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Little East Conference

{{Short description|American intercollegiate athletic conference}}

{{more citations needed|date=February 2022}}

{{Infobox sports league

| name = Little East Conference

| color = #213861; {{box-shadow border|a|#a48f62|2px}}

| font_color = white

| logo = Little East Conference logo.svg

| logo_size = 200

| founded = 1986

| association = NCAA

| division = Division III

| teams = 9

| sports = 19

| mens = 8

| womens = 11

| region = New England

| headquarters = North Providence, Rhode Island

| commissioner = Al Bean

| since = September 2, 2024

| website = {{URL|https://littleeast.com}}

| map = LEC-USA-states.png

| map_size = 250

}}

The Little East Conference (LEC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference that competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The member institutions are located in all six states of New England.

History

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=Chronological timeline=

  • 1986 - On April 28, 1986, the Little East Conference (LEC) was founded. Charter members included Eastern Connecticut State University, the University of Massachusetts Boston, Southeastern Massachusetts University (now the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth), Plymouth State College (now Plymouth State University), Rhode Island College and the University of Southern Maine; beginning the 1986–87 academic year.
  • 1993 - Western Connecticut State University joined the Little East in the 1993–94 academic year.
  • 1997 - Keene State College joined the Little East in the 1997–98 academic year.
  • 2000 - Seven institutions joined the Little East as associate members: Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Salem State University, Westfield State University and Worcester State University for field hockey as the MASCAC division in fall, and Salem State for men's lacrosse in spring, all effective in the 2000–01 academic year.
  • 2003 - Salem State added men's tennis into its Little East associate membership in the 2004 spring season (2003–04 academic year).
  • 2004 - Two institutions added certain sports into their Little East associate memberships: Bridgewater State with men's and women's tennis, and Salem State with women's tennis, both effective the 2005 spring season (2004–05 academic year).
  • 2009 - Three institutions added certain sports into their Little East associate memberships: Worcester State with women's tennis, and Bridgewater State and Westfield State with women's swimming & diving, all effective in the 2009–10 academic year.
  • 2015 - Bridgewater State left the Little East as an associate member for women's swimming & diving after the 2014–15 academic year.
  • 2018 - Castleton University (later Vermont State University–Castleton) joined the Little East in the 2018–19 academic year.
  • 2019 - Two institutions joined the Little East as associate members: Western New England University for women's swimming & diving, and Massachusetts Maritime Academy for men's lacrosse, both effective in the 2019–20 academic year.
  • 2022 -
  • The University of New England joined the Little East as an associate member for women's swimming & diving in the 2022–23 academic year.{{cite press release|url=https://littleeast.com/news/2022/6/15/womens-swimming-diving-university-of-new-england-womens-swimming-to-join-lec-as-affiliate-member-in-2022-23.aspx |title=University of New England Women's Swimming to Join LEC as Affiliate Member in 2022-23 |publisher=Little East Conference |date=June 16, 2022 |access-date=June 17, 2022}}
  • The MASCAC field hockey division of the Little East (Bridgewater State, Fitchburg State, Framingham State, Salem State, Westfield State and Worcester State) will leave the Little East and be its own separate conference (as in, the MASCAC to have it as a sponsored sport) beginning in the 2023 fall season (2023–24 academic year).{{Cite news |date=2022-08-24 |title=Little East Field Hockey Preseason Poll Released |url=https://www.fsurams.com/sports/fh/2022-23/releases/20220824p04a7q |language=en}}

Member schools

=Current members=

The Little East currently has nine full members, all are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Endowment
{{small|(millions)}}

! Nickname

! Joined

! Colors

Eastern Connecticut State University

| Willimantic, Connecticut

| 1889

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=CSUS|Part of the Connecticut State University System.}}

| 4,989

| $16.3

| Warriors

| 1986

| {{college color boxes|Eastern Connecticut Warriors}}

Keene State College

| Keene, New Hampshire

| 1909

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=USNH|Part of the University System of New Hampshire.}}

| 3,213

| $14.0{{efn|group=full|Actual amount in endowment is $13,996,219.}}

| Owls

| 1997

| {{college color boxes|Keene State Owls}}

Plymouth State University

| Plymouth, New Hampshire

| 1871

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=USNH}}

| 4,491

| $28.9

| Panthers

| 1986

| {{college color boxes|Plymouth State Panthers}}

Rhode Island College

| Providence, Rhode Island

| 1854

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=RIBoE|Part of the Rhode Island Board of Education.}}

| 7,523

| $16.4

| Anchormen &
Anchorwomen

| 1986

| {{color box|#900020|border=darkgray}} {{color box|#ffd700|border=darkgray}} {{color box|white|border=darkgray}}

