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Lectures make me sleepy. A really nice guy though, decent teacher
DId not use a book. Often responded with "I don't know. You'll have to look th
Almost too smart for this class. So advanced doesn't remember the basics
Object Orientated Programming ROCKS!
Seems like he knows programming really well, but this is not a programming class
Very nice Prof,easy going,doesnt worry about duedates but forgets details/syntax
Good philosophy of ed, but presentation not explicit enough, too many tangents.
Nice guy yes, but I went through the whole class without learning anything
Very easy, laid back guy. Didn't really learn anything and fell asleep alot
Knows his stuff, but tends to wander a lot. Put me to sleep often.
I got an "A" and I still don't know how to turn on a computer. Attend but sleep
Made a 300-lvl class look like a 100-lvl class. One of the better CS profs.
I love the teacher who teaches understanding and not just knowledge. He's great
didnt learn a thing, midterm impossible, changes our base code every week..PAIN!
Great guy. Tries to actually help you understand stuff. Kinda boring though
Confusing yet easy -- he's a cool guy, sometimes Im not sure if he's all there..
A little boring, but his philosophy of teaching is right on target, knowledge...
boring class, easy assignments, doesn't know how to turn on the right lights
evil, thinks the computer is GOD
Very nice guy! Tries to make things simple. Gets boring at 10a.m. sometimes...
The most boring class. I fell asleep everyday.
knows his stuff, is understanding and easy
Loves his COMPUTER!!!!
HILARIOUS, lectures put you to sleep, there are no deadlines, easy tests
Total blow off... we laughed more than we learned!
Boring as hell, but doesn't require much work. Very lenient on due dates.
This guy is really boring but if you have a pulse you should get an A
Snored every day. Learned absolutely nothing.
confusing, bables, constant talking, creepy looking
If you like programming, this guy is GREAT. I'll take any class I can from him.
very intelligent but can NOT teach compiler design to save his life.
forgot it'sa low level class & we're bored 1/2 way through. creepyugl
forgot what he was teaching, not clear, not helpful, arogant, creepy plus 10.
Easy class, but does not know how to use a computer...lol!!!
Does his best to draw analogies, gets a little sidetracked sometimes
extremely boring and yes, he should learn to use the computer!
Learned nothing. Doesn't care about his students.
my drawing ability increased dramatically, didn't learn anything about assembly.
Its a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighbor hood...
Looks like Chis Kattan on Crack and teaches like it too.
He made Assembly EASY! Began with basics, and built on them.
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Class was extremely difficult and boring but Kotman is a nice intelligent guy
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actually remmembers what it's like being a student. great teacher
Wonderful teacher, yet strikingly resembles a childhood favorite!
Makes class not stressful. You learn as much as you want to put in
Don't expect to learn anything, but expect an easy A.
Nice guy, easy A, but you wont learn anything. Waste of time and money.
Learn the fun stuff, test the easy stuff -Dr. Larry Kotman
Funny, respectful, wants students to learn, genuine
Nice guy, way too lost in his PhD brain, doesn't communicate simply or concisely
Nutty and crazy. When I listened I learned and had fun.
easy on grading but genuinely wants you to learn, made assembly fail to suck wow
He's very unclear and very scatterbrained. Several people in the class had to purchase books on how to learn Java, because of his lack of teaching. Had to drop the class.
Knows his stuff, genuinly intersted in student's learning, poor teaching style/class management. He should be in industry; he's a genius but not the greatest teacher.
Not the best teacher, but a really nice guy. You get points for showing up and likes you to get a good grade. If you wanna learn, read the book.
He can talk forever about nothing. The class is easy, but I didn't learn anything
DEFINETLY THE CLASS YOU NEED TO BE IN!
ok of a guy, easy grading but boring stuff.
Assembely still sucks, but he made it at least somewhat bearable.
Nice guy, teaches well when he stays on task, but drifts easily. Attendance is a huge part of your grade, don't overlook it.
This class was terrible- boring material, worthless textbook. He is a nice guy, but learning was tough with his brief and cursory teaching style and lack of a textbook. Online lecture notes from the equivalent class at another school saved me.
Makes the best of boring, not very useful material. If you show up for class and do all the homework you should get a good grade.
