The document provides a travel guide for budget travelers to Berlin, Germany. It includes 3 pages of highlights and summaries of general information about Berlin's airports, public transportation options, accommodations, museums, monuments, parks, restaurants, bars, clubs, shopping and neighborhoods. The guide offers budget-friendly recommendations and rates attractions on a scale based on cost to help travelers plan an affordable trip.

1. Only
in THE BUDGET
Berlin
TRAVELER’S GUIDE
TRAVELER’S GUIDE
THE BUDGET
Only in Berlin
BCTR
BERLIN CITY TRAVEL
ISBN : 1111-1111
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2. Highlights
Genral Inormation
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The GDR Museum
Berlin is currently serviced by two major airports - Berlin
PAGE 13 Inside, the
Schoenefeld SXF and Berlin Tegel TXL. Both are due to merge curious world of the
in early 2013 German Democratic
Transport Restaurants and Cafes Republic awaits you...
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100 &nd 200 Bus Tours Kaffe
Tickets Bonanza Coffee Heroes
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Accomodation Cafe E Gelato
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Heart of Gold Hostel Basilikum Restaurant
The Circus Hostel Santa Maria Mexican Diner
Museums, Monuments 92
Mustafa’s Vegetable Kebab
and Galleries
16 Bars, Clubs Tiergarten
Pergamon Museum and Beer Gardens PAGE 42 The
18 66 Tiergarten is a must
East Side Gallery Berghain
Holocaust Memorial see for Berlin...
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33 Yaam
Checkpoint Charlie
The New Guardhouse 70
Prater Beer Garden
Parks and Open Spaces Last Cathedral
44 Shopping
Unter den Linden
98 The Olympic
47 Garage
Sanssouci Gardens Fassbender and Rausch... Stadium
48 100 Museum PAGE 34 The outside
Bearpit Sunday
Karaoke
Class of Berlin of Letters reflects the national
XVII Vintage Socialist past.
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3. General Take a stroll
through
information Tiergarten !
Page 32 In the middle of
Berlin stands a haven of peace
and culture in the form of the
Tiergarten by Kenna Bisset
Have lunch
in Kreuzberg! Tegel TXL
Airport
Page 32 Dining alfresco on the 12
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street allows you to bask in
the summer sunshine whilst you
feast on hearty, unpretentious 11 3
Mediterranean food by
Antonia Michel 5
1
2
10
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Airports
Mitte 1
Kreuzberg 2
Prenzlauer Berg 3 9
Friedrichshain 4 8
Rummelsburg 5 6
All-Treptow
Neukölln
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Shop in
Schöneberg
Wibnersdorf
8 Schöneberg !
9 Page 32 Many of the vintage Schönefeld
Tiergarten stores in Berlin are not suitable Airport
10
for the budget traveller. Garage,
Charlottenburg 11 however, is not one of them Brandenburg
Wedding 12 by Sian Sugars Airport
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4. Monuments, Museums and Galleries
schools of children weaving in Information houses105 murals that were
and out of the monument may predominantly commissioned
German name :
seem peculiar for a Holocaust Holocaust
in 1990. Found near the centre
memorial, but it becomes clear Denkmal of Berlin on Muhlenstraße in
that this casual integration is Address : Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg, the
intentional. Eisenman has crafted Ebertstraße wall is covered with anti-war
the design with an abstraction Metro station : themes, reflecting its position
that allows you to elicit your own Franzosische as an international symbol of
The labrynth of the Holocaust meaning, but he notes that names Straße freedom. The artist’s styles are
memorial have been left off the slabs Opening times : intentionally eclectic allowing
as not to turn the monument Always open for this non-conventional
into a graveyard. Ultimately, Prices : Free gallery to exhibit a portfolio
Mitte Free
the memorial can be seen as a diverse enough to catch almost
Holocaust reflection of how Germany is to
face it’s past, not to be clouded
everyone’s attention. Whilst
some artists have opted for self- art work on the East side gallery
Memorial with melancholy, walked around
and avoided but as something
explanatory anti-war slogans,
others have portrayed more free and various food vendors
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that is recognised and accepted. abstract notions of freedom and beach bars are both along
n a city that holds an array Ben Fishel in regards to self-expression, the wall and within close
of monuments that probe it culture, sexuality and other distance. Walk at your own pace,
to celebrate, investigate and rights. The wall is in a public but allow yourself at least an
commemorate its checkered space so admission is obviously hour. Ben Fishel
past, it is often hard to determine
what can be overlooked and what by tackling
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Tiergarten Information
is essential. A closer look at 285 winding
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The Memorial to the Murdered
Jews of Europe (also commonly The Victory German name :
Siegessäule
steps. However,
if you’ve got
Column
known as The Holocaust Address : Großer a head for
Memorial) reveals a marriage Stern 1, Tiergarten heights, it’s
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of art and history that is a must a part of the East side gallery Metro station: certainly worth
Tiergarten
see. The memorial opened rected in 1837, the Victory the effort for
to the public in May 2005, Column is a monument Opening times : the spectacular
Information
marking the 60th anniversary
Friedrichshain Free
to Prussian militarism,
Mon
360° views
German name : 3 pm -6 pm,
of the end of World War II and
commemorating the murder East Side East Side Gallery
Address :
commemorating the German
Empire and victories over
Tue - Sun
9 am - 18 pm
from the top.
