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Newsreels 1940 stock footage documents world events, politics and war as well as sports, fashion and entertainment for the year of 1940. Our Public Domain Stock Footage newsreels cover every major world event, the not so major events, strides in technology, the lives of public figures, fads and trends. Newsreels 1940 is an incredibly rich resource of visual history that tells the story of the year 1940.
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NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40022)

ERIN CO BRAGH – IN A BLIZZARD!
NEW YORK, N.Y. – What’s a driving snow storm between friends! Especially, for thousands of ardent followers of Saint Patrick, whose 1940 parade up fifth Ave. to the Cathedral is a spectacular sight, with hundreds of thousands lining the route.

SWISS FINALLY GET A NAVY!
MARSEILLES, FRANCE – “The Swiss Navy” is more fact than fancy, as ships are transferred from Greek to Swiss registry to maintain Switzerland’s grain supply. By arrangement, Marseilles, in fact, becomes a Swiss port!

BOMBERS FLY OVER YOSEMITE
HAMILTON FIELD, CALIF. – Nine bombing planes from the 7th Bombardment Group take off for spectacular flights over Yosemite Valley and the lofty Sierra Mountains. A thrilling view of nature’s wonders.

9 DIE AS TORNADO HITS CITY
SHREVEPORT, LA. – Indescribable scenes of wreckage and misery follow in the destructive path of a freak “twister” that struck part of the city, smashing houses and downing power lines over a wide area.

71 TRAPPED IN COAL MINE BLAST
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO – Hope fades for miners caught by an explosion at the Willow Grove mine, as rescue workers push on in their grim work of diggings in the shattered shafts to find and bring up the victims.

GLASS HATS AS BEAUTY AID
DEL MONTE, CALIF. – Anybody with half-an-eye for beauty can see through these new Easter bonnets! Sure – they’re made of a glass like plastic that keeps ‘em waterproof and sunburn proof. Pretty models say they’re tops!

DOGS TRAINED FOR POLICE WORK
RICHMOND, CALIF. – Amazing scenes at the Palanka Kennels, where C. A. Roy trains his Doberman Pinchers for work with the Berkeley Police. The extraordinary slogs climb walls, jump hurdles and do other amazing feats!

HUGE STRATOLINER TRIED OUT
SEATTLE, WASH. – Thrilling views of a test flight high above the clouds in a new Boeing Stratoliner, soon to begin active service on U.S. lines. The 33-passenger luxury planes fly with ease high above Mt. Rainier!

“INDIANS” READY FOR WARPATH
FORT MEYERS, FLA. – The Cleveland Big-leaguers make plans to scalp their baseball opponents, with old-fashioned Grapefruit League work-outs under Manager Vitt. They’re coming along rapidly, and expect to go places this Spring!

COLO. “CAGERS” WIN NAT’L MEET
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A thrilling climax to the Invitation Basketball Tourney! The Colorado “U” players, sparked by Bob Doll, trounce the Duquesne “quintet,” 51-40, in an exciting finals match at the Garden.
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40023)

POLICE QUELL COMMUNIST RIOT
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Communist agitators picket the French Consulate at Rockefeller Center, protesting against the deportation of Spanish refugees. Police battle the rioters to restore order, making many arrests!

SPECTACULAR FIRE DARKENS N.Y.
KEARNY, N.J. – Dense clouds of smoke cause a “black-out” over Manhattan and vicinity as a spectacular fire sweeps the White Tar Co. plant! Firemen battle the stubborn blaze far into the night, menaced by inflammable chemicals!

HORSETOW PLANES INTO CANADA
EMERSON, MANITOBA – Teams of horses aid Uncle Sam is observing neutrality while sending bombers to England via Canada. U.S. pilots land the planes on the American side, and horse-teams pull the planes across the border.

CAPITAL HAS BIG BUILDING “BOOM”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Spectacular scenes as the $2,000,000 Boulevard Apartment is wrecked by huge charges of dynamite to make room for the new War Dept. Building. The biggest job in wrecking history – and what a boom!

