American actor and comedian (1932?2005)
Pat Morita
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Morita in 1971
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Born
| Noriyuki Morita
(
1932-06-28
)
June 28, 1932
[1]
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Died
| November 24, 2005
(2005-11-24)
(aged 73)
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Occupations
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Years active
| 1962?2005
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Spouses
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Kathleen Yamachi
(
m.
1953;
div.
1967)
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Yukiye Kitahara
(
m.
1970;
div.
1989)
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Children
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Noriyuki
"
Pat
"
Morita
(June 28, 1932 ? November 24, 2005)
[1]
was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi on
Happy Days
,
Mr. Miyagi
in the first four
The Karate Kid
films
(1984-1994), Captain Sam Pak on the comedy series
M*A*S*H
, Ah Chew in
Sanford and Son
, Mike Woo in
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
, and The Emperor of China in
Mulan
(1998) and
Mulan II
(2004). He was the series lead actor in the television program
Mr. T and Tina
and in
Ohara
, a police-themed drama. The two shows made history for being among the few TV shows with an
Asian-American series lead
.
Morita was nominated for the 1985
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
for his portrayal of Mr. Miyagi in
The Karate Kid
(1984),
[2]
which would be the first of a
media franchise
in which Morita was the central player.
Early life
[
edit
]
Morita was born on June 28, 1932, in
Isleton, California
, to Japanese immigrant parents.
[3]
Morita's father, Tamaru, born in 1897, immigrated to California from
Kumamoto Prefecture
on the Japanese island of
Kyushu
in 1915.
[4]
Tamaru's wife, Momoe, born in 1903, immigrated to California in 1913.
[5]
Noriyuki, as Pat was named, had a brother named Hideo (Harry) who was twelve years older.
[6]
[7]
Morita developed spinal
tuberculosis
(
Pott disease
) at the age of two and spent the bulk of the next nine years in the
Weimar Institute
in
Weimar, California
, and later at the
Shriners Hospital
in
San Francisco
. For long periods, he was wrapped in a full-body cast, and he was told that he would never walk.
[8]
During his time at a sanatorium near Sacramento, Morita befriended a visiting priest who would often joke that, if Morita ever converted to Catholicism, the priest would rename him to "Patrick Aloysius Ignatius Xavier Noriyuki Morita".
[9]
Released from the hospital at age 11 after undergoing extensive spinal surgery and learning how to walk, Morita was transported from the hospital directly to the
Gila River camp
in
Arizona
to join his
interned
family.
[10]
After about a year and a half, he was transferred to the
Tule Lake War Relocation Center
.
[11]
After
World War II
ended, Morita moved back to the
Bay Area
and he graduated from
Armijo High School
in
Fairfield, California
in 1949. For a time after the war, the family operated Ariake Chop Suey, a restaurant in
Sacramento, California
,
[12]
jokingly described by Morita years later as "a Japanese family running a Chinese restaurant in a black neighborhood with a clientele of blacks, Filipinos and everybody else who didn't fit in any of the other neighborhoods".
[13]
Morita would entertain customers with jokes and serve as
master of ceremonies
for group dinners.
[14]
After Morita's father was killed in 1956 in a
hit-and-run
while walking home from an all-night movie, Morita and his mother kept the restaurant going for another three or four years. Needing a regular job to support his wife and a newly born child, Morita became a
data processor
in the early 1960s with the
Department of Motor Vehicles
and other state agencies, graduating to a
graveyard shift
job at
Aerojet General
. In due time, he was a department head at another aerospace firm,
Lockheed
, handling the liaison between the engineers and the programmers who were mapping out
lunar eclipses
for
Polaris
and
Titan
missile projects.
[13]
However, Morita suffered from
occupational burnout
and decided to quit his job and try
show business
.
[13]
He began working as a
stand-up comedian
at small clubs in Sacramento as well as
San Francisco
, taking the
stage name
"Pat Morita", in part due to the presence of comedians including
Pat Henry
and
Pat Cooper
, in addition due to memories of the priest he had befriended as a boy.