For those who
of 6 million Jewish people.
Designed by US architect Gallery Mühlenstraße,
Friedrichshain
Austria, France and Denmark.
Originally standing in front of
Prices :
2,50 € - 3 €
prefer to keep
their feet firmly
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Peter Eisenman, the tribute can Metro station : the Reichstag, the column was on the ground, check out the
only be appreciated when you erlin’s desire for freedom Warschauer relocated under Nazi rule in intricate relief work and friezes
walk through its core and are of expression is well noted, Opening times : 1939 to the centre of Tiergarten. and don’t forget to gaze up at
swallowed by a sea of some spilling from its punk fashion to Always open Today, it provides an imposing the 8.3m statue of the Roman
2700 concrete slabs; however, its graffiti covered streets, and Prices : Free focal point at the heart of Strasse Goddess of Victory, Victoria.
standing on top of slabs is the East Side Gallery, the largest des 17. Juni and at 69 meters Abby Poulton
frowned upon. The memorial remaining portion of the Berlin tall it boasts impressive views Victory
is free and frequented by locals wall, is no exception. Spanning over the city. The observation column
and tourists alike. At first the 1.3 kilometers, the wall platform can only be reached in Tiergarten
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5. Parks and Open Spaces
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torch) you will enter one of Information
Mitte fastest part of your journey up Information
the station’s enormous domes. to the sphere, rising at a rate of
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German name : German name :
Inside, the acoustics create
ghostly echoes that add to the
Teufelsberg
Address :
TV Tower 6 meters per second. Once in
the observation deck, it’s best
Fernsehturm
Address :
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peculiar atmosphere. The top North Grunewald to avoid the overpriced cafe and Alexanderplatz
floors also offer great panoramic Forest, Grunewald ominating the Berlin restaurant and just enjoy the Metro station :
views of the city. The station Metro station : skyline is one of Europe’s spectacular views. If your budget Alexanderplatz
is free to visit, so beware of Grunewald tallest structures, the TV Tower. allows, dining in the revolving Opening times :
fraudsters who may attempt to Along with the Brandenburg restaurant above the observation Open daily
Graffittied wall in teufelsberg charge you at the gate. It is also Gate, it is a landmark of reunited deck would be a one of a kind March - Oct.
advisable to not go alone as the Germany. In the 1960’s, the GDR experience. You can purchase a 9 am -12 am
Open daily
derelict station has some unsafe government had the TV Tower VIP ticket for 19,50 €, in which
Grünewald Free
ground and broken glass covers built to demonstrate the strength you skip the queue for the lifts.
