'm obsessed. I came into this tournament fully expecting to vote Firth Darcy to victory. Ciaran Hinds suddenly showed up and sparta kicked him to curb. His every look, every gesture is laden with longing. He's so tender with Anne but then the barely restrained rage in his voice when he speaks to Lady Russell. He's rugged and manly yet tender and considerate.
I BURN, I PINE, I PERISH
If you're wondering why you should vote for Wentworth 95 in the @hotjaneaustenmenpoll, it's because he's got something hot for everyone.
Do you think it's hot when a man dresses up fancy? He looks very dapper in his uniform! Or do you find it more sexy when a man is more casual, a little mussed up, maybe even a little grimy? He does that perfectly too!
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Do you find men hot when they're being tender and restrained? Or do you find men hot when they're losing control a bit, maybe getting a bit passionate with anger or jealousy?
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Do you like a refined man of culture? Or a rugged outdoorsman?
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A warm smile? Or something more broody?
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Someone who's the life of the party, boisterous, laughing, charming? Or the strong silent type, serious, calm, mysterious?
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Hinds's Wentworth does all of these sexy things brilliantly! You cannot lose with him, he's got it all!
II ranked Wentworth as the #1 Austen man in terms of fuckability, and I stand behind that when it comes to Wentworth 95 versus Knightley 09.
Is Wentworth 95 angry sometimes? Yeah. But that's hot, at least coming from Ciaran Hinds' ruggedly handsome face. Have you heard of makeup sex? Tell me Wentworth 95 and Anne don't have the most scorching hot angry makeup sex imaginable ๐Ÿฅต
And yet Wentworth 95 is also super tender! The slow, gentle, worshipful way he kisses Anne at the end?? So beautiful and hot. The longing way he looks at Anne in silence. The way he is so solicitous of Anne's comfort to put her on the carriage with his sister! You can just tell he's gonna take the time to worship his wife in bed.
And let's not forget that he writes the most romantic letter ever written! The depth of passion in this man, my god! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ”ฅ
This is not a who is the better man contest, or who is the more faithful to the book, or who would you most want to marry. This is a hotness contest, and Wentworth 95 is so fucking hot.
Mr Darcy (1995):
Colin Firth (1995) is book Darcy brought to life. He uses tiny gestures and looks to communicate with us and Elizabethโ€ฆ his struggle is so subtle but so palpable. A beautiful asshole with a creamy nougat center. Just perfect.
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Those heart-eyes right up aboveโ˜๏ธ? Hot!
Passive-agressively drinking tea? Hot!
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The way he rushes over to see Elizabeth at Pemberley on those delicious long legs of his with that slutty wet curl hanging over his forehead? Hot!
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Fencing? Hot!
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The way he is so concerned about Elizabeth crying and takes her hand even though he shouldn't? Hot!
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This dimple-y smile of pure joy because he knows he's married to Elizabeth freaking Bennet? Hot!
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Colin Firth Darcy is simultaneously immaculately put together and entirely falling apart internally. The wet shirt scene is so iconic not (only) because โ€˜oooh almost-shirtless sexy manโ€™, but because itโ€™s a metaphor for how heโ€™s absolutely falling apart!!! This is a private moment, when he doesnโ€™t think anyone can see him. And then he bumps. into. Lizzie. At his house!! And the entire sequence that follows with him rushing out still doing his jacket up to catch her before he leaves. They are both on the back foot and itโ€™s THAT moment of confusion that opens a more honest dialogue between them.
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Without Firth in a lake you wouldnโ€™t get Macfadyen in a downpour!
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There's a reason why Colin Firth is forever known as Mr. Darcy above all other roles he's had and will have! Even ignoring the wet white shirt, which has become A Thing now, he is so hot with his curly hair and his little half smiles and his intense looks of longing and his legs that go on for milessss.
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This cannot be real. My fellow Jane Austen people. Without Colin Firthโ€™s Darcy we wouldnโ€™t have 90% of modern JA content. He opened a door and there was no turning back for modern culture. There would be no MacFadyen standing half undressed in a field at dawn without Firth jumping into a lake first. There would be no hand flex if there hadnโ€™t been Firth doing his best impression of a man undressing Elizabeth Bennet with his eyes and hating himself for liking it. There would be no Bridgerton without Bridget Jones. Letโ€™s face it people. We wouldnโ€™t be here having these arguments if Colin Firth had not been Mr Darcy.
Colin Firth understood Mr. Darcy in a way no other actor ever has. He is awkward as fuck in a way that comes across as snooty and judgmental on a first watch-through, then can be read as awkward and longing on a second time. His performance had such depth while looking extremely shallow at first glance. This man WAS Mr. Darcy. (I love 2005, as well, and I love Matthew McFayden, but he was awkward for awkward sake.) Colin Firth made Darcy's awkward look snooty and aloof.