FAST NEW SUB CHASER LAUNCHED
WILMINGTON, DEL. – First of a line of new experimental submarine chasers for the U.S. Navy slides down the ways at the American Car & Foundry plant. The sleek craft can easily hit 25 MPH, and are to be equipped with special depth bomb devices.

FLOWER FESTIVAL HAILS SPRING
SUMNER, WASH. – Natives of the fertile Puyallup Valley greet the advent of Spring with the colorful Daffodil Festival, with pretty girls helping to pick the golden crop for markets all over the country.

FANS HAIL EPIC OF WILD WEST
RENO, NEVADA – Thousands of old-timers and their descendants jam the city for the colorful premiere of the silver-rush thriller, “Virginia City,” whose cast “rides into town” for the opening here and in Virginia City.

U.S. SKI CHAMPS IN BIG MEET SNOQUALMIE PASS, WASH. – Spectacular climax to the National 4-Way Ski Championships – on the dangerous Olympian slide. Excitement and thrills with every leap! “Alf” Engen of Sun Valley wins with a 234-foot jump!

GROWN-UPS GET OWN PLAYGROUND
JONES BEACH, N.Y. – Kiddies! If “Ma” and “Pa” play with your toys too much, send them to Jones Beach Park, where they’ve installed a special playground for oldsters – with “see-saws,” “swings,” kiddie cars n’everything!

N.Y. AND CHI. “GLOVERS” MIX IT
NEW YORK, N.Y. – East meets West in thrilling international bouts for the Golden Glove titles, with local sluggers sharing honors with lightning slugfests and scrappy bouts. Only amateurs – but tops in fighting spirit!

RANGERS PUT THE BRUINS ON ICE
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Hockey at its thrilling best as the New York pucksters ride roughshod over the Boston ice-men at the Garden in Stanley Cup playoffs. The fans go wild as the Rangers win handily, 4-0!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40024)

EASTER OBSERVED DESPITE COLD
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Despite wintry chills and cold breezes, New Yorkers turn out en masse, in traditional finery (under fur coats) for impressive religious services and the Easter Parade on Fifth Ave. Harlem, too, has its parade!

HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. – Scenes of striking religious splendor, as 50,000 persons jam the Hollywood Bowl for the annual Sunrise Services!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A traditional thrill for the Capital’s children! The Easter-Egg Rolling Party on the White House Lawn, with the First Lady as genial hostess.

220 AIR CADETS GET THEIR WINGS
KELLY FIELD, TEXAS – First of 2,000 flyers to be trained in the air-expansion program get their diplomas, and kisses from their girl friends, before they take off for thrilling graduation flights.

JUNK HELPING FRENCH AT WAR
PARIS, FRANCE – Interesting scenes on France’s “economic front,” as tons of scrap iron and other used metals are collected from all over the country, to be melted down in huge furnaces for war purposes.

WORLD’S BIGGEST FISH FRY
LONGVIEW, WASH. – Your’s and my favorite dish! Fish – 3,000 smelts, cooked at one time for thousands of hungry fisherman and girls, in a frying pan 8-feet in diameter. If it doesn’t make your mouth water, you’ve never tasted fish!

TRACK ACES IN THRILLING MEET
CHICAGO, ILL. – Sensational distance events and other exciting contests in the Chicago Relays at the Amphitheatre, with “Chuck” Fenske again beating the veteran Cunningham in the “mile.” A thrilling victory!

4-YR OLD A GOLF SENSATION
LAKEWOOD, N.J. – “Bobby” Dawson, son of a golf “pro,” is probably the youngest links champ in the World. See the juvenile “swingster” in action, as he tri-cycles” to the starting tee, all set to show his stuff!

SPECTACULAR ICE REVIEW HELD
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Beauty, thrills and laughs! 9,000 enthusiastic skating fans jam the Garden for the 7th annual International Carnival of the N.Y. Skating Club, with its elaborate dance routines, fancy team-work, and comics!