All you need to do is go to class, tests and assignments are easy. Just do the homework and its an easy A.
Terrible class and prof. Assembly language is not fun, and paired with kotman's terrible off subject teaching style grades are sure to slip. Not Recomended!
Teaching Style is hard to follow, but if you attend class it'll be a piece of cake. DON'T BUY THE BOOK. You'll never use it - HONEST - And I'm one of those people who reads the book even when I don't have to!
Assembly sucks, but you got to take it so get over it. Kotman is a nice guy, do the homework and play with spim. He tells you exactly what questions are on the test. At first the class seems way to difficult, its not.
This class is easy! Kotman lets you turn in assignments late and still gives full credit. Tests easy if you understand lab. He's definitely a little spacey though, but he's cool.
If you pay attention, and go to his classes, you will do really well on this course, if you don't attend, you will fail! Can go off on a tangent at times, but makes up for it with easy credit.
Kotman is horrid!
Best professer next to grissom. you wont code mips assembly in real life (I think they should teach IA32 assembly) but it gives you great insight on the fundamentals of computer design, etc.. making it 100x easier to learn another assembly language on your own.
Easy A, just go to class, tells you everything on test, do not buy the books
If you are looking for an easy A take him. If you are looking to learn something don't. He should have retired long ago.
Worst prof I've ever had. His teaching is totally unclear and a bunch of people ended up buying "Java for Dummies" books because there was no way we were going to learn anything from him.
Kotman is great. He really wants everyone to get an A and understand the material. He lets you know what is on the tests and does everything he can to get everyone an A
Not very interesting often fall asleep during class. But nevertheless easy. Very little office hours.
Great professor for a really easy class. In general if you pay attention and take notes you'll be all set, no matter what. Doesnt care about due dates, curves on tests are awesome. He is extremely helpful and enthusiastic as well. His eccentricities can get a little annoying though.
Weird guy, but easy class. Explains things well. Class moves really slow. Take notes, do the work, and it's an easy A. As others have said, don't buy the book. You'll never use it.
Kotman is a very nice prof, and is extremely flexible on homework. Don't buy the book, take him, and enjoy your A.
He is the perfect man to teach this class, he is REALLY into low level abstractions, like assembly. He has no due dates basically, easy attendance points and curves like crazy. Honestly, he is just a nice older guy who really wants his students to do well.
Knows that beginners are slower at programming. Takes his time, and makes sure you understand it. Allows you to turn assignments in late if you are not understanding it. Very concerned about your learning the material. good professor.
Don't buy the damn book. It's really not even that useful outside the course, if you wanna learn assembly get something else anyway, class is easy as funk, as long you dont have it at 8am. nice guy, but really weird. "alriiight?" "did you learn at least one thing today? mkaaay goooood" haha he needs a soundboard online.. i'd use it
Kotman is a good guy that wants everyone to have fun and succeed in a class that could have easily been very boring. He also makes sure that everyone is doing their work because in the end it is a great grade boost. Definately take this guy.
Nice guy, honestly cares about his students and understands that we have a life outside of class + other classes. Easy to talk to, a little boring, but so nice you almost feel bad for him that the class isn't paying attention. Definately will make you smile, if not at his bumbling happy self, but at least at his jokes. easy A.
What can you say about this guy. He told our class "If you show up for class everday and do alright on your tests and lab exercises you will get an A or a B." He wants to make everything as simple as possible. It is a great class.
Ah, bumbling yet jolly Kotman. Probably the only CS professor who has yet to master simple tasks like double clicking. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll get an A and then wonder what the point of the class was. He's way too freakishly senile to be teaching, but it's an easy A and you have to take it, so I wouldn't complain.
Don't buy the book. As long as you understand the SPIM simulator, you'll do well.
He's an excellent professor, I didn't really go to class because I know the subject well, but when I did it was enjoyable. He doesn't give much homework aside some easy problems that take about an hour, and some reading which is about the same. I recommend taking a class with him.
Easy, vary helpful, doesnt rush ahead when you dont understand
Easy class for mathematically minded people. Larry is an old math guy himself, so I connected well. He doesn't push deadlines, is extremely relaxed, and is willing to explain things over and over. Good class.
