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All of the above German Christophorus Magazines sold on Ebay on 6/24/07!
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6/19/07: This issue #5 of the "4-Cam Register" sold on Ebay for the ASTOUNDING PRICE of $530.00US! I wouldn't say this is exactly "Porsche Literature", but it is about Porsches, and it is literature, so here it is! Is this for real? (M&M not likely!). |
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6/19/07: This "356-C Owner's Manual" sold for $278.00US on Ebay. There are so many reprints around, one wonders what is real and what is not. The pages did look slightly yellowed, so with no other info.....this is a HIGH PRICE for either an original or a reprint! (M&M N/A). |
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6/17/07: This "54 356 Pre-A factory Workshop Manual" sold on Ebay for $562.00US! after 17 bids. I've been saying this a lot lately, this is the highest price I have ever seen this manual sell for! The Pre-A manual is the hardest to find, particuarly in good condition! (M&M N/A). |
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6/16/07: This has to be a record breaking sale at $747.00US for the "Blue Speedster Brochure" which sold on Ebay! For Speedster owners this is the ONE to get to go with your car. Have never seen it bring this high a price! (M&M 75). |
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6/16/07: This "Black & White Speedster Folder" sold on Ebay for $255.00US! This is easily the highest price I have ever seen for this brochure. Speedster owners must be out in force for these recent auctions. (M&M 73). |
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6/16/07: This "356-A Series 1600 & Carrera Brochure"sold on Ebay for $392.00US! You don't see this brochure come up for auction very often supporting its very strong selling price. (M&M 96). |
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6/16/07: This little "356-A Black & White Folder" sold on Ebay for the amazing price of $202.00US! This is EASILY the highest price I have ever seen for this brochure sell for. What a day for 356 brochures on Ebay! (M&M 100). |
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6/16/07: This "356-C "Porsche Script" Brochure" sold on Ebay for $139.00US! This fairly uncommon 356-C brochure is relatively hard to find compared to other 356-C brochures. This one should quickly increase in price. (M&M 311). |
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6/16/07: This early "356 Pre-A Multi-page Color Brochure" sold on Ebay for $300.00US. Even though this brochure has been reproduced, it is still selling for strong prices. A very nice early Pre-A brochure. (M&M 23). |
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6/16/07: This "356 Pre-A Green Circle of Coupes" folder sold on Ebay for $198.00US! This is the highest price I've seem this brochure sell for. There is a very similar brochure with a blue instead of green cover. (M&M 65). |
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6/16/07: This "356 Pre-A Blue Circle of Coupes" folder sold on Ebay for $105.00US! This is a good price for this item. See above for the very similar green version of this brochure. The two are almost identical inside. (M&M 65). |
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6/16/07: This "Crest Brochure" sold on Ebay for a hefty sum of $148.00US! It is a simple black and white folder published for 356 Pre-A's in 1955. (M&M 79). |
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5/13/07: This FAKE "356 Pre-A Sales Brochure" sold on Ebay for a really amazing $156.00US! What was this Buyer thinking? You 356 Porsche Literature Collectors - BEWARE! There are a whole bunch of new FAKES being offered on Ebay! (M&M 11). |
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6/12/07: This "356-C sales bochure" from 1963 sold on Ebay for $108.00US, a pretty good price considering current trends! This is a very nice brochure to have if you own a 356-C. (M&M 251). |
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6/10/07: This "356-B Flat Rate Manual"in German sold on Ebay for $128.00US! |
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6/9/07: This 356-B Brochure "Driving in its Purest Form" sold on Ebay for $114.00US! Given the prices of similar brochures recently, this was a good buy. This is not the easiest 356-B brochure to find so expect it's price to climb. (M&M 239). |
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6/4/07: This "356-A Owner's Manual" sold on Ebay for the high price of $184.00US! It appeared to be in excellent shape. One has to wonder these days whether these manuals are genuine original manuals, OR recent reproductions. Used to be the 356-A owner's manual reproductions had nearly clear spiral binding. Would be easy to switch to using black spiral binding like that used on originals. (M&M N/A). |
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6/3/07: The "Porsche 904 Carrera GTS" was designed strictly as a race car. Given that only several hundred of these cars were produced, it is surprising that this nice a brochure was printed. It is particularly rare and difficult brochure to find and sold on Ebay for $471.00US! (M&M 295). |
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6/3/07: This "Service Locations Booklet" lists the names and locations of Porsche dealers around the world and in the USA and is dated September 1961. It sold on Ebay recently for $121.00US! (M&M N/A). |
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6/3/07: This "Small Canadian Folder" was published by VW of Canada in 1958 and sold for $380.00US! You won't see many of these, but one just like this sold less than a week a week ago for $670.00US. (M&M 306). |