DARE-DEVILS IN ROLLER DERBY
CHICAGO, ILL. – For thrills, spills and excitement, ask for a roller-skating derby. This mixed-team “squirrel-cage riot” gets underway at the Coliseum for round after round of spectacular flops and speedy dashes!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40025)

ON THE WAR FRONT
FINLAND – Tragic finale of the Russo-Finnish War! Dramatic scenes along the strife-torn border, as the armistice is relayed to soldiers – and Finland’s gallant defenders begin the tragic exodus from areas ceded to the victors!

SPECTACULAR AIR WAR DRAMA
ENGLAND – Gripping scenes as British pursuit planes take off to intercept enemy bombing planes, while on the ground, anti-aircraft batteries swing into action, in the vivid war drama!

7 DEAD IN RECORD BLIZZARD
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Spectacular scenes of the terrific snowstorm isolating many towns in up-state New York. Thousands are marooned, cars as well as trains. Several persons perish before rescue crews clear the roads and dig out homes buried under deep drift.

NEW EXPLOSIVE TERRIFIC IN TEST
MIDDLE RIVER, MD. – Amazing scenes as Lester bomb for the newsreel camera! The deadly explosive is safe to handle, as Barlow shows – but its lethal power is tremendous!

LANDSLIDE FOR MACKENZIE KING
OTTAWA, ONT. – Marked by a bitter election contest, Canada goes to the polls to give Premier King’s liberal government a huge vote of confidence in its conduct of the war. Dr. Manion, conservative candidate, is badly beaten!

TEST NEW STRATOSPHERE PLANE
ST. LOUIS, MO. – The biggest two-motored transport in the world! The new Curtiss-Wright 34,000 H.P. luxury plane, which will carry 36 passengers in the sub-stratosphere, has its initial test flights!

SKIING IN SWIM SUITS NEW FAD
MT. HOOD, OREGON – When Spring comes to the Rockies, pretty skiers “beat the heat” by skiing down the snowy slopes in bathing suits – some 1896 models and of course, the latest styles. A fashion show on slats – in a colorful setting.

AMATEURS IN RING SLUG-FEST
RICHMOND, VA. – Knock-outs, smashing decisions and flying fists mark the Virginia. A.A.U. amateur bouts sponsored by the News Leader. Action from start to finish, as the young sluggers battle it out with all they’ve got!

U.S. SKIERS IN THRILLING MEET
SUN VALLEY, IDAHO – The famed Winter Sports resort is the scene of excitement as many of the nation’s crack slat-men take part in a thrilling, 60 MPH down hill race and slalom events. A dizzy whirl of thrills and spills!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40026)

ON THE WAR FRONT
FINLAND – Vanquished yet unbowed, Finland reads of its defeat in stoical calm, as flags fly at half mast in Helsinki! Foreign Minister Tanner tells was correspondents, and the World, that the Finns are planning for a better future.

FRANCE – While Paul Reynaud, French financial wizard, forms a new cabinet after the downfall of Premier Daladier, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit a French airdrome and see spectacular aerial maneuvers.

MANY DIE IN RAGING FLOODS
WILKESBARRE, PA. – Scenes of desolation and horror as surging flood waters sweep through the Wyoming Valley, taking several lives and imperiling thousands. Broken fuel tanks are a serious fire hazard as rescue crews mobilize for relief work.

WELLES REPORTS BACK TO F.D.R.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Climax to Undersecretary Sumner Welles’ 14,000-mi. “peace” visit to belligerent capitals in Europe! After landing in New York, he hurries to the White House to give his report to the President. Peace is not imminent, F.D.R. says later.

INTERNAT’L AIR TERMINAL OPENS
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Thousands attend colorful ceremonies at LaGuardia Field, where the $7,500,000 Pan American seaplane base is dedicated, bringing New York within 26 hours of Europe. The Yankee Clipper lakes off on the first flight!

HEAD G-MAN HAILSPOLICE ”GRADS”
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Chief G-Man J. Edgar Hoover gives his blessing to graduates of the F.B.I.’s Nat’l Police Academy, after Att’y Gen’l Robert Jackson hands out diplomas to the 36 men completing the course.

