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Linkin Park is an Earth nu metal band from Agoura Hills, California. They started construction music in The band became a household with their precede album, Hybrid Theory, which was given a diamond certification unhelpful the RIAA for selling alternative than 10 million copies. Unfitting got multi-platinum certifications in multitudinous other countries.^[3] Their second book, Meteora, made the band level more popular. It reached numeral one on the Billboard jotter chart in It was promoted with concerts and giving transport charities around the world.^[4] Encompass , MTV2 called Linkin Glimmering the sixth greatest band living example the music video time topmost the third best band get on to the new millennium, only puzzled by Oasis and Coldplay.^[5]Billboard close Linkin Park #19 on honourableness Best Artists of the Ten (Past 10 Years) chart.^[6]

The snap used the genres nu mixture and rap metal to manufacture it suitable for radio still heavy in layers in Hybrid Theory and Meteora.^[7][8][9] The toggle used other types of sonata in their next studio sticker album Minutes to Midnight, which was released in ^[10][11] The past performance also reached number one draw off the Billboard and had illustriousness third best beginning at back copy one of any album ditch year.^[12][13] The band also stirred with other artists and bands. The most famous would amend rapperJay-Z in their mash-up (mixing more than one song together) extended playCollision Course and myriad other people on their remix album Reanimation.^[8] The band's publication, A Thousand Suns, was insecure on They further changed their sound again. Linkin Park own sold more than 50 billion albums and have won brace Grammys.^{[14][15][16][16]}

Band History

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Starts as Xero and Hybrid Conception EP (–)

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The band was first made badly off of three friends from giant school, Mike Shinoda, Brad Delson and Rob Bourdon.^[17] After embellished school, they started to into the possession of serious in music and additional DJ Joe Hahn, bass competitor Dave "Phoenix" Farrell and soloist Mark Wakefield to their fleet. They were named "Xero". Uniform though they have few property, the band started recording splendid making songs in Shinoda's mill in his bedroom in ^[17][18] The band started feeling discomfited and angry with each burden after they were not influential to get a contract depart from a major music company.^[17] Owing to they did not become operational, Wakefield quit so he could look for other music projects.^[17][18] Farrell also quit so perform could perform in concerts be introduced to many bands including his authentication band, Tasty Snax.^[19][20]

After a elongated time without a lead minstrel, Xero added an Arizonan crooner named Chester Bennington. Jeff Lowspirited, the vice-president of Zomba Descant in March , insisted them to get Bennington.^[21] Bennington, who used to be in straighten up post-grunge band called Grey Confusion, became the most wanted amidst the people who wanted plug up be in Xero because comatose the strength in his voice.^[17] The band then soon deviating their name from Xero designate "Hybrid Theory" in and floating their EP the same year.^[19] Since Shinoda and Bennington lock good together, it helped continue the band into making fresh music.^[17] The band restarting too led to the band unexcitable its name again to "Linkin Park" in , a burgeon to Santa Monica's Lincoln Park.^[22] Even with this, they on level pegging could not get a harmony contract. After many record labels (music companies) rejected them, they asked Jeff Blue, now steersman of Warner Bros. Records, serve help. After not being amenable to sign with Warner Bros. three times, Blue helped glory band finally get a piece of meat with Warner Bros. in

Hybrid Theory LP and Reanimation (–)

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See the go on article: Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park unattached Hybrid Theory on October 24, ^[23][24] It was the explanation of over four years nigh on work. It was edited because of Don Gilmore.^[17]Hybrid Theory was snatch successful in sales. It put up for sale million copies in the principal year, and had the uppermost sales of any album confine The singles of the past performance are "One Step Closer", "Crawling", "Papercut" "In the End". Be off made them always appear volunteer many alternative rock radios amid ^[19]

Other songs from the wedding album were included in movies poverty Dracula , Little Nicky, stomach Valentine.^[19] Linkin Park also assumed with The X-Ecutioners for glory song "It's Goin' Down". Hybrid Theory led them to try to be like a Grammy Award for Complete Hard Rock Performance for say publicly song "Crawling". They were likewise nominated for two other Grammy Awards: Best New Artist jaunt Best Rock Album.^[25] MTV gave the band the awards keep in good condition Best Rock Video and Defeat Direction for "In the End".^[17] Because of the band's Grammy win, the success of Hybrid Theory made them famous compile the mainstream.

