The Morning: Consider the beach

There are many different ways to be at the beach, and many different ways to be a beach person. 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With much of the U.S. experiencing a heat wave, let us consider the beach and all its promises and pitfalls. [An illustration of the beach as seen from above. It shows people lying on towels, a child digging in the sand and an umbrella blowing away.] María Jesús Contreras Sea changes A friend and I like to send each other photos of the corniest beach house signs we encounter, those punny plaques that declare a Margaritaville state of mind rules in this house. The signs are made of painted driftwood and say stuff like “Sand by Me” and “It’s Always 5 O’Clock Here” and “If You’re Not Barefoot, You’re Overdressed.” These are all variations on the overarching theme, the through line of summer vacation: Life is a beach. You are hereby commanded to put on a brightly colored swimsuit, sip a frosty cocktail garnished with a slice of pineapple and relax. This is one of the problems I think non-beach people have with the beach. That mandate to hang loose, to be easy and fun and not care that invisible bugs are biting you all the time. Non-beach people lament that the beach is one of the few places where you can’t get everything you want at any time (this is precisely what recommends the beach to others). So you need to pack with provisions for any contingency, like you’re deploying for six months to a remote location of unpredictable climate and topography, perhaps the moon. As a child, the beach was uncomplicated. I loved nothing more than to sit in the sand all day in a damp bathing suit making drip castles and letting a soft-serve ice cream cone melt down my arm. But as a teenager, some combination of body shame and a desire to appear as vampiric and vitamin D-deprived as the goth musicians I idolized made me into a person who wanted nothing to do with the sun and therefore nothing to do with the brand of plastic fun that the beach was peddling. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I understood there are many different ways to be at the beach and many different ways to be a beach person. The beach can be a full-day family affair, with inflatable sea horses and economy-size bottles of SPF 75 and a cooler of soft drinks. It can also be a solo sojourn on a Tuesday afternoon with just a towel, a hat and a book. The beach is a site freighted with so much preparation and expectation that we forget it’s just a location. We project all kinds of meaning onto the place but really, it has no meaning that we don’t give to it. It doesn’t insist that a particular kind of good time be had there. It’s land and water, evidence of the earth’s functions, erosion and deposition, tides and currents. The beach for me these days is participatory performance art. I love to see people unfurl their beach selves under the sun’s spotlight. To see how they’re adorning themselves, the music they’re blasting, the way they stake their territory, their peculiar rituals and accessories. I like the community aspect of it all: Your music is, for better or worse, my music, for you are my neighbor for one brief day and this is our pop-up neighborhood. I like to eavesdrop on people’s conversations and observe how they discipline their children and, if they seem interesting, offer them some of my chips. I even like that moment of danger when a big breeze comes and someone’s giant, improperly anchored beach umbrella unmoors and comes soaring down the sand. We’re all in this together, I think, in my dopey sun-drunk stupor. Today, we live here, not in our houses or apartments with their climate control and Wi-Fi and roofs, but here, outside, exposed to the elements and the gulls and the gaze of others. Today, we agree, life really and truly is a beach, or at least this beach, and here we are, living that life as extravagantly as we can manage. 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Movies - The actor Donald Sutherland died on Thursday at 88. 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Other Big Stories - Elden Ring, the critically adored 2022 video game, has a new expansion. It [carries over many of the elements that made the original a hit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xOC9hcnRzL2VsZGVuLXJpbmctc2hhZG93LW9mLWVyZHRyZWUuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjkxNyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMjUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdI2idmaizjxAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), our critic writes, including a profound sense of scale and remarkable challenges. - The singer Chappell Roan appeared on [Jimmy Fallon’s late night show](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TOaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudm9ndWUuY29tL2FydGljbGUvY2hhcHBlbGwtcm9hbi1qaW1teS1mYWxsb24_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) dressed as a bird, Vogue reports. THE LATEST NEWS [Crowds at the Grand Mosque.] Muslim pilgrims at the Grand Mosque in Mecca on Tuesday. Agence France-Presse — Getty Images - At least [450 people have died](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0T2aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L3NhdWRpLWFyYWJpYS1oYWpqLXBpbGdyaW1hZ2UtaGVhdC1kZWF0aC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, as temperatures around the holy city of Mecca rose to around 120 degrees. - A [blistering heat wave in the U.S.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TPaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vbGl2ZS8yMDI0LzA2LzIxL3VzL2hlYXQtd2F2ZS1uZXdzP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) stretched to a fifth day, with nearly a third of the country under hot weather advisories. - The Supreme Court ruled that the government [can take guns away from domestic abusers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9zdXByZW1lLWNvdXJ0LWd1bnMtZG9tZXN0aWMtdmlvbGVuY2UuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjkxNyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMjUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdI2idmaizjxAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The 8-to-1 ruling broke a yearslong streak of major decisions expanding gun rights. - “I just need to get away”: These are the [stories of abuse survivors](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8yMS91cy9kb21lc3RpYy12aW9sZW5jZS1ob3RsaW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), gathered over one day at the National Domestic Violence