FINNISH MINISTER TAKES BRIDE
FAIRFAX, VA. – Hjalmar J. Procope, envoy from Finland to the U.S., and a popular diplomat in the Capital, marries Miss Margaret Shaw of England in simple ceremonies at the Virginia home of a State Dept. official.

BOYS’ CLUB PICKS 1940 “QUEEN”
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Cute tenement youngsters take part in a quaint contest staged by the Boys’ Club of N.Y. Groomed by their big brothers, the little sister vie for beauty titles in grown-up way!

NOTRE DAME GRID ACES WARM UP
SOUTH BEND, IND. – You just know that football’s in the air – when the huge Fighting Irish squad reports for Spring practice under Coach Elmer Layden. For those who think football’s too tough – why there’s knitting to be done!

RICE TOPS WORLD 3-MILE MARK
NEW YORK, N.Y. – 14,000 howling fans see the former Notre Dame star put on a terrific burst of speed to set a new record in the 3-mile classic in the Finnish Relief Fund meet, with Taisto Maki, “Flying Finn,” a game third!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40027)

U.S. STARTS TO COUNT NOSES
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mr. and Mrs. America! The 1940 decennial census is underway! Interesting “behind the scenes” information on the huge army and its headquarters that is checking up facts and figures on the United States!

At the White House, Census Director Austin “tabs” the No. 1 American! And Pres. Roosevelt answers the same questions all Americans must answer!

AIR CORPS OBSERVES ARMY DAY
ARIZONA – Thrilling scenes as a squadron of B-18 Army bombing planes flies in formation through the treacherous gorges of scenic Grand Canyon for Army Day! A “head big” thrill for a tribe of Indians as the “war birds” wing overhead!

FLEET SAILS FOR BIG WAR GAME
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – The greatest peace-time fleet in U.S. history prepares to sail from the naval station for extensive battle maneuvers in the Pacific. Navy Secretary Edison is aboard the flagship as the 140 ships weigh anchor.

DAMAGE HIGH AS FLOODS ABATE
HARRISBURG, PA. – With vast areas inundated and with many dead and thousands homeless, the flood-waters pass the danger mark, although many cities are vast seas of submerged cars and ruined homes!

FOREIGN LEGION OFF TO WAR
ALGERIA – After a farewell parade and review, France’s famed Foreign Legion embarks from the colorful North Africa port of Algiers, to take its place with other French forces on the Western Front.

FAST NEW TORPEDO BOAT TESTED
NEW ORLEANS, LA. – First of a new $5,000,000 fleet of speedy torpedo craft for the Navy has a thrilling trial run on Lake Ponchartrain. The 81-foot ship, with three huge engines, hits 46 MPH. A new weapon for the fleet!

GROOM COAST FAIR FOR OPENING
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF – Colorful exhibits and buildings at the Golden Gate Fair on Treasure Island get their “faces lifted,” as hundreds of men scrub and polish to get the exposition in readiness for a gala re-opening!

KING MULE REIGNS AT CARNIVAL
COLUMBIA, TENN. – The colorful “Mule” city is host to 60,000 spectators, including Postmaster General… Ann Cannons crowns “King Mule,” as the colorful parade and auction get underway!

PRIZE AMERICAN DOGS SHOWN
CHICAGO, ILL. – Colorful scenes at the International Kennel Club showing, as the nation’s doggy champs vie for honors. Big and small, stately and comic, they’re all herre to delight the eyes and ears of dog-fanciers!

HIGHBOARD QUEEN THRILLS FANS
DEL MONTE, CALIF. – Grace and beauty from the highboard! Helen Crienkovich, 19-yr. old champ – demonstrates her matchless form in an exhibition meet. The slow motion camera provides a breath-taking glimpse of her amazing skill.