DO NOT TAKE THIS CLASS (if you actually have an interest in learning VB). I was so excited about learning this, but he was SO unclear and I hated it. The book was terrible, and I honestly did not enjoy this class at all. He also changed the final exam at the last second, without telling us. So no one knew what they were supposed to do. HATE IT!!!
Larry is a very nice guy, but it's kinda scary how little he seems to know about computers, especially since he's the teacher. As a person, he's great, but he's quite unclear and doesn't seem to know what he's doing.
It's almost worth getting up for 8 AM to watch his amazing displays of senility, such as failing to double click or taking 2 minutes to copy and paste. Beyond that, the class is mostly easy (projects range from easy to moderate, exams aren't too bad), and what you learn will be useful in many classes to come, so take this early on.
He really got on my nerves. He NEVER answered the numerous e-mails I sent him. When I would submit assignments on blackboard, I had to actually approach him and tell him he needed to grade them and he would act like he didn't know what I was talking about. Just an all-around dead-from-the-neck-up person and should not be teaching.
He's a pretty easy going, easy professor. In his own words, if you complete all the class work it is reasonable to expect an A or a B in his course. We barely ever used the text but for his midterm and final he will tell you specific things to study out of the book. This class was a breeze.
Larry is a character. He doesn't really have much common sense, but he tries. You don't learn much in his class and it can be difficult (learning binary code conversions). I took it as a 6-9 and sat on Facebook the entire time.
Easily the most incoherent professor I have ever had. Shows up late to class, rambles off on tangents endlessly, and didn't grade any of the homework until the second to last day of the course. However, he grades incredibly easy which is likely because no one knows what he's talking about. Avoid if possible.
Awful. Teach yourself out of the book. Going to class makes you more confused that you were to begin with.
He is quite a character! This class was pretty easy. If you show up to class and do the homework, you should easily be able to get an A or B. He gives points almost each class time just for you attempting to take a "Learning Exercise" or just attending lab. He can get things confused sometimes, but overall he is a nice guy, and is willing to help.
Quite the character, but besides being fun to watch not good for learning. What he taught in class had nothing to do with the exams- had to teach self for exams because we never read the book nor did he cover anything on it until the day before the exam! Easy grader htough because he had no idea what was going on. AVOID.
If you would like to get an A and learn absolutely nothing, take CIS 162 with Kotman. If you have to take 163, do not take it with him. You won't learn anything. Don't have to turn projects in on time. Can use full page cheat sheet on exams (only reason I did well). Don't bother asking him any questions, he will not understand you at all.
definitely a character! pretty easy class, nothing too exciting. take him for an easy A. go to class and do your homework and you're golden
He kept extending deadlines, which is nice for people who slack, but for those who don't it's annoying. He seems very confused at times and is stuck in the early 90s computer-wise. Nice guy, but he made me roll my eyes a bit.
Very, very nice man who really goes out of his way to make sure everybody earns an A. You actually would have to try to do bad, or completely ignore the assignments all together. Will push back deadlines if you ask and will help you in any way he can. If you need this class, I would recommend him simply because it is easy and he is kind.
Good professor if you want to just rush through not learn anything and take an A. Besides that he confuses himself which confuses you. Hardly learned anything from him though, take this class with a different professor if you really want to learn programming.
Basically teaching yourself as you go. the course content is not hard. but if you actually need help HE WILL NOT HELP YOU! his favorite phrase to say to me whenever i asked for help was "make sure you look through the tutorial" ive been stuck on the same assignment for 3 weeks now
Kotman is not useful at all. His teaching methods are terrible and all over the place. He seemed very unsure of what he was saying and his questions were confusing. Deadlines were not held strictly. Tests had material on them that we never covered in class.
He grades lackadaisically, gets plain awkward during lectures and doesn't teach very well. For a guy that works with java for a living, he doesn't seem to know a lot about computers in general. Interesting guy, but confusing and just gives participation points. You're probably better off with the book if you wanna learn something. Not recommended.
I'm gonna try to keep this not-hostile. Basically, if you think you can learn java on your own and dont even care about the class, take Kotman. If you struggle with it, don't take Kotman. His instructions are absolute jokes compared to the other professors. He doesnt even look at your code, so theres no point in proper layout. bad habits amock.