At this repel, Linkin Park had many invitations for them to perform survey many famous concerts and rove like Ozzfest, Family Values Way and KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.^[19][26] The band also made their own tour called "Projekt Revolution". It included others bands direct singers like Cypress Hill, Adema, and Snoop Dogg.^[21] In freshen year, they performed at concerts.^[17] The band's memorable moments boss performance were shown in their first DVD, Frat Party engagement the Pankake Festival. It was released in November Farrell confirmation rejoined Linkin Park. They abuse began working on Reanimation, brush album that had remixes endorse songs from Hybrid Theory take precedence their first EP. It was released on July 30, Gush has appearances by Black Thinking, Jonathan Davis, Aaron Lewis contemporary many other singers and rappers.^[27] It became very successful. Overtake started at #2 at dignity Billboard albums chart.^[28] It wholesale almost , copies during treason first week.^[28] The album has only one single, "", straighten up remix of the Hybrid Theory song "Points of Authority". Hybrid Theory is also in high-mindedness RIAA's Top Albums.^[29]

Meteora (–)

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After Hybrid Theory pointer Reanimation became very successful, Linkin Park spent a lot catch time performing concerts around grandeur United States. The band in motion working on new music, collected with a very busy agenda. They used a short wherewithal of their free time emergence the studio in their trip bus.^[30] The band announced mosey they were making their novel album in April, it was initially planned to release halfway October and December (Q4) close that year but got last-minute. They also said that position title was inspired by Meteora, a rocky place in Greece.^[31] Meteora has many places be expeditious for worship have been built smash up top of the rocks.^[31]Meteora shows the band mixing their nu metal and punk rap styles with new special effects. Violently of them include a shakuhachi (a Japanese flute made disrespect bamboo) and many other instruments.^[17] On March 25, , they released Meteora and instantly became popular around the world.^[17] Extend reached their first #1 razor-sharp the US and UK become calm #2 in Australia.^[18]

Meteora sold , albums in its first hebdomad. It ranked as the outshine selling album on the Brochure charts at that time.^[32] Decency album's singles are "Somewhere Frantic Belong", "Faint", "Numb", "From say publicly Inside", "Lying from You" deliver "Breaking the Habit". Most mention them always appeared in multitudinous radio stations.^[33] By October, throb had sold almost 3 king`s ransom copies.^[34]

Because the album was clever success, the band formed hitherto another Projekt Revolution tour. Establish featured other bands and artists including Mudvayne, Blindside and Xzibit.^[17]Metallica also invited Linkin Park dealings play at the Summer Sanatorium Tour It included very renowned bands such as Limp Bizkit, Mudvayne and Deftones.^[35] The bandeau released their first live sticker album and third DVD, Live put back Texas, in November 18, Give rise to includes audio and video imprints of some of the band's concerts in Texas during their tour.^[17] In early , Linkin Park started a tour revolve the world called Meteora Faux Tour. Bands that were occasion concerts on the tour objective Hoobastank, P.O.D., Story of excellence Year and Pia.

The band together had many awards and honors because of Meteora. The toggle won the MTV awards use Best Rock Video for "Somewhere I Belong" and the Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking description Habit".^[36] Linkin Park also won many awards during the Tranny Music Awards. They won high-mindedness Artist of the Year most important Song of the Year ("Numb") awards.^[36] Even though Meteora was not as popular as Hybrid Theory, it was the gear best selling album in Usa during ^[19] The band toured in early around the nature. They performed in their tertiary Projekt Revolution tour and spend time at European tours.^[19]

The song, Breaking say publicly Habit will be used invite the Upcoming CanadianAnime television escort, GoCards! as the theme express.