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THE socially awkward Darcy is the 1995 Darcy - look at him coming and sitting in awkward silence with Elizabeth pointedly asking her if she wants to live a long way from her family (to obvious relief) and then abruptly leaving - vote for him please ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ๐Ÿ˜ญ
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Colin Firth served so much as Darcy that when they did Bridget Jone's diary, they brought him back.... AS DARCY. The smoulder. The angst. The man is the quintessential Darcy.
โ€œFirthingโ€ is an actual term that is used now to describe someone yearning intensely. It is named after Colin Firthโ€™s Mr Darcy performance.
Colin Firth all the way. He's known in our household as Owl Eyes because in every frame he's mooning over Elizabeth Bennet. Unsurpassable, unmatched, golden television (and some of the worst dancing you've ever seen).
Colin has beautiful, touchable curls.
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My high school English teacher was very into using movies to teach alongside literature, which was a great teaching tool. When we read Pride and Prejudice, he used both 2005 and 1995 for various scenes. What stands out to me all these years later was when it got to the part when Lizzy went to help Georgiana after Caroline dropped Mr. Wickham's name and Darcy gives Lizzy this look:
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My teacher stopped the film and pointed at Darcy's face and said, "See that? That is THE look. If someone ever looks at you like that, you know they're in love." And what is hotter than that?
Also this teacher had two cats named Lizzy and Darcy. Not relevant to the poll but I wanted you all to know about them.
Colin Firth dazzles and amazes in the nuanced performance that just blows all other attempts away.
The best thing about the Colin Firth wet shirt scene is actually the scene that follows where him and Lizzie are both just dyinggg of embarrassment but Darcy pulls himself together refuses to lose his advantage and runs to get dressed and chase her down before she leaves - just the mix of cringe and hopefulness at seeing her again is so well done and so attractive!!! (this is just the bit where he's running after her but I love it all!)
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besotted-with-austen ยท 3 months ago
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First 3/4 of Persuasion: Anne has to see Wentworth getting progressively closer to another lady and hear everyone else speculate about their future marriage
Last 1/4 of Persuasion: Wentworth has to see Anne getting progressively closer to another gentleman and hear everyone else speculate about their future marriage
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boltlightning ยท 1 year ago
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Anne was tenderness itself, and she had the full worth of it in Captain Wentworthโ€™s affection. His profession was all that could ever make her friends wish that tenderness less, the dread of a future war all that could dim her sunshine. She gloried in being a sailorโ€™s wife, but she must pay the tax of quick alarm for belonging to that profession which is, if possible, more distinguished in its domestic virtues than in its national importance.
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wildwildtarget ยท 4 months ago
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PERSUASION (2007)
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lily-s-world ยท 8 months ago
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Thanks to @hotjaneaustenmenpoll I decided to watch Persuasion (1995) for the millionth time this weekend, and inspired me to create some propaganda on why you should vote for Captain Wentworth as the Hottest Austen Man:
Anne's face the moment she saw him after eight years screams "Oh, no, he is hot!" and she is right.
He makes one snarky comment towards Anne and immediately shows a regretted puppy face, because he realized he can't hurt her in any way. Gentleman as it finest.
Life of the party charms the pants off anyone. Not literally, except for Anne.
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Mister "I don't care about Anne", but will gladly listen to anything other people has to say about her and won't stand seeing her struggle in anyway. Pure gentleman behavior.
Also, will give deadly stares to the men that approach Anne in a romantic manner.
Ciaran Hinds in a Marine Uniform. Even Lady Dalrymple said he looked fine as hell in that uniform.
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The letter with that voice, perfection.
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The yearning and longing on his eyes is worthy of an Oscar, this man embodies that character perfectly.
I know you love Darcy, I do too, but that is the obvious choice; Wentworth is as good as he is (if not even more).
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comicaloverachiever ยท 8 months ago
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He drew out a letter and placed it before Anne.
Persuasion by Jane Austen (illustration by Hugh Thomson) / Persuasion (1995) dir. Roger Michell
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thekenobee ยท 16 days ago
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My type? sea captains
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my-little-random-world ยท 1 year ago
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๐‘ฐ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’๐’๐’—๐’†๐’… ๐’๐’๐’๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–. ๐‘ผ๐’๐’‹๐’–๐’”๐’• ๐‘ฐ ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’š ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’, ๐’˜๐’†๐’‚๐’Œ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’๐’•๐’‡๐’–๐’ ๐‘ฐ ๐’‰๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’†๐’, ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’• ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐’Š๐’๐’„๐’๐’๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’๐’•... ๐‘จ ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’…, ๐’‚ ๐’๐’๐’๐’Œ, ๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’† ๐’†๐’๐’๐’–๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’•๐’ ๐’…๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’…๐’† ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐‘ฐ ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“ ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“โ€™๐’” ๐’‰๐’๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’๐’“ ๐’๐’†๐’—๐’†๐’“. | Persuasion 1995
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rosalinesurvived ยท 7 months ago
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Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot are actually way more insane than we give them credit for. Frederick was *this* close to pulling off an Anthony Bridgerton just because he read too many angsty wattpad stories out in the middle of the pacific ocean after running away from the country to get far from Anne? He wanted her jealous? He wanted to see if she cared? He thought her so changed because [There had been a time, when of all the large party now filling the drawing-room at Uppercross, they would have found it most difficult to cease to speak to one another.]?? He heard that she decided to stay and care for little Charles and realisedโ€“Fuck, she hasnโ€™t changed at all, sheโ€™s still that kind, warm, compassionate Anne?? They hardly speak throughout the book? He resorts to talking about how he nearly died on his quest to Get Away From Anne just to make her feel scared for him??
