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Looney Tunes Collector's Choice#Volume 3

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Looney Tunes Collector's Choice is a series of Blu-ray discs from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Warner Archive division collecting various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical animated short subjects from Warner Bros. Cartoons. According to Jerry Beck, the aim of this series is to release Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts that have been previously unavailable in restored form to animation fans and collectors on the various DVD and Blu-ray sets, such as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection, Looney Tunes Super Stars, and Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection sets. Roughly 400 shorts had yet to be released in said DVD or Blu-ray format before the release of this series, but the series also includes shorts that were previously released as bonus features on various Warner Bros. DVDs. However those shorts included as bonus features were usually presented in unrestored form, whereas the Collector’s Choice series uses newly restored versions.

This is the first Looney Tunes Blu-ray to be released through Warner Archive, as opposed to the main home video division (second overall home media release after the Porky Pig 101 DVD set in 2017). Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 was announced on March 28, 2023{{cite web |last1=Millard |first1=Tim |date=3 April 2023 |title=Warner Archive May Part 1 Release Announcement: Border Incident, Clash By Night, Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 1 |url=https://www.theextras.tv/podcasts/blog-post-wacannmay1-032723 |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=The Extras}} and released on May 30, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Miller III |first1=Randy |date=15 May 2023 |title=Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 Blu-ray |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Looney-Tunes-Collectors-Choice-Volume-1-Blu-ray/331779/#Review |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Blu-Ray.com}} Keeping with tradition with other Golden Age of Animation releases by Warner Archive (such as Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s and Tex Avery Screwball Classics), Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 is a single-disc set with no bonus material. The set contains 20 cartoons that were previously unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray, presented uncut and digitally restored.

Animation historian and curator, Jerry Beck and Warner Archive President George Feltenstein indicated that strong sales of Volume 1 could result in future volumes, with more cartoons and multiple discs.{{cite web |last1=Millard |first1=Tim |date=23 May 2023 |title=Looney Tunes Review & Collector's Choice Vol. 1 Preview |url=https://www.theextras.tv/podcasts/blog-post-ltcc-052323 |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=The Extras}} On September 18, 2023, due to strong sales of Volume 1, Warner Archive announced Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 — which included 25 cartoons and was released on December 12, 2023.{{Cite web |date=September 18, 2023 |title=Warner Archive Announcement |url=https://www.facebook.com/100064670684880/posts/pfbid02fn5Md1KUhjXhMWnsMNuCf8LF2sG2eqS7ipHVjN8UYGYT562s2YK5qdZh4467zGLcl/?mibextid=K8Wfd2 |website=Facebook}} On January 23, 2024, Warner Archive announced Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 — which also included 25 cartoons was released on March 12, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Millard III |first1=Tim |title=Warner Archive February & Early March Release Announcement |url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/warner-archive-february-early-march-release-announcement/id1567580798?i=1000642524281 |website=The Extras.TV |publisher=Otaku |date=23 January 2024|access-date=23 January 2024}} On July 30, 2024, Warner Archive announced Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 — which also included 25 cartoons and was released on November 26, 2024.{{cite web |title=Yes, it is happening.....Warner Archive Collection will be releasing LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S CHOICE VOLUME 4 on Blu-Ray |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/NGRxAxz1txUScfVB/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Warner Archive |access-date=30 July 2024}} A four-disc set, Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volumes 1–4, containing the four volumes in the series was also released on the same date.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Looney-Tunes-Collectors-Choice-Volumes-1-4-Blu-ray/373021/ |title=Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volumes 1-4 Blu-ray (Warner Archive Collection) |access-date=2024-10-18 |via=www.blu-ray.com}}

On March 14, 2025, Warner Archive announced a spin-off to the Collector's Choice series, entitled Looney Tunes Collector's Vault - which would include 2 discs and contain 50 cartoons, with Volume 1 being released on June 17, 2025.{{cite web |title=COMING ON JUNE 17th from THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION! LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S VAULT Volume 1 |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18PEsXuBnY/ |website=Warner Archive |publisher=Facebook |access-date=16 March 2025}}

Volume 1

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| image = LT Collector's Choice V1.jpg

| caption = Blu-ray Disc cover

| director = Chuck Jones
Friz Freleng
Arthur Davis
Robert McKimson
Frank Tashlin

| producer = Leon Schlesinger
Eddie Selzer
John W. Burton

| writer =

| narrator =

| starring = Mel Blanc

| music = {{ubl|Carl Stalling|Milt Franklyn}}

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2023|05|30|ref1=}}

| runtime =

| country = United States

| language = English

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Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 was released on May 30, 2023. The set includes 20 cartoons - none of which have previously been released on DVD or Blu-ray before. They are all presented uncut and digitally restored.