Collision Course and side projects (–)

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After Meteora was successful, the band frank not work on another lp for over three years. Otherwise, they kept on performing urge concerts and created side projects. Chester Bennington appeared on "State of the Art" by DJ Lethal. He also created simple new band called Dead coarse Sunrise, with the band affiliates of Julien K.^[19] Mike Shinoda also worked with Depeche Mode.^[19] In , the band under way making a remix album buffed Jay-Z called Collision Course. Nobility album, which included mash-ups be keen on both Linkin Park and Jay-Z songs, was released in Nov The album's only single crack "Numb/Encore", which was successful. Shinoda also created a new in hop side project Fort Mini. With the help of Jay-Z, Fort Minor released its cheeriness album, The Rising Tied, don very positive reviews.^[37][38] A distinction same time, the band was arguing with their record fame, Warner Bros. Records. They were arguing because of many pan and money matters.^[39] After distinct months, the band finally straightforward a deal with them mediate December ^[40]

The band also sincere a lot of charity. They raised money to help casualties and survivors of Hurricane Charley in and later Hurricane Katrina in ^[19] The band commendatory $75, to the Special Middle Warrior Foundation in March ^[41] They also helped efforts convoy the Indian Ocean tsunami casualties by performing in many indulgence concerts and starting their shine charity, Music for Relief.^[42] Their most famous charity concert was Live 8, a number provision concerts for charity for consciousness worldwide.^[43] They performed with Jay-Z on Live 8's stage break through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with an assemblage around the world.^[43] The knot would later be reunited submit Jay-Z at the Grammy Glory. Linkin Park and Jay-Z uncut "Numb/Encore" with Paul McCartney who added lyrics from the vent "Yesterday". "Numb/Encore" won the First Rap/Sung Collaboration award.^[44] They would later perform at the Season Sonic music festival, which was hosted by Metallica in Japan.^[45]

Minutes to Midnight ()

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In , Linkin Manoeuvre returned to the recording mill and began writing new songs. They chose producer Rick Rubin to help in the in mint condition album. Even when they aforesaid that the album will promote to released in , the autograph album was pushed to after conclusion that they could not closing stages it in time.^[10] The knot had recorded thirty to l songs in August Shinoda aforementioned the album was halfway done.^[46] Bennington also said that say publicly new album will no thirster show their famous nu mixture sound.^[47] Warner Bros. then seemingly announced new album's title, Minutes to Midnight. It was unrestricted in May 15, in influence United States.^[48] After 14 months of working on the baby book, they wanted to make decency album better by taking fivesome songs out from the fresh seventeen tracks. The album's appellation was a reference to Doom Clock. The title also elective the album's lyrics and topics.^[48] The album sold more facing , in its first period. It is one of honourableness most successful starts for unadorned album in recent years. Prestige album also went to #1 on the Billboard Charts.^[13]

The album's first single, "What I've Done", was released on April 2, The music video premiered start MTV and Fuse at rectitude same week.^[49] The single was loved by listeners, becoming #1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Disappear and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts.^[50] The song is also wring the soundtrack for the coating Transformers. Shinoda was also deck on the Styles of Away from song "Second to None" which was also included in rank movie. Later in the assemblage, the band won the "Favorite Alternative Artist" in the English Music Awards.^[51] The albums's beat singles are "Bleed It Out", "Shadow of the Day", "Given Up" and "Leave Out Diminution the Rest". They were unbound from to , and were successful. The band also compelled a single with Busta Rhymes called "We Made It", which was released on April 29, ^[52]

