Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process
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  • A very user friendly book on photogravure
Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process
David Morrish , and Marlene MacCallum
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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ASIN: 0240805275

Book Description

Copper Plate Photogravure describes in comprehensive detail the technique of traditional copper plate photogravure as would be practiced by visual artists using normally available facilities and materials. Attention is paid to step-by-step guidance through the many stages of the process. A detailed manual of technique, Copper Plate Photogravure also offers the history of the medium and reference to past alternative methods of practice.

Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process is part of the current revitalization of one of the most satisfyingly beautiful image-making processes. The range of ink color and paper quality possibilities is endless. The potential for handwork and alteration of the copper plate provides yet another realm of expressive variation. The subject matter and the treatment are as variable and broad as photography itself. This book's purpose is to demystify and clarify what is a complex but altogether "do-able" photomechanical process using currently available materials. With Copper Plate Photogravure, you will learn how to:

· produce a full-scale film positive from a photographic negative
· sensitize the gravure tissue to prepare it for exposure to the positive
· prepare the plate and develop the gelatin resist prior to etching
· prepare the various strengths of etching solutions and etch the plate to achieve a full tonal scale
· rework the plate using printmaking tools to correct flaws or to adjust the image for aesthetic reasons
· use the appropriate printing inks, ink additives, quality papers, and printshop equipment to produce a high
quality print

A historical survey and appendices of detailed technical information, charts, and tables are included, as well as a list of suppliers and sources for the materials required, some of which are highly specialized. A comprehensive glossary
introduces the non-photographer or non-printmaker to many of the terms particular to those fields and associated with this process.

* Follow step-by-step basic printing procedures for a photogravure plate, complete with trouble shooting information

* Valuable information is offered on the materials, procedures, and printshop equipment

* Study the historical precedents from the invention of photography to its current commercial use

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A very user friendly book on photogravure.......2003-06-16

This new book on the process of photogravure is very well done. It's basic technique is very similar to Deli Sacilotto's now out of print (and almost impossible to find) book. However, Morris and MacCallum have added many useful hint and detailed steps. They have also included a wealth of step by step photographs, and a trouble shooting section at the end of each chapter. With all the variables that can (and always do) creep into the photogravure process, these trouble shooting sections could be very useful. Photogravure is a very complicated process, but, as the title of this book suggests, it should help to sort out a lot of the mystery. This is the most useful book I have read on photogravure, and, heck, it's the only one in print right now!
Stamp Artistry: Combining Stamps with Beadwork, Carving, Collage, Etching, Fabric, Metalwork, Painting, Polymer Clay, Repousse, and More
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  • Rice' Is A Very Good Teacher
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  • Stamp Artistry by Rockport Press
  • Wonderful Projects, Talented Artists, Poor Proofreading!!!!
Stamp Artistry: Combining Stamps with Beadwork, Carving, Collage, Etching, Fabric, Metalwork, Painting, Polymer Clay, Repousse, and More
Rice Freeman-Zachery
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ASIN: 1592530117

Book Description

Stamping is among the most popular artistic techniques, because its uses are virtually limitless. No matter what medium they work in, artists and decorators alike can use stamping to create one-of-a-kind pieces with simple techniques.

This follow-up book to Rockport?s successful "The Stamp Artist?s Project Book" highlights the latest and best new techniques and cutting-edge materials used in this arena today. It includes projects for everything from stamping in polymer clay to stamped metal jewelry, from using stamps to create an aged look on papers and letters to a stamped artist journal, and from stamped furniture to stamped glass charms.

Covering the gamut of stamping know-how, from basic tools to professional tips to an extensive resource list, this how-to guide is for any artist who wants to incorporate the latest new techniques and trends in his or her work.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars stampers wow.......2005-06-28

this book is awesome! there are so many projects and all of the doable! the colors, patterns, media and all the embellishments used make you want to do the projects. this one is a keeper for me.

4 out of 5 stars Rice' Is A Very Good Teacher.......2004-07-09

I have taken classes from Rice' and every class has taught me something new and inspired me creatively. I'm an experienced editor and agree better proof reading was needed but her examples and information and her association with other artists included in the book are the most important reason for buying it. If her name is on a book, buy it. She has a new book coming out in October 2004 and I am anxious to buy it too.

5 out of 5 stars this book is worth TEN workshops.......2004-05-01

Overflowing with ideas and insider technique tips, Rice and friends present us with bountiful inspiration in this enthusiastic, well-illustrated book. It's not just a must-read but a must-OWN if you're involved with paper and fiber arts. The tip about silk screen ink (for art on fabric) saved me weeks of reinventing the wheel, and that's just one very small note in a book chock FULL of fabulous ideas and projects. Thank you, Rice!