Beanstalk Bunny and Catch as Cats Can were sourced from new 4K scans from the original camera negatives.{{cite web |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |date=10 April 2023 |title=Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Vol. 1 |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-1/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Cartoon Research}} According to Jerry Beck, the set was delayed for almost a full year because the Library of Congress had difficulty shipping the camera negatives for Catch as Cats Can to the Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank. The other cartoons on this set had previously been restored for HBO Max streaming service in 2020{{cite web |last1=Komorowski |first1=Thad |date=16 May 2023 |title=Thad K Reviews "Looney Tunes Collectors Choice" Vol. 1 |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/thad-k-reviews-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-1/ |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Cartoon Research}} - with HBO removing many of them earlier that same year.{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=HBO Max Removes 256 'Looney Tunes' Shorts, Three Seasons of 'The Flintstones' |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/hbo-max-removes-looney-tunes-flintstones-1235478064/ |website=Variety |date=January 3, 2023 |access-date=10 June 2023}} However, for this release Warner Archive corrected many of the errors initially made by HBO Max, such as Photoshopped titles.

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!Title

!Characters

!Year

!Director

!Series

1

|Beanstalk Bunny

|Bugs, Daffy, Elmer

|1955

|Chuck Jones

!MM

2

|Catch as Cats Can

|Sylvester

|1947

|Arthur Davis

!MM

3

|The Unruly Hare

|Bugs, Elmer

|1945

|Frank Tashlin

!MM

4

|His Bitter Half

|Daffy

|1950

|Friz Freleng

!MM

5

|Daffy Doodles

|Daffy, Porky

|1946

|Robert McKimson

!LT

6

|Cracked Quack

|Daffy, Porky

|1952

|Friz Freleng

!MM

7

|Little Orphan Airedale

|Charlie, Porky

|1947

|Chuck Jones

!LT

8

|Hip Hip-Hurry!

|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

|1958

|Chuck Jones

!MM

9

|Hot-Rod and Reel!

|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

|1959

|Chuck Jones

!LT

10

|Greedy for Tweety

|Sylvester, Tweety, Granny, Hector

|1957

|Friz Freleng

!LT

11

|Stooge for a Mouse

|Sylvester, Hector

|1950

|Friz Freleng

!MM

12

|A Mouse Divided

|Sylvester

|1953

|Friz Freleng

!MM

13

|A Fractured Leghorn

|Foghorn

|1950

|Robert McKimson

!MM

14

|Plop Goes the Weasel

|Foghorn, Barnyard

|1953

|Robert McKimson

!LT

15

|Tale of Two Mice

|Babbit and Catstello

|1945

|Frank Tashlin

!LT

16

|The Foxy Duckling

|

|1947

|Arthur Davis

!MM

17

|Two Gophers from Texas

|Goofy Gophers

|1948

|Arthur Davis

!MM

18

|Doggone Cats

|Sylvester

|1947

|Arthur Davis

!MM

19

|What's Brewin', Bruin?

|The Three Bears

|1948

|Chuck Jones

!LT

20

|The Bee-Deviled Bruin

|The Three Bears

|1949

|Chuck Jones

!MM

Volume 2

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| caption = Blu-ray Disc cover

| director = Chuck Jones
Friz Freleng
Tex Avery
Robert McKimson
Frank Tashlin
Arthur Davis
Abe Levitow
Norman McCabe
Maurice Noble

| producer = Leon Schlesinger
Eddie Selzer
John W. Burton
David H. DePatie

| writer =

| narrator =

| starring = Mel Blanc

| music = {{ubl|Carl Stalling|Milt Franklyn|William Lava}}

| cinematography =

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| distributor = Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2023|12|12}}

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Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 was released on December 12, 2023. This set included 25 cartoons never before released on DVD or Blu-ray - five more than on Volume 1.{{cite web |last1=Miller III |first1=Randy |title=Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 Blu-ray Review |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Looney-Tunes-Collectors-Choice-Volume-2-Blu-ray/346061/#Review |website=Blu-Ray.com |date=December 13, 2023 |access-date=19 December 2023}} In contrast to the previous volume, Volume 2 focuses more on miscellaneous "one-shot" cartoons and characters.