Hotline. - In a taped speech from a private event, an influential Israeli official said the government was engaged in a stealthy effort to [cement control of the West Bank](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0T6aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS93b3JsZC9taWRkbGVlYXN0L2lzcmFlbC13ZXN0LWJhbmstbmV0YW55YWh1LWJlemFsZWwtc21vdHJpY2guaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjkxNyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMjUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdI2idmaizjxAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). - Three people were killed and 11 others injured in a [shooting at a grocery store in Arkansas](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0ToaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS91cy9hcmthbnNhcy1ncm9jZXJ5LXN0b3JlLWZvcmR5Y2Utc2hvb3RpbmcuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjkxNyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMjUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdI2idmaizjxAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). The police have the shooter in custody. - Misleading online videos, spread by conservative news outlets and Republican officials, twist mundane moments to [paint President Biden in an unflattering light](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9iaWRlbi1hZ2UtdmlkZW9zLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). Games for relaxation. Games for concentration. We have them all. 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CULTURE CALENDAR By [Desiree Ibekwe](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvZGVzaXJlZS1pYmVrd2U_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) 📺 “The Bear” (Thursday): In the previous season of this Hulu show, Carmy Berzatto and his team had just a handful of weeks to open a high-end restaurant. It encapsulated the show’s raison d’être: depicting “the curse and blessing of having a calling,” as [The Times’s James Poniewozik](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8wNi8yNi9hcnRzL3RlbGV2aXNpb24vdGhlLWJlYXItcmV2aWV3Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) wrote in his review. “Fishes,” a flashback episode set at a stressful holiday dinner, was the show at its best. It features thrilling guest appearances from Jamie Lee Curtis, Bob Odenkirk, John Mulaney and Sarah Paulson, as well as heart-wrenching interpersonal dynamics, complex characters and a simmer, simmer, boil of a plot. It’s well worth rewatching before the new season arrives — or, at least, [reading this recap from Vulture](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudnVsdHVyZS5jb20vYXJ0aWNsZS90aGUtYmVhci1zZWFzb24tMi1lcGlzb2RlLTYtcmVjYXAtZmlzaGVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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By Mia Leimkuhler Cherry Tomato and White Bean Salad This [five-star recipe from Lidey Heuck](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly9jb29raW5nLm55dGltZXMuY29tL3JlY2lwZXMvMTAyMDM4Ny1jaGVycnktdG9tYXRvLWFuZC13aGl0ZS1iZWFuLXNhbGFkP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) knows you want to make some ingredient swaps and additions — and, judging by its reader reviews, it’s here for them. Throw in whatever soft herbs you have, add grilled chicken or canned tuna, serve it cold or at room temperature. Requiring just some assembly, it’s a breezy dish for these hot summer days. REAL ESTATE [A woman in a brown blazer and a man in a flowery shirt smile as they pose at a fountain.] Rosaria Silvano and Douglas Ritter in Rome. Susan Wright for The New York Times The Hunt: They moved to Rome in search of a two-bedroom with a terrace in a central neighborhood. What would their $950,000 budget afford? [Play our game](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8yMC9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3JvbWUtaXRhbHktYXBhcnRtZW50LXByaWNlcy1odW50Lmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). What you get for $1.5 million: In Prague, that buys you [a three-bedroom loft](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9yZWFsZXN0YXRlLzEtNS1taWxsaW9uLWhvbWVzLWluLXByYWd1ZS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in an revamped factory, a two-bedroom apartment in a 16th-century house or a detached villa in a leafy residential area. Cohabitation: An engineer who moved from London to New York was planning to live alone. Instead, he [wound up with 23 housemates — and loved it](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8xNy9yZWFsZXN0YXRlL3JlbnRlcnMtY3Jvd24taGVpZ2h0cy1icm9va2x5bi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). LIVING [A bottle of perfume beside a case with a multicolor checker pattern.] The LV Lovers fragrance. via Louis Vuitton Fragrance: Photosynthesis was [the inspiration behind a new scent](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS9zdHlsZS9waGFycmVsbC1sb3Vpcy12dWl0dG9uLWZyYWdyYW5jZS1sdi1sb3ZlcnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD05JmVtYz1lZGl0X25uXzIwMjQwNjIyJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEyNjkxNyZubD10aGUtbW9ybmluZyZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTcwMjUyJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpmdI2idmaizjxAUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) developed by Pharrell Williams for Louis Vuitton. Dental health: [These five habits](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyNC8wNi8yMS93ZWxsL2xpdmUvdGVldGgtaGFiaXRzLWhlYWx0aC1kZW50aXN0cy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTkmZW1jPWVkaXRfbm5fMjAyNDA2MjImaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTI2OTE3Jm5sPXRoZS1tb3JuaW5nJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNzAyNTImdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmZ0jaJ2ZqLOPEBSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) can cause a surprising amount of damage to your teeth, experts say. Travel: Spend [36 hours in Portland, Maine](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRoWSeNP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vaW50ZXJhY3RpdmUvMjAyNC8wNi8yMC90cmF2ZWwvdGhpbmdzLXRvLWRvLXBvcnRsYW5kLW1haW5lLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9OSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9ubl8yMDI0MDYyMiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMjY5MTcmbmw9dGhlLW1vcm5pbmcmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE3MDI1MiZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZnSNonZmos48QFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). 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