[9]
Morita struggled for many years in comedy, until fellow performer?
ventriloquist
Hank Garcia?told him to try his luck in
Los Angeles
.
[13]
Sally Marr
,
Lenny Bruce
's mother, acted as his agent and manager after he moved to Los Angeles, and booked him in the
San Fernando Valley
and at the Horn nightclub in
Santa Monica
. Morita sometimes worked as the opening act for singers
Vic Damone
and
Connie Stevens
and for his mentor,
[15]
the comedian
Redd Foxx
. Morita used the nickname "The Hip Nip".
[16]
Television and movie career
[
edit
]
Early work
[
edit
]
Morita's first movie roles were as a henchman in
Thoroughly Modern Millie
(
1967
) and a similar role in
The Shakiest Gun in the West
(1968), starring
Don Knotts
. Rowan and Martin's Laugh In (1968 Season 1 Episode 8) Morita had appearances in different skits on the show. Morita had other notable recurring television roles on
Sanford and Son
(1974?1976) as Ah Chew, a good-natured friend of Lamont Sanford, and as South Korean Army Captain Sam Pak on the sitcom
M*A*S*H
(1973, 1974).
[17]
He was also cast as Rear Admiral
Ryunosuke Kusaka
in the
war film
Midway
(1976).
Happy Days
[
edit
]
Morita had a recurring role in the mid-1970's on
Happy Days
as Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi (the new Japanese owner of Arnold's Drive-In) commencing in season three (1975?76). The story line was that Takahashi had purchased the Milwaukee eatery from the original Arnold but adopted the former's first name, explaining that it was too expensive for him to purchase the additional neon sign letters required to rename it "Takahashi's". As the new owner, he moonlighted as a martial arts instructor, teaching self-defense classes at the drive-in after hours. Morita also portrayed "Arnold" as a guest star during seasons four and six before returning as a recurring character for season ten and as a main character in the final eleventh season. He also portrayed the character of Arnold on
Blansky's Beauties
in 1977.
The Karate Kid
film series
[
edit
]
Morita gained particular fame during the 1980s for his work as
Mr. Miyagi
in the
Karate Kid
films. The original preferred choice was
Toshiro Mifune
, who had appeared in the
Akira Kurosawa
films
Rashomon
(1950),
Seven Samurai
(1954), and
The Hidden Fortress
(1958), but the actor did not speak English.
[18]
Morita later auditioned for the role, but was initially rejected for the part due to his close association with stand-up comedy, and with the character Arnold from
Happy Days
.
[18]
Producer
Jerry Weintraub
in particular did not want Morita, as he saw him as a comedic actor.
[19]
Morita eventually tested five times before Weintraub himself offered him the role,
[19]
ultimately winning it because he grew a beard and patterned his accent after his uncle.
[20]
After he was cast and although he had been using the name Pat for years, Weintraub suggested that he be billed with his given name to sound "more ethnic".
[21]
In the first film, in
The Karate Kid
(1984), he was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
and a corresponding
Golden Globe Award
, for his role as the wise
karate
teacher
Mr. Miyagi
who taught bullied teenager
Daniel LaRusso
(
Ralph Macchio
) the art of
Goju-ryu
karate.
[22]
He was recognized as Noriyuki "Pat" Morita at the
57th Academy Awards
ceremony.
[23]
He reprised the role two more times with Macchio in
The Karate Kid Part II
(1986) and
The Karate Kid Part III
(1989). In 1994, he starred in
The Next Karate Kid
with
Hilary Swank
(as bullied teenager
Julie Pierce
) instead of Macchio.
Television series
[
edit
]
Morita was the star of two television series. In 1976, he starred as inventor Taro Takahashi in his own show,
Mr. T and Tina
, the first Asian-American sitcom on network TV. The sitcom was placed on Saturday nights by
ABC
and was quickly canceled after a month in the fall of 1976. He also starred in the ABC detective show
Ohara
(1987?1988); it was cancelled after two seasons due to poor ratings.