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phantomstatistician ยท 4 days ago
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Fandom: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
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didanagy ยท 2 months ago
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PERSUASION (2022)
ANNE AND FREDERICK
dir. carrie cracknell
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adobongsiopao ยท 1 year ago
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Some press photos of "Persuasion" 1995 version starring Amanda Root and Ciaran Hinds.
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besotted-with-austen ยท 5 months ago
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Jane Austen: -Captain Harville finishes talking to Anne and goes back to his wife. Everything is fine, you guys are having a beautiful day in Lyme together-did you want to do something else, Wentworth and Louisa?
Louisa Musgrove: oh, oh-I look at Captain Wentworth and I go, "Would you catch me if I jumped from the steps? Would you?"
Frederick Wentworth: *smiling* I am on board if you are!
James Benwick: *raising eyebrows* you are jumping from the slippery steps near the sea?
Louisa Musgrove: why not, it would be fun! What is the worst that can happen?
Jane Austen: about that, give me an Acrobatics Check. You are up against a four.
Louisa Musgrove: okay!
Frederick Wentworth: *low whistle*nice!
Jane Austen: what did you get?
Louisa Musgrove: fifteen!
Jane Austen: all right-you jump without fail and with no hint of losing your balance.
Frederick Wentworth: *chuckles* it doesn't surprise me, she has always incredible luck with her rolls!
Louisa Musgrove: that's right! I am going to jump even higher!
Jane Austen: are you sure? The DC will change.
Louisa Musgrove: I am young and strong, nothing will stop me! I am going to the highest step.
Jane Austen: okay-roll again, please. You are up against a twelve.
Louisa Musgrove: *groans* oh, come on!
Louisa Musgrove: *grimaces* it was a natural one.
Jane Austen: yeah, it doesn't pass-you slip and hit your head on the steps.
Anne Elliot: *wincing*
James Benwick: that hurts!
Jane Austen: you are unconscious.
Louisa Musgrove: what?
Jane Austen: you are at zero hit points-miraculously so.
Frederick Wentworth: I immediately try to intervene.
Anne Elliot: do we see what is going on?
Jane Austen: you do-Mary starts screaming: "Oh no! Is she dead? Is she dead?"
James Benwick: *groans*
Louisa Musgrove: *groans* I am not dead! ...I am not dead, right?
Jane Austen: no, but you took a big fall.
Frederick Wentworth: wait-can I help her? She has a concussion, right?
Jane Austen: give me a Medicine Check.
James Benwick: wait, I want to do it too!
Jane Austen: sure, go for it.
Frederick Wentworth: it's a six. With modifier.
James Benwick: three.
Jane Austen: and Captain Harville got a natural one-yeah, you guys have absolutely no idea what to do.
Frederick Wentworth: *laughing histerically* veterans of war, who escaped death at sea- brought down by a few bad rolls!
Louisa Musgrove: *nervous laugh* I am going to die because I tripped-because I tripped! My brother got a better death than me and his name was Dick!
Jane Austen: Richard, but sure-
Anne Elliot: wait, I have a Healer Kit!
Jane Austen: *pleasantly surprised* you do?
Anne Elliot: yes, I had kind of forgotten about it-can I roll a Medicine Check too?
Jane Austen: you don't need to roll, you can stabilise her immediately.
Whole table: *breath of relief*
Frederick Wentworth: *heartfelt* thank you for existing, Anne.
Anne Elliot: *flustered* I try.
Louisa Musgrove: thank you Anne for not making me die because I tripped. I really did not want to get a new character-
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tooquirkytolose ยท 1 year ago
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Like I dunno, if you REALLY wanted to make a more "modern" interpretation of Persuasion it wouldn't even be hard if you gave it more than a 2 second thought. All you have to do is plop the characters in a different time period, say the late 60's jumping to the early 80's, make Frederick black and have Anne's godmother persuade her not to marry him because an interracial marriage in, what, 1968? or something would just be too difficult for the both of them. You want him to stay in the navy or whatever have him enlist in Vietnam boom jump cut to the early 80s he's a decorated war hero or something we can have a laugh at her father and sister because now they're the walking talking embodiment of Reagan era consumerism, they're stupid empty headed rich yuppies, like it's not hard :/
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wildwildtarget ยท 6 months ago
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jane austen was right!!!!! i AM half agony half hope!!!!! if i loved you less i COULD talk about it more!!!!!!!! i WAS in the middle before i knew i had begun!!!!!!! (insp.)
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