CIS 150 has a bunch of tedious work. He is definitely one of the easiest professors I've had, but that's not because he's a good teacher, he's actually kind of a strange fella. This class is strictly homework based and self taught, no need to even show up to lecture. Also lets you use the textbook for all exams.
Don't take Kotman for a difficult class; he is a really nice guy but a poor professor. I learned more reading the book for an hour than I did in lecture the first month and a half of his class.
Prof. Kotman is a nice funny guy. But he manages his class like bumbling old fool. He gives you notes, but for lecture he just reads them to you. He assigns work sporadically and grades them when ever it suits him. During his lectures he goes off on tangents and some times speaks way too fast.
CIS 162 under this professor was a confusing nightmare for me. The content is like learning a whole new language for the first time(because it is). His lectures are extremely long and drawn out and no one can pay attention. He crams way too much work in the week to the point where you give up on most of the stuff. The guy wants to help though.
Nice old man. Rambles incoherently about god knows what. Taught myself all the material needed for homework and exams from the book. Easy A, but if you actually care about learning the material, take it with someone else
This guy doesn't seem to know what he is talking about. He corrects himself often, more then once he took nearly the entire class time on a demo only to discover he was totally wrong. Avoid him at all costs.
Kotman is a very nice guy, and he honestly wants to see his students succeed. That being said, his lecture is extremely hard to pay attention to, and his responses to questions are rarely relevant to what was asked.
Easy professor. Gives very basic, simple homework (when he gives it). Kind of wish there was more homework and a higher complexity to the class, feels like I might not be ready for the next class, but I don't know yet. Sit on the left side of the class because he stands in front of the board on the right and doesn't move. He's a nice guy and OK.
VERY confusing. I got lost so many times in lectures. Just avoid if possible, yeah you'll pass with an easy A or B if you complete the homework. Tests were very easy. Basically if you want to do better in 451 take someone else. They may be more difficult but at least you'll be more educated. I learned almost nothing.
if (you are a programmer true) take a different prof; else (you are a programmer false) take kotman, he is easier than the others and helps a lot; Kotman can be confusing sometimes but he goes above and beyond to help outside of the classroom. I think too many majors have to take java. HE is your guy if you are not CS major
He isn't the greatest teacher, like I needed a lot of help from a friend who had already taken this course. His class is easy, but if you really want a good understanding of what to do, I advise you look elsewhere.
If you are like me you are taking this class because it is part of your major requirements and is a prereq for CIS451. Don't worry about all the crap you dont learn in this class. Show up read the book on your own time and knock the homework out as soon as you can (but he gives you the whole semester to do it). Test are the same as study guides.
We went over the same few things for weeks on end. The mid term was on the first half of class and the final isn't cumulative. It's super easy but it's also super boring and a waste of a class. If you take him, you won't be prepared for future classes.
This prof will either be your guy, or your worst nightmare. If you know programming already like I did, I'd say take him because the class will be literally show up and pass. However if you don't know coding, stay far away. Just rambles all lecture and learning will be very difficult. You will not be prepared for later classes.
I can't stress enough: don't take this professor. The positive is that he gives no homework but I'd prefer HW at this point. He teaches projects not concepts and he's not even good at that, his tests are based on his ideas of how to do projects which students never follow, he's disorganized and going to class is an absolute chore.
Don't take this professor. He talks about the projects instead of teaching the concepts. He changes the projects so much that you can not get help from the Success Center, they are just as confused as you. No clear grading criteria and disorganized.
He's an easy A but that's all you'll get out of this class. You probably wont learn much if anything even though he loves to ask at the end of every class if you've "learned something today". I would avoid him at all costs.
Professor Kotman is a really nice guy, but he cannot teach. It was impossible to actually get anything out of his lectures. He struggled with answering even the most basic questions. It is now the end of exam week and the only grade he has up is the midterm, so I have no idea what grade I'm getting. He was very frustrating to have as a professor.
Do not take him if you would like to learn anything about Java. Although coding experience is not required for CIS 162, the only people in class who had any idea what was going on were those already familiar with programming. Although he encourages collaborating on projects (making it easy to share code) that doesnt help during exams.