5 out of 5 stars Stamp Artistry by Rockport Press.......2004-02-21

This book is delightfully full of creative uses of rubber stamps by talented artisans in many mediums. The author has explained every project in easy-to-understand terms. Projects are separated into sections, such as "for the home," which makes it easy to select a project, and each section has a well-written introduction by the author. I didn't find one project I didn't like or wouldn't want to reproduce. The photography is wonderful! Any little petty glitches, which you'll find in any book, are easily overlooked because of the innovative subject matter and the masterful photos. (Even the revered "Chicago Manual of Style" has typos!) If you want something a little different, this is the book I recommend. It's worth every penny I spent on it, and I look forward to more great books by the author!

4 out of 5 stars Wonderful Projects, Talented Artists, Poor Proofreading!!!!.......2004-01-01

This Instructional Project Book offers wonderful projects by today's renowned top artists in stamping, clay, collage, etc. However typographical errors distract from the step-by-step instructions.
Xyron is one of the most "top of mind" brands in the Arts and Crafts industry, but was referred to as Zyron several times throughout the book. I noticed misspelled words such as Dall instead of Doll and poor sentence structure.
I do not blame the author, but the Publishing House for proofreading errors. This shows lack of knowledge and details for the art form in which they are representing.
When I buy a book of this price point and with step-by-step instructions I expect top-notch editing!!!!
Rembrandt: The Master and His Workshop: Drawings and Etchings (National Gallery London Publications)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • important scholarly contribution
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Rembrandt: The Master and His Workshop: Drawings and Etchings (National Gallery London Publications)
Holm Bevers , Peter Schatborn , and Barbara Welzel
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
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5 out of 5 stars important scholarly contribution.......2007-10-09

The book offers a nice introduction to the artist's life and times. Also provides excellent insights regarding the workshop and distinguishing between Rembrandt's art and that of his pupils. The scholarship is indepth and apt, most of the writers being part of the Rembrandt Project. There are 83 separate plates (most in color) with wonderful essays and explanations.

5 out of 5 stars If you can't see Rembrandt in person, this is the book.......2006-10-10

This box set is the most prized possession on my bookshelf. I could not possibly do the pictures and information in this book justice with words. Some of the most amazing detail photographs of Rembrandt's surfaces that I have ever seen.
The Complete Etchings of Rembrandt: Reproduced in Original Size
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Rembrandt Etchings
  • Artist and innovator.
  • Superb publication
The Complete Etchings of Rembrandt: Reproduced in Original Size
Rembrandt , and Gary D.(Editor) Schwartz
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ASIN: 0486281817

Book Description

Over 300 works — portraits, landscapes, biblical scenes, allegorical and mythological pictures and more — reproduced in full size directly from a rare collection of etchings famed for its pristine condition; fresh, clean impressions; rich contrasts; and brilliant printing. With detailed captions, a chronology of Rembrandt's life and etchings, more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Rembrandt Etchings.......2006-07-28

We first saw this book as a reference source in an art gallery that was selling original Rembrandt etchings. The book provides an explanation of how the etchings were produced and provides photos of all (found) Rembrandt etchings in their original sizes. Since we were not very familiar with Rembrandt's etchings or with the differences in the appearance of originals produced later using the same plates, this book helped provide us with a means to evaluate the ones being sold at the gallery.
The book is also priced well and makes a great coffee table book.

5 out of 5 stars Artist and innovator........2004-10-31

Rembrandt didn't invent etching, but he very nearly reinvented it. He did more with mixed processes, especially drypoint and etching, than anyone before him. He was also among the first to use etching as a drawing medium, giving it a freedom it had never had before.

One distinctive feature of this book is that each print is reproduced full size. That gives the viewer unique insight into each work - was it small enough to fit the hand, or so big it had to be worked on a bench or table? Just how fine was that texture of lines? Even the biggest prints are presented full size, in a set of oversized sheets that come with the book.

Probably hundreds of authors have written about Rembrandt's art, especially his drawing and etchings. I don't have much to add except what I personally have learned from his work. As well as light and dark, Rembrandt modulates a picture in levels of detail. Look at B76, for example, "Christ presented to the people." The central figures have expression and nuance. Outliers, like those towards lower left are barely sketched in. It's a fascinating way for the artist to guide the viewer's attention.

One author (I forget who) was asked to name the finest printmaker of all time. He started by eliminating Rembrandt, on the grounds that this master went so far past any mortal skill that he was outside of merely human history. This book shows just where that claim came from.