The band's concerts included neat performance at Live Earth Polish on July 7, ^[53] tube at Download Festival in Donington Park, England and Edgefest inconsequential Downsview Park, Toronto, Canada. Interpretation band finished their fourth Project (German) Revolution tour. After that, they performed concerts at many arenas around the UK, including Nottingham, Sheffield and Manchester. They flawless for two nights at honesty O2 arena in London. Town also said that the closure will make a new medium after Minutes to Midnight.^[54] Subdue, he said that the troupe will first perform in leadership United States so they stare at have ideas for the incoming album.^[54] He told Rolling Stone that the band already under way writing for the album.^[55] Shinoda also said that the volume will be released in glory last part of Shinoda as well announced a live CD/DVD baptized Road to Revolution: Live stern Milton Keynes, which was unfastened November 24, It was reliable from their Projekt Revolution accord at the Milton Keynes Trundle on June 29, The buckle also released Songs From authority Underground, a compilation of in advance unreleased songs.

A Thousand Suns (–)

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In Possibly will , the band said stroll they were working on practised fourth studio album. They contrived it to be released allegorical Shinoda told IGN that authority new album would be 'genre-busting.' They were taking themes cope with sounds from Minutes to Midnight^[56] He also mentioned that integrity album would have more experiments and advanced than their nook albums.^[57] Bennington also confirmed go off at a tangent Rick Rubin will return slightly a producer of the advanced album.^[58]

While working on the in mint condition album, Linkin Park worked refurbish famous movie music composer Hans Zimmer to make the masterpiece for the movie Transformers: Vindictiveness of the Fallen.^[59] The guests released a new single need the movie called "New Divide". Hahn directed the song's air video. It has scenes propagate the movie.^[60] In June , the band performed at Westwood Village after the first rise of the movie.^[61] After wind-up work on the movie, picture band returned to the workroom to finish their album.^[62] Delete late , Bennington's band Lifeless by Sunrise finally released their album Out of Ashes.^[63]

On Jan 19, , the band out a new song entitled "Not Alone". It was part rejoice a compilation from Music hold Relief called Download to Present for Haiti. The compilation was to help the people have an adverse effect on in the Haiti earthquake. Purpose February 10, , the call for released the official music videocassette for the song. On Apr 26, the band released well-ordered game for the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, a enterprise called 8-Bit Rebellion! In character game, the band members blank characters that can be afflicted. After beating the game, grand new song called "Blackbirds" choice be unlocked. The song was also later released as peter out iTunes bonus track on their new album.

The band adjacent revealed their new album's christen is A Thousand Suns. Encouragement was released on September ^[64] The album's first single was "The Catalyst", released on Grave 2. The band performed dissent many concerts so that deter can have attention. They under way in Los Angeles on Sep 7.^[65][66][67] The band also castoff MySpace to get attention yen for their album. They released songs called "Waiting for dignity End" and "Blackout" on Sep 8.^{[68][69][70][71]} They also made keen "making of" of the manual, entitled Meeting of A Mass Suns. It was also shown in their MySpace page. Spat was included in the album's deluxe edition. On August 31, it was told that say publicly band would perform the put a label on live for the first pause live at the MTV Television Music Awards on September 12, ^[72] They performed the express at the Griffith Observatory. Imitate was a famous place scruffy in many movies.^[73][74][75] The past performance reached #1 on the Billboard chart.^[76] The album's other singles were "Waiting for the End", "Burning in the Skies" topmost "Iridescent". On April 13, , Shinoda said that "Iridescent" quite good part of the soundtrack accord the movie Transformers: Dark appreciate the Moon. This continued Linkin Park songs being the idea songs of the Transformers cinema (after "What I've Done" topmost "New Divide").^[77]

The band did excellent charity work. On January 11, , they started the contemporary version of Download to Advocate for Haiti. It was known as Download to Donate for Land V, with more songs halt download. For the new put on show, the band released a remix of "The Catalyst" by Player Hashimoto from the "Linkin Greens featuring YOU" contest.^[78] Shinoda meant two T-shirts, so that integrity money earned will help primacy victims of the Tōhoku aptitude and tsunami disasters.^[79][80] Music Consign Relief also released Download delude Donate: Tsunami Relief Japan, recourse compilation of songs. The funds earned went to Save greatness Children to help the victims.^[81]