You will not learn anything from this Prof. Some people have said he goes out of his way to help but that is only because he tells you shouldn't go to the help center. Sometimes he will repeat whole lectures multiple days in a row. His class is only possible if you know about JAVA before you take it. (textbook is helpful but prof never read it)
unorganized and very hard to follow. I have never taken any coding/programming before so its such a struggle. never teaches just lets you figure it out on your own. don't get me wrong, hes a good guy and very nice but as a prof stay clear
Very nice guy. He means well, but not a good teacher. He goes through the same material over and over. His class is an easy A, even if you didn't learn anything. Thankfully, I went into his class knowing a lot of coding because if I didn't, I would not have learned anything.
If at all do NOT take this prof for an important class like 162. He doesn't seem to make lesson plans and just rambles all class. He seems like a very kind and intelligent guy, but he's probably the worst *teach*er I've had at GV. It's an easy A, and a mildly fun challenge to try to understand even a little of his compiler despite his lectures.
This class is one of the easiest classes I have ever taken, but also, I didn't learn a thing. The class was very disorganized and hard to follow and most of the time, his lectures didn't make sense. Overall, he's not a bad guy. He's really nice and caring, but do not take this class if you actually want to learn visual basic.
Graded 1 thing the entire semester. Had no idea what was happening half the time. The student helper consistently taught labs better than Kotman
Final grades are due in less than 24 hours and half of my grades are not inserted yet. Barely taught us anything the whole semester, including giving us the majority of our code for assignments, and left us very ill prepared for the final exam. Literally the hardest exam I've ever taken in my life. A very nice guy but take someone else
Professor Kotman is a humble guy. He's very nice, but not a good teacher. If you need a professor who will answer your questions and help you out he is not the one. His answers will usually not answer your questions and he likes to ramble. He also brings C# example code to a Java class. Facepalm. You will be on your own for the most part.
He's ok
It was very frustrating to have this professor. He rambles a lot and a couple of times, he picked up his phone during our class while he was lecturing. I did not feel like he understood what he was teaching.
He assigned us 3 projects. We could only get A's if we completed all three perfectly, and he gave no tests. He often refused to help with code we were stuck on, saying "if I tell you what to do, you won't learn." (I learned close to nothing). Repetitive lectures on random topics. Had us follow Microsoft tutorials instead of really teaching content.
Truly among the worst that Grand Valley has to offer. Do NOT take him for any classes, but certainly not a foundational course like 162. If you get stuck with him, be ready to rely on the textbook and external resources because he rambles, gets confused, and legitimately does not understand how to use a computer. Awful, awful professor.
Freshman year of college. Absolute worst experience ever. He seems to barely know how to even use a computer, and his teaching is inexcusable. Absolutely DO NOT take this class with him unless this isn't for your major or you have previous coding experience. The only pro I can think of is that he's nice.
Professor Kotman's CIS 160 is a very easy class to pass, but you will learn little to nothing. His lectures are all over the place and usually don't pertain to the content that you are currently working on. But besides all of this, Professor Kotman himself is a very kind man who seems to be very invested in his field.
Professor Kotman was excellent. He did a great job explaining the material, and he really put forth an effort to develop quality lessons. He was kind, caring, and was always available to answer questions and help solve problems after class or during office hours. He communicated effectively through email and through in class announcements.
Take the class if you want an easy A. Very nice guy and is caring, BUT don't take him if you want to learn. Not ideal to have CIS162/163 with him if you are a CS major. Very important concepts are taught in those classes, and you NEED to have a good grasp on the concepts to survive the major/career.
Worst prof I've had in 4 years and it's not even close. I was told to take this class to help a bit with upcoming grad school. I've learned almost nothing. No notes, little communication, and boring and aimless "lectures". I've never posted on this site but felt obligated to say avoid at all costs.
I didn't go to class once this semester after the first day nor talk to him....and I still got an A, if this doesn't tell u anything idk what will...
I am a freshman and Grand Valley and have had Larry for about 2 weeks, he is an absolutely horrible teacher, he is completely clueless about computers and technology. I would not take this class if you are interested in computer science. He made me reconsider my major.
Larry has no clue how to work code let alone teach it to students. In taking this course expect to teach yourself everything.
Avoid this professor if you are taking CIS 162. You will basically be self teaching yourself everything.
Had to learn most course material on my own, taught very little. Did not grade any assignment until last minute after finals. Very stressful and unorganized.