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5 out of 5 stars Superb publication.......2000-05-25

Although budget-priced, this edition is a winner, in my opinion. All of Rembrandt's etchings are reproduced on a heavy-stock paper that is of the proper degree of shine necessary to bring out the full, crisp nuances of the etchings. The result are vividly life-like etchings that show all their intricate details. Faces and people come alive, almost jumping out of the page. The Dover people were right in thinking that only a shiny, heavy-stock paper could bring out the full details of the etchings, to create reproductions that are as closely realistic as the original impressions. Also, almost all of the impressions seem of the proper degree of sharpness and darkness necessary to bring out their details. My only problem is that the book is somewhat heavy and bulky, but this is the price to pay for the heavy-stock paper needed for excellent reproductions, each of the same size as the originals. There are also some extra inserts in the book that reproduce in full size several etchings that are too big to fit life-size within the dimensions of the book. The inclusion of these inserts is considerate on the part of the authors, showing their dedication to bringing out the full artistry of the etchings, and ensuring that the common budget book-buyer has full access to these etchings in their most vivid, almost museum-like form.
Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful.
  • New, revised 4th edition
  • Louis Icart, the complete Etchings.
Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings
William R. Holland , Clifford P. Catania , and Nathan D. Isen
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ASIN: 0764315846

Book Description

1988 marked the one hundredth anniversary of Louis Icart's birth. There were no parades of large celebrations, but Louis and his wife, Fanny, would certainly have been grateful at the great resurgence of interest in his artwork. This newly expanded book now includes over 500 different etchings, painstakingly acquired and photographed. Particular attention has been given to the early years (1911-1924), when Icart was a relatively unknown artist and his edition sizes were small. With few exceptions, the book contains large, full color illustrations which give the reader a true representation of the full-size etchings. The authors clarify some of the existing confusion surrounding Icart's work, explaining the variations in his signature, the use of the "Windmill" seal and other seals, and the myriad of copyright notations found on his etchings. The etchings have been carefully measured and dated. This is a great addition to the Icart legacy., 500 color illus., 9" x 12", Index

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful. .......2007-09-29

I started collected Icart sketches a few years ago. This book is FABULOUS. It breaks down his work by periods. The pages are full of his sketches / year created / little tid bits regarding them. The reproduced works are full color (though I love love love the black and white sketches) and just beautiful. At the end of the book is a short glimpse of other artists whose work was during the same time, making comparison easy.

If you like Icart -- this book is a HAVE TO HAVE!

5 out of 5 stars New, revised 4th edition.......2002-08-28

The book gets bigger and better with each new edition. The latest revision just came out in July, 2002. There are about 600 pictures and all are in color. It is by far the most complete book on Louis Icart.

5 out of 5 stars Louis Icart, the complete Etchings........2000-04-09

Anyone remotely interested in the work of French artist and illustrator Louis Icart, will be impressed by the comprehensive presentation of his etchings. The colour printing is excellent, and in chronological order one can see the development of his career, his charming females in various fashion garments of the period, and also nude, curiously rival the work of Australian artist Norman Lindsay, although Linday's nudes are of the buxom variety, and perhaps more agressive than sleek French models whom Icart make so decorative. Icart is firmly in the tradition of great French Art, after painters like Boucher and Watteau. My only small regret there was not more text about Icart, but this is a book of pictures and as such a recommended reference work.
Hogarth: The Artist and the City
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    Hogarth: The Artist and the City
    Mark Hallett , and Christine Riding
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    Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching And the Truth of Life
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • The art of life
    Magical Secrets About Thinking Creatively: The Art of Etching And the Truth of Life
    Kathan Brown
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    Crown Point Press's founder, Kathan Brown, presents thirteen "magical secrets"—creative strategies exemplified by the different approaches to art-making taken by artists she has worked with. Sophisticated and yet straightforwardly explained, the magical secrets help the reader understand fundamental strategies such as how to creatively use the physicality of materials or how an artist may enter a mental state that encourages creative connections. Clear explanations of printmaking processes and stunning reproductions help to illuminate the secrets. An accompanying DVD features Brown's popular "Magical Secrets" lecture. At once authoritative and inspiring, Magical Secrets offers a deeper understanding of the creative impulses in us all.