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6/3/07: These 1957 (left), 1958 (center) & 1959 (right) "Sport Erfolges", which are all about Porsche's racing victories, each sold on Ebay for $150.00US to the same bidder. There are more of these "Erfolges" in this series. (M&M N/A). |
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6/3/07: This small "5.25" x 6.5" Folder with the 550 Spyder on the Cover" from the early 60's sold for $393.00US! on Ebay. It is a very difficult brochure to find. Inside are specs on Coupes, Cabriolets, Hardtops, & Roadsters. One sold less than a week ago for $540.00. (M&M N/A). |
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6/3/07: This rare "#1 Christophorus Magazine", German |
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6/3/07: This "Red Gloved Hand Brochure" is from 1963 and is for the 356-C's. It sold on Ebay for $133.00US. It is a very nice collectable brochure, particularly for 356-C owners. (M&M 251). There are a number of edition dates of this brochure. |
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6/3/07: This manual for "Solex 40 P11-4 Carburetors" is for the 356-A Carrera 1600 GS "de luxe". The manual is dated February 1959 & mentions the Coupe, Cabriolet & Hardtop. It sold on Ebay for $241.00US! |
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6/3/07: This "356-A Sales Brochure" from 1959 includes the Convertible D. A similar brochure with an orange cover has the Speedster. This brochure sold on Ebay for $173.00US. (M&M 159). |
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5/31/07: This early "356 Pre-A multi-page Color Brochure" sold on Ebay for $455.00US. Even though this brochure has been reproduced, it is still increasing in value. A very nice early Pre-A brochure. (M&M 23). |
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5/30/07: This "356-B "Roadster" Brochure" is fairly common & easy to find, but is another good example of a 356 sales brochure that is rapidly increasing in value. It sold on Ebay for $163.00US. (M&M 198). |
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5/29/07: This "Canadian Folder", published by Volkswagen Canada in 1958, sold for the amazing price of $670.00US! You won't see many of these! (M&M 306). |
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5/29/07: This small "5.25" x 6.5" folder with the 550 Spyder on the cover" from the early 60's sold for $504.00US on Ebay. It is a very difficult 356 Porsche brochure to find. Inside are specs on Coupes, Cabriolets, Hardtops, & Roadsters. |
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5/29/07: This "Premier slick brochure of the 356-A series", M&M 131, sold on Ebay for $455.00 US. It measures 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches, and contains 20 all-color pages on high quality paper. It's hard to find in really nice condition! |
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5/18/07: A very early factory "550 Spyder Sales Brochure" recently sold on Ebay for $2,564.00US. This four page folder on rough paper and single color printing describes the Porsche 550 Spyder 1500 RS. This may be one of the rarest of early Porsche sales brochures. (M&M 302). |
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5/7/07: This 3 3/4 inch x 6 inch, undated 24 page "356-A Sales Brochure", believed to have been published in 1956, sold on Ebay on May 7, 2007 for $355.00US. In a page of technical data, it makes reference to 356-A's, 356-A 1500 GS Carreras, and 550 1500 RS Spyders. (M&M 109). |
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4/24/07: 1964 dated "356-C Factory Accessory Booklet" in very nice condition sold on Ebay for $365.00US. Factory accessory brochures are in high demand, and prices are rising quickly. There is a 356-B accessory booklet that looks very much like this one, just swap the C for a B! (M&M 281). |
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4/16/07: This 4-page "356-C Black & White Dealer Brochure" sold for $300.00US on Ebay. The brochure was published in 1965 by Concours Motors in Wisconsin. Cover shows an early 356-C. Notice the smooth hubcaps without the crest emblem. Inside are pictures & graphics "borrowed" from factory sales brochures of the period. |
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4/15/07: This "Premier Slick Brochure of the 356-A Series", M&M 131, sold on Ebay for $186.00. It measures 8 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches, and contains 20 all-color pages on high quality paper. It's hard to find in really nice condition! |
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4/6/07: This early "Porsche 356 Pre-A Brochure", one of the earliest Porsche sales brochures, sold for $760.00US. Known as M&M 11, it is highly collectable and hard to find in really nice condition. It drew 26 bids from collectors from around the world. |
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4/1/07: This is a "Tourist Delivery Plan Price List", actually a 4 page folder listing prices and Porsche dealer locations throughout Europe, that sold on Ebay for $203.00US. The image of the back cover was included in an early Christo magazine. (M&M 303b). |
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3/25/07: This "Accessories Price List", dated in 1959, sold on Ebay for $251.00US, reflecting the high demand for items like this. Most of these price lists were in three languages, English, French, and German, and contained no pictures. (M&M N/A). |
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3/6/07: This "356-A Porsche Factory Workshop Manual" sold on Ebay for $350.00US. The manual was listed as being in excellent condition. Finding a nice one is harder to do these days. This manual was published in 1956, has 500+ pages, and covers all 356-A Porsches. (M&M N/A). |
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3/5/07: This item is the rare "Carrera 57 Brochure", one of the most striking and collectable brochures published by Porsche durng the entire 356 Porsche era. It sold on Ebay for $527.00US. (M&M 127). |