Nov - Feb
10 am -12 am
Devils the floor. After your visit, you
may also want to explore the
and efficiency of the Socialist
Party system. The tower was
The ticket also means that no
reservation is needed for the
Website :
www.tv-turm.de
Mountain beautiful forest that surrounds
Teufelsberg, with its tranquil
in operation by October 1969,
however, after reunification
restaurant as you are guaranteed
the next free table. You can make
Prices : 12 €
for adult, 7,50 €
T
lakes, rock climbing areas and in 1990, the TV Tower soon reservations at the restaurant for children up
his intriguing site is slightly nudist section. Linkstraße 2-4 became a symbol for all Berlin. without a VIP ticket, but you to 16 years, free
for children up
further out from the centre and Linkstraße. Adam Nash The structure stands 368 meters still have to pay the standard to 3 years
of Berlin, but it is well worth high and the sphere sits at 200 admission up to the observation
exploring. Located in Grunewald meters. Inside the sphere is an deck. The views are truly
Forest, Teufelsberg is the name observation deck, a cafe, and incredible, but it is ultimately
given to the 115 meters high a restaurant which presents a up to you to decide if the queues
hill which was created by the 360 degree view of Berlin. The and hoards of people are worth
‘Trümmerfrauen’ (Rubble view from the observation deck your 12 €. Kate Neuswanger
Women), who cleared up the is breathtaking as it provides
ruins of Berlin after World War the opportunity to visualize
II. The mound is compiled of and appreciate the sheer size
26 million cubic meters worth of Berlin. Admission up to the
of debris. The main attraction sphere’s observation deck is not
for tourists is the abandoned budget friendly at €12 for adults
U.S. radar monitoring station and the queues can be lengthy. It
at its very summit. The is best to purchase your tickets
station has been derelict since in advance on the TV Tower’s
1992 and is scheduled to be website so you can skip the
demolished despite attempts queue to purchase tickets. If you
from experimental film purchase tickets at the ticket
director David Lynch to try and counter, you may have to wait
purchase it. This eerie ruin, up to an hour or more before
which looks like the setting of you can get in another queue to
an apocalyptic sci-fi movie, is go through security and finally
a surreal place. Its crumbling to the lift. Even if you have
walls are covered with graffiti. advanced tickets, allow at least
After you have negotiated the Graffittied dome of the abandoned monitoring 1-2 hours for your entire TV
dark, spiral staircase (bring a station Tower experience. The lift is the Tv tower from alexanderplatz
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6. Bars, Clubs and Beergardens
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Friedrichshain in the front bar or, for more
intimacy, lounge gracefully in
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Ostrand Bar the quieter back room. At night,
live DJs provide a soundtrack of
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jazz, funk jazz, funk and soul,
idden behind the East Side making this cool hangout the
Gallery is an unexpected perfect place for urban hipsters
find. Oststrand bar is one of to while away the night. The staff
Berlin’s many ‘beach’ bars. It is friendly and the bar is well
offers refreshing stocked with all the ingredients
Information drinks with an needed to make a killer
excellent view of cocktail. The wine selection is
German name :
Ostrand Bar
the Spree River also excellent. Happy Hour is
and the Berlin between 6 - 9 pm, during which
Address :
Mühlenstraße 24, cityscape. With all cocktails are 5 € and all shots
Friedrichshain the sand beneath are 2 €. Cate Hopkins
Metro station : your feet and Molotow Bar
Warschauerstraße the sun in the
sky, it is a great food. The main meals could set Information
€
Opening times :
Mon - Sun from place to relax
Mitte you back over 10 ; however you
€
German name :
10 pm till late o
on a summer’s
Prices : Relatively afternoon. If
cheap
Deponie N 3 can pick up a cheap snack for
3,50 €, such as the surprisingly
Deponie N° 3
Address :
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you venture past tasty Berliner Schnstajungen Georgenstraße 5,
Website : the beach bar, his quaint little bar is the (toasted bread topped with Mitte
www.ostsrand.de
however, and ideal pit stop for tired pork lard and aromatic cheese). Metro station:
down through the trees you will Sit on the deck at ostrand Bar sightseers on Unter den Linden. The staff are very welcoming, Friedrichstraße
discover a floating barge jutting Hidden behind Humboldt although their knowledge of Opening times :
out onto the river. Lay back on a University, close to Museum English can be limited, so you Mon - Fri 9 am
€
deck chair and open a good book Kreuzberg Information Island, the small pub is a popular may need to memorise the - 12 pm, Sat - Sun
€
10 am - 1 am
as you will soon find yourself too
comfy to move. Feel free to wave Molotow German name :
Molotow Coctail
place for students because of
its location, reasonable prices
German for ‘ one large beer,
please ’ before going. Adam Nash Website :
www.deponie3.de
at the passing tourists crammed
onto their small and uninviting Cocktail Bar Bar and Lounge
Address :
and unusual character. The bar
is built inside the archway of a
river cruise, but don’t feel
obliged. Relax and be happy in and Lounge Oranienstraße,
189, Kreuzberg
U-Bahn bridge and the hum of
passing trains softly rumbles
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the knowledge that your floating Metro station : throughout the room. Its rickety
Kottbusser Tor
barge is far more appealing. A his jazzy little bar stands tables stand upon wooden
visit in the evening is highly among the strip of Opening times : floorboards and the bare walls
Mon - Sun from
recommended, where the crowd restaurants, cafes and bars that 12 am till late are cluttered with everything
is young and the night even line Oranienstrasse. The bright Website : http://
from old road signs to antique
younger. Drinks are relatively interior is plush and luxuriant molotowcocktail. plates. At the back of the pub
cheap however you may need to with walls adorned with three com there is a secluded beer garden,
tip an attendant if you wish to large flat screen televisions Prices : cocktails enclosed by ivy covered walls,
use the toilet. Kenna Bisset showcasing the latest local 5€, shots 2€ which offers a peaceful retreat.