KID BOXERS IN SCRAPPY BOUTS
NEW YORK, N.Y. – When the Kips Bay Club sluggers swing into action, there’s action and laughs galore for sport fans! One juvenile “Kayo” champ has trouble with his pants, while one bout is stopped by the “ref” because the lads are too scrappy!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40028)

ON THE WAR FRONT
FINNS QUIT CEDED AREAS
HANGO, FINLAND – Tragic scenes as the ill-fated Finns sadly leave their former homeland, evacuating huge areas of erstwhile Finnish territory lost to the invading “Reds”.

ARK ROYAL SAFE IN PORT
ENGLAND – “Where is the Ark Royal?” the Nazis asked! So “Johnny Bull” shows these pictures of the famous plane carrier to prove she’s fit as a fiddle!

ARMY DAY PARADES
NEW YORK, N.Y. – “Preparedness For Peace” is the theme of the 12th Army Day Parade down Fifth Ave. An impressive spectacle, with 25,000 soldiers and many guardsmen and mechanized reservists in review before 200,000!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colorful scenes in the Nation’s Capital, as soldiers and sailors stage a thrilling review of Uncle Sam’s military might!

CAMP ORD, CALIF – The Third Division stages a spectacular review for Army Day, followed by tanks and guns in thrilling maneuvers!

POPE IN IMPRESSIVE “PEACE” RITES
VATICAN CITY – Scenes of religious pomp as thousands of devout Catholics pack the square at St. Peter’s for colorful Easter rites led by Pope Pius XII, as a tribute to peace in a war-torn Europe!

THRILLING RESCUE IN MOUNTAINS
MT. HOOD, ORE. – Amazing pictures of the rescue of a mountain climber, lost in a blizzard! James Lorentz is barely alive when found, and is brought down from the snow-covered heights after hours of heroic efforts by his rescuers!

‘GIRL’ SHOW FOR ‘CANDID’ FANS
LONG BEACH, CALIF. – Candid Camera fiends! Here’s news! A beauty contest staged especially for the shutter-clicking lens hounds! A bevy of lovely “eye-fuls” makes picture snapping an added pleasure! And how!!!

GOOFY ART SEEN AT GALA BALL!
NEW YORK, N.Y. – The “Mad Arts Ball” is a goofy pot-pouri of weird costumes and funny gags! Laughs galore, as the amusingly-attired “guests” parade their sur-realistic outfits! The laugh of the week!

N.Y. GREETS 1940 TROUT SEASON
BREWSTER, N.Y. – Despite near-freezing weather, Empire State “Isaac Waltons” turn out in full regalia as the season opens! Every stream has its quota of rod and reel fans, and strangely enough – all of the big ones don’t get away!

HOPPE WINS 3-CUSHION TITLE
CHICAGO, ILL. – Willie Hoppe, outstanding billard champ, climaxes his title-winning performance in the world’s three-cushion tourney with his 20th straight victory. An amazing feat – and history – making play!

“TERROR” DOFFS MASK TO WIN
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The “Golden Terror” emerges from his mask to “squash” his opponent in 16 minutes! More fat than terrifying, the bulbuous mauler takes and awful “roughing” but falls on his opponent to win!
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40029)

NAZIS INVADE SCANDINAVIA
The Germans strike swiftly in a lightning coup against Denmark and Norway, seizing vital ports menacing England! Britain and France rush warships to aid Norway, and strike by sea to halt the invasion, in a terrific major naval battle!

DENMARK – First victim of Hitler’s latest coup! Copenhagen is taken, as the German war machine gobbles up new territory!

SWEDEN – Hemmed in by German moves, and by the Russian victory in Finland, the Swedes man their warships and coastal batteries!

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pres. Roosevelt hurries back to the Capitol, as State Dept. officials and Scandanavian envoys confer with Secretary Hull on the war’s latest turn.

CARDINAL LEADS CHURCH RITES
PHILADELPHIA, PA. – Denis Cardinal Dougherty of Boston officiates at impressive ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the Miraculous Medal Mass. Colorful services testifying to the healing power of faith!

SURVEY SNOW IN NORTHWEST
CASCADE MTS., WASH. – Interesting scenes as the Northwest snow survey begins, with Utility Co. crews hiking into the mountains to test the density of the snow and determine in advance the flow of water for the coming Summer.