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3/4/07: The "Luggage Brochure" was published in 1956, and shows the special luggage available as accessories for 356-A Porsches. It sold on Ebay for $145.00US. (M&M 303a). |
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1/12/07: This multi-page "Price List Dated 1962" sold on Ebay for $214.00 US! The booklet lists prices for 356-B T-6 accessories, but does not have any pictures. Price lists like this are enjoying high demand and escalating prices! |
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2/10/07: The "Liebe zu ihm" Book published by Porsche has always commanded high prices in collecting circles. This Ebay sale netted $1,354.00US, a price not uncommon for this very collectable book. (M&M N/A). |
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1/12/07: "Price Lists" for any 356 model Porsche are getting more expensive as time passes. They are becoming very collectable as additions to an owner's existing brochure collection. This one is dated January 1962 and sold for $191.00US. (M&M 305). |
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1/11/07: Most know Porsche published a calendar starting in 1962. Each calendar came with a bronze coin. While these are not "Literature", they are highly collectable. This "1962 Calendar Coin" sold on Ebay for $337.00US! The early year coins are increasing rapidly in value! (M&M N/A). |
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1/2/07: This "Parts Book for the Carrera 4-cam Engine" sold on ebay for $250.00US. It is for the 692/3 and 692/3a 4-cam engines. (M&M N/A). |
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12/16/06: This is a "Porsche Advertising Booklet" from 1963, showing advertising items, including such things as model toy cars, books, pens, cigarette lighters, key fobs, bill-folds, scarfs, ash trays, memo pads, posters, doilie and napkin sets, luggage, table lamps, drinking glass sets, etc. Sold on Ebay for $564.00US! (M&M N/A). |
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12/16/06: "Driving in its Finest Form" is a small 3 3/4" x 6" undated 24 page booklet and it is believed to have been published in 1956. It makes reference to 356-A's, 356-A 1500 GS Carreras, and 550 1500 RS Spyders. It sold on Ebay for $411.00US! (M&M 102). |
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12/16/06: This is a "356-B Accessories Catalog" but the graphic on the cover seems to be of a 356-A. They were printed with various dates from 1959 to 1961. Items are described without prices in English, French, & German. This one sold on Ebay for $361.00US. (M&M 172). |
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12/16/06: This "356-A Sales Brochure" from 1959 shows the Convertible D. A similar brochure with an orange cover had the Speedster. This brochure sold on Ebay for $131.00US. (M&M 159). |
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12/16/06: This early "356 Pre-A Multi-page Color Brochure" sold on Ebay for $363.00US. Even though this brochure has been reproduced, it is still increasing in value. A very nice early Pre-A brochure. (M&M 23). |
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12/15/06: This is a "Factory Service Book" with coupons for scheduled maintenance service, and is from 1962, and sold at auction on Ebay for $253.00US. There are other versions of these coupon booklets for 356-A's, B's & C's. (M&M N/A). |
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12/15/06: This is a "Body Maintenance Supplement" for the owner's manual published by Reutter, a body supplier to Porsche for the 356-A's. The manual is believed to be from 1957 or thereabouts, as it mentions the Speedster. Sold on Ebay for $394.00US. (M&M N/A). |
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12/6/06: This "Single Sheet Flyer" for the 356 Pre-A Coupe, together with the three that follow, were offered separately on Ebay and sold at about the same time. This coupe flyer sold for $563.00US, an unusually high price! (M&M 56). |
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12/6/06: This "Single Sheet Flyer" for the 356 Pre-A Porsche Speedster sold for $437.00US. Speedster flyers are usually in greater demand than coupe flyers but this price doesn't show it. (M&M 60). |
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12/6/06: This "Single Sheet Flyer" for a Porsche 550 Spyder sold on Ebay for $374.00US. Spyder brochures are in high demand and bring high prices. (M&M 62). |
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12/6/06: This "Single Sheet Flyer" is for the 356-A Cabriolet. It sold for $374.00US on Ebay. This is a highly collectable 4 piece set and is highly collectable, and hard to find in really nice condition. (M&M 58). |
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11/1/06: This is an early "356-A Accessories Brochure" that shows factory accessories available for 356-A's. There are pictures, but no prices, and items are described in English, French, & German. Sold on Ebay for $750.00US. (M&M 88). |
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10/2/06: This fairly common "356-A Sales Brochure"sold on Ebay for for $373.00US. If you are looking for one be aware that crude FAKES have been offered for sale recently on Ebay! This brochure introduced the new 356-A's in 1955. (M&M 81). |
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9/27/06: Because of the sheer number of 356-B's & 356-C's the factory "B/C Workshop Manual" is the highest demand workshop manual in the 356 series. The manual totals 900+ pages and consists of the 356-B T-5 manual, together with all the supplements for the 356-B T-6 & 356-C. $405.00US. (M&M N/A). |
"EYE-POPPERS" from the last several years!