Like the previous volume, only two cartoons (Brother Brat and Ghost Wanted) were specifically restored for this release, while the other cartoons were previously restored for HBO Max and Me-TV, with Warner Archive correcting the Photoshopped titles (most notably on A Hound for Trouble).{{cite web |last1=Komorowski |first1=Thad |title=Thad K Reviews "Looney Tunes Collectors Choice" Vol. 2 |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/thad-k-reviews-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-2/ |website=Cartoon Research |date=December 11, 2023 |access-date=19 December 2023}} In addition Cross Country Detours had its original opening title sequence restored, as opposed to the Blue Ribbon re-issue titles featured on previous releases.{{cite web |last1=Millard |first1=Tim |date=12 December 2023 |title=Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 2 Blu-Ray Preview |url=https://www.theextras.tv/podcasts/blog-post-ltcc2-121123 |access-date=19 December 2023 |website=The Extras |publisher=Otaku Media}}

Volume 2 includes the following cartoons:

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!Title

!Characters

!Year

!Director

!Series

1

|Behind the Meat-Ball

|

|1945

|Frank Tashlin

!LT

2

|Brother Brat

|Porky

|1944

|Frank Tashlin

!LT

3

|Catty Cornered

|Sylvester, Tweety, Rocky

|1953

|Friz Freleng

!MM

4

|Cross Country Detours

|

|1940

|Tex Avery

!MM

5

|Daffy's Southern Exposure

|Daffy

|1942

|Norman McCabe

!LT

6

|Ding Dog Daddy

|

|1942

|Friz Freleng

!MM

7

|The Eager Beaver

|

|1946

|Chuck Jones

!MM

8

|Fair and Worm-er

|

|1946

|Chuck Jones

!MM

9

|Fin'n Catty

|

|1943

|Chuck Jones

!MM

10

|From Hand to Mouse

|

|1944

|Chuck Jones

!LT

11

|Ghost Wanted

|

|1940

|Chuck Jones

!MM

12

|Greetings Bait

|Wacky Worm

|1943

|Friz Freleng

!MM

13

|Hamateur Night

|Proto-Elmer

|1939

|Tex Avery

!MM

14

|Hare-Breadth Hurry

|Bugs, Wile E.

|1963

|Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble

!LT

15

|A Hick, a Slick, and a Chick

|

|1948

|Arthur Davis

!MM

16

|Hiss and Make Up

|

|1943

|Friz Freleng

!MM

17

|A Hound for Trouble

|Charlie

|1951

|Chuck Jones

!MM

18

|I Wanna Be a Sailor

|

|1937

|Tex Avery

!MM

19

|The Leghorn Blows at Midnight

|Foghorn, Barnyard, Henery

|1950

|Robert McKimson

!LT

20

|Lickety-Splat

|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

|1961

|Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow

!LT

21

|One Meat Brawl

|Porky, Barnyard

|1947

|Robert McKimson

!MM

22

|The Penguin Parade

|

|1938

|Tex Avery

!MM

23

|Rabbit Rampage

|Bugs, Elmer (cameo)

|1955

|Chuck Jones

!LT

24

|The Rebel Without Claws

|Sylvester, Tweety

|1961

|Friz Freleng

!LT

25

|The Wacky Worm

|Wacky Worm

|1941

|Friz Freleng

!MM

Volume 3

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| image = Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 3.jpg

| caption = Blu-ray Disc cover

| director = Chuck Jones
Robert McKimson
Friz Freleng
Tex Avery
Arthur Davis
Gerry Chiniquy
Earl Duvall
Maurice Noble

| producer = Leon Schlesinger
Eddie Selzer
John W. Burton
David H. DePatie

| writer =

| narrator =

| starring = Mel Blanc

| music = {{ubl|Carl Stalling|Milt Franklyn|William Lava}}

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2024|03|12}}

| runtime =

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 was released on March 12, 2024.