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    5 out of 5 stars The art of life.......2006-05-27

    In a culture where art and life are often inextricable, Magical Secrets comes as the latest in a series of books, sites and magazines that keep them entwined. In the last few years, the number of magazines and websites devoted to art criticism, art projects and found art, has ballooned, a sign of rising enthusiasm about art among people from all walks of life. There is an abundance of new books, on one hand (the hand of cultural criticism), Michael Kimmelman's The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa, John Updike's Still Looking: Essays on American Art; on the other hand (the hand of pure pop culture) an insurgence of immensely successful novels based as much on art as on life: Girl with a Pearl Earring, Jonathan Harr's The Lost Painting, last but not least, The Da Vinci Code. And then there are plenty of examples of pop cultural criticism, such as Hal Niedzvieki's Hello, I'm Special: How Individuality Became the New Conformity, along with countless books and products on the market designed to help everyone from businessmen to babies to bus drivers embrace their own creative genius.

    Magical Secrets, which is at once a book, a DVD, and a website (www.magical-secrets.com), is one of the smartest of these forays into exploring creativity. The book is formulaic without being predictable: Author Kathan Brown has organized it into thirteen chapters, one for each "magical secret," (my favorites are chapters five and six, "Don't Know What You Want" and "Know What You Don't Want," a very Zen-like juxtaposition). Magical Secrets manages to pack a lot in, from stories about artists to musings on the creative thought process. Yet Brown spends no more than a handful of pages on any one Secret, and addresses her reader clearly and concisely, not as an entertainer or an academic but as a confidant, pupil and friend. She guides her audience confidently on a path that leads inward, but still somehow ends up outside the self.

    It is a feat in itself simply that Magical Secrets conveys a lot of information. Etching, one finds, is a centuries-old technique of incising an image into metal with acid. The artist begins by covering the surface of a copper plate with a hard, waxy ground. He cuts the image he wants into the ground with an etching needle or other sharp tool, then submerges the plate in acid. The acid bites into the grooves and crevices, the waxy ground is rubbed off, and the image is left engrained in the smooth surface of the plate. The resulting incisions are filled with ink, a piece of paper is placed on the plate, and the whole thing is run through the printing press. Scraping and burnishing the copper, rubbing the ink into the grooves, and pulling the plate through the press are highly physical, labor-intensive processes that involve a lot of painstaking, detailed work, yet the resulting lines an artist can get are often the most delicate you've ever seen, and the textures the most subtle. Though etching is appreciated by many art lovers, the number of master etchers in the United States might be comparable to the number of virtuoso organists or rare orchid cultivators. It is not the first thing most people think of when faced with something as huge as Life.

    But etching has been Kathan Brown's life. Despite the beauty of etching, it was not taken seriously in the United States contemporary art market until Brown made it her mission to revive it. Since Crown Point Press's inception in 1962, artists from all over the world who work in different mediums--from San Francisco conceptual sculptor Tom Marioni to New York composer John Cage; from Australian Aboriginal artist Dorothy Napangardi to Pakistani-born miniature painter Shahzia Sikander--have been drawn there for a unique experience in art making. Magical Secrets about Thinking Creatively marks the forty-fourth year in Brown's highly energetic and passionate career.

    The variety of art represented at Crown Point speaks to the depth of Brown's understanding of it; while her technique is narrow, her scope is broad, and that is what makes Magical Secrets a compelling read. Brown offers a broad understanding of the etching process, and ultimately steps back to examine creativity itself. "Many artists have told me that after working with etching they have a new awareness of what they are doing in their painting or sculpture," she writes in the preface. "You can share their awareness through this book, which is for artists and people who have - or would like to have - the spirit of an artist." Indeed, Brown's style makes it difficult not to share this awareness: like good art, her writing makes her subject seem both obvious and somehow profound.


    The Contemporary Printmaker: Intaglio-Type & Acrylic Resist Etching
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    The Contemporary Printmaker: Intaglio-Type & Acrylic Resist Etching
    Keith Howard
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    3 out of 5 stars good book, but with room for improvement. .......2007-03-09

    I recently started learning ImagOn to make etchings based on my photos. Keith is probably the most knowledgeable person regarding this medium, and I'm signed up to take a workshop with him in May. I got this book in anticipation of the workshop.

    The book has very useful information, especially about making plates, doing test exposures and development, and how to work with Akua Inks. I immediately learned a great deal that I think will improve my printmaking (such as not soaking paper for long when using Akua and also how to properly ink and wipe down a plate).

    The place where I found the book less useful and less clear is in making photo transparencies using photoshop and an inkjet printer--which is the technique I'm most interested in. There are methods shown using two different printers, but since I don't have either of these, I'm at a bit of a loss as how to proceed.

    What would be helpful would be an explanation of what you're trying to achieve (for example, is it a certain grain pattern or density, or level of opacity in my transparencies?) so that it could be more universally applied regardless of which printer you're using. But the book jumps right in to the technique without any explanation. There are other sections about making plates for 4-color prints which offers some info, but overall I didn't find this topic clearly presented.