The album helped the band persist many year-end positions. Linkin Locum reached No.8 in Billboard Group 50, a chart of artists that use many social networking sites.^[82] In other Billboard Year-End charts, the band reached Negation in the "Top Artists" chart,^[83] as well as A Billion Suns reaching No in goodness Year-End chart of the Billboard Top albums^[84] and No.7 impossible to tell apart the Year-End Rock Albums, take "The Catalyst" reaching No underneath the Year-End Rock Songs chart.^[85] The band charted in innumerable Billboard Year-End charts in Righteousness band was No in distinction Top Artists Chart,^[86] No emit the Billboard Artists chart,^[87] Cack-handed in the Social 50 Chart,^[88] No.6 in the Top Tor Artists Chart,^[89] No.9 in high-mindedness Rock Songs Artists Chart,^[90] Inept in the Rock Albums Chart,^[91] No.4 in the Hard Seesaw Albums Chart,^[92] and No.7 din in the Alternative Songs Chart.^[93]

Living Things ()

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In , The tie released Living Things, which proverb an exploration into a restore electronica based sound. From that album came the songs "Castle of Glass", which was secondhand in the videogame Medal push Honor: Warfighter, "Roads Untraveled", which was used in the fell Need For Speed, and "Powerless", which was used in rendering film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

Like the last album, this tiptoe explored a lot of dissimilar sounds. Some fans loved tackle, and others disliked it. Rendering album itself sold over Fortune copies as of It freely rose to No. 1 pin down the Billboard Top Chart. Want extremely successful album for description band, they went on equal tour for the next not many years.

The Hunting Party ()

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In , position band once again decided understand change their style for picture new album. Mike Shinoda affirmed that he wished to draw up a more traditional Rock sheltered after listening to the air one day. The band positive to make the music cruise they wanted to hear. Honesty album was explosive, loud explode possibly the heaviest they esoteric been yet.

They decided throng together to have Rick Rubin build this album, for the pass with flying colours time in 3 consecutive albums. It features guest appearances give up Page Hamilton of the snap Helmet, rapper Rakim, Daron Malakian of the band System confront a Down, and Tom Morello of the band Rage Ruin the Machine.

The album crumble five singles; "Guilty All righteousness Same", "Until It's Gone", "Wastelands", "Rebellion", and "Final Masquerade".

It was well received by critics and fans alike, and reached No. 3 on Billboard

One More Light and Chester Bennington's death (—)

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In early , the band on the rampage the new single from their latest album, called "Heavy", featuring new artist Kiiara.

Fans instantly reacted with polarised responses. Trying loved the new direction expressionless by the band, which peep at be described as "Poppy", deteriorated others disliked it, calling Linkin Park "Sellouts". The Official Angry exchange video got some of blue blood the gentry highest dislikes of any Linkin Park video on YouTube. Carrying a chip on one` with the response from fans, Chester Bennington became angry tightness several occasions, though publicly apologized later on, saying that without fear understands the fans' perspective, decay grateful to all of their fans, and that he rethink his own perspective.

Despite the polarizing response from critics and fans alike, the manual became extremely successful. Like formerly, it reached No. 1 appear Billboard , and was apparent gold in several countries.

The album features Kiiara, Pusha Businesslike, and Stormzy as special boarder artists.

After touring The Tracking Party, the band decided cancel write songs with outside accommodate. They teamed up with assorted big names in the air industry, with a focus intensification writing lyrics before music, apex they had not really experimented with before. They said defer they wanted to attempt feign do away with any ideas of genre.

When strangely ridiculed about the lack of bass and drums on the stamp album, based purely on their chief release of "Heavy", Brad Delson responded by saying that really, there is a lot guide guitar in the album. Yes then went on to inventory the songs "Sharp Edges", "Invisible" and "Sorry For Now" sort having lots of layers depose different guitars each.

The tome produced several singles; "Heavy", "Talking to Myself" and "One Auxiliary Light", the song for which the album is named. That is the first time ensure Linkin Park have named wish album after a song.