Later work
[
edit
]
Morita went on to play Tommy Tanaka in the
Kirk Douglas
-starring television movie
Amos
, receiving his first
Primetime Emmy Award
nomination and second
Golden Globe Award
nomination for the role.
He wrote and starred in the
World War II
romance film
Captive Hearts
(
1987
). He hosted the
educational
home video series
Britannica's Tales Around the World
(1990?1991). He made an appearance on
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
in the 1994 Season 5 episode “Love Hurts”. Later in his career he starred on the
Nickelodeon
television series
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
(1996?1998), and had a recurring role on the sitcom
The Hughleys
(2000). He also made a guest appearance on a 1996 episode of
Married... with Children
. He went on to star in the short film
Talk To Taka
as a sushi chef who doles out advice to anyone who will hear him. He voiced the Emperor of China in Disney's 36th animated feature
Mulan
(1998) and reprised the role in
Mulan II
(2004), a
direct-to-video
sequel and
Kingdom Hearts II
.
[24]
He spoofed his role as "Mr. Miyagi" in a series of commercials for
Colgate toothpaste
; he portrayed the white-clad
Wisdom Tooth
, hailing Colgate as "The Wise Choice".
He had a cameo appearance in the 2001
Alien Ant Farm
music video "
Movies
". His appearance in the video spoofed his role in
The Karate Kid
. In 2002, he made a guest appearance on an episode of
Spy TV
. In 2003, he had a cameo on an episode of the sitcom
Yes, Dear
, as an unnamed karate teacher, potentially being Miyagi. He would also reprise his role (to an extent) in the stop-motion animated series
Robot Chicken
in 2005.
Death
[
edit
]
Pat Morita died of kidney failure, following a urinary tract and gallbladder bacterial infection, on November 24, 2005, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada, at the age of 73. Throughout his life, Morita had battled
alcoholism
.
[25]
[17]
[26]
He was cremated at Palm Green Valley Mortuary and Cemetery in
Las Vegas
,
Nevada
.
[27]
Posthumous credits
[
edit
]
Roles created prior to his death were included in a few posthumous works. He voiced Master Udon in the 2006
SpongeBob SquarePants
Season 4
episode "Karate Island" (the episode was dedicated to his memory). He had a role in the
independent feature film
Only the Brave
(2006), about the
442nd Regimental Combat Team
, where he plays the father of lead actor (and director)
Lane Nishikawa
(the film included two other
Karate Kid
stars,
Yuji Okumoto
and
Tamlyn Tomita
).
[28]
He also had roles in
Act Your Age (2011)
,
Royal Kill
(2009), and
Remove All Obstacles
(2010).
[29]
The fifth episode of the 2018?present series
Cobra Kai
(a web-streaming follow up to the original
Karate Kid
films) was dedicated to his memory.
[30]
Mr. Miyagi is frequently referenced via archival footage from the original films during
Cobra Kai
, having died on November 15, 2011 (6 years after Morita's death).
Morita's contributions to cinema and his legacy have been the subject of two documentaries including
Pat Morita: Long Story Short
and
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
in which he appeared in archival footage
.
[31]
[32]
Filmography
[
edit
]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
1964
|
Jidosha dorobo / Car Thieves
|
Komugi
|
Credited as Noriyuki Morita
|
1967
|
Thoroughly Modern Millie
|
Bun Foo / Oriental No. 2
|
|
1968
|
The Shakiest Gun in the West
|
Wong
|
|
1971
|
Green Acres
|
Charlie Lee
|
Season 6, Episode 25, "Hawaiian Honeymoon"
|
1972
|
Evil Roy Slade
|
Turhan
|
|
Columbo
|
Houseboy
|
Episode: "Etude in Black"
|
Every Little Crook and Nanny
|
Nonaka
|
|
Where Does It Hurt?
|
Nishimoto
|
|
Cancel My Reservation
|
Yamamoto
|
|
The Odd Couple
|
Mr. Wing
|
Episode: "Partner's Investment"
|
1973
|
Hawaii Five-O
|
Phoebe
|
Season 6, Episode 7, “Tricks Are Not Treats”
|
1973?1974
|
M*A*S*H
|
Captain Sam Pak
|
Season 2, Episode 13, "
Deal Me Out
".