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12/15/06: This "Carrera 6 Owner's Manual"sold on Ebay for $2,187.00US. This version has the maroon plastic binder cover. Other versions come without a cover. The Carrera 6 was strictly a race car, and anything Carrera 6 is going to be expensive! (M&M N/A). |
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11/24/06: Porsche "Factory Posters" are highly collectable and are bringing BIG BUCKS. This original poster sold on Ebay for $7,700.00US. (M&M N/A). |
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9/19/06: This "1959 356-A Tourist Delivery Sales Brochure" sold on Ebay for $603.00US. A very hard item to find and not in the M&M book and not in my book! |
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6/14/06: This "#1 Christophorus Magazine", the first German language version, sold on Ebay for an amazing $5,734.00US! These magazines just continue to increase in price due to the high demand. (M&M N/A). |
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6/14/06: $2,530.00US is a high price for a "Christophorus #2 Magazine". Someone must have had all of the issues except this one, and wanted to complete a collection! (M&M N/A). |
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5/30/06: This original "917 Brochure" sold for $500.00US on Ebay. Be real careful bidding on these as recently there have been a number of FAKES offered for auction on Ebay. The FAKES have washed out B&W images. (M&M N/A). |
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1/31/06: This "356-A Owner's Manual "sold for $455.00US on Ebay. Despite reproductions of most of the 356 ABC owner's manuals, originals continue to go up in value. (M&M N/A). |
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11/1/05: This is a "904 Carrera GTS Driver's Manual". It sold on Ebay for $729.00US. The reason for the high price is there just aren't very many of these around! (M&M N/A). |
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10/14/05: This is an "Owner's Manual Supplement for the 356-B Roadster Top". It has the Porsche logo name on the cover but may have been published by Drauz KG, a Porsche body supplier. It sold on Ebay for $685.00US. (M&M N/A). |
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10/8/05: This "Vacation Delivery Plan Brochure" sold for $250.00US on Ebay. It is a very nice item and hard to find. It contains prices of various Porsche models when new car delivery is taken in Europe. (M&M 141). |
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5/20/05: $1,021.00US is an unusually high price for this early 356 Pre-A Brochure. This is M&M 15 otherwise known as the "Yellow Pre-A Brochure". Highly collectable. |
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5/10/05: "Keys to Carefree Driving" is a small folder given to 356 Porsche buyers at the factory when they picked up their new cars. The folder provides tips for driving in Europe and on the back cover shows roadside signs found in Europe. Very hard to find, sold on Ebay for $315.00US. (M&M294). |
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5/5/05: The "Speedster Brochure" is a high demand item due to popularity of the Speedster, but oddly, its price has not exploded like many other 356 Porsche sales brochures. This sale on Ebay was for $266.00US. (M&M 75). |
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3/29/05: The "Gmund Brochure", probably the most sought |
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2/11/05: This "Deluxe 356-B T-6 Accessory Binder" dated October 1962 sold on Ebay for $566.00US. This ring binder has an extensive list of factory optional accessories with pictures and descriptions in English, French & German. Very hard to find, and expensive if you find it! (M&M N/A). |
More to come........as Literature Sales occur!
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Charlie White
This website was designed for educational purposes to document the history of advertising materials for 356 Porsches 1950-1965, and was created on 10/11/2008, and will be continuously updated with additional material. Come back and see!
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