University of Massachusetts Boston

| Boston, Massachusetts

| 1852

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=UMass|Part of the University of Massachusetts System.}}

| 16,259

| $92.0

| Beacons

| 1986

| {{college color boxes|UMass Boston Beacons}}

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

| Dartmouth, Massachusetts

| 1895

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=UMass}}

| 8,513

| $59.0

| Corsairs

| 1986

| {{college color boxes|UMass Dartmouth Corsairs}}

University of Southern Maine

| Gorham, Maine{{efn|group=full|name=USMe|The University of Southern Maine's main campus is located at Gorham; with other campuses at Lewiston and Portland.}}

| 1878

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=UMeS|Part of the University of Maine System.}}

| 8,022

| $38.5

| Huskies

| 1986

| {{college color boxes|Southern Maine Huskies}}

Vermont State University-Castleton

| Castleton, Vermont

| 1787

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=VSC|Part of the Vermont State Colleges System.}}

| 2,399

| $7.86

| Spartans

| 2018

| {{college color boxes|Castleton Spartans}}

Western Connecticut State University

| Danbury, Connecticut

| 1903

| Public{{efn|group=full|name=CSUS}}

| 5,246

| $12.8

| Wolves

| 1993

| {{college color boxes|Western Connecticut State Colonials}}

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=full}}

=Associate members=

The Little East currently has six associate members, all but two are public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Endowment
{{small|(millions)}}

! Nickname

! Joined

!Colors

! Primary
conference

! LEC
sport(s)

Bridgewater State University

| Bridgewater, Massachusetts

| 1840

| Public{{efn|group=assoc|name=MassSU|Part of the Massachusetts State Universities System.}}

| 10,651

| $54.0

| Bears

| 2004–05{{sup|m.ten.}}
2004–05{{sup|w.ten.}}

|{{college color boxes|Bridgewater State Bears}}

| MASCAC

| men's tennis;
women's tennis

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

| Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

| 1891

| Public{{efn|group=assoc|name=MassSU}}

| 1,637

| $13.05{{efn|group=assoc|Actual amount in endowment is $13,051,554.}}

| Buccaneers

| 2019–20

|{{college color boxes|Massachusetts Maritime Buccaneers}}

| MASCAC

| men's lacrosse

{{sort|New England U.|University of New England}}

| Biddeford, Maine

| 1831

| Nonsectarian

| 7,208

| $39.2

| Nor'easters

| 2022–23

|{{college color boxes|New England Nor'easters}}

| CCC

| women's swimming & diving

Salem State University

| Salem, Massachusetts

| 1854

| Public{{efn|group=assoc|name=MassSU}}

| 7,242

| $25.3

| Vikings

| 2000–01{{sup|m.lax.}}
2003–04{{sup|m.ten.}}
2004–05{{sup|w.ten.}}

|{{college color boxes|Salem State Vikings}}

| MASCAC

| men's lacrosse;
men's tennis;
women's tennis

Western New England University

| Springfield, Massachusetts

| 1919

| Nonsectarian

| 3,702

| $55.9

| Golden Bears

| 2019–20

|{{college color boxes|Western New England Golden Bears}}

| CCC

| women's swimming & diving{{Cite web|title=Affiliate Members|url=https://littleeast.com/sports/2020/5/29/affiliate-members.aspx|access-date=2021-10-22|website=littleeast.com|language=en}}

Westfield State University

| Westfield, Massachusetts

| 1838

| Public{{efn|group=assoc|name=MassSU}}

| 5,400

| $6.2

| Owls

| 2009–10

|{{college color boxes|Westfield State Owls}}

| MASCAC

| women's swimming & diving

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=assoc}}

=Future associate members=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Primary
conference