Season 2, Episode 19, "The Chosen People".
|
1974
|
Cannon
|
Chuck Yamagata
|
Episode: "The Avenger"
|
Punch and Jody
|
Takahasi
|
|
1974?1976
|
Sanford and Son
|
Ah Chew
|
7 episodes
|
1975
|
I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?
|
Heshy Yamamoto
|
|
Kung Fu
|
Chan
|
Season Three Episode 58 Ambush
|
1975?1983
|
Happy Days
|
Matsuo "Arnold" Takahashi
|
26 episodes
|
1976
|
Welcome Back, Kotter
|
Mr. Takahashi
|
|
Mr. T and Tina
|
Mr. Takahashi
|
|
Farewell to Manzanar
|
Zenahiro
|
|
Midway
|
Rear Admiral
Ry?nosuke Kusaka
|
|
1977
|
Blansky's Beauties
|
Arnold
|
13 episodes
|
1977?1987
|
Love Boat
|
Unknown
|
|
1978
|
Man from Atlantis
|
Moby
|
Episode: "Imp"
|
The Incredible Hulk
|
Fred
|
Episode: "Stop the Presses"
|
1980
|
Hito Hata: Raise the Banner
|
Yamada
|
|
When Time Ran Out
|
Sam
|
|
1981
|
Full Moon High
|
The Silversmith
|
|
1982
|
Savannah Smiles
|
Father OHara
|
|
Jimmy the Kid
|
Maurice
|
|
Slapstick of Another Kind
|
Chinese Ambassador Ah Fong
|
|
1983
|
The Daltons on the Loose
|
Jolly Jumper
|
English dub
|
1984
|
The Karate Kid
|
Mr. Miyagi
|
Nominated ?
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
|
Night Patrol
|
Rape Victim
|
|
1985
|
Alice in Wonderland
|
The Horse
|
|
1986
|
The Karate Kid Part II
|
Mr. Miyagi
|
|
Babes In Toyland
|
The Toymaster
|
|
1987
|
Captive Hearts
|
Fukushima
|
|
1987?1988
|
Ohara
|
Lieutenant Ohara
|
|
1988
|
Big Bird in Japan
|
"Bamboo Princess" Play Narrator
|
Voice
|
1989
|
The Karate Kid Part III
|
Mr. Miyagi
|
Nominated ?
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
|
The Karate Kid
(animated television series)
|
Mr. Miyagi
|
Opening narration; 12 episodes
|
Collision Course
|
Inspector Fujitsuka Natsuo
|
|
1990
|
Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
|
Yoodo Toda
|
|
1991
|
Strawberry Road
|
Old Man's Brother
|
|
Harry and the Hendersons
|
Kenji Sahuara
|
1 episode
|
Do or Die
|
Masakana "Kane" Kaneshiro
|
|
Lena's Holiday
|
Fred
|
|
Goodbye Paradise
|
Ben
|
|
1992
|
Choose Your Own Adventure: The Case of the Silk King
|
(unknown)
|
ABC Weekend Special
(TV Series)
|
Honeymoon in Vegas
|
Mahi Mahi
|
|
Miracle Beach
|
Gus
|
|
Auntie Lee's Meat Pies
|
Chief Koal
|
|
Genghis Khan
|
Emperor Wang
|
|
1993
|
American Ninja V
|
Master Tetsu
|
|
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
|
The Chink
|
|
Living and Working in Space
|
Cap
|
|
Space Rangers
|
Nazzer
|
|
1994
|
Great Conquest: The Romance of Three Kingdoms
|