Like the previous volumes, only two cartoons were specifically restored for this release - Mexican Joyride and Riff Raffy Daffy - while all the other cartoons were previously restored for HBO Max and MeTV, with Warner Archive fixing most of the Photoshopped title cards. Riff Raffy Daffy was originally released on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham DVD set but in an unrestored form. For this release Riff Raffy Daffy was given a brand-new transfer. Since the original separation exposure negatives are missing, critics noted that while Riff Raffy Daffy doesn't look as pristine as the other cartoons on the set, it still looks far superior than on previous releases.{{cite web |last1=Komorowski |first1=Thad |title=Thad K. Reviews Looney Tunes: Collector's Choice Vol. 3 |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/thad-k-reviews-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-3/ |website=cartoonresearch.com |publisher=Cartoon Research |date=22 February 2024|access-date=9 April 2024}} Hobo Bobo also had its original opening titles restored.

Volume 3 contains the following cartoons:{{cite web |title=COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON MARCH 12th: LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S CHOICE VOL. 3 |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=796446035854412&set=a.651475603684790 |website=Warner Archive Collection |publisher=Facebook |date=23 January 2024 |access-date=23 January 2024}}

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#

!Title

!Characters

!Year

!Director

!Series

1

|A Feud There Was

|Proto-Elmer

|1938

|Tex Avery

!MM

2

|China Jones

|Daffy, Porky

|1959

|Robert McKimson

!LT

3

|Cinderella Meets Fella

|Proto-Elmer

|1938

|Tex Avery

!MM

4

|Dumb Patrol

|Bugs, Sam

|1964

|Gerry Chiniquy

!LT

5

|Egghead Rides Again

|Egghead

|1937

|Tex Avery

!MM

6

|Elmer's Pet Rabbit

|Bugs, Elmer

|1941

|Chuck Jones

!MM

7

|Hobo Bobo

|

|1947

|Robert McKimson

!MM

8

|Honeymoon Hotel

|

|1934

|Earl Duvall

!MM

9

|Hop, Skip and a Chump

|

|1942

|Friz Freleng

!MM

10

|I Only Have Eyes for You

|

|1937

|Tex Avery

!MM

11

|Mexican Joyride

|Daffy

|1947

|Arthur Davis

!LT

12

|The Mouse on 57th Street

|

|1961

|Chuck Jones

!MM

13

|Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name

|Buddy

|1935

|Friz Freleng

!MM

14

|Of Rice and Hen

|Foghorn, Barnyard, Prissy

|1953

|Robert McKimson

!LT

15

|Pre-Hysterical Hare

|Bugs, Elmer

|1958

|Robert McKimson

!LT

16

|Punch Trunk

|

|1953

|Chuck Jones

!LT

17

|Quentin Quail

|

|1946

|Chuck Jones

!MM

18

|Riff Raffy Daffy

|Daffy, Porky

|1948

|Arthur Davis

!LT

19

|Saddle Silly

|

|1941

|Chuck Jones

!MM

20

|Sheep Ahoy

|Ralph and Sam

|1954

|Chuck Jones

!MM

21

|The Sheepish Wolf

|

|1942

|Friz Freleng

!MM

22

|There Auto Be a Law

|

|1953

|Robert McKimson

!LT

23

|Tugboat Granny

|Sylvester, Tweety, Granny

|1956

|Friz Freleng

!MM

24

|War and Pieces

|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

|1964

|Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble

!LT

25

|Wet Hare

|Bugs, Blacque Jacque

|1962

|Robert McKimson

!LT

Volume 4

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| image = Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 4.jpg

| caption = Blu-ray Disc cover

| director = Friz Freleng
Robert McKimson
Chuck Jones
Tex Avery
Bob Clampett
Arthur Davis
Norman McCabe
Hawley Pratt

| producer = Leon Schlesinger
Eddie Selzer
John W. Burton
David H. DePatie
Friz Freleng