! Little East
sport

Babson College

| Wellesley, Massachusetts

| 1919

| Nonsectarian

| 2,350

| Beavers

| 2025–26

| NEWMAC

| men's ice hockey

New England College

| Henniker, New Hampshire

| 1946

| Nonsectarian

| 4,327

| Pilgrims

| 2025–26

| GNAC

| men's ice hockey;
women's ice hockey

Norwich University

| Northfield, Vermont

| 1819

| Private

| 2,300

| Cadets

| 2025–26

| GNAC

| men's ice hockey;
women's ice hockey

=Former associate members=

The Little East had six former associate members, all of which were also public schools:

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

! Institution

! Location

! Founded

! Affiliation

! Enrollment

! Endowment

! Nickname

! Joined

! Left

!Colors

! Primary
conference

! LEC
sport(s)

Bridgewater State University

| Bridgewater, Massachusetts

| 1840

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU|Part of the Massachusetts State Universities System.}}

| 10,651

| $54.0

| Bears

| 2000–01{{sup|f.h.}}
2009–10{{sup|w.s.d.}}

| 2022–23{{sup|f.h.}}
2014–15{{sup|w.s.d.}}

|{{college color boxes|Bridgewater State Bears}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey;
women's swimming & diving

Fitchburg State University

| Fitchburg, Massachusetts

| 1894

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU}}

| 4,659

| $19.9

| Falcons

| 2000–01

| 2022–23

|{{college color boxes|Fitchburg State Falcons}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey

Framingham State University

| Framingham, Massachusetts

| 1839

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU}}

| 4,111

| $35.4{{efn|group=former|Actual amount in endowment is $35,385,907.}}

| Rams

| 2000–01

| 2022–23

|{{college color boxes|Framingham State Rams}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey

Salem State University

| Salem, Massachusetts

| 1854

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU}}

| 7,242

| $25.3

| Vikings

| 2000–01

| 2022–23

|{{college color boxes|Salem State Vikings}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey

Westfield State University

| Westfield, Massachusetts

| 1838

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU}}

| 5,400

| $6.2

| Owls

| 2000–01

| 2022–23

|{{college color boxes|Westfield State Owls}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey

Worcester State University

| Worcester, Massachusetts

| 1874

| Public{{efn|group=fass|name=MassSU}}

| 6,434

| $34.5

| Lancers

| 2000–01{{sup|f.h.}}
2009–10{{sup|w.ten.}}

| 2022–23{{sup|f.h.}}
2020–21{{sup|w.ten.}}

|{{college color boxes|Worcester State Lancers}}

| MASCAC

| field hockey;
women's tennis

;Notes:

{{notelist|group=fass}}

=Membership timeline=

DateFormat = yyyy

ImageSize = width:900 height:auto barincrement:20

Period = from:1986 till:2026

TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal

PlotArea = right:20 left:0 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on left side of graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#

Colors =

id:barcolor value:rgb(0.99,0.7,0.7)

id:line value:black

id:bg value:white

id:Full value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports

id:FullxF value:rgb(0.551,0.824,0.777) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in all sports except for football

id:AssocF value:rgb(0.98,0.5,0.445) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member for football only

id:AssocOS value:rgb(0.5,0.691,0.824) # Use this color to denote a team that is a member in some sports, but not all (consider identifying in legend or a footnote)

id:OtherC1 value:rgb(0.996,0.996,0.699) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference

id:OtherC2 value:rgb(0.988,0.703,0.383) # Use this color to denote a team that has moved to another conference where OtherC1 has already been used, to distinguish the two