artists and fashion designers. Deponie is also a great place to
The lively crowd pose artfully sample some traditional German Deponie bar near humboldt university
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7. Restaurants and Cafes
wifi while your meal is Information beef, turkey, some seafood and Information
audibly cooked to the left of vegetarian options. The quality
German name : German name :
the bar in the open kitchen. To Santa Maria
food can only be described as Sehraya
the right of the bar you’ll be Mexican Diner comfort on a plate. The dishes
Address :
greeted by a large street-art- Address : taste as if your Oma (german Luisenplatz 1,
style mural of a woman gazing Oranienstraße for “grandmother”) was in the Charlottenburg
over the diners. The meals 170, Kreuzberg kitchen herself. Even though Bus station :
come in generous portions, Metro station: some of the main courses are No. 45
Kottbusser Tor
averaging about 8 € for a burrito pricey, the portions are massive Luisenplatz
or quesadilla, are simple yet Opening times : and can be easily shared between Opening times :
Mon-Sun 11 am - Last
delicious and leave your lips 12 pm till late two people. With Berlin’s ever
Customer
satisfyingly tingly from the home Website : www.
Spätvle at brauhaus changing and dynamic culinary
made salsa, served in condiment trends, the Brahaus Lemke Website : www.
santaberlin.com brauhaus-lemke.
jars. This modern, arty diner, stands firm on providing their
€
Prices : 9 € for Charlottenburg de
with a fully stocked bar promises a main guests with hearty, traditional
€
Prices :
an enjoyable night out. Be sure
to get their early for dinner, Brauhaus German meals and the most
refreshing beers. You can
5,50 € - 17 €
€
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especially on Taco Tuesdays as Mural in santa maria also find a sister brauhaus
€
tables fill up fast. Sian Sugars ocated across the street conveniently situated under
temple. The impressive Buddha Information from Charlottenburg the Hackescher Markt U Bahn
statues and the trickling fountain Palace, Brauhaus Lemke offers station. Kate Neuswanger
German name :
at the centre of the dining area Mirchi
patrons plenty to feast on from
create a serene atmosphere. traditional German dishes to
Address :
However, don’t be fooled into Oranienstraße 50, their beer, brewed in-house. The
thinking that these luxurious Kreuzberg brewpub’s rustic wooden decor,
surroundings will come at a Metro station: ornately carved pillars, and
price. The lunch menu, served Kottbusser Tor bright copper brewing kettles
from 12 till 5, offers a wide Opening times : never get tiring on the eye. There
umbrellas outside Mirchi variety of meals all costing Mon-Sun are Bavarian details in some
under 6 €. You can choose from 12 pm - 1 am of the decorations such as hop
a selection of vegetable, meat Website : www. garlands and arrangements of
€
Kreuzberg santaberlin.com
or seafood curries and all are barley, but you won’t find tacky
€
Mirchi served with basmati rice and Prices : 6 € tourists posing with steins of
a fresh salad. Each meal also lager or waitresses in dirndls.