Narrator
[33]
|
English version
|
The Next Karate Kid
|
Keisuke Miyagi
|
|
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
|
Mr. Yoshi
|
Episode: "Love Hurts"
|
1995
|
Timemaster
|
Isaiah
|
|
The Misery Brothers
|
Judge
|
|
Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah
|
Himself
|
|
1996
|
Murder She Wrote
|
Akira Hitaki
|
Episode: "Kendo Killing"
|
Bloodsport II: The Next Kumite
|
David Leung
|
|
Boy Meets World
|
Wise Man
|
Episode: "I Was a Teenage Spy"
|
Spy Hard
|
Brian, Waiter In Restaurant
|
|
Reggie's Prayer
|
Principal
|
|
Bloodsport III
|
David Leung
|
|
Earth Minus Zero
|
Dr. Mobius Jefferson
|
|
Married... with Children
|
Mr. Shimakawa
|
Episode: "Turning Japanese"
|
1996?1998
|
The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo
|
Michael "Mike" Woo
|
|
1997
|
Captured Alive
|
Sam Kashawahara
|
|
Beyond Barbed Wire
|
Narrator
|
Documentary
|
1998
|
Family Matters
|
Mr. Tanaka
|
Episode: "Grill of My Dreams"
|
The Outer Limits
|
Dr. Michael Chen
|
Episode: "In the Zone"
|
Diagnosis Murder
|
Martin Gaylord
|
Episode: “Food Fight” Season 5 Episode 23
|
Mulan
|
The Emperor of China
|
Voice
|
1998?1999
|
Adventures with Kanga Roddy
|
Various Characters
|
Recurring
|
1999
|
King Cobra
|
Nick Hashimoto
|
|
Inferno
|
Jubal Early
|
|
Los Gringos
|
The Samurai
|
Short film
|
2000
|
Brother
|
Guy At The Poker Table
|
Uncredited
|
Talk to Taka
|
Taka
|
Short film
|
I'll Remember April
|
Abe Tanaka
|
|
Hammerlock
|
Un Huong Lo
|
|
Diamonds in the Rough: The Legacy of Japanese American Baseball
|
Narrator
|
NBRP
Documentary
|
2001
|
Son of the Beach
|
The King
|
Episode: B.J Blue Hawaii
|
2001
|
Baywatch: Hawaii
|
Hideki Tanaka
|
Recurring role as the father of Kekoa Tanaka
|
House of Luk
|
Kwang Luk
|
|
The Boys of Sunset Ridge
|
Charlie Watanabe
|
|
The Center of the World
|
Taxi Driver
|
|
Shadow Fury
|
Dr. Oh
|
|
Hwasango
|
Vice Principal Jang Hak-Sa
|
Dubbed version
|
2002
|
The Stone man
|
Professor Stevens
|
|
The Biggest Fan
|
Richard Limp
|
|
2003
|
High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story
|
Mr. Leo
|
|
Yes, Dear
|
Karate Teacher
|
Episode: "When Jimmy Met Greggy"
|
2004
|
Miss Cast Away
|
Himself
|
Cameo
|
Elvis Has Left the Building
|
Man In Turban
|
|
Mulan II
|
The Emperor of China
|
Voice
|
The Karate Dog
|
Chin Li
|
|
2005
|
Robot Chicken
|
Himself
|
Voice;
Episode: "S&M Present"
|
Down and Derby
|
Ono Yakimoto
|
|
American Fusion
|
Lao Dong
|
|
Posthumous credits
[
edit
]