PlotData=

width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:s

bar:1 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Eastern Connecticut State (1986–present)

bar:2 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Massachusetts–Boston (1986–present)

bar:3 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Massachusetts–Dartmouth (1986–present)

bar:4 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Plymouth State (1986–present)

bar:5 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Rhode Island College (1986–present)

bar:6 color:FullxF from:1986 till:end text:Southern Maine (1986–present)

bar:7 color:FullxF from:1993 till:end text:Western Connecticut State (1993–present)

bar:8 color:FullxF from:1997 till:end text:Keene State (1997–present)

bar:9 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:end text:Bridgewater State (2000–present)

bar:10 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:2022 text:Fitchburg State (2000–2022)

bar:11 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:2022 text:Framingham State (2000–2022)

bar:12 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:end text:Salem State (2000–present)

bar:13 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:end text:Westfield State (2000–present)

bar:14 color:AssocOS from:2000 till:end text:Worcester State (2000–present)

bar:15 shift:(-20) color:FullxF from:2018 till:end text:Castleton/Vermont State–Castleton (2018–present)

bar:16 shift:(-40) color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text:Massachusetts Maritime (2019–present)

bar:17 shift:(-40) color:AssocOS from:2019 till:end text:Western New England (2019–present)

bar:18 shift:(-80) color:AssocOS from:2022 till:end text:New England (Me.) (2022–present)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:2 start:1986

Sports

{{see also|Little East Conference men's basketball tournament}}

{{clear}}

The LEC sponsors intercollegiate athletic competition in men's baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's cross country, women's field hockey, men's and women's golf, men's and women's lacrosse, men's and women's soccer, women's softball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's track and field, and women's volleyball.

In 2023, the Little East announced the addition of men's and women's ice hockey to begin play in 2025.{{cite web|url=https://littleeast.com/news/2023/7/24/lec-announces-mens-ice-hockey-as-conferences-22nd-championship-sport.aspx |title=LEC Announces Men’s Ice Hockey as Conference’s 22nd Championship Sport |work=Little East Conference |date=July 24, 2023 |accessdate=March 11, 2024}}

= Men's sports =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"

! School

! Baseball

! Basketball

! Cross
Country

! Golf

! Ice
Hockey{{efn|group=ms|name=LittleEast2025|Little East will start to sponsor men's and women's ice hockey in 2025–26.}}

! Lacrosse

! Soccer

! Swimming
& Diving

! Tennis

! Track &
Field
(Indoor)

! Track &
Field
(Outdoor)

! Total

style="text-align:center"

| Castleton

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 10

style="text-align:center"

| Eastern Connecticut

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| Keene State

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| Plymouth State

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| Rhode Island College

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| Southern Maine

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 10

style="text-align:center"

| UMass–Boston

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| UMass–Dartmouth

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 7

style="text-align:center"

| Western Connecticut

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{N}}{{efn|group=ms|name=WesternConn|Western Connecticut will start to sponsor men's ice hockey in 2025–26 and women's ice hockey in 2026–27.}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{N}}

! 7

style="text-align:center"

! Totals

! 9

! 9

! 9

! 4

! 6+3

! 8+2

! 9

! 4+1

! 5+2

! 8

! 8

! 79+8

colspan="13" | Associate Members
Babson

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 1

Bridgewater State

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

|

|

! 2

Massachusetts Maritime

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

! 1

New England College

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 1

Norwich

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 1

Salem State

|

|

|

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

| {{Y}}

|

|

! 2

= Women's sports =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%;"

! School

! Basketball

! Cross
Country

! Field
Hockey

! Ice
Hockey{{efn|group=ms|name=LittleEast2025}}

! Lacrosse

! Soccer

! Softball

! Swimming
& Diving

! Tennis

! Track &
Field
(Indoor)

! Track &
Field
(Outdoor)

! Volleyball

! Total

style="text-align:center"

| Castleton

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 11

style="text-align:center"

| Eastern Connecticut

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 10

style="text-align:center"

| Keene State

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 11

style="text-align:center"

| Plymouth State

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 12

style="text-align:center"

| Rhode Island College

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 10

style="text-align:center"

| Southern Maine

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 11

style="text-align:center"

| UMass–Boston

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

style="text-align:center"

| UMass–Dartmouth

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

! 11

style="text-align:center"

| Western Connecticut

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}{{efn|group=ms|name=WesternConn}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{Y}}

| {{N}}

| {{N}}

| {{Y}}

! 9

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! Totals

! 9

! 9

! 7

! 5+2

! 8

! 9

! 9

! 6+3

! 7+2

! 8

! 9

! 8

! 94+7

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Bridgewater State

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

New England College

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

U. of New England

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

Norwich

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

Salem State

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

Western New England

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

Westfield State

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| {{Y}}

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! 1

Notes

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References

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External links

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