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comes with a starter of creamy What separates the Brauhaus
overs of Asian cuisine, or tomato soup and sweet Indian Lemke from other restaurants is
those just wishing to stretch bread served on a silver, leaf their own homemade brews. It
their palette, should seek out shaped dish. For the real Asian would almost be insulting not to
this authentic, Singapore style experience try the surprisingly select one of the four options,
restaurant. It is hard to miss; refreshing yoghurt based drink, the Lemke Original, Pilsner,
the vibrant exterior walls and lassi. Attentive staff are on hand Hefeweizen, or their seasonal
ornate umbrellas are clearly to make recommendations, option. Choose the 3,95 € tasting
visible upon Oranien Strasse . however the restaurant fills sampler and try them all. The
The opulent decor of the outside up fast so you may have to be expansive menu, which can be
patio, where most of the seating patient when waiting for your provided in English, offers main
is situated, resembles an Asian meal. Adam Nash courses in categories of pork, brauhaus bar
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8. Shopping
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of the ground floor the first high and the food overrated but Mitte
floor and above offers not only take a seat at any of the small
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expensive pieces of clothing and
Information
accessories but
bars and restaurants and expect
to be proved wrong. On the 7th Les Galeries
German name :
a wide variety
of high street
floor the Wintergarden restaurant
offers some of the best views Lafayette
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KaDeWe and one off across Berlin whilst tickling
Address : designers. Travel your taste buds with a wide hilst not a traditional
Kaufhaus des on up to the top range of delicacies. Kadewe haunt for the budget Learn
Westens, floors however to has something for everyone and traveller, the German branch handy words
Tauentzienstraße and phrases
21-24,
what is perhaps should not be dismissed because Patterned of the Parisian department
the jewel in the of the apparent high prices. tiles of store, Galeries Lafayette, skirt
Schöneberg les galeries
Metro station : crown of Kadewe. Kenna Bisset offers a stunning architectural der Rock
lafayette
Wittenbergplatz At the top of the display that is definitely worth (dare rock)
Opening times : escalator you find a visit. The Berlin branch of dress
Mon - Thu 10 am yourself in a food the famous Parisian department das Kleid
- 8 pm, Fri lover’s paradise. store first opened in 1996. Its
10 am - 9 pm, Sat From chocolate centrepiece – Jean Nouvel’s (das cly-de)
9:30 am - 8 pm shirt
and cognac to glass funnel design – is an
Prices :
Expensive
sushi and spices, interactive work of art that must das Hemd
every taste bud be viewed from all angles to be (das hemt)
is catered for. Naturally one fully appreciated. It stretches trousers
would expect the prices to be second hand paul’s boutique up from the international food art deco staircase in les gale- die Hose
section spanning the height of ries lafayette
(dee hose-er)
€
€
Prenzlauer Berg The women’s section is to the Information the building, reflecting myriad
right and contains everything coloured lights as it does so. lucky enough jeans
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€
German name : Information
Paul’s from Levi jeans and I love NY
t-shirts, to Adidas trainers and
Humana
Address :
Whilst you are there, this is
a particularly good section to German name :
Les Galeries
to catch a live
piano recital.
die Jeans
(dee jeans)
Boutique Monki dresses. Belts line the
back wall with handbags hanging
Oderberger Straße
47, Prenzlauer
visit if you want to pick up a
treat that won’t break the bank.
Lafayette
Address :
Galeries
Lafayette has
jumper
der Pullover
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underneath. To the left is the Berg It offers a large selection of Friedrichstraße
five floors
ot to be confused with men’s collection and whilst the Metro station : continental biscuits, chocolates 76-78, Mitte full of the (dare pull-over)
the bright and sometimes brands are harder to find the Frankfurter Tor and condiments, and has a Metro station: finest clothes, shoes
odd looking accessories from amount of clothes is far larger Opening times : particularly impressive wine Friedrichstraße books, food die Schuhe
the British brand, Berlin’s Paul’s than the women’s section. If, Mon - Sun selection. When you have had and household
Opening times : (dee shoe-er)
12 am - 8 pm
Boutique is one the best places however, it is branded items you your fill, take the lift to the first Mon - Sat 10 am objects but
Prices : 0,50 € to - 8 pm boots
to go to find vintage clothing. are particularly interested in then floor to look at Nouvel’s creation don’t be
80 € in Goo die Stiefel
No imagination is necessary take a trip 3 or 4 shops down from a different perspective. Website : www. put off by the
but always recommended. Whilst the road to Goo which is also Stroll along the corridor to galerieslafayette. astronomic (dee sh-tee-ful)
de/faq-english/
it may appear daunting at first, owned by Paul’s Boutique. Here visit Café Quartier 206 in the price tags. trainers
as racks and racks of clothes the prices are slightly higher buy adjoining Friedrichstadtpassagen Prices : Expensive This is a
die Sportshuhe
disappear into the distance, you can find the more upmarket to bask in the opulence of wonderful building to simply (dee sport-shoe-er)
just take a deep breath and get likes of Ralph Lauren, Alexander its exquisite Art Deco hall. meander through and you don’t
stuck in. Everything is helpfully McQueen and Burberry. Kenna Whilst pricier than many places have to be an architectural buff make-up
organised by not only type Bisset in Berlin the atmosphere is to appreciate the glamour. Cate die Schminke
of clothing but also colour. charming, especially if you are Hopkins (dee sh-mink-er)
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