1940 “ARK” SET FOR ALASKA TRIP
TACOMA, WASH. – A modern “Noah” readies his amazing vessel for a voyage to Alaska. Paul Sitko, unemployed mechanic, prepares to sail with his family in his strange ship, powered with an old auto engine.

STUDENTS DESIGN TRICK HATS
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. – A parade of the goofiest hats ever seen! Hats made from kitchen utensils, vegetables and even one from pie crust! It’s the gals way of poking fun at the boys – and a sure laugh!

NORWAY – Vital seaports, such as Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and others, fall under Nazi control; but British warships drive the Germans back in some places, while coastal batteries sink several ships!

HOLLAND – As other neutral nations prepare for the worst, the Dutch look to their defenses. Queen Wilhelmina inspects fighting forces at the border!

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Americans are stunned as the news of the “Blitz-krieg” is received. Crowds jam the streets before bulletin boards!

POLICE BATTLE IN RING BOUTS
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Calling All Cars! To the Coliseum! There’s a terrific fight going on – but all in fun! “Kayo” champs of the Police Dept. mix it up in colorful bouts, and what a slug-fest it is. Cheese-it-the Cops!

INTERCOLLEGIATE RODEO HELD
TUSCON, ARIZ. – The U. of Arizona’s annual rodeo gets off to a hang-up (and down) start, with the buckin’s broncs taking the students for a rough ride. One nearly “flunks” when his foot catches in the stirrup!

COMIC BIKES IN OLD-TIME RACE
ENGLAND – The Internat’l Cycling Classic in London draws famous riders and a big crowd, but the highlight is a race of ancient “bone-breakers” manned by bearded “dare-devils.” Showing how they got in shape for the war (The Borr War!).
NEWSREEL HIGHLIGHTS OF 1940 (UE40030)

ON THE WAR FRONT
SWEDEN – With the war in Norway threatening to involve her in war, Sweden looks to her defenses! Troops, guns and aircraft are on the alert to forestall any Nazi “protective” move!

HOLLAND – Another neutral fears the spread of war! The Dutch move to block a Nazi invasion by calling more troops to the colors and manning defense areas along the border!

F.D.R. WARNS AMERICAS OF WAR
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pres. Roosevelt, addressing leaders of the Pan American Union on its 50th anniversary, says the 21 American Republics must be prepared to “meet force with force,” and he warns dictator nations that “who touches one of us touches all!”

CHUTE JUMPER FALLS 1500 FEET
LAKEHURST, N.J. – Thrilling scenes as young naval recruits stage mass parachute jumps from Navy blimps, as part of graduation exercises. One student falls almost 1,500 feet before he can get his ‘chute to open. A tense moment!

CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES TURNS 78
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the youthful vigor of a man half his age, the senior member of the nations highest tribunal marks his 78th birthday with the usual morning walk, and runs a gauntlet of news cameras!

CHARLIE MCCARTHY SEES RODEO
VICTORVILLE, CALIF. – Intercollegiate cowboys enliven the annual buckaroo with spills galore. Film stars, including “Charlie” and Edgar Bergen, watch the fun from the corral fence. But let “Charlie” tell you about it!

CAPITAL HOLDS CHERRY FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A wintry reception for the annual Cherry Blossoms Festival, held despite a frosty day on the bloom-studded Tidal Basin. Pretty Rose Colliflower is crowned queen of the fete, while thousands look on!

SEABISCUIT RETIRED FROM TRACK
SANTA ANITA, CALIF. – A race horse that made turf history! Seabiscuit, C.S. Howard’s “Wonder Horse,” biggest money-winner of all times, is retired from active duty and taken to his owner’s farm for a well-earned rest!

FLYWEIGHTS IN SCRAPPY BOUTS
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The toughest little “kayo” kids in action! Sons of Naval Academy officers mix it in the 1940 Junior Boxing Championships, and its thrills and laughs from the start. The youngsters certainly pack a wallop!
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