I love Mr. Kotman. Very nice, caring, and loves to teach us and interact with students. He's very lenient on grading and turning in assignments on time, but he might go a little fast for the material presented. All in all a great experience.
Though he may lack sometimes in clearly teaching the material. He makes up for it with his understanding and his willingness to work with students on getting a good grade.
He hands out free As for everyone and their grandma, but terrible teacher
I genuinely feel really bad for any new students that want to go into computer science and have to take this guy. This is supposed to be an entry-level course, but if this class was the first time I have ever touched programming, I would have instantly dropped the course and switched majors. Take him for an easy grade, avoid if you want to learn.
Incredibly ineffective professor. DO NOT take if you are interested in actually learning python. You will create 0 original code. Professor just stands at the front of the room displaying code HE created while giving 0 explanation of what/why. I have not learned a single thing about coding from Larry, ZYBooks will be your only source of knowledge.
he doesn't answer emails or grade things on time. not very good at explaining code to people who don't already know how to code which ruins the point of being a teacher.
Perfect if you just need to take one computer science course, if not then I wouldn't recommend. Maybe a total of three assignments where you actually have to write code. Midterm was multiple choice and pretty easy. If you genuinely want to learn to code don't take this professor.
I would give him a lower rating but Larry did not do me dirty with my final grade. He is very kind and focuses a lot on his students passing, and he wants his students to learn, he's just a little ineffective at it. I think he said he only learned Python the year previous? So I don't think he's the best at instructing others on it yet but he tries.
Only take him if you want good grades, do not take him if you want to learn, dude is too out of date with the real world to teach. Honestly probably should just retire. But he is a very nice person, I do not have anything against Larry.
CIS260. Take him if you want an easy A, he basically gave out free As. The catch is you won't learn anything because he's not good at teaching, half of the class is about his life history learning how tech was like 20 years ago. Multiple choice exams. You won't retain anything, he doesn't explain his own code, just that it works...
Larry is very nice and cares about his students. However, he is terrible at teaching coding, you will retain nothing from his course. He only put grades on blackboard a week before final exams so we had no time to change them before the final.
I didn't know my grade the entire semester, only feedback I get was "youre doing good dont worry". He only finally graded everything near the end.... It seems like he gives everyone A, he's not a bad person hes just a bad teacher. Exams were easy multiple choice questions. This class only runs once a year by the way, in the winter.
Didn't grade anything until after final exam... Take him if you need a gpa booster, he basically made everyone pass with an A. Easy multiple choice tests. I like his old school teaching lecture style more than those younger professors at GV where they nitpick everything or god forbid do flipped classrooms group work, that's just my preference.
The professor is quite lenient, but the course material can be challenging to grasp on your own. Using resources like unstuck study, ChatGPT, and the free textbook can help fill in the gaps. Attend class and stay engaged to succeed.
Larry was an alright guy, but not a great teacher. I solely relied on the textbook for learning, since he doesn't teach in class. The lectures go off topic often, so I tuned them out whenever I was actually present... but he makes sure everyone passes. Attendance is counted but never actually put in as a grade, and there's very few assignments.
Professor Kotman was a great man, but not a great teacher. He was very kind and understanding about anything you had going on and it was an easy class to pass as he graded on a curve to ensure that everyone at least passed, but I was able to pass the class without obtaining the textbook or listening to lectures at all.
This dude was one of the nicest professors I think i've ever had. Pains me to say but often lectures nearly the entire time & hard to keep up, easy to comprehend concepts if you use outside resources. Aside from that, straight up, one of the nicest dudes i've ever met, he really cares about you.
Easy A. Pay attention you will actually learn stuff if you get into it.
He's a very sweet guy but he should not be a CS prof. He asked us if we knew how to copy and paste. He always says that we teach him more than he teaches us and he means that, I feel like I know nothing about python. Lectures are kind of all over the place and hard to follow. He also cancels class quite a bit. He gives out A's like candy though.
Professor Kotman is a very kind teacher, but I felt as though we learned how to read code and not how to write it. Lectures in class were short, and we were often let out early. I learned more the textbook labs than from class. Kotman rounded my 88% to an A which was nice, although I don't think I leaned as much as I would have hoped.
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