| writer =

| narrator =

| starring = Mel Blanc

| music = {{ubl|Carl Stalling|Milt Franklyn|William Lava}}

| cinematography =

| editing =

| distributor = Warner Bros. Home Entertainment

| released = {{Film date|2024|11|26}}

| runtime =

| country = United States

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 was released on November 26, 2024. The set contains 25 cartoons. This time there were three newly restored cartoons for the set: Holiday for Drumsticks (1949), Muzzle Tough (1954) and Peck Up Your Troubles (1945). The rest were all previously restored and released on HBO Max and MeTV.{{cite web |last1=Komorowski |first1=Thad |title=The Thad Review: “Looney Tunes Collector’s Choice” Vol. 4 |url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/the-thad-review-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-4/ |publisher=Cartoon Research |date=18 November 2024 |access-date=15 December 2024}} The set also included two bonus cartoons: Stork Naked (1955) and Lighter Than Hare (1960) presented in their original 4:3 aspect ratios (both cartoons were previously released on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' DVD sets, however were cropped to 16:9).{{cite web |last1=Millard |first1=Tim |title=Top Cat's a Cool Cat! PLUS an EXCLUSIVE SNEAK PEAK of Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 4 |url=https://www.theextras.tv/podcasts/blog-post-topcatltcc4-092024 |website=The Extras |publisher=Okatu Media |date=20 September 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024}}

The set includes the following cartoons:{{cite web |title=Coming to Blu-ray from the Warner Archive Collection on November 26th! LOONEY TUNES COLLECTOR'S CHOICE-Vol.4 |url=https://www.facebook.com/share/p/RWXUhAFwccKCLYiT/ |website=Facebook |publisher=Warner Classics |date=30 September 2024|access-date=30 September 2024}}

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!Title

!Characters

!Year

!Director

!Series

1

|Along Came Daffy

|Daffy, Sam

|1947

|Friz Freleng

!LT

2

|A Bone for a Bone

|Goofy Gophers

|1951

|Friz Freleng

!LT

3

|The Cagey Canary

|

|1941

|Tex Avery, Bob Clampett

!MM

4

|D' Fightin' Ones

|Sylvester

|1961

|Friz Freleng

!MM

5

|Dangerous Dan McFoo

|

|1939

|Tex Avery

!MM

6

|Devil's Feud Cake

|Bugs, Sam

|1963

|Friz Freleng

!MM

7

|Double Chaser

|

|1942

|Friz Freleng

!MM

8

|Double or Mutton

|Ralph and Sam

|1955

|Chuck Jones

!LT

9

|Fox Pop

|

|1942

|Chuck Jones

!MM

10

|Henhouse Henery

|Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery

|1949

|Robert McKimson

!LT

11

|Holiday for Drumsticks

|Daffy

|1949

|Arthur Davis

!MM

12

|Hopalong Casualty

|Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner

|1960

|Chuck Jones

!LT

13

|Hyde and Go Tweet

|Sylvester, Tweety

|1960

|Friz Freleng

!MM

14

|The Impatient Patient

|Daffy

|1942

|Norman McCabe

!LT

15

|Leghorn Swoggled

|Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery

|1951

|Robert McKimson

!MM

16

|Meatless Flyday

|

|1944

|Friz Freleng

!MM

17

|Mouse-Warming

|Claude

|1952

|Chuck Jones

!LT

18

|The Mouse-Merized Cat

|Babbit and Catstello

|1946

|Robert McKimson

!MM

19

|Muscle Tussle

|Daffy

|1953

|Robert McKimson

!MM

20

|Muzzle Tough

|Granny, Hector, Sylvester, Tweety

|1954

|Friz Freleng

!MM

21

|Peck Up Your Troubles

|Sylvester

|1945

|Friz Freleng

!MM

22

|Quack Shot

|Daffy, Elmer

|1954

|Robert McKimson

!MM

23

|Road to Andalay

|Speedy, Sylvester

|1964

|Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt

!MM

24

|The Sneezing Weasel

|

|1938

|Tex Avery

!MM

25

|Streamlined Greta Green

|

|1937

|Friz Freleng

!MM

= Bonus Shorts =

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#

!Title

!Characters

!Year

!Director

!Series

B1

|Lighter Than Hare

|Bugs, Sam

|1960

|Friz Freleng

!MM

B2

|Stork Naked

|Daffy

|1955

|Friz Freleng

!MM

See also

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