Gasolina Daddy Yankee Translation Meaning and Lyrics

Song Meaning

'Gasolina' means 'Gasoline' in English. It is a name of a song by 'Daddy Yankee' human translated here by a native speaker.

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Lyrics and Translations

'Gasolina' human translated and annotated. Look for notes about interesting vocabulary, language constructions, idioms, changes to transcribed words, grammar rules and general info that our members have discovered

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Original Lyrics: Oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh

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Original Lyrics: Who's this?

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Aligned Translation: Who's this?

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Original Lyrics: Da-ddy Yan-kee!

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Aligned Translation: Da-ddy Yan-kee!

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

Free Translation: Give them mambo for my cats to turn their engines

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

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Original Lyrics: Que se preparen que lo que viene es pa que le den (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: Let them prepare because what is coming is for them to be hit (hard!)

Free Translation: Let them prepare because what’s coming is for them to dance (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Mamita, yo sé que tú no te me vas a quitar (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: Babe, I know that you're not going to quit (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Lo que me gusta es que tú te dejas llevar (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: What I like is that you let yourself go (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Todos los weekenes ella sale a vacilar (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: Every weekend she goes out to party (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Mi gata no para de janguear porque

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Aligned Translation: My cat doesn't stop having fun because

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Ella prende las turbinas

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Aligned Translation: She turns on the turbines

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Original Lyrics: No discrimina

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Aligned Translation: She does not discriminate

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Original Lyrics: No se pierde ni un party de marquesina

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Aligned Translation: She doesn't miss even a small party

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Original Lyrics: Se acicala hasta pa la esquina

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Aligned Translation: she even wears makeup to go out on the street corner

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Original Lyrics: Luce tan bien que hasta la sombra le combina

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Aligned Translation: She looks so good that even her shade combines with her

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Original Lyrics: Asesina, me domina

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Aligned Translation: Killer, she dominates me

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Original Lyrics: Janguea en carro, motoras y limosinas

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Aligned Translation: She goes out partying in car, motorbikes and limousines

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Original Lyrics: Llena su tanque de adrenalina

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Aligned Translation: She fill her tank with adrenaline

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Original Lyrics: Cuando escucha el reggaeton en la cocina

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Aligned Translation: When she listen to reggaeton in the kitchen

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Aquí somos los mejores

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Aligned Translation: We are the best here

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Original Lyrics: No te me ajores

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Aligned Translation: Do not rush

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Original Lyrics: En la pista nos llaman los matadores

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Aligned Translation: On the road they call us the killers

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Original Lyrics: Tú haces que cualquiera se enamore

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Aligned Translation: You make anyone fall in love

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Original Lyrics: Cuando bailas al ritmo de los tambores

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Aligned Translation: When you dance to the beat of the drums

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Original Lyrics: Esto va pa las gatas de todos colores

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Aligned Translation: This goes for cats of all colors

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Original Lyrics: Pa las mayores, pa las menores

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Aligned Translation: For the older ones, for the younger ones

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Original Lyrics: Pa las que son más zorras que los cazadores

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Aligned Translation: To the ones that are more smart than the hunters

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Original Lyrics: Pa las mujeres que no apagan sus motores

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Aligned Translation: To the women who don't turn off their engines

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Original Lyrics: Tenemos tú y yo algo pendiente

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Aligned Translation: You and I have something pending

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Original Lyrics: Tú me debes algo y lo sabes

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Aligned Translation: You owe me something and you know it

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Original Lyrics: Conmigo ella se pierde

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Aligned Translation: With me she gets lost

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Original Lyrics: No le rinde cuentas a nadie

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Aligned Translation: She is not accountable to anyone

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Original Lyrics: Tenemos tú y yo algo pendiente

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Aligned Translation: You and I have something pending

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Original Lyrics: Tú me debes algo y lo sabes

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Aligned Translation: You owe me something and you know it

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Original Lyrics: Conmigo ella se pierde

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Aligned Translation: With me she gets lost

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Original Lyrics: No le rinde cuentas a nadie

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Aligned Translation: She is not accountable to anyone

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

Free Translation: Give them mambo for my cats to turn their engines

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

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Original Lyrics: Zúmbale mambo pa que mis gatas prendan los

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Aligned Translation: throw them mambo for my cats turn on the engines

Free Translation: Give them mambo for my cats to turn their engines

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Original Lyrics: Que se preparen que lo que viene es pa que le den (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: Let them prepare because what is coming is for them to be hit (hard!)

Free Translation: Let them prepare because what’s coming is for them to dance (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Mamita, yo sé que tú no te me vas a quitar (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: Babe, I know that you're not going to quit (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Lo que me gusta es que tú te dejas llevar (¡duro!)

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Aligned Translation: What I like is that you let yourself go (hard!)

Free Translation: What I like is that you let yourself go (hard!)

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Original Lyrics: Todos los weekenes ella sale a vacilar

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Aligned Translation: Every weekend she goes out to party

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Original Lyrics: Mi gata no para de janguear porque

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Aligned Translation: My cat doesn't stop having fun because

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: A ella le gusta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: She likes gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Cómo le encanta la gasolina

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Aligned Translation: How she loves gasoline

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Original Lyrics: (Dame más gasolina)

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Aligned Translation: (Give me more gasoline)

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Original Lyrics: Oh, oh

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Aligned Translation: Oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh, oh

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Original Lyrics: Oh, oh

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Review

Daddy Yankee Gasolina lyrics meaning

Gasolina is a song made by the Puerto Rican singer Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez best known as Daddy Yankee. The song was released in Daddy’s Yankee album Barrio Fino in 2004 and changed how the world and music industry saw the reggaeton genre. Before Gasolina most Reggaeton songs were about neighborhood problems, delinquency, and rap war between singers in Puerto Rico but Gasolina change all that, turning the genre into a more commercial and popular genre, especially among teenagers and young girls. Gasolina was the first reggaeton song to be nominated for the Latin Grammy Awards for the Record of the Year. In 2018 the song was included in Rolling Stones' 50 Greatest Latin Pop Songs.

The song was very popular when it was released however the song was considered controversial because of the lyrics and the sexual implications for women in the song. Many defenders of women's rights labeled the song as offensive and misogynist yet the song was a complete success. Daddy Yankee explained that the lyrics didn’t offend women and said that the sexual interpretation that people gave the lyrics was merely speculative.

The lyrics use the words “gatas” – “cats” to refer to beautiful young girls who love to party and let themselves enjoy their lives. the lyrics tell us that a girl loves “Gasolina” – “gasoline” which can be interpreted sexually and was the reason it became popular and polemic at the same time.

the lyrics have lines like. “She loves gasoline”, “Give me more gasoline” She goes to party every weekend” and “She loves to party going to places in cars, bikes, and limousines”. You can find the full lyrics translated for the song above.

Gasolina song difficulty to learn Spanish

Gasolina isn’t a difficult song to practice your Spanish, it doesn’t have many lines and the singing is fast yet easy to understand. The only difficult someone can find when translating and practicing this song is the fact that has many interpretations in certain words like “gasolina, gata, turbinas, Zúmbale” which require a certain Spanish level.

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Average Ratings

Most people find the song lyrics very easy to understand lyrics, lyrics sung slowly and it has easy to remember verbs and nouns

Many words used are not in common daily usage.RAE

Gasolina has 96 BPM (beats per minute)

References

RAE Based on a median word frequency of 13224 using the frequency database from the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española)

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