Year
|
Title
|
Role
|
Notes
|
2006
|
Spymate
|
Kiro
|
Filmed in 2003
|
Only the Brave
|
Seigo Takata
|
|
The Number One Girl
|
Mr. Sakata
|
|
18 Fingers of Death!
|
Freeman Lee
|
|
SpongeBob SquarePants
|
Master Udon
|
Voice;
Episode: "Karate Island;" Dedicated to his memory
|
Kingdom Hearts II
|
The Emperor of China
|
Voice
|
2009
|
Royal Kill
|
Exhibition Manager
|
Last acting role
|
2010
|
Remove All Obstacles
|
The Guru
|
Short film
|
Interviews of Ninja's Creed
|
Interviewee
|
Documentary
|
2011
|
Act Your Age
|
Tom
|
|
2013
|
Blunt Movie
|
Mr. Miyami
|
|
2014
|
Rice Girl
|
Peter Ong
|
(final film role)
|
2015
|
The Real Miyagi
|
Interviewee
|
Documentary
|
2018?present
|
Cobra Kai
|
Mr. Miyagi
|
Archival footage
|
2019
[34]
|
Pat Morita: Long Story Short
|
Manuscript Writer & Interviewee
|
Documentary
|
2021
|
More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story
|
Archival footage & Interviewee
|
Documentary
|
See also
[
edit
]
References
[
edit
]
- ^
a
b
"Pat Morita, 73, Actor Known for 'Karate Kid' and 'Happy Days,' Dies"
,
The New York Times
, November 26, 2005
- ^
"Karate Kid actor Pat Morita dies"
.
BBC
. November 25, 2005
. Retrieved
April 21,
2010
.
- ^
Costantinou, Marianne (November 26, 2005).
"PAT MORITA: 1932?2005 / S.F. comic became 'Karate Kid' mentor"
.
San Francisco Chronicle
. Retrieved
May 21,
2010
.
- ^
"Japanese American Internee Data File: Tamaru Morita"
.
National Archives and Records Administration
. Retrieved
August 17,
2019
.
- ^
"Japanese American Internee Data File: Momoe Morita"
.
National Archives and Records Administration
. Retrieved
August 17,
2019
.
- ^
Herman, Karen (October 13, 2000).
Pat Morita Interview
.
Archive of American Television
. Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Foundation. Event occurs at 5:28
. Retrieved
February 22,
2016
.
- ^
"Japanese American Internee Data File: Hideo Morita"
.
National Archives and Records Administration
. Retrieved
August 17,
2019
.
- ^
Sullivan, Patricia (November 26, 2005).
"Noriyuki 'Pat' Morita, 73; Played 'Karate Kid' Teacher"
.
Washington Post
. Retrieved
May 21,
2010
.
- ^
a
b
Archived at
Ghostarchive
and the
Wayback Machine
:
FoundationINTERVIEWS (August 29, 2011),
Pat Morita discusses changing his name to Pat ? EMMYTVLEGENDS
, retrieved
March 22,
2019
- ^
Thurber, Jon (November 26, 2005),
"Pat Morita, 73; Actor Starred in 'Karate Kid' Movie Series"
,
The Los Angeles Times
- ^
Herman, Karen (October 13, 2000).
Pat Morita Interview
.
Archive of American Television
. Academy of Television, Arts & Sciences Foundation. Event occurs at 25:00
. Retrieved
February 22,
2016
.
- ^
"Featured Memorial ? Pat Morita Obituary"
.
Legacy.com
. 2005
. Retrieved
July 20,
2013
.
*
a
"After the war, Morita's family tried to repair their finances by operating a Sacramento restaurant. It was there that Morita first tried his comedy on patrons." ? ¶ 11.
- ^
a
b
c
d
Champlin, Charles (June 22, 1986).
"Morita's Long Road to Miyagi"
.
Los Angeles Times
. Retrieved
October 16,
2020
.
- ^
"Archive of American Television"
.
Emmy Legends
. Retrieved
April 21,
2010
.
- ^
Archived at
Ghostarchive
and the
Wayback Machine
:
FoundationINTERVIEWS (August 29, 2011),
Pat Morita discusses his mentor Redd Foxx - EMMYTVLEGENDS.ORG
, retrieved
March 22,
2019
- ^
"Pat Morita"
.
IMDb
.
- ^
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...since [
Great Conquest
] is such a condensation of 120 years of ancient Chinese history,
Carl [Macek]
spent more money than in
Streamline Pictures
' history on a single voice actor to hire actor Pat Morita to provide a voiceover narration to explain what an Oriental audience would have known.
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.
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