    I, like others, also found numerous typos and errors, and the layout inconsistent. For example, at one point, I found an 'o' spelled with a zero, which is pretty tacky. There are also some typos where I find myself guessing at what the real meaning is, and though I'm probably right, its still leaves you feeling a bit confused.

    In summary, some very good material here, and I hope that any future versions will fix the obvious flaws. I'm still looking forward to learning much more from Keith in a workshop, but I really had hoped the book would have gotten me further along before that.

    David.

    2 out of 5 stars Good ideas, bad writing.......2006-04-11

    This book has tons of great ideas and techniques, but is terribly written, organized and edited. Surprisingly, this is the second version of this text, and the first ("Non-toxic Intaglio Printmaking") is far superior. This version needs to be totally reworked to make it readable and useable. Look for the first version or another book...

    4 out of 5 stars High degree of useful, excellent information, but some flaws.......2006-04-01

    Howard's book contains much information on this subject which you will not find (at least readily) anywhere else. The methods are presented very clearly, "almost as if he expected you to be able to do them, also" -- cynicism intended -- as it is indeed clear that he is trying to teach and have you learn.

    There is no substitute for this book currently available.

    Howard is personally responsible for much of the advance of the state-of-the-art in non-toxic printmaking, for which we should be grateful. However, that leads to one of the flaws of the book: Things are presented in rather absolute terms, implying that "this way, my way, is the only way". I realize that Howard invented a number of these methods, but, as an inventor myself, I have long since become accustomed to the fact that just because I invented something new, which no one else was able to get to work previously, I have definitely not proven that the thing I invented was either the "only", let alone the "best" method. Far from it! Being the first to get something "to work" means that you are about to see a flood of improvements and variations, of which you would never have thought.

    Another flaw is this: It is clear that companies like Olec helped Howard out quite a bit in his experimentation over the years. And the book, for example, in places, almost reads like an ad brochure for Olec equipment. That doesn't mean that the Olec equipment is not fine equipment; rather, the opposite: it is indeed fine equipment. But it is not the *only* suitable equipment available; Howard almost makes it sound as if the equipment he recommends is the only equipment which will work.

    Another flaw: the editing is absolutely substandard. I don't understand how anyone successfully got the MS out of microsoft word. There are *very* many mis-spellings, etc., which should have been caught.

    Another flaw: The writing throughout is very much in the first person. I do understand how that is unavoidable in some places. But I do not understand why that "style" -- in my opinion, inappropriate for a monograph -- was allowed to continue through the entire volume. I would guess that this is not the author's fault, but is a case of poor editing.

    5 out of 5 stars Maryland Printmakers In-Print Book Review.......2004-03-24

    A complete review written by Alice-Marie Gravely, is available on-line at the Maryland Printmakers web site: Go to
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    Glow Discharge Processes: Sputtering and Plasma Etching
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    Glow Discharge Processes: Sputtering and Plasma Etching
    Brian Chapman
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    Develops detailed understanding of the deposition and etching of materials by sputtering discharge, and of etching of materials by chemically active discharge. Treats glow discharge at several levels from basic phenomena to industrial applications—practical techniques diligently related to fundamentals. Subjects range from voltage, distributions encountered in plasma etching systems to plasma-electron interactions that contribute to sustaining the discharge.

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    3 out of 5 stars Mixed feelings.......2001-07-16

    I wholeheartly recomend this book to someone just starting out in plasma processing. It is THE best introductory book on the subject.

    However, if you have read the literature and have been exposed to the subject for a while, you will find that the book is very basic and a little outdated. Chapman used to be the VP of Technology for a Plasma Etch firm when he wrote the 1st edition. Now he is (and has for some time been) President of a vacuumn diagnostics company. He really has not been updating this. With that caveat, if the other books/literature is "over your head" - go to this book for simply to understand explanations of so called "low temperature" plasma phenemena.

    4 out of 5 stars Great fundamental reference.......2000-08-22

    While the specifics of various systems is dated, this is a great reference for the basics of plasma processing. Even though the equipment I use today is significantly more advanced I continually refer to this work for baseline information. The explanations are clear and well written. A rare example of a reference / textbook one can actually read.

    4 out of 5 stars Good introductory book, too expensive.......1999-05-06

    This is the ideal book for beginning students attempting to navigate the maze of plasma physics for the first time. The book concentrates on developing an intuitive feel for ionized gases while including enough real physics to back up the intuition with numbers. It's unfortunate that the publisher has priced this work out of the range of the average student for whom it would be so useful.
    The etchings of Luigi Lucioni: A catalogue raisonne
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