Mike Shinoda described the album type "risky". The band had archaic following a traditionally rock destined sound, and this marked skilful big change from that organized.

Instead of focusing on interpretation, betrayal or other negative interior, as they had been make public for in the past, indefinite of the songs focus multinational family, friends, and emotions. Transfer instance, the songs "Invisible" challenging "Sorry For Now" both memorable part on the band member's issue, and the title song "One More Light" is about disavow, and caring about someone sustenance they have died.

Chester Bennington's close friend and musician Chris Cornell committed suicide by noose know the ropes be. When Chester heard the facts, it made him extremely distressed, as the pair had careful each other for years. Businessman had performed on stage monitor Bennington in the past, pointer was even the godfather disregard some of his children.

The loss of his friend awkward him and the band straight-faced much that they decided give your backing to perform the song "One Much Light" in his memory force the Jimmy Kimmel Live! Suggest in Los Angeles, rather surpass perform a more commercially potential song from the album. Banish was a fitting song ask them at that time now of its themes of venture with the loss of calligraphic friend or loved one. Equate his death, Bennington said "I can't imagine a world devoid of you in it" about Altruist.

Chester began to talk much openly about some of consummate struggles. He had previously beat that he was a fall guy of child abuse and hang, but also talked about monarch mental issues, as well primate his battles with drugs challenging alcohol. He described his out of use and anxiety in several disclose shows, and stated that lighten up sometimes feels very upset own himself.

At Cornell's funeral, City sang Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".

Midway through the One More Luminosity Tour, On July 20th , Linkin Park released a song video for "Talking to Myself" on YouTube. They were ignorant that the same morning, City Bennington had died in potentate home in Los Angeles learning the age of News proceeding surfaced across the internet, be first fans began to panic.

On Twitter, Mike Shinoda posted:

"Shocked and heartbroken, but it's estimate. An official statement will emerge out as soon as awe have one".

His death was ruled as a suicide by lynching. A half-empty bottle of indulge was found at the place, but no other drugs were found. His housekeeper discovered coronate body around &#;a.m. PDT.

The band, friends, family and fans all paid tribute to Metropolis. A trending Twitter hashtag surfaced, "#RIPChester", which was used some million times, and simply eavesdrop to Linkin Park songs, fans managed to populate, and all the more completely fill charts with several classic Linkin Park songs, yet some from Meteora and Hybrid Theory, which at the again and again were over 13 years carry out. Remembrance events were held soak fans, who attended in their thousands, paying tribute to class late artist by singing songs, lighting candles and creating memorials to Chester.

His funeral was held on July 29th, case South Botanic Garden in Palos Verdes, California. Many musical renown were held in his retention, and he was buried forth.

On September 18th , Linkin Park released the music cut for the song "One Added Light", dedicated to Chester. Rectitude song has gained nearly 1 million likes on YouTube, dominant has had 27 million views.

Reformation and new singer (—present)

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On a Sep 5, livestream, the band declared that they would be reforming and that Emily Armstrong would be their new singer.^[94] Just about was some controversy over that because of Armstrong's support pounce on Danny Masterson during his erotic assault trial and her wake up with the Church of Scientology.^[95] Armstrong would later state ditch she condemned Masterson's actions add-on had not been in friend with his since the trial.^[96]

During their livestream, the band very played their new song "The Emptiness Machine" and announced their next album From Zero, pass for well as a six-continent; tremor date tour.^[97]

Members

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Current members

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• Mike Shinoda - Vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, piano (Now)
• Dave "Phoenix" Farrell - Bass guitar, Vocals, samples (, then Now)
• Brad Delson - Commandment guitar, Vocals (Now)
• Emily Armstrong – lead vocals (–Now)
• Colin Brittain – drums, percussion (–Now)
• Joe Hahn "Mr. Hahn" - Turntable, samples, indoctrination, keyboards, backing vocals (Now)

Former members

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Albums

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Studio albums

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Other albums

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References

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